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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
i will come back when my attention span is better </3 i was really enjoying
I fell in love with hope by Lancali
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
as soon as i read ‘if i gave you the ending you wanted, you wouldn’t remember it,’ i knew that i wouldn’t make it out of this book in one piece
The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.25
sapphic mythological retellings my beloved <3
i did enjoy this book, but there was just not enough on the actual development of the relationship between brynhild and gudrun for me to really become invested in them.
also loved loved loved the conflict between odin, freyja and hel and the exploration of the different afterlives and worlds. i could have read an entire book focused on brynhild creating and negotiating her new afterlife as well as her relationships with the other valkyries.
the ideas in this book were so cool but i feel like the best ones were just crammed into the last few chapters, which is a bit of a disservice to the beauty of the story heartfield’s telling
i did enjoy this book, but there was just not enough on the actual development of the relationship between brynhild and gudrun for me to really become invested in them.
the ideas in this book were so cool but i feel like the best ones were just crammed into the last few chapters, which is a bit of a disservice to the beauty of the story heartfield’s telling
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
insane women my beloved <3
on a more. serious note, i loved the way this book was written. although it's not really 'light' reading; i want to go back and analyse every single story down to the barest bones of its meaning because i do not felt like i understood it enough the first time around to do machado's writing justice
on a more. serious note, i loved the way this book was written. although it's not really 'light' reading; i want to go back and analyse every single story down to the barest bones of its meaning because i do not felt like i understood it enough the first time around to do machado's writing justice
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Sexual assault
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
2.0
i’m sorry but genuinely what the fuck was this.
i feel like the message just got completely lost and the haunted house metaphor was trying to be so many things all at once that i just. couldn’t understand.
also so much fucking trauma and it just felt a bit like layering all this awful stuff for shock value and to justify that something bad happened.
idk the concept was good and maybe i’m a bit too dumb to understand it all but this just didn’t really feel like a coherent story
i feel like the message just got completely lost and the haunted house metaphor was trying to be so many things all at once that i just. couldn’t understand.
also so much fucking trauma and it just felt a bit like layering all this awful stuff for shock value and to justify that something bad happened.
idk the concept was good and maybe i’m a bit too dumb to understand it all but this just didn’t really feel like a coherent story
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Transphobia
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism
honestly i could mark nearly all of the content warnings for this book. please be careful
The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe by Hannah Moskowitz
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
it was kind of insane how i went from liking andie and hating ivy and dot to hating andie and loving ivy and dot. like mad kudos to the author for being able to make me pull a 180 like that.
idk i just really like ivy and dot’s relationship and how it developed and how they managed to create something that worked for the both of them. and how that wasn’t easy, but they did it.
idk i just really like ivy and dot’s relationship and how it developed and how they managed to create something that worked for the both of them. and how that wasn’t easy, but they did it.
the idea that the, like, ultimate goal in life doesn't have to be as capable as possible.
Why did I think the only real
Ivy was who she is when she's miserable?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use
Minor: Death of parent
Dancing Barefoot by Alice Boyle
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
i have such a soft spot for australian wlw novels like i think i’d die without them.
this book is wonderful, and just perfectly captured the giddiness of being able to come to terms with and be comfortable with your sexuality, especially combined with a long time high school crush.
idk it’s just very nice to have a book that i can relate to so deeply
this book is wonderful, and just perfectly captured the giddiness of being able to come to terms with and be comfortable with your sexuality, especially combined with a long time high school crush.
idk it’s just very nice to have a book that i can relate to so deeply
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Lesbophobia
Moderate: Misogyny, Alcohol
Minor: Transphobia
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
There is something so completely raw about this book that really caught me off guard.
The way June talks about her uncle, and Toby to an extent, made me deeply uncomfortable but i’m willing to be a bit forgiving because i remember being fourteen and having a messy family where i didn’t get to see people for years and that was a weird time. but it’s definitely something that marked the book down for me.
depiction of the aids crisis, however, and the way that it affected the people involved was beautiful in a terrible way. my heart breaks for those who we lost and whose stories have died with them.
The way June talks about her uncle, and Toby to an extent, made me deeply uncomfortable but i’m willing to be a bit forgiving because i remember being fourteen and having a messy family where i didn’t get to see people for years and that was a weird time. but it’s definitely something that marked the book down for me.
depiction of the aids crisis, however, and the way that it affected the people involved was beautiful in a terrible way. my heart breaks for those who we lost and whose stories have died with them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness
Moderate: Incest, Grief, Alcohol
The Restless Dark by Erica Waters
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
ok so gut reaction straight after finishing was that this is an absolute 5/5, but waiting five minutes made me have other thoughts.
like i do want to say that i really enjoyed this book, the premise was sick asf and i love the true crime elements incorporated with a very needed criticism of the fetishisation of serial killers. also as someone who’s like. terrified of giving into their intrusive thoughts, this really gave me the heebie jeebies so maybe watch out on that front (that was part of why i liked the book so much though)
NO BUT WHY TALK ABOUT THREE GIRLS IN THE SYNOPSIS AND THEN ONLY GIVE TWO POVS. LIKE HELLO??
i do wish the ending hadn’t tried to resolve the book through ~magic~ because that kind of killed the suspense for me right at the end. so i left it feeling a little disappointed.
but yeah it was an enjoyable book! i do recommend it
like i do want to say that i really enjoyed this book, the premise was sick asf and i love the true crime elements incorporated with a very needed criticism of the fetishisation of serial killers. also as someone who’s like. terrified of giving into their intrusive thoughts, this really gave me the heebie jeebies so maybe watch out on that front (that was part of why i liked the book so much though)
NO BUT WHY TALK ABOUT THREE GIRLS IN THE SYNOPSIS AND THEN ONLY GIVE TWO POVS. LIKE HELLO??
i do wish the ending hadn’t tried to resolve the book through ~magic~ because that kind of killed the suspense for me right at the end. so i left it feeling a little disappointed.
but yeah it was an enjoyable book! i do recommend it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Murder
Moderate: Death, Blood