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This seems interesting so far, I’ve no idea yet as to how the story will end which is nice! But also seems more slow paced than my usual reads ☺️ Not sure if I’ll end up loving or hating the characters, they’re kinda sitting in a neutral space at the moment, hopefully when the plot develops more, this will be clearer for me 🤩🤗

I find myself having ~visceral~ reactions to the arguments defending baseless sexism and the dehumanization of the Kwen. Bravo MLW

I’m having a hard time getting through the first half of this book. is it worth finishing 😭

Not her describing Lucia as blue!! (For reference see my last forum post lol). Truly loving this. I am also really liking the vignette/diary entry style of writing.

“A sense of beauty is always dangerous and antagonistic to any dictatorship because it implies a realm extending beyond the limits that a dictatorship can impose on human beings. Beauty is a territory that escapes the control of the political police. Being independent and outside of their domain, beauty is so irritating to dictators that they attempt to destroy it whichever way they can. Under a dictatorship, beauty is always a dissident force, because a dictatorship is itself unaesthetic, grotesque; to a dictator and his agents, the attempt to create beauty is an escapist or reactionary act.”

Ugh their tension is so well done

“Why would I ever like you, Cyrus? You ruined my life, remember?” Ok ngl this part was kinda cringe 🤷🏻‍♀️

I take it back! This is not a slowburn at all.

The Abbess pronouncing Traum as Twaum in the audiobook is reminding me of the “mawwaige” guy.

I'm having a really good time reading this book. The new characters all seem very interesting!

I can tell there's spice coming but I'm surprised at how "tame" its been so far. More pining than anything.

This narrator, Nathaniel Priestley, is superb!