I absolutely loved absolutely everything about this book!! It’s an absolutely charming story and very heartwarming and heartfelt and wonderful! I haveI absolutely loved absolutely everything about this book!! It’s an absolutely charming story and very heartwarming and heartfelt and wonderful! I have so many favorite characters and I love the found family aspect and the romance between Viv and Tandri. When I try to describe this book to people and I mentioned that it is about a female orc and a female succubus and then I mentioned how warm and cozy it made me feel they found it weird but I think that if people read the book they will experience the same feeling too! I love how creative all the characters are and this is definitely a coffee shop that I want to hang out in! I love how artistic and creative Tandri was in designing their signs for the shop and the rich and descriptive language she used to describe the items on the menu and I really wanted to try all of Thimble's pastries! This book also almost brought tears to my eyes so definitely have a box of tissues nearby! I hope more people discover this amazing book!...more
**spoiler alert** I really loved everything about this book! I was very interested in finding out more about the Spanish American War and the history **spoiler alert** I really loved everything about this book! I was very interested in finding out more about the Spanish American War and the history of Cuba’s independence. I had no idea about the tragic history of the reconcentration camps and the infamous women’s prison from which Evangelina Cisneros escaped from and how she was compared in this book to Helen of Troy. I enjoyed reading about the war between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst since I have a journalism minor and I have fond memories about learning about them in my journalism classes. This is the reason why I relate to Grace Harrington so much and like her I similarly had an article of mine rewritten until I didn’t recognize my writing in it. I love her relationship with Rafael! I also love the Perez family that Cleeton has created and I love finding out more about this fascinating family....more
I really enjoyed most parts of this book even though the plot is so tragic. Two things that I disliked about the book is it's treatment of disabled peI really enjoyed most parts of this book even though the plot is so tragic. Two things that I disliked about the book is it's treatment of disabled people and it's treatment of octopi because they are one of my favorite types of animals. I enjoyed the friendship between Young-sook and Mi-ja and the many stages that their relationship went through from happiness to tragedy to hope at the end of the book. The book focuses on women only groups of divers in Korea so I definitely enjoyed learning more about them and learning how Young-sook started as a baby-diver and went on to become the chief of the group. I thought it was interesting to learn more about the history of Korea and the horrible roles that Japan and America played in it. Overall, the book was tragic and yet I still somewhat enjoyed reading it. If you decide to read it please be aware of the trigger warnings that are associated with this book and make sure you have Kleenex on hand....more
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