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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark tense

5.0

Put down the Handmaid’s Tale and pick this masterpiece UP

Either Octavia E Butler is psychic, or an absolute genius and incredibly good at recognizing patterns within history

I will be recommending this to everyone I know and to anyone who asks

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

adventurous dark mysterious

3.5

great Halloween read, tbh if I were to compare this to the movie I’d probably give it a 3 star. One of the very rare cases where I think the film does a better job capturing the whimsy and thrilling aspects

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

emotional hopeful lighthearted

4.5

Watching the newest season rn, I love delving back into this world. This volume is as cute as all the others, but I didn’t feel like a lot happened

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

dark mysterious tense

4.0

Another reread, I liked this more the second time, probably bc I forgot most of what happened. But also bc I love a good book with dark atmospheric fall mystery vibes (even tho I think this takes place in winter).  I listened to half of this on audio and I really liked the narration

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

dark mysterious tense

4.25

This I my first re-read of this book. I’m not usually one to pick up a mystery book more than once just bc all the fun of solving the mystery is kind of taken away since I already know what happens. But I remember giving this 5 stars the first time I read it so I thought it’d be nice to return to. I still enjoyed it, maybe not as much as the first time but I would definitely still recommend reading

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective

2.5

this was one of my most anticipated reads back in 2021 and I’m just now reading it lol

As someone who loved Evelyn Hugo and Daisy jones….this was kinda mid.

This was basically daddy issues: the book.
In the beginning I was intrigued by the sibling dynamics but later I found myself more times than not skimming over pages of each characters struggles/wants and just wanted to be done with it. I did not like the writing in the sense that it was strange and overly sweet at times. Like why am I being told things are happening and not being shown of said events occurring.

Idk what I was expecting from this but it was very underwhelming. That ending made me roll my mf eyes. Also the way everything is wrapped up all nice with a bow was just too hallmark-y

I was thinking of giving this like 3 stars but the more I think about it, that’s probably too generous and I know I’ll probably never read this again. However I’ve heard good things about Carrie Soto is Back so I might pick that one up.

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

emotional lighthearted

2.0

well, I am officially free.

we all knew what was gonna happen minus the execution. I’m just glad to be done and that I was able to power through this trilogy within 24 hours

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

emotional lighthearted

2.5

this one was slightly better than the first book in terms of structure but the characters are still annoying as ever (esp belly towards her mother like my god) 

again I breezed right through this book so I can give it props for that purpose 

I do have a new appreciation for the tv adaptation for fleshing out the characters more and adding new and old ones to the mix so in my opinion, just watch the show

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

lighthearted

2.5

my knowledge with this story extends to watching the tv series adaptation (which are the two seasons that are currently out) it’s not the best thing ever but I still had an ok time

now as for the book…this reads as very YOUNG adult. The writing was pretty juvenile, middle school me would have probably ate this up. Not that it’s a bad thing it’s just too young for me personally. I would give this to a 12 -13 year old as a gateway into reading (or maybe not cause there are better options) 

there was a lot I wasn’t vibing with. The half star is for how quickly I was able to power through this book like ms Han was wasting no time. I think the Tv show adaptation did a better job in pretty much every aspect. I’m not trying to shit on this book, if you enjoy it good for you. I just had a lot of thoughts and felt like writing a longer review, and I’m still gonna read the rest of the series so yeah

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous mysterious reflective

5.0

oh my god this was so good?? idk why I thought I wouldn’t enjoy this or that it wouldn’t be for me cause it absolutely was For Me. can I pls have the movie adaptation rn ??