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At this point Mia is in her 30s (the timeline of these books is somewhat fantastical), and while we’re told she’s developed in her career, the focus of the books is her personal life and it’s frustrating that between her mid-twenties and early thirties there’s been very little development. In fact, she appears to be about as emotionally mature as she was at the end of high school/the tenth book. Like seriously, kick your awful, covid-carrying grandmother out of YOUR castle to one of her MANY OTHER properties, stop letting her and everyone else walk all over you. And communicate with your husband! Of course people and characters have flaws, but they also grow and change over time, and Mia’s personal life is incredibly stagnant over these last couple books. 

oh man, those last few pages gave me chills. i really hope we get to see more sookie and hunter interactions and that she can make the road easier for him than it was for her. i think that would really help her make peace with and heal from her childhood 😢

My favorite in the series so far! The main mystery and subplots have never meshed so well, and Sookie’s actions are a lot less frustrating here (fewer “why are you going into the dark creepy basement where you heard a suspicious noise alone???” type moments)