Maha

A tiny bit repetitive thematically, but with some absolute banger short stories that will stay with me a while.

This book pairs juicy YA urban fantasy tropes with a heartbreaking story about grief and perseverance so effortlessly, that I am actually speechless. I need more immediatly!

took some time to get going but when it did... nasty in the best way

The story didn't really live up to the great concept of this book. Very samey in the middle and didn't grip my interest consistently enough.

one of his few misses, dare I say.

I want to state for the record, that I love this book. I have to suppress the urge to hit stephen king with a brick every time he describes someones firm breasts for the tenth time but it is a gripping and unique book that will always have a place in my horror-loving heart.

I am still waiting patiently for a film adaption that does it justice though...

I love it when I get no information about what is going on, just me, context clues and great vibes.

I love when I read a book and instantly want to read more by the author.

mediocre

Raised the bar for every fantasy I will read in the future. Every romance too to be honest.

To quote the poets, this was really fucking good

This has to be what being a mindreader feels like: very interesting but also very unpleasant?

I'm sure now that we had our infernal dramatic scavenger hunt we can go back to the awesome urban fantasy academia that I loved in the first book! I will ignore that this book happened actually.

The Darlingtons POVs?? Never happened. I refuse.

Started out really good and horrifyingly relatable, but then lost me completely.

It captures the feeling of depression well but never goes anywhere with it and leaves you with a rushed and flat ending. Really fun and satirical though, I didn't regret reading it!

I loved the way it was written though, I will definitely read more Otessa Moshfegh.

i am also glad her mom died

“If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression—a slight hysterical tendency—what is one to do? . . .So I take phosphates or phosphites—whichever it is, and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to “work” until I am well again.”

Starting the year of strong with this absolutely infuriating short masterpiece of a book.

The audio book narrator gave his all and it really carried this weird story about a naked, invisible man terrorising a small town of really english people. I did expect a little bit more from someone often called ‘the father of Science Fiction'.

2.5

This was weirdly story in a story in a story and the best part was the Wikipedia rabbit hole i fell into.

Mary Shelley is a fascinating person and this book touches on a lot of interesting themes but my god is Viktor Frankenstein the WORST .. whiny and pretentious and for a smart person so incredibly stupid that it hurts.

This book started out as a short story and I think it should've stayed one, or a novella at best. The good parts disappear between long tangents and unnecessary monologues but I'm still glad I read it, it really does have great moments.

This started out great, with raw and honest personalities and the writing style I loved so much in ‘daisy jones'. I was deeply immersed in family drama and rich peoples problems and then it just ... unravels? The second half is so unintentional and longwinded, sappy and melodramatic that it feels like a different book.

Also hated the way the men got so much more space in a story that supposedly wanted to center the generational trauma of the women. I know way too much about Mick Riva and way too little about June.

I love that she is building up her own little extended universe though, it's fun.

3.5
Started out slow and dragged quite a bit, but it did catch me in the second half and the writing is amazing.

what a ride actually

this was a very cut and dry romance, but it's set in space, so I still had lots of fun with it

mean cats make everything better

really really weird but I vibe with it.
reminded me of myself in some uncomfortable ways.

I always had my issues with this series but I loved it regardless. I usually fly through the books and live vicariously through the story but this?
The writing style genuinely does not work for me. We do dialogue, then we have a ridiculously long inner tangent about something that happened prior, then we continue the dialogue and then we think about how horny we are. Then we resume talking and then we think about how five years ago something happened and how it made us feel.

I just can't immerse myself in the story. As a big supporter of Women's (sorry, females) wrongs, I was incredibly excited for Nestas story and I was left mostly disappointed, sadly.

I was hoping the last act would pick up and redeem the slow build up, but it just mostly left me baffled.

The depression hike? The suicide pact?? Nesta losing all her powers and using her last wish to modify her pelvis for childbirth???

The house was the best part.