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Haphaven by Norm Harper
3.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
CW: ableist slurs
This was a nice read. It wasn't super serious though it touched on some matters. I wish that it'd explored grief in a more open way, idk. I felt like it touched on it but didn't quite get to a point where I was satisfied.
But it wasn't bad, short and sweet.
CW: ableist slurs
This was a nice read. It wasn't super serious though it touched on some matters. I wish that it'd explored grief in a more open way, idk. I felt like it touched on it but didn't quite get to a point where I was satisfied.
But it wasn't bad, short and sweet.
Minus by Lisa Naffziger
0.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
DNF: p. 135
CW: gun violence, kidnapping
No thank you.
I wanted to take this book seriously but it just wasn't doing what I wanted. It was too much drama in too little time. We aren't given enough time to root for anyone or even care for the characters. And on top of that everything was just so convenient, like it all came together so easily. So yeah, kind of disappointed by this.
DNF: p. 135
CW: gun violence, kidnapping
No thank you.
I wanted to take this book seriously but it just wasn't doing what I wanted. It was too much drama in too little time. We aren't given enough time to root for anyone or even care for the characters. And on top of that everything was just so convenient, like it all came together so easily. So yeah, kind of disappointed by this.
Moon-Bright Tides by RoAnna Sylver
5.0
Raiting: 4 1/2 ⭐
What a soft ass story! Like I don't even know how to describe it, but it was just so soft!
Riven is a witch who has to sing to the ocean in order to create tides. The moons been lost, and Riven has lost her family, so it's left to her sing to the ocean.
She hates it.
Riven is afraid of the ocean, she keeps having a reaccuring dream where she's drowning and something is pulling at her and she doesn't know whether she's being drowned or saved. So her singing to the ocean is a huge burden in her. She doesn't want to do this, but she has to, because no one else will.
Until one day, she meets a mermaid while returning from her singing. The mermaid is thin and pale and looks like they haven't gotten a good meal in years. Riven doesn't freak out, not really (I think her fight or flight was broken, or maybe her soul knew that this particular mermaid meant her no harm). The mermaid runs, disappearing into the ocean before Riven can talk to them.
Mention: I love how much RoAnna Sylver took care when it came to pronouns. The whole time Riven thought of the mer, she didn't gender them, using they/them/theirs pronouns, and only after Riven confirms with the mer does she start using she/her pronouns. I like that, I like that a lot. I like that is was so natural, that there wasn't anything dramatic about it.
Yow, this book is soft. Like I don't even know how to describe it properly, but it's just soft. Like theres sadness, because both characters are going through stuff, but it's not heavy sadness. It's sadness that I can deal with. And the ending is so sweet and soft and ugh! I love this book and certainly can't wait to read more of RoAnna's work!
What a soft ass story! Like I don't even know how to describe it, but it was just so soft!
Riven is a witch who has to sing to the ocean in order to create tides. The moons been lost, and Riven has lost her family, so it's left to her sing to the ocean.
She hates it.
Riven is afraid of the ocean, she keeps having a reaccuring dream where she's drowning and something is pulling at her and she doesn't know whether she's being drowned or saved. So her singing to the ocean is a huge burden in her. She doesn't want to do this, but she has to, because no one else will.
Until one day, she meets a mermaid while returning from her singing. The mermaid is thin and pale and looks like they haven't gotten a good meal in years. Riven doesn't freak out, not really (I think her fight or flight was broken, or maybe her soul knew that this particular mermaid meant her no harm). The mermaid runs, disappearing into the ocean before Riven can talk to them.
Mention: I love how much RoAnna Sylver took care when it came to pronouns. The whole time Riven thought of the mer, she didn't gender them, using they/them/theirs pronouns, and only after Riven confirms with the mer does she start using she/her pronouns. I like that, I like that a lot. I like that is was so natural, that there wasn't anything dramatic about it.
Yow, this book is soft. Like I don't even know how to describe it properly, but it's just soft. Like theres sadness, because both characters are going through stuff, but it's not heavy sadness. It's sadness that I can deal with. And the ending is so sweet and soft and ugh! I love this book and certainly can't wait to read more of RoAnna's work!
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
5.0
Im going to come back with a full review soon (I'm mourning the fact that my completed review didn't save properly and I lost all of it so I have to start again.. Though with all honestly it mostly just involved me saying OMG THIS BOOK IS AMAZING PLEASE MAY THE WHOLE WORLD READ IT BECAUSE IT IS SO DAMN GOOD!)
Adaptation by Malinda Lo
4.0
TW: ableist slurs, underage drinking, underage smoking, mention of character throwing up (barely described)
I enjoyed it, especially when it got about halfway through. And that open ending punched me in the gut because I was ready for more!
P. S. I'm really glad that the label thing wasn't dismissed so easily like it's done in some books.. Like when Reece said she didn't want to label it yet, Julian didn't just let it past, he explained his point of view about not labeling and... Idk how to explain it
I enjoyed it, especially when it got about halfway through. And that open ending punched me in the gut because I was ready for more!
P. S. I'm really glad that the label thing wasn't dismissed so easily like it's done in some books.. Like when Reece said she didn't want to label it yet, Julian didn't just let it past, he explained his point of view about not labeling and... Idk how to explain it
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
4.0
TW: ableist slurs, alcoholism, eating disorders (bolemia, anorexia), there's this throwaway line about fat people that made me uncomfortable (I don't know how to explain it, but that), underage sex, mention of 27-yo with 16-yo
Lmao, for like the first bit of the book I had little idea about what was going on coz I'm not used to the way its set out, but man, it was actually nice. I love the little chapter title thingies, the drama with the indie kids was the best!
That ending made me soft inside and everything ended as if it would turn out okay even if it didn't turn out okay, which is cool.
P. S. I love all these characters so much. They must all be protected at all costs!!
Lmao, for like the first bit of the book I had little idea about what was going on coz I'm not used to the way its set out, but man, it was actually nice. I love the little chapter title thingies, the drama with the indie kids was the best!
That ending made me soft inside and everything ended as if it would turn out okay even if it didn't turn out okay, which is cool.
P. S. I love all these characters so much. They must all be protected at all costs!!
Waves by Ingrid Chabbert
5.0
ARC Review: Received for free via Netgalley for an honest review
TW: miscarriage
That was the softest most beautiful thing I've read. Of course it also hurt because of what the couple go through, but at the same time there's hope. I don't know how to describe how I feel because there's pain, but there's also something else that allows me to take a breath. This is beautiful, and the drawing and colouring is as stunning as the writing.
TW: miscarriage
That was the softest most beautiful thing I've read. Of course it also hurt because of what the couple go through, but at the same time there's hope. I don't know how to describe how I feel because there's pain, but there's also something else that allows me to take a breath. This is beautiful, and the drawing and colouring is as stunning as the writing.
What Makes Girls Sick and Tired by Lucile de Pesloüan
5.0
ARC Review: receiver from Netgalley for an honest review
This was so quick and easy to read but I felt the emotions so cleary through each word, like a punch and a raised fist. I enjoyed reading it and it being so short means that I can read it over and over and over again and have inspire me to fight the patriarchy, because yes, we are sick and tired of the trash fire world we live in!
This was so quick and easy to read but I felt the emotions so cleary through each word, like a punch and a raised fist. I enjoyed reading it and it being so short means that I can read it over and over and over again and have inspire me to fight the patriarchy, because yes, we are sick and tired of the trash fire world we live in!
A Tale of Two Mommies by Vanita Oelschlager
5.0
*received from Netgalley*
Another one that pulled on my heart strings. Much like “The Tale of Two Daddies”, this one is about a child, a little boy this time, being asked questions about his moms.
It's adorable and melted my heart and is something that would be good for young kids learning about other families.
And it rhymes!
Another one that pulled on my heart strings. Much like “The Tale of Two Daddies”, this one is about a child, a little boy this time, being asked questions about his moms.
It's adorable and melted my heart and is something that would be good for young kids learning about other families.
And it rhymes!
A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager
5.0
*Received from Netgalley*
This little gem is about a young girl with two dads. Basically someone is asking her about which dad is responsible for what and she answers the questions.
This book is so cute. My heart cannot!
This little gem is about a young girl with two dads. Basically someone is asking her about which dad is responsible for what and she answers the questions.
This book is so cute. My heart cannot!