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13/12/2023

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09/12/2023

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Assia Ahbiss, Zara Ben, Shaymae Elg, Loli Amjad, Mayar Mayar

03/06/2022

Even after sitting with this story for a bit, I'm still not sure what to make of this book. I fell in love with Schwab's writing after reading The Invisible Life of Addie Larue and Vicious, and I was so excited to read her latest work, partly because I usually love Gothic ghost stories with mysterious houses and ghouls in the corner of your eye. This book is a unique take on that classic trope and was just as lyrically written as every other book I've read by her. She has a way of turning everything poetic, and I loved how she gave Olivia a voice even though she was mute. However while Schwab's writing can often feel a bit slow - she writes stories to be savored, not devoured - this book was especially so. I don't necessarily mind slow if the plot is driving forward, but I felt like nothing really happened in this book until we were almost 60% of the way through. Even then, there were things I wanted more of - I wanted more of the mother's story, more of the shadow house, more of the generations of guardians. I felt like we only scratched the surface. Perhaps she's setting us up for a sequel, as the ending wasn't wholly satisfying

17/05/2022

I never thought I’d sympathise with someone who killed six members of their family quite to this extent. But this book awoke some gruesome and unimaginable instincts in me.

It follows prison inmate Grace Bernard, who is writing a confidential confession for lack of something else to do while waiting to be appealed for a crime she was wrongfully convicted of.

Early on in the book, Grace declares unfazed that she has killed six members of her family, yet she is in prison for a murder she didn’t commit. Then, she proceeds to write about all her murders, her motives and goes into exhaustive detail about how she carried them out.

The way the book is written makes it clear from the start that our protagonist may also be the villain. After all, how else would you call a cold-blooded serial murderer who feels no remorse and acts like a hunter finding amusement in the prey’s suffering?

But Grace Bernard isn’t your usual serial killer. Her motive is, on the surface, revenge, although she has never interacted with her victims prior to killing them.

25/03/2022

Witches. Devious wife. Devilish husband. Death all around. Ghosts. Superstitious behavior. All great plot points. Amazing characters to work with. Fun and lyrical language. Can't say enough good things about it. But to flip the coin for a minute... was it too much all in one story? What are we supposed to learn from it? Who was this really about? Many open-ended questions I'd love to ask Mr. Shakespeare.

If you've never read it... it's necessary reading for classic / historical literature. If you've read it and didn't like it, why? I'd love to know.

For me, it hit the mystery sweet spot in a few ways, even though it wasn't quite a story about "who's the killer." It was more a thriller... "who else is gonna die?"

⭐⭐⭐⭐

01/03/2022

It's about Edwina, a Chinese Malaysian female immigrant software engineer, working as a QA analyst in a start-up that turns out to be a toxic environment for women. And that's what kept me hooked while reading this story (as a QA analyst myself). However, the plot was about the protagonist searching for her husband, Marlin, after his mysterious, uncharacteristic disappearance. We learn about Edwina's childhood: her mother's scathing criticisms and judgments, including stories of Edwina's "evil acts" in past lives to explain the present and her dismissal at work.

"In that supposed past life of mine, I possessed great beauty but acted rashly and dishonorably. As punishment, I am doomed in my present life to be homely. For most of my life, my mother has urged me to not “eat like a pig,” later amended to be “like an American” after I escaped to New York. She herself was svelte and youthful, and she relished nothing more than to be mistaken for my sister."

For most of the book, I didn't know how the title fit into this story, but once I got to the part where it is explained, I think it was a very fitting and unique title. Overall, this is a very sad book about losing someone you love, but them physically still being present and navigating a world where you don't feel you belong. Based on the synopsis, I expected this to be a mystery/thriller book but it's not. It's a deeply emotional journey as Edwina looks back on her relationship with Marlin and where things changed/went wrong.

Themes: Immigration, Sexism, Family, Asian American interest, Race.

03/01/2022

Mistery, creepy woods, sapphic, magic and a slice of fantasy this combo made me give to this book ⭐⭐⭐⭐. 5️⃣

The Magic did not disappoint me. I loved every chapter that featured the woods, the river and its magic that somehow turns and creates monsters. And speaking of twists, I didn't see that one coming. I thought it was great but I don't want to give away any spoilers so I'm not going to say anything other than READ IT.

I loved how Della's witch skills worked with the hidden, underground root, seed and fungal webs system. This fascinates me, so I absorbed every bit of these chapters that I could.

I also loved the call to action to amplify the voices of the lost girls. I got teary-eyed when the victims of s*x trade, especially those from marginalized communities** were mentioned in the story. Simultaneously, Natasha's rage kept me from reading her chapters, but by the end, I loved how she learned to tone it down for good.

**: those excluded from mainstream social, economic, educational, and/or cultural life. Examples of marginalized populations include, but are not limited to, groups excluded due to race, gender identity, s*xual orientation, age, physical ability, language, and/or immigration status.

Synopsis:
"When Natasha’s sister disappears, Natasha desperately turns to Della, a local girl rumored to be a witch, in the hopes that magic will bring her sister home.

But Della has her own secrets to hide. She thinks the beast who’s responsible for the disappearances is her own mother—who was turned into a terrible monster by magic gone wrong."

19/11/2021

What is the book that you are so excited to read before the end of the year?

08/11/2021

What would you be willing to trade for freedom? And imagine that freedom wasn’t exactly what you were expecting?

“Do you know how to live three hundred years?” she says. And when he asks how, she smiles. “The same way you live one. A second at a time.”

You get a cleverly well-written and satisfying read, where the determined, feisty heroine grows into her own woman and ultimately beats the devil at his own game. Expect a heartrending love story but not a romance.

The book is narrated in third person, tells the story of Adeline "Addie" LaRue the dreamer who wants a life outside the prospect of being a wife that will take care of her husband and bear him children in her small community in France. Addie would always discourage suitors and found creative ways to make these men look the other way. Until one day, Addie couldn't escape the inevitable. She was to marry a widower upon her parent's arrangement. And on that wedding day - it became the day she traded her humanity for forever. What happens next is a series of lives that Addie had to live through - some days were full of wonder and amazement on the beauty of the world, while other days were crushing enough to make her want to give up.

This book will remain in my top five.

24/08/2021

It's been months since I last updated my reading journal, I won't lie to you Sarah J. Maas writing style made me miss journaling AAAAND I think it's time.
What about you guys do you own reading journals?

09/08/2021

Caribbean, Witches, powerful women...this sound fantastic.

Ira is the missing Empress to the Xaymaca Empire. After both of her parents were murdered she was hidden and put into a prison until she would be able to be conscripted to work for the doyenne who overthrew her parents. Jazmyne is the daughter of the doyenne and after the doyenne allowed her sister Madisyn to die she is fighting to get her removed from office or killed. Ira and Jazmyne become unlikely allies as they are both fighting for the same thing, peace and to see the doyenne fall.

This book was something else. I read a lot of fantasy books so I thought I knew where this book was going but I was wrong. There were a million lies and betrayals throughout this book that I never knew who to trust or which side I was with. Talk about a whirlwind read.

It was a slow-moving story in the beginning and it took some effort to stay engaged, but I was determined to finish it. Things picked up toward the end, lots of excitement and things happening and then it just ends...whomp whomp...not happy about that.

I hope the sequel makes things a bit clearer so I can find out what happened to Ira and Jazmyne

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