hannahreadss_'s reviews
191 reviews

i'm incredibly late to the trend as always, but even six years on since the initial release, the overarching message in THUG is still prevalent in today's society.

an incredible display of social commentary and political criticism.

too many h*rry p*tter references 

holy fuck i am emotional. only becky chambers could make me care so damn much about ai. well, the wayfarers series and i,robot (still need to read that book).

5 heartfelt and wonderfully deserved stars.

did i miss the og crew? yeah, but honestly i loved these guys equally as much.

more (un)intelligible words to come soon when i'm not a sappy piece of shit

this was like reading a dream. the most detailed, intuitive, magical dream.

my first audiobook ever and i think i picked a pretty great one at that. leone narrates this herself and i think she does such an excellent job.

leone ross was one of my lecturers at university (forever grateful & totally my claim to fame), and i was somewhat obsessed with her; how her mind worked, how she viewed things, how she forged creative spaces that really enabled me to procure pieces of writing, the way she taught the classes. so, it's no surprise that this one sky day is an absolute feat steeped with magical realism and a distinct voice.

bolstered with unending imagination and full, vivid descriptions, this one sky day explores the the fictional archipelago of popisho and those who live there, each with their own special powers, or 'cors'.

i think i might have to get my hands on a physical copy and re-read it because my distractive brain isn't ideal for the audio form though and i am sure i have missed moments and plot points.

hank green clearly had some strong personal opinions he wanted to share and used april may as his mouth piece.

sapphic romances 🤝 getting me out of reading slumps

incredibly emotional but there wasn't enough sustenance. i wasn't fully convinced the little conflict would have lasted for so long considering how deeply the two mc's felt about each other. it didn't feel that complicated, instead it was borderline drawn out.

i think the flashbacks were a great addition, they helped to flesh things out while also adding a somber tone that pulled at your heartstrings. it was also written well and as i mentioned before, emotional. hughes does a good job of accurately portraying complex human emotions.

it's not love if you don't sacrifice your life for them.

incredibly heartfelt, relatable and humane, we are okay is a story of grief and an achingly beautiful one at that.

we are okay had a melancholic tone, was very character-driven and showcased an intense exploration of loss, and i absolutely loved it all. it felt so real; marin's feelings were unfairly understandable and the sense of loneliness was perfectly articulated.

just what i needed after a heavily political sci-fi novel.

this was a super short, super cute graphic novel that handled anxiety beautifully. the art style was simple but accessible and i would very much like to have my own vegetable friends now. carrot and garlic's friendship was ugh. adorable.

who needs birth control when books like this exist <3

i am utterly convinced hawkins has never interacted with a scottish person in her life.

everyone was a weird blend of scottish and posh english and those are two very different things. definitely on the younger end of ya, but it was alright. might've enjoyed it more if i'd had this when i was like thirteen.