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In these chapters, we finally meet Aftermath and I'm really into him as a villain. His attitude and his power make him really feel like a threat in a way that Tretyak's reserved vibe didn't quite manage until the confrontation with Jordan. However, there are some things in this section that I found puzzling and didn't quite work for me.
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In this one I finish up chapter 9 because I ran out of time last episode, and I am genuinely surprised at the way things go in the following episodes. Demons are apparently real? I was SO SURE that they were going to turn out to be bullshit. I mean, damn!

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We're starting on a new arc of the story now, dealing with the fallout from the revelation of the existence of Metahumans, and I'm very interested in seeing how society copes with it all. Meanwhile, Jill is getting entangled in Dr. Spears' organization, and Jordan is moving in on an odd hostage situation that seems a little too neat and tidy for Ethan's taste.
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These chapters surprise me by going into a dangerous crisis on Earth instead of on Alaalu, which leaves me still being super nervous about Nita and Kit. I mean don't get me wrong, I'm very worried about Earth and our Sun, but there's a growing sense of dread on Alaalu that I can hardly stand anymore! I'm about to pop!

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Okay so this episode I run out of time to completely talk about chapter 9 because there is just SO MUCH GOING ON, so next episode I'm going to start off by wrapping up this section! Also, there's a discrepancy in page numbers in the paper vs kindle version, so I'm going to read around 35 pages for next episode.
I am just loving this book so much. These chapters are the ones where we get to see Tarisai grow up and grow closer to the prince, all the while fighting the part of her that has been programmed to hurt him.
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These chapters are when shit goes in a totally, completely different direction than I ever expected. We get a sudden arrival, whether through some kind of interdimensional portal or an enhanced Grisha powered moment or "miracle" I still can't figure out.

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I loved this episode so much, because you all know how interested I was in seeing how Jenna was going to make the transition to vampire! It was even more delightful than I expected, and I'm really hoping that she sticks around a bit longer. Maybe even becomes a bigger character.

Meanwhile, Nandor thinks he wants to become a proper US citizen, but it doesn't go well.

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I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this book, despite having heard of it here and there, because I tried not to look into it too much. But at this point I'm only 4 chapters in and I'm absolutely hooked and I can't wait to see what this writer decides to do with this compelling plot and interesting characters.
I am absolutely DYING to know what this Lady is up to, and how is Tarisai can possibly hope to get out of it.
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It's time for the final chapters of the book, and we get a properly epic street brawl with all the Metahumans (thanks for the word, Dr. Spears, but also I hate you) outing themselves in full view of the public, who are all armed with cellphones. The way things shake out, we've got a full-on shift in the terrain of society coming up in the next book, and I'm very interested in seeing how this all goes for everyone.
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This section is really interesting and I'm not totally sure what to make of it. Nita and Kit are taken to see a sort of memorial about ancient Alaalu people's interaction with the Lone Power, who appeared to them as a superhot woman. They seem to just tell the Lone One to fuck off, and she just....goes? That can't be right, can it?
What is going on?!