coolcatalycat's reviews
418 reviews

i read this on the train to and back and it will always remind me of this little trip i went on. what a lovely book! it was such a great, easy read. not life changing but definitely fun and perfect for someone who loves music and the 70s.

really enjoyed the coming-of-age aspect in this and the found family - super super adorable

i don’t even know what to say. i really really loved this. so heartbreaking yet so well written and was so easy to get pulled into

amazing. wonderful. phenomenal. magnificent.

first of all, i love that this took place in my city, I think its the first book I read that is set in Montreal and it was super fun. this book was so good, I was never bored

the plot was so well done, i love that this was set in the 19th century (+ the fact that there were sapphics

4.5

what a lovely story. i originally added this to my tbr because after finishing tshoeh, i was craving another book just like it & heard this was pretty similar. it literally was very similar but i’d say more in terms of writing and the lifestyle of the characters. i felt like i was reading a tjr novel. there was even a character named celia and she mentioned a lady named evelyn at one point in the story. tshoeh is very dear to me so nothing that is similar could ever replace it but this was nice and almost made me feel like i was reading it again or reading a story set in the same universe of evelyn and celia :’)

i would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a similar book to the seven husbands (although it does still stand out as it’s own story)

lol i just keep thinking about how angela asked one question and received a 500 page novel instead of one small paragraph

wtf kids are evil. this proves why we shouldn't allow them to have technology

i love a good twisted story, the ones that gets me are ones like these, where technology screws us over (like black mirror)

need more like this !!

3.5

i guess the universe really thought i needed help because i haven’t read a self help book in over 2 years and decided to pick this up randomly. it has some really sweet quotes and ideas in it but nothing really mind blowing. i have an extra .5 for the beautiful illustrations cause they made me so happy.

overall, i enjoyed reading this when i felt like it, i struggle with striving for perfection a lot so this was really reassuring for me

3.5

The haunting of hill house is one of my favourite shows. it is so well thought out and literally blew my mind. Which is why i decided to read the book. Tbh, im a little disappointed, i feel like i would rate this lower if it weren’t for how much i love the series. Without the show (i can’t believe i’m saying this), this book wouldn’t be special. I feel like the book needs the show to make it better but not vice versa.

Anyways, im not horribly disappointed, this could’ve been so much worse. It was just a little underwhelming.

oooooooo the SUSPENSE!

honestly, i was close to dnf-ing this at times because it was soooo slow paced but i stuck around for the ending and i'm glad I did.

i had so many theories in my head about who could've possibly done the killings and so I wasn't totally shocked about Diondra and Patty but the rest? I would've never guessed. And I like that because it still gave the book some shock and mystery.

What are the chances though, 2 killers in one night?

Some key points I liked:
- full circle moment when Libby is hiding in the woods, running away from her killer
- how Libby wanted to die for most of the book until she was actually gonna die and was like "sike nvm"

giving us a glimpse of the lives of 3 women over the course of one night is a good concept but the execution was a little boring :/ i needed more

3.5

my brother wanted me to read this so badly. it was actually enjoyable, although i picked it up at the worst possible time, the day before my bestfriend passed away. so i didn't read for this whole month and only decided to continue it yesterday and I got through it pretty quickly. its fucking weird though how this is the book I picked up and its literally about the main character's childhood bestfriend dying.

there was nothing necessarily wrong with this book, it was pretty fast paced, with some slow moments but it was just a little underwhelming for me. maybe because my brother kept telling me I would be shocked by the ending. but it honestly didn't surprise me. its just about a stalker, right?

i don't know but I like that this story focuses a lot on how one moment, action or decision can change your life forever. its something i've been thinking a lot about recently.

Anyways, this was probably the worst month of my life and i'm sad i didn't push myself to read much this month because it is extremely therapeutic. but i'm look forward to picking it up again, i feel my escapism coming back out.