I'm sick of reading dumb books I'm inevitably going to rate 1-2 stars and this is a dumb book I was inevitably going to rate 1-2 stars!
tdnf @ page 161
I'm sick of reading dumb books I'm inevitably going to rate 1-2 stars and this is a dumb book I was inevitably going to rate 1-2 stars!
the author thinks it's satire and that it's very clever you can just tell, but it's just not! yellow peril racism masquerading as a plot - I also looked up the ending and (view spoiler)[ a cyclone comes and destroys the bridge!? HELLO is this my 5th grade creative writing project (hide spoiler)]
anyways I can only describe this as 'white australian boomer lit' core...more
dnf @ 42%. Didn't like the writing style, and just didn't care about the characters or story. Maybe will come back to it at some point but not into itdnf @ 42%. Didn't like the writing style, and just didn't care about the characters or story. Maybe will come back to it at some point but not into it right now...more
dnf @ 78%. bruh if I have to hear this girl describe her shitty coworkers dick one more time......... anyways I was enjoying it at the start and then dnf @ 78%. bruh if I have to hear this girl describe her shitty coworkers dick one more time......... anyways I was enjoying it at the start and then it took some turns and I just stopped caring so...more
dnf @ part two: this isn't really what I was expecting it to be / looking for when I picked it up (was looking for something a bit more historical/essdnf @ part two: this isn't really what I was expecting it to be / looking for when I picked it up (was looking for something a bit more historical/essay based and less disjointed memoir).. so..... dnf...more
dnf @ 26%. Look when I listen to this it’s okay but then when I’m not listening to it every thought about it flies out my head and I just don’t care sdnf @ 26%. Look when I listen to this it’s okay but then when I’m not listening to it every thought about it flies out my head and I just don’t care so. DNF because I don’t care enough...more
was rated as having one of the worst sex scenes in a book, ever. I can confirm it was pretty nasty tho not the worst I've ever read. However, I did spwas rated as having one of the worst sex scenes in a book, ever. I can confirm it was pretty nasty tho not the worst I've ever read. However, I did spend a large portion of the book after the scene thinking about how bad the MC's yeast infection must be
that aside, I just found this too boring to finish? Or maybe I'm just not smart enough to appreciate it. Who knows?!?
I honestly can't believe I'm dnf'ing this because it should've been right up my alley but I just can't get into it. I've tried physical DNF @ page 200
I honestly can't believe I'm dnf'ing this because it should've been right up my alley but I just can't get into it. I've tried physical and audio and its not happening. I really dislike the framed narration of the story and the dual timelines, and the inclusion of footnotes. I also don't like the main narrator's voice? They're supposed to be that quirky quippy character but because I don't find them that funny it doesn't really work for me
If this book was shorter I might have pushed through but I don't want to read 500+ more pages. That said I wouldn't NOT recommend this. If you like books with dual timelines, footnotes, a quippy main character and a strong twist on the chosen one trope you might like this. It just isn't for me ...more
I know I'm the worlds biggest goodreads fraud because sometimes I get 18% into a book and then mark it as dnf even though I hadn't actually got aroundI know I'm the worlds biggest goodreads fraud because sometimes I get 18% into a book and then mark it as dnf even though I hadn't actually got around to marking it as "currently reading" yet but oh well
I just wasn't vibing with this. It has nice writing but I haven't connected to any of the characters yet and I thought the plot would be more exciting then it is. Also I read this review and just ain't looking forward to All That either.
If I do continue this it'll probably be when I can read the physical BUT idk if I will since at this point I only felt like reading it because "it was on my TBR so I should" and I'm trying to Stop Doing That !!...more
I told myself I'm not forcing myself to read stuff in 2018 and yeah ..
why I dnf'ed this:
- mostly because a student/teachednf at chapter 5 (15%)
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I told myself I'm not forcing myself to read stuff in 2018 and yeah ..
why I dnf'ed this:
- mostly because a student/teacher relationship which is romanticised because its ~~forbidden love~~ urgh. stop gross. none of that
but also because there's already been so much problematic stuff at ch5 - black person described as having "skin the colour of a rich walnut" - an "I feel soo much pity for the fat girl :((( poor fat girl" paragraph (stop) but also the fat girl is the evil mean character bc of course she is (view spoiler)[also I read a spoiler she's pregnant w/ the teachers baby FUCK that (hide spoiler)] - lesbophobia - ableist & homophobic slurs casually thrown around - rape jokes - this whole line "I told myself we weren't running from a plane crash; we were running from an Indian tribe who would feed us, save us, and maybe offer is an ancient gold relic with magical powers" - the mc goes to an elite, private boarding school but thinks she's not privileged because she owns a shitty car and has a part time job jfhkfjsghkf
I don't want to force myself to read this whole thing just to give it a shitty, 1 star review so just gonna dnf it now
I was sent this book by the author, but all opinions are my own...more
well. I got to chapter three (of 33) and the actual thought of continuing this book is too much for me I have to dnf it now I can't read a page more
WHwell. I got to chapter three (of 33) and the actual thought of continuing this book is too much for me I have to dnf it now I can't read a page more
WHAT IS THIS MESS Basically, what's happened so far is that a girl is interrupted by some rando new boy at her school who instantly it's like "I'm gonna date you, I'm gonna make you mine" which is fucking creepy and then he stalks her and waits at her car and literally threatens to kill her boyfriend what the fuck this is a guy she literally met that day
so the girl doesn't have a boyfriend but her best friend is a guy and she is actually scared this boy will kill him so she gives a fake name as her "boyfriend" and begins fake dating him idk what happens after that thats where I got to
I had to stop because ALL THE MESS ALREADY
for example: the mc hugs her friend Mitchell and the "new guy" says this to her
"is her a friend of yours? or are you two dating? either way, if I see him put his hands on you in any way again I'll break off his arms"
BITCH LITERALLY WHAT THE FUCK
and if that wasn't weird enough he TEXTS this to her from across the room because he's watching her and also he got her number without her permission wtf
anyway she then basically is kinda chill with it and takes it as a joke and he's like "no seriously. do. not. touch. him. again. ... you're meant to be listening to me."
she eventually calls him out for stalking her and being generally creepy and he's like "uh wow you're a bit hostile" UM OFC SHE IS BITCH WHAT THE FUCK
Anyway, I think this is one of those "oh but I knew you in a past life" or something things BUT I DON'T CARE TO FIND OUT
im done this is !!!!! not what I want to spend my precious time doing aaaaah
especially now I found out from other reviews this book also contains "many dark elements including stalking, several massive invasions of privacy, violence, domestic assault, and drugs."
wow things I dont need in my life: that !
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for my review...more
I'm really not getting into this. The writing style or characters just aren't drawing me in at all and I'm at page 150 and feel like nothing dnf @ 30%
I'm really not getting into this. The writing style or characters just aren't drawing me in at all and I'm at page 150 and feel like nothing has happened. I decided to read the last page too see what was happening and nothing really intrigued me to want to read this. Plus feels a waste of time to read a book I know I probably won't rate very high. I don't think this book is bad it's just not working for me...more
this book was provided to me from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
dnf @31%
I just ... couldn't. PLEASE NOTE: there is nothing inheren
this book was provided to me from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
dnf @31%
I just ... couldn't. PLEASE NOTE: there is nothing inherently wrong with this book. Actually, I think possible for another audience it could be really enjoyable
A Kind of Justice follows Bobbi Logan, a trans woman working in a popular, up market hair salon. I don't know exactly what I was expecting, but what this book turned out to be alot of was ... business falling apart, the stress of going broke and that fun business jazz. And by fun I mean, boring.
I didn't HATE THIS, because there was elements of it I really liked. I really liked the friendships between the girls at the salon, I really liked it was diverse, I really liked some of the characters.
But there was also things I didn't - like super cliche detectives, and some of the comments on lgbt+ communities.
I just had zero interest in finishing or continuing this, and I don't want to drag myself through books I don't like anymore.
I DO think people could enjoy this, if you like adult contemporaries it'd probably be more enjoyable....more
The thing is, coming into this book I read really, really excited I'd heard ALOT of good things and no bad things at aok. short story
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The thing is, coming into this book I read really, really excited I'd heard ALOT of good things and no bad things at all. I wasn't expecting to dislike this, and yet? I did.
The thing is, first off, I just didn't connect with the characters. Everyone loves Finch, but I didn't really. I mean, he was okay. I didn't HATE him, but I also didn't particularly enjoy him. I just found him a little too .. unrealistic? Violet I liked a bit more, but again I had the same issues. Her and Finch were just so unrealistic I can't connect with characters who are my age but act nothing like people my age. I don't understand the book obsession with making teenagers only read classics and communicate in metaphors and philosophical observations alone.
There were so many parts of this book where I just felt so unconnected because I was so distracted by the absurdity of the actions of these people. I think it was supposed to be kind of 'cute and unique' byt the whole time I was just like where are these teenagers coming from is this the difference between American and Australian's high schools??
I mean? Just. URGH. URRGGHH. They just came off as so pretentious and fake to me and goD I just can not deal with it I don't know why this irritated me so much but it did.
I don't know, I said this book feels like a mix between The Fault in Our Stars and Perks of Being a Wallflower that doesn't actually work and I stand by it. I don't know, the characters just annoyed me.
And I didn't even care for the romance of it all?? I didn't really find myself invested in Finch/Violet's relationship at all. I was so blergh about it. Which makes it really hard to care about the book when 85% of it was about their relationship.
I only got 70% of the way through this book. (My loan on the audiobook expired so yea) and maybe I'll finish it later but probably not. I already know what happens and I don't really care for finishing the book now. (view spoiler)[ I've heard Finch's suicide makes him all manic pixie-boy ish at the end and I'd rather not go there (hide spoiler)] It's not really like I was enjoying it anyway.
EDIT: I don't usually change my ratings on books but I've been thinking about this and realsiing how much I truly hated it. Like, I just can not get over how pretentious and unrealistic the whole thing was. Like first up tf kind of school do they even go to (I'm convinced every ya author didn't go to high-school because they're always portrayed wrong) second of all, I'm realising the ONLY THING I know about any of these characters is that they're mentally ill and it sucks. They're the flattest people ever and nothing is "ultraviolet remarkeyable" about them. thirdly -- piss off w/ the whole "I read, I'm a 'deep thinker' so I'm obviousllyyy smarter then any of you" like URGH why are they like this I just can't w/ the whole philosophical teenage thing JUST EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS WAS PRETENTIOUS AND GROSS I'M DONE IT'S A SOLID 1*
I've not made it a secret in the history of my online book blogging presence that I was a big fan of the Gone series as a kid. I read the series towarI've not made it a secret in the history of my online book blogging presence that I was a big fan of the Gone series as a kid. I read the series toward the end of primary school, and I really loved it then. It was my favourite series and it got me into reading. Those memories are really fond for me still
but
I'm an adult now, and it's been brought to my attention recently that the series is problematic in many aspects of it's characterisation of minorities. I will be providing links to own voices reviews below. I've also been really ..... put off ... the author because of his online presence on Twitter and Facebook. Recently, the author has been attacking other marginalised writers and reviewers, being very rude to and outright attacking people who pointed out some flaws in his books, and posting Facebook comments which are disturbing at best, and often outright racist/homophobic and generally nasty.
The Gone series will always have a special place in my heart, because I do have good memories of loving the characters, and the fact it got me into reading will always be with me. But I have no interest in supporting this author any further.
Books are not perfect, no one is consuming pure media. If authors make mistakes, thats human. But denying you made them, refusing and attacking those you hurt, and ignoring criticism is not good. I don't want to support authors who won't even try to do better. I don't want to support authors who attack teenagers, who attack minorities, who harass people on social media - including my personal teenage friends.
So I'm done. I'm not going to finish this. At the end of the day, I have my good memories, I know the situation now. And I'm choosing to just .. not continue on this path. I would rather support different authors with my time and money.
Thankyou to the publisher for sending me an arc. I appreciate that so much.
Now, I think you can like books that have problematic rep. I do. As long as you criticise them But I want authors to do better. I want authors to go "okay. I messed up and hurt the people I wanted to represent. What can I do to do better?"
And I'm not seeing that.
PSA: So far this book has trans rep, which I already have highlighted as being hmmm
eg. asking about deadnames, misgendering, asking about genitals/sex
AGAIN, Thankyou to the publisher. This is a personal decision I hope you can all respect.
I have good Gone memories, and I also have Gone criticism. And I think I'll just leave that in the past and not bring it into the future....more
DNF @ 60%. I couldn't do it anymore. I just couldn't
STRAP IN Y'ALL. YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE A DRAG.
This book is a reminder to everyone: 1: not trust t
DNF @ 60%. I couldn't do it anymore. I just couldn't
STRAP IN Y'ALL. YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE A DRAG.
This book is a reminder to everyone: 1: not trust the popular goodreads reviews for books 2: not judge a book by its cover
I'm not gonna lie, I had hope for this book going in. It was a great cover (sorry I can't help it covers matter to me a bit), the premise sounded interesting, it had male witches and I'd seem some really good reviews on it.
But I hate it
Like I truly actually had a strong desire to hurl this book at a wall MULTIPLE TIMES
I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE GIVE THIS 5*. (Like I usually never ever judge people's ratings) BUT THERE IS SO MUCH CHEATING !! SO MUCH !! where is your MORALS y'all
anyway. *breathes in, breathes out*
I'm just gonna break things down in a simple dot to dot format.
THINGS I DID NOT COMPLETELY HATE (this will be short lmao)
• The setting. It's set in a future semi-dystopian world in which the fossil fuels have expired. Thus, the world has split into two groups. Those living in the green world (self sufficient green communities) who live by Celtic/Wiccan tradition and have a "witch" as a head of the community. And the Redworld, people who (I think?) just run around fighting eachother over the last resources available and refuse to join the Greenworld (the Redworld isn't explained that well I am a bit confused about it)
• The diversity. The protagonist and his sister are biracial. I liked how there was some discussion of how race influences how we move within society and how it effects the spaces we occupy
• Melz for her MASSIVE DRAG of Saba at the end which was so deserved I was breathless (I skipped to the end of the book just to see if she gets served and she DID)
WHY I HATE THIS (I'm sorry but I actually do hate it smh)
• CHARACTERS. Start with the protag, Danny. He was so sleazy I was actually uncomfortable. The way he talked about the girls was just ew and his lines were so cringeworthy I mean check this out
"...but I rub her kiss into my cheek like a salve anyway. A salve for horniness. Rub in twice a day to the afflicted area for the best effect. My cheek isn't the afflicted area."
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LIKE. I CRINGED SO MUCH. (she only kissed u on the cheek chill) Anyway, Danny is literally a text book fuckboi. He insists he's the "nice guy", tells his love interest she's the "one for him" and tells her that she doesn't like her actual BOYFRIEND as much as she likes him ... but then .... proceeds to sleep with other girls and ???? I hate him, like I actually hate him so much. I honestly wanted to reach within the book and kick his ass because he was being sO ANNOYING AND ENTITLED Oh, and also he's salty that female witches run the village evEN THOUGH THE REASON IS BC THE MOST POWERFUL WITCHES RUN THE VILLAGES AND THEY /HAPPEN/ TO BE FEMALE sm hhhh
The only element of his character was his obsession with girls. He didn't HAVE any other traits. He was just a poorly written characters.
• While we're on characters. Saba. Fuckin Saba. She soooo beautiful, soooo perfect. The MOST POWERFUL witch, so funny, a "good girl", reads alot, doesn't drink because it "disagrees with her", can do what she wants, loved by all, DOES SOME WEIRD VIRGIN RITUAL EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. Anyway, she's a mary sue. She is. Her flaw is her cheating, and her sister calls her selfish literally on the last page BUT THATS NOT ENOUGH. Give me characters !! with !! flaws !! Let them grow !!!! I CANNOT RELATE TO PERFECT ETHERAL MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRLSSS
• the cheating.. oh god it makes me so angry. EVERYONE was cheating on everyone. Within days of meeting Danny Saba kisses him even though she has a (long term) boyfriend. Saba won't break up with her boyfriend because it'll "break his heart" but keeps seeing & sleeping with Danny Danny tells Saba he's "Nicer" then her boyfriend, and that he's "a good guy" and that Saba doesn't love her boyfriend like he loves Danny (PLS she's known him for years and u for like a week chill tf out) Meanwhile, Danny is literally still sleeping with other girls even though he's telling Saba its all her like ..... I cannot condone the cheating. And I feel bad because Saba's actual bf did no wrong and he's actually a nice chara. Cheating on your partner is NEVER okay. I hate these plots where there's no communication. I LITERALLY DO NOT CARE HOW MUCH IT'S GONNE HURT, IF YOU'VE MOVED ON FROM SOMEONE OR FALLEN OUT OF LOVE WITH THEM YOU BREAK IT OFF BEFORE YOU GET WITH OTHER PEOPLE its literally common decency I HATE CHEATING SO MUCH STOP NORMALISING AND ROMANTICISING CHEATING IT IS NOT OKAY ((oh, and also Danny's mum is cheating on his dad so I guess the apple don't fall far from the tree))
• The setting. I know I said I liked it, and I do but also it's confusing. I'm unsure of what the redworld is exactly, and also I'm not sure it's realistic. Sure, fossil fuels can/will run out, but it's not like its the "only" power source. Solar panels? Wind power?. The book set up the world is desolate, but many places could actually function to some degree off of renewable energy (my sister tells me anyway, she has a degree in this) ALSO, it was so random there was a war for fuel in RUSSIA... it seems more likely it'd be in an oil hotspot, like the Middle East or gulf of Mexico, or even America.
• There were too many ideas that didn't connect up well. The greenworld/redworld + the witches + the threat of the gangs + Roach (the evil witch antagonist) + having to keep all the portals safe + the internal conflict with the witches + the mistrust of the witches from the villagers + Linda and Sadie side plot + THE WEIRD VIRGIN RITUAL (cannot get over it it was so weird) Anyway, it felt like the books jumped from idea to idea and they didn't actually connect. I didn't know how they all related, and I didn't know what the main overarching complication was. There was too much all messed together.
• I just didn't like the prose. This is more of a personal point, and I'm sure some people will find it fine but it was very full of describing mundane things. Like "Danny dressed in a blue shirt and jeans, and went into the kitchen. He sat at a chair, and made some tea with three teaspoons of sugar. Outside it was sunny, and there were birds chirping" Like it was just alot of reading, for not much actually happening. This book felt WAY too long, and I didn't even get to page 300.
• How the villain was salty women were in charge PLS. His calling card was literally "Join the gangs. Betray your family. we have boys"
• Nah fuck the virgin ritual needs its own dot point. I can't believe I had to read a virgin ritual with my own two eyes
URRRGHH. Disappointed because I WAS ready to like this !! I was !! And I tried really hard to finish it. But I just cannot. I cannot endure another page of Danny whining and Saba being perfect, and cheating, and it was just a messs and aarrgh
I might go back and finish this but I really am not liking the audiobook so I can't finish it via that method right now. I like the cdnf @ 20% for now
I might go back and finish this but I really am not liking the audiobook so I can't finish it via that method right now. I like the concept of this book but I'm not sure about it right now, but its short so I might save it for a readathon or something and read it in physical format...more
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