What a ride! This book took us all over the place. And the mystery! Picture me punching my fist into the air. I was right! Kind of. Sort of. Mostly.
So, that ending. Man, I knew Cordelia was a piece of work, right? The mastermind behind the murders. Granted, she didn’t do most of them, and in the last few chapters that became more and more clear. The tiger’s ability to harm without leaving any marks.
Her self-absorbed classism is a great commentary on the world. She’s so willing to sacrifice those she seems as less than her—because the circumstances the government has put them in—to advance herself. To take more for herself and her people. Yup, that sounds awfully familiar… I won’t get into that here though. Let’s just say, I see you Ms. White. I see you.
But y’all, Ravi and Nerugi’s parts in the plot. No wonder the spider kept trying to get Dee alone. The big reveal from Ravi, though, I kind of love it as much as I hate it. Does that make sense? I mean, I’m happy for them both because the love between them is really nice. I like how Ravi sees him. How he believes in him the whole time, even though we don’t see that until the end.
And I was also right about the Blessing. I knew it! Oh boy, I’m happy dancing. He deserved it so much. I had a feeling he could breath under water.
But that ending. Dee gaining all of those powers. His plan to bring down the bandage. The work to bring the Crabs back into the fold. It’s all classic Dee. As Tendai says, “It seems I was wrong—not all good people are dull.”
So overall, my feelings about this book is fantastic. This is exactly what I wanted out of this book. I am so in love with Dee. He is amazing. Pure good. Chaotic good. But the exact kind of character I love to root for. Funny, charming, and selfless.
I’m finding it hard to put into words everything I loved about this book and all of the feelings it prompted in me, so please, put me out of my misery and tell me what you thought!
Did you enjoy it? Did you guess correctly? One out of the two totally counts. At least for me.
Join us next week for our Read Along of The Cursed by Harper L. Woods. We’ll be reading this in two parts, since it’s so short, and we’ll discuss up to page 146. See you then!