giuliaghoulia's reviews
834 reviews

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

4.0

lmao i loved this book!!! so action packed, full of reveals and the war (THAT plot line) is over!!!

Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas

5.0

brb kicking my feet and hehehe-ing over tom severin and lady cassandra!!!!!!! this was perfection from start to finish wow 

Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas

4.5

WEST RAVENEL: raw, next question

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

5.0

a masterpiece if i ever saw one!! so sad, so poignant! but victor really did ruin his own life, huh 

Fan Service by Rosie Danan

4.0

werewolf girlies rise!!! this book is for 'teen wolf' and werewolf fanfic girls (me)

i had such a great time!!!! it was so fun and silly and HOT (oh jesus!) i loved the werewolf lore and the bits of multimedia between chapters. it felt so meta and it reminded me of when i used to look up fandom wikis and scroll through tumblr lmao. truly a time capsule of the golden age of fandom and fanfic! 

never have i ever been so jealous of a fmc in a book bc alex was out here living MY dream! her teenage heartthrob crush from her fave paranormal tv show shows up on her doorstep and needs her help bc he's turning into a werewolf??? OH and they fall in love??? when will it be my turn!!

if you were obsessed with paranormal shows in the 2010s, read werewolf fanfic and/or ever engaged in fandom culture in your life, this is the book for you! 

thank you Berkley Romance for the ARC, it comes out 3/11!!

The Beast by J.R. Ward

5.0

no because what a banger!!! finally some good fucking soup!!!! getting to revisit rhage and mary for THIS reason is everything to me wow! love this universe so much and the reveals in this book????? i was gagged! jr ward... you evil genius!

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

4.0

you know, despite THAT storyline, i really enjoyed this book!! i anticipate a lot of fun reveals in my future 

Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 43 by Mizuho Kusanagi

4.0

i am stressed out!!!!! 

The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez

3.0

cute but not my fave! tbh i was more interested in the main couple's best friends getting together in the background than the main couple themselves lmao

Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone

5.0

i have an announcement!!!! this is my favorite book of the year and i'm in PIECES over it!!!! i'm a puddle of a person surrounded by my own tears!!!!! i'm "HELP I'M STILL AT THE RESTAURANT" because of this book!!!!! 

i fear i will never be the same and it's cara bastone's fault because she has penned the perfect book and i am a sobbing mess because of it. 

i'm bereft now that i finished this book because even though it was a perfect ending to a perfect book, i could have read 1000 more pages about lenny and miles and never be bored or fully satisfied. trust me it IS that serious, i'm actually distraught over how much i love this devastatingly beautiful book. 

and this is a love story, but it's also a story about grief and healing and learning to live again without your person. it's a story about friendship and companionship and the resilience that people possess in the face of losing everything. lenny and miles both face grief in this book and they help each other heal and help find meaning back into their lives. and i could cry just thinking about it! 

lenny and miles. miles and lenny. oh gosh i love them so much!!! ugh i am such a friends to lovers girlie because to me the best part of this book was the slow burn friendship that turned into this deep and understanding love. like those two GET each other and it's my dream to be known like lenny and miles know each other. 

also, on a lighter note: this book was so funny??? when i wasn't crying, i was laughing because of the WIT that cara bastone writes her banter and dialogue. 

this is a what i call a "soul book," a perfect, perfect book, and i'm so happy to be alive at the same time as cara bastone and getting to read her books.

thank you Dial Press and Netgalley for the eARC of this book. it's out everywhere on 3/4 <3