Someone recommended this to me but sadly I have the memory of a goldfish and I forgot who so I hope you see this; I loved it!!!
I love Greek myth retelSomeone recommended this to me but sadly I have the memory of a goldfish and I forgot who so I hope you see this; I loved it!!!
I love Greek myth retellings - especially when they are about Orpheus and Eurydice. I love Orpheus and Eurydice. I have said it before and I will say it again, they are one of my favourite Greek Myths. And this one is sapphic!!!!
For Olivia and Eden, love at first sight is fate. Olivia is a poet and Eden thinks she wants to become a musician. Love that for them. Eden isn’t out and has rules for dating Olivia: don’t call, don't tell her friends, and don't let anyone know. And they will learn how powerful their words can be to bring them together... or tear them apart forever.
This was so goood! I love middle grade fiction, it makes me feel so hopeful no matter how difficult topics we are dealing with. There is some kind of special magic reserved only for middle grade books and one day I will learn it myself...
Did I mention the best part? It's told in verse!! I love books told in the verse and this one was just absolutely stunning! Like what do you mean:
"Because all of this is for you. All of me has always been for you."
I am fine.
"There will be other loves Other mistakes. Both can be true."
I am completely fine.
The Song of Us is such a beautiful book of two girls struggling to find themselves and their places in the world. And it's about love and art. ...more
maybe it’s because the clock is ticking towards 2am but I genuinely did not understand more than three poems in this collection. and this is even writmaybe it’s because the clock is ticking towards 2am but I genuinely did not understand more than three poems in this collection. and this is even written in my first language which is _not_ English ...more
This was such a nice little poetry collection. I don’t know what else to say except I throughly enjoyed my time while listening to this as a bedtime sThis was such a nice little poetry collection. I don’t know what else to say except I throughly enjoyed my time while listening to this as a bedtime story. ...more
But also please do not ask me any questions about it, I listened to this as an audiobook book before falling asleep and thus Such a lovely collection!
But also please do not ask me any questions about it, I listened to this as an audiobook book before falling asleep and thus remember like one (1) thing ...more
Devouring Finnish poetry in order to find a poem for a school assignment; two candidates from this collection!
There were few poems in this collectionDevouring Finnish poetry in order to find a poem for a school assignment; two candidates from this collection!
There were few poems in this collection that absolutely floored me with how beautiful they were. But the rest of them didn't really do anything for me thus 2 stars but I will be thinking about those few poems for a very long time......more
Really beautiful collection of poetry, melancholic in the best way. I was reading this in school but this book transported me to my grandparent's cottReally beautiful collection of poetry, melancholic in the best way. I was reading this in school but this book transported me to my grandparent's cottage. ...more
Truly a stunning collection of 14 little comics representing the lgbtq+ community. My only wish really is that they woI'm not crying, you are crying.
Truly a stunning collection of 14 little comics representing the lgbtq+ community. My only wish really is that they would have been longer, I was left craving for more. ...more
Beautiful poetry but it did leave me feeling rather underwhelmed. Like it wasn't finished? Like it's missing something?
The one about Romeo and JulietBeautiful poetry but it did leave me feeling rather underwhelmed. Like it wasn't finished? Like it's missing something?
The one about Romeo and Juliet though? I need to lay down.
Also, I have a confession to make. I did not know who Megan Fox was before reading this book. I think I have really succeeded in my goal to know as little as possible about American media....more
Mexican Bird: Brown Wings Through White Clouds is a raw and at times even brutal collection of poems. There were some poems that I absolutely adored aMexican Bird: Brown Wings Through White Clouds is a raw and at times even brutal collection of poems. There were some poems that I absolutely adored and I had to put this book down at times to process what I was reading.
I feel like I just didn't understand the majority of the poems. Maybe because English isn't actually my first language? I do consider myself fluent but I feel like especially in poetry there are just things that don't translate well and thus they just seem like words after words.
Nonetheless, I did really enjoy this collection and I will be thinking about some of these poems for a very long time.
Thank you NetGalley and Querencia Press for the ARC!...more
Devouring Finnish poetry in order to find a poem for school assignment: no candidates from this collection.
This is officially the first poetry collecDevouring Finnish poetry in order to find a poem for school assignment: no candidates from this collection.
This is officially the first poetry collection ever that made me LAUGH. The one about tomatoes? I keep giggling every time I open my fridge and see tomatoes. I can no longer see a future where tomatoes don't make me go absolutely hysteric.
Devouring Finnish poetry to find a poem for a school assignment; not found from this collection!
I did not like this.
As a person who does not understDevouring Finnish poetry to find a poem for a school assignment; not found from this collection!
I did not like this.
As a person who does not understand drinking (at least more than like a glass with a dinner or something), the amount of drinking described in this collection made me uncomfortable. And so did the way it spoke of women, I personally found it very degrading.
To end with a positive note; there was a one poem I did really like. And I think the title of this collection is genius. ...more
Devouring Finnish poetry for school assignment; I have two candidates in this collection as well.
This collection has few words in which it describes Devouring Finnish poetry for school assignment; I have two candidates in this collection as well.
This collection has few words in which it describes nature, which I think is very fitting, as we Finns are said to be people of few words. These poems are melancholic but beautiful. The title was what made me pick this one up - I feel like that is a poem in itself. ...more
Devouring Finnish poetry in order to find a poem for school assignment; not found in this work.
I really liked this one actually! All the poems are coDevouring Finnish poetry in order to find a poem for school assignment; not found in this work.
I really liked this one actually! All the poems are connected together by a red thread. It feels more like a story in the clothes of a poem, than just a poem. One page doesn't make sense without all the others. ...more
Currently devouring Finnish poetry to find a poem for a school assignment. I have two candidates from this collection.
Overall, beautiful work but somCurrently devouring Finnish poetry to find a poem for a school assignment. I have two candidates from this collection.
Overall, beautiful work but some just flew straight over my head. I messaged my dad at 1am to complain how I am so tired, the words are not staying on their places. Turns out the word order was actually like that...more
The Ghosts of Rose Hill reads like a poem. The writing is truly some of the most beautiful I have ever read in my life.
It made me feel like all my faThe Ghosts of Rose Hill reads like a poem. The writing is truly some of the most beautiful I have ever read in my life.
It made me feel like all my favourite fairytales did when I was a child. There is something scary and horrible in the world but you just can’t put the book down because you want to know there is something good in the world too. And there is something good in the world too.
This book includes a lot of quite heavy topics such as antisemitism, child abuse and (past) death of a child. But the things are described, in my opinion, with the utmost respect and care.
And most importantly The Ghosts of Rose Hill is a love story between a living girl and a dead boy. But it’s also love story in that sense of finding yourself and choosing yourself.
Truly beautiful work.
“When you are a final girl, you run for all the girls who never made it this far.”
I am going to lie down and contemplate life. ...more
Ground Control to Major Tom; I have just read one of the best books I have ever read in my whole life.
Death's Country is a queer retelling of OrpheusGround Control to Major Tom; I have just read one of the best books I have ever read in my whole life.
Death's Country is a queer retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice - one of my favorite tales of Greek mythology!! It's polyamorous - two Miami teens travel to the underworld to retrieve their girlfriend’s soul! It's told in verse!! R.M. Romero really took all of my favorite things and wrote them into a book. There are real tears in my eyes as I am writing this. Not because the book was sad - which it actually was - but because I am just so happy. I loved this book. I am going to be insufferable about this book.
Andres was all swinging fists... until he drowned in the Tietê River… and made a bargain with Death for a new life. Now uses music to escape. He meets Renee, a photographer, and Liora, a dancer. And they fall in love. And I am in love with them. I also want it on the record that I too use music to escape, I love photography and I used to be a dancer. It felt like I found a piece of my soul in each of these characters. Then a car accident leaves Liora in a coma, and Renee and Andres head to the underworld to bring her back. But finding Liora’s spirit is only the first step in returning to the living world.
The verse in this book is some of the most beautiful I have ever read. I try to not be impulsive with my tattoo decisions, for the sake of my wallet but also because I am built like a stick figure and I don't have much space to make hasty decisions. BUT I am very much considering messaging my tattoo artist because I need this whole book tattooed on me. Or at least a line because; - "If I'm to worship anything, let it be love." - "The newspaper boy was right: the best is yet to come. The newspaper boy was right: the worst is yet to come." - "My true self wasn't a hero, but I guess he had a lot of love to give." - "Maybe her secrets haunted her to her grave." - "God. God, what grave you two have dug with your own personal Beatrice." - "Ground Control to Major Tom- okay yes, I will stop now. I just really love David Bowie and Space Oddity is one of my favorite songs. I used to ask my dad to play it to me before going to bed all the time when I was a kid. The song just tickles my brain in the perfect way.
Okay, back to the book; I do think the characters act a lot older than what they are supposed to be. Good for me that I have ADHD so I completely forgot how old they were actually supposed to be. And even though I knew it is written in verse, it did take a moment to get used to it. But once I did, I absolutely adored it.
The way Romero writes makes me feel the same as I felt when I was a young child and my grandma told me bedtime stories. It feels like laying in the bed under the softest blanket under the glow of the plastic glow-in-the-dark stars and listening a story told by someone you love. I am going to be eternally sad about the fact that my grandma does not know English and thus I cannot ask her to read this book to me. Shoutout to my grandma, thank you for making me fall in love with stories.
Ground Control to Major Tom; to sum up; I love this book. I don't know how to but it into words. I need to get my hands on a physical copy asap. And I might be getting a new tattoo in the near future!
Content warnings: death, war, drowning, self-harm, disordered eating
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC! ...more
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