In the past year, I've noticed the strangest trend. Somehow, in some way, today's most recommended books in the online reading community center around the likes of The Selection by Kiera Cass, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. To quote immaculate songstress, Taylor Swift, I must say, "I think I've seen this film before..."
Early in February, I was graced with an email from Goodreads alerting me that I'd won an advanced reader's copy of Gallant by Victoria Schwab in one of their hosted giveaways. I was ecstatic for two reasons, the first being because it's the first in many, many entries that I've actually won something, and the… Continue reading Gallant by Victoria Schwab: A Fantastical Modern Gothic About Life, Death, and Belonging (ARC Review)
I'm a pretty terrible reader, but I'd like to show representation for others like myself! The fact that I read five books is a wonder and something I've rarely accomplished since the middle-grade slivers I consumed as a child. Regardless, it was a decent reading month and I've been trying to determine if I'm too nice to books or if I'm just reading things I like. Perhaps I'm too much of a contrarian. Alas. These are my reads of this month.
It took me a while to get into this lovely companion novel, but when I did, I was very pleased with it. As the stories went on, I found myself only enjoying them more. The illustrations are not only a delightful bonus but also woven so beautifully into the story that I'm not sure the stories would work as well without them. Regardless, we have them together and that's all that matters.
This book is so average that it doesn't really deserve the hate it gets. In fact, I think it actually deserves a bit more credit.
With simple prose and short chapters, this novel is easy to follow and a fairly quick read. The concept is fascinating: a woman kills her husband and never speaks again, the point of view cutting between her psychotherapist and her own journal entries leading up to the murder.
me during the first book: ronan:/ me now: ronan:')
A very solid 4. 4.5, even, but it's a four-star-4.5 instead of 5-star-4.5 because I'd feel bad rating the finale greater than the first. (This, however, should be taken with a grain of salt because--like a body temperature decreasing as time passes--my feelings on a book often falter.)
For the majority of the time I spent rereading this, I thought I'd begin this review by saying: "Let me first apologize for this absolutely horrid take." Then I was to follow the disclaimer with one of the following options...
I was fully planning on reading this only to make fun of it. However, now I'm just sad.
Little Bit of All That 