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The Ballad of Dinah Caldwell
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bookshelves: diverse, mystery-thriller-horror-etc, ya, from-publisher-author, arc, lgbt-plus, dystopian, 2-and-a-half-stars, unpopular-opinion, eh, reviewed
Dec 05, 2021
bookshelves: diverse, mystery-thriller-horror-etc, ya, from-publisher-author, arc, lgbt-plus, dystopian, 2-and-a-half-stars, unpopular-opinion, eh, reviewed
reading this felt like settling into eat a big ol' brownie and then discovering it has, like, a bunch of zucchini in it, like one of those mommy blogger recipes.
so a mildly unpleasant surprise, but still a brownie.
i signed up for a capitalist revenge arc, but by page count this was more a poly romance? the best thing i can compare it to is if katniss dated both gale AND peeta, and also wasn't spending all that much time on the hunger games part.
it was just odd, pacing-wise - the actual climax happened in the last 25 pages, and this is a pretty long book!!!
and i LIKED the hunger games parts of the hunger games!!
bottom line: teen violence over teen romance any day.
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reading an ARC a million years after the release date again. what can i say, i live my life on the edge
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tbr review
an "#ownvoices near-future revenge thriller that tackles capitalism, queerness, and revolution"??? say less
(thanks to the publisher for the ARC)
so a mildly unpleasant surprise, but still a brownie.
i signed up for a capitalist revenge arc, but by page count this was more a poly romance? the best thing i can compare it to is if katniss dated both gale AND peeta, and also wasn't spending all that much time on the hunger games part.
it was just odd, pacing-wise - the actual climax happened in the last 25 pages, and this is a pretty long book!!!
and i LIKED the hunger games parts of the hunger games!!
bottom line: teen violence over teen romance any day.
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currently-reading updates
reading an ARC a million years after the release date again. what can i say, i live my life on the edge
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tbr review
an "#ownvoices near-future revenge thriller that tackles capitalism, queerness, and revolution"??? say less
(thanks to the publisher for the ARC)
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Sep 09, 2022 10:37AM
What a great review! Also, I'll probably read it, even with the zucchini!
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Ashly wrote: "What a great review! Also, I'll probably read it, even with the zucchini!"thank you!! enjoy the bonus veggies!
Zucchini is awesome! It sounds like you've been presented with the veg in the wrong vehicle thou, if someone put zucchini in my brownies we wouldn't be friends anymore. However, you should try zucchini bread. Omg it's delicious and one of my favorite desserts 😍😍😍
Hi Emma love your reviews please please please please please please please please PLEASE please be friends with me 🥺🥺🥺🥺🙏
Jennifer wrote: "Zucchini is awesome! It sounds like you've been presented with the veg in the wrong vehicle thou, if someone put zucchini in my brownies we wouldn't be friends anymore. However, you should try zucc..."this is amazing intel thank you
Isabel wrote: "Hi Emma love your reviews please please please please please please please please PLEASE please be friends with me 🥺🥺🥺🥺🙏"thank you omg!!! i don't have any spots at the minute but when i do i am so down!
