Lmao

Just finished this. It was really good and easy to read. Not dry at all. It does feel like there's a decent amount left out, like about his wives and other family members, but it's only about 530 pages.

Having some silly milk to celebrate their silly "hunting" which was literally just releasing larger animals of prey to catch weaker animals and bring them back to Khubilai's palanquin (which he had to be carried around in bc he was too obese to ride a horse or walk, and also he had gout).

Anti-Mongol European propaganda in 1241

Here's something I haven't encountered before: Giorgi III wasn't "the Brilliant" that seems to have been George V, who ruled Georgia from 1299-1302 and again from 1314-1346. But Giorgi III ruled from 1156-1184. Soooo, 1221? Who are we talking about here?

Haha this is what I'm trying to tell myself. Like I'm not winning any prizes for reading about this insufferable bratty baby trapped in a woman's body. Also the spice isn't anywhere as entertaining as it was in this book 💅

Imagine being on the Titanic right now (but with wifi) and right as it's about to go under you're like "okay but wait one last thing!" and then post this screenshot

Finished Alchemised today. I enjoyed it, but I have a feeling if I hadn't read Manacled first I would've had a harder time following, and overall felt a lot less connected to what was going on. Anyway here's the content warning which was placed at the end ✨

I guess I have to stan Jacob Elordi now ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Wu is the way

Is Ms. Pac-Man caked up Y/N

🚨Cool Normal Doll Alert🚨

The content warnings on some of these books have become an entertaining feature on their own: