Karolina

I'm truly torn about the rating here (pun intended!)

On one hand, the part about Maria's origin, her story, the transformation and seeing her changing throughout the years was fascinating. Once we got to the story of Charlotte WITH Maria, I felt like it didn't have the same impact as the rest of the book and the ending disappointed me to no end. It felt quite pointless, like nothing that happened prior to that, was actually meaningful.

I appreciate this story for a new and fresh take on vampire fantasy, anything lesbian-romance-love-related is also beautifully written and I adore all metaphors, but the story felt a little disjointed after the 2/3 of the book have gone by.

I have no idea where to begin with writing a review but it needs to be done, I have way too many thoughts about this book.

I love how the background characters shone so much, Karkasy, Petronella were among my favorites. I truly enjoy the depth of Loken's doubts and thoughts presented, he's such a consistent but complex character that I cannot get enough of.

Spoiler time: Horus' spiral into heresy is wonderfully written. I love how all the ambition and underappreciation is fueled into pure madness, I'm terrified of what's gonna happen next but oh god I love how it plays out so far.

Terrific read, sets a high standard for all the upcoming books.

I think my mixed feelings after reading this can be directly contributed to AI as a phenomenon, not the book itself.

Quo VAIdis is a great introduction to AI for people who know something but would love to actually GET what it is, why it does what it does and how do we work with it, as humanity.

I'm honestly speechless and glad that I gave this book a chance.

The beginning was a little convoluted. I couldn't orient myself, too many people, too many things at once, but as I started to get to know the characters, I got invested.

One of the things I really enjoyed is the portrayal of the fight for women's rights in Poland from the historical side. I was never taught any of that at school, so I really appreciate the want to make people aware that feminists weren't just abroad. People fought here too.

What saddens me is how much I can relate to the problems presented in the book. It's hard to believe that over a 100 years have passed and Poland still doesn't offer women the support they deserve, be it when it comes to abortion, for example.

A heavy read, but a necessary one, in my opinion.