Ok so I have read Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight, and now I’m doing Assassin’s Blade. I wish I had started with this one! It’s got me hooked in a way that the other 2 just hadn’t yet - I think it does such a good job of world building and giving me a great sense of who Caelena is. This has me very excited to continue with Heir of Fire next!!

Just wanted to offer my 2 cents on the reading order debate. I genuinely don’t think there is a right or wrong way—just think about what you need in order to get into a new world!

Xochitl Gonzalez is so talented! This book does such a beautiful job of telling three separate stories but connecting all of them so beautifully not just by having the characters eventually interact with one another (not directly interact event, but creatively interact with one another in a way that maybe they dont meet but we as readers have them meet in our minds), but also by showing similar tropes and patterns but having characters experience it across different time periods/settings/etc. My least favorite chapters were Jack's. Anytime I read his chapters I wanted to skip pages because I found him R E P U L S I V E. I guess that was the point though. Anita and Raquel are BEAUTIFULLY written characters. You root for them the whole time, and if you are like me, you see elements of yourself in them at times. I especially resonated with Raquel and also felt for Raquel. I dont want to give any spoilers, but I just want to say, please try this book out. It may not captivate you at first and I blame the Jack content for that lol, but by the end you step back and realize you have been part of watching a beautiful web be weaved.

I finished The Poppy War last week and still haven’t stopped thinking about it. I will definitely be picking up the rest of the series when I get the chance, but I’m seeing so many saying they couldn’t get into this book or weren’t enjoying it. Is there anyone else out there that couldn’t put it down??