gxuosi's Reviews (390)

a few of the perspectives really detracted from how engaged i was, but good lord the cat, jua, and yuji carried this.

i fucking CALLED IT!!!!!! god this shit was so fun lmfao. it’s just the perfect mix of tacky, expected, and wildly original shit going on. 5/5 on yelp. 10/10 on the olive garden customer survey.

OOOOHHHH THEYRE IDIOTS IN LOVE. all of the acts of service, the glimpses of lovelorn regret, the unsent gifts. GOD i love wangxian and the dynamic between yanli and wuxian

that was literally so fun what the fuck. like genuinely well developed magic system, creatures, political system. well written characters ???? BRO

i am all hair and tits and teeth waiting for my chance to take a bite out of the next person i see. you will remember me by the pieces of me i leave behind and i will not apologize for a single strand.

AAAAHHHHHHHHH what a satisfying end to the series oh i love this shit so much ** it’s been 5 months and i’m compelled to come back to say just how much this series meant to me and that i loved it start to finish. the characterization, world building, and tension (romantic or otherwise) were all so well handled. i have spent months chasing the high that this series gave me, worried i’d never find anything else that could compare. and so far, not much else has meant nearly as much to me as this.

hey god, its me again, chronic middle book lover. LITERALLY nothing happens in this whole book and it takes place in like 24 hours and yet is the most fucking fun i’ve had in days. oh my GOD i need cyrus carnally. when im through with him they will have to invent new words to explain what ive done

hey god it’s me notorious middle book lover. absolutely obsessed with the characterization of caleb; what matters to him and the sense of clarity he has on consent, boundaries, and assault. he’s not so detached from himself after years of corporal punishment to not recognize when he’s been assaulted. luna’s characterization lacked in this one, but i don’t think it was wrong. she’s been a victim her whole life and while she finally had autonomy in LightFall, she had none in DarkRise. it’s cyclic. it’s like she’s back in the padded room institutionalized. she’s collapsed into herself so there wasn’t room for character growth; and there probably wasn’t supposed to be. also i want alexander Dead <3

sometimes a book is written just for you and sometimes you find that book by pure chance for 25¢ in a thrift store 45 minutes away from home.

this series meant EVERYTHING to me as a child and certainly is fundamental to who i am now. i can see the parts of it that to this day reflect in my choice of study in college, history and cultural anthropology, and in my obsessions as an adult, vampires babyyyyyy. it really is still a great quick read even 21 years later.