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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
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I really enjoyed this book. It was fun, different, kinda dark, and even a bit mysterious. Some aspects of tbe love story were a bit cringy or maybe meant for a younger audience, lol. But other than that I was super into the story.
I love the magical letter writing, it made the book unique. Itβs a duology so I am looking forward to reading the second book of the series soon π€©
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
βππ¬πͺπ’π±π¦πͺπ’π° π¦π± π¦π° π±π₯π’ πͺπ¬π°π± π³π¦π±ππ© π±π₯π¦π«π€ π¦π« π±π₯π’ π΄π¬π―π©π‘ π±π¬ ππ’ π°π’π©π£π¦π°π₯...β π‘π¬π«βπ± π°π’π’ π΄π₯ππ± π²π°π’ π΄π’ π ππ« ππ’ π±π¬ π¬π±π₯π’π―π° π¦π£ π΄π’ πͺπ²π°π± π‘π’π«πΆ π¬π²π― π¬π΄π« πͺπ¬π°π± π£π²π«π‘ππͺπ’π«π±ππ© π°π’π©π³π’π°. ππ’ ππ©π© π₯ππ³π’ π±π₯π’ π―π¦π€π₯π± π±π¬ ππ’ π―π’π π¬π€π«π¦π·π’π‘ π£π¬π― π΄π₯π¬ π΄π’ ππ―π’.β
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
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Bridgerton, but make it LGBTQ+ π³οΈββ§οΈ A solid 3-star read for me.
I was super into it the first half of the book, I lost interest for a bit in the middle, and then the ending picked it back up.
Overall, if you liked Bridgerton, and like LGBTQ+ books, this should be right up your alley! Happy reading π
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
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Bridgerton, but make it LGBTQ+ π³οΈββ§οΈ A solid 3-star read for me.
I was super into it the first half of the book, I lost interest for a bit in the middle, and then the ending picked it back up.
Overall, if you liked Bridgerton, and like LGBTQ+ books, this should be right up your alley! Happy reading π
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
5.0
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The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
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This was such an enjoyable and quick read.
It is such a cute love story, I kept giggling, tearing up, kicking my feet all the time!
Kind of reminds me of Red, White and Royal Blue, another one of my guilty pleasure romance books.
There is really not much else to analyze about the book. Cute, fun, emotional book with a queer happy ending, what else can I ask for.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado PΓ©rez
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
βα΄Κα΄ Κα΄κ±α΄Κα΄ α΄κ° α΄ΚΙͺκ± α΄
α΄α΄α΄ΚΚ α΄α΄Κα΄-α΄
α΄α΄ΙͺΙ΄α΄α΄α΄α΄
α΄α΄Κα΄α΄Κα΄ Ιͺκ± α΄Κα΄α΄ α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄Κα΄ α΄xα΄α΄ΚΙͺα΄Ι΄α΄α΄, α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄Κα΄ α΄α΄Κκ±α΄α΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄ α΄, Κα΄κ± α΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄α΄ Κα΄ κ±α΄α΄Ι΄ α΄κ± α΄Ι΄Ιͺα΄ α΄Κκ±α΄Κ, α΄‘ΚΙͺΚα΄ α΄Κα΄ κ°α΄α΄α΄Κα΄ α΄xα΄α΄ΚΙͺα΄Ι΄α΄α΄βα΄Κα΄α΄ α΄κ° Κα΄Κκ° α΄Κα΄ Ι’Κα΄Κα΄Κ α΄α΄α΄α΄Κα΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄, α΄κ°α΄α΄Κ α΄ΚΚβΙͺκ± κ±α΄α΄Ι΄ α΄κ±, α΄‘α΄ΚΚ, Ι΄Ιͺα΄Κα΄.β
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
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I found this book a couple of years ago, started it, but never finished. Well, I finished it now as an audiobook.
What an informative and important book!
Obviously, I already knew a lot of data gaps that exist between genders. But honestly, it is shocking, how male-centric the world actually is, when you start to dig deeper.
One of the more memorable points that the book made was that for some reason we treat 50% of the population of the world as a minority. Women are not a minority, we are half to worldβs population and it is unacceptable that we donβt treat women as such.
Definitely recommend this book to everyone especially men.
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
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I found this book a couple of years ago, started it, but never finished. Well, I finished it now as an audiobook.
What an informative and important book!
Obviously, I already knew a lot of data gaps that exist between genders. But honestly, it is shocking, how male-centric the world actually is, when you start to dig deeper.
One of the more memorable points that the book made was that for some reason we treat 50% of the population of the world as a minority. Women are not a minority, we are half to worldβs population and it is unacceptable that we donβt treat women as such.
Definitely recommend this book to everyone especially men.
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
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Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
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Wow!
This read was so captivating, the writing was enchanting. The whole book was written in second person and while it was a bit odd at first, it actually ended up being the reason I was sucked into the story so fast.
36% into the book I wrote a note:
This book is beautiful. Iβve never been one to really care about beautiful writing or prose, but I think I get it now.
This love story is so normal, normal people in their normal lives doing normal things, but somehow the author has written it to be so beautiful and captivating. I canβt stop reading it and I canβt get my mind off of it.
The second half of the book got more serious and more serious themes emerged, like police brutality and mental health. It gave me a completely new perspective and deeper understanding of what so many Black people deal with and have to go through in their everyday lives. The quote βItβs one thing to be looked at, and another to be seen.β really hits hard.
After reading the last chapter and the last words of the book I just burst into tears. Partially from being happy, partially from being sad, partially from being relieved.
Overall, this is probably the most beautifully written book I have ever read.
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
β β β β
Wow!
This read was so captivating, the writing was enchanting. The whole book was written in second person and while it was a bit odd at first, it actually ended up being the reason I was sucked into the story so fast.
36% into the book I wrote a note:
This book is beautiful. Iβve never been one to really care about beautiful writing or prose, but I think I get it now.
This love story is so normal, normal people in their normal lives doing normal things, but somehow the author has written it to be so beautiful and captivating. I canβt stop reading it and I canβt get my mind off of it.
The second half of the book got more serious and more serious themes emerged, like police brutality and mental health. It gave me a completely new perspective and deeper understanding of what so many Black people deal with and have to go through in their everyday lives. The quote βItβs one thing to be looked at, and another to be seen.β really hits hard.
After reading the last chapter and the last words of the book I just burst into tears. Partially from being happy, partially from being sad, partially from being relieved.
Overall, this is probably the most beautifully written book I have ever read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
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Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas
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And just like that I am done with this whole series.
This book was sooo long, and I honestly think it couldβve been at least 200 pages shorter.
Just like with EoS I felt like some of the help our characters got was almost too convenient. Always showing up EXACTLY when needed, always another trick up their sleeve.
The story was still impactful and having to say goodbye to these characters made me emotional. I am extra emotional about the characters we lost π₯Ί
This whole series was such a journey. I am part of the minority tho that liked the beginning of this series more than the end. My favorite books are still Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight.
If youβve been wondering if you should this series or not, Iβd definitely say to give it a try, because you might end up on this long and exciting journey.
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas
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And just like that I am done with this whole series.
This book was sooo long, and I honestly think it couldβve been at least 200 pages shorter.
Just like with EoS I felt like some of the help our characters got was almost too convenient. Always showing up EXACTLY when needed, always another trick up their sleeve.
The story was still impactful and having to say goodbye to these characters made me emotional. I am extra emotional about the characters we lost π₯Ί
This whole series was such a journey. I am part of the minority tho that liked the beginning of this series more than the end. My favorite books are still Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight.
If youβve been wondering if you should this series or not, Iβd definitely say to give it a try, because you might end up on this long and exciting journey.
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
βππ’ π‘π¬π«βπ± π©π¬π¬π¨ πππ π¨. βπ± π₯π’π©ππ° π«π¬ π¬π«π’ ππ«π‘ π«π¬π±π₯π¦π«π€ π±π¬ π©π¬π¬π¨ πππ π¨.β
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas
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Finished the tandem read and I am so happy that I chose to read the two books at the same time. I feel like they balanced each other out very nicely, so I definitely would recommend doing a tandem.
I donβt understand why people skip this book, after finishing the book it truly feels like an important part of the series. Itβs a story about healing, acceptance, and on top of that we get to discover a new continent with very interesting culture, background, and history.
I liked the pacing of the book, at least in the tandem read it felt perfect. Iβm enjoying meeting some people we have met in the past books, and I cannot wait for the upcoming reunions in the next book.
I will say, as I also said in my last review, some things feel a bit too convenient, a bit too connected, and once again we have so many couples. I wish not everything worked out so perfectly, conveniently, and also repetitively compared to her other books. In this book, it did not overshadow the story of healing and this interesting new land that we were discovering.
So overall a four star read, and I am pumped to start the last book of the series Kingdom of Ash.
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas
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Finished the tandem read and I am so happy that I chose to read the two books at the same time. I feel like they balanced each other out very nicely, so I definitely would recommend doing a tandem.
I donβt understand why people skip this book, after finishing the book it truly feels like an important part of the series. Itβs a story about healing, acceptance, and on top of that we get to discover a new continent with very interesting culture, background, and history.
I liked the pacing of the book, at least in the tandem read it felt perfect. Iβm enjoying meeting some people we have met in the past books, and I cannot wait for the upcoming reunions in the next book.
I will say, as I also said in my last review, some things feel a bit too convenient, a bit too connected, and once again we have so many couples. I wish not everything worked out so perfectly, conveniently, and also repetitively compared to her other books. In this book, it did not overshadow the story of healing and this interesting new land that we were discovering.
So overall a four star read, and I am pumped to start the last book of the series Kingdom of Ash.
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
fast-paced
3.5
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Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas
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Empire of Storms is a lot of readers favorite or at least TOP 2 book of the series. In all honesty, I have definitely enjoyed the others more. So much is happening in this book, that I am getting whiplashfrom all the scheming and secrets and love interest and different couplesβ¦
Did I still enjoy this book? Yes. But there are things that bothered me.
Up until this book we have had no spice, only suggestive or closed door romance. I think for this series that fit, and I feel like the sex scenes were too much, and they honestly just made me disconnect from the book. I found myself wanting to skip scenes cause I was like βugh whatever.β
The second thing that bothered me was that everyone is paired up, has a love interest or more. What do you mean we now have seven couples in the series? Can we just focus on getting our home kingdom back without EVERYONE falling in love or lusting for someone?
I also feel like the series that I have loved so much is turning into the same type of series as ACOTAR. And I enjoyed ACOMAF, but I knew what I signed up for in those books. Here it just feels out of place, repetitive and honestly just meh. I did sense this shift happening after the first two books, but now it has full on turned into the same thing.
Overall, Iβm still giving it a 3 1/2 star read because I did still enjoy the story and I am already invested in the lives of our characters, so thatβs what saved the star rating.
Also, I definitely am an advocate for the tandem read!!!
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas
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β οΈ SPOILERS β οΈ
Empire of Storms is a lot of readers favorite or at least TOP 2 book of the series. In all honesty, I have definitely enjoyed the others more. So much is happening in this book, that I am getting whiplash
Did I still enjoy this book? Yes. But there are things that bothered me.
The second thing that bothered me was that everyone is paired up, has a love interest or more. What do you mean we now have seven couples in the series? Can we just focus on getting our home kingdom back without EVERYONE falling in love or lusting for someone?
I also feel like the series that I have loved so much is turning into the same type of series as ACOTAR. And I enjoyed ACOMAF, but I knew what I signed up for in those books. Here it just feels out of place, repetitive and honestly just meh. I did sense this shift happening after the first two books, but now it has full on turned into the same thing.
Overall, Iβm still giving it a 3 1/2 star read because I did still enjoy the story and I am already invested in the lives of our characters, so thatβs what saved the star rating.
Also, I definitely am an advocate for the tandem read!!!
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
βα΄Κα΄ κ±α΄Κα΄κ±α΄ α΄‘α΄Κ α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄α΄
Ιͺα΄α΄α΄α΄ α΄ α΄α΄α΄α΄Κα΄βκ± ΚΙͺΙ’Κα΄ α΄α΄ α΄Κα΄ΙͺΚ Κα΄Ι΄α΄
Ιͺκ± α΄α΄ α΄
α΄Ι΄Κ α΄Κα΄ΙͺΚ ΚΙͺκ±α΄α΄ΚΙͺα΄α΄Κ α΄α΄Ι΄Ι΄α΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄Ι΄ α΄α΄ Ιͺα΄.β
The Hundred Yearsβ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
It feels weird giving a book about an on going genocide a star rating so Iβm skipping that. But overall this was so educational, sad, upsetting, and eye opening. I listened to the audiobook, and can recommend!
Before last October I had the privilege of never really having to think much about Palestine and Israel and what has been going on there for over a century. Which also means that I had no clue what it was all about and where it started. I am from the EU, so the information Iβve gotten my whole life is more Israel centered. This book is a great overview of the history of Palestine and all the events that lead us to where we are today.
It is scary how powerful countries can erase and replace history. We have seen it before and we are seeing it happen again right in front of our eyes.
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The Hundred Yearsβ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
It feels weird giving a book about an on going genocide a star rating so Iβm skipping that. But overall this was so educational, sad, upsetting, and eye opening. I listened to the audiobook, and can recommend!
Before last October I had the privilege of never really having to think much about Palestine and Israel and what has been going on there for over a century. Which also means that I had no clue what it was all about and where it started. I am from the EU, so the information Iβve gotten my whole life is more Israel centered. This book is a great overview of the history of Palestine and all the events that lead us to where we are today.
It is scary how powerful countries can erase and replace history. We have seen it before and we are seeing it happen again right in front of our eyes.
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