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A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
3.5
I really enjoyed this book. The dynamic between James and Mary was fun and cute and I liked seeing James’ way of thinking change via the way he talked in his POV chapters. Sometimes, though, he displayed a red flag that wasn’t resolved: “James Easton had never before experienced the urge to wring a girl’s neck. It was a powerful one, however, and he kept his fist clenched round her coarse cotton shirt in order to avoid acting on it.” “He didn’t want to talk about new developments. All he wanted to do was to roar at her until she cried and then pack her off somewhere safe” Yeah that’s not cute.
I also didn’t appreciate how selfishness (Angelica leaving her fiance and basically ruining him because now he’s going to jail ) was equated to emancipation
The It Girl in Rome by Katy Birchall
3.25
I felt like everyone’s maturing in this book and I like it.
The mean girls get development, which was surprising and cool. On the other hand, a lot of things are undone, like Marianne’s boyfriend suddenly being a jerk and and Ana breaking up with Connor, although that was admittedly realistic.
Team Awkward by Katy Birchall
4.0
Once again, there a lot of very funny moments.
I was impressed by the imposter syndrome storyline (and she’s only 12 in the story, oof.) It reminded me of being an insecure tween, but it was also a hopeful storyline that ended in a satisfying way.
A lot of the relationships were very sweet, like the guy training her, Marianne’s boyfriend showing up to cheer for her, etc.
In other news: I was gladshe and Connor finally got together!
In other news: I was glad
Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution by Michael J. Behe
3.5
This one could be tought to slog through, but the author warns you of that and the incredible detail is kind of the point.
The writing is good, though, and the analogies helped a lot.
Gedenkstenen by Kees van Helden
4.0
Een bemoedigend en mooi boek met persoonlijke verhalen die laten zien dat één iemand een verschil kan uitmaken.
Willem die Madoc maakte by Nico Dros
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
Ben gestopt met lezen nadat Willem ontsnapte uit het klooster. Mijn problemen:
- Alle monniken zijn vieze, onintelligente pedofielen. Op 1 na, maar dat is natuurlijk degene die zo zijn twijfels heeft bij het geloof. Dit soort overdreven stereotypen zijn niet zo mijn ding.
- De seksuele inhoud was smerig. Ja, sorry, hoor, maar zo was het gewoon. En dat vind ik dus persoonlijk een beetje vreemd, want als de auteur dingen als pedofilie en ongepast gedrag zo nauw beschrijft kan ik niet aan het idee ontkomen dat hij het stiekem toch wel leuk vind om zich te bedenken hoe dat dan in zijn werk gaat. Ik hoef niet te horen over masochistische monniken die het verhullen als spiritualiteit, dank je. Nou krijg ik die beelden nooit meer uit m'n hoofd. Lijkt me nou niet bepaald het doel van literatuur.
The One by John Marrs
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Ugh.
[Rant ahead:
First of all, too much touching. Ew. Knock it off.
Second of all, NOBODY COMMUNICATES!!! People kept on wanting to tell America things and she was just like "uh I already know what ur going to say cause I'm smart like that so why dont you just leave me alone". How stupid are you America. Everybody keeps secrets, everybody goes behind each other's backs, and in the end the two get married even though America still hasn't explained the deal with Aspen? Like at this point they're just straight-up headed for infidelity.
Then there's the whole going with various persons at the same time, not hearing each other out, cheating, doing too much too soon and the sudden deaths at the end? I don't object to that, but America literally had no PTSD from watching Celeste GET SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD LIKE WHAT. Also, it felt like a cop-out to just kill the king off. Like, oh the Southern rebels are bad but they sure were convenient. (hide spoiler)]
Anyway. It annoyed me a lot, this book.
[Rant ahead:
First of all, too much touching. Ew. Knock it off.
Second of all, NOBODY COMMUNICATES!!! People kept on wanting to tell America things and she was just like "uh I already know what ur going to say cause I'm smart like that so why dont you just leave me alone". How stupid are you America. Everybody keeps secrets, everybody goes behind each other's backs, and in the end the two get married even though America still hasn't explained the deal with Aspen? Like at this point they're just straight-up headed for infidelity.
Then there's the whole going with various persons at the same time, not hearing each other out, cheating, doing too much too soon and the sudden deaths at the end? I don't object to that, but America literally had no PTSD from watching Celeste GET SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD LIKE WHAT. Also, it felt like a cop-out to just kill the king off. Like, oh the Southern rebels are bad but they sure were convenient. (hide spoiler)]
Anyway. It annoyed me a lot, this book.
The Dead Dragon Job by Anne Lyle
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
DNF'd after chapter 5.
Reasons:
-vulgarity
-fortune telling, card reading, etc.
-lots of messaging about racism and sexism and yes those are important but I want to escape the world when I'm in a book, not read about politics in another format than I usually do
Reasons:
-vulgarity
-fortune telling, card reading, etc.
-lots of messaging about racism and sexism and yes those are important but I want to escape the world when I'm in a book, not read about politics in another format than I usually do
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory by Michael Miller
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
Tendency to go into great detail of all the special cases, which confused things.