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Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
5.0
“Because there was nothing in a girl’s history that might negate her right to choose what happens to her body.”
I simply don't have words for how this book made me feel. I picked this up barely knowing what it's about and without having heard anyone talk about this before. Gosh, what a hidden gem this was. It's a book that makes you feel understood and loved and makes you want to hold onto something or someone a little tighter. You can feel the magic all throughout this book even though it's really not a prominent part of the story. It made my heart flutter and ache all at once. Such an important story and I'm so glad I got to read it. I can't recommend it enough truly.
Even though the title suggests that this would be a summer read it totally gave me chilly end of summer/going into fall vibes and had quite a 'spooky', cold atmospheric setting which I absolutely loved. It turned out to be a perfect book to read during this time of the year where the sun is still shining brightly and gives the leaves a golden hue but the blue skies can turn into storms minutes after. A book to snuggle up to with a big cup of tea for sure!
tw: rape, sexual assault (mentioned only), animal death, underage drinking
I simply don't have words for how this book made me feel. I picked this up barely knowing what it's about and without having heard anyone talk about this before. Gosh, what a hidden gem this was. It's a book that makes you feel understood and loved and makes you want to hold onto something or someone a little tighter. You can feel the magic all throughout this book even though it's really not a prominent part of the story. It made my heart flutter and ache all at once. Such an important story and I'm so glad I got to read it. I can't recommend it enough truly.
Even though the title suggests that this would be a summer read it totally gave me chilly end of summer/going into fall vibes and had quite a 'spooky', cold atmospheric setting which I absolutely loved. It turned out to be a perfect book to read during this time of the year where the sun is still shining brightly and gives the leaves a golden hue but the blue skies can turn into storms minutes after. A book to snuggle up to with a big cup of tea for sure!
tw: rape, sexual assault (mentioned only), animal death, underage drinking
The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill
5.0
MY HEART IS SO FULL RN!! This is the absolute cutest story with the most beautiful artwork ever. I am completely in love with the tea dragons and all the characters. I WANT TO JOIN THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY SO BAD!! <33
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
2.0
Where do I begin... I wanted to like this so much especially because I have heard such great things about this. Unfortunately, I was rather disappointed. Perhaps my expectations were too high on the traveling between dimensions part of the story. I was expecting to be completely transported between worlds and not being able to put this book down. Instead of a page-turner it turned more in a desperate hope for something to make me want to turn the page. I was also extremely uncomfortable with the way Marguerite positioned herself in relation to the men in her life*.
SPOILERY COMMENTS:
Particularly when she referred to herself as a "fragile bird" whilst Paul was described as "broad/masculine protecting her" (during a rather uncomfortable sex scene, chapter 15). I have often analysed the way women are portrait in pieces of media, particular films and books, and this was a classic example of the positioning of a woman surrounded by male figures to protect her. In a failed attempt to make her the hero of the story instead it just further reinforced the stereotype of women as fragile, dependent on a man. And I won't even talk about how disturbing it was that she forced herself onto a version of Paul from another universe whilst knowing it was wrong.
SPOILERY COMMENTS:
Particularly when she referred to herself as a "fragile bird" whilst Paul was described as "broad/masculine protecting her" (during a rather uncomfortable sex scene, chapter 15). I have often analysed the way women are portrait in pieces of media, particular films and books, and this was a classic example of the positioning of a woman surrounded by male figures to protect her. In a failed attempt to make her the hero of the story instead it just further reinforced the stereotype of women as fragile, dependent on a man. And I won't even talk about how disturbing it was that she forced herself onto a version of Paul from another universe whilst knowing it was wrong.