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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.0
Good book, but it didn't quite enrapture me like "Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" did.
As another review said, "Malibu Rising" was like vanilla ice cream and "Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" was like caramel-espresso.
As another review said, "Malibu Rising" was like vanilla ice cream and "Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" was like caramel-espresso.
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
5.0
I finished this book in just 4 days, it was so incredible. I don't think another romance book has ever touched me so deeply. I laughed, I cried, got horney as hell.. I just loved reading it.
Now no other book compares to it; no book feels as right, as gripping.
I'm itching to read, to be gripped by another book but really, nothing compares to "The Hating Game" right now.
“I hope it's not too forward of me to say, but your eyes are incredible, Lucy. I die when you blink.”
“I love him so much it's like a thread piercing me. Punching holes. Dragging through. Stitching love into me. I'll never be able to untangle myself from this feeling. The color of love is surely this robin's-egg blue.”
Now no other book compares to it; no book feels as right, as gripping.
I'm itching to read, to be gripped by another book but really, nothing compares to "The Hating Game" right now.
“I hope it's not too forward of me to say, but your eyes are incredible, Lucy. I die when you blink.”
“I love him so much it's like a thread piercing me. Punching holes. Dragging through. Stitching love into me. I'll never be able to untangle myself from this feeling. The color of love is surely this robin's-egg blue.”
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
2.75
*spoilers*
All of the Fraisers are so one-dimensional it hurts.
The main character, Persephone has such low self-esteem and low awerness of herself and others, I continually cringed at her self-depricating millenial mindset of "I'm not like the other girls, other girls are pretty and smart" even as a 30 ish year old woman, on top of her field, constantly being told how amazing and beautiful she is.
Also her treatment of Mason, Chantal and Delilah as these kind of accessories, was gross, even though Sue had told both Sam and Percy many times to treat their partners with respect, nobody ever saw a fault with Percy.
She was such a shitty friend and a narccisistic one at that, always going on only about her problems, seeking validation as though her life depended upon it.
The writer was so busy fleshing out the Floreks, she forgot to make her main character actually lovable.
All of the Fraisers are so one-dimensional it hurts.
The main character, Persephone has such low self-esteem and low awerness of herself and others, I continually cringed at her self-depricating millenial mindset of "I'm not like the other girls, other girls are pretty and smart" even as a 30 ish year old woman, on top of her field, constantly being told how amazing and beautiful she is.
Also her treatment of Mason, Chantal and Delilah as these kind of accessories, was gross, even though Sue had told both Sam and Percy many times to treat their partners with respect, nobody ever saw a fault with Percy.
She was such a shitty friend and a narccisistic one at that, always going on only about her problems, seeking validation as though her life depended upon it.
The writer was so busy fleshing out the Floreks, she forgot to make her main character actually lovable.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
medium-paced
5.0
I admit, going into this book I was cautiously excited cause I had heard such horrible things about this series, but on the other hand there was another, very loud group of people adoring and raving about the books still, almost 20 years later.
The movies, I'd call "affectionately cringe", as a lot of media directed at teenage girls can be viewed.
In the end, though, I ended up being so obsessed, so gripped by both the movies and the book (yet to read rest of the series) that even months later now, I'm still thinking about the story.
The book story itself isn't as flashy and loud as the movies, and I liked that. It had that quiet, soft feeling as first love does - every look, every touch carrying such significance.
What immediately gripped me was the writing style, how seemingly the words just flowed off the page, and before I knew it, I had read almost 500 pages and enjoyed every moment.
My favourite characters, as predicted, were Alice & Jasper - their dynamic is just unbeatable. Bella & Edward though were a close second. 🌹❤️
The movies, I'd call "affectionately cringe", as a lot of media directed at teenage girls can be viewed.
In the end, though, I ended up being so obsessed, so gripped by both the movies and the book (yet to read rest of the series) that even months later now, I'm still thinking about the story.
The book story itself isn't as flashy and loud as the movies, and I liked that. It had that quiet, soft feeling as first love does - every look, every touch carrying such significance.
What immediately gripped me was the writing style, how seemingly the words just flowed off the page, and before I knew it, I had read almost 500 pages and enjoyed every moment.
My favourite characters, as predicted, were Alice & Jasper - their dynamic is just unbeatable. Bella & Edward though were a close second. 🌹❤️
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
"What a stupid lamb," I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion.”
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
5.0
I think it's now one of my all time favourites.
Didn't know memoirs could be so gripping and my god, was it funny! Such a great book, especially if you already know and like Dave Grohl and are a music history nerd like me.
Didn't know memoirs could be so gripping and my god, was it funny! Such a great book, especially if you already know and like Dave Grohl and are a music history nerd like me.
Fierce Fairytales: & Other Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill
2.5
Fuck, I really hate this "all men are trash, we must be our own knight on a white horse" shit. Yes, self-empowerment, thinking deeply about stories and lessons we've been taught and creating healthy relationships with women - these are all incredibly important, but let's please not teach our children that eventually people (men in this case) are gonna fail them so you mustn't trust anyone and all of the dark things women do when they are hurting are justified and just part of their Tragic backstory ™. This book reeked of bitterness and girl-boss feminism.