mae🐝
suzanne collins does it again, a true master <3
This book shook me to my core. It broke me down internally. It made me so miserable. I LOVED IT! The characters bled out of the pages through Collins' wit and prose. I was immersed in the creative world she's built, and truly entranced. I love the way she writes grit and grief and humor and love and sadness it was so palpable. I really loved how this book felt like a missing puzzle piece to the horror of Panem, and fit into what we already know so well. I could see someone making the argument it was too much and too many cameos, but I would disagree with that. 12 is a small district, what do you expect, lol. So glad I read it all in one day and avoided all spoilers. Here are a few things that stood out to me: Lou Lou/ Louella. Gumdrops!!!! Ampert <3 Snow and his milk and oysters. Lenore Dove. My dearest Lucy Grey Baird. my sweet sweet peeta baby. Katniss, who is just like Haymich.
"I don't drink"
suzanne collins does it again, a true master <3
This book shook me to my core. It broke me down internally. It made me so miserable. I LOVED IT! The characters bled out of the pages through Collins' wit and prose. I was immersed in the creative world she's built, and truly entranced. I love the way she writes grit and grief and humor and love and sadness it was so palpable. I really loved how this book felt like a missing puzzle piece to the horror of Panem, and fit into what we already know so well. I could see someone making the argument it was too much and too many cameos, but I would disagree with that. 12 is a small district, what do you expect, lol. So glad I read it all in one day and avoided all spoilers. Here are a few things that stood out to me: Lou Lou/ Louella. Gumdrops!!!! Ampert <3 Snow and his milk and oysters. Lenore Dove. My dearest Lucy Grey Baird. my sweet sweet peeta baby. Katniss, who is just like Haymich.
"I don't drink"
book & cook club February Romance Books choice!
i am frankly frightened by the public opinions and ratings of this book. It sucks so bad, it made me wish I never learned to read.
This book sucked so badly, I'm not even sure what else to say. It wasn't even funny bad. I never want to think of it again. Not to mention the PORN!!! it was so dirty and just really described terribly. It was so strangely described and so often that I was just grossed out mostly. Here's some words for this book: predictable, cringeworthy, sickening, weird, overfull, unlikable, and poorly written. The characters were so unbelievable. Here's something postive..... hmmm.... I liked that mute Archer didn't "learn" to talk at the end. It did technically pass the Bechel test. I liked that Bree had a job? I liked that there wasn't a pregnancy trope when I thought Archer left her. I can't think of anything else worth noting.
book & cook club February Romance Books choice!
i am frankly frightened by the public opinions and ratings of this book. It sucks so bad, it made me wish I never learned to read.
This book sucked so badly, I'm not even sure what else to say. It wasn't even funny bad. I never want to think of it again. Not to mention the PORN!!! it was so dirty and just really described terribly. It was so strangely described and so often that I was just grossed out mostly. Here's some words for this book: predictable, cringeworthy, sickening, weird, overfull, unlikable, and poorly written. The characters were so unbelievable. Here's something postive..... hmmm.... I liked that mute Archer didn't "learn" to talk at the end. It did technically pass the Bechel test. I liked that Bree had a job? I liked that there wasn't a pregnancy trope when I thought Archer left her. I can't think of anything else worth noting.
book & cook club January Dystopia Books choice!!
REALLY loved this one. just a very overall well made, interesting book! This is how you cook up a YA novel! There were some spots that the writing could've been ironed out a little more in editing, for my taste, but nothing to terrible! Really made me think.
the book itself was a good choice for book club and I am so glad I read it! I'm interested in the sequels. I wanted more out of the writing, but I think most of that waws YA vs Adult. I thought some points were truly amazing, and some incredibly cheesy and words poorly chosen. Plot wise, it was an incredible idea that felt truly original. It also didn't strya too far from what makes it good YA dystopia. I really enjoyed our discussion we had at book club, everyone had great fan casts for a pretend movie. I want it to come true. Citra was my favorite and I really hope she doesn't turn evil.
book & cook club January Dystopia Books choice!!
REALLY loved this one. just a very overall well made, interesting book! This is how you cook up a YA novel! There were some spots that the writing could've been ironed out a little more in editing, for my taste, but nothing to terrible! Really made me think.
the book itself was a good choice for book club and I am so glad I read it! I'm interested in the sequels. I wanted more out of the writing, but I think most of that waws YA vs Adult. I thought some points were truly amazing, and some incredibly cheesy and words poorly chosen. Plot wise, it was an incredible idea that felt truly original. It also didn't strya too far from what makes it good YA dystopia. I really enjoyed our discussion we had at book club, everyone had great fan casts for a pretend movie. I want it to come true. Citra was my favorite and I really hope she doesn't turn evil.
