Eve’s Reviews > Tale of the Flying Forest > Status Update

I loved The Ghosts of Rose Hill when I read it four years ago and I'm glad that I read this book as well. R.M. Romero is a hell of a writer. She is so. Damn. Good!! I'm happy that I bought The Tear Collector on sale and I'm excited to read it at some point this year. 😊

Doom and gloom aside, the end to this book was excellent and heartwarming. Rainer's self doubt and self loathing were sad to read about, but they were relatable and understandable. The text showed that there was hope for Rainer in spite of his shitty upbringing. That was a lovely message.

I don't know why my damn perseverating thoughts came out to play while I finished this book. That's unfortunate AF, but that's what happened. 😔😟

I'll finish this book tomorrow. I've been neglecting Greenwild lately. *feels guilty*

The Birch Witch's demise was written in a clever way. Anne had the last laugh even though the Birch Witch had laughed at her when he got cocky and thought that he'd bested her.

I'm curious about where R.M. Romero is going with the Birch Witch's story since he wasn't defeated. It'll be interesting to see what happens in Miriam and Moshe's interlude/short story as well.

Here is an uncomfortable truth: Evil is not often a dark flower growing at the edge of the universe; it is not a cloud that settles over countries like a suffocating cloak. Evil is a choice. If it is chosen again and again, the person who does the choosing can reliably be called a monster.

That's thought-provoking.

I get why Anne briefly struggled with ruminating thoughts, considering the events of a recent chapter.

I'm captivated by Rainer's magic and I hope to learn more about it when I don't feel like the walking dead. Bedtime for me.

When a person witnesses something terrible, it loops in their mind like a scene from a play.

This reminds me of perseverating/ruminating thoughts, which are a *BEAST* to deal with. They're utter hell. 😥 Who wants to replay negative thoughts in their mind over and over again? 😖 And yet it's such a real struggle.