Emi

1.75/5 stars “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?” It's a tragic thing, really, to hate a book you were so much anticipating. Especially by an author you love so much. Yet, here I am, typing up my feelings for this book that may-or-may-not deserve two stars. I wanted to love this book. Especially after [a:Marissa Meyer 4684322 Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1357318852p2/4684322.jpg] gave us the gift that is [b:Winter 13206900 Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1470057036s/13206900.jpg 18390887], aka one of the best pieces of writing I have personally ever read. I went into this book expecting to devour it, shower it with praises, and give it five stars without even blinking an eye. I mean it's Alice in Wonderland (who doesn't love Alice?) and it's [a:Marissa Meyer 4684322 Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1357318852p2/4684322.jpg] and it was given one of the most gorgeous covers I've ever laid eyes on. Perhaps my feelings towards this book was entirely my fault, I hyped it up so much in my brain that is was simply impossible to meet my expectations. Now, I just want to make it clear that even though I have negative feelings towards this book, I can totally understand why so many people love it. Heartless just isn't for me. It may be for you though. It may become your favorite book of all time. So you probably just want to ignore my entire review and create an opinion of your own. This book was going so good at first. I loved the beginning, and how the book jumped into the plot so quickly. When the love interest, Jest, was introduced, he came in with a bang and I instantly loved him (however, I eventually fell out of love...) Mary Ann seemed so sweet, I quickly took a liking to her, maybe too quickly. Even the Cheshire Cat seemed so on point to the original version of the story, that I was certain that other characters would be too. (Spoiler alert: they weren't.) The first 100 or so pages of this book was so good, and I was just so excited to be back into Marissa's imagination that I was trying my hardest to ignore all the things that I wasn't liking. But eventually came the point where I put the book down and had no desire to ever pick it up again. The first thing that didn't work for me is probably the most unpopular opinion of them all: the food. I'm probably that only person, ever, who doesn't like food. Food and I just don't get along. So the constant descriptions of what Cath bakes got old very quickly. It was as if every chapter was like, “Cath made this” or “Cath wanted to bake that” And I was just wanted it to stop. The overly described food was straight out of a cheesy fanfiction and added absolutely nothing to the plot. Then the writing. The writing was the second thing to annoy me. I understand that this is an Alice retelling, so quirky writing is practically a must, but (with no hatred to you, Marissa, as I still love your previous works with all my heart) it felt as if it was trying way too hard. The writing didn't flow smoothly like a published novel should have, but instead was as choppy as a kitchen knife. It felt like the entire manuscript should have been revised two or three more times. Then, when you didn't think it could get any worse, random [a:Lewis Carroll 8164 Lewis Carroll https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1192735053p2/8164.jpg] or [a:Edgar Allan Poe 4624490 Edgar Allan Poe https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1454522972p2/4624490.jpg] quotes would be thrown in at the most inconvenient times. It didn't work. Also, the entire book was so dragged out. This book might have been the greatest test of my perseverance yet. While attempting to read the middle 300 pages, I felt like my eyes were going to fall out of my face and onto the page, the proceed roll away somewhere where they would never have to read anymore. It was pretty much Cath leading the King on, hanging out with Jest when she wasn't suppose to, and complaining that she might not be able to open up a bakery. So let's talk about protagonist Cath. Just, what a bitch. She may seem all nice and innocent, but she's almost as bad as Regina George. I don't remember the last time I hated a main character as much as I hate her. It's gonna be easier if I just list out why. 1. She's so spoiled. Just a classic case of a rich girl who has been given everything she has ever wanted her entire life, but when she doesn't get that one thing, it's the end of the world. And she doesn't even try to get that one thing. She asked her parents, they said no, and she practically just gave up. Oh she did enter that competition to get money, but there was a giant hurdle in the road and she just gave up. 2. She was so rude. The King did absolutely nothing wrong. He was a nice guy who showered Cath with compliments and wanted to make her happy. Except, we were expected to hate him because he wasn't Jest. Cath barely gave him a second glance. Which I understand, like he's not your type and you rather not be with him. I get that. But she doesn't tell him that! Instead of explaining nicely to him that she doesn't reciprocate his feelings, she leads him on. All she had to do was be honest to the king, “I appreciate all that you are doing for me, but I really don't feel the same way about you. I'm so sorry.”Instead, what she say is (well, a summary, as I'm too lazy to scan the book for the exact wording), “Oh, don't propose to me. How about we enter a courtship I have no desire to be in, in which you lust over me even more, and eventually I'm gonna turn you down and break your heart.” 3. Instalove. She literally fell in love with Jest in just a few days, and yet she barely knew anything about him. Yes, he is kinda funny and attractive, so you must be soulmates. 4. The word “no” was not in her vocabulary. This entire plot wouldn't have existed if she just told someone, anyone, no.Jest literally called her brave and I was just like: What??? Boy, you need to redefine your definition of brave??? 5. She also never realized that she could have this AND that One of the didn't want to marry the King because she wouldn't be able to bake anymore? Where is your logic Cath? Becoming a wife doesn't take away your ability to bake. Of course you will be able to cook all that food you overly-described throughout the entire book. Probably in a bigger kitchen too! Maybe you won't be able to run a bakery, but you could totally get away with a catering business or something. I don't want to talk about Cath anymore. I am done with her. Okay, something else about this book. It didn't feel like Wonderland. There was no whimsical feelings about the world or nostalgic memories about Carroll's original work. I'm not an Alice superfan, but I've read and seen many adaptations of Wonderland that made me feel as if I was in Wonderland. This one did not. Also, there was literally a part where they mentioned Alice and I was left so confused? I thought this was a prequel? So for like the eternity of this book, I was annoyed with the title. I like titles that actually deal with themes of the book or events that take place within the book. What I don't like with titles are adjectives that have nothing to do with the book. For example, this title. Actually, let me rephrase that. This title has absolutely nothing to do with anything in the book, and is actually quite misleading, up until the last two chapters, in which the title becomes a major spoiler. I am so proud that I actually finished this book, to be honest. I hate DNF books, and this one came so close so many times. But I finished it, and can add one more read to my challenge, and now focus on books that are worth my time and effort.

Ahhh disappointment, my old friend, it's nice to see you. It's been awhile.

For a more detailed and better explanation about how problematic this book is, feel free to read this review


Warning: I get incredibly personal in this review and I apologize in advance for it. I'm not usually this personal. I do talking about some stuff that I'm not usually open to sharing. Because's it hard for me to share as many people struggle to comprehend the way my brain works. Now, I'm used to people judging and not understanding, and you are free to do just that, but don't waste your time leaving negative comments. They will just be deleted. If there is something you want me to clarify or want to try to understand clearly, that's fine. I don't expect you to fully understand my thought process. Just don't be an asshole.

I have no idea what fruit tastes like.

I've never actually been told if I have had fruit when I was still a toddler. I must have since it's one of those food groups that parents like to force upon their child at a young age, but I don't have any memories of me eating an apple or a pear or a pineapple or whatever. If I was to try to eat one today, if I was even able to bring it up to my mouth, I would probably have an anxiety attack and spend the rest of the day crying in my room. Instead, I eat a small cluster of about 6 or 7 different types of food. Whenever I am asked what I do eat, I usually reply with, “chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, cheese pizza, and most white bread products” because that's is a huge portion of my everyday meals.

That's just my life. I hate food. I don't try new foods. I can't eat in front of strangers. I can't cook in front of strangers. Eating is often a chore for me.

When I was around three or four, something happened, I'm not sure what exactly, that created an extremely negative association with trying new foods. My first memory of knowing that something is different with my eating habits happened when I was around four years old. It happened when I was at preschool, during Dr. Seuess day when lunch that day was green eggs and ham. I liked eggs, I liked ham, but the second I saw they were green I remember hysterically crying and shaking, refusing to eat.

For the most part, as long as I'm not put in a situation where I have to eat in front of strangers and I avoid talking about food at all costs, it doesn't control much of my life. People who know me and love me know about my eating habits and accept them for what they are. I've been like this for around fifteen years now, so I don't think much about. It's become part of who I am, just as much as I have brown hair and two siblings.

I was always labeled a “picky eater” (a term I utterly hate with all my soul), but I would always wonder if it was something more. I had a cousin labeled a “picky eater” too, but she seemed to just prefer to eat what she really liked. She was able to try things at restaurants, while I wasn't able to. Now, I'm not saying my eating habits are worse than hers or anything. I don't know what is going on in her mind and I will never know. She could be having an internal struggle inside her mind like I am. She might just be better at hiding her emotions than I am. But I would watch her try something without showing anxiety like I would, and it would make me feel degraded almost. If we were both picky eaters, then why wasn't I able to eat something new without feeling like my insides were going to explode right out of me.

I didn't think about it being an eating disorder until it was brought to my attention a few years back. I figured it might be a mental disorder, for why else couldn't I bring myself to eat like a normal human? But it is, technically, an eating disorder. It's called Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, or ARFID. It's a newly diagnosed disorder that usually begins at an incredibly young age. ARFID, while often called picky eating, is more than that.

As a reader, I never thought I would see such a topic portrayed in a YA novel. ARFID is a normal part of my life, I never thought of it as being anything special, as my life is incredibly mundane. So back in December, when I discovered that Sad Perfect was being published, which told the story of a 16-year-old girl with ARFID, I was absolutely shocked. I was worried about this aspect of my life would be portrayed inaccurately. I portrayed my worries in a (pre)review, and I was fortunate enough to have the author, Stephanie Elliott, reach out to me. We communicated back and forth through email for a few days, where I was able to learn that the book was inspired by her own daughter's experience with ARFID. Stephanie Elliott is a very sweet person, and no way does this review reflect my opinion of her at all.

I had higher expectations for Sad Perfect then I probably should have had, and I was disappointed in many different ways.

There are many parts of the book where I felt like my own thoughts about food were accurately portrayed. Thoughts that I have never been able to describe myself, and that I actually appreciated.

“You couldn't explain to Alex why being at social events with food made you anxious. How you couldn't really eat much of anything, and how thinking about food made you sick sometimes, and how even, if you were in the wrong frame of mind, watching other people eat a hamburger could make your own stomach churn.

You hate the girls your own age, except for Jae. They're mostly high-pitched girls who only care about how many Instagram likes they have or how many Twitter retweets they get and you wonder what makes them so popular. Most days you wonder what it would be like if the universe were different.

Sigh

But Jae, Jae means the world to you. She's nothing like the girls at school who live and breathe by how many likes they get on Instagram.

“You kneel on your bed and and emit a little girlie squeal and then want to shove it back into your mouth, because you sound like one of those stupid girls. You don't want to be a stupid girl.”

At Majestic Mini-Golf, Ben pays for the eighteen-hole course, then grabs two putters. He chooses an orange ball and you choose a green one. “I thought you would have picked a pink or yellow ball,” he says. “Why?” you ask.“I don't know. Maybe that's what I expect girls to do, pick girlie colors, but you're different. I should have known better. That you'd pick the unexpected color.” “Well, green is my favorite color, so I wanted the green one,” you say. “Aren't you feisty tonight,” Ben says, laughing.

“Oh! Get this! Ben said he'll watch The Fault in Our Stars with me sometime.” “The Fault in Our Stars, really?” Jae asks. “He says he wants to see it.” “What guy wants to watch Fault in Our Stars?” Jae says. “I know,” you say. “Wow.”

“Favorite flower?” “Definitely white carnations.” “Not red roses?” “So cliché.”

As you wait, you busy yourself checking out the latest from the infamous Instagrammers. Yep, they're still there, posting selfies in sports bras and Nike workout shorts, looking slutty as usual. You wonder if their moms have any clue about the pictures they post and the comments they get.

The staffer has a name tag that says DAMIAN and you can't help but think of some devil-worship guy because of his name.

“He's the only one who seems to keep the monster at a lull.”

“What kind of sandwich is that?” you ask him. “It's turkey with cheese.” “I wonder what would happen if I took a bite.”He lifts his eyebrows. “I thought you were a vegetarian?” “Self-imposed,” you say. You both laugh. He hands you the sandwich and you look at it, and then take a bite. It's a small bite, mostly bread, but there's definitely some turkey and cheese in your mouth.You chew. You consider. You try very hard not to think about what's in your mouth because if your brain and your mouth work too hard together then you know you'll gag. You swallow quickly. It tastes like ... it tastes like nothing.

You are certain that the monster didn't really exist. He was everything around you, surrounding you. He was anxiety. He was depression. He was your brother. He was your parents when they were aggravating you. He was how you felt when you were hungry, or angry, or sad. He was the food that was keeping you from living your lfie this whole time. You unconsciously created the monster, someone else to blame, because you didn't want to take on the responsibilities of fixing what was broken.The monster was never real.“I'm ready,” you tell Shayna. “I'm going to take the responsibility to get well, and not blame something else for my problems.”Of course, you'll need Shayna's help, and with time, patience, and determination, you'll succeed. You're sure of it...

Sad Perfect

Honestly, I'm hate these books and don't understand how these people are all so horny and only think with their genitals and not their head. It's not that hard to keep everything in your pants.

Do they even do any university homework? All signs point to no. but also like same. I should be doing homework right now.

But will I be reading books #4 & #5? Yes. Yes I will.

WHAT A YEAR!Already am I in disbelief that it is currently December. Though 2016 was a crappy year for the world, it was a great year for me. 2016 was the year of Hamilton. And life changes. And many, many great books. It was the year I got to meet [a:Victoria Schwab 3099544 Victoria Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1336685438p2/3099544.jpg] which was the best thing to happen to me the past twelve months! I got to tell her how mad I was at her for the ending of [b:A Gathering of Shadows 20764879 A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) V.E. Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429627728s/20764879.jpg 43242915]. I also lied to her and told her I already had [b:A Conjuring of Light 29939230 A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) V.E. Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464017758s/29939230.jpg 44752519] on pre-order. (I have in on pre-order now though). And I got my giant stack of books signed. As of 12.22.2016, I have read 98 books this year. And only about five of those 97 books did I give a rating less that 3 stars too. There were so little disappointing reads. My average rating reflected this, being a 4.0. I like making detailed lists, putting things in order. Narrowing down my favorite books this year was hard, so instead of making a top ten, I made a top sixteen. 1. [b:The Serpent King 22752127 The Serpent King Jeff Zentner https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435673762s/22752127.jpg 42298618]2. [b:A Gathering of Shadows 20764879 A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) V.E. Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429627728s/20764879.jpg 43242915]3. [b:Winter 13206900 Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1470057036s/13206900.jpg 18390887] (& [b:Scarlet 13206760 Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1470056982s/13206760.jpg 18390691] & [b:Cress 13206828 Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1470057005s/13206828.jpg 18390772] & [b:Stars Above 25689074 Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles, #4.5) Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472473049s/25689074.jpg 45517469])4. [b:Illuminae 23395680 Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) Amie Kaufman https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443433956s/23395680.jpg 26653661] & [b:Gemina 29236299 Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) Amie Kaufman https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480097137s/29236299.jpg 44560442]5. [b:Six of Crows 23437156 Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Leigh Bardugo https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1459349344s/23437156.jpg 42077459]6. [b:A Torch Against the Night 25558608 A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) Sabaa Tahir https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463675717s/25558608.jpg 45355236]7. [b:The Hidden Oracle 26252859 The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1) Rick Riordan https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1449765273s/26252859.jpg 46249638]8. [b:A Court of Mist and Fury 17927395 A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) Sarah J. Maas https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1452783825s/17927395.jpg 25126749]9. [b:The Wrath & the Dawn 18798983 The Wrath & the Dawn (The Wrath & the Dawn, #1) Renee Ahdieh https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417956963s/18798983.jpg 26724902] & [b:The Rose & the Dagger 23308084 The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath & the Dawn, #2) Renee Ahdieh https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443797156s/23308084.jpg 42862750]10. [b:This Savage Song 23299512 This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1) Victoria Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1445529989s/23299512.jpg 42855493]11. [b:Empire of Storms 28260587 Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) Sarah J. Maas https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463107108s/28260587.jpg 25272004]12. [b:And I Darken 27190613 And I Darken (The Conquerer's Saga, #1) Kiersten White https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1449153532s/27190613.jpg 41682914]13. [b:Stand-Off 20662291 Stand-Off (Winger, #2) Andrew Smith https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1418086373s/20662291.jpg 39961074]14. [b:Firefight 15704459 Firefight (Reckoners, #2) Brandon Sanderson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1413220816s/15704459.jpg 21979689] (& [b:Steelheart 17182126 Steelheart (Reckoners, #1) Brandon Sanderson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1357576738s/17182126.jpg 21366540])15. [b:Extraordinary Means 23149128 Extraordinary Means Robyn Schneider https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1426334293s/23149128.jpg 27946757]16. [b:The False Prince 12432220 The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy, #1) Jennifer A. Nielsen https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333227435s/12432220.jpg 16221764]I would want to take a second to mention some people who have influenced me greatly this year. Kaz Brekker. Nina. Inej. Wylan. Kell. Manon. Princess Winter. Kady Grant. Hannah Donnelly. Elias Veturius. Helene Aquilla. Rhysand. Shahrzhad. And of course, Percy Jackson. There's so many books I'm looking forward to in 2017, and you can find them all here. A toast to all the books read in 2016, and to all the ones to be read in 2017!

I love superheros. So I'll pick up pretty much any book that contains even a vague illusion to anyone dressed in tights, so when I saw The Second Super I instantly installed it on my kindle app and began reading. It did not disappoint.

I read this book super quickly and loved every minute. The characters were so much fun and there was never a borning part. In fact the entire book was like a rollercoaster. There were constantly up and downs (mostly ups) and left me wanting more at the end.

2.75/5 stars Before I start this review, please understand two things, 1. Most of this review is a rant I wrote about halfway through this book. 2. I am entitled to my own opinion and my opinion might be a little rude and I might make you mad, but so be it I don't know where to start, so perhaps let me start with saying that there were things I did enjoy about this book. I loved the plot, I loved the character development, I loved the settings. I also loved how anxiety and panic attacks were a major issue in this book, and I applaud Zoe for including them. But other than that, things go way way south. I didn't hate this book, in fact I'm probably going to pick the second book up after I finish this review, but I had many faults with it, mainly:Instalove. “I'm so plain and clumsy and awkward, but this boy says I'm beautiful so...” protagonist. Gay best friend that's a poor LGBTQ representation. Bland characters.Not so shocking plot twist.It never goes into detail? Like ever. A tiny thing, but I love to know everything...Juvenile writing. INSTALOVE Here's the entire book in four sentences: Girl goes to New York for week. Girl meets Singer Boy. Girl and Singer Boy fall in love. Girl goes home. I felt no attachment to any of the characters, except maybe the brother who's only in the book for like 10 pages. I saw the plot twist coming from miles away. There was LGBTQ character, but his representation fell flat for me. And the writing. Don't even get me started. The writing would be perfect for a early Middle Grade book, not a Young Adult novel. There was one part when she was explaining the concept of Father Time and I felt 6 years old again. But anyways, let's just get started into my rant. When you read, you are able to compare books in your head. You are able to know what you love in a book, and what you don't. I have always enjoyed reading, and throughout my life I've come to learn that I enjoy Night Court Lords over paranormal creatures or kick ass assassins over heroines who can't defend themselves. In contemporary romances, I love French guys by the name of Etienne St. Clair who grow to love the protagonist over a course of a few months. As opposed to a 15 year old girl and a 18 year old guy who confess their love after knowing each other less than a week. The thing with Zoe Sugg, I figure, and this stereotypical book, is simple. She doesn't read, so she doesn't know. Zoe is not known for being a reader. Instead, she is an internet personality. When you think of her, you don't think of books, but instead of videos. She makes videos. She hangs out with people who make videos. Millions of people watch her videos. I understand that she doesn't have time to read, (she didn't even have time to write an entire book by herself), but if you want to create a well-written book, you need to read. To be honest, I haven't watched Zoe's channel in over a year, and I don't know what is going on in her life, but when I did watch it religiously a few years back, I don't recall any mention of books or reading. And it's okay to not be a reader, sometimes I'm envious of people who aren't, but why write a book?So here's a new hypothesis of mine PEOPLE WHO DON'T READ BOOKS ON A SEMI-REGULAR BASIS SHOULDN'T WRITE BOOKS. Please note, once again, this is my own opinion, and in all honestly I have no way of backing up Zoe Sugg as evidence towards my statement, as I never met her and have no idea what her life behind camera's is like. She may be a total bookworm, I may be totally wrong, and maybe I should just shut up. But my mind is already tightened itself around this opinion, and I just can't seem to let it go. But take a second and just consider the fact that you'll never see Zoe Sugg's name, followed by New York Time's Best Selling Author Of.... blurbing another YA book, unlike many popular authors such as [a:Sarah J. Maas 3433047 Sarah J. Maas https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1269281353p2/3433047.jpg], [a:Rick Riordan 15872 Rick Riordan https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1383677264p2/15872.jpg], or even [a:J.K. Rowling 1077326 J.K. Rowling https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1415945171p2/1077326.jpg].I imagine Zoe wrote this book because why the hell not? Her name is already well-known to many teenagers, so obviously smacking it on the cover of a book and selling it at Target, the book is going to sell and she's going to make money. She didn't even have to write the entire thing, just come up with a plot and hire someone to do the rest for her. I love Zoe, I really do. I used to wait impatiently for her next video. Her personality is beautiful, and she is great with what she does on YouTube, but perhaps being an author is just not for her.

2.99/5 stars The first book, [b:Girl Online 22510983 Girl Online (Girl Online, #1) Zoe Sugg https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410112710s/22510983.jpg 41954714] is definitely my least favorite book of the year so far. But, because of a series of three reasons, I decided to pick up Girl Online On Tour immediately after finishing GO. I didn't want GOOT to sit on my bookshelf for who knows how long, I was still in my I don't know what to read funk and GOOT didn't sound too horrible of a read, and I was curious to see if it was possible for this series could get any worse.Fortunately, it didn't. The series didn't improve either, but it didn't get worse. Okay, maybe the characters became a little more frustrating, and a lot less relatable , but the plot was cool and the writing has improved a lot. It still just wasn't my cup of tea. I'm not going to go around recommending this book, but if the plot of normal girl meets famous hot guy sounds interesting to you, I'd recommend watching one of the most well-made movies of the past century, the Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck

hahahaha what do you mean the year is halfway over? haha send help.So far this year I've read 69 books and died approximately 323,893,742 times.And out of those 69 books, I've rated 17 as 5 stars.And out of those 17 books, 11 are rereads. I've only rated 6 books this year five stars. 6 books!!!What is with all this disappointment? Have I just turned cynical all of a sudden? Last year, I rated 34 books as 5 stars and only 6 of those 34 were reread... I've been picking up such disappointing books lately I have to give the first half of the year 3/5 stars. If you see me start reading a book that sucks, please stop me. I can't do any more disappointment in my life A few of my favorite books I've read this year[bc:We Are the Ants 23677341 We Are the Ants Shaun David Hutchinson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425574151s/23677341.jpg 43285034][bc:History Is All You Left Me 25014114 History Is All You Left Me Adam Silvera https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1462807691s/25014114.jpg 44686341][bc:Phantom Limbs 23617206 Phantom Limbs Paula Garner https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463595181s/23617206.jpg 43222389][bc:A Conjuring of Light 29939230 A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) V.E. Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464017758s/29939230.jpg 44752519][bc:At the Edge of the Universe 28763240 At the Edge of the Universe Shaun David Hutchinson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463790854s/28763240.jpg 48954372][bc:The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley 20500616 The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley Shaun David Hutchinson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1402325542s/20500616.jpg 34298034][bc:Flame in the Mist 23308087 Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1) Renee Ahdieh https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476724612s/23308087.jpg 42862752][bc:A Court of Wings and Ruin 31451174 A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) Sarah J. Maas https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1487592484s/31451174.jpg 25126752][bc:Eliza and Her Monsters 31931941 Eliza and Her Monsters Francesca Zappia https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476994065s/31931941.jpg 52586056][bc:Our Dark Duet 32075662 Our Dark Duet (Monsters of Verity, #2) Victoria Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476399662s/32075662.jpg 43242921]Can I shout out the worst book so far this year? I'm going to bc why the heck not???? I wanna make sure y'all don't accidently suffer.[bc:Once and for All 32078787 Once and for All Sarah Dessen https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494152180s/32078787.jpg 52249829]Don't read it. Thank me for saving your butt later.