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Oh my god. I am barely into this book and THIS CINNAMON ROLL has me crying. T_T

I'm not sure I've ever gotten so far into a book only to be so disappointed by the characters. Like.... ugh. This book started so strong, and just.... now I just want to finish it because I *need* some kind of ending that isn't gobshite, but oh my *god* am I pissed at the main characters.

I can't believe how obsessed I am with this book. The first two were solid but this one is truly something special.

I'm so in love with this book. I had to pause to post this because I've been moved to laughter and tears and clutching my chest in empathy and shock. So, so good.

I am so annoyed at myself for being away from this book and this series for so long. It never ceases to amaze me how good they are and what an amazing job the author does with such rich characters.

This book is so so good. Being historical the level of accuracy hurts but it's done so well.

Wow. WOW. I thought I'd loved the other Curvy Girl Club books and knew what to expect.

Not in the least.

Kelsie had me from page 1 with this one. I'll probably finish it in less than two days lol.

"It's the hardest thing in the world. To have been that hurt, to feel that afraid and tk know that the only way tou can be really, fully happy is to risk going through it all again? It's a terrifying choice to make. But if you want to let someone be that close to you, it's the only one."

I was not ready for these feels at this particular moment.

This book gets more and more amazing with every beat.

I only put it down because I hit a major depressive spike and didn't want my mood to ruin the book or if the book got too heavy, to make my depression worse.

Still not doing great but better and I'm so glad to get back to it.

Such a masterpiece.

So I haven't been updating this one for a few reasons. One, because I've gotten so intensely absorbed in the book the last thing I want to do is put it down to talk about it. Two, because as much as I'd love to rip through it, I have had to be a person and prep for NaNoWriMo and real life nonsense. Three, there just aren't words for this book.

I don't think I could possibly l love this book more. Every time I think I know what's going to happen it surprises me and it's just intensely good behind words.

This book has made me cry and laugh so hard I thought I'd wake my whole house and sucked me in so much I couldn't put it down to sleep. It may seriously be one of the best books I've ever read.

So this was Once Upon a Book Club's September YA book and I'm so so so glad I managed to get the September box. The book description sounded amazing but I had no idea just how great it would be. I'm loving every single page.

So I'd wanted to start this a couple days ago, but since it's a Pride & Prejudice redux I wanted to read the original first (I failed, watched the miniseries instead).

Have to say I'm absolutely loving this take so far & I feel like it's a brilliant idea, and so far the reimagining feels natural and bright instead of forced and pretentious.

So Legendary's story, so far, is far more cohesive and all around more enjoyable. Don't get me wrong, despite my issues with Caraval it's still definitely worth reading. Just Legendary is - as of right now - much better and I wish I didn't have to sleep so I could keep reading. Pretty sure waiting to check Finale out of the library is going to massively suck lol.

So far, Legendary is in every conceivable way better than Caraval. Should be interesting when I review them to dive into the comparisons.

So I'm still processing Caraval and working through what I want to say in my review. But so far Legendary is already starting off more well rounded so that's nice to see.

Of all things, I started this book while on a boat with my family. Which would normally be pretty distracting but I was immediately drawn into the world at hand. Even while running around running errands for my family (they're camping, I go visit), I was hungry to get back to it. Also wasn't expecting to be crying this soon.

So I'm getting close to where the 2008 partial Draft of Midnight Sun left off and I'm pretty giddy at the thought. Plus I feel like Meyer mDe some major improvements to what she already had through the years. Small things that make a big difference. Also Midnight Sun being basically 2x the size of Twilight is pretty rad lol.

Thank goodness I was finally able to focus for awhile. Quite glad I did, too. A lot has changed in the 12 or so years since the draft was leaked. And it's awesome.

Ugh. Way too much start / stop tonight. Normally, especially with a book I've already read so much of, I'd be much farther. It's not like I don't love it. And the Twilight Saga saved my life (it played a huge role in getting me away from my abusive ex-husband). But good gods, my attention span is shit tonight. Sad considering I've been hunting this book down for almost 3 weeks.

I admit, having read the 2008 draft probably half a dozen times, my attention span issues are a problem. Especially because I'm trying to drink more water and keep having to stop to run to the restroom. Beyond excited I finally managed to find a copy, tho.