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Finally! February was horrible, busy and short, but I managed to get this finished in the end.

Content warnings: eating disorders, mentions of what Ollie did a couple of chapters ago.

Edit: fixed the extra quote mark, the extra s in ‘possibly’ and the extra t in ‘pop tarts’

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Emory Ahlberg

OMG, Alyson. I get to be the first to comment because I binged on the chapters that I was behind on and now I'm all caught up. And now I've devoured THIS amazing chapter on an (early) lunch break. Holy shit! First of all, the poetry bits were gorgeous. As usual, you've done an absolutely remarkable job of weaving complex emotions, relationships, and character growth into this chapter. As always, I loved Christine and Paige's dynamic... but ALSO as always, the inner struggles (and great dialogue) of Bethany and Leigh were incredible. The situation with Diana... I kind of have no words for yet. Except to say that I love what you're doing with her. Is she who she was? Will she regress? What does it mean to be broken and put back together again? Amazing. 💖 The dialogue is a treat to read. I can hear the characters so clearly. What's really incredible is your insanely good ability to blend moments of tension and tenderness. How??? This chapter may have been 25k words but you have such a strong command of pacing and emotional resonance that it flew by. So, yeah, basically another triumph. 💕

Chloe

This is, as always, amazing. I’m continually in awe of your ability to write so many characters who feel so alive and who have such depth. You’re genuinely incomparable! x

Maggie Heels

I am so happy you finally caught up with the story Emory... now we can talk about... actually you're further than me I am just starting this chapter ❣️❣️❣️

Lucy Severine

This was an absolutely gorgeous chapter. I love seeing the basement dwellers succeed. Also, polyam

Rose Davidson

"where they eat their Pot Noodles and Pot Tarts" typo for Pop Tarts?

Jade Diaz

Absolutely love all of the shoe talk. That whole section feels like an IRL discord chat with a cozy fire.

SingularCurve

Oh my yes. Another great chapter of The Sisters! I want a sisterhood like that irl.

Lily Valentine

This was a fantastic chapter! Probably my favourite of book 4 thus far. After a little break to let everyone recover from the madness that ended book 3 (apart from Ollie's suicide attempt), all the wheels are spinning yet again, and there are so many struggling characters for me to root for. I'm still thrilled at everything about Diana, and shocked at how compelling she's become. Anyone who told me twenty chapters ago that I'd be rooting for Declan of all people would've been called a liar. And "Leigh" is an interesting possibility for the intake formerly known as Will. Even if he doesn't stick with it, it's a definite sign he's making progress of a sort.

Jennifer May

Absolutely fantastic chapter! Frankie is really starting to become one of my favorite characters in this series. Also, very curious to see how things shake out with Diana…

Irene Fray

I stayed up til 2am to finish reading this. The poetry is such a lovely addition. Diana and Frankie are just a delight whenever they take center stage. And gosh. I'm so glad that Melissa, Shy, and Abs are trending in the direction that they all are.

Endera

Thank you for the chapter (almost seems unfitting to call it that, with how long it is). So much upheaval to how Dorley does things, with Steph, Indira/Abby and Dorothy throwing spanners into the generally smoothly running machine. Hard to imagine Diana being given so much latitude in prior years, but then again, she must feel reminiscent for what Bea and Maria and Val went thru under Dorothy. Frankie turns out to be rather capable of helping with Diana, almost more than the current sponsors, because she’s seen this brand of trauma from the outside. It might even help her heal some, to help a girl like all those she’d had a part in shaping. Like all those she couldn’t help before. It is amazing how you’ve forged a path for us to be invested positively in the characters we’d thought to be villains. So happy to see Shahida, Abby and Melissa getting to be a happy triad!

aismallard

> “I’ll be there,” she says.” extra quote

Rose Davidson

"but Bethany has a confidence Aaron lacks" should that last one be "lacked", or is Schroeder getting a little unstuck in time?

Andi

My mom read the chapter and wants to thank you for the "nuke-u-ler" part, she always *hated* that he said it that way. 😄