Kels

Living the dream

Cathbad stan forever.

Reading instead of sleeping probably wasn't a smart choice, but I just couldn't put it down.

Callanach got less annoying as I went on.

Incredible. Gave me a million feels. So so real.

not my favourite of her books.

Thanks for the recommendation, Stephen King!!

was gonna be 4 stars until the last few pages...

I mean eh, it was definitely readable but I CAN'T GET OVER THE BIT WHERE SHE TAKES A PROZAC IN THE MORNING (for the first time in months) AND THEN PUTS ONE UNDER HER TONGUE TO ‘HELP WITH ANXIETY'. FLUOXETINE DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY FRIEND.

Actually finished on 21st Dec.

3.5 really.

What an absolute douche.

Hovering around a 3.5 but decided to round it up to 4.

Some bits were fantastic, others were slow and dry.
Largely enjoyed it though.

3.5

Some cliche elements but found myself enjoying it despite that.

4.5

SPOILERS:

The ‘twist' at the end wasn't very surprising. GRRM has shown me that unless it's explicitly shown/stated that someone's dead (and even sometimes despite that) - they're not necessarily dead!

One of the weirdest books I have ever read in my life, and I have read some weird shit. Couldn't put it down. Was a little scared I would have a nightmare about clowns :P

I can really relate to Magrat.

Some of these poems I really enjoyed, some I didn't at all.

I liked this one a lot:

Rubbish at Adultery
Sophie Hannah

Must I give up another night
To hear you whinge and whine
About how terribly grim you feel
And what a dreadful swine
You are? You say you'll never leave
Your wife and children. Fine;

When have I ever asked you to?
I'd settle for a kiss.
Couldn't you, for an hour or so,
Just leave them out of this?
A rare ten minutes off from guilty
Diatribes – what bliss.

Yes, I'm aware you're sensitive:
A tortured, wounded soul.
I'm after passion, thrills, and fun.
You say fun takes its toll,
So what are we doing here? I fear
We've lost our common goal.

You're rubbish at adultery.
I think you ought to quit.
Trouble is, at fidelity,
You're also slightly shit.
Choose one and do it properly
You stupid, stupid git.

Least favourite book I've read in a long time. 1 star, simply because I cannot give 0.0001 star for “Yay, I finished it and resisted the urge to fling my Kindle through the window!” Lauren was the least likeable main character I've come across for ages. A lot of the book was way too much “tell” and not “show”. And so much cliche! I can handle a bit of cliche in romance books, in fact, sometimes cliches can be used in a really fun way. But this was just crap.

Really a 3.5 but I'll round up to a 4 because I like her.

I loved the idea of it and I really couldn't wait to read it... unfortunately I found it a bit lacking. Not a bad book, by any means, but I also won't be rushing out to recommend it to anyone.

mentioned in mothers reckoning. want to read for popsugar 2017