lychee
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Best Wishes from The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #2)
Mai Mochizuki
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I've had this book on my TBR for 5 years now and I finally got around to reading it, and it's a high rating for me, but I do feel like there's pieces missing to the story. I loved the writing, by the way, it adds to the whimsy and vibe. It feels like it's narrated to us in a folktale—the boring and the magical, both on paper. There's nothing and there's something happening at the same time. The takeaways and the quiet, meaningful conversations in the book are something I will carry with me for a long time. But the characterization can feel like archetypes; the characters, although with their own goals and development, can be unfortunately enclosed to a single description. Plus, personally, I feel like I needed more than Casiopeia and Hun-Kame's bittersweet romance and the "kindness prevails" attitude. The message is loud and clear, though, carried with a quiet thoughtfulness. I'd still recommend this book though, and I'm glad I read this at this time. It's gathered dust on my TBR for five years, but right now was the right time for me to have read this.
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Gods of Jade and Shadow
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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“If she’d declared them in a loud voice Casiopea would have let them take root inside her, and she could not have that. Instead, she polished them in secret, precious bits that they were, but bits and not wholes. […] The things you name do grow in power, but others that are not ever whispered claw at one’s heart anyway, rip it to shreds even if a syllable does not escape the lips.”
smthn smthn abt being afraid to say things out loud so it won't be given a sort of tangibility and a body to breathe in, but also smthn smthn abt the things you refuse to say out loud taking root in the deepest crevices of your heart and festering until it eats you up and swallows you whole on the inside
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"You wear me like a jewel upon your finger, Casiopea." your honor,,,,
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Can I just say how beautiful and lyrical the writing and choice of words is 🫶🏻
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Can I just say how beautiful and lyrical the writing and choice of words is 🫶🏻
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"She had not realised before that she hated men. But she did, and this was one of the reasons why: this incessant demand for sympathy and interest from every woman in the vicinity." ‼️‼️‼️
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“I didn’t … I couldn’t recognize you, but I recognized that feeling of safety.”
When he doesn't even recognize her, but he recognizes the feeling and the safety 😭🫶🏼
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“Sunho climbed a world to reach you,” Tag said, and Ren looked up to see he’d lifted his face. He met her gaze. “I don’t think anything could stop him from coming back to you.”
your honor i love them
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It was somewhat a slow start for me, but I sped through the last half of the book. I feel like if I read this in one sitting it could've been a four-star rating, but I did feel like the backstories were a bit lacking and that the story ended quite abruptly. I understand thought that the intention may be leave the story open to the reader's interpretation.
0lychee commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Since the holidays are coming up, I have been in my feels lately with missing my mom. I would love to find recommendations about grief of losing a loved one or maybe a happy book where it’s a mother and daughter story. I would really appreciate it ❤️
25lychee commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
i love scrolling through the Club forum and seeing posts asking/giving recommendations for books. i obsessively go through all my Read books and add titles that are similar. when someone asks for books about a certain topic, or books that have similar vibes to another movie/book/tv show, i will suggest titles i've read, even if i didn't enjoy it. if you ask me to recommend a coming-of-age-novel, i might recommend Bones and All by Camille DeAngelis, even though i personaly did not like it (this is just an example).
unless i find a book to be unforgivably terrible, i always take for granted that others could feel differently and some people are going to love what i hate and hate what i love. i'm curious if others do this! do you only recommend books that you give high star-ratings to? are there any books you refuse to recommend, or any that you actively discourage people from reading?
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"I want to make sure she’s okay. I don’t think she has anyone to make sure she’s okay."
long deep sigh,,🥹🥲
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"I want to make sure she’s okay. I don’t think she has anyone to make sure she’s okay."
long deep sigh,,🥹🥲
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"[...] maybe it wasn't just about not having a dad but how you lost your dad that made the difference between a mean girl and a nice girl." i— 😭😭
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