City of dragons (spoilers)

[Valarya]

I wanted to give a brief synopsis of my reaction so far. I'm about 3/4th of the way through the book.

WARNING! City of Dragons spoilers:

- I absolutely love what Rapskal and Thymara (and Sintara) have done to Kelsingra. The fact Rapskal discovered that the memory stone is the Elderlings way to have dragon-esque memories is brilliant. I LOVE IT!!! That Elderlings can't "drown in memories" the way humans can is wonderful.. and watching Rapskal and Thymara gain memories they can use whether they're near or touching memory stone just because they HAVE touched it previously, is absolutely wonderful. They're able to summon memories of another time, now. Just like a dragon.
And oh that moment when the bath place welcomed the return of a dragon and it woke the city was so intense. I got so excited!!! The baths, the way it changed their wings and appearance (and size!) and all the stuff Thymara and Rapskal discovered has me so sucked in.

At this point in the book Rapskal is my favorite and I find myself wondering what on earth you were talking about, Joost, when you said he was a jerk. I love him. Least favorite person so far? Alise. She is so freaking clueless about the city and puts Rapskal down as 'slow' or 'childish' and won't listen to what HE says about the city. In fact, Rapskal is the most Elderling out of any of the new Elderlings in existence, including Reyn and Malta. Shame on Alise for being so obtuse.