I will not be rating or reviewing any St. Martin's Press titles until they address the racist comments one of their employees made in OcNetGalley ARC.
I will not be rating or reviewing any St. Martin's Press titles until they address the racist comments one of their employees made in October. See @readersforaccountability on Instagram....more
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Gorgeous Gruesome Faces is not your average young adult novel. Far from it. It's so much more thanWon Finished Hardcover in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces is not your average young adult novel. Far from it. It's so much more than I was expecting! It takes an Asian folklore tale, the celestial maiden, and contemporizes it with a horror twist! At first I wasn't sure about the plot. I don't listen to K-pop or watch K-dramas, they're just not something I'm much interested in or had much opportunity to delve into. So I wasn't sure I was going to like this book. But then my expectations were turned on their heads because strange goings-on start happening and the explanations are unraveling throughout the book. I enjoyed Sunny, Candie, and Minnie and the Now/Then chapters helped to put all of the pieces together. Some parts gave me chills! The cover is absolutely beautiful but also the naked hardcover is pink and has black end papers! A very aesthetically pleasing book!...more
The repetition got a bit maddening very quickly! Once or twice is fine for Gran's rhymes but it was so many more times than that. Ugh. TNetGalley ARC.
The repetition got a bit maddening very quickly! Once or twice is fine for Gran's rhymes but it was so many more times than that. Ugh. There's just not enough for me to love about these books but I did come back for the sequel. I missed Juan Manuel. The mystery was fine, maybe a little better than in the first one actually. I did call at the end of the first book that (view spoiler)[Mr. Preston was her grandfather. I win! lol (hide spoiler)]...more
No. What a garbage ending. I hated what happened. It didn't make any sense. This series needed more time! And I hated that ___ and ___ didn't end up tNo. What a garbage ending. I hated what happened. It didn't make any sense. This series needed more time! And I hated that ___ and ___ didn't end up together because I felt they should have!...more
We're putting together a team...! And what a ragtag team. Not sure how this is going to end up and it doesn't seem like it will be pulled together in We're putting together a team...! And what a ragtag team. Not sure how this is going to end up and it doesn't seem like it will be pulled together in one more volume....more
Well, that was garbage. It didn't even end. Was there originally supposed to be more but it never got published? The "mystery" was never solved. And tWell, that was garbage. It didn't even end. Was there originally supposed to be more but it never got published? The "mystery" was never solved. And the cover makes it look like Lottie is having a 3some with Sunny and Virgil. Spoiler alert-she didn't....more
Did not have a problem following the essays as they are separate events. Nothing needs to be chronological or linear in a memoir, sorry folx! I thoughDid not have a problem following the essays as they are separate events. Nothing needs to be chronological or linear in a memoir, sorry folx! I thought Page did a brilliant job at outlining how non-linear transitioning is. And hello, he warned y'all at the beginning! What a tough journey he's been on. Some parts were very hard to listen to, I can't imagine how hard it was for him to write it and then to narrate it....more
This was not at ALL what I was expecting! It was way better! Sci fi mech, so cool! The chi, the mech bots, the connections, it was all sNetGalley ARC.
This was not at ALL what I was expecting! It was way better! Sci fi mech, so cool! The chi, the mech bots, the connections, it was all so captivating. Didn't care for the romance but ah well. I also borrowed the audiobook (and own the hardcover) and boy, the names are pronounced sooooo differently than how they're spelled!!! I had to follow along for a bit to get who was talking or being talked about because I started off with reading and already had the (wrong) pronunciations in my head. lol. Heavenly Tyrant please!!...more
Are they all going to be formulaic second chance romance? Because if so, I think I'm done. There's nothing special about Every Summer After or Meet MeAre they all going to be formulaic second chance romance? Because if so, I think I'm done. There's nothing special about Every Summer After or Meet Me at the Lake. ...more
Ugh what a heartbreaking gut punch. He literally opens the open with how he should be dead. And now he is. And his autopsy report was released. Cause Ugh what a heartbreaking gut punch. He literally opens the open with how he should be dead. And now he is. And his autopsy report was released. Cause of death: ketamone overdose. It's so tragic. He was so real, raw, and honest in this memoir and I'm sure whoever read this prior to his death had high hopes for his recovery. He was so positive at the end of the book. ...more
TW: Extremely graphic murder in the first chapter.
Couldn't put this down! Read it in one day. Would've given 5 stars, was completely riveted by it, unTW: Extremely graphic murder in the first chapter.
Couldn't put this down! Read it in one day. Would've given 5 stars, was completely riveted by it, until the last chapter. Why? Why you gotta go and do that? That last chapter indeed took off a whole star. And I didn't quite believe the murderer once they were finally revealed. Seemed a little far-fetched. But the most gripping Lapena novel I've read so far....more
How utterly delightful and magical! It took me a minute to get into but once I did, I was utterly captivated. I definitely wanted MORE fNetGalley ARC.
How utterly delightful and magical! It took me a minute to get into but once I did, I was utterly captivated. I definitely wanted MORE faeries though. So hopefully the sequel gives us more! Didn't really care for/about the romance....more
It's just so mediocre. But I own the last one so I'll finish it. The artwork is superb. The story doesn't make any sense.It's just so mediocre. But I own the last one so I'll finish it. The artwork is superb. The story doesn't make any sense....more
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