Jack’s Reviews > The Age of Scorpius > Status Update

Just realized this book has a glossary…

«She held her arms closer to herself. “You have no idea what they’ve put me through.”»

Some detail would be elucidating.

«”It will devour you, the metaphysical before the physical.”
The words echoed from the beast as it laughed at me»

Metaphysics is when uhhhhhh

So there’s a magical city that chooses to isolate itself(?) but has a library of “unaltered knowledge” that could dispel the entire Scorpio code? That’s a stretch. They better have a good reason to hide away.

For a book with hyped-up world building, I am begging for more details about the world. There’s SO much potential but come on give us nothing I guess… also I’m team Avia at this point.

«”Guess we’re ignoring the question about having an Autarian town in Assiduous territory and whatever the hell is going on with you speaking five languages,” Avia grumbled.»

Yeah Avia, we are

“I was a training [sic] historian-in-training before all of this mess started.”

I gotta stop updating but is assassins to lovers a subtrope of enemies to lovers?

«My fingers curled into fists. “I’ll let you win this time, because I want to see you burn.”»

«“Rieka?” Avia said. “Just to remind you, that’s your assassin you’re staring at.”»

When not being glazed by the half thought out side characters, Rieka is constantly in need of assistance.

“The sidewalks were made of colorful stone bricks circumventing [sic] in various directions”