spoiler alert please dont ruin your reading experience trust me you dont want this one spoiled for you
i just finished the guide since my book finally came and i am so unbelievably impressed
say what you will about laura but when im reading this book i put aside everything else and focus only on the book, and i really really loved the art. the ones i definitely liked most are the fosters, the songs, and the council. something about the huge full spread rendering of the councillors just enthralled me.
and yeah. tam’s old haircut. not saying i dont like the bangs but wow he can really pull anything off
i really enjoyed reading the registry files. 1: keefe’s was absolutely hilarious. there was nothing in that file that was left untouched, and that leads to so many hilarious comments.
dex’s file was amazing, mostly because of that one section we all know, the one he redacted hardcore. it’s amazing
the amount of people who have spyballs is almost scary. what’s scarier is who was denied. how did alden manage that? i would imagine that it was a result of bronte not exactly being his biggest fan
the adults have some interesting files. sounds like edaline was working on something huuuuuge, as was grady, and they probably have no clue what either of them was working on. i really hope we get to know what those assignments were
kenric’s memorial page had me tearing up so bad. not gonna lie, i still think he’s a black man because that’s what i thought for like. the first four years of me reading this series, and my mental picture isn’t gonna be able to be replaced just because of these pictures. im incapable of changing my mind
i just wanna say. seeing dex in The Twin just. really emphasized the crush i have on him. it’s getting worse. i have to constantly remind myself that he’s not real. he just looks so huggable.
dont even get me started on keefe’s memory narration. that just… that gave me so many fic ideas it’s not even funny. and the way he cut off his sentence of “I’d better take a break, before I write something really embarrassing. Like how I’m pretty sure I’m-”
WHAT WAS HE GOING TO SAY
i just need to know. i need to know all of the things.
this memory log was obviously written after he woke up because he drew the memory of his mom’s weird ritual at the end of legacy, so he already knows what his power is. but i have a feeling this isn’t about that.
also the way all of his little entries always became about sophie is a little hilarious and SUPER adorable. he’s so whipped that she is a part of his regular thought process about literally everything.
“If I hadn’t already known I liked her-”
“That was the first time it felt like… maybe I had a tiny shot at making this brave, beautiful, blushing girl like me.”
“I almost lost her.”
IM TRYING MY BEST TO FOCUS ON MORE IMPORTANT THINGS BUT I CANT BE EXPECTED TO NOT FREAK OUT OVER THIS ENTIRE SECTION
anyway. that’s all i got rn. maybe ill have more in depth opinions on my reread.
shannon messenger is the best. her writing has provoked so much thought and emotion in me that i literally cried for like. two hours. yes i am a seventeen year old crying at a kids book.
no matter what i think about the actual plot, it’s written so well, and so beautifully. it flows amazingly. ive always loved books with more than one pov, and this only reiterates my fondness of it. this book opened up so many new possibilities, and it sparked new creativity in me. thank you shannon. youve given me so much more than you’ll ever know.
that said… my initial reaction is still super heavy in my mind, so i am seriously not able to be subjective and logical when it comes to talking about the book. specifically the ending.
i havent read the guide yet since i wanted to wait for my physical copy to come for that (i read the novella in my ebook), so ill probably be back in a few days with some thoughts on that
A very short chapter this month showing Mio and Shun on their train to Tokyo but Etranger never fails to put a smile on my face ☺️
Mio cries a lot of after waving goodbye to everyone. He asks Shun why he seems to be enjoying this so much and Shun tells him its because the two of them are together <3
going absolutely feral thinking about how obi-wan first introduced himself to leia as ben, and she went on to trust him so much and he made such an impact on her life that she named her son after him
