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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
5.0
Hozier definitely co-wrote this.
The writers did such a phenomenal job with the yearning omg. These letters had so much emotion and hunger in them I was genuinely taken aback.
“I want to meet you in every place I’ve ever loved” - *very dramatically falls to knees and cries*
I loved every page. Very poetic. Fantastic. 10/10. Slayed. Never been done b4.
The writers did such a phenomenal job with the yearning omg. These letters had so much emotion and hunger in them I was genuinely taken aback.
“I want to meet you in every place I’ve ever loved” - *very dramatically falls to knees and cries*
I loved every page. Very poetic. Fantastic. 10/10. Slayed. Never been done b4.
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
3.0
I liked it, but there was a lot going on and I felt like I needed more time to get to know and care about the characters. Definitely worth a read though! (Maybe I’ll like it better on a reread)
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
4.5
This was so fun. Angus and the dust wife are an old married lesbian couple and no one will take that away from me.
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
4.5
It was everything I wanted it to be. I would’ve given it 5 stars if they took more time to properly develop the girls romantic relationship (on an emotional level)
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
So, here's the deal. You've got Richard, our main guy, who spends what feels like 50 pages noticing shoes on the ground and having deep, introspective thoughts about them. I mean, seriously, Donna Tartt really commits to the whole "show, don't tell" thing, but it just ends up feeling like you're wading through a swamp of overly long, mannered descriptions. Richard himself? He's as deep as a cardboard cutout, and not the fun kind you get in a board game.
And don't even get me started on the other characters. They're so paper-thin they make the Kardashians look like Shakespearean figures. I mean, come on, Bunny is just a walking checklist of bigotry, and nobody in this supposedly "morally constued" group seems to care. Henry poisons a dog and they're all just like, "Oh, that's cool, pass the wine." Seriously?
Let's talk about that scene with the N-word. What was that even about? It's like Tartt threw it in there for shock value with zero relevance to the plot. And let me tell you, listening to the audiobook and hearing a white, straight woman shout racial slurs was grosser than expired milk.
Oh, and the whole "critique of academic and class" thing? Yeah, not buying it. These kids are supposed to be all morally twisted, but I'm scratching my head wondering where those morals were in the first place. They casually discuss offing their friend like it's ordering a pizza, and yet we're supposed to believe they have some deep decline? Please.
By the end of it all, Richard is still mooning over these awful people like they're Greek gods or something. There's no real reflection, no growth, just 600 pages of frustration. So if you're into long-winded descriptions, morally bankrupt characters, and a plot that's thinner than a sheet of paper, "The Secret History" might just be your cup of lukewarm tea. But for me? I'll pass faster than you can say "overrated."
2.0
Alright, buckle up for a wild ride through "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt. Imagine a dark academia book that's like a fancy dinner with no actual food—lots of pretentious setup, but you're left hungry and a little confused.
So, here's the deal. You've got Richard, our main guy, who spends what feels like 50 pages noticing shoes on the ground and having deep, introspective thoughts about them. I mean, seriously, Donna Tartt really commits to the whole "show, don't tell" thing, but it just ends up feeling like you're wading through a swamp of overly long, mannered descriptions. Richard himself? He's as deep as a cardboard cutout, and not the fun kind you get in a board game.
And don't even get me started on the other characters. They're so paper-thin they make the Kardashians look like Shakespearean figures. I mean, come on, Bunny is just a walking checklist of bigotry, and nobody in this supposedly "morally constued" group seems to care. Henry poisons a dog and they're all just like, "Oh, that's cool, pass the wine." Seriously?
Let's talk about that scene with the N-word. What was that even about? It's like Tartt threw it in there for shock value with zero relevance to the plot. And let me tell you, listening to the audiobook and hearing a white, straight woman shout racial slurs was grosser than expired milk.
Oh, and the whole "critique of academic and class" thing? Yeah, not buying it. These kids are supposed to be all morally twisted, but I'm scratching my head wondering where those morals were in the first place. They casually discuss offing their friend like it's ordering a pizza, and yet we're supposed to believe they have some deep decline? Please.
By the end of it all, Richard is still mooning over these awful people like they're Greek gods or something. There's no real reflection, no growth, just 600 pages of frustration. So if you're into long-winded descriptions, morally bankrupt characters, and a plot that's thinner than a sheet of paper, "The Secret History" might just be your cup of lukewarm tea. But for me? I'll pass faster than you can say "overrated."