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nostoat

he/they; queer, disabled, nose in a book.

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Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)The Exiled Fleet (The Divide, #2)

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Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)

Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)

Seanan McGuire

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  • Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)
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    Yesss I'm so EXCITED to be seeing Whitethorn up close!! Ever since the first mention of "another school but it's the inverse" I've been soooooo curious. I definitely didn't imagine it would have such...intense prison vibes, woof. But that tracks I guess. Totally devastated that instead of a new character we're following Cora here not because of like, it being a bad thing quality wise but because I love Cora and I don't want to see her suffer and I fear I'm going to 😭

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  • Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)
    Thoughts from 26%

    Yesss I'm so EXCITED to be seeing Whitethorn up close!! Ever since the first mention of "another school but it's the inverse" I've been soooooo curious. I definitely didn't imagine it would have such...intense prison vibes, woof. But that tracks I guess. Totally devastated that instead of a new character we're following Cora here not because of like, it being a bad thing quality wise but because I love Cora and I don't want to see her suffer and I fear I'm going to 😭

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  • nostoat commented on nostoat's review of Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children, #6)

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  • Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children, #6)
    nostoat
    Dec 27, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: 5.0Plot:

    I feel like someone just dropped a bomb on me (positive).

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  • Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children, #6)
    nostoat
    Dec 27, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: 5.0Plot:

    I feel like someone just dropped a bomb on me (positive).

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    Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children, #6)

    Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children, #6)

    Seanan McGuire

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  • The Starving Saints
    Thoughts from 25% (page 85)

    I've had a bit of an epiphany whilst reading this. A lot of previous readers have commented on how they've appreciated the way in which the writing conveys the tension and dread the characters are feeling, but I personally wasn't getting that from the text and was wondering if I was missing something or if the book just wasn't hitting for me the way I expected it to.

    But upon reflection, I've realized the way the story comes across to me feels more like brain fog, like the characters just kind of floating through, trying to move forward to reach their goals, but their thoughts and actions feel incomplete. Which feels very apt considering the delirium one would experience as a result of slowly starving to death. The lack of nutrition is literally preventing them from completing their thoughts or taking clear and concise action.

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  • Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)
    nostoat
    Dec 26, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 4.5Plot: 3.5

    The overdone prose in these works better in some than others and this one just didn't quiiiiite hit it but! Who cares, it was about Jack again 🥰 So I loved it! As someone who recently found out they have OCD I find Jack so relatable; our particular neuroses are different but the way her brain fights her is very similar. And the scene where she's dressing and her brain is going like a runaway truck downhill and she says "No!" out loud, and then "Try harder." Relatable!!

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  • Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1)
    Thoughts from 25% (page 43)

    Canonically ace MC 💜😭💜

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    Neon Flux (Neo Stellaris, #1)

    Neon Flux (Neo Stellaris, #1)

    Ava Thorne

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  • Neon Flux (Neo Stellaris, #1)
    Is cyberpunk the upcoming romance genre??

    I need more people to read this book. Great flawed MCs in a futuristic very corrupt capitalist society with even more secrets going on. The depth as well as the push and pull really stand out in this story. More cyberpunk romance please!

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  • Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)
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    Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)

    Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children, #5)

    Seanan McGuire

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    Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon

    Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon

    Annie Mare

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    The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

    The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

    James Islington

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