This is THE tragic romance. Emily Habeck could've written Romeo and Juilet, but Shakespeare could never even FATHOM a story like Shark Heart.
Wren and Lewis are the best book couple ever, right next to Ove and his wife. They just clearly love eachother so much, that even when they're apart, their parts talk so much about missing the other and their regrets about not trying harder to stay together.
And the tie in with Angela turning into a reptile?? Absolute cinema. It makes so much make sense and the more I think about it, the more moments I recall that foreshadow it. And I didnt even see it coming until the actual reveal. Its amazing. Habeck was so smart for that.
I cried reading this during at least four moments, one of which was the entire fourth part. Probably more. And I usually dont cry at my books at all!
I wouldn't change a single thing about it. I read it in 2 days and honestly could probably finish it in one if i didn't start it at five o'clock at night. Absolutely perfect , 10/10, a 6 star read. I have never been more devastated by words on a page.
Frfr, this part was a bit confusing reading through for the first time but in retrospect is genuis. This entire book is so smart in the way it makes you feel every form of known despair imaginable.
this being the reason wren didn’t speak to her mother at the end is…. so fucking sad. i was rly assuming something totally unrelated. and then there’s the situation with george. poor george, man
ugh pls 😭 this is all so terrible. i was confused as to why we moved on from Lewis so fast and then jumped into angela’s story. was even put off for a second by it. i retract any of those previous thoughts. this is painful but genius
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Frfr, this part was a bit confusing reading through for the first time but in retrospect is genuis. This entire book is so smart in the way it makes you feel every form of known despair imaginable.