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- Jan April 24, 2024 at 2:57 pm on I hate not finishing a book, especially one with such a pretty coverI agree with you completely, very wordy, disjointed and at times confusing. This is what we are to read for our next Book Club meeting, but I decided I cannot continue reading.
- Pooja April 24, 2024 at 12:04 pm on “Was there no hope? the tigress seemed to be asking her. Will I always remain here? Will I never return home?”I wondered if here it was meant to reflect Lucrezia's confined life (she and her siblings were confined primarily in just two rooms for most of their childhood) and her love of painting, but it became frustrating over the course...
- katie April 24, 2024 at 8:15 am on First Book of the Year – A Book About BooksI enjoyed your review! I finished this book this evening, and couldn’t wait to hear what others thought. It’s my first Mark Lawrence book, and I’m keen to read more - I’m intrigued to explore the sprawling mythos you’ve mentioned....
- Zirza April 24, 2024 at 7:18 am on “I jumped to a conclusion that was so wrong, it was almost completely right.”Great review! I've read several Ware books and none of them were as good as I'd hoped, mostly because the characters are such a damn drag. There's imperfect, and there's just plain annoying. The only one of hers I did...
- Zirza April 24, 2024 at 7:16 am on “Was there no hope? the tigress seemed to be asking her. Will I always remain here? Will I never return home?”"However, unlike some other reviewers I never felt like Lucrezia became fully realized – while we are in her head throughout, her thoughts and reactions felt deliberately flat sometimes." I had the same thing with Hamnet. It wasn't bad but...
- drmllz April 23, 2024 at 7:17 pm on cloisterf*ckThank you! I rarely review in anger but maybe I should do it more
- drmllz April 23, 2024 at 7:17 pm on cloisterf*ckwhy thank you [wpd-giphy id='lPSPNBDVNA007eXQwS' subdomain='media3' width='480' height='480']
- Emmalita April 23, 2024 at 7:14 pm on A love note to romance novels and healthy masculinity😂
- narfna April 23, 2024 at 6:20 pm on A love note to romance novels and healthy masculinitywell that's a horrifying gif
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- narfna April 23, 2024 at 6:18 pm on “Isn’t it nice,” the older lady said, leaning in so that only Penelope could hear her words, “to discover that we’re not exactly what we thought we were?”"my memory of this was more positive than my actual re-read experience." We are in alignment! I just re-read also bc of the trailer and my feelings, and it was definitely less satisfying than it was in my memory. The...
- narfna April 23, 2024 at 6:16 pm on A love note to romance novels and healthy masculinityThey're naked 😱
- Mrs. Julien April 23, 2024 at 4:28 pm on cloisterf*ckThis review was, unlike the book, a wonderfully written, damn delight. The title alone is just glorious and evocative.
- Emmalita April 23, 2024 at 1:41 pm on A love note to romance novels and healthy masculinityListen, those guys have no respect for OSHA. They aren’t wearing hard hats, goggles, or steel-toed boots. You are right that no one is in charge.
- narfna April 23, 2024 at 1:39 pm on A love note to romance novels and healthy masculinity"Take it up with my neurotransmitters, or whatever is in charge up there." I'm picturing very small little beings with yellow hard hats running around up there and no one is in charge.
- LittlePlat April 23, 2024 at 1:17 pm on Memorable but not fun for meI went down this particular rabbit hole last night instead of catching up on my work...
- narfna April 23, 2024 at 1:01 pm on Memorable but not fun for me::runs to Google the drama::
- Emmalita April 23, 2024 at 12:14 pm on I hate not finishing a book, especially one with such a pretty coverIt is a beautiful cover, but there are so many other good books that want your attention.
- Emmalita April 23, 2024 at 12:02 pm on Memorable but not fun for meI don't know if you've follow book drama, but Yellowface has come up a lot in conversation. An author who claimed to be a Latinex trans masc/nonbinary person was revealed to be a white person who had pulled this same...
- katie71483 April 23, 2024 at 12:59 am on Thank God. A sexy pirate that isn’t Jack Sparrow.This makes so much more sense. I was like... really? Dark mafia is your romance raison d'etre?
- KimMiE" April 22, 2024 at 8:32 pm on cloisterf*ckI give this review 5 stars for the use of the word "pettifogging."
- Emmalita April 22, 2024 at 5:34 pm on Thank God. A sexy pirate that isn’t Jack Sparrow.*hiss* You said the r word!
- Mrs. Julien April 22, 2024 at 3:22 pm on Thank God. A sexy pirate that isn’t Jack Sparrow.*RAISIN*
- Mrs. Julien April 22, 2024 at 10:19 am on Thank God. A sexy pirate that isn’t Jack Sparrow.That is such a delightful response. Dark mafia romance is DEFINITELY a raison romance category for me.
- Malin April 22, 2024 at 5:37 am on “Inconceivable!” “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”I absolutely adore all things Princess Bride, the novel, the movie and the movie soundtrack. The anniversary extra first chapter of the sequel, Buttercup's Baby. I can understand that it's a harder sell for a modern audience though. A good...
- ElCicco April 20, 2024 at 1:44 pm on “Women were built to endure the rules men make.”I just picked this book up recently! I can’t wait to get to it
- carmelpie April 19, 2024 at 5:38 pm on I’m glad you’re happy. But we are never going to be friends because you will always be the guy who sold me out for the price of a Toyota Supra.😍😍😍😍😍😍 THANK YOU!!!! Added it to my library queue!
- Books&Coffee April 19, 2024 at 4:16 pm on White Privilege Pyramid SchemeI enjoyed this book but had the same problem you did. She was SO privileged I started to just get annoyed. It helped that she discussed that and acknowledged it but man, she was over-the-top.
- narfna April 19, 2024 at 4:02 pm on “You’re the only person I’m nice to. If you weren’t around, I’d have no redeeming qualities.”I really liked this one! Sorry it wasn't up your alley. But actually, I believe Ari was supposed to be Harry! The one with commitment/intimacy issues.
- Dome'Loki April 19, 2024 at 2:11 pm on CBR Diversions: Book Spine PoetryBook Spine Poetry: All Sci-fi edition Consider Phlebas Winter's Orbit Pushing Ice Leviathan Falls The End of All Things