Minki

3.5

it would of been a 4.5 star rating but something felt off. I can't explain it.
Anyways, huge trigger warning for every type of crime.
Rape, murder, bullying, harassment, drugs, etc. Definitely one of the darkest books I've read

Cute but I would've loved it if they remained friends for longer first

FINISHED: after DNFing this book 3 times.. I've finished. I've done it. One of the worst books I've ever read.


edit: DNFing for the 3rd time 48% through. So awful.

DNF at 46%
Will pick up again in the future.

Ive never rated a Cassandra Clare book under 4 stars before :(
What I read of the book was horrible.
Boring story, bland characters, just everything was so bad.



Emma and Julian are the worst couple, I mean they aren't a couple yet but its obvious they will be and I don't want to be here for it.

Incredibly boring and its obvious that the author has a foot fetish.

also here's a bit from the book that really confused me:
“Don't flush,” I'd said, “I want to look.” What I saw brought out strains of compassion for him, for his body, for his life, which suddenly seemed so frail and vulnerable. “Our bodies won't have secrets now,” I said as I took my turn and sat down. He hopped into the bathtub and was just about to turn on the shower. “I want you to see mine, I said. He did more. He stepped out, kissed me on the mouth, and, pressing and massaging my tummy with the flat of his palm, watched the whole thing happen.

first of all, what. Second of all, why?
We really didn't need that imagery in our heads Mr. Aciman.

I would've liked it better if I didn't read it in audiobook form

edit: i reaaaaally want to read this again

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IM SOBBING IN A QUIET LIBRARY. IM ABOUT TO START WAILING I SWEAR.

This is the saddest book I've read in a while honestly. I'm at the library and I can't see what I'm typing because of my tears and my phone is on 14% but I needed to update about this book ASAP.

READ THIS BOOK. PLEASE. IT DESTROYED ME.

Thought this would be a fun light hearted story... nope.
It broke my heart. Its just a really sad book and I can't say why because of spoilers but it is a must read!

anyways, I'm off to go cry now

the most disturbing book I've ever read and would not recommend to anyone who is easily affected by rape/murder/pedos described in detail.

oh and that ending...

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS IVE EVER READ.
This isn't my type of book but I'm so glad I picked it up when I did because I already decided I wasn't ever going to read it but I was bored at the store so I bought this and started reading and was HOOKED.

anyways, read this book or have bad luck for 15 years

Thank god that's done. I never want to see this book again.

This is a super short book but the author has more detailed characters than characters in a 8 book series.
I really recommend this to anyone and everyone

Nothing happened in this.
It was shit.

chefs kiss mwah

lol what a mess this book was...

I can really relate to Audrey as I have an anxiety disorder.. a severe social anxiety disorder called selective mutism. It means I can't talk to basically anyone, ive spoken to only 6 people in my 20 years of life, other than that, never spoken outside my house. After I finished school, I stayed home and grew a big fear of the outside world and the sun (dad passed away from skin cancer and ive been cautious ever since)
You now how Audrey wears her sunglasses everywhere? Well I do the same thing but with winter clothes, I wear winter clothes in every season. Australia heat is unbelievable and its currently winter but still hot enough to spend the day at the beach, so I do suffer for wearing winter clothes but I can't stop it. Its my comfort. It has nothing to do with covering my body, I would love to show off my body bc I work hard on keeping myself fit but winter clothes are my comfort.

So I really relate to her.

Other than that, the whole story plays out like a Disney show. Other than the anxiety parts, it was so unrealistic. It felt like a middle grade book.
I liked the story but didn't at the same time.

idk what to say about this story.
It was really weird but also a very good message.
also made me super sad lol

1.5 stars.

Well.... the hype for this book set me up for a great story but nope.
The first half of this book was AMAZING but the other half ruined the whole story for me.

The only good thing about this book was the characters. I could picture them perfectly and I loved them all.

2.75

wasn't expecting this to be as gruesome as it was... Tip: dont read this at midnight. You won't sleep.

wasnt expecting all that death either

anyways the first half of the story was sooo boring and the second half was so fast paced and addictive.

Its 1:30am and I know I'm not sleeping tonight, thank u Stephanie Perkins

Reading rush 2019- Book 2
3.5 stars!
I was going to rate this 2.5 stars but the ending changed my mind and nearly made me cry.
I never want to think of this book bc I might cry but I still have the sequel to read so what are the chances of me crying when reading the next book? 99%

update: 17/10/2020: watched the movie and LOVED it and its kinda made me change my view on the book a lil. I'm raising it up one star :)

I have a feeling the movie will be better. It was an alright book, didn't like it or dislike it.
The main character is stupid. Thats all I have to say,,, I only read this so I could watch the movie but I don't regret reading it. It made me think about death and how it affects others. I'm excited to watch the movie now :)

Reading rush 2019-Book 1: Read a book with a non-human main character


I really liked this book in the first half but the other half was kinda disappointing.
I didn't like the plot twist, All the characters annoyed me, and the writing got worse.
It kinda reminded me of the fan fiction I would read about harry styles when I was 13 (man 2012 was a different time) like the vampire harry styles stories, he's dangerous and you shouldn't be near him but you love him so you stay with him (ok reminds me of twilight too).I hope you get what I'm saying lol


Anyways this story was addicting and the chapters were so short so it was hard not to say “just one more chapter before bed” and next thing you know, you've read 10 more chapters

This is the type of book you could teach in a class and study every page in one lesson.

anyways, it was a really short book so I don't have much to say.
It could of included more upset people in it. Like I wanted to hear what her friends felt, what her favourite teachers felt. All it was was these kids whining about prom and how Anna killing herself inconvenienced them. Those were needed but there was too many of this people and not enough people sad about Anna. Not really realistic.

The authors note at the end of the book is a must read, read it and it will explain everything I want to say.

This author explains so well how sexual assault is something you can't move on from, it stays with you and no one can understand how bad it tears you apart even if 10 years have past.

The most unique book I've ever read. EVERYONE needs to read this, doesn't matter if its not your taste, it wasn't mine either but I gave it a shot and it was worth it.

EDIT: dropping my rating to 1 star,, I really hate this book lol.
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This book was really hyped but what for? I felt like nothing really happened, you could skip the first half of the book if someone gave you a 10 second explanation of what happened. The first half of the book was so slow and nothing happened, the book could've been half the size.

Also just unrealistic but that's what books are for, right?
The characters did not seem real, I don't know how to explain it but they had so much personality but also not enough at the same time.