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The Mist by Stephen King
3.0
This is going to be a highly controversial opinion here... but I honestly preferred the movie. I remember watching the film and having it on my mind for a while afterwards; whereas I read this, and it kinda fell flat for me. The writing was really well done and very atmospheric, but the underlying sexism, blandness of the main character and the ending ruined its potential. it was only a short read and I do plan on reading more by Stephen King before forming a full view on his writing, but based solely off of this one, I wasn't as impressed as I hoped to be.
Before Her Eyes by Jack Jordan
5.0
I honestly loved this one so much more than I expected; the main girl was a disabled POC and there was even a wlw side character, so this book already gets points for diversity! However, that aside, this novel was amazing on the whole. I found the two main characters to be really intriguing and was often rooting for them during all the craziness that went down. It was also incredibly fast paced, which is just the type of read I was craving, and I really adored how everything came together at the end. (Until that big plot twist of course!)
5/5
5/5
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
5.0
So this is a loooong book- yet somehow I didn't even notice. I only took one break which I do for books that are <400 usually anyway, and then I was sucked in from then on. Honestly, I really don't have anything negative to say about this read at this point so this will simply be a list of why I adored Outlander. (Side note: I have NOT seen the tv series.)
1) The characters genuinely felt real. They acted human and were constantly annoying me with their flaws and actions, and yet it made me love and appreciate them more as people.
2) The world building and historical knowledge was so so so well done. You could tell the author had spent so much time researching and educating themselves on everything they could; they even apologised in the author's note for the one piece of information that was inaccurate (only by a few years), and, to me, that just showed their dedication to this time period.
3) Jamie Fraser. Enough said.
4) CLAIRE BEAUCHAMP is a legend and I stand by that fact. Because of the time periods there are of course many sexist moments and Claire is subject to so many of these; yet even in these times she remains her own strong and determined woman.
5) The writing is so stunning at times. there are so many quotes that I had to reread a few times to truly take in and appreciate them for what they were.
6) Somewhat leading on from point 5, the emotion was so well felt and presented. The writing style, the POV of Claire, and the way things were covered (especially everything that went down in the last ~150 pages) were written so heavily, a perfect mix of brutality and softness that made the sentiments so much more hard hitting.
5/5
1) The characters genuinely felt real. They acted human and were constantly annoying me with their flaws and actions, and yet it made me love and appreciate them more as people.
2) The world building and historical knowledge was so so so well done. You could tell the author had spent so much time researching and educating themselves on everything they could; they even apologised in the author's note for the one piece of information that was inaccurate (only by a few years), and, to me, that just showed their dedication to this time period.
3) Jamie Fraser. Enough said.
4) CLAIRE BEAUCHAMP is a legend and I stand by that fact. Because of the time periods there are of course many sexist moments and Claire is subject to so many of these; yet even in these times she remains her own strong and determined woman.
5) The writing is so stunning at times. there are so many quotes that I had to reread a few times to truly take in and appreciate them for what they were.
6) Somewhat leading on from point 5, the emotion was so well felt and presented. The writing style, the POV of Claire, and the way things were covered (especially everything that went down in the last ~150 pages) were written so heavily, a perfect mix of brutality and softness that made the sentiments so much more hard hitting.
5/5
Bound in Fire by Debbie McQueen
5.0
Yet again, Debbie McQueen did not disappoint. This one, I felt, was a bit more fast paced than the first, and we are now well and truly into the flow of this series. Honestly, with each passing chapter I am still getting more and more attached to these boys; I really love them and am craving all the fanart. Again, this is still the opposite of a slow burn and their relationship does move, arguably recklessly, quickly (romance-wise NOT sex-wise) and I understand that is not for everyone, but in this series I really don't see it as a problem. I am further impressed with the plot in this instalment, as in the first I was mostly infatuated with the characters, but now the plot has picked up so I am intrigued with both. I cannot say much in fear of being too detailed, and thus spoiler-y, but I must applaud you McQueen as you are doing brilliantly and I am so excited to carry on this series!!!
If you haven't yet read book one GO DO THAT NOW
If you haven't yet read book one GO DO THAT NOW