this is both everything you could want from a lord of the flies but make it teens in space, but more. also that ending--brilliant, exactly the kind ofthis is both everything you could want from a lord of the flies but make it teens in space, but more. also that ending--brilliant, exactly the kind of gut punch that feels so obvious in hindsight. impeccably set up and devastatingly beautiful...more
spent the whole book wondering which version of the ending we'd go with (there are several in chinese legend, and several ambiguous) anutterly wrecked
spent the whole book wondering which version of the ending we'd go with (there are several in chinese legend, and several ambiguous) and let's just say that even with this foreknowledge, I was not ready. no one is ready!!!
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utterly wrecked
spent the whole book wondering which version of the ending we'd go with (there are several in chinese legend, and several ambiguous) and let's just say that even with this foreknowledge, I was not ready. no one is ready!!!
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utterly wrecked
spent the whole book wondering which version of the ending we'd go with (there are several in chinese legend, and several ambiguous) and let's just say that even with this foreknowledge, I was not ready. no one is ready!!!...more
the way I could perfectly envision this as a horror movie in my head even though I'm too chicken to actually watch horror movies, so thank you linda fthe way I could perfectly envision this as a horror movie in my head even though I'm too chicken to actually watch horror movies, so thank you linda for letting me experience the chills and thrills and also introducing me to the perfect trio that is candie, sunny, and mina. also can I just say I've never related harder to a character than I have sunny. give me all the characters with zero chill <3
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the way I could perfectly envision this as a horror movie in my head even though I'm too chicken to actually watch horror movies, so thank you linda for letting me experience the chills and thrills and also introducing me to the perfect trio that is candie, sunny, and mina. also can I just say I've never related harder to a character than I have sunny. give me all the characters with zero chill <3...more
of course this book made me realize I have a new favorite character, and of course this book then proceeded to (view spoiler)[kill that character off of course this book made me realize I have a new favorite character, and of course this book then proceeded to (view spoiler)[kill that character off CASSIUS MY LOVE ;~; (hide spoiler)]
suffice to say the wait for red god is going kill me (sucks to be an author and know that when a fellow author says "end of 2024 at the earliest" it probably means at least mid 2025 if we're lucky, ESPECIALLY for a series as complex as this one, but it's ok I'm ok it's all ok)...more