idle_rin finished a book
The Moomins and the Great Flood (The Moomins, #1)
Tove Jansson
idle_rin started reading...
Coffee Boy
Austin Chant
idle_rin finished reading and wrote a review...
I knew it! I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! (Well, I had multiple theories but one of them was right!)
Surprisingly good story ! Surprisingly as I thought it would be lighter and shallower. But, quickly it becomes an intriguing investigation, with high stakes.
I already added the sequel and the prequel to by tbr, though I don't know, I think the book is enough. The ending promises a following, yet I feel satisfied by it, in a good way.
idle_rin wants to read...
This Spell Can't Last (These Witches Don't Burn, #0.5)
Isabel Sterling
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This Coven Won't Break (These Witches Don't Burn, #2)
Isabel Sterling
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Post from the These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn, #1) forum
I was at 25%. I hardly put the book down because it's half past midnight. I thought it was a bit cringe and too teenagy at first. Now I'm HOOKED.
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These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn, #1)
Isabel Sterling
idle_rin finished reading and left a rating...
I think I was expecting more from this one.
Maybe more cozyness, more softness, something slower and quieter. I was like a very distant observer of the protagonists, and a fervent lover of the cat, obviously. But what I mean is that I didn't feel close of them, not scared neither sad nor happy for them. Just caring enough but not a lot. If the book was a tv show, i would have been scrolling on my phone, hoping that they wouldn't die at the end.
But I still wanted to read page after page, to know how it would end. I wanted to understand, to learn with the characters. And maybe it felt a bit underwhelming.
idle_rin started reading...
The Last Gifts of the Universe
Riley August
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The Last Gifts of the Universe
Riley August
idle_rin DNF'd a book
The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association
Caitlin Rozakis
Post from the The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association forum
I found the book in a bookshop and it sounded fun. Now I've started it, it sounds gimmicky. Maybe it's too soon but it doesn't feel like there is a plot. Maybe I'll get back to it later, but now it's not the mood I'm looking for :)
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I read Yellowface and Babel from R F Kuang, I thought yellow face was a nice easy read, but babel was not for me. The characters were bland and one dimensional, there was no character development (this was kind of my bad for creating expectations beforehand). I liked the social critique, but it was too on the nose for me, nothing left to the imagination, everything was explained in so much detail... Buuuut I bought the special edition of Katabasis because it was so beautiful! How does Katabasis compare to Babel? This time I won't go to the book with as much expectations, but I would still like to know your opinion :)
idle_rin commented on a post
I read Yellowface and Babel from R F Kuang, I thought yellow face was a nice easy read, but babel was not for me. The characters were bland and one dimensional, there was no character development (this was kind of my bad for creating expectations beforehand). I liked the social critique, but it was too on the nose for me, nothing left to the imagination, everything was explained in so much detail... Buuuut I bought the special edition of Katabasis because it was so beautiful! How does Katabasis compare to Babel? This time I won't go to the book with as much expectations, but I would still like to know your opinion :)
idle_rin wants to read...
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [on a Dead Man] (Vera Wong, #2)
Jesse Q. Sutanto
idle_rin started reading...
The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association
Caitlin Rozakis
idle_rin finished a book
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Whimbrel House, #1)
Charlie N. Holmberg