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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
5.0
read this during quarantine, quite literally the best week of my life. This book sucked me in in ways I couldn’t even seem possible. I became so attached to the characters but especially Bree and Sel. Tracy does such an excellent job of personalizing the characters is ways that make you feel like you know them in real life.
This book??? My happy place. TOO GOOD.
This book??? My happy place. TOO GOOD.
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
5.0
What is actually going on? I think I just read myself into a reading slump because the way this is the best book I’ve ever read.
This was so insanely beautiful and in ways that I didn’t expect AT ALL. Tracy Deonn is an ARTIST, so incredibly talented and intelligent. This is a plot that I never could’ve imagined even with all my predictions and curiosities from Legendborn NEVER did I think the sequel would eat me up like this.
OMG?? Also the further exploration of Sel and Bree was everything I absolutely needed and didn’t even know I needed. I ate this book up. I’m so so in love with all of the character dynamics and the time taken to develop these characters in the most unique way. I am so so so so so so obsessed. And I cannot wait for the third one.
BOOK OF THE YEAR. I also was so in love with the exploration of the relationship Bree has with her ancestors and the nuance that can come with being so connected and in tune with the pain and grief that they all carried.
This book did such an excellent job of exploring the heaviness of grief. It was heavy but so beautiful because it revealed how much love lies in grief.
This was so insanely beautiful and in ways that I didn’t expect AT ALL. Tracy Deonn is an ARTIST, so incredibly talented and intelligent. This is a plot that I never could’ve imagined even with all my predictions and curiosities from Legendborn NEVER did I think the sequel would eat me up like this.
OMG?? Also the further exploration of Sel and Bree was everything I absolutely needed and didn’t even know I needed. I ate this book up. I’m so so in love with all of the character dynamics and the time taken to develop these characters in the most unique way. I am so so so so so so obsessed. And I cannot wait for the third one.
BOOK OF THE YEAR. I also was so in love with the exploration of the relationship Bree has with her ancestors and the nuance that can come with being so connected and in tune with the pain and grief that they all carried.
This book did such an excellent job of exploring the heaviness of grief. It was heavy but so beautiful because it revealed how much love lies in grief.
Severance by Ling Ma
5.0
This book was absolutely phenomenal. And I’m so happy because this was a huge step out of my comfort zone, I was so nervous about this but this was such a good book. I really loved the the diff analyses on office culture and the way the main character was still super concerned about work and money mid pandemic.
There were so many different lessons to grasp from this but I loved how much irony was used to point out a lot of very real realities that exist within our capitalistic society today. Such a good read, I wish the ending had more to it but it made perfect sense with the scope of the plot!
So so so good.
There were so many different lessons to grasp from this but I loved how much irony was used to point out a lot of very real realities that exist within our capitalistic society today. Such a good read, I wish the ending had more to it but it made perfect sense with the scope of the plot!
So so so good.
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
4.0
I loved this book. And I was thoroughly amused by the way R.F Kuang was able to capture the audacity of white supremacy and privilege within the book world.
I found myself wanting to stop reading and just scream because I truly couldn’t believe what I was reading. I think what impressed and frightened me the most was how smoothly the main character was able to convince herself that she was the victim through and through. I also really loved how insufferable the main character was, it made the story a lot more real.
I wasn’t too happy with the ending because it felt a bit anti climatic but it made sense for the circumstances of the novel because justice is never really served/found in a world where white supremacy holds so much power.
Other than that an enjoyable and crazy read! I was obsessed!!!
I found myself wanting to stop reading and just scream because I truly couldn’t believe what I was reading. I think what impressed and frightened me the most was how smoothly the main character was able to convince herself that she was the victim through and through. I also really loved how insufferable the main character was, it made the story a lot more real.
I wasn’t too happy with the ending because it felt a bit anti climatic but it made sense for the circumstances of the novel because justice is never really served/found in a world where white supremacy holds so much power.
Other than that an enjoyable and crazy read! I was obsessed!!!