Does it truly get any better than this?? I’m so not a plotHow can I be so happy but be in so much pain
5⭐️ be so for real 2021 cecilia w your 4.5 bs
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Does it truly get any better than this?? I’m so not a plot person but this is a masterpiece.
Character Update: -Celaena, get that throne girl -Rowan is a work of A R T and I CLAIM HIM -Sweet golden retriever Dorian has a collar and I’m not okay -Chaol is trying his damnedest but I am scared -The witches are actually terrifying but if Abraxos trusts Manon then so do I ??? -Luca is precious and I will defend him with my life -What king, I don’t know him -Also dumb fae-queen-what’s-her-face can rot in h e double candy canes
4.5⭐️ rounding up but I just need more Rowan...more
2021 cecilia really just didn’t appreciate this the way she should have. Chaol is still breaking my heart, and I still firmly believe that SJM truly s2021 cecilia really just didn’t appreciate this the way she should have. Chaol is still breaking my heart, and I still firmly believe that SJM truly sincerely did NOT have to do Nehemia so dirty.
4.5⭐️ the buddy read is dictating that I start assassin’s blade next but my heart just wants HoF
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Well, DUH. There’s something so endearing about very dumb characters that are too simpleminded for foreshadowing. Excellent plot developments here, SJM, you’re truly setting the scene.
Character update: -Celaena is kicking ass and taking names, but she’s hella unreliable -Chaol be breaking my heart, the picture of good intentions and just really bad timing -Dorian is an actual golden retriever -Nehemia really did not have to go out like that, must we kill our darlings -The king can continue to smd
3.5⭐️ ish is getting good. Onward to Rowan and book three....more
2021 cecilia was so stingy with her ratings but 2024 cecilia is here to make things right. the foreshadowing goes so hard & a person just can’t apprec2021 cecilia was so stingy with her ratings but 2024 cecilia is here to make things right. the foreshadowing goes so hard & a person just can’t appreciate that the first time around
4⭐️ I am once again buckled up & ready to GOOO
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I KNEW IT. Love when my intuition is right. Fingers crossed that my love interest radar is also spot on (though my eyes are peeled for a particular someone from fanart).
Current Character Breakdown: -I warmed up to Celaena but homegirl is supposed to be a notorious assassin yet jumps every time someone enters the room unannounced??? -Dorian needs to grow something resembling a backbone (though we love a love sick puppy) -I pledge allegiance to Chaol -Nehemia is badass and I want to be her friend -Kaltain and the Duke and the King can smd
Rounding down a 3.5⭐️ I know we’ve only just started and this one was setting the scene, the tone. World building is never my favorite but I guess it’s necessary or whatever. Consider me in full-gear, buckled up and ready to go...more
Son of a snowman, this was absolutely lovely. Literally everything you would look for in a sweet holiday read - the earnest self discovery, the tenderSon of a snowman, this was absolutely lovely. Literally everything you would look for in a sweet holiday read - the earnest self discovery, the tenderness of first love, the tug and pull of growing up and growing together, bundled up in all the festivities and coziness of the season. My only complaint - I wanted more.
My King says, "Do you not hear her footfalls?" while it was her very footprint that left it's mark on his wicked heart from the start. Please excuse mMy King says, "Do you not hear her footfalls?" while it was her very footprint that left it's mark on his wicked heart from the start. Please excuse me while I pass away.
It is here that I will wish on all 5⭐️s in my power that Holly Black takes us back to Elfhame at least once more. I'm desperate....more
It’s like someone said “what would happen if we got the two most uncommunicative and uninteresting people in all of the UK to develop massive crushes It’s like someone said “what would happen if we got the two most uncommunicative and uninteresting people in all of the UK to develop massive crushes on one another and then waste an entire year of their lives and way too much of the reader’s time while they idiotically scamper around London ignoring their feelings and sleeping with other people; oh! and let’s have them confess their love in the very last paragraph of the novel!” Give me a break.
Rounding up from 1.5⭐️ because I actually finished it and that’s gotta count for something...more
This slow burn had me in a chokehold. Noelle’s character development resonated with me so deeply; I loved experiencing her find her moment, her spark,This slow burn had me in a chokehold. Noelle’s character development resonated with me so deeply; I loved experiencing her find her moment, her spark, clinging to the ones who let her shine in her own way and in her own time. I loved the gentle message of fate and hope, the delicate thread that connects us and twines us together, the way our past choices lead us to our current reality, the way our current choices can change our course, the value of patience and persistence.
The writing was beautiful, the narration was melodic. I was enraptured.
I love how LaRocca teases apart the inner workings of the human body - both physical and emotional. I love the message of home and the duality of beinI love how LaRocca teases apart the inner workings of the human body - both physical and emotional. I love the message of home and the duality of being. A story that is equal parts poetic, heartbreaking, and whole.
I really just loved these characters so much, they felt so tangible and authentic. Wholly human and relatable. Also - the bathroom meeting ?! Total ChI really just loved these characters so much, they felt so tangible and authentic. Wholly human and relatable. Also - the bathroom meeting ?! Total Christina Lauren The Unhoneymooners vibes WE STAN AWKWARD AND ACCIDENTAL CLOSE PROXIMITY TROPES.
My only hang up is the way Leon reacts to The Thing. I get it, but be better. Because he really is just so presh with Tiff and we love a tender man. I guess I can overlook the momentary stupidity.
Also the final sentence was damn near a tear jerker.
I have many questions: 1) why would owls flutter in a persons stomach, that is not the saying and I am uncomfy 2) bananas now also make me uncomfy, thaI have many questions: 1) why would owls flutter in a persons stomach, that is not the saying and I am uncomfy 2) bananas now also make me uncomfy, that was the most awk and forced flirty banter ever 3) why make their pasts overlap if there is hardly an AHA! moment like ???? 4) Quinn, just — why are you like this 5) Minnie … I have lots to say to you but mostly want to know why a crochet crop top and neon green capris are the most accessible pieces of clothing in your wardrobe for an impromptu NYE outing
I loled a few times but cringed way more times. Bummer summer. I really enjoyed Sophie Cousen’s newest book and was excited for this one, but alas.
Rounding up from 2.5⭐️ bc I didn’t have a completely terrible time...more
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