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i can’t believe i’m only now understanding the hierarchies off world

idk i am conflicted. i feel as if every single decision hadrian makes is a bad one and i think that’s because as the reader you don’t have any trust in him because the WHOLE BOOK is just mistake after mistake. he even tells the story as if the end result was a huge mistake, the air of regret is looming over the whole entire book

finally something is happening 😭

FINALLY standing up for himself in a proper and reasonable way omg took him long enough!

valka is annoying me especially after she didn’t believe hadrian. i thought she was more open minded than this, she acc thinks she knows everything

in fact why hasn’t anyone mentioned the umadh uprising?? do they usually try to kill the lord of the world? everyone’s pretty casual about it and also not even trying to decipher their knots? human ignorance and arrogance i guess

okay honestly he’s really
pathetic

i’ve been reserving judgment but i’m not sure how i feel about the way valka is written. i THINK im still missing pieces to the puzzle but im a bit concerned that this is where it stops with her, and she really doesn’t want her honour defended because she’s from outside their solar system or whatever. i understand what’s trying to be done but idk how good the execution is, lets see

woah!! incredible paragraph, clearly foreshadowing what is going to happen throughout the series

how have i only just realised he gave himself the name gibson after his teacher awww