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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

dark emotional sad

4.25

This was one of my required readings for my English class and I’ve been wanting to revisit it since then, mostly because I could not remember anything that happened 

Now reading it again, this is definitely a must read

Morrison’s writing can be a bit dense and overly poetic when trying to distinguish whose POV were in but it’s not a criticism to her at all and more so just me trying to get used to her style

It’s clear why this is on the banned books list and I think it’s great at opening discussions about race, class, abuse, poverty and privilege 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Rape

The Most by Jessica Anthony

emotional reflective tense

2.0

The book…lacking. I’m most confused as to why this received so many awards and accolades

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark emotional

5.0

A painful but necessary read. 

The forward of this books says “This book demands that I look at this world without turning away….I know the things that happen in Parable of the Talents have happened before, are happening now, can happen again.”

Not only does this book show accurate depictions of our future but it also provides ways of coping with unprecedented changes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Violence

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