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yet another incredible ride from Max Brooks!

another banger from Ronald Malfi. i couldn't stop reading. the sense of overwhelming dread was otherworldly.

someone get me Suzanne Collins' email, i'm sending her my next therapy bill.

saw the end coming, but still an incredible read.

i'm not a big review writer, but this deserves one. the first half inundated me with a deeply-seated sense of overwhelming dread & confusion, & even after i somewhat figured out how it would end, i still could not put it down. i'm only sad that i won't ever get to read this again for the first time.

it will forever break my heart to know that i cannot read this book again for the first time. it swept me up, (ept me locked in, & i found myself getting emotional alongside the protagonist. an incredible read, will re-read often.

i'm not even done with this book yet but HELLO 9-1 FUCKING 1?!?

edit: after finishing this book, my previous statement stands. calling this horny 14 year old wattpad fanfiction is an egregious insult to horny 14 year old wattpad fanfiction. i can not believe i finished it.

yikes on bikes, actually.

4.5 ⭐️

4.5 ⭐️

good for her.

it wasn't a bad book. the writing was actually fantastic, i just think i probably wasn't the target audience. still, overall, a decent read.

4.5 ⭐️

absolutely incredible.

i actually started this book thinking it was another i'd been planning to read. upon realizing this, i almost put it down, but i got attached to a couple of characters & was intrigued by the way they were written, & then i burned through the whole book in around 5 hours. the characters are incredibly well-written, the world-building is impeccable. this is, hands down, one of the best apocalyptic reads i've had in a while. i am literally about to start the second book because i simply have to know what happens next!

it was... something. i don't think i'll ever drink a PSL again without thinking of this.

went in blind, came out crying.

i went into this book w no idea what to expect, it was assigned to me as a blind date book, & i devoured it. the ending was so sweet it left me sobbing. 9/10, my only complaint is that i wish some of the events that got glossed over were a bit more fleshed out.

the squeakquel i needed.

i was so sad to finish Squeak knowing that Keane, Seb, & Poppy weren't safe, & i had no idea there was a follow-up, so finding & reading this one truly made my day. this is a cute, silly, wacky finish & i loved it.

a squeak of a fun read!

i went into this with no idea what to expect, only knowing that, being a Vera Valentine novella, this would be a wacky, horny, hesrt-warming ride, & that's exactly what it was.

it was a great read, but it seemed like the characters rushed straight from being a-ok to being fully deranged, in a way that kinda made me say “what the fuck?” also, why was there almost an entire chapter focused on a basketball game? it was worth the time it took to read, but it could've used some tweaks IMHO.

i didn't know what to expect...

but this was an absolute delight to read. if you've got an hour to kill, love a hard & fast romance, & a good sense of humor, please, read Unhinged.

i think my biggest bugger is that Georgie falls madly in love w this giant alien after knowing him for a week, never mind the fact that they only learned to fully communicate w one another through a plot device that, while VERY cool, came across a bit of deus ex machina after like, 5 days of survival & sexy time the wild together? i get that it's sci-fi, but Georgie & Vektal's relationship already felt so rushed without adding in the fact that all the women will die in a couple of days unless they accept the khui & the “oops i might be pregnant” toward the very end. i love the description of the aliens, & i love Georgie's character, i love the story itself, & i know it's a long series of books, so maybe i'll find the meat on the bone i'm looking for in another book further into the series. there were just a few plot points i wanted a bit more focus & polish on. overall, i'll still probably read it again.

without giving any spoilers, this was, without a doubt, one of the wildest rides a thriller has taken me on in quite some time.

truly incredible. both a triumph of human willpower & a cautionary tale about the dangers of meddling around too much with science, i literally could not put this book down!

can't wait to read the next book in the series, i was truly captivated from start to finish!

i have never felt quite as bereft & aware of the bleakness of the human condition as i did upon finishing this book.

the series of twists & turns experienced in the day it took me to inhale this story left me breathless & unsettled in a very enjoyable way.