brandanadei
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brandanadei commented on a post
Bro this clinical trial is already so biased and she hasn't even done the fraud yet 💀
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Bro this clinical trial is already so biased and she hasn't even done the fraud yet 💀
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brandanadei finished a book
What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2)
T. Kingfisher
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Titania TBR'd a book
Something Wicked (Idle Reputations Book 1)
Falon Ballard
3brandanadei commented on Angharad's review of Something Wicked (Idle Reputations Book 1)
💋I was given this review copy by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own
💋Review: Don't judge it by its pretty cover!
Like everybody else, I picked this one because of that gorgeous cover and the premise; Moulin Rouge x Macbeth sounds ambitious, glitzy, and dangerous. However the cover is a symptom of the main problem here, it's all style no substance. A considerable portion of the book is just sex scenes, it opens with a very explicit sex scene. For the people that LIKE that, they're going to love this but I want some plot with my porn. There's not much here in that regard. It's cashing in on the buzzwords on the algorithm without understanding WHAT makes Macbeth a timeless story, what the appeal of Moulin Rouge is, or how to construct a story without using tropes off a checklist to glue your book together. A good book should be able to stand alone divorced from its influences and only made richer through understanding where it came from. This one is just...hollow as a chocolate Easter rabbit.
A lot of people are going to buy this for that pretty cover and be very disappointed by what's beneath it.
💋☆ Fun Factor 1/5 (not to be a prude but I was wrinkling my nose a lot) 💋☆ Writing Style 2/5 (Gross gross gross) 💋☆ Characters 2/5 💋☆ Plot 3/5 💋☆ Setting 4/5 (Probably the appeal for everybody including me) 💋☆ Feels 1/5 💋☆ Romance 3/5 (It's there it just didn't do it for me) 💋☆ Spiciness 6/5 (There's more sex than plot) 💋☆ Gore 2/5
💋If this were a movie it'd be rated: R for explicit sex scenes
💋☆FOR FANS OF: ???? porn???
💋Ultimate verdict: ⭐⭐/5
💋☆☆☆Best Character Award goes to:☆☆☆ I didn't like nobody here
3brandanadei wrote a review...
May we always have the choice to err on the side of mercy.
Once again I am being personally victimised by the lack of moth emoji.
I really loved this one. I loved the other one too, but the story was just so tightly woven and the ambiance was immaculate. And the narrative style was once again amazing, I would read Alex Easton describe paint drying. I bet paint dries extra slow in Gallacia.
0brandanadei finished a book
What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2)
T. Kingfisher
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brandanadei commented on a post
If vampires drink each other’s blood is that technically cannibalism?
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I haven't even started the book yet, but the author's introduction was crazy interesting and well written, so I'm very excited.
2brandanadei started reading...
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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Okay yeah it's word salad but it's one of those super bougie salads that cost $30 but they're so good it makes you wonder if putting pomegranate seeds in a salad is even legal.
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'Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.'
This classic quote is from this book!?! Now knowing who actually speaks this line and in what context gives it a whole new meaning :O
1brandanadei made progress on...
What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2)
T. Kingfisher
0brandanadei commented on a post
New character unlocked! Julia Doria-Pamphili. I'm so bad with names I have a cheat sheet
4brandanadei commented on a post
One thing I like about this series is that the style is modern but comfortably old fashioned? Like it annoys me in historical fiction when the language feels too 21st century, it takes me out of the story. But here the setting and time period are so grounded that the modern cadence feels integral. Easton reads like if a late 19th century soldier was also shitposting on tumblr.
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One thing I like about this series is that the style is modern but comfortably old fashioned? Like it annoys me in historical fiction when the language feels too 21st century, it takes me out of the story. But here the setting and time period are so grounded that the modern cadence feels integral. Easton reads like if a late 19th century soldier was also shitposting on tumblr.
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