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The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as Told to His Brother) by David Levithan

3.0

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

3.0

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

4.0

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

4.0

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

3.0

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

3.0

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

4.0

4.5 stars*

If Eli really was a hero, and Victor meant to stop him, did that make him a villain? He took a long sip of his drink, tipped his head back against the couch, and decided he could live with that.

gay dark academia

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

3.0

3.5 stars*

[second read, may ‘22]

i guess you can say i’m a we were liars apologist.

i always love plots about rich, glorified, surface-level perfect families with deep down fucked up relationships that are only held together by greed because, you know, you’d expect their tragic downfall. it just hit dangerously too close to home. i found the liars interesting — sheltered, privileged, and stupid — but also so done with their family bullshit with high hopes for the future.

i don’t see this as a mystery book or a romance. maybe that’s why i liked it.

[first read, jun ‘21]

it’s been a while since i cried over a book

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

3.0

i always love science and existential crisis (favorite genre of a depressed stem student)

Circe by Madeline Miller

4.0

“this is what it means to swim in the tide, to walk the earth and feel it touch your feet. this is what it means to be alive.”