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Blue Lock, Vol. 19 by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura

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5.0

this new era is everything i never thought i'd ever want. ✨
Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco

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1.0

i'm sorry but by the start of the second book i knew this trilogy was a plane crash waiting to happen.

The first book: Amazing.
The atmosphere of mystery and paranormal activity within old Italy is just *chef's kiss*. There was an actual progression to the romance both coherent to the plot and the characters. Both Wrath and Emilia had distinct voices and personalities. And I loved watching them interact and banter.


The second book: Puzzling.
I thought we would be entering a new era for our characters and new stakes that are both higher and give them more purpose. We got that, yes. But boiiii was I disappointed by Emilia's decrease in agency and Wrath's constant simping of Emilia. I mean... You're a powerful man with a role to fill in. And never once do I see him play the leader excpt for dramatic effect. His title is overused and only emphasises his 'danger' whenever Emilia and him has any 'spicy' scenes.


The third and final book: Plane fucking Crash.
There's NOTHING. This book is void of a plot and anything sensibly needing of a story. I don't want to pause on every little thing that bothered and angered me because if I did I would be here too long.
PS: I hated Emilia in this book.

The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid

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5.0

4th read
I actually couldn't wait to start rereading this book. I was already picturing some scenes and dialogues in August, but I had to wait till fall to actually start it. Anyways, nothing more to say other than: I COULD DIE FOR THIS TRILOGY.

3rd read
I'm officially making this an annual reread.

2nd read (in french)
24/12/2021 to 27/12/2021
J’ai tout simplement adoré!! C’était aussi bien qu'à la première lecture même PLUS à vrai dire. J’ai véritablement éprouvé des choses qui me surprennent, je n’aurai cru capable de telle empathie envers des personnages fictifs, de mots et d’encres. Hélas, je me suis retrouvé en train de m’émouvoir à 2 heure du matin à côté de mon frère et un ami lorsque je lisais la terrible scène entre la protagoniste et l’amoureux du protagoniste.
Bon j’arrête un peu d’éluder le résumé:
Alors, ce livre nous raconte l’histoire de Némésis, une Diabolic, c'est -à -dire une créature génétiquement modifiée afin qu’elle puisse être utilisée en tant qu’arme pour la grandiloque du Vif Cosmos. Ça à l'air compliqué dit comme ça mais c’est très simple.
Némésis égale esclave de la noblesse, en d'autres termes d’une famille spécifique de la noblesse. Et cette famille c’est celle des Empyrées, une prestigieuse lignée de sénateurs qui a des tendances religieuses envers l’Empire. Le père de Sidonia notamment, la fille sous laquelle sert Némésis en tant que garde du corps, provoquent le mécontentement de l'empereur en s’alliant à des idéologies blasphématoires, telle que celle de la science et non de la hélio-religion-je-sais-plus-trop-quoi.
Bon un jour le père de Sidonia est allé trop loin et par conséquent sa fille, Sidonia est convoquée au Chrésanthium. Celle-ci l’en est empêchée par ses parents, qui veulent la protéger coûte que coûte ainsi ils désignent Némésis comme remplaçante pour Sidonia et l’envoie à l’autre bout du Galaxie pour imiter la sénatrice von Empyrée. Bon après y’a v’là les obstacles et conflits dû au rumeurs liant à la famille Empyrée donc y’a pas grand monde qui l’apprécie, et genre Némésis elle même n’aime personne d’autre que Sidonia. À ses yeux seule Sidonia compte, seule elle peut être sa raison d’exister. Ainsi au long du tome on découvre en même temps que Némésis qu’elle est dotée de particularités humaines qu’elle ne savait pas être capable de ressentir, comme par exemple la peur, ou même le chagrin, et même… de l’amour.????? Et ouiiiiii, Némésis va tomber amoureuse mais je ne dirai pas de qui car c’est encore qu’une revue et que ce serait spoiler à mon avis.
Anyways, fini les plaisanteries.
Laissez-moi vous rendre fous avec mes pensées tumultueuses qui me suffoquent depuis que j’ai lu le dernier mot de la dernière page du premier livre de la trilogie écrite par S.J KINCAID. Faut tout d’abord acclamer l’écrivaine qui à fait un boulot hors-norme sur le développement du protagoniste. Jamais je ne me lasserai de cette histoire et du voyage qu’entreprend Némésis lors de ses cours 500 et quelques pages.
ARGHHHH, les enfants!!! Si je peux seulement montrer à quel point ce livre m’a bouleversé!!! Et rendu heureuse!!!! Arghhhhhhh

1st read
I was young and I can't remember anything other than LOVING this book.
If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

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5.0

I WAS NOT AWARE! I DIDN'T FUCKING KNOW!!!
WHYYYYYYYU
A Multitude of Dreams by Mara Rutherford

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2.0

DNF at 82%
I couldn't even push through to the end. The plot was nonsensical. The character dynamics weren't mature enough, nullifying their new found motivations, and that revelation was just plain stupid. If only Seraphina had had two working braincells... She could've avoided a hella lot of trouble, and I mean most of the characters think like children. There's no ounce of intelligence anywhere.

2 stars because ut had prette writing
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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3.0

It was... okay?
I don't get the hype, and I think I never will (with any of the booktok books).

Anyhow, here are the goods and the bads (entirely based on MY opinion):
the goods:
• the realistic depiction of post-grad academia
• the mentions of scientific procedures, etc...
• the problems dealt with in the book concerning academia and student life.

the bads:
• no attachment to characters (especially the two main leads). They were as stale as a month old loaf of bread.
• the romance fell flat for me. This book is supposed to be a romance, is it not??? Then why didn't I feel the angst? The tension??? The ROMANCE!? *sighs*
• the stupid catalyst. The book's plot is put into motion for a stupid reason, and you can't tell me otherwise.
Angelfall by Susan Ee

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5.0

2023:

If you like stories set in a post-apocalyptic world where angels have descended to not save humanity but destroy it then you'll love this book.

The book essentially follows Penryn as she struggles to survive in this horror film come to reality with a mother that speaks to devils in her sleep and a wheelchair-bound sister.

One night, her sister gets ripped out of her hands and she's left with nothing but a wingless angel halfway to death and decides to use him to get back to her sister.
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

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1.0

What in the Wattpad- grade-level-dialogue- unrefined-manuscript was that? I had high hopes for this, and after only a couple of pages, I knew... And yet I kept on reading (well skimming), and it only got worse. The revelation was so dumb and predictable. The main character is such a wimpering baby, and the love interest is all but enabling her to be just that.