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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
2.5/5
It didn’t hook me in and I ended up putting this book off because I just wasn’t into it. Even after finishing it, I feel very “meh” about it.
It didn’t hook me in and I ended up putting this book off because I just wasn’t into it. Even after finishing it, I feel very “meh” about it.
2.5 - ahhh, I really wanted to love this one, the description basically described the perfect book for me, but in practice I just couldn't love this. I didn't love the characters - I appreciate that they were supposed to be more morally grey and a little villainous, but they fell a little flat and I just wasn't that excited by the story. The end reveals didn't wow me and this just didn't do it for me.
Pretty fun
Kept me interested the whole time but I was never shocked - pretty predictable but also not super fun plot twist. Still enjoyed it though!
Kept me interested the whole time but I was never shocked - pretty predictable but also not super fun plot twist. Still enjoyed it though!
the fun thing of reviewing 5 months later is that i get to do it based on vague impressions that the book left me with.
anyway, the short of it is that i liked the characters and yes, i like toxic obsessive pairings as long as everyone's on the same page about that that's what's happening. and by everyone i mean the narrative right. ok, great.
loved the plot, loved the characters, loved it all. i only didn't like that there was one mystery that wasn't properly resolved and felt left apart after a point which i didn't like, but other than that, i think about the two main characters here a fair bit more than i probably should. what can i say. this book is exactly my taste.
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actual rating: 4.5 stars rounded up because i liked it that much
rtc i need to process this book ok. i had some complains but i liked it very very much as it's obvious
anyway, the short of it is that i liked the characters and yes, i like toxic obsessive pairings as long as everyone's on the same page about that that's what's happening. and by everyone i mean the narrative right. ok, great.
loved the plot, loved the characters, loved it all. i only didn't like that there was one mystery that wasn't properly resolved and felt left apart after a point which i didn't like, but other than that, i think about the two main characters here a fair bit more than i probably should. what can i say. this book is exactly my taste.
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actual rating: 4.5 stars rounded up because i liked it that much
rtc i need to process this book ok. i had some complains but i liked it very very much as it's obvious
Not exactly what I expected, but also not sure what my final thoughts are on it
lesbian dark academia but it didn’t slap as hard as i wanted it to, and the ending was a let down
One reviewer said this felt like a fever dream and I see their point.
Some of it was confusing, a lot of it relied too much on mental illnesses and suspension of disbelief; all in all I didn't buy it and found it too predictable.
I didn't hate it, but I still wouldn't recommend it.
2.5 stars.
Some of it was confusing, a lot of it relied too much on mental illnesses and suspension of disbelief; all in all I didn't buy it and found it too predictable.
I didn't hate it, but I still wouldn't recommend it.
2.5 stars.
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Well if this isn't the perfect book to read at the start of fall. Witchy, sapphic dark academia? Yes please.
The story is set at the Dalloway School, an elite and mysterious boarding school for girls, where Felicity Morrow has returned after a year away. Felicity is a talented writer with a dark past; her girlfriend, Alex, died under mysterious circumstances at the school the previous year, and Felicity has been haunted by the incident ever since.
As Felicity settles back into life at Dalloway, she becomes intrigued by the legend of the Dalloway Five, a group of students who also died under suspicious circumstances at the school decades ago. She decides to write a book about the Dalloway Five and enlists the help of a fellow student, Ellis Haley, a published writer who is known for her interest in the occult.
The novel delves into themes of obsession, dark academia, and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy. As Felicity and Ellis delve deeper into their research, the story takes a dark and suspenseful turn. The boundaries between the past and present become increasingly blurred, and the line between reality and the supernatural begins to fade.
There is a nod to the Salem Witch Trials that I found very well done. In the witch trials, women who deviated from societal norms or exhibited symptoms of mental illness were sometimes targeted because their behavior was not well understood, and it was easier for the community to attribute their actions to witchcraft, possession, or evil spirits. What's clever about how Lee turns this on its head is that Felicity is both mentally ill and interested in the occult. This also leaves the reader unsure how much they can trust Felicity's account of things.
If you like dark academia (I do) or explorations of grief, trauma, and mental illness (I do), this is the book for you.
Well if this isn't the perfect book to read at the start of fall. Witchy, sapphic dark academia? Yes please.
The story is set at the Dalloway School, an elite and mysterious boarding school for girls, where Felicity Morrow has returned after a year away. Felicity is a talented writer with a dark past; her girlfriend, Alex, died under mysterious circumstances at the school the previous year, and Felicity has been haunted by the incident ever since.
As Felicity settles back into life at Dalloway, she becomes intrigued by the legend of the Dalloway Five, a group of students who also died under suspicious circumstances at the school decades ago. She decides to write a book about the Dalloway Five and enlists the help of a fellow student, Ellis Haley, a published writer who is known for her interest in the occult.
The novel delves into themes of obsession, dark academia, and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy. As Felicity and Ellis delve deeper into their research, the story takes a dark and suspenseful turn. The boundaries between the past and present become increasingly blurred, and the line between reality and the supernatural begins to fade.
There is a nod to the Salem Witch Trials that I found very well done. In the witch trials, women who deviated from societal norms or exhibited symptoms of mental illness were sometimes targeted because their behavior was not well understood, and it was easier for the community to attribute their actions to witchcraft, possession, or evil spirits. What's clever about how Lee turns this on its head is that Felicity is both mentally ill and interested in the occult. This also leaves the reader unsure how much they can trust Felicity's account of things.
If you like dark academia (I do) or explorations of grief, trauma, and mental illness (I do), this is the book for you.
I finished this book about 3 hours ago and already forget the majority of it. All I remember is that this is a pretend love novel to dark academia while doing g exactly what it makes fun of other books for doing- using mental illness and the hysteria of night to forward a plot. It made high schoolers into older college kids- grad students if you will. It was just pretentious and definitely not what, I’m sure, the author actually intended it to be.