Ceraphina

I just can't with this series. I feel like I'm reading something that's a part of a Kindergarteners syllabus about basic human rights. I'm in my late 20s I do not find much joy in being explained over and over and over again about morals shrug

Good god, I fucking love Daphne Du Maurier and I haven't even read Rebecca yet.

Unfortunately, this was unmemorable for me.

very cute!

I think the short story collection Gutshot by Amelia Grey has really ruined any and all expectations I place on future short story collections. I just haven't found the next collection for me yet.

“Why shouldn't the death of a person you love bring you into lurid ruin? You don't know how to love the ones you love until they disappear abruptly. Then you understand how thinly distanced from their suffering, how sparing of self you often were, only rarely unguarded of heart, working your networks of give-and-take.”

Um okay,just destroy me.

This was a weird one but I really ended up liking it.

I wish I could enjoy Katee Roberts writing style more as I love a good smut romp but I always end up feeling bored.

It was okay for me.

I plan to reread again soon. A great October read.

I didn't feel strongly about this one way or another.

quick and fun horror read but left no impact for me.

Ahhh, I loved this.

It was perfect for me. Slice of life novel about a woman who just wants to figure it all out, but can't.

Told my partner the other day “I don't fear being murdered. I fear being tortured first.” This book really summed up that fear for me.

Horror is subjective and it might not be your cup of subjective-ness, but I am astonished by this novel. It hit every one of my nerves and me being forever thankful that I was cozy in my home. I did not need to know why the vines did anything or the Mayans because when in your life have you experienced something truly terrible come to you in the end in a neatly wrapped explanation? - the amount of peril of realizing you'd never escape this sort of hell as the days rolled on and you and everyone you're friends with start to starve, dehydration and delirium, and succumbing to this truth, becoming the vines play thing, was enough for me to be properly terrified and in awe.

Highly HIGHLY recommend the audiobook. Listened to it over a few nights as I was getting ready for bed. Loved this and deserves a million rereads

If you enjoyed In the Dream House, you'll surely love this. The comparison is only a reference however for exploring/enduring volatility in a queer relationship - this book, based on real events by the authors life, is a gut wrenching read and is entirely in its own as a novel. It's dark, bleak, and will take blows at your kneecaps.

The main character was erratic and I couldn't get along with the pacing.

This may be a novel that I try and come back to and reread at a different time.

Every time I re-read this I get more out of it from the last time. It's just heartbreaking.

I loved the reading experience of this via audio. It was a great, creepy and overwhelming time.

solid reread
Can't remember if they put the umbilical cord hanging in the movie though? The dramatics of the birthing scene is just top tier

OG review from 2017: I am so incredibly in love with this book. From the very beginning pages I felt in tune with all the characters, and was immersed in their lives. I finished this book in one day and the brief moments when I paused in between chapters I had to remind myself that my world is still normal and I am not indeed, tucked away in a house with blankets or cardboards covering up my windows. And for an author to make me feel like I'm in a different reality when I break away from the pages, is an author that I admire. I can't wait to share with all my friends of this amazing read. I would recommend to absolutely anybody even if a suspense based novel isn't your typical genre. If I could, I'd give it more than 5 stars.

Not a good look for the Jeffrey Dahmer fans lmao

Reading this was the epitome of scrolling through a tumblr page in 2012

I need to re-read this one. I struggled for a bit to grasp on as Lispector's writing style threw me through a loop for a few pages.

I've read a few T. Kingfisher books at this point and this one was just missing something for me. Missing some small magical piece that leaves me enthralled like the other works I've read so far have. Great atmosphere and concept with the mushrooms being tied in and the “adventuring” aspect.

I will however skip the rest of the books in this series.