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Sooooo good. I don't know what to rate it though, is it worthy of a 4.5 stars or is it only 4 stars material. I would rate it a 4.25 stars but that's really getting into the ratings

Now, while it was a really good book, I had to scale down my rating based on how long it took to read this book. I will give it 4 stars for that.

But it was insane and I kind of guessed the different bits and pieces but I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the end.

Spoilers...




Oh and Tyler, my heart goes out for him... Murdered AND skinned

This book was slightly better than the last but the spice got a bit extra (for me) at points so I skimmed most of the later scenes. It also held a lot of the plot back, so I was pretty glad to be rid of it.

Can I just say that I love Jonas? He's utterly stupid but was one of my favourite characters from the very beginning, it's just a massive shame that he's really self-sacrificing but it also makes me like him even more.
I genuinely cannot wait for his book!

I wish there was more

SJM has a talent when it comes to the last 100 pages of any book she writes.

One word I would use to describe my reaction to the ending is:
Gobsmacked

It was that good. RTC!

Edit: Arguably one of her best books ever written

I think I've gotten past my inability to read any of the Throne of Glass books and this one happened to tear my heart to pieces.

First of all, I hated all of Manon's chapters until I decided that they were a nice change from the typical Aelin/Celaena, Chaol and Dorian povs.

Those last 150 or so pages were a ride and they made this book amazing. I hate how good it got, I hated the pain that came with it. And I just need Dorian to be okay..

Edit: Bumped down the rating to 4 stars, no hate against the book but it seemed more suitable

It was a cutesy read, not exactly my favourite but pretty good.

3.5 stars!

This was so good, I ate it up!

4.5 stars!

I can't believe it's finished. I had a whole range of emotions running through me while reading this. Mostly happiness but there were a lot of tears involved.

4 stars!

I admit that this book is probably towards the lower end of my 4 star reads for the most part. It would have been almost 3.5 stars if it weren't for the ending or any Roma and Juliette parts. It was largely slow paced and I never would have expected to get through it as quickly as I did. I thought I would take at least a week reading it but I was in luck. I cannot wait to read the next book, but for now I will be attempting to move onto different books that will ease any stress for my upcoming books. It's all light-hearted from here till the 21st of June!

RTC!

Finished! I need some more Ann Liang content right now.

I really wanna call myself Ann Liang's biggest fan. I love her books so far. First she creates the masterpiece If You Could See the Sun and then she makes this and I wanna re-read it already.

I don't know who I love more, Henry Li or Caz Song. I'd like to say Henry Li because he's the first Ann Liang mmc I read about, but there's something I value in Caz that edges on Henry even more. But then again, Henry is Henry and that's enough.

I rarely scream while reading a book but I screamed today at one point roughly 65-70% of the way through. To say it was startling is an understatement, I never knew it was possible to freak out at my own scream.

I shouted on many occassions, mostly anger. I laughed a LOT, many thanks to Eliza Lin. I loved that her friendship with Zoe could defy all odds and wish I could have a speck of that with anyone. I've only ever moved schools twice but still could never keep in touch with friends for long, who knows if it's ever my fault or theirs. So I felt a lot of Eliza's hurt and isolation as if it were my own, it got far too personal MANY times.

Okay, well that got deep... Thank you, Ann Liang, you made me feel something!!!

4.5 stars!

I feel like I should have liked this more than I did, but I feel as though I'm falling into a slump. If I weren't going into a reading slump, I would have likely given it 4 stars so that's what I'm attempting to do.

Edit: I'll be kind and give it 3 stars, even though it is painful to read and I never agreed with the romantic route taken

That plot twist

I love how it ended with holier than thou, Reid, swearing. It's very symbolic, especially with his discovery

While this book wasn't near as perfect as the first, it was an overall good book. I just wish it was a 2 pov where Finny was the most prominent character.

3.5 stars!

This book broke me

I just love, love, love Nezha

rtc!

My prediction was correct. It was more a 3.5 star read than anything else. As a 3.5 star, it was enjoyable but pretty easy to forget. The first 4 chapters were majorly boring to me while it slowly got better and the end was pretty good. If it had been consistent throughout, it would have been far better. But beggars can't be choosers and this was a solid debut novel.

This book!!! Please, I don't think I've ever wanted to rate a more light-hearted book 5 stars but I really want to with this.

Before I begin hyperventilating, let me just say that I LOVE Henry Li. He is such a sweetie, deals with unrequited love and hate he does not deserve.

I didn't know if I'd like this since it's slightly different to what I would usually read but Ann Liang created a book I can only seem to call a masterpiece. And I do not say that lightly.

It left me squealing like a schoolgirl with a crush, it left me laughing at parts that I don't think were meant to be funny and it made me tear up also. I went through a cycle of emotions in the time it took me to read this book and I'm still reeling from how good it was.

I think I'm gonna fall into a book slump due to the amount of books I have loved. It isn't good but what can I do about it?

Finished! And while it wasn't as good as We Were Liars, I still loved it.
It was a breath of fresh air learning about the story of the original liars, how they got away with murder and their lives before becoming parents.
It struck me about 55% into the book that Carrie and Cady are very similar protagonists living in different situations.

While I regret not reading Serpent & Dove after finding out this was a sequel series, this book was AMAZING. I loved it a lot, possibly because of Dimitri at the start but Lou and Coco are also such lovely people. Célie was a real protagonist, she didn't have a strength that outshone the rest and her trauma was so powerful that it didn't matter that she was over-emotional at times. Michal was an okay character but their romance could have come a slight bit faster. We also never got much information about him, which is slightly disappointing since he's the love interest.

THAT ENDING! I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. ALSO SILAS CARRIED THIS WHOLE BOOK.
Silas was adorable, such a cute demon, I swear. And their inability to love and care, pleaseeee that is absolute rubbish. The guy LOVED Nathanial to pieces and saved the world. So demonic of him.
This is just gonna end up being a Silas appreciation review. What would be so cool is that Silas ruled over the demons if he survived or he was remade into Silas, the one who loves the unworthy humans.

Pleaseeeee, someone just give me a Silas asap

Finished! And it feels like one of my many reluctant 5 star reads!! (I will just be typing all the thoughts that pop into my mind)
But I have to give it 5 stars since it was beautiful. It was a mystery-romance with a twist and they are my soft spots, just look at A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid and you'll understand it a bit more.

I'm so upset that the book has ended, it should have been longer. Like way longer. But then again it was beautifully fast-paced, a longer book would have been a drag.
This book will have me malfunctioning if I don't think about the 5 stars