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The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
informative
medium-paced
4.0
read this for my econ class, but i’m very interested in psychology so i actually enjoyed it! such fascinating insights on the economy, the finance sector, history, and humans in general. i think more people should read this!
I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"When I was fourteen, I would stare up at my bedroom walls and wonder what it was like to fall in love. Most of my inspiration came from songs and the movies. But still, I imagined it. What would it be like to be someone who had somebody else. I would imagine tenderness. The concept of infinity. Of endless patience. Imagine them chasing after me when I run. Cradling my sorrows in the palm of their hands. Imagine them caring, trying to understand. And now there's you. This whole time, it's been you, and I didn't even realize."
i LOVE this book omg!! like seriously THIS is how you write teen angst THIS is how you write YA romance!! i had such a fun time reading this i was literally giggling and kicking my feet!!! julius and sadie are so perfect for each other, and i just had to add the quote above because it resonated with me so much (the part where she's imaging falling in love, not the part where she actually did fall in love LOL). that was for the romantic girlies fr.
anyway i don't have much else to say! this was super good and i would def recommend if you're in the mood for a cute, short romance.
i LOVE this book omg!! like seriously THIS is how you write teen angst THIS is how you write YA romance!! i had such a fun time reading this i was literally giggling and kicking my feet!!! julius and sadie are so perfect for each other, and i just had to add the quote above because it resonated with me so much (the part where she's imaging falling in love, not the part where she actually did fall in love LOL). that was for the romantic girlies fr.
anyway i don't have much else to say! this was super good and i would def recommend if you're in the mood for a cute, short romance.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.0
right now i’m just utterly confused… hopefully i will understand the book better when i have to read it for the second time (for class).
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
5.0
“when their eyes had locked, he'd squeezed ilya's fingers, just a little. that look, and that squeeze, had said so many things to ilya. i know. we were supposed to stand alone at the top, but we will always be there together.”
holy shit i was not expecting to love this book so much??? no bc tell me why it was SO SO CUTE i literally had butterflies like the scenes between shane and ilya were always so romantic😭😭. their chemistry was literally so good right from the beginning, and i was originally sus and didn’t think i was going to enjoy it because they had sex in the first 50 pages (and i don’t like fast burn) but actually when you continue reading the book it makes so much sense why the author chose to start it that way. she executed it SO WELL like i loved seeing the progression of their relationship from just hooking up in secret to actually being in love and establishing a relationship. and it wasn’t even a trashy romance like i know it sounds like one but it’s actually not. you can see how whipped they are for each other and they are soooooooo adorable together i love them sm. also they’re just so funny like i love them individually as well, and their banter made laugh as well. rating it 5 stars bc honestly i just loved it and i just feel like it :)) tbh now i might read the other books in the series since this one was so good. i definitely need to read shane and ilya’s sequel soon though bc that ending was hmmm i wanna know more!!!
edit a year later: reread this because i suddenly felt the urge to, and i had a lot of time!! obviously i do not regret, it's so much fun. i still love this book :)) the rivals to lovers energy is just so good and their chemistry is off the charts. tbh the funniest part in the book was shane telling his mom and dad about his eight year long situationship 💀. anyway, i can't wait to read the sequel. eventually.
holy shit i was not expecting to love this book so much??? no bc tell me why it was SO SO CUTE i literally had butterflies like the scenes between shane and ilya were always so romantic😭😭. their chemistry was literally so good right from the beginning, and i was originally sus and didn’t think i was going to enjoy it because they had sex in the first 50 pages (and i don’t like fast burn) but actually when you continue reading the book it makes so much sense why the author chose to start it that way. she executed it SO WELL like i loved seeing the progression of their relationship from just hooking up in secret to actually being in love and establishing a relationship. and it wasn’t even a trashy romance like i know it sounds like one but it’s actually not. you can see how whipped they are for each other and they are soooooooo adorable together i love them sm. also they’re just so funny like i love them individually as well, and their banter made laugh as well. rating it 5 stars bc honestly i just loved it and i just feel like it :)) tbh now i might read the other books in the series since this one was so good. i definitely need to read shane and ilya’s sequel soon though bc that ending was hmmm i wanna know more!!!
edit a year later: reread this because i suddenly felt the urge to, and i had a lot of time!! obviously i do not regret, it's so much fun. i still love this book :)) the rivals to lovers energy is just so good and their chemistry is off the charts. tbh the funniest part in the book was shane telling his mom and dad about his eight year long situationship 💀. anyway, i can't wait to read the sequel. eventually.
Tough Guy by Rachel Reid
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
definitely not as good as heated rivalry, my favourite part of this book was the shane and ilya cameo LMAO.. this acc rlly made me want to reread heated rivalry.
The Winners by Fredrik Backman
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
it's 12 a.m. and i just finished the beartown trilogy. oh my god. i will probably update this later but for now all i can say is that this book literally destroyed me and i feel like it crushed my heart into a million pieces but in the best way possible. i'm sobbing
edit the next day:
"We can't fight against evil. That's the most unbearable thing about the world we have built. Evil can't be eradicated, can't be locked up, the more violence we use against it, the stronger it becomes when it seeps out under doors and through keyholes. It can never disappear because it grows inside us, sometimes even in the best of us, sometimes even in fourteen-year-olds. We have no weapons against it. We have only been given love as a gift in order to cope it."
i fear i will never move on from this.. this book is a perfect example of how important literature is and how huge of an impact fiction can have. when i say this series changed my life i am being SO serious. it changed my perspective on human beings and relationships and what is perceived as good/bad etc. it sheds light on how almost nothing is black and white and there is so much complexity to the human mind, and how our actions do not always reflect who we are inside but rather how we are a product of our surroundings and upbringings. it also sheds light on how violence festers in a community, how sports culture can be an amazing thing for young kids to belong to but how it can also be detrimental for who they grow up to be and the values it instills in them.
i love this book series SO. MUCH. i said this about beartown and it can be applied to the whole series, i think everyone should read it. it is so, so powerful. aside from the messaging, what really makes this series shine is the characters. oh, the characters. over the course of the 3 books i got so attached to all of the characters, you follow them for years and watch them grow into people you care about so deeply. all of beartown. especially benji, bobo, amat, and maya for me personally.
beautiful writing, impactful & clever storyline, incredible characters, and most importantly huge, HUGE heart. this series is everything to me and i am going to miss it so much, it really feels like the end of an era❤️
edit the next day:
"We can't fight against evil. That's the most unbearable thing about the world we have built. Evil can't be eradicated, can't be locked up, the more violence we use against it, the stronger it becomes when it seeps out under doors and through keyholes. It can never disappear because it grows inside us, sometimes even in the best of us, sometimes even in fourteen-year-olds. We have no weapons against it. We have only been given love as a gift in order to cope it."
i fear i will never move on from this.. this book is a perfect example of how important literature is and how huge of an impact fiction can have. when i say this series changed my life i am being SO serious. it changed my perspective on human beings and relationships and what is perceived as good/bad etc. it sheds light on how almost nothing is black and white and there is so much complexity to the human mind, and how our actions do not always reflect who we are inside but rather how we are a product of our surroundings and upbringings. it also sheds light on how violence festers in a community, how sports culture can be an amazing thing for young kids to belong to but how it can also be detrimental for who they grow up to be and the values it instills in them.
i love this book series SO. MUCH. i said this about beartown and it can be applied to the whole series, i think everyone should read it. it is so, so powerful. aside from the messaging, what really makes this series shine is the characters. oh, the characters. over the course of the 3 books i got so attached to all of the characters, you follow them for years and watch them grow into people you care about so deeply. all of beartown. especially benji, bobo, amat, and maya for me personally.
beautiful writing, impactful & clever storyline, incredible characters, and most importantly huge, HUGE heart. this series is everything to me and i am going to miss it so much, it really feels like the end of an era❤️
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
read this for econ, not bad. was interesting to learn about the exploitative nature of the housing market and how eviction is such a large cause of poverty in the US.
3.0
The Fourth State of Matter by Jo Ann Beard
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Maurice by E.M. Forster
slow-paced
2.0
i thought this book was supremely boring, but i also don't know if that's the novel's fault or if it's mine because i was just not in the right state of mind to read a classic. anyhow, i guess we'll never know!