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several thoughts: koen's character is super straight woman coded, respectfully, but he is; not a fan of modern slang making it into the book, I don't care who is "galaxy brain", and this also contrasts a lot with the author then using words I've never heard of (but I love that for me), and finally Koen does not, at all, talk like a 36 year old. I can buy Serena buying 25 any day, Koen being 36 however...

not only do I have several problems with the popularity of Fourth Wing and what that did and implied to the publishing world but also one of the things I feared most is happening: the male leads now call the main characters the cringiest nicknames and the reader is supposed to think it's cute and sexy and ✨️different✨️. calling Serena "killer"? are you serious? with a beautiful name like Serena? istfg