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Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman
“ i’m scared to be away from him. i don’t know who i am without him. ”
“ maybe it’s time to find out. ”
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“ maybe it’s time to find out. ”
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The Ethics of Infatuation Dynamics. A Heartstopper Mini-Comic by Alice Oseman, Lauren James
casting jonathan bailey as henry maddox was an *excellent* decision!!!
Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman
5.0
[ 1st read: 5/5 — siri, play getaway car by taylor swift <3 ]
[ 2nd read: baby step by baby step :) ]
[ 2nd read: baby step by baby step :) ]
One Day by David Nicholls
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
as someone who’s principal hobbies are symbolism, finding parallels and contemplating : david nicholls better start sleeping with one eye open because i’m coming for him
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
i…. don’t know how i feel about this one
it seems as though the author only wrote this book because she came up with it’s plot twist and thought it was brilliant.
the story is around the plot twist, not the other way around, and that’s why 85% of the book is boring and forgettable, that’s why *all* of the characters are weird and basic : she didn’t even try to develop anything else other than the "grand finale" because that’s all the readers would remember and that’s sad.
and the writing style? …… ? ? ?
it seems as though the author only wrote this book because she came up with it’s plot twist and thought it was brilliant.
the story is around the plot twist, not the other way around, and that’s why 85% of the book is boring and forgettable, that’s why *all* of the characters are weird and basic : she didn’t even try to develop anything else other than the "grand finale" because that’s all the readers would remember and that’s sad.
and the writing style? …… ? ? ?
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
WAAAAAAAR IS OOOOVEEEEER!!
i can't believe this got published, not because there's a lot of smut and therefore "shocking" and "scandalous" to the eyes of the 1920's era, but just because it's terribly and horribly boring AND disgusting; why would you as a publisher want people this piece of trash?? why?
"you found it appalling? it came out in 1928 what did you expect?"well too much apparently!
so much for wanting to read the book before watching the movie adaptation............
i can't believe this got published, not because there's a lot of smut and therefore "shocking" and "scandalous" to the eyes of the 1920's era, but just because it's terribly and horribly boring AND disgusting; why would you as a publisher want people this piece of trash?? why?
"you found it appalling? it came out in 1928 what did you expect?"well too much apparently!
so much for wanting to read the book before watching the movie adaptation............
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, and Classism
Foul Heart Huntsman by Chloe Gong
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
chloe gong: do you want a deal with the devil?
me: ..... what am i gonna do with a soul anyways? souls are boring!
(review to come but <3<3<3)
me: ..... what am i gonna do with a soul anyways? souls are boring!
(review to come but <3<3<3)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
no words, just tears 💌💧
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i couldn't read whatever page was next during the last two (and a half, iykyk) sections without taking a tiny (or huge, depending on the said page) break to pull myself together and try to stop crying.
gosh i would love to write a novel like this one someday, to have an imagination as big as TJR's and come up with an 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 brilliantly detailed story like this book's.
i think this just confirmed me that historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and that i need to explore it much much 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 more.
DAISY JONES & THE SIX (the band) would not only be nothing without it's main singer daisy jones and it's keyboardist karen karen, but also without simone jackson, camilla dunne and her three daughters : julia, maria and susana.
sisterhood is a theme deeply important to me, so to read about all of those women changing each other's lives for better or worse, supporting each other and simply...impacting each other's lives one way or another, with one sentence or with an entire speech, moved me in the best way possible and reminded me how sacred and crucial female friendships are.
i'm so so sad but so so happy to have listened to the people who recommended this novel and now have turned into one of those people.
read this book, if not for goodness sake then for mine.
(and yes i read the extra emails TJR posted on insta....she had no right crushing my heart even more ferociously like that!)
"𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒆𝒕."
gosh i would love to write a novel like this one someday, to have an imagination as big as TJR's and come up with an 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 brilliantly detailed story like this book's.
i think this just confirmed me that historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and that i need to explore it much much 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 more.
DAISY JONES & THE SIX (the band) would not only be nothing without it's main singer daisy jones and it's keyboardist karen karen, but also without simone jackson, camilla dunne and her three daughters : julia, maria and susana.
sisterhood is a theme deeply important to me, so to read about all of those women changing each other's lives for better or worse, supporting each other and simply...impacting each other's lives one way or another, with one sentence or with an entire speech, moved me in the best way possible and reminded me how sacred and crucial female friendships are.
i'm so so sad but so so happy to have listened to the people who recommended this novel and now have turned into one of those people.
read this book, if not for goodness sake then for mine.
(and yes i read the extra emails TJR posted on insta....she had no right crushing my heart even more ferociously like that!)
"𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒆𝒕."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use