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I love this book. It was fun and at times very moving. I was surprised by how much I loved Peter. The lead character, Lara, is terrific and easy to relate to! I enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it.

This was an incredibly intense book, which I have a lot of thoughts for. Before I do my usual review let me say that this book is full of a lot of potential triggers. So if you are concerned about that, at the bottom of the review I will put 's and a trigger warning label. They are spoilery, but that way you can be warned.NonSpoiler review:As I said above, this is an incredibly intense book. I actually had trouble even going through some of the parts. In a few places the level of emotional moments was so much I actually stopped being able to really experience it (yes, this book gave me emotion fatigue). That being said, it is a very psychologically accurate look at some intense subjects. It is an incredible story of survival and romance. The characters are well done and real. It had an amazing ending. Is it worth the read? Maybe. If you have a strong stomach. My only other real problem with it is that it felt really long. I'm not even entirely sure why, but it's never a good thing when a book feels like. Not that it is long, it just feels endless.Overall, very interesting psychologically, and pretty traumatizing for the reader. ****TRIGGER WARNINGS*****
Triggers: Molestation, abuse, suicide, abductions.
All of it is pretty detailed and intense. Be warned.

Honestly one of the best in the series so far!

Had a beautiful morning finishing this book with a steamy cup of tea (the only way to read it, of course). This book is a classic for a reason so reviewing it seems trite. Instead I will just say, if you haven't experienced Virginia Woolf, you must. I love how it dips in and out of various lives, how they connect–and disconnect. I love the style. I could go on rapturously and talk about all the ideas and thoughts this book inspired, but instead I will say: read it. I am glad I did.

This is one of my favorite books of all time. Even rereading it I was just as engaged and excited. I am obsessed with Roman history and bromance. This book has both. This book is the best of both. The brotherly dynamic between Marcus and Esca is one of my favorite things in any book I've ever read. The Roman history is spot on without being bleak, which is hard to find in this genre. Rosemary Sutcliff is the queen of historic fiction.
And if you love this book you should immediately read the Silver Branch, it dovetails nicely with this book and makes many references back to it.

An amazing mystery that blends a fantastic historic story with the concepts of psychoanalysis. Very unique. The main characters have a slightly Sherlock-Watson-esque dynamic of codependence which is fun on every level.

This book was even better than I hoped! It seems a daunting read at first glance, but with the wit and quick pace, and the gorgeous lyrical prose, it goes by quickly. I adored the characters and the atmosphere!

No Spoiler Review:
Absolutely amazing second coming of this series. All the best characters from the first book come back and get developed in fascinating ways. Noah's psychology is delved into. The mystery deepens. It is impossible to predict what's happening. It's often impossible to know what is currently happening in the scene, but in the best most intriguing ways possible. And this book gives us some of the scenes through Noah's perspective (through a clever means) which just adds fantastic layers. I loved it. It was just as captivating as the first and did not disappoint.



****Spoiler review. Warning. Continue at own risk*******

What did I just read?
I mean that in a good way. It is fantastic! But whaat the absolute heck is happening now? Everything with Jude? And oh gosh. Noah! Noah's backstory was heart breaking. His perspective in the journal undid me. I love everything about this book.
I almost couldn't read the scene with her wrists slit and her families response after. It was that powerful. And then realizing that Daniel got the call that she had tried to kill herself. Can you imagine? Daniel needs all the hugs.
I was thrilled with the addition of Stella and the reveal about Jamie being one of them! I love Jamie. I can't get enough of his dialog.
A+ book!

I generally loved this series but this volume was barely coherent. It relied on some tired and troubling tropes (alien pregnancy infestation. How does that happen enough to be a trope?!). It was unnecessarily difficult to follow.

I love the character of superboy and exploring deeper into his unique power. I was less thrilled with how the back story went down narrative wise. Still, I'm excited to see where it goes

I love this book. I LOVE this book. I have so much to say about this book.

First NO spoilers section:

This book is a terrific, thoughtful novel. I recommend reading it after the Great Gatsby, which it references often and draws beautiful, creative parallels with. I quite by accident read them at the same time, which ended up being perfect. (More on this in the spoiler section). It is first person from a the perspective of a teenage guy, and it is flawless. Ezra is incredibly easy to relate to and realistic. Honestly, Ezra is one of my favorite leads I've ever read.
The other characters were well done too. Everyone is complicated and flawed. I love Toby so much, and the whole group of friends. I also like how even the more difficult characters were shown sympathetically. In many stories of this nature they would play the bullies or bad guys, but they aren't given such cardboard roles here. They are given reasons for their actions, and understanding. Many even are shown in good moments. I love that about this.
I had very mixed feelings about the female lead, Cassidy, but even that felt like the author if not encouraged at least allowed. She is whimsical and strange almost to the point of being a “manic pixie dream girl” but then each time she pulls back from the edge. She feels quirky but real and possible. She is human. She is damaged. Sometimes she's even annoyingly pretentious. And it's perfect. She isn't glorified or flawless as can be the problem with this type of character. So my mixed feelings on her actually felt like a good thing in this story.

I also just recently read another story about someone with a medical condition (We were liars) and it was interesting to see the different ways of handling it. Ezra in this one doesn't want pity, but he craves understanding and he doesn't chaff over people's kindness–mostly. It was a very interesting depiction. I loved it.

The book is a surprisingly optimistic look at personal tragedy. I 100% recommend to anyone. Very very original and different. And in case you are curious? The novel has a perfect ending.


**Spoilers ahead, read on with caution****
I am going to assume if you are still reading than you have read the book, if not go away!

I love the ending. I was actually actively hoping Cassidy and Ezra would not end up together. As I said before, I had really mixed feelings. Sometimes she would do something charming and sweet and I would like her, but in other scenes she drove me nuts. I hated how she constantly seemed disappointed with him. I get that she was trying to push him to be more original, but when Ezra at the end said he was tired of not being good enough for her it made me so happy. Because it sometimes felt like she wasn't happy with him just being himself. I also loved so much when Ezra realized that he was the one who changed his life, not this girl. She was just along for the ride but he did all the hard work. Then the other amazing part was how as I said above, she sometimes felt like a manic pixie dream girl, but at the end Ezra realizes she did it on purpose. She wanted him to think of her as quirky and weird, but really she was just hiding behind that. She wanted to be remembered as that, but it wasn't her. I loved that twist.

I also liked how things with Luke never really resolved, because sometimes those things don't. Sometimes you don't have the moment where you either change the jerks mind or show them up. Sometimes you just graduate and both move on with your lives. It was well done.

And the Gatsby parallels! They were perfect. There were the obvious ones where Ezra compared his life to Gatsby, but there were others. When he talked about people's personal tragedies at the end by calling them their dust heaps (referencing the dust heaps from the book). There was even a line in the novel that with different words had a complete parallel with the last line in Gatsby (the ceaselessly beat back...). Even the fact that it was East Wood (paralleling with East Egg) and how they all had to escape it. I loved it.

Scott Snyder is hands down my favorite Batfamily writer!

Eh. I want to have a better thought out critic of why I didn't like this but really just eh. I'm going to give Tony Daniel another chance with the next volume but so far he is not one of the Batman writers I can stand behind.

I will probably continue to scream literally and figuratively over this book both because I want everyone to read it AND because I remain completely terrified.
It is on one level the best horror novel I've ever read. A truly amazing contribution to both the world of bizarre cosmic horror and to haunting stories.
On another level it is a genius commentary on capitalism.
The characters are brilliant and the setting is unforgettable! If you are ready for a proper fright, I can't recommend this enough. Now excuse me while I go read everything this man has ever written

This was a perfect audiobook for my long commute. I laughed the entire way to class every night. Jenny Lawson is an absolute queen of the world and her stories made me both lightheaded from laughing and secure in the knowledge that I am not alone in being weird haha. Well done, Jenny.

This book was incredible. It was an amazing work of horror, and amazing love story, and one of the best depictions of a powerful female lead I have ever read. The main character is exactly the kind you want young girls to read and be inspired by. No, not because she is perfect by any realm. It is because she is real, raw, strong, brave, and caring. She dares to struggle with the hard choices, instead of letting herself see things as black and white.
Holly Black's writing style is flawless. I was captivated from word one through to the end. I was also really impressed by how I could never predict it. There were times I had guesses and it came out totally different, and other times I couldn't even fathom how the book could go next. Incredible. This will easily be one of the best books I've read this year. I can also assure you future readers, this book has an amazing ending. It is well worth the read. If you enjoy vampire stories you will enjoy this one, and if you've never liked one before in the past, this will be the one that will metaphorically bite you and bring you over.
Full recommendations.

I loved the artwork and the concept, and had some issues with the story/dialog. It was good enough to make me want to read more but definitely had some problematic points that were cringy to say the least (seriously every line about Foggy should not be fat shaming people, come on). The art styling was wonderful and played with sound effects in a way to convey the powers of Daredevil. That said, if you are coming to this because of your love for the Netflix version, the differences are profound as to be a totally different character.

I wasn't crazy about the beginning of this one, but as it progressed I loved it more and more. I love how it was the perfect half to the companion book. Absolutely loved that, and the symbolism of it being the perfect complimenting half–which when you read the book will make sense.
Absolutely recommend!

Probably would give this 3.5 stars if Goodreads allowed half points.
This was a solid paranormal romance. The leading woman was full of moxy and sarcasm. I loved her. I enjoyed that it played with some of the paranormal romance tropes, though it times it played a bit too hard and become cliche itself in places. The leading guy left a lot to be desired though. I think this one was above average in main character, below average here and there and solidly average in the rest. A fun read if you are in the mood for some seriously light sci-fi, skippable if you aren't

The book was captivating and I adore the characters. If the ending was better this book would have been perfect. Sadly the ending left much to a desired

Screams for the foreseeable future.

I love this book and this series! I love these characters except of course the ones I hate, but I don't think I'm supposed to love them so it's cool.

I'm losing it over that ending

This book went from hilariously intriguing to guilty pleasure to completely lacking in anything for me to care about. I finished it more out of my own issues with quitting a book once I'm more than half way than actually enjoying it. It wasn't the worst book I've ever read. It was just...okay.
I did enjoy the mermaid story. In a world full of vampires and werewolves (in novels of course I mean), it was kind of nice to see another mythic creature taking the lead. The only problem was, the mermaid world was...genuinely boring.
The characters were pretty well rounded and distinct to begin with, but they gradually dissolved into one-note characters as the romance progressed. All of the twists were predictable.
I would genuinely say, there are better things out there to read. Other bookish fish in the sea.

This was so beautiful! The art and the steam punk woven throughout, along with a wonderful mystery made it one of my favorite Batman stories yet! I have so much love for this!

I've just recently started getting into graphic novels, and this is one I loved! I really love existentialism, and this was a fun exploration of it from a teenage perspective. Well worth the read and full of beautiful illustrations.

No Spoiler Review:
I really love this book. It doesn't quite measure up to the first book overall, but that is because Divergent was so wonderful. But, the ending climax was much stronger in this one. I really like the way Tris develops over the course of this one. I really like digging into the minor characters more. Overall, I loved this. I had some issues here and there, and some scenes between her and Four felt repetitive at the beginning. But I loved it.



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You have been warned, precede no further if you want spoiler free.
I was annoyed with Four more in this one. Though I realize that was because we got to see his flaws more. I think, due entirely to how he came around in the end, that made him a stronger character. Still, some of their fights felt ongoing. Which is realistic, but repetitive in a novel.
I loved the world building, getting to see Amity and Candor far more than originally.
I also was excited to see what became of Uriah, Zeke, Marlene (cries) and Lynn (cries more). Uriah was always a favorite of mine. And the arch with Christina was flawless. Loved it.
I think one of my favorite parts was Peter. Very interesting changes with him.
I loved that we got to see Tris use more of her traits from the three factions. She's really smart and resourceful in this!
And the end with her and Four was so cathartic after the complete failure of communication throughout the novel. Bravo!