another amazing book from nora i loved this so much and cannot wait to read what comes next !

I did not care much about Jean Moreau before this book. I am now heavily invested in his healing and wellbeing.

Was almost sobbing after only the first chapter. It’s so good to get some of our old favorites back (even at a distance), and to get new favorites in characters we’ve only been able to guess at. Getting Jean’s point of view from previous events in the original trilogy broke me but was really great at the same time. Seeing this little french boy trying to heal and rewrite his brain washing is fantastic in the most heartbreaking of ways, and I’m glad he’s able to finally has a good support system (even if they’re also figuring it all out as they go). Cannot wait to, hopefully, get more books to continue this journey with these new main four characters who are so dear to me. Great spin off Nora.

Nora said TSC is “a love story about a boy who couldn't be his own person, learning how to breathe without permission and live without it hurting.” And, having had the honor of reading it early, I can attest that it is all she promised and more. But I also believe it’s a story about rebirth. About what happens when you’re at the end of a tightrope that you didn’t tie, and finding ground where there wasn’t any before. About finding so much hope in those around you that it simmers underneath your own skin. It’s a demolition. It’s a reclamation. And it’s beautiful. I cannot wait for you all to read it. You’re not ready. And it’s exactly what we all need.

Jean always grabbed my attention as a character. I could never get over the tragedy of his story and worse, I couldn’t stop hoping for him to have a kinder future. I hope Nora knows how grateful I am that she shared this story with us. Thank you for braving the internet and its rabid netizens to gift us nice things. 🥹 I have already read it twice. I am desperate for more and cannot wait for TSC2.

jerejean I love you