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Shy Girl by Mia Ballard
4.25
I have to admit I haven't been this glued to a book in a minute. The pace was excellent, it was disturbing, gory, and satisfying. (Though the math at the end did not add up smh)
I do have two gripes. There were enough metaphors starting with 'like' for me to notice, so that took me out in places. Some of those metaphors I personally would've scratched out.
The second is that Gia being Black gets mentioned once and the implication of it was constantly in the back of my mind while the book didn't really address it again. It did add an extra layer of uncomfortable, but had I glazed over Gia's filling out her profile it would've been nonexistent.
All in all I did enjoy this very much and hope to read more from the author.
Thank you to NetGalley and Galaxy Press for this ARC.
I do have two gripes. There were enough metaphors starting with 'like' for me to notice, so that took me out in places. Some of those metaphors I personally would've scratched out.
The second is that Gia being Black gets mentioned once and the implication of it was constantly in the back of my mind while the book didn't really address it again. It did add an extra layer of uncomfortable, but had I glazed over Gia's filling out her profile it would've been nonexistent.
All in all I did enjoy this very much and hope to read more from the author.
Thank you to NetGalley and Galaxy Press for this ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy
Sunbirth by An Yu
3.75
I enjoyed this. The dry, sparing prose built a choking atmosphere and it's not for everyone but it is for me. I also might be the only one who enjoyed the first half more, since I found the second's pacing the tiniest bit off. All in all I can't believe I haven't read from this author before and I look forward to doing so.
Thank you to Grove and NetGalley for this ARC.
Thank you to Grove and NetGalley for this ARC.
Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age by Ada Palmer
5.0
This was long so I'll keep it short. This is how you write history nonfiction. There wasn't a dull moment, or a section I couldn't wait to get through, whether it was about people, events, ideas or concepts. It was fun, broad and yet easy to follow, and wonderfully supplemented the mind numbing renaissance art history class I just took. No notes, I hope Palmer writes a book for every topic I'm interested in.
Thank you to Head of Zeus and NetGalley for this ARC.
Thank you to Head of Zeus and NetGalley for this ARC.