Karolina

Off to a bad start because I LOATHE cheaters. Luckily, the book is not about that, not entirely.  I really like the idea of giving a history to someone that might never had a chance to tell it themselves. 

I know nothing about King Arthur's legend so I had to look Morgan up. I gotta say it's always interesting reading about legendary characters from another perspective but damn was this disheartening.  This is a story about women trying to deal with being the property of men. Most of the book is depressing until the very end when we see a glimpse of freedom and autonomy.  As per usual, women only have other women for support. 

The author does a great job merging real life and fiction. I really liked that it was not just a love story but a story about how senseless and stupid war is, about faith and how it feels to question it, about human rights and empathy for those who wrong us. It's also about the U S superiority complex and the devastation it leaves behind. You can tell the author did a great deal of Investigation for this book. 

Growing pains. This book reminded me of how complicated I felt in adolescence, how hard it is to find oneself. They're both just good, cute kids trying to find their way. 💕

Such an interesting take on this classic story. It made me laugh out loud, it made me think, it made me feel pain.

Didn't like the ending. I think that the level of resentment Eva has carried her whole life wouldn't allow her to be in a relationship with Isabel, no matter what. It's just hard to believe; you can feel her hatred in her diary. It would be more like Eva settling just to get to keep the house and Isabel accepting crumbs just because she's obsessed with her first love. 

This is like the 90s equivalent of a guy leaving his girlfriend for ChatGPT 😭 I'm glad Rachel got out early on 🫶🏻 
I see no difference between this man earlier chapters and the people mentioned in this article “People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies” https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spiritual-delusions-destroying-human-relationships-1235330175/ 

I'm giving it 3 🌟 because I do value the research and the investigation he took on and the common sense of the later chapters. 
Gaslighted by spirits. Damn. 

An injury... In the groin? 🙄

Evelyn's rage is the most relatable. Also her fear of aging. I tried to place myself at the time it was written but I guess I was just not in the mood to read about how racist people in the US were while masking it for folklore. Idgie's common sense and bravery is just what everyone should have. 

This might be dismissed as a simple romantic story but it also touches on some real important topics such as the portrayal of women in STEM, living with an lifelong illness, how hard it is to cover for medication without health insurance, etc.  It is a big predictable and Jack is quite unrealistic BUT I really enjoyed how passionate Elsie is about what she likes. She is hilarious. 

Author made a great job showing us a  romance story that is able to grow in the mistd of horror. How Alba is still hopeful and sweet despite all his pain (physical and emotional) just wins your heart. 

 Diana is basically a whiny Jesus/Superman 🙄 besides that, it's like a romance in a Dan Brown book. This one started so good and went down quickly. 
 

Written in 1913-1914 and yet Maurice's life struggles sound contemporary. I hate how society then and now scars people from the LGBT+ community.  I really like how Maurice rejected religion and basically any other social constraints or traditions in order to accept himself in the end. Light at the end of the dark night ❤️‍🩹 The significance of this book is great but I gotta say I did struggle with the way it's written. BTW I'm still mad he got expelled.

I've read hundreds of books and this is the first one with this basis: neurodivergent people or people with disabilities in a dystopia.  I cried so damn much. Mikey was so hard on himself 😢 I felt his frustration and consequent regret. He did all he could for his little brother... I'm going to cry again...

It's a gothic feast. It's morbid and lovely at the same time. I will read everything this author writes. 

Gabriel is just insufferable 

First of all, the art work 😙👌 Second of all, this action-packed tragic fantasy  kept me enthralled. The hero is so flawed that it makes everything so much more interesting. 

2⭐ I'm picturing the author like “How many ‘dark' clichés can I put together so that this seems edgy?” when they sat down to write this.  I appreciated the multiple POV tho. 

“The Secret History” vibes tragedy where one of the main themes is Lust.  I actually really liked it. Loved all the Shakespeare and Shakespeare-inspired dialogues.   

🧼 3.75 🌟 for me.  🧼 Concept of ‘Longing' in book form.  🧼 Feeling like an outsider all the time is so relatable.  🧼 How neither Raid nor Maria fit into the gender roles imposed to them is what interested me the most. 

This one is hard to review. It has time travel but this book is more than that. It's about appreciation for what's present; appreciation for human connection; appreciation for tranquility.  My favorite character was Edwin and his wit. The book was both nicely written and easy to understand. 
“Life can be tranquil in the face of death.”

As a Dracula enthusiast and fan, I gotta say this was great. It's gothic, it's dark, it's mysterious.

4.75 🌟 It was delightful. What a pair of lovely main characters. I was entertained the whole time. 

If you want longing this is it. Lor in endearing and the whole thing is just adorable.  Shout out to Danny and Wyn! 

Horror indeed. US in the south in the 50s is what hell looks like.  You won't have a moment of peace reading this, as many African-Americans didn't have peace back then. In the current political climate in the US this book is necessary, poignant.