Glad that there are other people who had the same experience. Still looking forward to read it one day in full. Life always gets in the way, doesn't it?

Yes! I have had this exact experience. I always lose steam around the muumuummuu pattern thing (honestly, not sure if I'm remembering it correctly).

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I can’t wait to read this review. That is one of the few books that I’ve tried to read multiple times and still can’t make it through.