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shoora commented on qiwireads's review of The Midnight Shift
i absolutely adored this book. i put it on and could not stop listening and got through it all in one go. it was so compelling and such a beautiful commentary on human loneliness and love. i loved this perspective of vampires and the human condition and thought the pacing as reveals of events was excellent.
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I don't understand a single thing so far but it's beautifully written so I keep reading and trusting the process but it's definitely unlike anything I've ever read
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One day I found a dead wasp, intact, and I kept it. It was so pretty, elegant like a monstrous flower.
she's so not alright in the head and I find it both horrible and fascinating to see.
2shoora wrote a review...
although my first attempt at reading this book in july ended in a DNF, I've since reread it and unfortunately not only does my initial opinion remain unchanged but I've only been further reaffirmed in it upon completing the book this time.
the writing just seemed to get harder to comprehend as the story (chapters? verses?) went on and I don't even want to get into the formatting of it, the random capitalization and line breaks just made the whole thing seem like someone's mad rambling.
the vampire element in this was also rather disappointing - and VERY confusing - to me. I get that it's supposed to be an allegory for being queer and/or other, that much was obvious enough, but the whole "past lives/selves" and "loud voices inside" bit made the characters look more like ghosts possessing bodies and being fought instead.
in my original review I had said that perhaps my impression was a matter of personal tastes, and I still somewhat think so, but I don't think I can recommend this book to anyone looking to read from this genre because sadly I don't have a single positive thing I can say about it. forget tumblr prose, this missed the mark so badly it ended up worse than Instagram poetry. I'm sorry.
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Baby Teeth
Meg Grehan
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon
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I always find it interesting how much the concept of pain/suffering and religion intersect with each other.
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The writing is beautiful but omg that’s a lot of information to remember right off the bat
3shoora commented on paukyeom's review of The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
i have no words. i think i’m the biggest lover of this book. maybe i’m simple minded, but this book made my heart so full. it offers every thing i love: the ocean, mermaids, pirates, girls in love, great objective and fantastic storytelling that had me crying my eyes out by the end of the book.
my friend @Plesnivy_doktor recommended me this saying he thinks i might really like this. and he wasn’t wrong (he knows me too well…). i loved every single thing about this book to the point i had to stop myself from messaging him every time something happened hshs.
the world building in this book is fantastic: multiple islands with different cultures that have gone through different stages of colonisation by the ‘emperor’. oh, how i enjoyed reading about each character from the colonies! it’s a great commentary on today’s world of colonialism. my favourite part about this was two characters, rake and genevieve, who come from the same colonised island but view the act very differently and both feel different emotions towards the imperials.
i very much enjoyed the multiple povs we got from the characters! it felt so refreshing and interesting to piece the story together with each character’s story. it added a certain oomph. 😮💨👍 in my opinion, the characters themselves were so well done. each and one of them had depth, a history, desires, dreams. it was easy to forget myself while reading, i became one of them.
the plot, oh, the plot! i enjoyed it so!! it was easy to follow and so well written. there were always twists happening and i never got bored, but quite the opposite — i couldn’t stop myself from reading more. some people might argue that few parts were dragging on but i didn’t mind at all. i never wanted the book to end.
anyway, i cried. the ending had me in shambles. i will never recover. such a beautiful book.
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