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O.W.L. Readathon - Potions
Shrinking Solution - Read a book under 150 pages

I read her voice like Glados the entire time and it was glorious

‚There are worlds built on rainbows and worlds built on
rain.
There are worlds of pure mathematics, where every
number chimes like crystal as it rolls into reality.
There are worlds of light and worlds of darkness, worlds of rhyme and worlds of reason, and worlds where the only thing that matters is the goodness in a hero's heart‘
And i hope I can read about all of them!!!

I am so obsessed with this book, with Seanan Mcguires writing, with the worldbuilding and with Jack and Jill.
I loved the first one but this was basically everything I love put into one story.
I love my fantasy like this, whimsical and original and dark and with flowery exposition.

I want to reread it now

To quote the poets, this was really fucking good

this was hilariously bad. I can't give it more than 1 star in good conscience but I had lots of fun

emika has so little personality it's almost impressive

took some time to get going but when it did... nasty in the best way

the new art style sucks and the story was way less gripping and funny, so I'll stop procrastinating now, this actually makes me sad, the first two were amazing :(

“If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression—a slight hysterical tendency—what is one to do? . . .So I take phosphates or phosphites—whichever it is, and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to “work” until I am well again.”

Starting the year of strong with this absolutely infuriating short masterpiece of a book.

2.5

This was weirdly story in a story in a story and the best part was the Wikipedia rabbit hole i fell into.

Mary Shelley is a fascinating person and this book touches on a lot of interesting themes but my god is Viktor Frankenstein the WORST .. whiny and pretentious and for a smart person so incredibly stupid that it hurts.

This book started out as a short story and I think it should've stayed one, or a novella at best. The good parts disappear between long tangents and unnecessary monologues but I'm still glad I read it, it really does have great moments.

O.W.L. Readathon - Herbology
Mimbulus Mimbeltonia - Book starts with an M

More severed body parts than long philosophical monologues by middleaged men = great Stephen King book

This is a book about viruses, so it was obviously amazing

I could read about those two all day I want more

I'm not sure why this exists but I take it

I love it when I get no information about what is going on, just me, context clues and great vibes.

Jude singlehandedly carried the first two thirds of the book, because the weird bully school romance thing did nothing for me, but the last third was really fun to read and I look forward to the rest of the series.

I'm just obsessed with stories about magical worlds behind doors apparently, starting with alice in wonderland and narnia when I was a child.
This book pressed all my buttons, it was amazing and I look forward to devouring the rest of the series soon!

I just don't vibe with vampires apparently

the ending broke me I am devastated

The vibes are immaculate and the ending?? what?

This book offered so many great and unique ideas and did absolutely nothing interesting with it.

This really isn't my thing :(

okay, maybe I was very excited after reading it. I wanted to be more critical with my 5 stars this year.
4.5 stars. But I still loved it!
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oh my god.

This was one of those books, that everyone seemed to love so much that it was keeping me from reading it, because I didn't want to be disappointed. I wasn't.

The first half is slow, full of schemeing and planning and getting to know the cast of characters. It seems boring, until you get to the second half and it all pays off and becomes a roller coaster of adrenaline, turns and chaos. And I loved every second of it.
I loved how distinctive the voices of the characters were, how detailed the personalities were described and it makes perfect sense why everyone is obsessed with them.
I can't wait to read the second book!
In fact, I will start reading it the exact moment Lisann finishes this one, so we can talk about it.

This started with the television-shaped head of a robot baby being pushed out of his robot mothers vagina and it only got better from there.

I will ignore the fact that I kind of hate the ending because the rest was the most amazing, suspenseful and creative thing I have read this year.

Am I not merciful?

the beginning was good and the ending was good and the middle was stretching endlessly.

books like this need to be fast paced for me to enjoy them, show me fun heists and not dramatic inner monologue.

the characters are still amazing though and carried the whole thing.