Marissa

Maybe I'm mean but some people just don't learn

The Road, but better. I will probably reread this again in a few years as I feel it is a book that will change as I age just like the narrator. Bleak af tho but there's still hope and love in there which when it comes down to it is what life is all about

In all reality this is probably closer to a 4 star read but I had to give it the extra star for no 3rd act breakup.
I love the whole Yee Yee vibe going on here, it was something different, I love Emmy's dad and Teddy, and I think the characters were all just right, it wasn't like they were working super hard on developing, but there was some progression and I appreciate that in a romance novel. Also yay adhd representation

This hurt extra as someone who works with the elderly

I would really be happy to live in a Morgan Matson book. Any. So cute and endearing and unpopular opinion(? Based on the few other goodreads reviews) I loved the Teri subplot

I truly don't think there's any way I can rate this. Good and bad aren't terms that could even begin to describe how I felt about the book. This book isn't for everyone, I still can't tell you if it's for me or not (I probably never will be able to) but I have no regrets reading it

I wanted to like this SOOOO bad it just didn't do it for me I'm sorry

Everyone this is so worth the hype please read it please you won't regret it

This feels like a y/n self insert fanfic throughout the history of religious based women who were wrong except obvi with Lilith rather than the author herself.

they said the ending was bad but I didn't think it would be THAT bad

It was really going to be 4 stars (I'd say it's 3.5 now) there's just too many convenient “coincidences” that you can see from across the galaxy for me

I wanted to like this so bad, I really love octopi so I was very excited and it was just so boring and painful to get through

Now this is what Lit Fic is truly meant to be

Don't actually look at my rating for this. It just wasn't for me, I don't think it was objectively bad and the story wasn't bad, I just am not really into manga apparently. Thank you to BookRiot's Read Harder challenge for making me branch out and try this, maybe I'll try another manga but I will say this was a pretty okay one if I had to read a manga

There's no doubt about it Amanda can write, and beautifully. I really wish there weren't so many definitions in there though, like it was every 3 poems and I w as like PLEASE. Also I understand saying where the words are from if you're using them from someone else, but that was also like every 3 poems please I just want no context and to just appreciate your beautiful writing here Amanda. Also Reading that this came out in 2021 not later in 2022 like I thought makes me less annoyed at the abundance of pandemic poems, because there were too many for me even if they were well written I just found myself getting worn down.

A few things
1. I'm sorry, Ruth Ware is not the Agatha Christie of our generation
2. Maybe I'm just old fashioned but I don't think Teslas and smart houses belong in gothic horror it just killed the vibe for me
3. The ending didn't really make sense and felt very forced
4. To whoever at Booklist made a “starred review” of this saying it's a spin on the Turn of the screw's gothic foundation, I think you need to reread that book (and probably watch House of Bly manor because THAT is how you put a “spin” on turn of the screw)

I truly think this is a must read for everyone. You'll laugh, you'll cry, it's all across the board and it's beautiful and heartbreaking all at once, truly just like the end of life

I knew reading a book within a book was a mistake.
There's only one word to describe the second half(ish?) of this book as everyone has already said: convoluted.

Again, goodreads needs half stars. This was so close to a 4 for me but I couldn't do it. The writing is beautiful but I wish there wasn't the “magic” in it. It just didn't do it for me, not because of the author, I just don't care for it

I don't think there's an appropriate way to rate this. I will say though it made me immensely depressed - which is kind of the intent so good job on that I guess

I didn't love The Vanishing Half but now upon reading this and understanding Brit's true talent I think I need to reread it. Maybe I read too quickly and missed what I needed to. This book was phenomenal in every way, the dialogue, the conflicts, the characters each and every one of them. Heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. This book should truly be considered a modern classic that everyone should read.

Don't even remember how I got to reading this, probably some list, well I wish I never read it!

Format is clunky - maybe would've been better for me as an audiobook. Had to suspend a lot of disbelief throughout the book to go with the end.

Emily Weiss must be real happy with this book. For anyone looking for content, quality writing, substance, skip this one.

I rarely do not finish books but I can't read this. I made it like 12% I can't do it anymore it's so bad