the og would you still love me if i was a worm (vermin)

beautifully written, a lovely comfort read

this might not be the most happening plot driven book but sometimes you just gotta be here for the immaculate vibes yknow

the world building and magic system was so enchanting and well articulated, i felt as though i was on the isle myself and the prose was just amazingly captivating

the characters are so raw and real and humane, their relationships were intimate and complex in a way that is not often depicted in books of this genre and i can see how it can be misinterpreted (or maybe it’s just not everyone’s cup of tea) but i loved the gentle pacing of the book, the soft and tender love stories, and how the plot and mystery wasn’t driven by romance but it still added so much depth to the story and the characters, and i loved how all the different characters came together as the plot unraveled

this is by far the most intriguing book i’ve ever read and unlike anything i’ve picked up before (probably because i rarely dabble in magical realism as a genre)

it was slow at first but i think it was necessary for the world building, which i loved!!! such an interestingly wonderful concept with a beautiful beautiful prose

the setting was extremely captivating and exquisite and so well articulated, i felt like i was actually there, it was so easy to read and get emerged into the world, even if it was a bit confusing at the times

i did expect the book to have a major plot twist/revelation moment, just in the way that the book was described to me (but like that’s on me obviously) i think because everyone told me to go into this book completely blind, it still structured some kind of expectation and bias and it was just very different from what i expected, not to say that i was disappointed

i know there is a lot of discourse around the ending of the book but i actually loved it, it was perfectly paced and reflected piranesi’s character as a whole perfectly