Diana starts to freak out over that very benign statement from last chapter.  Really, all Miriam said was ‘in the alchemical allegory, after “marriage” comes “conception.’”  It wasn’t even ‘hey, Di-Di, you’re preggo,’ just a vague and symbolick recounting of a metaphor.  You know, one of those things were one thing is compared to another…

Everyone sits around and tosses out ideas about what the letter and book page could possibly mean.  This really, honestly feels like it should be the start of a novel, not something that pops up at nearly the end.  This is laying groundwork for some rising action at a point where we should be getting…

 Hey, guys?  Remember that kidnapping Diana went through?  The torture?  The fear?  The night spent alone and abandoned in a dark pit?  The whole incident where Matthew also attacked her in order to try and force her magic out of her? Well, this chapter opens with the two of them giggling and being cuddly and…

Diana wakes up to hear Matthew and her aunts talking about her and her amazing abilities, specifically, calling witchfire.  (Which seems to consist of very little fire, since she thought she was holing a…phantom bow, or something.) “She told me that the goddess is present when witchfire is called. It’s like this book just can’t…

My eyes remained firmly closed on the way to the airport. It would be a long time before I flew without thinking of Satu. But Matthew killing people and sneak-feeding you his blood, psh, whatever, right?  Who cares about that?  And all that torture?  Hasn’t given it a second thought.  And those ghosts?  Not mentioned…