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Beautiful writing, just not holding my attention at the moment.
"Selfish. Growing into yourself is nothing but that."
"No matter what happens in the world, however brutal or dystopian a thing, not all is lost if there are people out there risking themselves to document it. / Little sparks cause fires too."
This was beautiful. I started recommending it to friends before I was even halfway through. The fear, anxiety, love, jealousy, understanding, was all written so well.
Good writing and premise but just not interesting me at the moment.
"Down into the darkness we sink, until the sea above me is the sky, and we--the dragon and I--are like falling stars."
"The sea. The water stretches out to the horizon, its beauty unparalleled, filling my heart with a joy that is boundless, that both grounds me to this moment and spirits me away, to a world far beyond this one, to the place where I long to be."
This story was absolutely magnificent. The blend of family, romance, myth, and destiny was beautiful; it was impossible to put the book down. There was a fair degree of predictability throughout, but that didn't diminish my enjoyment in any way. In fact, it was predictable because everything fit together and flowed so well, not because it was clichéd. This is a story I will be re-reading any time I need something comfortable, cozy, and magical.
This was a great short story. I loved how the readers were just as in the dark as the main character. Super interesting read with many possible endings.
"The truth is fluid. There is always another way to spin the story, another wrench to throw in the narrative. I have learned this now, if nothing else."
This was a very interesting, critical look at the publishing industry (and the bizarre concept of 'reverse racism'). The main character was so frustrating, but that's what made the story work. However, I did feel like the author was leading up to something that just...never came. I did enjoy that instead of positively developing as a character, June got worse. The psychological stuff was well-written.
"She's had so many lives, and some of them were bad, but a lot of them were good, and maybe there isn't a single best path forward that she has to find."
There were technical aspects of this book that weren't my favorite, but overall it was a super fun story. It was easy to enjoy and full of enough ups and downs to keep my attention. I also liked the ending; it was satisfying and complete, and fit the progression of the main character well.