kateships's reviews
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I enjoyed this. It didn’t dig deep into me in the way that Ariadne by Jennifer Saint did, but it was enraging and heartbreaking. 

I thought this take on Hera was interesting, and I love how Jennifer Saint tells the story of wronged women who are still imperfect in their own ways. 

I did find myself not as drawn in on this one, once I was reading I wanted to continue, but between sessions I wasn’t thinking about the story and feeling the urge to dive back in. 

This was my first Stephen King. I’m a whimp so I wanted to start with one that has a story I already knew the main points of from the movie. This was so good. I loved the eeriness of it, getting Danny’s POV made a huge difference for the book v the movie in my eyes. 

There are parts that were scary and so impactful (the topiary!!). I enjoyed that Jack felt like he was barely hanging onto his sanity to start, and the way he wrote the role of the house driving him crazy was really cool. 

There are fair criticisms of some moments where you can tell this was written by a man in the 70s with some of the language, but its not hard to get beyond that, and it doesn’t turn me off from a book as a whole when its just in parts and, in ways, adds to the characters. 

I can’t believe this took me so long in life to read. The writing is so easy to get into, I was so intrigued the whole time trying to figure out what was going on and what everyone was hiding. 

I see why this is a classic. It’s dark and moody and mysterious and fantastic. The twist near the end is still shocking (even though I actually knew about the big thing, I just didn’t know about the circumstances). 

10/10 loved it. 

I thought this would be an interesting read even though I didn’t know much about Kelly beyond Gilmore Girls and a vague idea that she has a background in theater. I am blown away. I love Emily Gilmore and Kelly isn’t her, but you see how she gave so much to the character with her drive, humor, and fire.
I listened to the audiobook that she narrated and it adds such a personal layer - I SO recommend it. 

As much as the Gilmore Girl bits are fun, since that’s where I know and love her from, her background and stories from growing up dancing, all of the things she went though to get her career going, and the personal struggles in her relationships were my favorite parts. 

I really don’t read many memoirs, but this touched me. If you like GG or have any interest in broadway, I definitely recommend it. 

I have mixed feeling on this one. The romance was well written, but also I didn’t really believe it for some reason. Lorelei is unlikeable at first, she is bristly and tears herself down, so I didn’t love following her, but the story is good. I like the mystery, the folklore magic, and the exploration. It was different and fun, but Sylvia is a better character so it was a bit annoying to only be in Lorelei’s head. 

This didn’t blow my mind, but I did enjoy it. It was well written and atmospheric, and a different storyline, and a good eerie time. 

I don’t know how I felt about this. It was haunting, but not in a horror kind of way, and sad. It makes you question what is real in the story, and want more for the sisters. It was really well done and I don’t regret reading this, but I didn’t love it. 

I didn’t know what to expect with this. I was looking forward to the concept of a story based on early women burned as witches in Ireland, but didn’t know what it would look like. 

I thought the FMC was really interesting to follow, and I liked how she held true to herself throughout her life. The twist near the end shocked me, it was not what I anticipated from the start. This was dark and heavy, and more sexual than anticipated, but very good.

This was so cute, I enjoyed this so much. This was whimsical, sweet, and such a cute story. Low stakes, but unpredictable (outside of who clearly ends up falling in love). The FMC and MMC both felt fresh and different. 

I am very much looking forward to reading the rest of the stories in this series, I am excited for more stories in the universe. I am a glad that she didn’t drag out the story of the people in this one into the next books, since this was really the perfect length for the story told. 

I really struggled with this at first. I found the modern segments difficult to get through because the FMC is a bit whiney and oh-woes-me-ish. It gets better over time as she grows and accepts responsibility for her life - except for part near the end where all she has to do is literally accept a phone call and listen *bangs head on wall*. 

The parts set in the past were so fantastic. It’s a different story that we usually hear, not a lot of popular historic-fiction is set in Shakespearean time and from the view of a woman who isn’t wealthy/high class. 

Emilia’s story is tragic from the start, she goes through a lot of good and bad, and in the end you just absolutely are heart-broken for her and her circumstances. I sobbed through the end of it.

This felt very well researched, and I think the modern bits really pulled the story together, but the historic segments are really where this book shines.