So I definitely liked this one more than book 1 but I am really noticing that this is like a Veronica Speedwell beta or light which gives me a "I think I've read this before" feeling. I like how the romance is developing and the mystery was far more complex and less obvious than book one.

A beauty and the beast retelling where both characters are developed without romanticizing Stockholm syndrome and with a diverse cast?! Hezaaaaaa!
I'm insanely curious to see what comes in book 2 with the ending lineage reveal. I want to see more of the world and take on the two evil twats so definitely picking up the sequel. Loved the writing, the dialogue, the relationship and romance developing (it's not insta-love!)

Yeah so this has definitely been my favourite so far of the series. All the characters have such developed personalities, conflicts and backgrounds here. Things start clicking and just SO MUCH YES TO MY FAVOURITE BLOODWITCH

This was alright. Now I'm not going to go join the cult but I'll definitely read the sequel. It's got a weird tone but liked the premise, the representation, the characters and the mystery. I wasn't surprised with who the murderer was though and I'm normally blind to that stuff.

Wow okay so I LOVED how this ended. Like so much! This was such a solid book two of a series!

I loved the new geopolitical angle we got and how it tied back to book ones ending. I was NOT expecting anything that happened in the last like.. quarter of the book. I like this romance triangle set up and am insanely curious to see how that's going to be tackled in book 3. Theo just grew a shit ton in this book alone but it's like night and day comparing her to the start of Ash Princess to the end of Lady Smoke. I also really appreciate the LGBTQ+ rep here. Now they were all side and background characters but they were all good people and the sexuality wasn't really used in the plot at all so heza!

Damn it that was a good ending. Fuck me for not waiting for book 2 *melts to floor*
This had bits and pieces of most YA sci-fis so it was sort of familiar but the plot kept me on my toes. The romances in here hit me in the feels, the betrayals came out of left field and we have yet another book teaching us that bigotry, segregation and "othering" each other is 🎶🎶🎶BULLLLLLLLLLSHITTTTTTTTT 🎶🎶🎶

Super excited for the sequel

Was this Illuminae-level amazing? No but it's a really well developed world with clear social, economic and political structures along with like 6 mcs in under 400 pages. I'm actually insanely impressed with how much Morgan covered in that number of pages. I loved loved LOVED the m/m romance especially. They all just hit me in the feels but that one ESPECIALLY. I honestly can't find anything I disliked

Omg why am I such trash for this series?!

I was so surprised that Kitty got some real development after how her character was used in Crazy Rich Asians! So excited to read the third book.

As always, high key obsessed with this series.

Awwwww this warmed my heart. It was so cute! Other than the excessive use of fart/poop jokes in a certain scene (I'm just not the audience for that), I really loved it. The friendship between our orphan and the mammoth was adorable. The mc is so pure and corky and blunt. I loved how Victoria was written.

So I originally read this book YEARS AND YEARS AGO. Then YEARS after that I saw the film/mini TV show and LOVED it so much. I forgot how close of an adaptation this was. I lived the small things they changed to encapsulate how weird this world was and all the characters.

Despite having the most cringed name (fight me but "Moist" is the most disgusting word in the English language), he's such an enjoying main character. Flawed as hell but I just get so much joy out of watching/reading from him. The whole "asking the gods for money" thing makes me roar with laughter every time. The romance with him and Adora is like OTP. Lord Vetinari is such a troll honestly and he's the fictional embodiment of who I would be in any story. Basically, just take away that being a money hungry asshole is bad.