LMAO so i couldn’t get into this book….. after many tries over the past few months. i can’t remember anything abt the first book besides a couple plot points and i don’t really feel anything for the characters or their stakes?? plus it’s a bit overwritten, like the pacing is immensely slow for a YA high fantasy, but even if viewing this as “adult” fantasy it’s just… boring to me. i wanted to finish it and be as hyped abt it as the rest of the internet but i think i need to be honest with myself and actually DNF a book for once and say this one isn’t for me. i rated the first one 4.5 stars in september, but honestly i’m rethinking that, it’s probably closer to a 3-3.5; likely rated it so high bc i like a good cliffhanger but after over a hundred pages… this second book didn’t pick up and felt repetitive.