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Is this even a romance novel?? These people are lunatics lol

“T’ maister nobbut just buried, and Sabbath not o’ered, und t’ sound o’ t’ gospel still i’ yer lugs, and ye darr be laiking!  Shame on ye! sit ye down, ill childer! there’s good books eneugh if ye’ll read ’em: sit ye down, and think o’ yer sowls!” - The worst nightmare for non-native speakers...a written accent 😭

The book is surprisingly wholesome for the most part, but I'm so not ready for everything to turn to shit :(

“As a member of a generation that spilled its guts in public with unedifying displays of Olympic-level whining, Anne had mixed feelings about Emilio’s silence.” - Lol, it takes place in 2015 and she's in her 50s, you can figure out the math yourself haha

I can already tell that this is going to be an all-timer 😮‍💨

Seriously, the trashier his novels sound, the better they are...How does a story about a rabid dog have one of his best character writing??? How does that make any sense lol

I was planning to read The Parable of the Sower next, but who would have thought that reading three dystopians in a row would ruin my mood?? 😬

I've seen people praise the book for fooling you into thinking it's a utopia at first…I'm sorry, what are they smoking??? The first chapter is as dystopian as it gets 🫠

‘“Come to Elfland,” the troll said. […] “N-no,” said the child. “Why not?” said the troll. “Mother made a jam roll this morning,” said the child. And she walked on gravely home. Had it not been for that chance jam roll she had gone to Elfland.’ - She is so real for that haha

The prose is so beautiful... it almost feels like music 😭

It’s finally here!

There are still 8 hours left… so boring 🫠

“prick: what Thor declines to wet is unclear, but etymologically it seems to be something staff-shaped (and thus phallic).” - Hahaha, that’s a crazy footnote 😂

“Master-thief, Dvalin, Bivor, Bavor, Bombur, and Nori…Thorin…Fili and Kili” - I have this sudden urge to go on an adventure for some reason 🤔

I feel like I need to be 30 years older before I can truly appreciate his stories 😵‍💫

“Are there no true knights among you!” - 🔥🔥🔥✍️ One of my two favorite quotes from ASOIAF. The other one also comes from a true knight :) (“No chance, and no choice.”)

Only 5 days until the show release!! It’s time for my umpteenth reread! I'm so hyped!!!

This book will be the death of me 😩 It's just duels, saving damsels, duels, saving damsels, knights of the Round Table dueling each other because they don't recognize each other for some reason (???), saving damsels and it goes on like this for hundreds of pages 😵‍💫

Oh nice, I didn’t know that the manga goes far beyond the movie :D

The only problem with reading old detective stories is that I have no idea how advanced forensics was back then lol. Could they use fingerprints for example in 1917??

Just saw the new Knives Out and remembered how much I love whodunits with eccentric detectives, so here I am :D

Do children actually have imaginary friends? I don't know anyone who had one, but somehow they show up a lot in horror.

“Your taste runs to the quiet, the sober, the introspective. You are definitely the child of my loins.” - That’s a crazy thing to say to your 5-year-old child 😭

“There was, after all, nothing in the world so natural as people wishing to be English.” - Haha, I'm not so sure about that 😂 Clarke's sarcasm is spot on in this story :D

Mrs. Mabb is absolutely delightful, but I'm far too uncultured to understand all the references. The Queen Mab one completely flew over my head haha

I'm seriously considering whether I should dnf it now, before it clears up the last bit of ambiguity left about Bunny...

Damn, this is slowly turning into my most disappointing read of the year, which really sucks, as Bunny is one of my favorites of the year :(

“‘The things you make may change the nature of reality with their never-before-seen juxtapositions.‘ I was going to ask, What the fuck? but everyone else seemed to understand.” - Haha, that pretty much sums up my entire uni experience

“Maybe a god someone’s dug up. Hecate, Kali, or one of the Old Ones.” - So wait, Cthulhu and Co. exist in the Dresdenverse?! I hope we get to see him one day 👀

Let's see how this one goes. Bunny is a perfect standalone and I don't see how Awad could possibly build on it, but I'm ready to be surprised. :D