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i will be needing 3-5 business days to recover from the events of a certain chapter 55. your support during these emotionally-charged times is greatly appreciated....more
CRYING SCREAMING THROWING UP I WILL NEVER BE OKAY thinking about this book for more than 8 seconds makes me emotionally unstable so i'll just be givinCRYING SCREAMING THROWING UP I WILL NEVER BE OKAY thinking about this book for more than 8 seconds makes me emotionally unstable so i'll just be giving this book the five stars it deserves and now that i'm crying into my shirt again leaving ...more
to think that i started reading this series on a dare from my friends, who all quit after how horrendous the very first book was, and here i am.
is it to think that i started reading this series on a dare from my friends, who all quit after how horrendous the very first book was, and here i am.
is it strange to be proud of an author? i feel incredibly proud of melanie cellier, having seen how much her books have improved just in the span of this series. having somehow made it this far, i actually find myself sad that there aren't more books specifically catered toward what these characters are doing.
the princess search quite literally has it all. characters with depth, an intriguing plot, details and settings that i could easily picture, and a romance that had been grinning to myself while i was listening to this book (usually i am poker-faced while reading absolutely anything, so i hope you see why this is significant).
overall, this was such a fun reading experience and i absolutely adored every moment of it. i'm not sure if i want to read the rest of cellier's books because i want to see where she goes from here or never read a fantasy/fairytale retelling ever again because this book has ruined me for them....more
I love this more than life itself - I mean, fake dating, awesome characters, and beautiful art? It literally has everything. And yes, we are ignoring I love this more than life itself - I mean, fake dating, awesome characters, and beautiful art? It literally has everything. And yes, we are ignoring the fact that this started my ongoing manhwa addiction....more
this was good. SO good. beyond good. deserving of all of the praises i could possibly sing for it and all of the hype that it has received and more. ithis was good. SO good. beyond good. deserving of all of the praises i could possibly sing for it and all of the hype that it has received and more. i fucking CRIED while reading this. at least once. and i think that should be enough for me to slap on five stars and move on.
honestly, though, the best part of this book is how it not only goes through evelyn's life and marriages, and all that happened to her and what she did to others, but makes her into a real person. it's easy to feel like you're falling down a wikipedia rabbit hole of a famous celebrity's past rather than sitting on your bed reading a book on your laptop while reading this. or at least, that's how it was for me.
harry was the best. i love harry. he has a special place in my heart and he will never lose it.
overall there are a lot of elements that came together to make this book as memorable as i think it is. there's romance, drama, secrets, lies, and just a bit of movie magic, and at the center of it all there's a woman with a story to share, and that's what makes this book just so enjoyable to read.
buddy read with the wonderful layla! check out her review here!...more
an unhelpful character guide to mdzs, by yours truly: ✧ wei ying (wei wuxian): densest mc you will ever encounter ✧ lan zhan (lan wangji): ceo of rabbitan unhelpful character guide to mdzs, by yours truly: ✧ wei ying (wei wuxian): densest mc you will ever encounter ✧ lan zhan (lan wangji): ceo of rabbits ✧ jiang cheng: deserved better, probably needs therapy ✧ jiang yanli: *crying noises* ✧ lan xichen: the first wangxian shipper ✧ lan sizhui: mUST PROTECC ✧ lan jingyi: The Sassy One™ ✧ jin ling: desperately needs a hug ✧ jin guangyao: burn the hat ✧ nie huaisang: ceo of hand held fans ✧ wen ning: t u r n i p ✧ wen qing: helth ✧ xue yang: if evil why hot ✧ xiao xingchen: *sad noises* ✧ song lan: *more sad noises* ✧ a qing: the bravest character
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I'M CRYING PLS I LOVE WANGXIAN AND THIS STORY SO MUCH...more
I cried. A lot. I think that's all that needs to be said.
...But here's me ranting about this anyway :D
For context, I think it needs to be mentioned thI cried. A lot. I think that's all that needs to be said.
...But here's me ranting about this anyway :D
For context, I think it needs to be mentioned that I don't cry over books that often. As a result, some weird part of me seeks out all the 'tear-jerker' media I can get my hands on to see if it 'works' on me. (Typing this out makes me seem like even more of a weirdo than I already am/have accepted I am. If you're concerned, don't worry, because I'm concerned too.)
Strange habits aside, this manga was a terrible decision on my part. It left me a blubbering mess, and, having just watched the anime adaption (and crying over that as well!), it will definitely be taking up the free real-estate where common sense should live in my head on my mind for a while.
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas seems like, at first, just another doomed romance. Boy meets terminally ill girl. Girl changes boy's worldview, or vice versa. Boy and girl fall in love. Girl passes away, leaving boy brokenhearted, but better for the time they shared.
On the one hand, this could have turned out extremely trite, with characters working as living tropes and a storyline more predictable than the death of the character who walks into the basement during a horror movie.
But it wasn't. It *really* wasn't. This manga was just so life-affirming and emotionally impactful. (view spoiler)[Despite the fact that Sakura dies at the end, and that the cause of her death was unrelated to her medical condition, the manga shows us that life is worth living, through all of it, in the way that Sakura refused to let her illness define the way she lived the rest of her days. (hide spoiler)]
Apart from that, this story also explores what relationships mean to us and how they define us, and what it truly means to be alive. How people impact us in the same way we impact them. The innate beauty in being able to recognize ourselves in others, as living, breathing human beings.
The manga portrays everything in an incredibly beautiful way (I mean this literally; the art was amazing), and effectively appeals to your sense of humanity with how it deals with themes of morality, love, and loss. It truly makes you think and want to live.
By the time that I finished reading, I was absolutely emotionally drained. And physically, but that was probably because of the run my mom made me go on. I don't think I've ever cried so much over the fragility and virtue of human life.
Overall, this manga manages to be insightful without shoving weighty, profound pinnacles of philosophy into your head. It leaves you to draw your own conclusions without seeming patronizing, and maintains a healthy balance of humor and looming grief.
This manga was extremely reassuring and heartwarming, because despite all the melancholy it makes you go through to reach the end, ultimately, it's the masterpiece of a story of a boy and a girl, connected in the most unexpected way, and all that follows.
Okay, Imma be real here and just say for the record that I'm never going to calm down about this. I absolutely loved everything about the series, evenOkay, Imma be real here and just say for the record that I'm never going to calm down about this. I absolutely loved everything about the series, even though there wasn't a clear "plot" and it was about sports, which I usually hate.
The art was absolutely adorable and incredible. I was SO invested in the characters the whole time.
But that ending.
I SCREAMED!
AND MAYBE CRIED A LITTLE!
So I may have seen it coming (sort of), but that did not stop me from loving every. single. moment. of this.
I just.
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*continues to fangirl*
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what is there to say about this book that hasn't already been said? even if i were to sing it's praises for a week i wouldn't be able to get to the crwhat is there to say about this book that hasn't already been said? even if i were to sing it's praises for a week i wouldn't be able to get to the crux of what makes this book so enjoyable.
i absolutely adored this, from the characters and their relationships (!!!), to the historical setting, and especially the plot. everything was developed just right and written so well that i was completely drawn in and immersed the entire time i listened to this book. AND ALL OF THE ROMEO AND JULIET REFERENCES- ...more
Thank you to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
(actual rating: 4.5/5)
Truly, I'm not sure where toThank you to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
(actual rating: 4.5/5)
Truly, I'm not sure where to begin with this one.
To say that I loved this book would be an understatement. I lived a lifetime with this book. I cried over this book. I felt just about every emotion you could ever possibly feel with this book, and I loved every second of it.
Amelia Unabridged is an emotionally resonant young-adult novel that follows Amelia, the main character, after the death of her best friend, who was like a sister to her. The two met when Amelia's father left her and her mother, and both got into the same book series, the Orman Chronicles, written by a young prodigy. Following the loss of her friend, Amelia receives a special edition of her favorite book, and thinking that it was sent to her from her best friend, decides to seek out the reclusive author.
I've been delibirating on what to write about this book for a while now. I read this incredible book in March. It's August now. No matter what I say, no matter how many times I try to review this book, I can't seem to quite capture what exactly I experienced while reading this book.
For starters, this is Ashley Schumacher's debut novel, and I am beyond blown away - she's officially a favorite author of mine. The characters, including not just Amelia and Nolan but also Alex and Valerie, were so realistic, so lifelike - a testament to how deliberate and well-written this book is. Over the course of the story they grew into people with their own personalities, rather than just being the characters of a book.
The plot is, for the most part, character-driven. It's about Amelia and Nolan and how they make connections and flourish in the midst of all the grief they've experienced, but most of all, it's about their resilliance and how they still love despite what they've gone through. And that's exactly what had me sobbing into my pillow at 4 in the morning as I read this beautiful masterpiece.
That being said, as much as I enjoyed the relationship that blossomed between Amelia and Nolan, and the way they were able to help each other with their mutual love of books, I felt that the insta-love was quite serious with this one. And while they were both quite cute together, I can't see how this relationship is a realistic "solution" to grief either is experiencing. Dealing with grief is a long, painful process, so I suppose that despite how charming and tearjerker this book is, some willing suspension of disbelief is needed to really enjoy it.
I'm not sure what more I can say about this book. I love it with everything I have in me, and even now, just thinking about this book makes me smile.
Turns out that the movie was way different than the book. But that's okay, because I'm a Howl simp first, human second it was soo good! Very tempted tTurns out that the movie was way different than the book. But that's okay, because I'm a Howl simp first, human second it was soo good! Very tempted to go watch it again.
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This book was so charming and wonderful, therefore I don't think I will ever be able to properly review it. (That sentence took me 5 minutes to type. I am shooketh.)
I loved everything about this book, from the way that the simplistic writing made me feel immersed in the magic to the characters (but especially the characters. Can I marry Howl? Although, I feel like that will interfere with my ship because you knOW I SHIP IT LIKE CRAZY WITH HOWL ALWAYS BEING ADORABLY MELODRAMATIC AND SOPHIE BEING SO MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE AAAAHHH SOPHIE X HOWL OTP OTP OTP OT-)
*ahem*
(sorry you had to read that)
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I really loved the characters' dynamic and the way that they were like a family (I'm sorry I'm soft for that trope I can't help it), and also the way that appearances were portrayed in this book overall.
And while I've never watched the Studio Ghibli version (I promise that I'm remedying that VERY SOON), I feel like I'm obsessed probably from the fanart intake, and experienced a bit of nostalgia while reading this. It was probably just the longing to live in this world, though.
I. JUST. LOVED. EVERYTHING.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH I'M IN LOVE RTC BECAUSE I HAVE FANART TO SCROLL THROUGH...more
Aaaaand, I'm off to Tumblr, because I can't get enough of this series, or the characters.
The Keeper: Interesting because it gave more insight to how CAaaaand, I'm off to Tumblr, because I can't get enough of this series, or the characters.
The Keeper: Interesting because it gave more insight to how Cinder was saved, and Michelle Benoit, but it was kind of boring.
Glitches: How Cinder met her adoptive family, but mostly stuff we already knew.
The Queen's Army: It was about Wolf, but it was meh.
Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky: WTF? I love Thorne. Usually. Except when he makes Cress feel bad.
After Sunshine Passes By: Meh.
The Princess and the Guard: This effectively broke my heart.
The Little Android: Meh.
The Mechanic: Kai is so awkward and adorable and this just proved that he is Kaider's #1 fanboy more than anything in any of the previous books.
Something Old, Something New: Good news! I now have a reason to live!
Merged review:
In case you weren't aware, I'm Kai Cinder x Kai trash.
So yeah, this novella... *screaming intensifies*
I mean,,,
"And a little bit of charm because, of all the things he’d expected to come from his trip to the market, meeting a cute girl with messy hair and dirty work gloves had definitely not been one of them."
"Cinder started to smile, too, and though it had a sardonic edge to it, Kai felt like he’d won something."
"Not only would this allow for him to keep the transaction discreet, but it also meant that he would be picking up Nainsi in person, rather than having her dropped off with some nameless assistant at the palace. It meant he was sure to see Linh Cinder again."
"That mechanic was going to change everything."
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I'm SCREAMING.
This is the most perfect ending to a book series I have ever read.
(This is probably going to be a very late review from when I finished the actual series because my review of Winter got deleted ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
I will never stop loving these characters. Everything about this series has been full of twists and turns and action and love. And then this.
*fangirling noises intensify*
This was perfection. I loved everything, from Scarlet and Wolf to Thorne's quips. Did I mention Cinder and Kai?
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*swoons in a pile of pathetic goo*
why am i like this
Here's a gif because I can't even string together a coherent sentence right now:
*fangirl screeching (which could be mistaken as government spy drones birds calling out to launch an attack on the Earth) intensifies*
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AHEM. Anway.
I loved this book. So much. It is now my favorite from the whole series.
Cress x Thorne is super cute, with Cress being adorable yet naive (which is something that usually makes me hate characters, but not here!), and Thorne having a lot of character development of his own since the last book but also being super sweet towards Cress.
Cinder x Kai? .... *swoons* ...Yeah, let's just say that by chapter sixty-one, I am forever undone. Also the fact that seemingly all the characters ship Kaider, but moving on
(view spoiler)[I thought it was really unfair that Dr. Erland (or should I say Dr. Darnel) died from the mutated letumosis virus, especially before he got to know Cress or even be a father for her, but in a way, everything came full circle for him. (hide spoiler)]
Apart from all of that, however, there was a lot of character development in the book which I can see as super essential for the finale. We as the readers get to know a lot more about how the characters work together, with a healthy amount of humor and sarcasm, which I really enjoyed. A lot also happened plot-wise, and the story moved on a lot with various plotlines, seriously setting up the stage for the "final showdown" between Cinder & Co. and Levana. So much has happened, and yet there's still more to come.
(Yes, I realize I've said "a lot" like 4 times in the past paragraph alone, but oh well.)
this was the beautiful ending that i needed, that i craved, to a hilarious, heart-stopping, and just freaking amazing series, after all the shit the cthis was the beautiful ending that i needed, that i craved, to a hilarious, heart-stopping, and just freaking amazing series, after all the shit the characters went through.
speaking of the characters, i loved them, especially the dynamic that they had going on.
(view spoiler)[the only thing i might be able to find fault with is the fact that they keep "killing off" characters but then revealing that they were alive all along. especially ezra, nik, and aidan. like stop giving me a mini heart-attack every thirty seconds before i realize y'all aren't so heartless. (hide spoiler)]
but other than that i can't stop loving this book. it was amazing and has replaced the void where my soul should be. i'm crying because i loved it so much and don't want it to be over.
it was a rollercoaster of an experience, but so freaking satisfying. literally everything i could ever want in ya sci-fi.
This book was so beautiful and such a satisfying ending to an amazing series. I literally loved it so hecking much.
Yes, ther*is overcome with emotion*
This book was so beautiful and such a satisfying ending to an amazing series. I literally loved it so hecking much.
Yes, there was a lot of detail in here and a lot of seemingly stray plot lines that tied in quite nicely at the end, when we finally got to see the 'big picture'.
I know that the first 50 pages were kind of boring along with all that other Tonist crap, but all of the stuff that happened later on just totally made up for it in my mind.
Seriously. So. Much. Happened!
(I mean, otherwise, I'd be hella disappointed. It's a whopping 625 pages.)
And what I truly appreciated was that there were good explanations and backstories that stayed consistent with what was going on, unlike other dystopias I've read. The author did an amazing job actually creating a world (well, techincally time) that works well with what happens in the book and that which precedes it.
But that ending. Specifically that last forking chapter Damn.
So yeah. This book was great and I love it and it will forever have a place in my nonexistent soul....more
WOW THAT WAS SO GOOD *scrambles to find next book* This was so enjoyable, despite having some slow parts, and really enriched the plot and added more suWOW THAT WAS SO GOOD *scrambles to find next book* This was so enjoyable, despite having some slow parts, and really enriched the plot and added more subplots that I seriously appreciated and am looking forward to being resolved (or maybe not...) This series also happens to be one of the few where an all-encompassing AI in charge of running the world is not corrupted, but rather, works in the best interests of humanity. (view spoiler)[well, at least for now, because, whAT THE HELL WAS THAT ENDING??? (hide spoiler)]...more
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