yeah i agree with the writing and the characters and the build up
i was a bit more lenient to the length i think, i felt the end and revelations portion was done really quickly compared to the rest of the story (the rest of the build up haha)

i think it wouldn't have been such a strong book for me if the time line was just linear. i kind of liked having the axe hang over everything from the beginning.

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that's the sequel
i'm tempted to read the plot summary, but the rating on goodreads was actually pretty good too...like 0.10 less than the original. maybe i'll leave it for some future time.