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You by Caroline Kepnes
4.0
This was so incredibly hard to get through. I loved the Netflix adaption and wanted to give the books a go (of course Joe is so much worse in these books, I don’t know why didn’t think he wouldn’t be) I had to take a lot of breaks due to how perverted and just insane he is. This is really well written - but be prepared he is much worse than in the show
Midnight Mass by Sierra Simone
2.0
I relate to Tyler on a theological level. As someone with religious trauma, who has a pagan world view but loves theological debates and struggles with the comings and happenings of life - I felt Tyler on a personal level. I do feel that, like Tyler - sometimes things just are and we have to do the best we can to move forward (regardless our belief system) I also loved how S.Simone didn’t immediately give them a happy ending - happy endings are fleeting. They come and go so quickly with an immediate beginning and lesson (if we’re lucky) we see them struggle, jealously, grief and a miscarriage - all while navigating this new point of their relationship and their own growth academically and career wise. I absolutely loved this.
Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch by Codie Crowley
4.0
Codie Crowley perfectly encapsulated what it means to be a young girl and to be taken advantage left and right by people who you believe are supposed to protect you. I rated this four stars because I saw a lot of myself in Annie, making this a little hard to get through, having similar struggles in my youth and when I needed help I had to figure it out on my own. I found myself rooting for Annie’s closure more than I did her vengeance. I would love a second book just to see how Annie and Maura are handling the afterlife and if Grady comes for them on Halloween the same way Annie came for him. I would love to see how she grows more as a ghost. I see a lot of reviews who claim to not care for this book a lot because Annie isn’t relatable and that’s the thing. Most teenagers have a mother and father who are present, that have ✨not expired food✨ in the house, who have siblings who don’t have to play parent. And given the trauma that Annie goes through I’m not surprised that she’s a “bitch” (hell, I was Annie for a long ass time, I get it. I was angry at the world and one day I woke up and was like I don’t want to be a product of my environment) and I decided to change. Annie didn’t get that chance. But that doesn’t make her less deserving of love and closure because she was dealt a bad hand and didn’t know how to deal (she was a child)
I could go on and on and on about this book but it definitely exceeded my expectations. I loved this.
I could go on and on and on about this book but it definitely exceeded my expectations. I loved this.
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty
5.0
Educational entertaining macabre comedic relief 12/10
Spookily Yours by Jennifer Chipman
2.0
I was really excited to read this but struggled getting through it. The writing style is a bit childish & the spicy scenes were a bit cringe. Overall this is a cute read but the pacing/writing style just wasn’t for me.