#e.g. one of the darkest characters is one of the most sexually indulgent

[bookwyrminspiration]

agh it's been a long couple of days my brain is super fuzzy but i hope you've gotten some rest quil!!! and it sounds EXTREMELY fun, i've downloaded them and they are in my little electronic book library for when i gather the energy to read!!! although it is hit or miss ofc i enjoy alternating povs-- but will keep your notes in mind for the first couple of books! and ah, yeah i definitely understand the Queer Characters as opposed to characters who are queer thing, glad to know it exists in this book!! i definitely want to read them once i'm finished w this really annoyingly Mid trilogy that i have been skimming through bc i got invested 😔 rip i did not know this book was THIS kind of ya fantasy i am suffering a little bit it's got it all: random unnecessary love triangle! REALLY BADLY WRITTEN twist villain! all the mcs are either super op or super righteous for some reason! and it is written in a way that like. makes no place for queerness in terms of anything at all if u get me like. not in a hatred way but in a way of this world is a world where girls and boys are fundamentally different etc etc. it kind of sucks but i am on the last book so i might as well finish yk!

I hope you also get some rest! I am mostly recovered from my trip, no more random vertigo, and finding my routine again.

And!! hooray!! This is excellent news I'm so excited I can't even articulate. How much I love this books and want to share them with anyone and everyone who is willing. Of course there's absolutely no rush, take as long as you like--and if they're not for you, also totally okay! I will not be hurt :)

But yeah, get ready for. SO many alternative povs. Throughout the whole series. We are always jumping around between a bunch of characters--vast majority of the time they're main/recurring characters, but there's a couple of people we only get one or two povs from because they're in a unique situation to capture one part of the story no one else can. Anyway, point is: lot of pov changes, lot of characters to choose from to grow attached to.

And the series handles fantasy queerness in a way that just *chef's kiss* I adore. Gender and sexuality and romance! With different levels of social understanding and acceptance across the various fantasy countries! And how that shapes different characters and impacts their self-perception and how they interact with people from other places. Both on a personal level and a country-wide level. I think it might be my favorite exploration of fantasy queerness, but then again a lot about this book is my favorite. (oh and also! every book has a very in-depth glossary in the back for characters, world building, unfamiliar words, everything!! along with additional info like family trees, timelines, etc. they are lifesavers)

Sorry about the mid trilogy--though I won't lie my interest is a little piqued, I dabble in reading bad books on purpose from time to time. But I believe in you, you will get through it and you will find excellent media to offset and heal the wounds this one has inflicted <3.

I'm currently resisting the urge to reread a chorus of dragons so whenever you get to them I will live vicariously through you :)