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Alysa Arnold
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Remembered why I rated this 3 ⭐️ the first time. Aurelie sucks. I didn't think I could be more annoyed with a female character than Diem: enter her mother. But Diem also just bends to her mom's advice instead of tried and true Luther's. Like be so fucking for real Diem. 🙄
— Aug 07, 2026 08:44PM
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Alysa Arnold
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MISCOMMUNICATION TROPE IS THE WORST. 🗣
Luther kinda sucks in this one. Why Penn Cole decided he suddenly doesn't tell Diem everything is beyond me.
But also Diem should have known. I still beef with her.
— Aug 05, 2026 11:45AM
Luther kinda sucks in this one. Why Penn Cole decided he suddenly doesn't tell Diem everything is beyond me.
But also Diem should have known. I still beef with her.
Alysa Arnold
is 25% done
Okay, I'm remembering things. I think a big reason Diem bothers me is that she literally will do something and then assume she doesn't trust people or they don't trust her and want nothing to do with her, but when she actually talks to those people it's all fine. People reassure her all the time. I would have been fine for book 1 (and was a reason she didn't totally bother me in book 1) , but here we are on book 3...
— Aug 04, 2026 08:17PM