Ceraphina

Would recommend for the younger adults in your life but still felt dated to an extent that I didn't end up enjoying it.

This memoir dragged on too much for me. Found it hard to enjoy. Lots of repetition as well.

A very moving and respectful account regarding Holocaust. Heartbreaking.

I'm a Beastars fan through and through.

A little too sparse for me but I loved the story that this book was written about.

this one's for the mentally ill and deranged girly fans

LOVE the themes explored in this but by making it weird.

I couldn't get into this. Stories about obvious neglectful parents drive me up a wall.

This was absolutely breathtaking.

This had me for the first half. But I find literary dramas revolving around an “investigation/court cases/court rooms” tough on my enjoyment. It gets too close to real life in how evil and cruelty, hidden motives, nearly always outweighs the truth and results in little and laughable justice. But I'm a government hater through and through. Romance in this felt a tad awkward for me as well.

Most of these short stories unfortunately left my mind as soon as I read them.

if bullet train is non stop action, rooksgrave is non stop SMUT

seriously, so. much. sex.

I really love that the author just went for it. Perfect for monster smut lovers.

Disappointingly not a new favorite as I loved the absolute hell out of “Ghost Wall.”

Moss's writing helps supplement this otherwise dry and disjointed novel, but I think if you're a Moss fan through and through you won't hate putting this novel of hers under your reading belt.

Wanted to love this one but unfortunately it did not turn out for me. For my horror books I do tend to find the suspense or scary parts only worthwhile if the character development is there. If this book was zero horror (which, for my tastes it's nearly there), but great characters (no, not likable - but human and have depth) - then I can still finding myself loving a novel like this. I enjoy both outright gore and more quiet horror aspects but this book missed the mark in both regards. Would be interested in reading more from this author in the future as I feel their writing is nearly there for me.

I'm always on the lookout for my next eco-weird / dystopian novel but the writing tone of this one didn't work out for me. It is a brilliant concept with great conversations so although this didn't hit the mark for me I still think if those genres are your thing this is worth a try!

..... Huh

the gist of the story is the ghost just wanted cum

I think there's a quantifiable struggle amongst readers to pinpoint / express what makes us love a certain novel.

I'm finding that struggle here. Slewfoot completely transported me to a different time, different world, and every character was filled with emotional range and complexity. A joy of a gothic novel.

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I think there's a quantifiable struggle amongst readers to pinpoint / express what makes us love a certain novel.

I'm finding that struggle here. Slewfoot completely transported me to a different time, different world, and every character was filled with emotional range and complexity. A joy of a gothic novel.

As I reflect on this book it's like my head is empty - while reading this, that wasn't the case - and there is an audience out there to enjoy a retelling like this one, but there wasn't enough sustenance for me to sink my teeth into.

Fun and silly little romp of a read.

If you look at the page count of this book you know it's short, can be classified as a novella in length - but then you get into it and you realize that there's next to nothing written on the pages for the majority of this. Rather disappointing as I'd love to have seen this exploration for memory/life fattened up to be a jucier read. Because such little was touched upon, I can't recommend it.

Coates is an excellent atmospheric writer and as I have loved a different novel of hers, I will continue picking up her works - but the story/plot progression for this novella didn't hit the mark for me.

Sweet, and very cute. Maybe almost too syrupy for me but I enjoyed myself reading this one.

This is my second Maggie Nelson - literally picked it up after reading the Argonauts - and while I didn't get along with Argonauts I became utterly transfixed to this one. Page 2 and I couldn't look away. This book seethes with pain. Proceed in caution with this one.

Y'all have genuinely been excited over this?

I'll still give Maggie Nelson a go as there were some sections of intrigue for me but fully, this was a miss.

eep, no thanks.