gxuosi's reviews
326 reviews

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

3.0

really just wildly painful for something with such a nonlinear, hard to parse, collective-we narration interspersed into a lost identity story

Mercy by Ian Haramaki

5.0

this was EVERYTHING to me. i love these emotionally vulnerable men. nothing is quite so delicious as catholic guilt and repressed sexuality coming head to head with carnal lust and debauchery. both danya and ilya were incredibly well characterized; they’re messy, pathetic, defensive damaged goods… and so desperate not just for each other but for liberation. loved that shit.

i think rooting this story in fantasyland (slavic sounding town names that don’t exist) was the right choice. but by utilizing russian specific names and legends paired with very real world months and years, it created a sense of dissonance between what the reader expects of the language used and industrialization of the region they’re in. i spent a fair third of the book trying to figure out if this takes place in the real world due to the months being from gregorian calendar.

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

3.0

waited an awfully long time for this to not really enjoy anything after like page 100

Unhinged by Vera Valentine

4.0

how do you even rate that bro? like? riding a door knob was really just the door's version of knotting if we're being honest

The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

5.0

giggling and kicking my feet over how bad i want takeru. frothing at the mouth in rage alongside misaki. yawning in complete fucking boredom over every scene with robin’s lame ass. **its the next morning and i have more thoughts. final chapter including robin was such a underhand to the rest of the book. not only did his arrival feel like an afterthought, anything he had to say felt tossed on last minute to build up a sequel that’s never happening. it was sooo aggravating it almost removed this book from ranking favorite & 5/5.

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

5.0

in the great words of jerermiahdogsbreath of tumblr fame "there is comfort knowing my bones will win."

The Trouble with Trying to Date a Murderer by Jennifer Cody

5.0

in the great words of watsonshoneybee via tumblr, “do i look like the kind of man who dies?” **reread review update. truly just the most fun book. good stupid fun. i love this universe sooooo bad

The Trouble With Trying to Save an Assassin by Jennifer Cody

4.0

OOOOOOOHHHHH i love this family sooooo much. i just wish the text threads weren't so confusing

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

2.0

the book’s unwavering need to use sexism and slut shaming to progress the plot and establish world building…. tasteless. it wouldn’t have been so bad if the protag denounced it all but she was part of the problem.

Love of the Egoist by Nero Seal

4.0

it was well written sure but it was literally horrible. and it was MEANT to be horrible. congrats!