ourxstorybegins's reviews
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emotional tense medium-paced

4.25

THOUGHTS:

The book opened with a Bible verse and then I realized who Salome was (the woman who asks for the head of John the Baptist)
Didn’t know ANYTHING about this and kind of expected more Mexican Gothic vibes but this is a totally different thing and I loved it
Loved Vera, HATED Nancy wow what a miserable woman
The parallels between the characters in “modern” (1950s) Hollywood and the Salome story were really interesting and I found myself super into both storylines
Fantastic audiobook performance!
“Little girls can’t see the wickedness of men, but women must.” 😭😭😭

hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

3.5

THOUGHTS:

Trans girl disguises herself as her cis female friend and joins a coven!
At one point she narrates something like “being a witch is mostly walking” and I was like haha how funny and then a few chapters later I was like IS being a witch mostly walking?!
Also one of the more memorable things was 2 girls that made me CONSTANTLY ANGRY
The plot DID get interesting though, was super invested by the end

adventurous emotional fast-paced

4.0

THOUGHTS:

This story is messy AND I LOVED IT
Stella is so good! Shes just doing the best she can and multiple times I was like you deserve better because these dudes were overall great but when they did a hurtful thing it was T O U G H
Begging Remy and Ben to go to monster therapy
Remy is an UNLIKABLE HERO at the start but I did very much warm up to him by the end
Trope list included “breeding for a cause” and I didn’t know what that could possibly mean, but…yeah they did do that, actually.

Content Warnings

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

THOUGHTS:

Our two main characters make a deal! Celeste agrees to help Kieran fix his social standing so he can marry someone his parents approve of, and Kieran in turn will take Celeste out to have some actual fun (gaming hells, parties, etc.) before she’s engaged
I just love when a man is like “please help me find a wife” and the woman is like “easy she’s right here” lollllll
Celeste’s family became part of society through business and not until after she was born, so this wasn’t just “rich girl learns that poor people exist” or something and instead it was genuinely just her wanting to have fun
THEY’RE SO STINKIN CUTE
Zara Hampton-Brown is perfect for historical romance, her narration was fantastic