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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I just loved this so so much. Bryce is the first character I've been able to relate to in a LONG time! Friendship and love are beautiful things
The Fall Out by Jenni Bara
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
Avery’s personality was so tired and done before. There was nothing unique about her nor was there anything unique about the story.
Darkly, Madly Duet by Trisha Wolfe
4.0
Good classic etc etc etc however I wonder how often Wolfe features attempted rape scenes in her books? This was the second series I read with an attempted rape scene and it threw me off reading a second time
Lovely Wicked Things by Trisha Wolfe
4.0
Well well well.....
Their story is so beautiful and so ugly. I think the way it ended was so interesting because it felt like trust wasn't really a pillar in their relationship (even 2 years later), and they were both still content to live with that. I think that the second book in the series is my favorite because I consider it the most tender of the books in the series, but this was still a fascinating end. I think the author could have made it a duology, but I digress. The epilogue was so interesting too--the concept of them finding each other across time and space and finding each other in the good timeline and the bad timeline is so gorgeous...
Their story is so beautiful and so ugly. I think the way it ended was so interesting because it felt like trust wasn't really a pillar in their relationship (even 2 years later), and they were both still content to live with that. I think that the second book in the series is my favorite because I consider it the most tender of the books in the series, but this was still a fascinating end. I think the author could have made it a duology, but I digress. The epilogue was so interesting too--the concept of them finding each other across time and space and finding each other in the good timeline and the bad timeline is so gorgeous...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gore
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Lovely Violent Things by Trisha Wolfe
4.5
AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love the intensity and love the philosophy. genuinely batshit and I'm going to read the third installment immediately
Lovely Bad Things by Trisha Wolfe
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Me reading something deranged, delusional, and disturbing: OK NOW WE'RE TALKING!!!
I hope that this series keeps going well--I'm going to pick up the second book immediately after I'm done writing this review. And I never know how to go about talking about my love for dark romance books like these (Marrow, The Mindf*ck Series, etc.) without sounding unhinged. I think I just love that so many of the main characters, like the main character Halen in this one, are women whose life was disrupted by tragedy, and now they have a darkness in them. And the books aren't about punishing that darkness or trying to bring them back to the light, but the books are more about embracing the new trajectory their life is going in. Obviously these books are extreme and feature murder and killing but I love the overall...vibe, I guess. I don't know what I'm trying to say. I just know that my favorite relationships in my life are those that celebrate who I am, as I am, and not who I could be if I were a better/more positive survivor. I've been let down by a lot of people because I do have depressive episodes and I exhibit traits of, well, a victim. Some people really don't like hearing about me being sad or traumatized, and they care more about me being a "survivor". Anyway. Siri, play "That's the Way It Is" by Celine Dion!
I hope that this series keeps going well--I'm going to pick up the second book immediately after I'm done writing this review. And I never know how to go about talking about my love for dark romance books like these (Marrow, The Mindf*ck Series, etc.) without sounding unhinged. I think I just love that so many of the main characters, like the main character Halen in this one, are women whose life was disrupted by tragedy, and now they have a darkness in them. And the books aren't about punishing that darkness or trying to bring them back to the light, but the books are more about embracing the new trajectory their life is going in. Obviously these books are extreme and feature murder and killing but I love the overall...vibe, I guess. I don't know what I'm trying to say. I just know that my favorite relationships in my life are those that celebrate who I am, as I am, and not who I could be if I were a better/more positive survivor. I've been let down by a lot of people because I do have depressive episodes and I exhibit traits of, well, a victim. Some people really don't like hearing about me being sad or traumatized, and they care more about me being a "survivor". Anyway. Siri, play "That's the Way It Is" by Celine Dion!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder
Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty
3.5
I think I liked this as much as I could like it right now, if that makes sense? I'm starting to feel really burnt out by fantasy books so that was stacked against this book, and I also felt like it was taking a lot of time to ramp up, I don't think I was super interested and engaged until around 30% through, which honestly might have been my fault. I really liked the end, and I liked how dynamic the past of each characters was, and I loved that the main character wasn't a teenager or someone who had not experienced much of life. I don't know if I'll continue the series, but I'm glad I read this one!
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
4.0
Clytemnestra, they could never make me hate you, baby. I want to tie Menelaus and Agamemmnon up and drag them behind my car while I drive on I-94 and then I will drop them off at a police station so they can explain their war crimes and be punished 🫶🏻