Christina
Rainbow Rowell once again successfully put my emotions in a blender and made a gross, goopy, tear filled smoothie out of them. My husband watched me reading this book and I'm certain he was concerned. The few hours it took me to read this were the most emotional I've had in a long time. IT WAS PERFECT.
I'm thoroughly confused by my feelings for this book. It consistently annoyed the crap out of me and yet somehow I still... liked it? The writing style bothered me, just in general, and I felt like there was a lack of information where it was needed and yet a whole lot of unnecessary information pertaining to things I didn't care about. I did not love the frequent changes in POV, or the annoying villains. See what I mean? I just listed a whole bunch of stuff that made me constantly annoyed, and yet... I still liked the book. It was a cool world. I wanted to know what happened. I am just sitting here shaking my head and trying to figure out what's going on because I'm considering reading the sequel. What??
Beauty, desire, sensuality, romance, obsession, nostalgia. My heart is heavy but also I feel so complete.
That was f*cked up but I couldn't stop reading. I'm a sucker for books that are really character driven, and this didn't disappoint.
2019 reread: Had to come back to my number one fictional couple. My darling Laurent is so cold, and calculating. I'd almost forgotten how this series starts. Messy, brutal, and with Damen and Laurent completely repulsed by on another. I love.
I liked this much better than the first book. Lillian was more refreshing as a leading lady, her spunk made her interesting.
I'd have given this book an extra star if I could actually stand Annabelle for most of the book. I found her extremely annoying and pretty much wanted to smack her most of the time but I liked Simon a lot and some of the other characters were ok.
Yeah I just read a book with a shirtless dude on the cover. I have no explanation other than it's where I'm at right now. 🤷🏽♀️
These books were recommended to me by someone who knew how much I love the Captive Prince. I can't say I loved these but I definitely always love a character like Andrew.
finished this in 7 hours. I think that speaks to how much I loved this book. I was a little nervous I'd hate the format of this book but it turns out that I actually love it. What a flippin' creative idea. Also, I enjoy that the swear words are censored out so it allows me to be creative and add my own in where I see a blank space.
Loved this book! My only complaint was that it ended too soon. I need more of this world! Can't wait to read the sequel. At this point, I think it's safe to say I'll read anything Victoria Schwab writes.
I'm on a roll with these romance novels. This one was better than the last, definitely had an interesting twist and I like the time travel aspect of it a lot. It's not all just sex and zero plot or character development.
Yeah I read this monster boyfriend smut book because it was recommended and yeah I went in very skeptical but you know what? It was pretty sweet. And a bit freaky.
“Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. In addition to anger, I am also hopeful, because I believe deeply in the ability of human beings to remake themselves for the better.”
I really enjoyed this essay. Ready to read more from this author.
Sometimes, a book comes along that ends up making me cry when it's over. I cry because I'm sad there's no more of the story to read, or sometimes because I loved the characters. Sometimes I'm just crying because I'm happy that the book found its way into my hands. This was one of those books.
No Mourners
No funerals
I am so glad that I picked this book up. The characters, the magic, the world(s)...all so amazing. I can't wait to read the next two books.
This. Book. Was. Amazing. I couldn't put it down. I want to be a librarian/spy/badass wielder of The Language with a crazy cool tattoo. How do I apply? Where do I send my resume and do they take respiratory therapists, or do you need a master's degree? I'm babbling. But seriously this book was so good.
