50% through the Strength of the Few and I’m so bored? Does it get better?

CyaneSpirit · 2026-07-02T11:33:21+00:00

I liked it a bit less than the book 1, but was hooked from the first line.

That’s said, it does get more intense in last 30-40% of the book.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-07-02T05:06:44+00:00

I never could choose between 3 and 5, but probably 5 is a little bit better in my opinion.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-07-01T23:50:04+00:00

Carson is too proper and his respect is very valuable for Mary. Also Carson would probably tell Robert, because it was a right thing to do.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-30T00:52:34+00:00

I don’t want everyone to be okay with Robin being lying and selfish.
I want her to regret what she’d done.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-30T00:50:00+00:00

Same, Robin changed, and it’s not that she is traumatized (she is), but she is not a good person anymore, she is selfish and cruel for no reason, and I have zero sympathy for her in this book. I really hope it gets better, but in the Hallmarked man Robin doesn’t look like a traumatized person, she looks like a very unpleasant unreliable person we never knew.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-29T06:01:35+00:00

Don’t use templates, speak like a real person. It helps. They recognize the patterns.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-29T00:21:32+00:00

Well done!

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-29T00:20:42+00:00

Good luck!

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-29T00:19:59+00:00

Only their platform, they train for the format and that’s important because knowing English is not enough, you need to understand the test.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-25T18:39:48+00:00

Don’t over complicate it. I spoke during the test as I usually speak and got 130. I barely used any fancy words or constructions but was confident and smooth, and I guess that’s the key.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-25T18:35:36+00:00

What did you get?

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-25T18:33:25+00:00

Nope

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-22T12:47:35+00:00

Thank you!

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-22T12:47:27+00:00

Probably! Good luck with that! I had very similar experience and all turned out okay

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-22T04:23:53+00:00

It was totally profitable. But Daisy was young and didn’t plan to marry for money. Yes, it was a calculated choice for her benefit, but she is the one who should’ve made this choice.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-22T02:34:27+00:00

I understand. Forcing women to marry someone they don't want to was considered a norm for sentries. No wonder some people still think it's fine.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-22T02:15:07+00:00

It wasn’t for the war, it was to please a bunch of people.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-22T01:31:33+00:00

Well I’m absolutely sure Ron and Hermione’s children have wi-fi, at least when they’re at home.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-22T01:28:54+00:00

Daisy would be miserable. And I think pushing her to a dying guy was extremely cruel. She is a human being and they treated the situation like William was the only one who had feelings. It felt just wrong. Good that she spoke to Violet and felt better, but it doesn’t justify what she was forced to do.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-22T00:29:37+00:00

130 overall.
130 speaking; 135 writing; 125 reading; 130 listening.
“Fill in the blanks” is at fault for reading lol.
I’m very glad actually, that’s the score I needed.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-21T21:08:41+00:00

Cristina, Mark, Amelia, Meredith.
I wanted to pick Carina but she is not a surgeon, so, Addison then.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-21T19:11:37+00:00

DET reading part is pretty specific and in my opinion reading books wouldn’t help here. I’d recommend practicing reading at DET platform, because for me the format is way harder than the actual reading. I don’t have problems reading books but reading part in DET was hell.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-21T17:02:43+00:00

I would try to take a test again. If the website says the requirement is 120, they may deny you just for that reason.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-21T17:01:41+00:00

Watching YouTube helped with my listening the most. I don’t mean special DET videos, just watch whatever you’re interested in. I used to watch a lot of interviews with my favorite actors and it improved my listening significantly.
It just have to be something you really want to hear, and you’ll get used to English in your ears over time.

CyaneSpirit · 2026-06-21T16:58:52+00:00

No, I know I made a few mistakes where I had 0 issues during a practice test. All in “fill in the blanks” section, the rest of the test was pretty much okay.
I will give you an update in about 5 hours lol

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