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Showing posts with label July 2023. Show all posts
Showing posts with label July 2023. Show all posts

Friday, July 28, 2023

The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis

So like.....I love Will. He is my brand of broody.
*tries to write a review of it a week later, remembers nothing.
I'm excited to see more of what happens in the story cause like... Mystery
488 Pages

Winner's Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski

The Winner's Curse
Mr Grumpy Gills. I love him.
Arin doing Kestrel's hair. Heart eyes. Heart eyes. Heart eyes.
384 Pages


The Winner's Crime
The miscommunication and misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions really make the angst taste great. And the yearning and the hatred mixed together. Depth.
416 Pages

The Winner's Kiss
Is the situation that Arin and Kestrel are in at the beginning of the story, like, one of my favorite hyper-specific tropes. Yes. I don't know what it says about me yet, but that's for therapy.
LOTR moths gif
486 Pages

The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson

Ciara and her hatred of the world and literally everyone is not my vibe. like... Alexa play TS Mean. She awful.
Ok so it got better cause character growth is a thing
Hey look. Men still being crappy because they feel threatened by women or anyone that's different than them.
528 Pages

Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas

So this took me forever to read, not because it was hard to read but like....I gets distracted easily.
*had a crack theory re: Ruhn. Was right.
The last 20% of the book. Perfection. I might have had an anxiety attack but it was worth it.
*wants to scream at friend but she hasn't finished it yet.
There are so many gifs I could share....but I can't...and I'm tired. And I'm stressed
Waits until January.
806 Pages

Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid

When a story is dark and it's pretty, but because it's dark you're afraid the ending is going to be dark.
Must protect my boy. And my girl, the youngest child.
Sevas is cool. I love him. Like... He's a dancer and he is adorbs.
lol I should have guessed the monster, but I didn't.
The entire like....last few chapters and Sevas and Marlinchen and fjkldsjklsfdfsdsjkl:

320 Pages



The Alchemy of Moonlight by David Ferraro

So like....I didn't feel like the stakes were high, in the sense that when something bad happened I was like...meh. Maybe the pacing was off?
Totally called the surprise tho.
384 Pages

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

Bro is Leo depression napping and dissociating.
The last bit of the story gave me some Sleepless in Seattle vibes.
Hi I would like to be able to write movies about my life and have cute guys show up...but not at my house cause no....and not having the toxic ick.
Sunrises and Coffee. sfdjkljfds;jklsfdjil Like...living the dream.
272 Pages

TS Song: Foolish One

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L Armentrout

So it's From Blood and Ashes told from Hake's point of view, but there are some chapters set in the present (post )
Is it problematic that I love characters that go ballistic when someone they love is hurt.....probably. meh.
HAWKE👏 LOVING👏 HER👏 FOR👏 WHO👏 SHE👏 IS. 👏
#HusbandGoals
Honestly should have predicted that last bit happening.
DELANO MY BABY. PROTECT.
Ok so like...can I have the rest of the books from his perspective....goes back and checks to see if we got his perspective because we might have but I don't remember.
Sits here and waits until next year for the next book. Cries. Because like...how next book do things.
At least there's another book from the spin off series coming in October, and that can help me deal with the lack of a publication date.
608 Pages

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

You With a View by Jessica Joyce


Ok but like... I'm being attacked....because wanting to do your passion thing that isn't "practical"
and having the grandmother that was a best friend.
*wishes my high school rival was cute and my type.
Collapses from cuteness.
Goes and buys the book for the fluff.
 Pages: 352
TS: Marjorie, Timeless (smirk, cause it's my favorite song)


Friday, July 21, 2023

Sugar, Spice, and Can't Play Nice by Annika Sharma

Glares at parents who don't believe in the "screw ups" of the family when it's clear that they've grown and matured.
and the parents who don't appreciate their childrens' dreams.
I just wanna protect them.
Also the chemistry was cool.
416 Pages

Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

It's a dog he's talking about, 20 bucks.
Me sitting here knowing things. Connecting the dots.
Ok so Parker is terrifying, and I know people like her exist, but also...do they? Like she gives me mom from 2015 Cinderella vibes.
We stan Joe. Sweetie.
It's fluff and I love it.
313 Pages

Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon

The amount of second hand embarrassment is UNCOMFORTABLE. 
Gives me Kiss Quotient vibes.
But also the ghost writer and a nerdy actor who loves LOTR. Iconic.
THIS IS WHY COMMUNICATION IS IMPORTANT
352 Pages

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

 "I would like to be excluded from"
The number of casual Taylor Swift references...because literally one word makes me think Taylor Swift.
Also it's a queer pride and prejudice.
Es steamy....
372 Pages

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

It's a reread because I needed the dopamine and fluff.
We continue to stan Jack and his shenanigans
all the iconic scenes.
336 Pages

Friday, July 14, 2023

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

The angst. The misunderstandings. the yearning.
Ok but like..when you share a jewelry set at an event, people are going to talk.
The last chapter.
336 Pages

Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villians by Bethany Brookshire

Ok but the commentary on how our definition of pest is a thing that's in a place that we think is ours. or is in a place that is inconvenient for us or they're not doing the job we gave them.
Must protect pigeons.
I still think snakes are yucky.
384 Pages

Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown

The introduction chapter really decided to come at me.... 
Yes I'm reading it for therapy.
Ok but the mention of liberation theology from Latin America....
needs to see the pdf/or the print version of it
296 Pages

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder

ok but like. they hate each other except they don't. and they care about each other and they go to therapy because therapy is great.
384 Pages

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Borrow My Heart by Kasie West

ok but pretending to be the girl from online so it doesn't look like he got catfished
Also the social media challenges to get pupper adopted.
I love soft boi.
320 Pages

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

Everyone says to avoid the second book....but like...I don't listen.
ok but vikings and rival clans and fjkds
Fiske is cool. we stan.
352 Pages