Content Rating: red CWs: (from Book Trigger Warnings) (view spoiler)[ Animal cruelty, child abuse (physical, emotional), death, depression, domestic Content Rating: red CWs: (from Book Trigger Warnings) (view spoiler)[ Animal cruelty, child abuse (physical, emotional), death, depression, domestic abuse (physical, emotional), body horror (graphic), bullying, gun violence, gore (extreme), homophobia, murder, racism, school shootings, sexual assault of a minor (attempted), spider-related body horror, stabbing, suicide (attempts, ideation, and actual) (hide spoiler)]
DNF @ p11
This book is so dark holy f*ckin shit! I guess I just cannot read from the perspective of a school shooter. Thought this would be a fun read (I mean, it’s YA so I just naturally assumed it was watered-down horror, whoops) but it is definitely not for everyone! Desperately needs some content warnings at the beginning!...more
Content Rating: yellow CWs: (view spoiler)[ abusive/toxic sexual relationship, dissociation, dubious consent, fatphobic abuse, fetishization (shown Content Rating: yellow CWs: (view spoiler)[ abusive/toxic sexual relationship, dissociation, dubious consent, fatphobic abuse, fetishization (shown in a positive light), low self-esteem, physical abuse, rough sex (hide spoiler)]
DNF @ 232
I enjoyed it while it lasted but when I realized I wasn’t getting the “two trans women, one cis woman and a baby” story like I wanted, I lost interest....more
DNF @ 5 Maybe it’s because of Holidate *shudder* but I HATE it when friends and family bombard a single woman (in books, movies, irl, you name it) withDNF @ 5 Maybe it’s because of Holidate *shudder* but I HATE it when friends and family bombard a single woman (in books, movies, irl, you name it) with, “if you don’t find a man soon, you’re gonna continue to be a total loser in sweatpants covered in food crumbs.” No thank you, next! ...more
My copy of the audiobook got returned and I don’t like the story enough to finish the script. I’m sure I will pick it up again. It’s worth a DNF @ 40%
My copy of the audiobook got returned and I don’t like the story enough to finish the script. I’m sure I will pick it up again. It’s worth a listen for Ventress and Kai. ...more
Yet another beautiful book I need to DNF because it’s too tough on my emotional state. If I could, I would read it over and over and over again until Yet another beautiful book I need to DNF because it’s too tough on my emotional state. If I could, I would read it over and over and over again until the words were written on my heart. I can’t write a proper review, so do me a favor and read the book instead. ...more
I had to dnf this at page 120. This is a book that cries out in pain, which manifested as sharp pains in my chest. It reached a point where I needed tI had to dnf this at page 120. This is a book that cries out in pain, which manifested as sharp pains in my chest. It reached a point where I needed to stop reading for my own well-being. I’m not at a place where I can take on Raya’s pain, process it, and be well.
Those TWs are no joke, people. Read wisely. ...more
DNF at 82 pages. This book didn’t resonate with me as much as it might for someone devoted to the Christian faith. I have somewhat displaced my connecDNF at 82 pages. This book didn’t resonate with me as much as it might for someone devoted to the Christian faith. I have somewhat displaced my connection to religion, so I had very little interest reading about Mack grappling with his faith. Nor did I have interest in Mack’s visions of God. It’s not a mark of whether I thought the book was “good” or “bad” but a mark of “Whoops, this book is not what I thought it was.”...more
DNF @p27 Oof. Moss’ panic attacks and ptsd hit WAY too ha CWs: anxiety, murder, panic attacks, parent killed by police, police brutality, ptsd, trauma
DNF @p27 Oof. Moss’ panic attacks and ptsd hit WAY too hard for me to keep on. Most of my life I would ignore my rising anxiety and intrusive memories and just push through the book anyway. Not anymore! Nowadays I take MUCH better care of myself (thank god). Still not perfect, still not ideal, but better. ...more
DNF at 40 pages. I kept trying to come back to this one, but it was more out of a sense of duty to the author for giving me an ARC than anything else.DNF at 40 pages. I kept trying to come back to this one, but it was more out of a sense of duty to the author for giving me an ARC than anything else.
This text is really dense with similes. That was the deal-breaker for me. A simile every once and a while is good, a paragraph of them is not-so-good:
“When I sat down in my chair, it creaked like it might break apart. I held my breath, my heart beating so fast it felt like mice racing around inside my rib cage. It felt like the air was pushing against me, as if I were filling a space where I wasn’t welcome and it wanted me gone. Shadows ran across the bark, like something was writhing amongst the trees.”
Once I noticed that pattern, I couldn’t enjoy the book. My brain became more focused on finding the similes than enjoying the story. Which is a shame, because the story is mildly interesting and there are quite a few cleverly written phrases that I loved, like:
“We were on our way to the cemetery at the time—not to visit the dead, but to play games over their graves.”
Maybe I’ll return to this one someday and feel more compelled to read it the whole way through, but that day is not today. ...more
This book is about the impact the partition of India in 1947 had on a young girl, her family, and their country. I appreciated the history, bDNF @ 123
This book is about the impact the partition of India in 1947 had on a young girl, her family, and their country. I appreciated the history, but it was really disheartening to read about everyone being toxic and abusive towards Nisha’s twin brother Amil just because he’s dyslexic, artistic, and a boy. I had to stop after a scene where Papa commands Amil to carry more weight than he could hold and then is blamed when he drops the precious water. I don’t have the heart to keep reading. ...more
I’m not into books where friends try to get their friends laid. Seriously. Nathan will have sex when he’s ready and not a minute before,DNF at page 29
I’m not into books where friends try to get their friends laid. Seriously. Nathan will have sex when he’s ready and not a minute before, so why don’t you back off, Florence. ...more