am i the only one who finds dain annoying AF??? like bro chill

Violent Violet. I like the point he’s making but it’s still a little cringe.

"If she said, yes, I do, she was a conceited harpy. If she shook her head and rebuffed the compliment, she was falsely modest, playing coy. It was fae-like trickery. There was no answer that wouldn't damn her."

wow we are coming out of the gates strong with some classic "damned-if-she-do, damned-if-she-don't" misogyny

It took me so long to dip my toes into “romantasy”/“romance”. Too long.

For some reason, hearing romance novels described as “trash” growing up made me think there was something wrong with liking them. Like they were subpar? (Elitist, I know.) Then more recently, all I heard was people calling them “smut”, which again carries a certain connotation.

I’m just mad I didn’t start reading them sooner. God, why does everyone take reading so seriously?! Sometimes I just want to escape into a fantasy. And sometimes smut can be so good it makes you cry. Nothing subpar about that.

Anyways… excited to dig into this quest! 1 series down. On to the next!

Ngl Everytime I see the word Tartarologist I think of Tartar sauce…I’ve never even had tartar sauce..🫣

don't remind me you could be her father pls its weird

Heard so many bad things about this book but i‘m liking the writing style so far (idk what to think about the plot yet), it‘s not hard for me to read at all, even as a non native english speaker

Is it necessary? I typically prefer to read by publication year, as opposed to chronological narrative order. But I know some people have strong feelings about it with this series, so just checking in.