The Gods Below Readalong: Day 3!

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Happy Wednesday, fairies!

Welcome to day three of our readalong of The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart! Today we’ll be covering chapters 24 – 33!

Before we start reading, we have our secret giveaway! What’s that? Oh, just a chance to get your next FairyLoot Adult Book-Only box for free as a reward for reading! Doesn’t really get better than that! And your chances are so good too! We don’t really announce this anywhere else as we truly want the person from the readalong to win! If you’d like to try your luck, all you need to do is follow these steps!

1. Take a photo of our edition of The Gods Below
2. Include the hashtag #TheFairiesBelow (very important!)
3. Do all of this by the end of October 24th
4. Mention down below in your comment that you have entered and include your Instagram handle (also super important!)

Good luck!

And with all that being said…let’s dive in!

Please be warned, the following section will include spoilers for The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart from chapter 24 to the end of Chapter 33. Please only read on if you have finished reading this section!

–!SPOILERS!–

After what must be the speediest bonded session in history with Utricht, Hakara manages to bond instead to Thassir – with great reluctance on his part, but hey, any cat parent can understand right?
Things get trickier as Hakara spies on Mitoran, adamant on finding another way into Kashan without need of a guide. She’s attempting the same path as Sheuan without the security net…only to land in yet another bargain! If she helps find another corestone, she’ll gain information on her sister. But Thassir is clearly uncomfortable with this and the pair fight, leaving us with more questions than answers. Is Hakara doing too much? Will she get her answers?

We soon see the first of our POVs meeting, with Rasha becoming Sheuan’s advocate and guide. It’s an interesting duo, and through their travels we see them gradually become closer! But is it authentic? Will it cause complications for their journey? Part of Sheuan knows this will help her gain information from Rasha about Kluehnn, though there seems to be some affection there too. Which do we think will win in the end?

Either way, the two land in deep trouble when sneaking in to see the Queen. While carrying the title, the Queen doesn’t seem to be the one actually in charge, and Sheuan is left – after bounding into an interrogation with no holding back – with no answers. The event quickly goes downhill when caught, as Sheuan kills the priest and has to make a run for it. Sheuan and Rasha part ways, not knowing if they’ll meet again.

Mull isn’t having the best time of it either. While his filtered masks seem to be working, there’s one thing they won’t help with – the giant lizards they stumble into in the caverns! A swift argument and literal fight later, Pont has his hero moment and the group just about get away unscathed to continue their journey, though not without a tense vote on whether to continue or not. They do, for better or worse, and once more they delve deeper into the tunnels.

To end our section on a cliffhanger, we see Rasha begin her second godkiller trial. There’s a cave containing a beast with three keys around its neck, keys that they need to collect. And what a place to leave Rasha, waiting at the jaws of a beast! I guess we’ll have to come back tomorrow to see how she fairs…

What do you think of the relationship between Rasha and Sheuan? Is it real, or just a manipulation?

Have Mull and his group underestimated their journey?

How many more tangled bargains can Hakara find herself in?

Tune in tomorrow to find out! See you then!

Love,
Ashleigh