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okay i'm going to get a bit sentimental here, but this author's note alone has already awoken something in me.
space was very much my special interest as a child, and for years, i dreamed of working for NASA, but as time went on, and i got older, science felt more like an obligation for me to like, and i started doing it for others and not for myself. since i started taking subjects i wanted to, i've kind of suppressed my love for space, maybe in trying to take back that control i felt i'd lost when i started doing science because it was what people expected of me.
but all through COVID, star-gazing was what kept me sane. i was 13 and shut at home and miserable. something in TJR's author's note has put into words exactly why that was so important to me. every night, i would go out and look for orion's belt, and then the summer triangle. it was a physical symbol of time passing, but also something that felt constant and safe. spotting venus has also always been very special to me, as that has just always been my favourite planet, and it's not super easy to spot from my garden because of where it tends to sit in the sky.
i think this is going to be a difficult read in such a special way. is reading this at a key transitional point in my life a mistake? maybe, but here we go.
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okay wait why do i kind of love miles??? i really hope he explains at some point more so why he didn't tip the waiter, but i think his response to lenny talking about losing lou was PERFECT. no "i'm sorry" or "oh that sucks" - the empty platitudes - but instead the way he instantly just asks "what was her name?" like ugh, go away, leave me alone.
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Currently wandering why I only gave it 4 stars when I remember it as heaven with a pretty bow. I guess I gotta reread it.....so sad
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i forgot how much i love tjr writing! there is something about this book that make me want to know the glitz and glam of hollywood! i read this a couple of years ago yet as an audiobook, i can’t keep away.
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this was a firm 3.75 right up until the ending. i'd thought that the twists were actually quite predictable, until the end and i was SHOCKED. there was little things that i then felt so silly about not picking up on. i think there was an alternative that the ending almost led up to that would have been more exciting, but i think that would work better if the book was a standalone rather than a series. but still, the ending really made up for a lot of the issues i had with the book.
i think the premise is really interesting, and i really enjoyed all the profiling scenes. i'm really excited to see where the series goes from here!
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I really haven’t read this genre before and wanna give it a try any recommendations from which of these books I should start from.🩶
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