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The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
2.0
★★.5
the synopsis of this book sounded sooooo good but when i was reading, it felt both feministic and misogynistic at the same time. tierney was wayyyyyy too nice and forgiving and ilowkey hated all her inner monologues
some parts were EXTREMELY boring and it just seems like a book you read in school about survival. although i was COMPLETELY locked in when ryker came into the story
this book was a pass for me, but i can see why others would have loved it.
"We may be without powers, but we are not powerless."
the synopsis of this book sounded sooooo good but when i was reading, it felt both feministic and misogynistic at the same time. tierney was wayyyyyy too nice and forgiving and i
some parts were EXTREMELY boring and it just seems like a book you read in school about survival. although i was COMPLETELY locked in when ryker came into the story
Spoiler
rest in peace pookiethis book was a pass for me, but i can see why others would have loved it.
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
this was nice and inspiring! it perfectly describes how text is interpreted and how books can change peoples lives. ♡
3.0
”People find meaning in the bonus gifts for themselves. It’s the same with books. Readers make their own personal connections to words, irrespective of the writer’s intentions, and each reader gains something unique.”
this was nice and inspiring! it perfectly describes how text is interpreted and how books can change peoples lives. ♡
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
3.0
★★★.5
so cute and refreshing
“This is what it's supposed to feel like. Swoony and bright and everything.”
so cute and refreshing
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
5.0
★★★★★
i received my copy from a blind date with a book gifted by my friend marie for my bday, so i had to bingeee it.
its been months since i've read an entire book and reviewed one so my skills r a lil rusty but omg... this was my first freida mcfadden book and i've heard veryyy good things about her works.
it was absolutely crazyyy and i could not put it down. i went from hating nina to hating millie to hating nINA AND MILLIE SIMULTANEOUSLY to loving nina and hating andrew and millie and to loving both nina and millie and it was truly a rollercoaster ride.
i ended up crying at the end bc i was so satisfied with the ending (i had my doubts) and some of the characters abusive behaviors reminded me of my own grandparents (crazy right?) like its insanity how stuff like this actually happens.
im gonna have to pick up another freida mcfadden book soon because i was HOOKEDDDD!
"Just not yet."
i received my copy from a blind date with a book gifted by my friend marie for my bday, so i had to bingeee it.
its been months since i've read an entire book and reviewed one so my skills r a lil rusty but omg... this was my first freida mcfadden book and i've heard veryyy good things about her works.
it was absolutely crazyyy and i could not put it down. i went from hating nina to hating millie to hating nINA AND MILLIE SIMULTANEOUSLY to loving nina and hating andrew and millie and to loving both nina and millie
Spoiler
altho millies morals are fucked up cuz why would u fuck someones husbandi ended up crying at the end bc i was so satisfied with the ending (i had my doubts) and some of the characters abusive behaviors reminded me of my own grandparents (crazy right?) like its insanity how stuff like this actually happens.
im gonna have to pick up another freida mcfadden book soon because i was HOOKEDDDD!
Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver
4.0
★★★★
a divine slow burn! i was actually suffering by how slow this was but it was truly a fun time. i listened to the audiobook version of this and the narrators ACTED THEIR ASSES OFF!!!!
”You fucking destroyed me. And now I can’t imagine being anything but the man that I am with you.”
a divine slow burn! i was actually suffering by how slow this was but it was truly a fun time. i listened to the audiobook version of this and the narrators ACTED THEIR ASSES OFF!!!!
Spoiler
minus a star for the butt stuff
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
DNF after Chapter 5.
I added this book to my TBR in hopes of getting a good cry in because the subject matter hits really close to home and I thought I could relate. As I read, I got a weird vibe but I put it aside and thought of it as Ash’s coping mechanism. Oh boy was I wrong.
As if I thought Ash sleeping with her dying best friends brother was bad enough, Dr Soprano pulled her in the laundry room and I really thought he was going to tell her really bad news… and I was slapped in the face with Ash and him messing around in the Hospice’s LAUNDRY ROOM? Yeah she’s sleeping with her best friends brother, doctor, nurse, and her daughters old teacher…
I went to goodreads to see the reviews to make sure I was reading the same thing everyone else was… I went to the lower reviews and thank god there’s tons of people who felt the same way I did. I read across one mentioning Edi asking Ash to make her eulogy about EDI’s legacy, not Ash’s. Even her wedding toast to Edi was about how GOOD OF A FRIEND ASH WAS TO HER. I skimmed further in the book to find more alarming things, like Ash going to the dermatologist trying to diagnose herself with skin cancer(?) which I mean,, I guess is reasonable but her entire character seemed so selfish to me and part of me wonders if her and Edi were ever close to begin with. It’s like she is just counting the days until her friend passes and is disappointed every time her best friend lives to see another day. Like she’s anticipating the day she leaves this earth. I’d probably want to go ASAP knowing I had a best friend like that, so selfish and insensitive to the tragedy unfolding right in front of her. And even when Edi is upfront to Ash about one her flaws, ASH has the nerve to question if the drugs and pain, both emotional and physical, of dying is turning her into a different person or if she’s always thought of her friend like that.
Not to discredit the author, because I am only one person and know my experience with such situations. I wonder if the author has first hand experience and has done all the research when diving into the world of healthcare. There is lots of things in here that are seen as unethical—and it no doubt is, and that makes it all the more shocking that things like this ACTUALLY happen—and against protocol when handling patients. I mean are we going to skip over the part where the Ash tells the nurses that Edi’s PEG tube looks irritated, possibly infected. The nurses just tell them to wash over it with….tap….water….
I skipped forward to find the eulogy, hoping it could so much as add at least a 0.5 to my rating. It didn’t. This book was so upsetting to me. I was looking forward to reading a fast read about something I might be able to relate to and it only made me angry. I’ve never been so genuinely mad at a book like this before. Hence why this review is so long. I don’t usually write stuff this long, I stick to short and sweet. But I know I’m probably gonna be angry for a few days because…wtf…
Everyone copes and grieves differently. That’s what I try to remind myself. But this is just… not it. Cancer and Hospice is tragic, and not only is it hard on the victim, but also the families and friends involved. But Ash, this is not about you…
I added this book to my TBR in hopes of getting a good cry in because the subject matter hits really close to home and I thought I could relate. As I read, I got a weird vibe but I put it aside and thought of it as Ash’s coping mechanism. Oh boy was I wrong.
As if I thought Ash sleeping with her dying best friends brother was bad enough, Dr Soprano pulled her in the laundry room and I really thought he was going to tell her really bad news… and I was slapped in the face with Ash and him messing around in the Hospice’s LAUNDRY ROOM? Yeah she’s sleeping with her best friends brother, doctor, nurse, and her daughters old teacher…
I went to goodreads to see the reviews to make sure I was reading the same thing everyone else was… I went to the lower reviews and thank god there’s tons of people who felt the same way I did. I read across one mentioning Edi asking Ash to make her eulogy about EDI’s legacy, not Ash’s. Even her wedding toast to Edi was about how GOOD OF A FRIEND ASH WAS TO HER. I skimmed further in the book to find more alarming things, like Ash going to the dermatologist trying to diagnose herself with skin cancer(?) which I mean,, I guess is reasonable but her entire character seemed so selfish to me and part of me wonders if her and Edi were ever close to begin with. It’s like she is just counting the days until her friend passes and is disappointed every time her best friend lives to see another day. Like she’s anticipating the day she leaves this earth. I’d probably want to go ASAP knowing I had a best friend like that, so selfish and insensitive to the tragedy unfolding right in front of her. And even when Edi is upfront to Ash about one her flaws, ASH has the nerve to question if the drugs and pain, both emotional and physical, of dying is turning her into a different person or if she’s always thought of her friend like that.
Not to discredit the author, because I am only one person and know my experience with such situations. I wonder if the author has first hand experience and has done all the research when diving into the world of healthcare. There is lots of things in here that are seen as unethical—and it no doubt is, and that makes it all the more shocking that things like this ACTUALLY happen—and against protocol when handling patients. I mean are we going to skip over the part where the Ash tells the nurses that Edi’s PEG tube looks irritated, possibly infected. The nurses just tell them to wash over it with….tap….water….
I skipped forward to find the eulogy, hoping it could so much as add at least a 0.5 to my rating. It didn’t. This book was so upsetting to me. I was looking forward to reading a fast read about something I might be able to relate to and it only made me angry. I’ve never been so genuinely mad at a book like this before. Hence why this review is so long. I don’t usually write stuff this long, I stick to short and sweet. But I know I’m probably gonna be angry for a few days because…wtf…
Everyone copes and grieves differently. That’s what I try to remind myself. But this is just… not it. Cancer and Hospice is tragic, and not only is it hard on the victim, but also the families and friends involved. But Ash, this is not about you…
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
4.0
★★★★
i was pleasantly surprised at how this book sucked me in. we dont have to talk about how it literally took me three (3) months to finish i was going through a terrible reading slump/depression spell
the characters in this book were actually terrible people, minus lucy and sara, and it was actually perplexing to see what money drives people to do. the stanhope firm reminded me a lot of that tom cruise movie called ‘the firm’ where they were practically in a cult!
the ending was actually insane but felt a little flat.
”Their hands were soft, and clean, and free of calluses. But only because they never touched the blood they spilt.”
i was pleasantly surprised at how this book sucked me in. we dont have to talk about how it literally took me three (3) months to finish i was going through a terrible reading slump/depression spell
the characters in this book were actually terrible people, minus lucy and sara, and it was actually perplexing to see what money drives people to do. the stanhope firm reminded me a lot of that tom cruise movie called ‘the firm’ where they were practically in a cult!
the ending was actually insane but felt a little flat.
Spoiler
i wanted to see them rot HEHEHEHE but it was all over so quickly.
The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells
4.0
★★★★
I didn't know what all to expect when going into this book, I think I just stumbled upon it on tiktok and added it to my TBR. The first part of the book was a breeze to get through, but the second part really had me. It felt a little bizarre but then things started to fall into place and then fell apart with no warning. Tears were shed and it truly has left a dent in my soul. I was quite depressed for a bit but the everything came full circle and I felt comforted by the end of the book. I feel like I have aged with this book the more I read and I always appreciate that in literature.
"The only way we can overcome the loneliness within us is together."
I didn't know what all to expect when going into this book, I think I just stumbled upon it on tiktok and added it to my TBR. The first part of the book was a breeze to get through, but the second part really had me. It felt a little bizarre but then things started to fall into place and then fell apart with no warning. Tears were shed and it truly has left a dent in my soul. I was quite depressed for a bit but the everything came full circle and I felt comforted by the end of the book. I feel like I have aged with this book the more I read and I always appreciate that in literature.