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I really REALLY like this book.

Like in the midnight library I really like how messily human the main character is, makes it feel much more real. I feel like Matt Haig does a really good job in conveying Tom's feeling of being kind of trapped, never being able to truly live his life, making the resolution of him finally reclaiming his freedom towards the end feel so rewarding - especially the final chapter.

I give it a 4.5 and not a five because of a couple things at the end. I feel like the twist of Marion working with Hendrich kind of came out of nowhere, sure twists are meant to be shocking and maybe I'm missing something but it really did feel out of the blue. Despite this, I think the whole idea of her being manipulated by Hendrich works well, and suits his character. On top of that, we never hear anything about Agnes, she was close to Hendrich so I'd expect her to have some kind of reaction to him dying in the end but there's nothing.

That being said I thoroughly enjoyed this book and, like with the midnight library, I felt a sense of hopefulness upon finishing if. Would recommend :)

Good book

Yes, this is in fact a book where people walk (or sometimes get pulled by horses) to other people's houses and they just kinda talk. But it was fun idk. I feel like the first half was kinda slow but when certain reveals and events happen in the second half of the book it gets really enjoyable to read. The words in this book are big and sophisticated and make me feel smart :))

I wasn't a big fan of Mr Bingley as a character, I feel like he kinda has no spine. I mean if I was speaking to my literal soulmate and my friend was like "nah she's not the one, her family is kinda strange, also she doesn't like you like that" I'M IGNORING HIM. Or at the very least investigating on my own to find out more for myself. Dumbass.

Also, while I am a fan of Elizabeth and Darcy getting together in the end, I feel like Elizabeth fell for him a little too fast. Maybe that's just me though. He was kind of a dick, and the fact that someone told lies about you doesn't suddenly make you not a dick... Except here that's kinda what happened, it's almost like his entire attitude changed instantly. Anyway whatever who cares.

Honestly I think my favourite character was actually Mrs Bennet. Everything she does to get her children married is so stupid it's funny to read.

All in all I liked this book, was a fun read but man being illiterate takes it's toll, it took me over a month to read it.

I loved this book.

That's all

This book was okay. I was gonna give it a 2 but the words "So is this the bromance book club?" Was said so it gets an additional half star.

I was extremely annoyed at the start of the book because Thea had no real flaws and everyone was just laying into Gavin, which fair, but whatever. My annoyance diminished as the book went on as it is kind of an addictive read as I did end up rooting for them to get back together. But honestly there was a period of time where I honestly would've been happy if the two characters just went their separate ways.

I feel as though the fact that Thea was not the perfect wife and she did have shortcomings which contributed in their marriage troubles was A) too late and B) not really fleshed out. It seems like the only reason this revelation was made was just to allow for a grand gesture. Honestly I am happy that they did address Thea's problems because I had given up hope that that was going to happen and I probably would have given the book a 2 or lower if they hadn't.

I think the guys were all super tropey, maybe what the author was going for but not really my thing. Also "The Russian" being there for comedic relief HAD to be the result of some personal vendetta or something lmao.

I did overall enjoy this book and will likely be reading the others at some point but the start of it was just too frustrating.

It's peak

I LOVE THE CONCEPT OF SPORES!

NEVER KILL YOURSELF

I really liked this book, despite the heavy topics it covered I thought it was a really cozy read. I think it was predictable in where the story was heading but I also don't think the author was going for a massive plot twist or anything and I think that's good.

Most of the main paths that Nora chose were again pretty predictable but still enjoyable to experience nonetheless. I liked that there were no truly perfect lives out there and even the one that was as close to perfect as possible (in my opinion) had its flaws due to Nora not really working for it. I feel the Nora at the start of the book may not have acknowledged this fact, so it does real character development. I do wish there were more paths chosen that messed around with the butterfly effect though that's a minor nit.

Overall it was a really good read :)

> Be Bolanle

> Enter new household as fourth wife

> Try your best to just exist

> Everything surrounding the family goes to shit

> Leave

This book peaks. Prose is amazing (to be expected since it's Nigerian), characters are well fleshed out and flawed, covers dark but important topics.

Idk what else to say really, just read it :)

This was a nice and cozy read. I liked that we got a little more of a view on the history of this world through interactions with Ghuh'loloan. That being said, I felt confined with the story revolving mostly to the fleet - although that might have been the intention. The world this story takes place in is full of so many interesting concepts and it almost annoyed me that we stuck mostly to human civilization in this one. But it was a nice read regardless. RIP Sawyer, you deserve better man 😔

This was a very good book - it was really well written and the characters felt very VERY human. Touched a lot of thought-provoking topics of course and I particularly liked the discussions surrounding the "selfishness" of bringing a child into the world. The author was incredibly good at making me feel the emotions of Natsuko, ESPECIALLY when it came to loneliness and even moreso during her pregnancy. You could really feel how at peace she was with things finally working in her favour.

Good book 👍

I especially liked the science surrounding the whole adventure, it goes into a nice amount of detail and the new concepts introduced seem somewhat realistic while still being interesting. Using Grace's memories slowly coming back to him as a narrative device was also really clever and really well done. The book is also kinda funny, I do think it tries a little too hard but I can chalk that off to the personality of Grace who we find out early is a school teacher which I suppose also explains his self censoring.

Spoilers Ahead

I REALLY liked the entire concept of astrophage and all the biological interactions surrounding it. The testing around their predators (I've already forgotten their name oops) was a super fun part of the book and kept me reading despite in reality it probably not being an interesting process. Once the correct mutation had finally been bred I could feel the joy of the characters - that entire section was really well written.

I'm glad they didn't force a romantic relationship between Grace and Stratt - I think it's good that it was played into a little bit, but I much preferred the reveal that Stratt forced Grace to go on the trip and that he did not volunteer himself like we were lead to believe. I do think that it would have been nice for this to have been a point of conversation with Rocky, in fact I think it would've been cool to have Grace and Rocky talk about the fact that Grace has lost his memory.

Speaking of Rocky, he is easily the best character in my book. Friendly, lonely alien who is just good at building shit. I'm not too sure why but I really grew attached to him throughout the book and was genuinely pretty sad when the pair eventually had to part ways (temporarily). I liked the fact that humans were more technologically advanced than the Eridians, most of the time the Aliens are the more advanced ones so this was a nice change. Also their whole design of super dense rock spider thing that communicates through music is really unique, good job Andy :)

Ending was pretty satisfying, but I think it would've been nice to know more about the earth and how the fallout was during project hail mary.

God I wish Artemis were real (even though she'd mutilate me)