coolcatalycat's reviews
428 reviews

3.5

i accidentally keep reading books that somehow involve death, grief and loss. i'm not upset about it though, it's comforting, in some way.

this was beautifully written but it was a little difficult to follow. probably my fault though, grieving takes a huge toll on the brain which makes it even harder to focus on reading.

i did search up some interpretations of this novella right after reading it, and it seems like it really is a "the reader has to put the pieces together" kind of story. which usually, i like. but maybe wasn't a good choice for me right now.

overall, i enjoyed the story/atmosphere and writing!

literally have no idea what i just read, practically a DNF. wasn’t for me to be honest, story was lost in the way it was written. and was just kinda boring. cover is pretty though

2.5
i read this to heal my inner child but i think it scarred it

i would like to thank julia for telling me about this book and alexa for listening to my reactions

i did not read the summary … which ended up to be really funny because i thought it would be a cute fun romance book and then BOOM. GUNS. i was like

dnf @ 78%

i’m sorry i know this is ridiculous and i might as well finish but i made a deal with myself this year to stop reading books when i don’t enjoy them. yet, i didn’t enjoy this very much from the very beginning and still continued… i don’t even know why ??? maybe because it was gay.

i guess i just didn’t really connect with the writing all that much, i had trouble connecting to any of the characters at all which just made the story so bland.

i’m just gonna leave this in my read shelf though because it’s practically done lol

3.5

i really was enjoying this at the start!! but idk, there was something about their relationship that was off to me (william specifically).

this could’ve been so much better than it actually was because of the main character. I’m sorry but saoirse was unbearable for most of (if not all) of the book. she was so negative and pessimistic and pushed all of her issues and insecurities onto literally everybody around her. & worst part is that she was aware of it and still continued to act like that

ruby was amazing & a character I could relate to! (sapphic who loves romance media).

nobody gets me out of a slump like emily henry does

i love when i finish a book and i'm left a little bit sad but grateful, like i need to go for a really long, thought provoking walk after finishing it. I don't know how to explain it but this book did it for me. i found myself wanting the book to go on forever because I was enjoying myself so much. the characters and the relationships were also very special. and this brought me back to my twitter era when my thing was second chance romances lol

i was gonna say, i don't know why this made me so emotional but i literally just got my period lol. but still, a lot of things that were written felt like things i've been thinking about recently. i think simple synchronicities like this are beautiful, like the universe is reassuring me of what im feeling or thinking. both harry & wyn had qualities that reminded me of myself, the not feeling good enough, the people pleasing, the insecurities, wanting everything to just and okay all the time, etc etc. and that's what i love about these books, they're not only fun little rom coms, easy, fun entertaining reads, but they also always have some depth, and i'm always able to relate to them in one way or another.

i guess everything is a little more meaningful after what happened. i see marts in everything that i read, watch or listen to. i'm always thinking of her. and now i know that she's most probably the one sending me these new pieces of media to enjoy from wherever she is. but also, the way this book touched on grief, loss, love and friendships, how could I not think of her? human connection is a very beautiful thing.

this is gonna get deep guys, just bare with me lol. i'm glad I was somehow able to connect to her while reading this book. maybe that's what i've been searching for since it happened, a way to feel connected to her or to what i'm feeling. and i just haven't ENJOYED reading like I used to. I'm glad I picked this up, it brought out a lot of emotions.

okay, that's enough. haven't done one of these fun little journal entries in a while. good evening :,)

Seeing some of the reviews before reading this, I was like “how bad could this be?”

I get it now.

feyre and rhys WERE horrible in this