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It wasn't necessarily scary but the eerie vibes were there. The art carried; as it should. Beautifully drawn and good use of spacing on the pages! Wish the stories were scarier tho TT
After seeing some sick panels of the ghouls on the internet, I decided to give Tokyo Ghoul a shot, especially since I'm going in blind. I haven't watched the anime either (which I know sucks).
Soooo I can't wait to get into the series
(It's also my first proper manga reading commitment)
I enjoyed this book a lot- it did not feel rushed or rly slow and had a very consistent pace. I loved how obvious Lydia's death was and yet I still sadly teared up when we finally got to find out what happened. Seeing every family member's mental and physical struggles and how their family was breaking apart was truly disheartening to read, especially having related to some of the issues the family faced :/
It rly teaches you how to not raise your kids lmao but yeah anyway good book- will 100% read Celeste Ng's other works
I finished Destroy Me! Certainly gave a little bit better of a perspective on Warner. BUT him saying how he is in love with her and how she doesn't know it yet or whatever else- THAT my friends is a parasocial relationship. Despite them knowing each other irl, they have barely interacted. He DOESNT know her at all, when claiming otherwise. Lowkey a delulu :/// sorry. 2.5/5 stars for me
Finished! Ok I agree that it's the best book out of the 3. My rating is 3.75 out of 5. This was the most dynamic book and I enjoyed the plot and the romance. But the pacing of the book felt a bit weird and lowkey rushed at the end. I rly enjoyed Aaron's and J's romance :) I finally get the hype. I lowkey thought that at the end Aaron is injured again or dying but no bro is chilling. I liked that Juliette was finally thinking more rationally and less ‘crazy' like in the earlier books. The dramatic metaphors and similes finally got to me tho. 3 books in and I started rly noticing and getting annoyed at it. Adam is a dick also- genuinely a messed up person too, guess the genes do pass:uhhh: . Tho I did enjoy the plot enough to want to continue the series cause I just wanna see what the author could brew up. Ending rly sucked tho, we didn't even get to see what went on with the rest of the characters. Like it felt Juliette rly didn't need anyone except herself to beat Anderson. Also the blonde guy????? He appeared and died within the same chapter like what
I think this book was better than the first and if it wasn't for my thesis, I would have finished it in 2 days max. It is still a 3* since I started noticing a lot of little icks in the writing or the characters, especially Juliette
Guys. I can't stand Juliette and her pov :/// like seriously I'm tired of being in her head get me out.
I do love Kenji and I'm lowkey reading the next books just for him <3. All you Aaron Warner simps?
This book is such a mess. I got it hoping for another great read from Mark Haddon since I enjoyed his ‘The curious incident' , but got absolutely nothing.
I couldn't enjoy or get with any of the characters, everyone seemed bland and the jumping from one's character mind to another was rly difficult. Also both thoughts and speech was italicised, so it was confusing when someone was talking or thinking.
I tried reading it but could not even finish a quarter of the book :/
I would like to preface that I always write spoiler-free reviews but not this time babyyy I genuinely will miss these characters so so much. The amount of personality in Iris especially (even when she isn't a heroine but a mere writer) I really felt for her. Roman was great too don't get me wrong, but something about Iris man. Also I expected someone to die from the war but I still sobbed when it was inevitably Forest and Sarah :cc God. I'd also like to mention how I LOVED the entire cast??? That is so rare for me but I was rooting for every single one of them to make it. Even Iris's boss Helena- what a bad bitch. And Tobias. And Attie. Just everyone. I just wish I had more to read about all of them post-war but that's just me feeling a little attached
It was a very fast read, but it didn't blow my socks off. Also didn't get Natalie's???? Actions??? At the end?????????
I finished Shatter Me! The book flew by, rly fast pacing and very easy writing style. It's very YA, almost high school like but I enjoyed it regardless. I will give it 3.5 because I believe the other books will just get better (hopefully)
This book was a rather light-hearted romance novel. It didn't rly tug at my heart strings and didn't leave me gasping or my heart racing by the end.
Having read this book that was set in Spain as I was visiting Spain was really refreshing and noticing Spanish key words, terms and language in general in some parts of the book was really nice and left you feeling ‘oh I tried this! Oh I know these!'.
I do feel like the ending was rushed and some things that the main character did that left me questioning her choices but overall it was fine summer read.
Low-key some moments were relatable in an unironic manner, but fuck him and good for her
Ok I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I initially expected. The story felt. Warm. Cozy. And Refreshing? Breezy? Regardless, it's a 3.5 for me. I wish I read more on the romance between the mc and Waku :c. But what replaced the romance there was instead replaced with the complicated yet heartfelt love story between her uncle and aunt.
Was a snooze fest personally :/
Since it's less than 150 pages, I finished it despite not liking it and honestly I dont think it's on the author of the story itself? I presume that it's the genre of a ‘fairy tale retelling' that I did not really enjoy.
Perhaps will re-read it in another time
considering how most of my friends and generally people online were bawling over the book, I expected a heartbreaking ending. Like heart wrenching. And it was a complete opposite instead. Felt underwhelming.
Now I wanna admit that Emily Henry's writing hits and never misses and this book was not an exception. Harriet was relatable to many people navigating in their 20s (me included) I really felt for her ESPECIALLY when she decided to go back and opened up to her parents etc.
But for me personally it was a 3.5/5 because I don't think I got attached to any of the characters + I'm still bugged about how the couple broke up in the first place and how it could have been solved with proper communication. (And I know relationships are not that easy and there is always more to it so take this with a grain of salt)
I did enjoy the book overall tho and low-key was envious of the friend groups relationship and dynamic; pure and real
For someone who doesn't read fantasy at all, I was hooked the entire time and cannot wait for the 2nd book. I think I might pre-order it too lmao. My favourite part were the dragons and the dynamic they had with both each other and their riders. Love Tairn. Love Andarna. Love Liam. Cried too. And that says something
Never in a million years would I assume that a hot guy who is clearly into me saying ‘can I take you out?' meant it as fighting me mob-style :/// girl.
Technically a 1* but I rly adored the main characters and the tropes included in this book especially representation wise. So I wish I could give it a high rating but when I tell you that I was dragging myself to finish the book? I was REALLYYY dragging myself. I just did not like the writing and the amount of names, places and terms the author kept pushing out on me like
The fastest I've ever read a book which was decently sized. I think that says enough lmao. I still don't get why Cecelia was the way she was tho- the author gave one sentence to explain but it wasn't good enough imo :/
The amount of footnotes that had nothing spicy/important/of substance is unbelievably high :/ don't do that again
Honestly for a first memoir I've had read, this was a great read. It was neither too long or short, had consistent pacing and the story-telling was straightforward. Might be boring for some, but I just kept in mind that this was not a fantasy novel.
It was rly interesting to read about Jennette's life growing up and her struggles with eating disorders and ofc, her mother, as someone who has been a Nickelodeon kid back in the day. Seeing her throw references to specific episodes, actors and sets was really fun to read and even shocking at times. The tea was not spilled fully but enough to keep me entertained.
I have it a 5* but I wouldn't call it one of my favourite books. But for an autobiography?? I think it was worth a read