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A River Enchanted
Rebecca Ross
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I kind of get what it's going for, I think... but does EVERY sentence need to be a run-on with five comma splices? Like, there's an individual voice, and then there's a complete lack of variation that makes it exhausting and boring to read. 😭
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One chapter down and I am already entranced by Schwab's writing. It's so evocative and atmospheric! It's also really cool that this POV is set in Spain, which is culturally so similar to my own country, Portugal. Loving this!
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Victoria Schwab
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I think my expectations of this book were what marred the experience for me. I went into it thinking it would be an adult novel, and while it claims to be, I would personally argue that it is more suited for a young adult audience despite the heavy subject matter. Meddy, at the end of the day, is a naive teenager who has a lot to learn, as we see throughout the novel. This, coupled with the prose that didn't did a lot of telling rather than showing, made the vibe very yound adult-esque. I saw some people say it become more adult as the novel goes on, but I disagree. Sure, Meddy becomes a little more adult, but the style of prose does not really change. It feels very much like a novel trying to teach young adults about what rape can look like and what to be wary of.
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I, Medusa
Ayana Gray
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I, Medusa
Ayana Gray
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Ruthless Vows
Rebecca Ross
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How to Be a Rich Old Lady: Your Guide to Easy Investing, Building Wealth, and Creating the Wild, Beautiful Life You Want
Amanda Holden
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