goatsrsexy's reviews
581 reviews

Honestly was just super boring and cringe

I'm surprised how long it took me to read this, considering how much I enjoyed his first novel. It was definitely unsettling

This book had no business being this long lol. Not my thing, I read this for a friend so I skipped all the porn which there was a lot of it, so skipping it made it a faster read. If you replaced the sex with proper world building there was some potential there

"Freedom means being goofy, silly, and having fun on social media. Freedom means taking a break from Instagram without people calling 911. Freedom means being able to make mistakes, and learning from them. Freedom means I don't have to perform for anyone onstage or offstage. Freedom means that I get to be as beautifully imperfect as everyone else. And freedom means the ability, and the right, to search for joy, in my own way, on my own terms."

As a young millennial, Britney was a huge part of my childhood and my life. I've always been on her side. This book was written in a simple and frank way that felt really genuine. I'm so glad Britney is getting the chance to speak her mind, and I wish nothing but happiness and joy for her.

I've read all of Ava Reids books, liked them all, but A Study in Drowning was my favourite by far. It was such a beautifully written dark fairytale. As a young girl I was obsessed with books about fairy kings and changelings and all those kinds of things. I loved Effy and related to her so much. 

As in all of Ava's books, there is a good amount of violence towards women and monstrous men, but ultimately this story is about female empowerment and overcoming obstacles and  the way it ended, for me, was perfect.

I loved the setting of this book, with a dilapidated house sinking into the sea. I loved how the ocean was described, as dark and eternal and dangerous. I loved the excerpts at the beginning of each chapter, and the love for literature most of the characters have.

The one thing I do find strange is I don't see how this was any less adult than The Wolf and The Woodsman. It didn't really seem YA to me at all. But that didn't affect my enjoyment of it obviously.

This was definitely one of my top reads of the year 

This book felt like a nightmare, where things kept changing and nothing made sense and it was all just terrible. I do mean that in the best way possible. I really enjoyed this book despite the absolute dread I felt while reading it.

Every time I thought I understood what was happening I turned out to be wrong, all the way to the very end. I'm still not sure I really understood what I just read.

The modern problem is an interesting way to describe a real phenomenon we have in our own world, one that I think almost everyone can relate to, to a certain degree. Maybe it's just my mental illness talking but I can see myself so clearly in a woman screaming in the street, desperately wanting to be seen... To a child who doesn't understand how their favourite person can just stop existing.... To a family who just wants everything to be okay.... And to so many people desperately searching for any kind of meaning to hold on to. Yes, surreal and confusing as it was, this book also felt incredibly poignant and relatable.

I definitely don't think this book will be for everyone, but for those like me who love strange and confusing books, you will love this.

Like all short story collections, there were some I loved, some I liked, and some that were just okay. But to be honest, there wasn't a single story I disliked here. I've never read this author before but I'm so glad I got a chance to. There was a great mix of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and fable type stories. What I really liked and don't see much is that these stories were ACTUALLY short. My favourites were hard to pick but I'll have to go with Music For The Underworld, The Wretched and The Beautiful, and Small Monsters.

This was definitely the most consistently great collection of stories I've read. I'd highly recommend it.

Arc provided by Netgalley 

Another fantastically disorienting book to read this season. It was dreamy and spooky and sad. A very interesting take on a haunted house

I wasn't sure about this one, idk how it even got onto my radar, but I loved it so so much

I loved this novella, or whatever it would be classified as lol it was very short. I do wish it was longer because the world building was so fascinating and the characters were too.

The story moved really quickly, sometimes period books can be a bit of a drag for me but this one I finished in only a few hours. It was about a midwife in a fictional version of 16th century London where a lot of strange, not quite human babies are being born. The midwife is a little bit strange herself and feels a connection to the babies. I really wish we got more at the end, like I said this book actually would've benefitted from being longer but overall it was a great read for this time of year and I'd definitely recommend it if you're looking for something dark and fast paced.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy.