Okay so is there anyone here who DIDN’T like the new Guillermo del Toro frankenstin film?! because I found it so disappointing 😭😭

not only did they add loads of unnecessary plot lines and characters, but I felt so detached from the monster compared to the book. The part in the monster’s tale where he really learns from the family in the home and yearns to become one of them was rushed so much, and we weren’t given the chance to really feel pure empathy for him.

I did think the cinematography was great and it definitely didn’t feel like 2.5 hours because I was so engrossed, but overall it felt like a major departure from the book. I think it would work as a standalone film, but as a book adaptation, it just wasn’t the same 🥲

I am so so glad this was the pick for the queer horror read along and I took the time to read it. Well worth it, this tiny book has affected me deeply.

I am left with this feeling that has me desperately wanting this book to be added to school curriculums. I remember reading The Giver and The Hunger Games in my middle school classes & talking about how creating perfect societies often overlooks someone’s suffering. This is exactly the kind of story they wanted us to be thinking of.

I have a lot more to say but I’ll save that for my full & spoilery review. But WOW. I am going to become so annoying recommending this to everyone I know.

Just seen someone with 6 'currently reading' books on their profile. What the hell, my mind would be mashed 😂 I have two/three tops! Usually one book/ebook and one audio. Anymore and I would lose the plot!! How do people even go about actively reading more than 2 or 3 books?!?! Madness I tell you!

I've tried several times now to eat while reading and the only time I've managed to do this successfully is when the book in question was in an audio format. If I'm reading a physical book, I'm always at a loss at how I should flip the pages without having to do a whole lot of shuffling so that I don't rip the page or get food on it by accident. And then I'm supposed to... use one arm to just... hold it up the entire time I'm reading?? 🤔 That gets so exhausting so quickly! And this issue isn't really made any better with ereaders either. Sure, they're a lot better because you don't have to try to hold a heavy book open, but you still have to touch it in some capacity, and trying to prop it up with something else doesn't really work, and my kindle's slammed down on the table more than once from me accidentally knocking it over. Maybe this is just more of a 'me' thing since I have a tendency towards finger food (been getting really into sandwiches lately in particular!) but reading while eating continues to baffle me. Props to people who manage to do it without much issue, and what is your secret... And to the people who have tried but failed... be honest, how much food did you get on your book 🫣

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tann

everyone has misses, so what’s a book you hated from an author you love?

mine is zero days by ruth ware. she’s one of my favorite authors and that book is, to this day, one of the worst books i’ve ever read to the point i pretend it doesn’t exist when i think about her backlist.