Ceraphina

absolute smut

She didn't end up with who I was rooting for. Such a shame she picked the literal loser.

Seriously such a great book. I loved the wittiness, the mystery, our main characters. All of it. I found no flaws.

Messy and relatable. I love how our main character is portrayed with a healthy amount of doubts on her actions and her questioning even her own motives during unsavory situations. The authors writing capabilities propped this kind of a story well and I found myself loving it.

I really appreciate an author whose willing to “go there” and instead of glossing over tough conversations or tough scenarios they get themselves in it. A gem for the messy girl antic novels.

Epitome of a fake bad ass MC

Lesbian western involving books as a plot piece. Some parts I still think of but otherwise this was a flop.

Later!

End of my journey with this series. Can't say it was enjoyable on my end.

Gorgeous artwork kept me reading even though the story premise so far is lackluster. Willing to give a few volumes a go but have a strong feeling this won't get any better.

Fantastic on Audio.

this was badass - absolutely adored this, so happy I took a chance and purchased a physical copy from the limited print run

reread: Feeling the same way I did the first time reading this. This one drags on and on and on. Kind of gets me feeling into reading slump with this series.

this is just nonsense

This had great potential for me but unfortunately it fell flat by the writing style.

This is a delicious amount of fucked up.

Propulsive and terrifying, I couldn't put it down once I started.

Stephen Graham Jones is a feat of an author. There's so many elements to this novel that still pops up in my mind randomly and for me that's a sign of a great book. However, his writing style outright gives me a headache. I can't pinpoint my finger on it exactly unfortunately and there's plenty of smarter people than myself that can push through the nuance and fully immerse themselves in it but I found it taxing. I will continue reading his work but this and now his novel ‘My Heart is a Chainsaw' and that being a similar experience I will just take my time to pick up the others.

Fun, sweet, and a heck of a time.

this sly little novel stuck it's teeth in me during my time reading it. it's marvelous

Everyone loves this. But I just did not fall into that camp unfortunately. I liked it well enough that I'd easily grab another Hendrix book but I do not like reading about parents or authority (like cops, or teachers) gaslighting and/or straight up ignoring the problems of their own kids or within their communities. I know it to be true experiences when kids can't rely on their parents or adults in their lives for help but it's too blech for me to read about.

I do hope to read more from Hendrix in the future and hopefully find a novel that I enjoy more from him :)

There's a lot to love in this novel for me. I enjoyed the writing style and the time period it was set in, with great atmosphere. The story itself is slow moving. It's one of those books that I couldn't tell you truly what the point of it is but something really clicked in me with this.

LaCour's writing is so easy for me to love, even if the overall story isn't my favorite. This was quietly sweet.

3.5 to 4ish. Spensa in the beginning was downright insufferable and while I understand that was part of her character it forced an unenjoyable reading experience. Spensa does grow up a bit and open more towards the last 100 pgs or so and becoming down to earth. I'm interested in the sequel and I hope for more character development from Spensa.

I watch my compost now with suspicion haha.

A joy to read more about Cardan. Loved the artwork in this.

I recognize Backman's writing talents so easily but I have a personal grievance against characters all clearly being stereotypical with no nuance. Bad guy was bad guy, selfish woman was the selfish woman, smart ass was the smart ass, on and on. I personally enjoy getting to know characters and figuring out what motivates them and what bothers them, etc. in their own time but in this book it was black and white only which was a shame to me.