This was my first ever buddy read with https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/15335689-destiny-howling-libraries!!!!!!!! And WOW HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was SO INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!! I LOVED the descriptions of the rot and the changes Benji went through!!!!!!!!! And I fell so deeply in love with these characters, especially Benji and Nick!!!!!!!!!!! I just want them to be happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This now holds a very special place in my heart, and has even managed to make it onto my All Time Favs shelf!!!!!!!!! HIGHLY Recommend if you want a gory, diverse end-of-the-world kind of book, or if you just like horror in general!!!!!!!!!!!
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WHAT??? OH MY GODS!!!!!!!!!! That was!!!!!!! SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think I can coherently articulate how I feel about this other than that was SO OUCHIE!!!!!!!!!!!! This is Literally a tragedy (or at least it was to me) because I could see all of the bad things coming, I knew they were going to happen and that those choices were going to be made, I just had foolishly hoped that I was wrong!!!!!!! But I sure wasn't wrong!!!!!!!! HIGHLY recommend though!!!!!!! Just be prepared to be burned!!!!!!!!!!
This was PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!! The writing was Beautifully fast paced but not too fast!!!!!!! The banter between the characters was my FAVORITE!!!!!!! And I grew so SO attached to the characters in such a short time!!!!!!! Also the whole concept was just So original that it hooked me Instantly!!!!!!!! Highly recommend!!!!!!!
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HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! It took me while to get into, but once I did, I was Hooked and didn't want it to end (hence why it's taken me over a month to read, that and school lmao)!!!!!!!!! I have too many feelings that are inexorable to articulate, but this series and the way it was written feels So so familiar and comfortable to me!!!!!!!!!!
This was FANTASTIC!!! I didn't think I would like it more than the other Lydia Kang book I've read, Toxic, but it surpassed all my expectations!!!!!! I LOVED Tillie as a character and grew so very attached to her!!!!!!! This was absolutely Delightful!!!!! And That ending was definitely a shock!!!!!!!