lrtc but immediate reaction: wow mona awad has done it again! what an absolute masterpiece? i have read everything mona awad has published thus far anlrtc but immediate reaction: wow mona awad has done it again! what an absolute masterpiece? i have read everything mona awad has published thus far and even have 4 Bunny-inspired tattoos on my body and yet this mysterious gothic romantic drama about a young woman getting sucked into a beauty cult her late mother who died mysteriously was obsessed with when she travels to la jolla for her mother’s funeral might have become my favorite mona awad work to date. i cannot count the amount of times i cried reading this story, and so much of my hard copy i read along with as i listened to the audiobook is underlined, tabbed, and annotated. i absolutely loved the audiobook narrator’s performance, too. there’s a lot of wordplay throughout the story that is key to the progression of the plot that really is enhanced by an audiobook narration that i don’t think is as impactful with just reading a physical copy text and i really appreciated the immersive experience reading + listening gives me. the more senses i can drip in the story feasibly i will attempt to do so! wow just such a fun time but also a very masterful breakdown of how the beauty industry can be extremely scary and sinister under a pretty facade. absolutely brilliant work.
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lrtc but immediate reaction: wow mona awad has done it again! what an absolute masterpiece? i have read everything mona awad has published thus far and even have 4 Bunny-inspired tattoos on my body and yet this mysterious gothic romantic drama about a young woman getting sucked into a beauty cult her late mother who died mysteriously was obsessed with when she travels to la jolla for her mother’s funeral might have become my favorite mona awad work to date. i cannot count the amount of times i cried reading this story, and so much of my hard copy i read along with as i listened to the audiobook is underlined, tabbed, and annotated. i absolutely loved the audiobook narrator’s performance, too. there’s a lot of wordplay throughout the story that is key to the progression of the plot that really is enhanced by an audiobook narration that i don’t think is as impactful with just reading a physical copy text and i really appreciated the immersive experience reading + listening gives me. the more senses i can drip in the story feasibly i will attempt to do so! wow just such a fun time but also a very masterful breakdown of how the beauty industry can be extremely scary and sinister under a pretty facade. absolutely brilliant work.
Merged review:
lrtc but immediate reaction: wow mona awad has done it again! what an absolute masterpiece? i have read everything mona awad has published thus far and even have 4 Bunny-inspired tattoos on my body and yet this mysterious gothic romantic drama about a young woman getting sucked into a beauty cult her late mother who died mysteriously was obsessed with when she travels to la jolla for her mother’s funeral might have become my favorite mona awad work to date. i cannot count the amount of times i cried reading this story, and so much of my hard copy i read along with as i listened to the audiobook is underlined, tabbed, and annotated. i absolutely loved the audiobook narrator’s performance, too. there’s a lot of wordplay throughout the story that is key to the progression of the plot that really is enhanced by an audiobook narration that i don’t think is as impactful with just reading a physical copy text and i really appreciated the immersive experience reading + listening gives me. the more senses i can drip in the story feasibly i will attempt to do so! wow just such a fun time but also a very masterful breakdown of how the beauty industry can be extremely scary and sinister under a pretty facade. absolutely brilliant work....more
rating is 2.5 stars but i cannot in good conscience round up to 3. the mcs being named beat and melody aside, this man talked way too often about puttrating is 2.5 stars but i cannot in good conscience round up to 3. the mcs being named beat and melody aside, this man talked way too often about putting a baby in this girl in the least attractive ways at the most random moments and it was off-putting to the point where i didn’t even care about any of the cute things that actually happened because i was too busy going “gross” out loud every few minutes. not my favorite! but tbh i’m not interested in ever having kids personally so i’m probably just not the target audience for this kind of romance dialogue so could very well just be a me thing!...more
this one’s gonna hit the mirrorball and this is me trying by taylor swift lovers different. actually so in love with these two and the honest communicthis one’s gonna hit the mirrorball and this is me trying by taylor swift lovers different. actually so in love with these two and the honest communication, the thoughtfulness, very the archer “i see right through me help me hold on to you” energy… like wow ...more
i wasn’t going to rate this but tbh britney literally deserves every star in the world so nothing but 5 stars for a woman speaking her truth, and the i wasn’t going to rate this but tbh britney literally deserves every star in the world so nothing but 5 stars for a woman speaking her truth, and the generous vulnerability and intimate insight into her heart. my literal heart and tears on a silver platter in return. i loved that she set a boundary and only read the prologue in her own voice for the audiobook. michelle williams did an incredible job narrating. in awe of britney’s strength. i hope she gets to see every stunning ocean sunset she wants to for the rest of all time. lrtc....more
a very beautifully illustrated children’s book of how the inventor of barbie against all odds created a doll that changed pop culture and the world asa very beautifully illustrated children’s book of how the inventor of barbie against all odds created a doll that changed pop culture and the world as we know it. my mother also loved seeing the fashions and told me how nostalgic they made her feel for her own youth. loved the stunning message of community and creating your own opportunities, not giving up even when roadblocks may be placed in your way, living your dreams! my late father did legal work for mattel most of my life so barbie has always been a part of and meant so much to me and my family. it’s so awesome to get to see so many people be curious about and embrace her and everything she’s about :D can’t wait to gift a copy to all my friends kids <3 honestly would love to hang some of these pages as prints they’re so lovely....more
[screaming from the rooftops]: I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
literally spent a little under 4 hours POWER READING this book in[screaming from the rooftops]: I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
literally spent a little under 4 hours POWER READING this book in the early hours of the morning, like, “oh yeah, no. just one more short little chapter and THEN i’ll go to sleep…” cut to its 7:52am and i’m dropping my phone on my nose trying to stay awake finishing this book!
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