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"This is a little dark. If a head injury or illness were to leave a pregnant person brain-dead, on a ventilator, their organs would keep functioning for the duration of the pregnancy. But once the baby is delivered, the familiar cascade of organ failure would begin. The baby’s brain appears to be producing something that sustains the organs of the mother."

Now I KNOW she's referencing Adriana Smith!

I'm on the skin chapter and I'm not sure what to think. Human are such ...sacks of flesh. Fixing fucked up flesh is so gruesome even in the smoothest and most successful of cases.

I'm pretty confident I'd finish it. I've already read so much I've never heard about and she's a little funny.

There's no telling if I finish this in my planned time frame. Future me, take note.

It's such a short read that the progress flew by in under an hour. I don't feel particularly attached or strongly about any character. I am wondering when the little girl is going to stop competing with the umbrellata for houseplant supremacy though

I don't really know what to expect. Is this going to be something scary? Will the mistress turn out to be something she's not?

Wait, who was going to tell me that Zlib's recommendations are on point.

It's both what I did and didn't expect. Valeria is a little repeatative but that not a big deal. I keep lulling between boredom and intrigue.

52 Book Club Prompt #12: A genre-defining read. And the genre? Fresh radical feminism.

Right now, I'm not feeling too strongly about it in either direction. The rating is a mystery but I don't think Valeria gets enough credit in RF spaces, despite walking so Andrea could run. Kim Jiyoung: Born 1984 would also be great for this prompt.

Idk why there's no copy without that introduction. Noone is about to tell me what to make of this before I read it myself 😒 If I wanted an introduction I'd read the reviews!

Lexi is an absolute doormat, and everyone in this book is really ass. Still, Eric is at the bottom of the ass totem pole despite the book trying its hardest to convince me otherwise. Again, can Jon die? Fi too.

I hate Jon. Jon needs to die. And I would be so disappointed if SK leans into making him "win". She's lucky I love her because I can't stand reading a love triangle/second interest. What makes it worse is how slimy his ass is! I don't care what they [allegedly] did together. Forcing her to remember is just harassment. And I'm supposed to hate Eric for being a tight-ass neat freak? Eric, get behind me!

Ughhh 🤦🏾‍♀️

Oh god I hope the car stopping guy isn't a love interest

If she doesn't want Eric, I'll have him

Two things are certain in this world; that we're all going to die and that a SK book will have me laughing from the start.

Rest In Peace, Sophie Kinsella. 😕
My most read author. These books hit me like crack in the 80s. I wanna drop all my current reads, go back to my roots and fall into a guaranteed good one in her honour.

First Maru, now Sophie. I need cancer to wipe out some evil people before Saturday to restore the balance. We're losing legends while vermin are rich and healthy.

Current favourite: "Who saw the peacock dance in the jungle?" from Hindi. It's more philosophical than "if a tree falls in the forest and noone hears it, does it make a sound?" because it questions the value in doing anything for yourself.

I know I'm supposed to be against the Superior Sister but I kind of respect her commitment. If you're gonna be the sadistic, torturous Head of a religious dystopian cult, you gotta run a tight ship. I mean...

Recommended to me by someone. Pretty interesting so far but no big opinions yet

I'm only reading this for August's book club and whoever pitched this, count your days. I take no responsibility for voting for it, lol. That's because I thought it was gonna be about a pro-childfree stance but it's written like a cope for both women who want kids but can't have any and for mothers who feels entitled to childless womens' unpaid labour to children. Booooo🍅🍅 Might DNF at 50%

Things have gotten interesting but I'm surprised that not a single person is that suspicious of Carmilla yet. Surely, everyone didn't buy that sleepwalking coverup. Still so many questions.

I'm not sure what to make of it so far. It's alright. Im neither bored nor living for the plot but it early still.

In love with this cover