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I would love to say I'm enjoying it but the flaws in the writing and character work are starting to overshadow the great unsettling atmosphere 🥲
(also, could Vilda's eyes stop sparkling and glittering? For someone who's supposed to be this quiet, strongly manipulative character, she does nothing but exist and sparkle 🙈)
— Jul 24, 2026 11:33AM
(also, could Vilda's eyes stop sparkling and glittering? For someone who's supposed to be this quiet, strongly manipulative character, she does nothing but exist and sparkle 🙈)
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Trent's voice managed to break through when it rose above the rest to state in a clear and carrying voice that, if she did kill her baby, she should be arrested. And punished.
...aah. Anti-abortion laws now fully implemented. Now I understand the "a (should be) dystopian" 🙈 Very close to where we're all currently heading...
— Jul 21, 2026 08:56AM
...aah. Anti-abortion laws now fully implemented. Now I understand the "a (should be) dystopian" 🙈 Very close to where we're all currently heading...
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I think the problem, my problem, started when I cast her as the Love Interest in the Coming of Age drama of my life. Confirmation bias did the rest. That's why it took me so long to see her for what she really was, and what I was becoming because of her...Now, here we are. Watching the world burn.[...] All because I fell in love with the antagonist of my own story.
What an opener, damn!! 👀
— Jul 20, 2026 09:57AM
What an opener, damn!! 👀
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Jul 24, 2026 12:18PM
I’m so sorry you’re feeling this way, love. Hopefully the rest of the story still has some good bits❤️🥺
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Oh :( That sucks. It's always worse when a book has potential but doesn't fully live up to it instead of just outright being a bad book 😩 Hopefully those last 90 pages still have something to offer you.
Also, is this Vilda?
melina wrote: "I’m so sorry you’re feeling this way, love. Hopefully the rest of the story still has some good bits❤️🥺"Aw thank you, lovely 🥺❤️ My anxious mood might also be at fault a bit but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the last third of the book, I still don't know where we're heading 🙏
The Reading Frog wrote: "Oh :( That sucks. It's always worse when a book has potential but doesn't fully live up to it instead of just outright being a bad book 😩 Hopefully those last 90 pages still have something to offe..."
Thank you, my dear, exactly like that 😭 It's absolutely not bad but I can see how it could've been incredible 🥲 You're right, though, I still have the last third so we'll see where it's going! ❤️
AHAHA omg yes actually, that's apparently Vilda 🤣🤣 Thank you for that, I don't feel so grumpy anymore about it 🤣🐸
Teru wrote: "The Reading Frog wrote: "Oh :( That sucks. It's always worse when a book has potential but doesn't fully live up to it instead of just outright being a bad book 😩 Hopefully those last 90 pages sti..."
Fingers crossed for that last part then!! 👏 And can't wait to hear your final thoughts 👀
I'm glad that pic made you less grumpy 😂😂💚
Im sorry it’s not hitting the mark so far, writing and character development make all the difference. Hope you get some enjoyment on the end 🫶🏼🤞🏼
lol if you needed to convince me the writing was undercooked an over abundance of sparkling eyes is a sure fire way to do it ahahahahaha
those are the eyes of a killer bella
Gabriela wrote: "Im sorry it’s not hitting the mark so far, writing and character development make all the difference. Hope you get some enjoyment on the end 🫶🏼🤞🏼"I agree, the character work should be pivotal here and it's just not up to par what to story could've been 🥺 Thank you sm, Gabriela ❤️
Evie wrote: "lol if you needed to convince me the writing was undercooked an over abundance of sparkling eyes is a sure fire way to do it ahahahahaha"Ahaha right? 😅 Like, the writing is good, nicely done, but there are a few things that just continue to bring it down, I wonder if the author even has an editor of if she's working on it alone, I'll have to check later. One more time of glittery sparkly eyes and I'll make a drinking game out of it lol
Youssra (semi ia- shelving books don't mind me) wrote: "those are the eyes of a killer bella"PfffbwaHAHAHA nooo girl now I'm convinced Vilda must actually be a vamp in secret 🤣🤣 funny thing, they might actually be the eyes of a killer, we'll see 🤣👀