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the one in which a magical goddess is born.
listen, I am a big fan of hekate! sheâs one of my favourite goddesses and Iâm always happy to learn more about her or just read stories of her. Iâve also had a LOT of Nikita Gill quotes on my pinterest boards. Iâm really glad I got to connect those two things. Nevertheless the book didnât blow me away as much as I hoped so I canât give it 5 stars.
(technically itâs a 3.75 âď¸ for me but Iâm happy to round up for PB)
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dear emily, Iâm sorry you went through the things that made you write this, but unfortunately it took me like 30% to get interested and then you lost me again at 60% or so⌠may you rest in peace but please never make me read this again.
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dear emily, Iâm sorry you went through the things that made you write this, but unfortunately it took me like 30% to get interested and then you lost me again at 60% or so⌠may you rest in peace but please never make me read this again.
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the one in which it takes a lot of summer trips to make two friends realise what they really need.
I am APPALLED 1) at everyone that made me feel like this was the most boring EmHen book 2) at myself for believing it and not giving it a chance anyway. Honestly, I think I was traumatised by Happy Place which I didnât DNF but at what cost?? and I was simply scared of another EmHen book wasting my time.
And yet, Poppy and Alex are THE EmHen couple. Fuck the mmc from Funny Story, a new best mmc has entered the villa (or at least my personal ranking). Alex is thoughtful, heâs funny, heâs a bit uptight in all the right ways.
Thereâs something about friends to lovers that just grabs my heart and squeezes it until i have my head in my hands and Iâm weeping over fictional characters.
Thereâs a LOT of changes between book and movie and honestly, I canât really decide which one I love more. Maybe the book just a little but thatâs because I just get to spend a lot more hours with Poppy and Alex.
(also Iâm technically rating this 4.75 âď¸ fyi and donât ask why not 5 âď¸ idk idk itâs a gut feeling or maybe Iâm scared of commitment)
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People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
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if youâre reading this because youâre wondering why the hell Iâm rating this book so low⌠do not worry, you might feel very differently about this book.
hereâs the thing. Iâm usually good with audiobooks. I can do other things and still grasp the plot and worldbuilding. But this bookâs audiobook wanted to be my arch nemesis. Reasons why I would recommend the audiobook: it has some amazing piano music through out (just donât listen to it sped up) and the narratorâs voice is really nice, and thereâs some sound effects added. Reasons why this audiobook didnât work for me: I couldnât tell you a single thing about the worldbuilding.
The worldbuilding and the plot in general got complicated so fast that I could not keep up and once I was lost⌠I did not find my way back. Iâm pretty sure it took me way too long to even realise that we had two alternating povs because at least in the audiobook thereâs nothing telling you the pov is changing other than⌠yk itâs suddenly someone elseâs pov.
The premise of the book sounded so amazing, and some of the bits I actually caught and understood also sounded quite interesting but I was just lost in the sauce for 90%. I only powered through in the hopes that it would all make sense at some point and, of course, I want the special event badge (sue me). I think reading the ebook version miiight have made this a better experience but itâs still a really long book, so that wouldâve taken me 3 months.
Overall, I think this has the potential of being an amazing book. Iâm just not the right audience and Iâm still glad I tried it out. That being saidâ
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Emily Henry