4.25 AVERAGE

dark informative sad

what

Not really a fan of where (I think) this is going…

I learned my lesson that day. I learned what it truly meant to be an outsider. Once again, I'd lost the place I belonged. I'd rotted it. Stolen it. Destroyed it. It was my own fault. Finally. Painfully. I'd learned that was the curse.

It has been a while since the previous volume so when this cam through the letter box it was instantly opened and I dived right in.

This volume reveals some dark secrets but before doing so we learn about Teacher's past and how he came to be infected with the curse. We also see the true brutality of the insiders and their approach to containing the curse.

We've done the right thing. Crush every trace. Kill them while they're human. That's our duty as insiders.

With Shiva having given her soul back to Teacher and the two coming to terms with the secrets which have been revealed we rapidly are approaching the end of this thrilling series. Another 5 stars.

“after all my loneliness, i basked in their kindness. i felt like a migratory bird who’d finally found a perch.”

"But the world is cruel"

In this volume, there's more mystery and finally we got the story from Teacher's past, which is really sad, lots of sad moments here. And the people is just cruel, the real monster is the people, it's just heartbreaking.

I took a break from reading this series because of all the crying and trying to strengthen my heart so I won't cry so much. Well in this volume I still crying, not as much as the previous volumes, but still ugly cry. It's a sad bleak heartbreaking read and I can't not love it, I'm so invested in the story and Teacher and Shiva. Super highly recommended.
dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautiful art, but the story is getting a bit convoluted
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated