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The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington
3.75
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
this was good though!! i really liked the friend group
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron
2.75
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
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
3.5
i thought this was pretty alright. not a new favorite, but it worked for background listening while drawing. it was definitely sweet but i would have liked a little more scifi (though i do believe the mc is an alien).
Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk
3.0
started out cool, ended up really boring.
there is a pov change halfway through this book, and i simply did not like it. previously it was from the vampire’s pov (awesome), then switched to this random modern lady who eventually meets the vampire. meh
there is a pov change halfway through this book, and i simply did not like it. previously it was from the vampire’s pov (awesome), then switched to this random modern lady who eventually meets the vampire. meh
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron
4.5
yet another banger pirate book
i loved this!! Jacquotte was an awesome mc, i think the plot was well-paced, and yeah the ending is a little idealistic and utopian but i love whimsy and joy
i loved this!! Jacquotte was an awesome mc, i think the plot was well-paced, and yeah the ending is a little idealistic and utopian but i love whimsy and joy
The Last Delivery by Evan Dahm
3.5
genuinely what on earth did i just read
i picked this up at my library recently cause it seemed intriguing and i’d never heard of it. one of the most surreal pieces of art ive ever seen. my god kinda a masterpiece but really depressing at the same time
i picked this up at my library recently cause it seemed intriguing and i’d never heard of it. one of the most surreal pieces of art ive ever seen. my god kinda a masterpiece but really depressing at the same time
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
life is too short to push myself through books im not liking, and i think that me and cozy fantasy just do not mix. we’re like water and oil.
ive realized while attempting to read some cozy fantasy this year, that cozy fantasy is exactly what i dislike when i watch a tv series: filler that takes up time until the main plot (not to say filler is bad! audiences need time to vibe with characters! im just much more a main-plot, get-on-with-the-adventure kind of guy).
this is to say, me and cozy fantasy: a bit of a failed venture.
ive realized while attempting to read some cozy fantasy this year, that cozy fantasy is exactly what i dislike when i watch a tv series: filler that takes up time until the main plot (not to say filler is bad! audiences need time to vibe with characters! im just much more a main-plot, get-on-with-the-adventure kind of guy).
this is to say, me and cozy fantasy: a bit of a failed venture.
How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
i think this book does have important things to say, but its tbh quite overwritten and im really not in the headspace for that currently. + too much millenial cringe and out of the three or so chapters i have read, only one has been about a book. for a book called “how to read now”, that’s not a great ratio.
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
im just not girl or boss enough for this girlboss-personified protagonist. might try this again later, probably won’t.