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[4.25] If you're looking for a super angsty novel where each page has you crying your eyes out, this isn't it. This is a record of Yanni's path to healing as he slowly reclaims pieces of himself and his life after they were forcibly taken from him. It was empowering to watch him conquer his demons one by one with the help of an amazing support system (Andrew's parents are a godsend!).
Peter is the most loving, patient, and understanding human being (albeit a little too perfect), and I really loved his relationship and interactions with Yanni (I love it when couples communicate!) and watching as they progressed from bonding over silent films to something so much more. This was actually my first book with a Daddy kink, and while I didn't mind their dynamic (much more vanilla here), I won't deny hearing them call each other “daddy” or “boy” during smexy scenes did take me out of it a little haha. Overall a worthwhile read for sure!
He ignored me, but he said to Pin-Lee, "A rogue unit would have left a trail of dead bodies across this station.”I said, “Maybe I wanted the trail to start here.”
[4.5] i think this is one of the first sci-fi books i've read where a robot is on a journey of personhood, but also doesn't strive to be human. in many ways, it, in fact, pities humans for being so mediocre - we're slow, we're unreliable, we're greedy. we're saddled with a plethora of unwieldy feelings like anxiety and fear. we hold a limitless capacity for hurt and hate. early days Murderbot would say the only thing we had going for us was tv serials.
but through demonstrations of the opposite in interactions with its found family crew, of loyalty and love and worry and care, we're reminded of the beauty in the madness. that our failings can be matched, if not eclipsed, by our successes. our boundless potential.
idealizing humankind has always been a sore point for me, because humans can suck.
majorly so.
but i guess we can be pretty darn awesome too.
shout out to Challah at ya elf for the lovely gift!
Maps held his breath.And then Lane said the most devastatingly romantic thing Maps had ever heard.“Sup.”“N-noth–well, uh. You know. Lots. Of nothing. And stuff,” Maps replied smoothly.“Sweet.”“Yeah. Really radical.”“Totally.”“Totes.”Perry moaned. “Listening to you two without Pepto Bismol within arm's reach is like playing Russian roulette.”
me the whole book:
dare i say my favorite Josh Lanyon book yet??
i keep blindly throwing this series at people in hopes that they pick it up, but i'm trying a different tactic today. take a look at these covers for the japanese edition!!!
have you been successfully artbaited??? might end up picking these up instead of idly twiddling my thumbs in wait for the next book to come out
[4.5] i would've rated this somewhere between 4-4.4 stars but the fact that i binged this in one night counts for sheer entertainment value so rounding up!
covers can be deceiving, and fully expecting this to be about some teens in the coliseum, i didn't immediately hop on this book.... until i randomly gave it shot and realized the main character's actually this poor 33 y/o guy balancing work at the docks and at the brothel among other odd jobs to make money to pay off his father's debts.
for one particularly large sum, he's forced to enter the Tournament of Losers, a competition held every 75 years where peasants compete to marry into nobility, to get his hands on the required amount on short notice. but of course, it turns out there's more lurking under the surface when he's caught in the crosshairs of some nasty folk who threaten him and his loved ones if he doesn't drop out of the competition. and when a previous client of his from the brothel, Tress, seems to have some deeper connection to the games, the mystery deepens...
it's official. i'm afflicted with a curse that detaches my heart and tear ducts from the widely-acclaimed, emotionally-charged, angsty classics (my current track record of busts is upsetting). just let me bathe in the glow of five star reviews, please
[4.25] a creepy asylum, ominous nightmares & siren calls, painful backstories, and Whyborne badassery - these supernatural adventures continue to be so fascinatingly creative! and that final chapter, oh, my heart
In the throes of emotional turmoil thanks to this series. Messy high schoolers on the cusp of young adulthood with messy hormones creating an even greater collective mess. As much as I try to understand the whys behind Adam's fears, his undying persistence to have his cake and eat it too is infuriatingly demeaning and selfish. Oh Peter, you're exactly the kind of character I'd wholeheartedly root for till the last page and beyond. You deserve better, sweetie. (ずばりダニエル派でございます。)
The art style's very clean and Aomura had some of the cutest facial expressions, but I just couldn't care for the plot
[3.25] 絵も綺麗だし、読みやすかった。ただ受けがトラウマを乗り越えたようには見えないというか、ちょっと不安定なままで終わったと個人的に思う。続編はいいかも。
後半の別物語は特に甘くてかわいい。
[2.9] ??? literally nothing happened in the first 50% except Yuuto questioning his sexuality and mr. Rob professor man coming in in all his perfect glory trying to get into Yuuto's pants. He eventually backs off but bruh why you getting all this screen time when we haven't even seen Dick on the page yet