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Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
5.0
Ali Hazelwood has been one of my favorite authors since I read her debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, and Deep End does not disappoint. There was a lot of buzz around this release; I'd been hearing it was quite possibly her best book yet, so I had high expectations going in. And somehow, this book met them! I'm utterly obsessed with everything in it and even though it's relatively long for a romance novel, I didn't feel the length at all. It felt like it flew by, leaving me with heart palpitations and gooey feelings.
-Amelia
-Amelia
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce
3.5
This is one of the first horror(ish) novels I've read and I really enjoyed myself! The narrator, Ana Clements, was truly excellent. She brought all of the characters to life spectacularly, but especially Mina, our protagonist, and Bert. Her voice for Mina is so perfect; it's clear why she was cast.
I thought the witchy aspects were great: creepy and horrifying. I really liked all of the horror elements. Unfortunately, the ending just fell a little short for me. It was too open-ended for my tastes. Other than that, though, I really enjoyed this book.
Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce comes out February 25, 2025.
-Amelia
(Thank you to Libro.fm and Macmillan Audio for the ALC.)
I thought the witchy aspects were great: creepy and horrifying. I really liked all of the horror elements. Unfortunately, the ending just fell a little short for me. It was too open-ended for my tastes. Other than that, though, I really enjoyed this book.
Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce comes out February 25, 2025.
-Amelia
(Thank you to Libro.fm and Macmillan Audio for the ALC.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization
This book deals with an adult sexually assaulting many minors. There are no explicit descriptions of the assaults, but there are descriptions of pictures taken of the minors before or after the assault has happened.
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
4.0
Ali Hazelwood has been one of my favorite authors since I read The Love Hypothesis and Love, Theoretically was something I've been meaning to read for a while. I love her books because of how unserious the humor is, but also how serious some of the topics are. She tackles sexism in academia in such an honest way, while showing us what an ideal man would do. I love Ali and I can't wait to catch up on the rest of her books (Loathe to Love You, Bride, Not in Love, and Deep End, which releases in February). -Amelia