goatsrsexy's reviews
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This was a really beautiful and sad and frustrating story about an AI/Robot who is owned by and also in a relationship with a shitty man. Seeing Annie slowly develop her sense of self and need for agency throughout the book felt super realistic.

Obviously this book is an analogy in a way about abusive relationships and the way we can be tricked by our own minds or by other people into putting up with poor treatment and manipulation, often not even knowing its happening.

It also raised a lot of questions about the ethics of owning a sentient being. Not new questions by any means, but things that are definitely important to think about with how fast artificial intelligence is progressing.

I have been in a relationship sadly quite similar to the one between Annie and Paul, and I noticed so many of Annie's thoughts and feelings mirrored how I felt at the time.

I'd definitely recommend this book but also be wary if you have triggers relating to domestic abuse, especially emotional abuse.

Unfortunately I was just not a fan of the writing style and not interested in finishing.

I really liked the premise of this book and it was interesting but overall I feel like it just didn't quite hit the mark for me... I'd still recommend it if you're considering it, I just wish there'd been a bit more to it.

Inspired by true events, this book is set in rural France in the 1700s where a village is plagued by a mysterious beast that is targeting women and children.

The men in this village are generally awful and abusive, while those who don't participate in the abuse happily look the other way. A few teenage girls see the beast as an opportunity to stage their deaths and escape the village for a better life, but the beast is real and they also need to avoid actually falling victim to it.

This was a pretty good YA historical fiction with fantasy, horror, and feminist elements to it. 

The writing felt a bit modern for historical fiction which I see people complaining about in other reviews. It's a legitimate complaint but it didn't bother me that much. The book is YA and the language made it more readable. Also we have to remember that teenagers in 1700s France were just normal people like us and probably thought in a way similar to us. Yeah the book didn't have old timey prose, it also wasn't in French. Whatever.

I really enjoyed the idea of women using the idea of a monster to escape the real monster in their life which is the patriarchy and religious oppression. It worked well and there were a ton of memorable lines and quotes in the book (which I won't add here since I read an arc which is subject to some changes).

I'd definitely recommend picking this one up! It's a quick easy and inspiring read. Thanks to Penguin Teen Canada for the advanced copy!

This is the first audiobook I've ever finished but tbh I wouldn't have finished it if it wasn't an audiobook. I'm clearly a misandrist cus I just kept thinking this would be so much better if Patrick was a woman. Overall I just found the plot dull and the descriptive violence a bit much. 

Darkly is a really cool story!!  It has all the darkness, magic, mystery, and misunderstood teen outcasts I love in this kind of book.

The story is based around a woman named Louisiana Veda who once made super intricate and artistic horror themed board games (Darklies) who died, but decades later her company hosts an essay contest for an internship. There's all kinds of mystery and intrigue surrounding the woman, the games, and especially a game she made that went missing.

Arcadia (Dia), along with six other teenagers all with unusual names, wins the internship but quickly finds out it's not what she expects. The interns end up playing a scary version of one of the games, and starts uncovering all kinds of crazy secrets about Louisiana's life and her games.

I had a great time reading this book, I flew through it! Trying to figure out what was going on was so much fun and I didnt see the end coming at all. There was a good level of darkness mixed with light heartedness and the main characters were all very well written!

Thanks so much to Penguin Teen Canada for the advanced copy!

I've always wanted to read Dracula but I struggle with the prose in books from this time. Reading it in small email chunks was a great digestible way to get through it and I found myself disappointed on days I didn't get an email. 

I really liked this book! The characters were so sweet and interesting. I especially loved Mina and Renfield.

I really enjoyed this book, it was different than I expected but not in a bad way.

I just couldn't get into this

I really need to stop reading GR reviews BEFORE starting a book because I almost got talked out of reading this. Idk why I do that. But I am sooo glad I decided to give it a shot because this book was a huge win for me I just loved it.

I'm always a fan of unlikeable female characters and I love horror so it's really no surprise that I liked this book. I understand why a lot of people didn't. Maeve is a horrible person and also extremely full of herself in the most irritating way, but I love that about her! I'm not sure what it is that draws me to these types of characters but I always love them.

Coincidentally, I'm listening to American Psycho right now which obviously was partial inspiration for this book (so far I like Maeve a lot more than Bateman but that's no surprise since I love women). I also liked the mentions of the underground man, another deeply disliked character who I like. I swear I'm not like these characters hahaha I guess I just like how free they are with their thoughts and actions, how they don't care at all about what others think of them. I also relate a lot to the misanthropy I guess, while I personally love people, I have my moments where I feel the opposite and it's soothing to see that in books.

Anyways, this book is VERY dark, gory, violent, and uncomfortable..Most people won't like it. But if you generally share my taste in books and you like extreme horror and unlikeable characters I would give this a go and don't let the 1 star reviews scare you away!
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