wow… I didn’t expect the ending 😳

So far I feel like this series is mid quality and don’t really like any of the characters (except Amari). But the one thing I really like about this series is the theme of the cycle of violence. I’m curious to see how the war is resolved etc.

I think I’m only reading this book for Amari right now…

Should get a goddamn dictionary

Im loving the story. But I have to be honest, I'm struggling with the writing style. I think this is a translation from the original Japanese (please correct me if I'm wrong). And I'm wondering if some of the artistry is lost in translation. I might DNF but I really want to stick with it.

The beginning of this book is wild to me because Marie Curie and them saw radium destroy paper and wrote about it and while I understand not making an immediate connection just then, the natural thought of "I wonder what this is doing to a human body" just never occurred.

Then the fact that people just assumed it had all sorts of health benefits because of the glow and very little actual health evidence, corporations putting that shit in or at least faking like they are because of profits..... This just reminds me of the modern MAHA movement and essential oil pushers. History may not always repeat but it often rhymes. While some things are obviously not beneficial and possibly dangerous, I wonder just how bad some of our "health" trends will get. What will be the "Radium Girls" of the 21st century?

big fan of little sisters named livia