shane_the_reading_rat's reviews
1004 reviews

im a little insufferable rn due to getting into greek mythology thanks to Epic: The Musical (i think everyone in my irl life is getting a little tired of me singing There Are Other Ways). but anyway this was great :)))
the writing style was amazing, for me its the perfect blend of poetic but not frustrating. also the way transness was discussed in this was CHEFS KISS!!! sometimes i’ll get frustrated with transness in historical fiction (even being a trans man myself), cause it can feel very modern, but to me the discussions of gender felt very realistic for the time and setting. im definitely going to read more Greek mythology retellings soon

this was cute and fine, i mainly just felt bored by it. wanted to learn more about Ladino and bees!!! didn’t really care for Maple or Tali or their romance!!!

this is such a cool concept, but honestly bees & wasps are my worst non-existential fear and i can already tell i will not be able to handle this one

knew this would be a banger when the epigraphs were two quotes from The Mountain Goats

im not sure if i even have the words for this but i loved it a lot. incredibly freaky my god

this book kinda sorta fucking killed me. i meant to only read a few pages before going to sleep and now i am up in the middle of the night reviewing this
this book is a little cheesy but honestly im a sucker for an optimistic ending despite bad circumstances. 👍👍👍good book, loved it, great library find

man i picked this up on a whim at my library upon seeing it and this was such a banger. ive been interested in skateboarding for a long time but haven’t gotten to try it (ngl i twist/sprain my ankles extremely easily, so it might not be a great sport for me), so this was a super cool book to get to read :)

lovely ya fantasy !! half a star off cause there was a bit of flirting while there were really much higher stakes happening and i always find that annoying, but overall this was wonderful :D

this definitely would have hit better for me if i were more of a horror movie enjoyer :/
this was good though!! i really liked the friend group

the entire plot would never have happened if Regina and Sanaa had just adopted a child instead, and that thought is going to haunt me every time i think of this book