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How exactly is Claire filing away questions about colors she doesn't recognize to ask about later? All of this is supposedly new to her, so she doesn't have descriptive language for the items otherwise, so she'd need to be with the items to ask. Why not just ask then?

I don't think I'm going to make it through this book. They are already repeating conversations (within 1 page!), grammar issues are already driving me crazy, and I'm getting annoyed by the sloppy plotting.

Okay, so Claire wakes up and whines about not knowing shapes or colors, goes to physical training briefly, and eats breakfast. Not enough time for any deep learning about stuff, right? But she can then suddenly recognize all of the creatures and their activities in the murals she sees while walking down the hall after breakfast. Sloppy plotting again.

Uh oh; is this going to be a woe is me book? She's bemoaning how she can't be a champion because she didn't know the color of her hair or colors or shapes. Um, she could have asked about her hair color at any point, and it will take her about two seconds to learn colors and shapes. Also, none of that is at all relevant for being a champion.

Now Claire can't stand how bright it is in the morning. Um, she could always see differences between light and dark; regaining her sight doesn't make her more sensitive to light. Sloppy plotting.

Zack started at her.. "I think I might know who your parents were." Desmond looked at him sharply. "You see it too?"

SHOCKER, they think she is fae/elven or a hybrid - just like was so heavily foreshadowed in the first book. My question - if they SEE it now, why didn't they see it before? Her gaining her eyesight didn't make her look any different. This choice makes no sense.

Not starting out strong. We have Claire reflecting that she doesn't know color and then immediately reflecting on the green eyes of one of her men before she learns colors. The last book had a lot of problematic narration as well that would have lent itself better to 3rd party perspective, because she is narrating things she shouldn't know.