#it was so nice when the book ended with malini and priya kissing in the garden and nothing bad ever happened

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I finished The Oleander Sword and I don't mean to overreact but... what the fuck was that ending? One traumatic even after the other in rapid fire?? PRIYA??? MALINI???

As soon as I undoom them from the narrative it's ON SIGHT with the evil saplings

Spoilers for the entire thing:

Also, wtf was that with Rao and Aditya? Brotherly bond? Yeah, sure buddy... nothing else 👀

I actually really like the way the yaksa are written because they're genuinely terrifying and offputting, the "humanoid beings that don't play by human morals" is one of my favorite tropes and this one felt very well done

I've never been so worried about a baby as I was for Padma, and Bhumika losing herself for the greater good was so sjsjjfjsfbffe

The way religion was explored? Yes please

My thoughts? Scattered

Also, the way the twists were somewhat predictable but ended up happening in different ways than I originally expected was very fun, it's been a while since a plot twist had that effect on me