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My Body by Emily Ratajkowski
4.0
before i attempted to write this review, i scoured through other people’s reviews first to get a picture of how other people felt after reading this book. unsurprisingly, they were a lot of negative ones among the flowery, positive ones.
it’s hard for me to put into words, in terms of what i felt and thought of my body, because emily is actually a real person. i won’t feel good about leaving a scathing review when she poured her heart out into this book—sharing some of her darkest moments in life. i would feel mean.
in some ways, i empathised a lot with emily. it couldn’t have been easy growing up as a beautiful girl and being told that that was all you could ever be—to know that your whole worth as a human being was all about how you look. younger me would have been envious of all she had, but the current me thought her early life was sad, and exhausting to boot.
on the other hand, i could see what other people are saying; that even though emily is aware of how incredibly problematic the industry is, she has no issue profiting from it. i can understand why people thought her hypocritical and self-absorbed. at the end of the day, she is just another privileged white cishet woman who will continue to profit from the system.
i think that, it’s also important to note that emily is human. so as humans do, she’s not going to be perfect. i think she’s also learning and unlearning all the problematic stuff as she goes. she contradicts herself. she has internalised misogyny she needs to work on. she is self-aware, but at the same time there are other issues where she severely lacks it. and you know what? i’m okay with that. i hope she continues to learn.
it’s hard for me to put into words, in terms of what i felt and thought of my body, because emily is actually a real person. i won’t feel good about leaving a scathing review when she poured her heart out into this book—sharing some of her darkest moments in life. i would feel mean.
in some ways, i empathised a lot with emily. it couldn’t have been easy growing up as a beautiful girl and being told that that was all you could ever be—to know that your whole worth as a human being was all about how you look. younger me would have been envious of all she had, but the current me thought her early life was sad, and exhausting to boot.
on the other hand, i could see what other people are saying; that even though emily is aware of how incredibly problematic the industry is, she has no issue profiting from it. i can understand why people thought her hypocritical and self-absorbed. at the end of the day, she is just another privileged white cishet woman who will continue to profit from the system.
i think that, it’s also important to note that emily is human. so as humans do, she’s not going to be perfect. i think she’s also learning and unlearning all the problematic stuff as she goes. she contradicts herself. she has internalised misogyny she needs to work on. she is self-aware, but at the same time there are other issues where she severely lacks it. and you know what? i’m okay with that. i hope she continues to learn.
The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
because fuck love triangles.
Hunger in His Blood by Zoey Draven
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD GROVELING ROMANCE. YOU WON’T FIND IT.
i’m being absolutely serious. please, just trust me. anyone who says otherwise are literally lying to your face. either that, or they are people who have zero standards for their mmcs. because what kaldur did to erina? absolutely heinous. so many offenses that should have never be forgiven easily.
the pain that i felt whenever i had to read the book from erina’s povs was indescribable. she made it way too easy for him. i’m not even joking when i say that he didn’t have to do anything to get her back. after what he did to her, she treated him so kindly. she let him touch her, and she even apologized for hurting his feelings when she was the slightest bit of rude to him. i felt genuine second hand embarrassment at how easily she jumped into his bed.
there was absolutely no amount of self-worth to speak of in this woman—just how low she saw herself. it was the saddest thing to witness. even if it’s in character for erina to behave this way, i’m sick and tired of women having to sacrifice their dignity for men who don’t deserve it. zoey draven is without a doubt, a good writer, but if this is the material i’m given, i’m afraid i’m gonna have to drop her works altogether.
i’m being absolutely serious. please, just trust me. anyone who says otherwise are literally lying to your face. either that, or they are people who have zero standards for their mmcs. because what kaldur did to erina? absolutely heinous. so many offenses that should have never be forgiven easily.
the pain that i felt whenever i had to read the book from erina’s povs was indescribable. she made it way too easy for him. i’m not even joking when i say that he didn’t have to do anything to get her back. after what he did to her, she treated him so kindly. she let him touch her, and she even apologized for hurting his feelings when she was the slightest bit of rude to him. i felt genuine second hand embarrassment at how easily she jumped into his bed.
there was absolutely no amount of self-worth to speak of in this woman—just how low she saw herself. it was the saddest thing to witness. even if it’s in character for erina to behave this way, i’m sick and tired of women having to sacrifice their dignity for men who don’t deserve it. zoey draven is without a doubt, a good writer, but if this is the material i’m given, i’m afraid i’m gonna have to drop her works altogether.
The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
despite the interesting retelling of the famed fairy tale, i couldn’t give this book any more than 2-star due to the dishonest blurb. sapphic? literally where?
if you’re referring to snow white getting the hots for the evil queen for literally no reason other than that she was beautiful, and only properly interacting with her until about 70% of the book (even then, barely that) then please sit down. don’t piss me off.
snow white and henrick’s (platonic) relationship outshined literally anything that was implied between her and the queen.
if you’re referring to snow white getting the hots for the evil queen for literally no reason other than that she was beautiful, and only properly interacting with her until about 70% of the book (even then, barely that) then please sit down. don’t piss me off.
snow white and henrick’s (platonic) relationship outshined literally anything that was implied between her and the queen.
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
hopeful
inspiring
tense
4.0