It could never be a bad book when it's historical romance by K.J. Charles. I hope your pillow is always cool on the both sides and that you never haveIt could never be a bad book when it's historical romance by K.J. Charles. I hope your pillow is always cool on the both sides and that you never have to step on a lego.
Anyways; I don't like rich people. Unless, said rich people weren't previously rich and just happen to get all that money and don't know what to do with it (or the new title) and just end up looking at beetles. Sir Gareth Inglis you are perfect and I could never hate you. If I wasn't so dreadfully scared of everything that looks even remotely like a bug, I would love to go looking at beetles with you - in theory, that sounds like a perfect day.
Joss Doomsday though? That's a man. I wish I had a last name, even half as cool as he does. I feel like that's only fair when my first name literally means summer wind. It calls for a cool last name, doesn't it? And then I got one of the most basic Finnish last names ever. Anyways, I was talking about Joss, I love that smuggling little marchman.
And together? I love London and Kent. They are everything to me. I wish them nothing but happiness and lots of cool beetles to look at.
"Unfortunately, I have very poor judgement, and you are unreasonably lovely." Had me giggling like a school girl because that's me with every single red flag character I have ever decided to adopt in my life. Gareth and Joss though? Walking green flags. Even with the smuggling.
Overall The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen is super fun and fast read with so many interesting side characters - special shoutout to all the women in this book. You are all badass and I love you all so much. The plot is not overly intense but it keeps you glued to the pages until you can finish - and it also makes you cry whenever you have to be away from the book because you just want to know more about London and Kent and the march.
It's also hilarious. Like what do you mean; "How do I say 'short-arse' in Kentish?" "To me? You don't."
If anyone needs me I will be sitting right here in front of my laptop, desperately updating my library website to see if my hold on the next book has magically appeared. ...more
.....uhhh I think it's me issue. I am currently in my hater era for some reason and I just don't seem to like anything I read lately no matter what.
I.....uhhh I think it's me issue. I am currently in my hater era for some reason and I just don't seem to like anything I read lately no matter what.
I liked the first book so I was excited to start the second but it just didn't work for me. I am also not big fan of friends-to-lovers trope. Like I saw the chemistry between Nate and Zach but I almost preferred them as friends? That happens to me all the time.
Also like, I think the biggest problem for me is the talking? If they had just talked they wouldn't have had a problem? That also kinda drives me insane. Not that I am great at talking, I am actually really bad at that. Maybe that's why I don't want to read about it.
Can we get more hockey too, please? I wanna have more interactions with the team too, they all seem soooo cool. ...more
This was a fun little short story! We don't really learn anything new but I love Jord and I am going insane while waiting to get my hands on Kings RisThis was a fun little short story! We don't really learn anything new but I love Jord and I am going insane while waiting to get my hands on Kings Rising.
"Prince - that cold, blond son of a bitch, that high and might prick made of ice." had me laughing aloud. ...more
No thoughts, head empty; I love Laurent, my genius little son <3
....I am also warming up to the slowburn... I usually don't like that at all... C.S. No thoughts, head empty; I love Laurent, my genius little son <3
....I am also warming up to the slowburn... I usually don't like that at all... C.S. Pacat you are a genius as well...
This book also felt a lot problematic? Is that the word I am looking for? I am not sure I have slept three hours because I had to wake up ridiculously early to buy concert tickets... where was I? Oh, yes. This was a lot more comfortable book to read? But I also feel like it was bit unnecessary to split the first two books into their own books? I think it would have worked just fine as one big book - maybe even all three books in one? I am not sure about that yet, still haven't got my hands on the next one. I am 3rd on the line for it in the library and I fear I might go insane before holding it in my arms 3...more
"-- Not today, and probably not tomorrow, but someday, and that was enough. Until then, I'd found an outlet... I could tell stories."
What do you mean"-- Not today, and probably not tomorrow, but someday, and that was enough. Until then, I'd found an outlet... I could tell stories."
What do you mean, I am not crying, you are crying... *sobs*
The Greatest Thing is truly the greatest thing and I wish younger me would have had this book. Current me is doing a lot better but younger me felt exactly like Winifred, I too wanted to go away. And I did not believe things could get better until things finally did get better. It's hard and it takes time but things do get better.
This book made me think of the Virginia Woolf quote: “How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?” and I think it sums up this book rather well. Sometimes I wonder where I would be if I didn't have art, if I didn't start writing and if I didn't travel to different places through books. I am afraid that if I didn't have art, the answer would be not here. Shoutout to art, thank you for quite literally saving my life.
I am not good at writing reviews but I am good at rambling. This book deals with friendship and how you see yourself and eating disorder and other such heavy topics. But I think they are talked about in such way that it is simply a warm hug telling you, you are not alone and it's going to be okay. Maybe not today, and probably not tomorrow, but someday, and that is enough.
This is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel and I usually don't give ratings to biographies etc. because I don't feel comfortable giving a rating to someone's life's story and how it is told but I think this has enough fiction for me to make an expectation.
I really loved this book and the story. I also feel like it ended exactly when it needed to end, when the story was told but I still was left craving more. I wish I could see Winifred when everything is finally okay.
Actual rating: 4.5/5
TRIGGER WARNINGS: eating disorders, biphobia, self harm, fatphobia, mental health issues - one of Winifred's friend also has very strict/controlling parents (and the father drinks), which I think in this context is also worth mentioning...more
The past few weeks no matter what I have read and no matter how good the book has been my thoughts have been mostly; "...well, it was alright? I guessThe past few weeks no matter what I have read and no matter how good the book has been my thoughts have been mostly; "...well, it was alright? I guess?" So, I have been in a bit of a reading slump. This book though - I devoured it on one sitting.
I love the world of the Charm of Magpies and it brings me so much joy to be able to be back here. I am thinking about reading the books or at least Jackdaw bc it is my favourite... I gotta see if there is a crazy line for it in the library!
Anyways to this book; I love Crispin. He is literally just a little man in a situation. I love books where there is just a little man in a situation. He is also a better person than I am bc if I learned magic and then someone told me I am doing it wrong I would probably just give up and walk away.
Ned, my beloved, I want to bite at his ankles. Like I get it he is doing and saying things because he cares for Crispin but sometimes he was just straight up mean in my humble opinion. I do understand that it would be scary to suddenly find out magic is real and having to deal with it but that's Crispin's world.
Overall, I do really enjoy their relationship and I think they are very cute.
The mystery aspect in this one was also excellent! When Crispin figured it out, I might have audibly gasped because I realised I was an idiot - it was so obvious if I had just thought about it a bit more!
K.J. Charles, I am on my hands and knees, please I need more books in the Charm of Magpies world....more
Let me preface this review by saying that when it comes to books, I don't usually like science fiction. In movies? Yes, sign me up! But in books? Not Let me preface this review by saying that when it comes to books, I don't usually like science fiction. In movies? Yes, sign me up! But in books? Not so much. Lord of the Empty Isles, though? This book changed my life.
Five years ago Remy's brother died by a withering - a dead curse. Now Remy finally has everything he needs to return the favour. There is one major problem. When he casts the withering, it rebounds onto him, which means he is fatebound to his brother's killer. Just a regular Tuesday, am I right?
It gets even better! The only way to slow the curse for long enough to find a cure is to join forces with Idrian and his criminal crew. Expect it turns out Idrian is the sole provider of life-saving supplies to tens of thousands of innocent people and when he dies, they'll die with him.
Bad news is; the only way to get rid of the withering is to kill the person who cast it...
I loved this book! It has so many interesting and incredible characters and I couldn't get enough of them. You set out to get revenge with Remy for his brother and then you learn alongside him that the world isn't what he thought it is. With him, you get to know everyone else's story and rage and grief that blinded you and Remy starts to lift. Idrian, the self-proclaimed Lord of the Isles, is a morally gray character who does anything and everything for the people he cares for - quite literally no matter the cost. And the more you read, the more you understand him and his reasons and you cannot even fault him for the things he has done. (Or at least I couldn't.)
There is no romance in this as Remy is aroace(!!!! a win for me!!!!) but it has connections so much deeper than that in my opinion. It has queer platonic relationship, friendship and found family. The book is all about finding yourself and your self-worth, forgiving and growing. And I think most importantly; healing.
“Remy would never cut Cameron away. Pain is a small price to pay for keeping this last piece of him close.” — it's about realising that sometimes healing means letting go and understanding that those who care about us would never wish for us to hurt.
But then it's also about understanding how much healing hurts and how hard it is. “Healing feels like betrayal, like releasing a fragile, precious thing kept from crumbling only by the pressure of his hands.”
Lord of the Empty Isles is absolutely a rollercoaster of emotions. It made me laugh and then it made me cry. At times, it is heartbreakingly brutal and dark but it is also filled with hope and light. Please, listen to me, you need the tissues, be prepared.
I listened to the audiobook and I think that made the book only more emotional. In my opinion, the reader did a fantastic job. Especially this part; "Sleep my child. May earth protect you, deep and wild the forest green. Sun will rise and paths direct you, stars will guide you home to me." I think that's correct, I didn't write it down anywhere, I just listened it so many times that I think I learned it word to word. I don't know what it is about that part but it made me sob my eyes out.
I think this book might have just convinced me to give a chance to more science fiction books. I absolutely adored this one.
And here is one more of my favourite quotes, which I didn't know where to put: "Why did he ever think more death could pay for a life?"
I 100% believe in fate and love the idea that there is one (or more!) special someone for everyone. And I love reading about it. Red thread of fate isI 100% believe in fate and love the idea that there is one (or more!) special someone for everyone. And I love reading about it. Red thread of fate is one of my all time favourite things in the entire world and my ao3 history would prove that but y'all can see that only over my dead body.
So, I was obviously intrigued by that and I loved (...not really bc it sounds horrible but as a work of fiction it's great!) how being apart from your soulmate makes you unable to sleep. Wait maybe that is why I suffer from insomnia...
The thing is - I just couldn't find it in me to care about the characters? Maybe it's because there are a lot of tropes I don't personally really like; best friend's brother, age gap(-ish, I'm not exactly sure how big the age gap is because it doesn't seem to be that much but at the same time it seems to be a lot?) and love triangle. I also find the brother kinda creepy - anyone else?
No matter what, I am very interested to see how the story goes from this. Thank you NetGalley and Yen Press for the ARC!...more
You know, I like historical fiction. I like some fantasy and some romance on the side too. And I love foxes. The Yearning Fox Lies in Wait has it all.You know, I like historical fiction. I like some fantasy and some romance on the side too. And I love foxes. The Yearning Fox Lies in Wait has it all.
It is a stand-alone manga - which I don't usually really like. I prefer at least a few volumes but because this has all my favourite things I decided to give it a go. I am so glad I did because I loved it!
The year is 1920 and Kiyo Fukasaku is excited when he's admitted into the Imperial University and can't wait to start his new life in the capital... until he gets lost. Luckily, he runs into Ozaki, an eccentric, seemingly well-off man who invites him to stay in his mansion. Turns out Ozaki is a fox spirit who knew Kiyo's grandfather!
It's really sweet and gentle story. It's fast-paced but not too fast. I wouldn't mind reading more about these two... this is why I don't read stand-alone's. Also the grandfather part was a bit off-putting but I can live with it
Thank you NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for the ARC!...more
Do y'all ever look at a title and wonder - why? What was the need for that many words? Because I do. One of mine and my friend's favourite hobbies is Do y'all ever look at a title and wonder - why? What was the need for that many words? Because I do. One of mine and my friend's favourite hobbies is actually going to the bookshop and laughing at the translated titles of mangas. (Though I can't find this book's original title anywhere for some reason??? Is it as insane originally?? I doubt that)
Okay, moving on from the title; this was amazing! When Osuke loses his home, a real estate agent appears out of nowhere, offering him a place to live. Convenient - a bit too convenient. Nevertheless, he takes the offer and finds himself with a new hot blonde roommate and turns out that ghosts are real!
(I do have to note the same thing that is mentioned at the end of a book; ghost isn't exactly the right term but there isn't really a better one to translate yokai which refers more to all kind of supernatural creatures.)
So. Real estate agency for ghosts? Love that. My mom and I actually thought about getting into the industry a few years ago when we were both unemployed. We even had fun slogan and everything. I adored seeing our dream become reality in this story.
I feel like we didn't really learn much about the characters in this one, which I am a bit disappointed about. Though, it just means I am even more excited about the next volume. Overall fun and exciting supernatural story with amazing art!
Thank you NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for the ARC! ...more
This book may have just changed my opinion on short story collections. Usually I get so annoyed when I have finally got into the story and then it jusThis book may have just changed my opinion on short story collections. Usually I get so annoyed when I have finally got into the story and then it just ends. I want to know more than just a few pages. And don't get me wrong, I did want every single one of these stories as full length books of their own. I just did love these little historical queer stories more than I got annoyed when they ended.
Very short review because I already had to return my copy to the library and I have the memory of a goldfish and I cannot make a sentence without the book here.
Some of the stories made me even cry!! In few pages!! They made me cry!! I love fiction <3...more
It is ice hockey season!!! I don't know if y'all know this but I am a hockey girlie. I was born in the ice hockey capital of Finland, it's in my bloodIt is ice hockey season!!! I don't know if y'all know this but I am a hockey girlie. I was born in the ice hockey capital of Finland, it's in my blood, I had no choice in the matter. And yesterday I watched the world champions and witnessed one of the most disappointing games of my life. (My red flag is thinking I could out skate everyone in the men's national ice hockey team.) So, after I watched Finland lose and drop out of the games, I looked for my ice hockey fix from elsewhere; books.
So; to the book. It hit the spot!
I like a bit of fighting on the ice, keeps things interesting. I like it even better when the ice is fictional and thus the possible brain damage is also fictional. Danny might be the biggest and the meanest player on the ice but I would like to wrap him up in a blanket, tuck him in a bed and give him a little kiss on the forehead. And I would like to do the same to Mike as well. Lord, let my boys rest.
It's enemies to lovers!!!! *chef's kiss* I think there is nothing better than enemies to lovers when it comes to romance but especially when it's hockey romance. It just works _so_ well. And Mike and Danny have such a good chemistry in my opinion but they are also funny as hell but they also talk. Eventually. They talk eventually. Their "I hate you!!" to "oh..." to "I love you!!" felt so natural.
The side characters didn't have much time to shine but I did like them. Except for this one character. Because of that I gave a whole star less even though they weren't even that important to the story. The Finnish person. I have to ask but has the author ever met a Finnish person in their life? The character was a walking stereotypic and it made my skin crawl.
Overall, I really enjoyed this and it filled my ice hockey craving.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: alcohol and drug usage and abuse, depression, under-negotiated kink and discussion of a past sexual assault....more
Darius suddenly has it all: boyfriend, internship, spot on the soccer team. Everything he ever wanted! What if he deserves better?
To my surprise, I lDarius suddenly has it all: boyfriend, internship, spot on the soccer team. Everything he ever wanted! What if he deserves better?
To my surprise, I liked this book more than I liked the first book. Though I did miss Iran horribly and I cried for his grandfather like he was my own. I think that hit me especially hard because my grandma received some bad news from a doctor a while back.
I love seeing Darius thrive and be happy. I love him and his relationship with his family. And I love the discussion of mental health. Things can be good and you can still be depressed. Things can get better and you can still be depressed. Depression is not everything you are. With Darius words; "My depression was part of me. Just like being gay was. A part, but not the whole."
And I really needed this book right now. I have almost everything I ever dreamed of right now. And I found myself to not be satisfied with it. But it thought I had no right to think so because I used to dream of being where I am now. Turns out, I deserve better.
I also love Darius' friends and now that we have a sequel... why not make it into a series? I would love to learn more of Darius, his friends and what he does after school. I also would love to know what happens to him and Chip...
Ichiro is an agent with the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Security Bureau and he is ordered to make contact and surveil Shiro, a yakuza hotshot. The missiIchiro is an agent with the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Security Bureau and he is ordered to make contact and surveil Shiro, a yakuza hotshot. The mission takes an unexpected turn when they realize they are both trying to make sense of the disappearance of Rion Nakaba, Ichiro's senior and Shiro's sister.
I loved the Kei x Yaku tv series that is based on this manga and I was so excited to get the English ARC for it! Thank you NetGalley and Kodansha Comics!
It's been a while since I saw the series, it aired in 2022 if I am not mistaken and I did watch it back then. So, in a way I re-fell in love with this series. I love the mystery and police x yakuza member setting but it is also really funny!
I also really love the title, in these years I have learned enough Japanese to understand the geniusness of it! Kei comes from 警察 (I am pretty sure that's the kanji but I also wouldn't bet my life on it) / けいさつ / keisatsu meaning police. And Yaku comes from yakuza. When they are put together you get 契約 / けいやく / keiyaku which means contract.
This is definitely not the kind of vocabulary I learned in class but I low-key want t try reading this in Japanese... But nonetheless, I am very excited to continue this series and how much it differs from the show! ...more
Like what do you mean; "There was something impossible about his beauty. He suited the sunset, as if he was part of the light that James, I love you.
Like what do you mean; "There was something impossible about his beauty. He suited the sunset, as if he was part of the light that was slipping from the world. Will thought, The land would be cold and dark if you were gone. Seeing him now, Will felt lost forever to the knowledge that James was all he had wanted in his past life, and could never possess in this one." ????? I am going to be super normal about this.
If I thought that the first book was okay, this was amazing. I listened all 16 hours of the audiobook in less than 24 hours. It's delicious. Morally gray characters are morally gray and I love them. The slow burn romance is finally starting to catch a fire.
Let's talk about the plot I so desperately was looking for in the first book. It is here, I see it - a bit too well. I am reading other's reviews and surprised that they were surprised by the plot twists. I saw them coming miles away?? I mean... I also do make a great effort to try to guess plot twists because I like being right. Sometimes plot being too easy to guess ruins it for me but not this time. I was so giddy every time I was right. One thing did drive me insane; the characters always learnt useful information too late. It was _shocking_ the first few times but then it got rather boring.
I am going to be completely normal about James St. Clair again. What do you mean?????? "‘I can’t look away.’ James said, ‘I could close my eyes and know you.’ You do know me, he couldn’t say. You were mine in a past we can’t remember." Anyone else who immediately thought of Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and “I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world.” I am normal about this. So normal.
There were a bit too many POVs in my opinion and some of them completely unnecessary and brought absolutely nothing to the story in my humble opinion. And again, in my humble opinion, there were characters who deserved a lot more parts told through their POV *cough* James *cough*.
Like I said in my review of the first book; Will is like a piece of plain toast. Good but gets boring on its own after a while. But now we have butter! I have a feeling we will get some cheese in the next book!
Also; "You think the war was the hard part? The war was nothing." I hope Will goes full Dark King in the next book. I think I deserve an evil little man as a treat. Especially because I have to wait for the next book - this is why I normally never read ongoing series....
I am so normal about James. Lord, I need at least four business days to recover from that ending.
Ok, I will stop rambling now. This was amazing - hoping the next book will be a five star!
TRIGGER WARNINGS: death, murder, child abuse, confinement, violence and some blood etc. - very mild in my opinion !...more
So. Simon is probably the worst villain name I have ever come across.
Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. He is told to fighSo. Simon is probably the worst villain name I have ever come across.
Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. He is told to fight beside the Stewards against the dark. Sounds fun, sign me up!
"Ancient world is gone and forgotten" yeah yeah I get that, what about the plot? - me for the first 50% of this book. I really do not have the patience for this much world building, I need it to happen alongside the plot or I start jumping on the walls. I did get plot - eventually! And I have yet to decide how I feel about it! What C.S. Pacat did with the Stewards was very brave but it is not the path I would have chosen. Which is probably why I didn't write this book. I also saw the plot twist at the end coming a long time before it happened. Lady of the Light? Dark King? Will? That's all I am going to say.
Another thing, I also do not like is slow burn - because you guessed it! - I don't have the patience for it. But enemies to lovers? I don't think there is anything better than that. And if there is one thing I would trust my life with, it's C.S Pacat's ability to write good enemies to lovers. The tension was through the roof.
James, my beloved, I will protect him at all cost. What about the war crimes, you may ask? And I would like to ask if you have considered the fact that he is my little meow meow. Another silly little blonde sad boy to my collection of silly little blonde sad boys.
...Will on the other hand had the personality of plain toast. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, quite the opposite, actually. It just does get a bit boring after a while. I have already started the second book as I type this and it does get a bit better, there is now some butter on the toast as well.
Violet though, my girl, she was done so dirty. She felt more like a side character, even though the story was told as much through her POV as it was told through Will's. She had absolutely no character development and flavour, despite being one of the most interesting characters in the whole book. I want to tuck her in a bed, give her a kiss on the forehead and read her a bedtime story. I feel like she deserves that.
I am waiting for my bravest person ever medal for not giving up on this book despite being bored out of my mind in the beginning. The last 30% or so nearly made it all worth it. But I also feel like this book thought I am stupid because it kept explaining things in such great details even though I got it the first time. Was that just me?
I also listened to the audiobook in basically two sittings. I sewed myself such a pretty skirt. So my experience was basically; the ancient world is no more, magic, Will this and that, the ancient world is no more, *sewing machine noises*, James-, *sewing machine noises*, WAIT JAMES WHAT *skips back*
Anyways to sum it up; I had a great time. And I get it, the ancient world is no more, I feel like we could have toned that down a bit. James <3333
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Violence, death, murder, kidnapping, blood and some gore, branding (If you have read Captive Prince, this is rather light compared to that in my opinion!)...more
"A date, huh?" "It's more like an appointment." — had me screaming. I love these boys so much and I love the series.
And I like, I knew what I got mys"A date, huh?" "It's more like an appointment." — had me screaming. I love these boys so much and I love the series.
And I like, I knew what I got myself into when I started reading this - it is C.S. Pacat after all - but I will turn grey long before we get a kiss....more
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
Even though I am Finnish, I don't read a lot of Finnish literature because I have always had this idea that Finnish literatur...what did I just read?
Even though I am Finnish, I don't read a lot of Finnish literature because I have always had this idea that Finnish literature is extremely weird. These books I have had to read for school have not been helping at all because either people have just managed to choose the most random books ever or Finnish literature is actually generally just really weird. So, I will ask again; what did I just read?
Mikael is a young gay photographer who finds a small man-like creature, a troll, from the tales. He brings the troll home. And everything goes wrong.
Okay, so, this book is told from multiple different perspectives and I honesty couldn't care less about any of them. I kept mixing up the people because I did not care about them. I am unsure how some of these people were relevant to the story because none of them get a real ending? The story just ended and I was like?? okay so what happened to them all?? We may never know and I honestly don't care.
I know this book is supposed to be disturbing in a way. But uhhh I kinda want to throw up. The book's name comes from a children's song. The troll is described as a child-like creature. And the man as parental figure of kind? The direction that their relationship takes is just... please I don't want to even think about it.
I know, this is not a children's book. But of course, I associate it with the children's song and I am disturbed. I am not sure if it is in the way the writer expected.
I just want to forget the existence of this book but sadly I will have to discuss it in class on Thursday. I honestly don't know how I am supposed to do that as I absolutely hated this one. I mean I did hate the previous ones I had to read for class too but this is just next level. One star feels like too much.
....okay it wasn't as bad as Tamara was if my classmates are reading this ...more
Pre-reading thoughts: just found out there is a graphic novel about me: I am in fact a princess and grilled cheese sandwich is my safe food!
Post-readiPre-reading thoughts: just found out there is a graphic novel about me: I am in fact a princess and grilled cheese sandwich is my safe food!
Post-reading thoughts: I LOVE THIS!!!!!!! I am going to be so normal about this book, like the normalest anyone has ever normaled. So normal.
Lady Camembert wants to live of her own without a husband but the law doesn't allow her to inherit without a husband. So, obviously she disguises herself as a man and becomes the Count Camembert. She meets Princess Brie, eats a lot of grilled cheese sandwiches and falls in love.
It's amazing!
The art is so beautiful and colourful and the story is so funny and good that it made me giddy. I devoured this book on such a speed that I nearly forgot to eat my grilled cheese sandwich. I love grilled cheese sandwiches and they are the only thing I have been able to eat the past.... few weeks? I love cheese. You know, I have been vegetarian for eight years now, I am pretty sure. The only reason I am not 100% vegan is that I cannot give up cheese.
Besides cheese, another great love of mine is FASHION! Oh, this is just stunning! My little fingers are itching to start sewing but I don't have beautiful enough fabric to make a princess dress.
Lord, this book is everything I could have ever dreamed of and even better. It's a princess story with grilled cheese sandwich! And it's queer!
I am currently using every ounce of will power I have to stop myself from grabbing scissors and cut myself Princess Brie's bob haircut. That's how much this book changed my life. I love my long hair and I usually cry when I have to get a trim.
Deya Muniz, I love you. You have changed my life. I hope your pillow is always cool on both sides. I am going to be SO normal about this book. SO normal. *Narrator; Suvi was in fact not normal about this book*...more
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