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Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine
3.0
The cover is mesmerizingly amazing. The vibes of this book were impeccably eerie and tense. The narrator was very unreliable.
But the ending ruined the whole experience for me. Ugh.
But the ending ruined the whole experience for me. Ugh.
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
3.75
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I’m withholding my review until St. Martins Press:
1. Address and denounce the Islamophobia/racism from their employee.
2. Offer tangible steps for how they're going to mitigate the harm this employee caused.
3. Address how, moving forward, they will support and protect their Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab readers, influencers, and authors in addition to their BIPOC readers, influencers, and authors.
Please sign the petition:
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Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman
4.0
Angstier (and for a slightly older audience) than the graphic novels, this novella is a nice continuation of the story of Nick & Charlie.
The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra
3.0
A far better writer could have pulled off a Wizard of Oz retelling. This author missed the mark. I was disappointed in this…the writing is sloppy, there isn’t a whole lot of character development that makes sense, and I still don’t get the romance. I enjoyed this quick read enough to finish; it was entertaining enough, I suppose.
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris
4.0
The structure of this novella is pretty ingenious and the writing is superb. I was very immersed in the middle of the story, but struggled a little at the beginning and end. This tiny novella attempted to tackle grief, mental health, identity, and climate issues all at once…it didn’t always work but when it did, it was a resounding slam dunk. Oh and the swampcore vibes, which now I totally get, were impeccable!
Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman
4.0
I just love Nick and Charlie! This volume is more of the same adorable angst, but maybe with a lot less plot. Volume 6 should be interesting!
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
4.0
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I’m withholding my review until St. Martins Press:
1. Address and denounce the Islamophobia/racism from their employee.
2. Offer tangible steps for how they're going to mitigate the harm this employee caused.
3. Address how, moving forward, they will support and protect their Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab readers, influencers, and authors in addition to their BIPOC readers, influencers, and authors.
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Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
4.0
I was struggling a bit with the first half of the book…it felt a bit aimless and nothing was happening. Then it came together and I was reminded just how charming Viv and her adventures are. I laughed out loud a few times and wish I could have some of the characters (Fern, Satchel, Potroast) as buddies in real life. I hope the author continues Viv’s adventures!
The Crypt: Shakedown by Scott Sigler
4.5
I became a Sigler Junkie after reading Infected a long time ago. I love Sigler’s horror and humor. I was a little worried about this book because it’s military sci-fi, which is probably the last genre I would normally read. There were too many characters to keep track of and all of the military and ship lingo was a bit much. That’s why this isn’t the perfect book for me. However, the horror, the claustrophobia, the absolute DREAD, and the main characters were just awesome…as per usual. Hollywood needs to make this into a movie, stat.
And the ship?
And the ship?
The September House by Carissa Orlando
4.0
The tone of this book is really...weird. I've read a lot of reviews that referred to the humor and the Grady Hendrix blurb that said this book is "darkly funny." I'm a HUGE fan of dark humor/black comedy but I didn't really get that with this book. The tone was unsettling, not funny. It was painful, not humorous. Maybe I'm missing something? I don't know. I think the author was maybe trying to do too much and I think knowing about her her PhD training in clinical psychology screwed a little bit with my brain as I was reading this book. Maybe that factored into the vibes for me?
There is also a lot of repetition in this book...and a certain level of predictability that resulted in me figuring out a plot line pretty quickly into the story. However, with that said, I really quite enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. The ending is quite a wild ride but as some have suggested, was a bit rushed and didn't match the pacing of the overall book. The horror descriptions are pretty great and gory, though. The author really excelled at those descriptions! The characters are not particularly likeable...the living ones anyways. The ghosts (pranksters) were more interesting than the living characters and I feel like a short story anthology about their lives (and deaths) should be the author's next project!
There is also a lot of repetition in this book...and a certain level of predictability that resulted in me figuring out a plot line pretty quickly into the story. However, with that said, I really quite enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. The ending is quite a wild ride but as some have suggested, was a bit rushed and didn't match the pacing of the overall book. The horror descriptions are pretty great and gory, though. The author really excelled at those descriptions! The characters are not particularly likeable...the living ones anyways. The ghosts (pranksters) were more interesting than the living characters and I feel like a short story anthology about their lives (and deaths) should be the author's next project!