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henrietta_h's Reviews (276)
I love those moments when you don't find the book but the book finds you. This book found me, and in a matter of a few minutes chained my soul, and I had to keep reading, keep on absorbing the sad details of life flowing through the pages. Lovelace's words speak to me on a whole new level, they reach into my bones, and soothe the chilly feeling that got trapped in there for a long time. I wouldn't neccessarily call these poems, maybe some kind of very free poems, but more of a story told through bits and pieces of sentences that get to you when your down.
"I was drunk
on her
laugh
and the
moonlight
and the
rum."
Wow. I mean, wow. If this is all it takes to be a poet nowadays, I could have a minimum of three bestseller books. What the hell? How is it that when reading these short thought-like sentences on instagram they sound very artsy and catchy but put them into a book half empty, with a few images downloaded from pinterest and they seem very lame?
I wouldn't call this poetry. Maybe a collection of thoughts? I mean, poems don't need rhyme or measure to be poems but these only were short sentences that we're a hit-or-miss. Some of these are good, hence the two stars, but most of them are kind of empty, always talking about "her" a magical creature, moonlight, alcohol and youth like they are the most important things in life. These lack depth and most feelings. It seems like you would only buy this book because it looks good on the shelf or in insta pictures besides a cup if tea. Very sad.
I suggest you search for something with more depth or just go back to the roots and read something from Poe or Dickinson or Plath. This is not worth your time.
on her
laugh
and the
moonlight
and the
rum."
Wow. I mean, wow. If this is all it takes to be a poet nowadays, I could have a minimum of three bestseller books. What the hell? How is it that when reading these short thought-like sentences on instagram they sound very artsy and catchy but put them into a book half empty, with a few images downloaded from pinterest and they seem very lame?
I wouldn't call this poetry. Maybe a collection of thoughts? I mean, poems don't need rhyme or measure to be poems but these only were short sentences that we're a hit-or-miss. Some of these are good, hence the two stars, but most of them are kind of empty, always talking about "her" a magical creature, moonlight, alcohol and youth like they are the most important things in life. These lack depth and most feelings. It seems like you would only buy this book because it looks good on the shelf or in insta pictures besides a cup if tea. Very sad.
I suggest you search for something with more depth or just go back to the roots and read something from Poe or Dickinson or Plath. This is not worth your time.
I feel like less things happened in this book, but the actions that were present tore my heart to shreds. This book was so heartbreaking. And that ending... you can't just leave your readers to suffer like that! It is awful, the cruelty in this book is much more real than in the first one, giving it a more dark vibe which I kind of liked (and sick because of this). I need a little break after this one, I really want to know what will happen to Mare, but her way of thinking is like poison to my soul and there's so much one can take.
I'm not giving it 5 stars, because I feel there was something missing, the rescuing part of the book was a little bit boring and my mind was wandering quite a lot, more than when reading Red Queen and honestly, Mare is becoming the prisoner of her own mind, not being able to share her problems or just cry properly to ease her pain. And it really saddens me. I wish she was a little stronger or would let Kilorn help her, cause she was always saying he knows her best. It's sad that she doesn't let anyone help her.
All in all, I will continue reading the series, and I definitely say that it's one of my favorites so far, but I will surely take a healing brake, because I can't take this harshness for too long.
I'm not giving it 5 stars, because I feel there was something missing, the rescuing part of the book was a little bit boring and my mind was wandering quite a lot, more than when reading Red Queen and honestly, Mare is becoming the prisoner of her own mind, not being able to share her problems or just cry properly to ease her pain. And it really saddens me. I wish she was a little stronger or would let Kilorn help her, cause she was always saying he knows her best. It's sad that she doesn't let anyone help her.
All in all, I will continue reading the series, and I definitely say that it's one of my favorites so far, but I will surely take a healing brake, because I can't take this harshness for too long.
I'm... speechless.
I thought this series couldn't get anymore messed up. And here comes Fallen Heir and throws a lot of sh*t in my face, then rubs that ending into my eyes and now I can't function. January isn't that far away? With that ending even a day would be awfully long.
I'm not even sure how I will not think about this book until I get a happy ending. Because these boys honestly deserve a happy ending. And I hope that they will get one SOON.
I thought this series couldn't get anymore messed up. And here comes Fallen Heir and throws a lot of sh*t in my face, then rubs that ending into my eyes and now I can't function. January isn't that far away? With that ending even a day would be awfully long.
I'm not even sure how I will not think about this book until I get a happy ending. Because these boys honestly deserve a happy ending. And I hope that they will get one SOON.
Before I even start to write anything, here are a few of the quotes that touched my soul, something that happens only with very special books, written in a perfect manner for words to have such power.
"I'm sorry to say I think you'll make just as many mistakes as I did. Just different mistakes."
"I think that's what you say when you can't have something you want isn't it? You say you don't want it in the first place."
" 'Do you think I can change?' she finally asked.
Lily looked at her, curious and thoughtful. 'Well', she replied, 'are you dead?'"
"For the moment, I think maybe there is a God but a different one than she says. I think God might be the dust and the jackrabbits and the rain, that God might be Teddy and the bullet that killed him, the beautiful exquisite moon and the terrible zeppelins, all spread out and everywhere. I've begun to think that maybe we are God's fingers rubbing against each other to see how it feels. Do you think that is a sacrilegious thought--that God might be everything and its opposite?"
Picking up this book, I hadn't known what will I get myself into. I hadn't read any of the author's works yet, though I plan to read Tiger Lily in the near future. Based on the title and the synopsis I thought this will be a very much sci-fi book and I was rather skeptical about finishing it. Only after the first few sentences I realized that something was off. I wasn't reading about a far future that usually makes me feel alienated from the book. The writing just made everything flow, and not even life on Mars seemed strange to me. When the story started to unfold, and other characters, besides Adri, had appeared I was mesmerized. I was not waiting to finish the book, as I usually do, but I wanted to savour it, to think every word through, to absorb every lesson these women tried to teach me. I loved every part of this book, even Adri, who I found hard to accept at first, but found myself liking at the end.
Books like this are so rare, Midnight at the electric was not focused on one theme or another, it focused on life and the things that I've learnt from it are priceless. I want to give a copy of this to every single man on the planet and at the same time, I want to have it just to myself. I'm now convinced that people are capable of magic, because this book was truly magical.
"I'm sorry to say I think you'll make just as many mistakes as I did. Just different mistakes."
"I think that's what you say when you can't have something you want isn't it? You say you don't want it in the first place."
" 'Do you think I can change?' she finally asked.
Lily looked at her, curious and thoughtful. 'Well', she replied, 'are you dead?'"
"For the moment, I think maybe there is a God but a different one than she says. I think God might be the dust and the jackrabbits and the rain, that God might be Teddy and the bullet that killed him, the beautiful exquisite moon and the terrible zeppelins, all spread out and everywhere. I've begun to think that maybe we are God's fingers rubbing against each other to see how it feels. Do you think that is a sacrilegious thought--that God might be everything and its opposite?"
Picking up this book, I hadn't known what will I get myself into. I hadn't read any of the author's works yet, though I plan to read Tiger Lily in the near future. Based on the title and the synopsis I thought this will be a very much sci-fi book and I was rather skeptical about finishing it. Only after the first few sentences I realized that something was off. I wasn't reading about a far future that usually makes me feel alienated from the book. The writing just made everything flow, and not even life on Mars seemed strange to me. When the story started to unfold, and other characters, besides Adri, had appeared I was mesmerized. I was not waiting to finish the book, as I usually do, but I wanted to savour it, to think every word through, to absorb every lesson these women tried to teach me. I loved every part of this book, even Adri, who I found hard to accept at first, but found myself liking at the end.
Books like this are so rare, Midnight at the electric was not focused on one theme or another, it focused on life and the things that I've learnt from it are priceless. I want to give a copy of this to every single man on the planet and at the same time, I want to have it just to myself. I'm now convinced that people are capable of magic, because this book was truly magical.
Did everyone forget what poetry is?
This gets a huge NO from me. No new ideas in any of the themes touched, no metaphors, no musicality, no rhymes, not poetry. Just a bunch of sentences and texts. I could say there were like two or three "poems" that I've marked, the rest made me cringe and roll my eyes at the overused phrases and images. Not reccomending it.
This gets a huge NO from me. No new ideas in any of the themes touched, no metaphors, no musicality, no rhymes, not poetry. Just a bunch of sentences and texts. I could say there were like two or three "poems" that I've marked, the rest made me cringe and roll my eyes at the overused phrases and images. Not reccomending it.
Finally. After two attempts at this book, I finally finished it. And I have to say I have really mixed feelings about this.
The first half of this story was boring, uninteresting and is the main reason why I put the book aside for a long while. I really wanted to like the plot or the world or at least the main character... but Feyre is not very likeable. Tamlin is ok, but his forced misteriousness was also boring to me. I didn't want to find out anything about them because I didn't care. BUT something shifted around pages 300 and the plot picked up. That was the change I was waiting for, something to captivate my attention. I honestly liked those last chapters, I really loved the folk story feel that it had, with the trials and magic that helped the heroine. It saved the whole story, and even though I only gave it 3 stars, hopefully the next books will be even better.
The first half of this story was boring, uninteresting and is the main reason why I put the book aside for a long while. I really wanted to like the plot or the world or at least the main character... but Feyre is not very likeable. Tamlin is ok, but his forced misteriousness was also boring to me. I didn't want to find out anything about them because I didn't care. BUT something shifted around pages 300 and the plot picked up. That was the change I was waiting for, something to captivate my attention. I honestly liked those last chapters, I really loved the folk story feel that it had, with the trials and magic that helped the heroine. It saved the whole story, and even though I only gave it 3 stars, hopefully the next books will be even better.
5 really happy, tearwashed stars!
This book was such a pleasure to read. I loved all the characters, and the plot was so interesting and heartbreaking, I just couldn't put the book down.
All the relationships and friendships thaught me some really important things, but Em and Jase's love story had a huge impact on me. You really can't wait, because your life could be over any minute. And I loved this book for showing me this. And I just loved it for everything else. My thoughts are really jumbled up because there is so much to say about this book, but I would rather say just one thing:
Read it!
This book was such a pleasure to read. I loved all the characters, and the plot was so interesting and heartbreaking, I just couldn't put the book down.
All the relationships and friendships thaught me some really important things, but Em and Jase's love story had a huge impact on me. You really can't wait, because your life could be over any minute. And I loved this book for showing me this. And I just loved it for everything else. My thoughts are really jumbled up because there is so much to say about this book, but I would rather say just one thing:
Read it!
I'm not dissapointed. I'm just... surprised I guess? I was expecting something entirely different and eventually I got things to learn from this book, just not the things I was hoping for.
This is not an usual CoHo book and I like that she is experimenting with other genres and themes. It's refreshing, it's new not just for the reader but for the writer too. I have read her every book and loved each with red hot flames. But I was a little bit passive with this one.
I'm thorn in half because I can relate so much to Merit's situation from every point of view, seeing a not-so perfect family in a book was so calming for me, and her bad relation to her siblings really got to me. But then there were moments when I felt that Colleen wanted to juggle with too many themes, giving the reader too many information, and at point I grew tired. Not only there's the family drama and all those secrets but there's depression, love, suicide, denial, Syria's situation, religion, blasphemy, cheating, raising kids right... and so on and so forth. It was just all too much. I get it, even life is sometimes too much, but from so much information numbing my mind I couldn't properly focus on the story. Sagan was amazing but sometimes I felt like he was acting like a mature 30-35 year old man. Yeah, he went through a lot, but unless he has super abilties, he can't always say wise and meaningful things. It was annoying me how "intelligent" he was. All the other characters were a mess, literally, and even though I didn't really care about them, I wanted to find out the ending of this story.
My rating is a bit higher than I feel like the book would deserve, but I'm openly subjective because I absolutely love Colleen Hoover's amazing writing skills, unique characters and plots, and I feel like this book could help a lot of teenagers who feel alone through the bad times.
This is not an usual CoHo book and I like that she is experimenting with other genres and themes. It's refreshing, it's new not just for the reader but for the writer too. I have read her every book and loved each with red hot flames. But I was a little bit passive with this one.
I'm thorn in half because I can relate so much to Merit's situation from every point of view, seeing a not-so perfect family in a book was so calming for me, and her bad relation to her siblings really got to me. But then there were moments when I felt that Colleen wanted to juggle with too many themes, giving the reader too many information, and at point I grew tired. Not only there's the family drama and all those secrets but there's depression, love, suicide, denial, Syria's situation, religion, blasphemy, cheating, raising kids right... and so on and so forth. It was just all too much. I get it, even life is sometimes too much, but from so much information numbing my mind I couldn't properly focus on the story. Sagan was amazing but sometimes I felt like he was acting like a mature 30-35 year old man. Yeah, he went through a lot, but unless he has super abilties, he can't always say wise and meaningful things. It was annoying me how "intelligent" he was. All the other characters were a mess, literally, and even though I didn't really care about them, I wanted to find out the ending of this story.
My rating is a bit higher than I feel like the book would deserve, but I'm openly subjective because I absolutely love Colleen Hoover's amazing writing skills, unique characters and plots, and I feel like this book could help a lot of teenagers who feel alone through the bad times.
Why isn't this book more popular? I have to say that this is one of the best poetry books I've read this year.