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Atlas is speculating that Hyacinth told her mum something that her mum already knew—because he told her himself, more than once not that many chapters ago.

If Atlas knew he was going to leave the Naturalists, why wouldn't he just pack his stuff and go? Ayesha has already threatened to hold him against his will; every time he goes back, he risks being trapped.

Him not recognising this makes him seem stupid, and if he's the love interest, I don't want him to be dumb.

Now we're retconning the moment Samara fell in love with Renata. Apparently it was when they were dissecting the cow. Only problem is, we were in Samara head at the time, and she wasn't falling in love, she was struggling not to vomit.

End of chapter 28: "Hector. He's dead."
Start of chapter 29: Phoebe was bored.

How's that for emotional whiplash?

Okay, now we have proof that Ayesha is inseminating her baby brides. I'm confused why Phoebe doesn't figure this out.

Why hasn't Ayesha blocked Atlas's door yet? I can see her maybe letting him get away with it (maybe!) early on, but when he's telling Hyacinth he's in love with someone else, why not make him stay where you can control him? Why risk him running off with Phoebe?

A power hungry fanatic like Ayesha is not the type to leave things to chance.

Not going to lie. I thought we would spend more time with the Hyperionites. Phoebe's been to see them once to hang out, and once for an emergency situation. They seem a little like an after thought at this point.

Also, also, why aren't there more babies? They are trying to repopulate the human race. Last book they were stressing about people's fertility window closing, why isn't the colony knee deep in kids from zero to fourteen? Why did Renata wait 19 years to have a second pregnancy? Also, is her pregnancy going to result in a baby, or did the authors forget about that too?

Oh. So it's not just "what in the child bride" it's also what in the "sister wife."

So, it's called being spiritually married when it's just about the sex? And what's going to happen when all these genetically blessed half-siblings grow up and want to marry too? What about genetic diversity?

Also, how many people in the two settlements? There were 80 couples to start with.

I'm wondering when they're going to realise it's the mosquitos.