i honestly can’t even begin to explain my love for this book!! it was a perfect read from beginning to end and i wouldn’t change a single thing about i honestly can’t even begin to explain my love for this book!! it was a perfect read from beginning to end and i wouldn’t change a single thing about it!
there were amazing characters, plenty of growth, magic, a found family, and this gem of a book had one of the most satisfying ends i’ve ever read!
i love hugo and wallace, i love mei, i love nelson and apollo, i love cameron and the sunshine man’s story! most of all i love how this book changes you for the better and will forever have a special place in your heart!!
i can’t recommend this book enough to people and i will literally never shut up about it either!!! ...more
Should Mattie take her chances with the monster living in the woods outside her house or continue to stay with the monster inside her house, the one tShould Mattie take her chances with the monster living in the woods outside her house or continue to stay with the monster inside her house, the one that would do anything to keep her chained to him?
Christina Henry takes terror to a new level by blurring the lines between what one chooses to be afraid of vs what one actually is fearful of, the fictional vs the realistic, in this eerie, haunting, heartbreaking, and utterly binge-able novel!...more
"Sometimes it'll never be the right time... And sometimes we aren't the right people yet"
overall: warm, cozy feels but also a little heartbreaking??
I "Sometimes it'll never be the right time... And sometimes we aren't the right people yet"
overall: warm, cozy feels but also a little heartbreaking??
I don't really know what I was expecting going into this book, but it definitely delivered. It was pretty similar to the first one in terms of story structure but had a bit more adventure/fantasy elements to it which I adored since that was something I missed in the first book.
I was also a bit surprised that this put me in my feels as much as it did. The first one made me cry so I kind of expected a feel-good, happy, she's in a beach town reading to pass the time vibe but lol I realized I was being a bit delusional with that line of thinking when I saw literal tear stains decorating the pages of the book.
BUT as much as it broke my heart to see her leave her new life and her new friends behind it was what she needed to do in order to become the Viv from Legends and Lattes which we all know and love ...more
i need know what drug was put in this because i am absolutely ADDICTED <3
i have been thinking about this book everyday overall: angsty and spicy; 5⭐️
i need know what drug was put in this because i am absolutely ADDICTED <3
i have been thinking about this book everyday since i read it, i love it with every fiber of my being, and i am going to INHALE the other books in this series once i get my hands on them!!
BUT LIKE HONESTLY WHY WAS THIS SOOOOO GOOD! SOMEBODY TELL ME! I NEED ANSWERS!...more
still buzzing after reading this!! i know i said i hope this book feels like watching the dungeons and dragons movie, but it actually felt like eatingstill buzzing after reading this!! i know i said i hope this book feels like watching the dungeons and dragons movie, but it actually felt like eating a cinnamon roll inside on a rainy day, wrapped in a blanket while Stardust plays in the background.
i actually can't believe how much i liked this book! it makes you feel so warm and fuzzy inside while simultaneously making you tear up at how well-crafted and dimensional all the characters and their relationships with Viv are.
4.5 ⭐️ rounded up because it was trippy and i lowkey loved it ------------------------------------------------ imagine if frankenstein fell in love wit4.5 ⭐️ rounded up because it was trippy and i lowkey loved it ------------------------------------------------ imagine if frankenstein fell in love with his monster, except frankenstein was an ethereal, cannibalistic, mermaid queen and his monster was an androgynous plague doctor
full review: this was such an interesting take on the little mermaid’s story after she got married in which prince eric turns out to be a homicidal maniac and ariel gives birth to ravenous siren children who end up devouring their daddy and his entire kingdom. karma is indeed a bitch...more
If I had a nickel for every time Jenna Evans Welch wrote a book about a teenage girl traveling to an idyllic European country to work through her daddIf I had a nickel for every time Jenna Evans Welch wrote a book about a teenage girl traveling to an idyllic European country to work through her daddy issues, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice....more
Cardan and Jude are literally everything to me! so a book from Cardan’s pov is exactly the kinda fuel i needed to go and reread the series all over agCardan and Jude are literally everything to me! so a book from Cardan’s pov is exactly the kinda fuel i needed to go and reread the series all over again!!
it’s not often that i like a sequel more than the original but here we are since this book was absolutely perfect!
the angst the pining the cute moments tit’s not often that i like a sequel more than the original but here we are since this book was absolutely perfect!
the angst the pining the cute moments the dynamic relationships the betrayals…
everything made this book a must read!! a total 10/10 :)...more
3 twelve-year-olds solve mysteries that none of the grown-ass adults can and get rewards for breaking all the school rules bc the system is rigged. lm3 twelve-year-olds solve mysteries that none of the grown-ass adults can and get rewards for breaking all the school rules bc the system is rigged. lmaooo it’s the best thing i ever read <3...more
aristotle and dante hurt your feelings in the kind of way that you thank them for doing so at the end of the book! the easiest five stars I HAVE EVER aristotle and dante hurt your feelings in the kind of way that you thank them for doing so at the end of the book! the easiest five stars I HAVE EVER GIVEN!! ...more