roisin

okay i think this book is good at being what it???s supposed to be, which is a kind of parody of romantasy & bodice rippers!! a lot of issues i???d normally take with a book (certain cliches, the comically naive fmc, the ridiculousness of some of the sex scenes) kind of get a pass because it???s clearly genre aware and poking fun at the conventions. that said i do wish we got more of gwen???s feelings about her family sorted out on page, the ending felt a bit rushed and some of the dirty talk was just. comically bad. also i fear the male audiobook narrator???s voice did not suit oskar at all. overall certainly not a masterpiece but i had a fun time.

chewing glass thrashing around etc etc. i cried i wept i read this in like two four-hour sittings.

maybe i???m too feminist for manga written by men. 

man wtf was that (positive?). wanted more freaky plant monster dream world sex. a little on the nose at times tho and i dont think the art style really served the narrative

deeply deeply unserious and i would kick charon down a flight of stairs but at least the sex scenes were good

turned me into a communist AND hit me in my mommy and daddy issues no notes

cute, i really like how viola???s relationship to gender and gender roles was handled. gracewood didn???t pmo too badly either which is rare for male romance protagonists. i could???ve done with a little less miscommunication tho

i thought it was funny as hell but i also have an abusive mom so i get why people with good relationships with their family don???t get it lol. she does a very good job representing the experience and i genuinely felt for her

this book is so smart. everything is meticulously laid out and layered while still being effortlessly funny and entertaining. this is actually my second read, but amnesia snatched most of the details away from me the first time, so it???s been a treat to go back and rediscover the intricacies of the mystery. i love the casual queerness and the interaction of the world???s religion with magic and sci-fi elements. the worldbuilding is constructed in such a way that you get a good sense of each of the houses without ever actually seeing them on-page, which is impressive given the scope of the setting. harrow and gideon???s arcs and the evolution of their relationship was extremely satisfying, and i can???t wait to see how things pan out in the next book!

silly but i think there could have been way more old lady yuri. probably wont read the second one thrillers just aren???t really my thing and it occasionally bled into a little too #girlboss for my liking

romance was cute but you can tell the author was on 2014 tumblr which gets annoying fast

i know this is like everybody???s shit and people kept telling me to read this because it was soooo weird and spooky ooky and tbh i think the hype ruined it for me. it was good but im not like losing my shit over this like the internet is

girl this was so bad <3

i have such mixed feelings bc i liked so much of this but like why must we do the baffling fatphobia. justice for indy. funny and provocative and really really horny (affectionate). everyone who was shitting bricks over the jkr dying bit is weak and will not survive the winter. 

banger. the ending was stilted to me though. :/

cried at the desk at work

genuinely good porn. also better autistic rep than like any tv show about autism. the plot was a mess but like that???s not the point anyway.

fun + i always rock with anti fascist librarians but why did she get over her best friend being murdered so fast. i have the same issue as i have with all novellas which is it needed another 100 pages.

art so yummy i wanna put it in my mouth

girl what the fuck was that. i love lesbians.

damn. i hate men.

yeah i get why i was clinically insane about this one as a 13 year old

man.

started slow and maybe  not technically the best but this is the kind of bpd4bpd yaoi we used to dream of

cute & lovable characters but my god this could???ve been 100 pages shorter