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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I have no words, I believe I lived through all five stages of grief reading that...
I want someone to love me as Red loves Blue, and I want to love someone as Blue loves Red.
The book grabbed me by my heart and squeezed until all I felt was pain, and then realised my heart from it's grip and let hope in...
_____________________
as I wrote on Instagram 23/08/23:
I absolutely loved this book, and it jumped to the top of my top 3 list...
(1. This book
2. If we were villains
3. The song of Achilles)
And if you've ever had the displeasure of talking to me about my favourite books, you know that The song of Achilles has held that number one spot since i read it in summer of 2022. It has been the book that I would recommend to any moving, living, creature, and now this book has taken it's place, with the exception, that I would not recommend this book to just anyone. I believe you have to be a very specific type of person to read, and enjoy this book. It is written in a very poetic way, and is a little confusing at times, i personally love that, but it's not for everyone.
The story is beautiful, and I don't even know how to talk about it without absolutely spoiling it all, so I won't, all I'll say is that it's beautiful.
I want someone to love me as Red loves Blue, and I want to love someone as Blue loves Red. Their love is something so wonderful, and just beyond other love stories I've red and seen. Now that could be a little dramatic, but at this point we should all already know that i love the dramatics, so you know.
This book genuinely means a lot to me, and I have a constant overwhelming need to just re-read it, and i might since it is only around 200 pages long so quite short, (compared to my current read, A little life,), and could take me less than 4 hours to finish.
Finding the words to describe my love for this book, is harder than someone might think, so I think I'll leave it at that... I might come back and write more, or maybe I won't, who knows.
I want someone to love me as Red loves Blue, and I want to love someone as Blue loves Red.
The book grabbed me by my heart and squeezed until all I felt was pain, and then realised my heart from it's grip and let hope in...
_____________________
as I wrote on Instagram 23/08/23:
I absolutely loved this book, and it jumped to the top of my top 3 list...
(1. This book
2. If we were villains
3. The song of Achilles)
And if you've ever had the displeasure of talking to me about my favourite books, you know that The song of Achilles has held that number one spot since i read it in summer of 2022. It has been the book that I would recommend to any moving, living, creature, and now this book has taken it's place, with the exception, that I would not recommend this book to just anyone. I believe you have to be a very specific type of person to read, and enjoy this book. It is written in a very poetic way, and is a little confusing at times, i personally love that, but it's not for everyone.
The story is beautiful, and I don't even know how to talk about it without absolutely spoiling it all, so I won't, all I'll say is that it's beautiful.
I want someone to love me as Red loves Blue, and I want to love someone as Blue loves Red. Their love is something so wonderful, and just beyond other love stories I've red and seen. Now that could be a little dramatic, but at this point we should all already know that i love the dramatics, so you know.
This book genuinely means a lot to me, and I have a constant overwhelming need to just re-read it, and i might since it is only around 200 pages long so quite short, (compared to my current read, A little life,), and could take me less than 4 hours to finish.
Finding the words to describe my love for this book, is harder than someone might think, so I think I'll leave it at that... I might come back and write more, or maybe I won't, who knows.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I felt it was just too slow for me, and I couldn't really like get in on the story, It took me waaaaay too long to finish reading it, and it only really got interesting for me during the end...
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
"How could I have ever been ashamed of loving Dante Quintana?"
What the fuck... That's all... Just what the fuck... Its 3 am and I just finished this... And I- it was so bittersweet, and it made me happy, and jealous, because why am I so alone... But like my god...
What the fuck... That's all... Just what the fuck... Its 3 am and I just finished this... And I- it was so bittersweet, and it made me happy, and jealous, because why am I so alone... But like my god...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Homophobia, Cursing, and Violence
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Holy shit, i have more questions than answers at the end of that... Wtf?? I- it's the first 5 star read of the year for me... And omg... I have no words... Maybe I'll have more words later after I've processed this for a bit... I don't have more words, sincerely me later...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Death
Minor: Suicide
Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Loved it, me and all my friends read it and each of us cried, and we might be obsessed now...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Vomit
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My absolute favourite book at the moment, I will never tire of talking about this, it's just perfect to me... <33
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Death, Rape, Violence, and War
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual content
Should definitely keep in mind when reading this, that it is based on greek mythology, witch if you know about greek mythology you already kind of know what you're in for.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book had me wondering about a lot of stuff, and the ending caught me quite off guard... There were a lot of small details that stuck with me, one thing I can not get over is the fact that I only realised that Francis was ginger, on like page 400 something... It messed with my image of him quite a bit, but it's fine I guess... :D
It also says a lot that almost every page had something for me to annotate or mark, although most of the time it was just me yelling at the amount that they smoked, expecially Henry, like for the love of god I counted 13 cigarettes during ONE conversation!! Like jesus crist...
Anyhow it was a enjoyable book, and it was definitely the type of book I like reading.
It also says a lot that almost every page had something for me to annotate or mark, although most of the time it was just me yelling at the amount that they smoked, expecially Henry, like for the love of god I counted 13 cigarettes during ONE conversation!! Like jesus crist...
Anyhow it was a enjoyable book, and it was definitely the type of book I like reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Blood, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Physical abuse, Incest, and Gun violence
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