sol

a bit too slice-of-life-y for my tastes

this legitimately had me in tears within the first fifty pages, and then throughout the rest, i did not once stop tearing up. 

the writing, the world building... this entire book was just magical. and while i was initially hesitant at the romance due to how quickly it had happened, the pairing really grew on me and i wound up absolutely loving them! 

anyway, i desperately need a physical copy of this STAT 

no percy

maggie and arthur my beloveds

fuck the king fr...

forgot this was a trilogy and convinced myself that this wouldn't end the way it did (rlly liked the ending btw, tho i fear the rest of the book was rather... mid)

i love fluff. i love found family. and i LOVE old man yaoi.

ben the writer.... idk bout that chief

i cant believe im older than percy now,, this is horrifying

gaslit myself so hard i forgot bianca died

ace mc we WIN!!!

now THIS was the fun and cute read i was looking for (after having my heart thoroughly curb stomped by the last book i read). i actually managed to knock out the remaining 400ish pages in a single day

i thoroughly enjoyed this :] however,,, the main pairing's coming together was a bit sudden. like, i knew they'd be together by the end of the book but the chemistry was just not quite there imo

happy pride month !

loveeed tyson and percy sm (⁠⁠˘⁠︶⁠˘⁠⁠)⁠.⁠｡⁠*⁠♡ (tho tbh i didnt eat this up as much as i did the first book? percys still a fantastic narrator dont get me wrong, but idk it just isnt hitting the same ig)

in other news: thalia!!!!! she's here now :DDD

percys internal monologue is always so fun i missed him truly

i may hate the nineteen years later bit (ALBUS SEVERUS??? ARE U KIDDING ME????) but god i love the ministry and gringotts break-in scenes. they're just sm fun im sorry

this was SUCH a slog to get through tbh

CHUUYA COMEBACK

this started off so funny but then it just comes swinging at you near the end. i also just love the dynamic the ada, and fukuzawa and ranpo have w each other

going through all four volumes immediately after reading the novel for the dark era was a MISTAKE I AM BAWLING I HATE THIS SM

the art is absolutely gorgeous!! and i love the idea of this entire au

kenji my beloved TT (also akutagawa and atsushi couldve been such good friends wtf

i dont really write reviews so ill really only be listing things that i didn't like abt this book. tho, i would like to mention that i rlly liked the part towards the end where lily empathizes w her mother

anyways, lets begin:

1) ryles and lilys relationship did feel like it moved too quickly. i believe they actually got married just after 6 months of dating? 

2) atlas choosing to keep living because he thought that lily looked pretty? i like to suspend my belief when reading fiction but this was just a tad much

3) ugh, i didnt like that atlas and lily got involved while lily was still 15 and he a legal adult. trust me, the gap of maturity between an 18 yr old and a 15 yr old is a lot larger than it seems (also, the way he kept asking abt when she was turning 16 and about any other age related topics was a bit icky)

4) the gay friend who then promptly fucks off in the rest of the book. do /not/ like that trope

5) and finally, the quote abt how “there are no such thing as bad people. only people who sometimes do bad things” or something like that, my memorys not the best.

all in all, the book was okay. there were parts that i got bored in but that isnt such a bad thing and i did like most of the writing. the thing abt the reader getting to fall for ryle along w lily was also done pretty well! wouldve worked on me if i didnt have a habit of listing down red flags whenever i see a male ya character (specifically in the romance genre)