House of Illusions | 
I‘m back into HOUSE OF ILLUSIONS after a long stretch away. Now I remember why Past Me didn‘t like it as much as HOUSE OF DREAMS: the final segment from Thu‘s POV doesn‘t land as well as the earlier bits where we hear from everyone else. Still, I‘ve enjoyed it overall and I‘m on track to finish it today.
HOUSE OF ILLUSIONS has become my casual in-between book. I read another chunk when my library stack‘s depleted or I need a buffer between two other books.
Back in 2007, I super-duper loved its predecessor, HOUSE OF DREAMS, and felt like HOI packed less of a punch. Here in 2022, I found HOD less punchy than I remembered and it looks like I‘m on track to love HOI. Huh.
Also: how awesome is my new mug? It looks like a tiny cauldron!
