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lavenderbrook

Lover of books (good and bad <3 #teambella), scifi and fantasy nerd :)

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My Taste
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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Children of Dune (Dune, #3)

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  • Children of Dune (Dune, #3)
    Thoughts from 9% (page 36)

    As soon as Lady Jessica arrived with THAT power move ..... oh Frank Herbet I am HOOKED again!! I can't wait to explore Alia and the twins as characters more, and how human induced climate change affects Arrakis and its ecology (can you tell I'm a zoologist....) Excited to sink my teeth into this universe again!!

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  • Children of Dune (Dune, #3)
    Thoughts from 9% (page 36)

    As soon as Lady Jessica arrived with THAT power move ..... oh Frank Herbet I am HOOKED again!! I can't wait to explore Alia and the twins as characters more, and how human induced climate change affects Arrakis and its ecology (can you tell I'm a zoologist....) Excited to sink my teeth into this universe again!!

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  • Babel
    Thoughts from 100%

    I have no words to express what I just read. Holy heckers 😭

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  • Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
    Thoughts from 25% (page 63)

    I was hoping for a cute summer romance to read but the library didn't have what I was looking for .... settling for this book we've owned for years Just read the red bathing suit scene..... very strange ..... but! I have nothing else with me to read today so read I shall (for better or worse)

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  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)
    lavenderbrook
    Aug 06, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.0
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    Easy, quick, cutesy summer read. Felt very "I'm fifteen and have a crush .... or two" or in Belly's case three ;) It is very much so a simple romance book for teenagers, it's not challenging, the characters aren't particularly deep, Belly can be annoying - but I didn't really care. It doesn't need to be, I'm not the target audience. And it was fun to read! Bring back teenage summers, where it feels endless, full of firsts, where everything is The Most Important Thing Ever. Would recommend, just be light hearted about it :)

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  • Bunny
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    Aug 06, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.0
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    I think my enjoyment of Bunny was hindered by the way it was sold to me as a horror fantasy novel. While the book certainly contains horror fantasy, it is used moreso as a tool to explore the themes of the novel - female friendship, class divides, arts college elitism, writing, mental health. I simply expected a deeper dive into the fantastical horror world than what was given, for instance more akin to eg. Christina Henry's works, which I do think Awad is capable of. In chapter 15, we are fully in the throws of the bunny-verse. There's no sense of who is talking, what action is done by whom, it's mind bending, confusing, and slightly horrifying. I loved it! But from then on the novel felt too grounded in reality. Having had a taste for the absurdity Mona Awad is capable of creating, I was left hungry for more, but I never got it. This is not to say this is a bad novel. In fact, I think it is quite brilliant. The scences where Samantha, longing for female friendship and inclusion, interacts with the Bunnies are so poignant and realistic. The underlying messages and emotions in the interactions between the girls feel so true to life, especially when poor Jonah stands clueless to what's really happening. The commentary provided on elitist college arts degrees was also very enjoyable and humorous. The open interpretation for the story and ending also provides an interesting angle - is this truly a horror fantasy world, where the girls are creating life-like darlings? Did Samatha fall into the Bunny Cult that is actually responsible for the violence in the area (with the Darlings being real people, and samatha being drugged)? Is Samatha schizophrenic, with her writing being lost when the Bunnies start giving her medication? Bunny is a great book, but I was still left wanting more. I couldn't help but feel that it was lacklustre compared to what was promised, and the potential it had. That being said, I'll still be giving the second book ("We Love You, Bunny) a chance when it's released.

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  • Babel
    Thoughts from 100%

    I have no words to express what I just read. Holy heckers 😭

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    Babel

    Babel

    R.F. Kuang

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  • Babel
    Thoughts from 76% (page 412)

    LETTY WTF

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  • Babel
    Thoughts from End of Chapter 23 (76%, page 413)
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  • Pride and Prejudice
    Audiobook recommendations?

    This book is coming up soon on my tbr & wondering if anyone has audiobook recs? I've heard listening & reading (or just listening) can help with digesting the book given its like 200 years old! I have access to audiobooks on Spotify & soon Libby! YouTube (not premium) is also an option if that exists ? Preferably one that has a mixed cast - like different voices for each character, or a really good narrator. Also not an American narrator, as a non-american the accent always takes me out of the story as I'm not used to hearing it (sorry!)

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  • Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
    Thoughts and Questions from Chapter 8
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  • Babel
    End of Chapter 18 (60%, page 325)

    HOLY MOLY WHAT I can't believe what I just read with my own eyes I did NOT see that coming

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  • Babel
    Thoughts from end of Chapter 13 44% (page 238)
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