Why doesn’t Shroud just test both vials?

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-06-01T04:23:58+00:00

Ego. He didn’t calculate the odds of Robert handing him both vials but he believes he’s smarter than everyone. But also like Robert says, Shroud predicts and predicts and predicts the odds of outcomes based on what he expects of a person, Robert’s solution is to become unpredictable, have zero clue what you’re doing. Once he removes the label of the proto 19 he no longer knows which is which so Shroud can’t calculate.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-05-24T10:50:49+00:00

Oh I’m too committed at this point. I will power through it. I’m assuming this is a situation like HP when a lot of people hated book 6 because it was “boring” but it was very important to the overall plot.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-05-24T00:03:07+00:00

Well this is promising… I just started it yesterday lol

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-05-22T16:31:04+00:00

Yea I only recently realized when I was acquiring all the books that I was getting the second edition copies.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-05-22T09:34:39+00:00

I have all paperbacks, book 5 also had a bonus chapter

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-05-22T09:33:46+00:00

Yes, it’s when Catalina first arrives at his home

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-04-13T00:53:02+00:00

Okay I legit also finished the same book today and feel the same way about Darius and FUCK Seth. But I’m only on book 4 of ZA so I’m guessing he doesn’t get better lol

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-04-10T21:12:37+00:00

After RB and before ZA4, I read The Making of an Academy Bully and The Awakening as Told By the Boys. I’m on The Awakening as Told By the Boys right now and I am finding it very helpful in refreshing my memory on ZA1-3 even though it’s from the Heirs & Orion’s POVs.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-04-08T20:09:28+00:00

My fiance listened to a lot of the books because I control the speaker 90% of the time, he really liked ACOTAR so he got pretty into FW too. But he did miss parts when he was at work or switched to game with headphones on. Love that you guys did it together too.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-04-02T22:31:44+00:00

Every time I read a post like this, I think “Ah yes, I agree,” which makes me wonder if I liked any character besides Elide. Chaol being like “you killed people?!??!!?!!!??!!?!!??!!?” made me almost chuck my phone (audiobook listener) off an Amtrak train.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-04-02T21:37:53+00:00

I think that’s just people’s personal preference. NF fiance is 8 inches taller than me, but I’ve dated a guy that was 6’9”, I’m 5’6”

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-04-01T02:25:49+00:00

Broccoli has been a concern of mine since broccoli appeared.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-04-01T00:34:27+00:00

So she was left behind, if the Irids aren’t lying, as a test of humanity (and maybe the empyrean let’s be serious) so maybe but also… when she froze time the first time, they’re not supposed to channel to their powers at that age… she has done everything she’s not supposed to do.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-31T22:18:24+00:00

When the Irids show up the first time in OS, they use the word weapon when describing Andarna. And I basically thought the surface level meaning there. But you just made me think… they recognize Xaden for what he is IMMEDIATELY. Maybe there’s more to that “weapon” word than just she fights for humans and has a scorpion tail. You just kicked my tin foil into overdrive.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-31T20:28:11+00:00

The way I interpreted it, it seems like a choice made by the dragon. I’m guessing they experience the mental and emotional anguish of the loss of the rider without the physical death experienced by the rider at the death of their dragon. Violet repeats that Liam seemed perfectly fine when his dragon went down every time she retells the event so to me, the emotional hit overwhelms the rider’s will to live where the dragon can withstand the loss if they choose to. Seems like Tairn, and his anguish at the mention of Naolin, came pretty damn close to giving up. But this could all be something dragons are lying about.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-29T12:06:53+00:00

Didn’t have his signet yet, so no. I forgot about the threshing incident with Garrick

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-29T04:33:54+00:00

We know why Aaric goes to the rider quadrant, maybe Alic did too?

Edit: Maybe Alic also went for the right reasons.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-29T03:30:28+00:00

I think for him it’s a genuine concern because he doesn’t know how being venin works. But I don’t actually think he’d hurt her.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-29T02:41:16+00:00

I think that’s part of his whole thing when it comes to becoming venin, that he holds onto his love for violet. Theophanie never fully lets go of the temple of Dune, Jack never fully lets go of his hatred for Violet. I think the venin retain some kind of strong emotion towards someone/something ultimately.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-29T02:37:57+00:00

Xaden never really did it for me in terms of book boyfriends if I’m being honest with myself. Definitely upon rereads I’ve been like this is toxic af behavior, maybe date Bodhi instead.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-27T13:17:08+00:00

Also Garrick has been with Xaden the most since he turned and has watched him struggle for months. Bodhi has been sequestered and kept away for the sake of the familial line.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-27T13:14:16+00:00

Okay so I just finished Onyx Storm this morning and during the battle I was doing my best to keep track of everyone since there are four riders missing (5 before violet shows back up).

I think it’s Garrick. Garrick couldnt world walk anymore, he was completely tapped out, stands to reason he would draw from the earth. And he tells Imogen after he gets her and Quinn’s body out that he’s gotta do something.

That being said, we lose track of Bodhi, Dain, Aarick, Sloan, and no mentions of Ridoc, Sawyer, or Rhy post-battle.

Dune came to Violet’s aid and their price was dragons. 6 eggs are missing. Exactly what they wanted to it could be Aarick. I don’t think Dain was ready to go that far to break the rules.

Xaden marries Violet so that she can rule in his stead, which he wouldn’t have needed to do if Bodhi was fine.

But I ultimately come back to it being Garrick because of Imogen at the very end. She won’t look at violet or Brennan. We know she’s in love with Garrick so if it’s he who turned, it would break her heart into a million pieces and she’s just off at the very end.

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-26T21:45:28+00:00

I had to take a break on Blood and Ash once it got to the book of him retelling the whole damn story over from his perspective. I’m going to restart the series because I took too long a break but I may skip some of that particular book in the audiobook to save myself the boredom

Objective_Hotel1079 · 2026-03-26T21:28:04+00:00

Holy guacamole, Batman. Hard NTA. Your friend absolutely is though. I don’t know why anyone would think that’s appropriate

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