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Wildfire by Hannah Grace
3.75
Didn’t come close to beating Icebreakers, but god I love Hannah Grace. Just perfect, steamy escapism. This was a little too saccharine for my taste, and besides the daddy issues there was little to no conflict which made it a little hard for me to get through. I like reading about a made up world where Hinge doesn’t exist and people just fall in love. It’s nice.
The Girls by Emma Cline
3.75
Hard to read, like wading through swamp water. Being a teenage girl is so brutal.
Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
2.0
Second book in my coworker Julie and I’s book club of the worst possible garbage smut books we can find. Honestly, it’s not so bad. Once you get past the fact that she jerks off minotaurs for a living and that it takes places in a multispecies community, it’s just like a basic ass love story.
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
3.75
Okay, so after DNFing ToG, i’m back in business. Can’t lie, this was pretty slow for me, however I feel like I have a really good sense of who Celaena is now and I’m interested in her as a character. That last novella damn near made me cry and I’m so excited to follow her story. WAY more compelling character than any of SJM’s other leads (not to pit women against women but Feyre is nothing in comparison.) Let’s get into it.
Pucking Around by Emily Rath
1.5
this is easily the worst book i’ve ever read
it was like a train wreck i couldn’t look away from
it was like a train wreck i couldn’t look away from
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
4.0
i am so glad i gave this a second try. Celaena is nothing like SJM’s other female leads. She’s strong, she’s badass, she has expensive taste, she does not need or want a man, and she knows who she is. I can’t wait to see where this series goes.
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli, Aisha Saeed
3.75
recommended to me by the bookseller at Tall Stories in Rock Hill, SC :)
aww cute! very YA, a little more YA than I hoped it would be but based on a relatively true story and CUTE! honestly a delightful and quick read, although a little youthfully cringe at times.
aww cute! very YA, a little more YA than I hoped it would be but based on a relatively true story and CUTE! honestly a delightful and quick read, although a little youthfully cringe at times.
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
what if i died tomorrow and the last thing i read was this boring book where nothing happens? i think there are so many better authors than hemingway now. sarah j mass would beat hemingway in a fight (physical or intellectual). the best part of classic novels is the yearning and there’s not even any of that in here.
All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
4.5
it’s beautiful. i teared up many times. a story of being young and afraid and uncertain and in love and having everything fall down around you. the writing is gorgeous and like wading through soup sometimes. smooth, but then you’ll hit something that’ll catch you. i’m going to be thinking about Sneha for awhile.
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
I’m so disappointed because i looooooved Priestdaddy, but this was so overwhelming to me i had to stop. Millennial cringe twitter in a book.