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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
5.0
this was so good??????? @ leigh bardugo teach me how to write like you pls. i ordered the physical copies and they should be here by tomorrow, i'm so excited!!!!
Romanov by Nadine Brandes
5.0
i originally started reading this because i was starting to fall into a reading slump, and because the book was short.
i'm so glad i picked it up. i've always been intrigued by the history of the romanov family and their dynasty but this just makes me want to delve deeper into it. anastasia was one of my favorite movies as a kid so i was sort of disappointed when i researched further as i got older, and found out that anastasia wasn't actually a "missing princess" and the movie wasn't exactly historically accurate.
i was ride or die for ivan the instant he was introduced and was so, so sad when his end came. his and maria's relationship was so sweet :( i was a little hesitant about zash's character because he was so cold in the beginning, but now i just want to wrap him in a blanket and make sure he's taken care of.
i'd love to start reading further about this family and their time as a royal family, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know!
the bonds of our hearts... (i think this quote just made my "possible tattoos" list)
i'm so glad i picked it up. i've always been intrigued by the history of the romanov family and their dynasty but this just makes me want to delve deeper into it. anastasia was one of my favorite movies as a kid so i was sort of disappointed when i researched further as i got older, and found out that anastasia wasn't actually a "missing princess" and the movie wasn't exactly historically accurate.
i was ride or die for ivan the instant he was introduced and was so, so sad when his end came. his and maria's relationship was so sweet :( i was a little hesitant about zash's character because he was so cold in the beginning, but now i just want to wrap him in a blanket and make sure he's taken care of.
i'd love to start reading further about this family and their time as a royal family, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know!
the bonds of our hearts... (i think this quote just made my "possible tattoos" list)
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
5.0
sure just give me "let me introduce you to my other family" BUT THEN END IT RIGHT THERE WITHOUT GIVING ME THE PERCEBETH REUNION IVE BEEN CRAVING THE ENTIRE BOOK
ITS 5AM I CANT START READING MARK OF ATHENA NOW I HAVE WORK IN 4 HOURS
fuck you rick (not really)
ITS 5AM I CANT START READING MARK OF ATHENA NOW I HAVE WORK IN 4 HOURS
fuck you rick (not really)
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
5.0
oh boy. i have A Lot of feelings. mostly sadness bc i won't be able to start the house of hades until i finish my three month long fall readathon starting september 1st. which also means i probably won't read anything else until then either so i can get my tbr list together
Henderbell: The Shadow of Saint Nicholas by J.D. Netto
3.0
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ENDING?!?!?
3.5 stars for grammar and spelling errors, but over all a good story. i would have loved to see the kids sword fighting and being badass like the narnia kids but maybe we'll see that in the next book.
ava's gonna be such a good queen yall i can't wait to see her reign
ishmael/loomstak were so good but for once, just once, i want gay characters to live and have happy endings. straight characters get to have that, why aren't we allowed to?
3.5 stars for grammar and spelling errors, but over all a good story. i would have loved to see the kids sword fighting and being badass like the narnia kids but maybe we'll see that in the next book.
ava's gonna be such a good queen yall i can't wait to see her reign
ishmael/loomstak were so good but for once, just once, i want gay characters to live and have happy endings. straight characters get to have that, why aren't we allowed to?
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
1.0
(Putting the date as December of 2019 so it doesn't mess with my 2020 challenge)
I saw this at Books-A-Million on Black Friday last year and bought it on a whim because as a trans guy myself, I was excited to possibly see myself represented. It's been sitting on my shelf since then, untouched and unread. When I researched the author and discovered that she isn't trans, I was skeptical(because cis people always fuck up our stories lmao) but then saw that she worked with trans people hands-on and was like "okay maybe this won't be so bad."
I was wrong. I still haven't read it, but judging by the reviews I'm unhauling it ASAP. To every cis person who read or is planning to read this book and want to give it five stars, PLEASE listen to the trans people in the reviews. When we say this book is chockfull of transphobic tropes, we aren't pulling it out of our asses.
I saw this at Books-A-Million on Black Friday last year and bought it on a whim because as a trans guy myself, I was excited to possibly see myself represented. It's been sitting on my shelf since then, untouched and unread. When I researched the author and discovered that she isn't trans, I was skeptical(because cis people always fuck up our stories lmao) but then saw that she worked with trans people hands-on and was like "okay maybe this won't be so bad."
I was wrong. I still haven't read it, but judging by the reviews I'm unhauling it ASAP. To every cis person who read or is planning to read this book and want to give it five stars, PLEASE listen to the trans people in the reviews. When we say this book is chockfull of transphobic tropes, we aren't pulling it out of our asses.