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kindleandilluminate

Ana, from California. Arsenal, baking, musical theatre, & Taylor Swift. and obviously...books. Find me on IG @kindleandilluminate !

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Winter 2025 Readalong
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Dark Academia
My Taste
Mrs. Dalloway
Persuasion
Master and Commander (Aubrey/Maturin, #1)
Lolita
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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Who Will Remember (Sebastian St. Cyr, #20)

Who Will Remember (Sebastian St. Cyr, #20)

C.S. Harris

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  • The Dark Cove Theatre Society
    May 06, 2025
    2.0
    Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 1.5Characters: 2.0Plot: 1.5
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    The Dark Cove Theatre Society was... okay, but frankly just okay. I found it kind of messy and all over the place, and like it couldn't quite make up its mind what it wanted to be and consequently felt like it didn't go far enough in any direction. The mixed media element is a fun idea to make the book all the more immersive, but there wasn't quite enough that was particularly relevant, so a lot of it felt like filler. The ending was...convenient. The love triangle, a bit weak. And the footnotes! Oh my goodness, don't even get me started on the footnotes explaining absolutely everything, even things that were obvious from context. I love a footnote, but these were insultingly pointless.

    I was a theatre kid myself (and a theatre adult, but it's the kid part that's relevant here for this YA book), as well as a lover of all things spooky, gothic, dark academia-ish... and I really wanted to love this book. But the aforementioned flaws just really kept me from getting as hooked as I wanted to be. I do hope this book finds its audience, despite my frustrations with it.

    Thank you to the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

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  • We Do Not Part
    May 05, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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    This book was devastating and Han Kang continues to be as masterful a writer as ever.

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  • The Unkindness of Ravens (Greer Hogan Mystery #1)
    May 01, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.5
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  • Great Big Beautiful Life
    Apr 30, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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  • The Library at Hellebore
    Apr 28, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.5
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    ewww i mean it was good but ewwww

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