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Wait. I’m sat

I cannot predict where this chaos is going

I recently watched the movie which made me nervous because I didn’t want the fresh memory to skew my interpretation of the story and characters …

It definitely still does but I’m learning that the movie romanticized the story by 250%, softening the characters’ flaws. Also cuts out plot points so I can start to separate it from my reading BUT i still sometimes get flashes of Jacob Elordi which is off putting

Naw this book is tooo long.

OUT WITH IT JAMES

Watching the show w my brother and they nailed every scene down to a teeee

While I like the concept, I strongly believe my man Mr. Islington could have cut down the writing by 40% by powering through with the plot and spending less time in this teenage boy’s head. The corruption in this dystopian society speaks for itself. Maybe he could also spend a little more time on the action sequences, bc the random thesaurus words fly over my head and all of a sudden he’s on the ground ? Explain pls

Already thinking about why I want to give up everything to pursue medicine, this book, so far, is really hitting the mark. I am always hesitant to hear a “white saviour” story, but her voice suggests humility, deep respect and research, and a blatant honesty facing the horror of her own racism towards Indigenous people. Excited to keep reading and learning. Wonder if it’ll make me cry on the subway again.

Wait a damn second….. I’m hooked

Funny, interesting and informative, though I wish he had a summary before moving on to the next topic… they end so abruptly I’m left confused

Badumbumbaba I’m lovinit

Dreadfully slow beginning I almost dnf but w nothing to read on the plane I picked it up and am hooked. With the plot now unravelling I’m starting to appreciate the writing

I am ripping through this and am obsessed

THE WRITING IS SO GOOD this is what I’ve been NEEDDING

Also her and the captains little getaways have me in a chokehold

Wait this is acc rly good I’m so seated

This is a retelling of the nutcracker and im frocking living for the eloquence. I looked up books that have the same whimsical essence of the old Barbie movies and this one was perf to bring Christmas to Vietnam <3

This is so similar to the irregular society of witches but with magical creatures ! Wholesome

I love innocent and whimsical children's books so I was really excited for this one since I thrifted a pretty hardcover. Maybe I couldn't lock in but 1. It was really short, 2. had absolutely flow in the plot and 3. could not even grasp any underlying morals if there were any

I... wtf was this ending lmao. There was a random side plot that turned preachy and strange. The ending got better to tie everything together but it was underwhelming. Maybe if I was more religious it wouldve had a better effect.

ok wow. climax went hard. yearning at its peak and the writing flew by. The pacing change was so crazy, it made the slow, boring start worth it. Right now we're back to slow but comforting, though there's still a substantial chunk of the story left, so I am curious how this will wrap up. In other words, I'm sat.

Shit's about to go down and i am locked in baby

(it's been a solemn and slower read so far as she lays the groundwork and mystery, but her prose is so satisfyingly smooth there is just no room to even think about putting it down)

Been obsessed with the movie vibes so I had to give it a read but the book is not so fairytale good vibes. It feels like a diary that shifts through all the characters and they’re a lot nastier and honest and real than I expected them to be. Still, the book has been drifting in limbo for 200 pages and only now is it starting to pick up the main plot of the movie, when the detective comes to investigate the murder

good vibes so far

blatantly ignoring all the old-time terms and jargon that im barely able to follow along hahah but when barely holding on boy is it a ride !! I like that every chapter is a new case.

girlllll my seatbelt is buckled

Honestly it was a ride Pretty vivid ensemble of new yorkers trying to navigate messy lives with bad habits and even worse choices. I know the ending is supposed to be raw and unconventional but I'm a bit disappointed it's not a happier ending, after everything she's put me through

I’m into it but it’s taking me to a dark place :D

Romanticizing hogwarts+school life was so fun, felt like I was there. contrasted well with how the ending turned out. Cry break for accepting the end of childhood