I read this in it’s first draft form and it was already such a vivid world with incredible characters and complex themes…can’t wait to see how it has I read this in it’s first draft form and it was already such a vivid world with incredible characters and complex themes…can’t wait to see how it has evolved since!!!
5/5 almost threw my phone across the room several times, including almost off MoMA’s second floor atrium (true story). ...more
I beta-d this before the author was agented, and am aware there have been revisions since. With that in mind…
I AM SO EXCITED THAT THIS HAS BEEN PICKEI beta-d this before the author was agented, and am aware there have been revisions since. With that in mind…
I AM SO EXCITED THAT THIS HAS BEEN PICKED UP. With themes of classism and the things one will do to survive, with the complex world that is SO UNIQUE AND UNSEEN in both Adult and YA Fantasy spaces, this is a must read.
Merged review:
I beta-d this before the author was agented, and am aware there have been revisions since. With that in mind…
I AM SO EXCITED THAT THIS HAS BEEN PICKED UP. With themes of classism and the things one will do to survive, with the complex world that is SO UNIQUE AND UNSEEN in both Adult and YA Fantasy spaces, this is a must read....more
I beta-d this before the author was agented. So I’m aware that there have been revisions with their agent and their editor. However…
THAT VERSION WAS I beta-d this before the author was agented. So I’m aware that there have been revisions with their agent and their editor. However…
THAT VERSION WAS ALREADY SO GOOD AND HAD ME BY THE THROAT. LUNURIN IS SO UNHINGED IN THE BEST WAY AND I WOULD SO ANYTHING—ANYTHING—FOR HER. AND DO NOT GEG ME STARTED ON ALON. OR THE THEMES AND THE NARRATIVE (avoiding spoliers here).
This is a book of my dreams. It deals with colonialism and the visceral ways it impacts us and our relationships and our beliefs.
I can’t wait to see how it got EVEN BETTER and for everyone, especially Filipinos, to see a narrative that is so teleserye coded. ...more
Full disclosure: i read two versions (pre-edited and the ARC version)
Read if you want:
- DRAGONS - sapphics - sisterhood - the consequences of one’s Full disclosure: i read two versions (pre-edited and the ARC version)
Read if you want:
- DRAGONS - sapphics - sisterhood - the consequences of one’s actions. Specifically, it is the AFTER of a HEA that we see often in YA. - critique of colonialism and imperialism - characters with a richness and depth that made me believe in YA again ...more
I’m so glad I know Melissa in real life because when I tell you I was SCREAMING in her dms.
If ASOSAG is the light hearted first movie, the sequel takI’m so glad I know Melissa in real life because when I tell you I was SCREAMING in her dms.
If ASOSAG is the light hearted first movie, the sequel takes the events of book one, layers in unforeseen consequences, and takes on another adventure with dire stakes.
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