Picture this: me, screeching silently in my bathroom at two a.m. because I decided to finish this while my entire household was sleeping. Feels de*4.5
Picture this: me, screeching silently in my bathroom at two a.m. because I decided to finish this while my entire household was sleeping. Feels deranged, doesn't it? WELL, I AM, HOLY FUCK....more
I was so on board with this for once and then that freaking last forty pages happened. I would have loved it if I didn't already know I'll hand up witI was so on board with this for once and then that freaking last forty pages happened. I would have loved it if I didn't already know I'll hand up with nothing in the end. Where the hell is the next book....more
A perfectly decent fantasy with a cute couple and an interesting magic system. Interesting enough to read the sequel? We'll see.A perfectly decent fantasy with a cute couple and an interesting magic system. Interesting enough to read the sequel? We'll see....more
I didn't care for this at all. Like, not one aspect of the plot gripped me, nor was I invested in the characters. The second star is for Simon's breakI didn't care for this at all. Like, not one aspect of the plot gripped me, nor was I invested in the characters. The second star is for Simon's breakdown and because I kind of liked Samael, full stop....more
That ending came out of left field but it was so on track I can't even get mad.That ending came out of left field but it was so on track I can't even get mad....more
I love novel written in verse and this was no exception. The audiobook is read by the author and it's amazing, i'm always grateful to hear the poetry tI love novel written in verse and this was no exception. The audiobook is read by the author and it's amazing, i'm always grateful to hear the poetry the way it was meant to be experienced. The theme of cyclical violence is very dear to me, and I really liked the way this book conveyed its message, nuanced as it sometimes can be. ...more
Why did nobody tell me Oscar Wild's hilarious? Do I have to do everything myself here?Why did nobody tell me Oscar Wild's hilarious? Do I have to do everything myself here?...more
**spoiler alert** This didn't make a lick of sense. I can't even begin to think of a rating because what? I love a good descent into madness (and Pip h**spoiler alert** This didn't make a lick of sense. I can't even begin to think of a rating because what? I love a good descent into madness (and Pip had cause for hers, all the trauma kept piling up) but the rest of it? Jason Bell as the DT killer? Pip's friends just doing things for her? Sorry, it doesn't compute. Entertaining as all hell, tho....more
This one didn't grip me the same way the first one did. I kind of felt the whole investigation was a bit unbelievable (the first time Pip was basi*3.5
This one didn't grip me the same way the first one did. I kind of felt the whole investigation was a bit unbelievable (the first time Pip was basically undercover and it helped her so much) and that ending was... a choice. What I did like was the effect the whole ordeal had on Pip, which will probably have serious repercussions on her during the finale. Go girl, give us rage....more
I wasn't totally on board with the final fifty pages, but damn, I couldn't put this one down.I wasn't totally on board with the final fifty pages, but damn, I couldn't put this one down....more
This reads as the infodump of a neurodivergent homosexual man who hyperfixate on whales. If you can stomach that, good for you, I literally couldn't dThis reads as the infodump of a neurodivergent homosexual man who hyperfixate on whales. If you can stomach that, good for you, I literally couldn't drag myself through the last 10%....more