Me reading the descriptions of the fights because I know nothing about this sport:

You know that saying “If I had a nickel for every time __, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice”?

I found it strange that I don’t run into a lot of books where the dialogue wasn’t in between quotation marks - and yet I’m currently reading 2 that don’t XD

• The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
• We Hexed the Moon by Mollyhall Seeley

I’m enjoying both, even if it is definitely an adjustment.

Just thought this was a funny coincidence.

An ORGY?! The fairies were coming back from an ORGY? In a children’s book?

It's been a while since I posted something similar to this. Finally, I'm done with schoolwork and got a new idea.

For accuracy, please include the year and painter. There are many artworks with the same name and I don't want anything to be mixed up.

Either way, I'll take a look at the painting and give a recommendation (I doubt I'll look into every painting's analysis, so the recommendation might have nothing to do with the actual meaning of the art, I'll mostly base myself on vibes).

...rawness and vulnerability are the lifeblood that keeps subscribers engaged and channels thriving. The line between authenticity and exploitation becomes dangerously blurred when children are involved.

I wonder if this blurred line is also harmful for adults, only we've accepted exploitation as an inevitable part of capitalism. Shari criticizes her mother a lot (which is valid!), but I see other forces at play here too, like financial and social/religious pressures which create an ecosystem for family vloggers.

I'd love if this book examined those systemic issues alongside her family's situation, but Shari is quite young and probably not at that point yet. The blurb says she's "found freedom and healing," but I'm guessing she still has a long journey on that front...

Are there any pet peeves you have when receiving ARC's?

I'm talking like the ones who get physical ARCs and then proceed to sell them on whatever place for $$$

I think my biggest one is receiving a highly anticipated ARC and the publisher only uploading it in PDF format so you're forced to read on the NetGalley app and it has no brightness control so it's like reading while staring into the sun

ARC stands for Advanced Reader Copy and they're free copies of books sent to people to review before publication to build hype for official release. They're very helpful!

“I took a class on self-defense with a badass woman with a burned face. And I go to Krav Maga twice a week.”

Why is it always this fucking thing? I have never IN MY LIFE heard of someone practicing that fuck ass thing. Ew. I feel like DNFing the book just for that.