Paige

4.5 rounded up. this book falls into one of my favorite genres - messy, problematic, uncomfortable, unlikable female main characters. something about a first person rendition of women railing against the call of the void is so fascinating to read about, if for nothing else than its novelty compared to the typical FMC tropes we see over and over again in fiction. the vibes are like watching someone through a window doing something perverse, and you're physically cringing away from it but also winking an eye back open trying to figure out wtf they're doing? thank you ottessa moshfegh you truly never miss

the girlies are gonna hate me for this one!!!

a better title would have been: “Pretentious College Kids Murder Friend After Their Friend Wants to Expose Them for Murdering Someone Else - Group Feels No Remorse For Any of This”

nothing of interest happened .... all unlikeable characters... plot holes and time inconsistencies .... it was a no from me :(

i liked this book, it was a cute story with some good quotes, but was often predictable/redundant in a way that lost my attention. overall, a nice read that left me with some stuff to think about (and shed a teeny tear at the end)

whew.... i wanted to love this so much but an acotar book that takes me TWO MONTHS to finish?? ...... read for the smut, not the plot :(

as an aside, nothing will ever bother me more than knowing that Prythian doesn't have a word for shampoo (“Vials of what had to be concoctions for washing one's body and hair”) yet everyone and their mother says “smutty smutty smut smut smut books smutty romance novels” all the time. SJM please make it make sense

this one i struggled with. i was really into the style of writing in the beginning of the novel, but less than halfway through, the choppiness and dry irony and monologues on random topics got to be less endearing. very much a no plot all vibes kind of novel. excellent writing and character building, just not my style, probably would've enjoyed it more had it been shorter