For nine years Wren has been paid to be a girl she has never met — to walk like her, sign like her, and be shot at instead of her. The arrangement was always temporary.
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Sign inPlease tell me the translator is planning to pick up the sequel too.
Disagree slightly — I think it's meant to stay ambiguous until the arc closes.
Started this on a whim last week and I'm now 90 chapters deep at 2am on a work night. No regrets.
Genuinely one of the better paced entries in this genre right now. No filler arcs so far.
This is the comment that convinced me to start it, so thank you.
Been saying this for weeks and getting downvoted for it, so vindication feels good.
Best thing I've read on this site all year. The premise sounds gimmicky and then the execution is anything but.
Fair warning that the first ten chapters are slow. Push through them — chapter 12 is where it clicks.
You're going to love chapter 40 then.
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