moth

I think this is the perfect, lighthearted high fantasy book to read when you're trying to get out of a reading slump. The characters were very loveable, the tensions of the possible romance was quite nice too. I love books with a found family trope that makes you feel all warm and cozy inside.

This easily became one of my favorite books,, I would read short stories of these characters in this setting if there were any.

This is a pretty accurate depiction of someone with anxiety & depression. I loved the layout of the book, how chaotic each section feels. I related to the character a lot considering I have the same diagnoses/similar experiences.

I think Gilda being queer / a lesbian really adds depth to her depression as well.

Literally loved this book so much. I really loved the chemistry between the two characters and the way their relationships developed as the story progressed. The slow build up to them realizing they have feelings for one another was so well written. I think it makes it even better that the authors for this book are a married couple as well! The last quarter of the book made me cry (positively) and i think this is one of my fav books to come out from the month of May 2023!

This was one of the best books that I've ever read. The way it was written, the two characters and their chemistry with each other, it just seemed very magical. At the same time, it upheld that level of mystery and made you want to continue reading to see what would happen. The reason why I docked off .5 was absolutely a me thing - the flowery prose and vocab used were on a higher level than I am typically used to. The beginning was incredibly hard to read and understand, and I'm absolutely grateful that I read on a kindle, considering how many words I had to check the definition for. 

This book was definitely out of my comfort zone for that reason along with it being one of those books that you might need to reread to fully grasp the story. Otherwise, this book was beautifully written. I find that letter writing is so intimate and incredibly sentimental, along with being almost sapphic-coded. 

I think my favorite part of this book was getting to the stories, seeing the fondness of the two characters grow into something more. I definitely wasn't expecting the last part of the book, having Red witness Blue's dead body and in turn begin to gather pieces of Blue just to bring her back and ensure both of their futures. The moment the texts began to match almost verbatim what was written at the beginning of the book, everything began to click for me and I was even more excited upon figuring out things for myself before I continued reading. I even looked up other's thoughts on the book and plot explanations. Its safe to say that I was even more in love with this book right after. I'm definitely going to reread this again later and continue looking up what other people thought of the story and get their own interpretations as well!

I want more books like this.

I didn't hate it but I also didn't love it. Yeah, their relationship got cuter the more they interacted with each other, yet I have a few gripes with the story. One, Cassie is 21/22 whilst Erin is around 39. I'm more neutral with age gap tropes yet I would much prefer if the younger individual is at least 25. Two, I felt as if there wasn't really anything to the plot. It felt a bit flat after reading and there really wasn't much character building. Three, I'm perfectly okay with spicy scenes in books, yet I just felt as if I was reading a smut centered book for most of the time. I would have loved to have way more development in other areas. It was still an okay book though.

I loved every second of this book. I'm not particularly one to seek out slow paced / slow burn books but I absolutely loved everything about this. I loved watching Sutton & Charlotte's relatuonship grow from how it started to the end of the book. There wasn't a moment where I grew bored of it.

I'm not one to read spicy scenes either, yet the way it was written felt so intimate, I found myself putting the book down to breathe. Acrually, just throughout the book, even with the cute little moments, I was giggling and putting my kindle aside and internally screaming at how cute they were, even if they weren't official yet.

I saw a lot of ppl say that 600+ pages for a romance is a bit too much, yet I think the length was entirely needed. This book honestly gave me a different perspective on slow burn romances and gave me a way deeper appreciation for that character development & relationship development. If their relationship growth was written any faster, then I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much as I did.

This book won my heart over.

There's something about reading a romance novel with the main characters breaking up in the end that just hits different. I really loved seeing their relationship grow and them even falling in love with each other, enough to when they fell out, they still decided to come back together to finish off what they started.

I like how this book gave me a slightly different perspective on passing relationships. I also like the premis of the “falling in love montage” because honestly, its so true.

I think it was really cute showing Saorise at university and meeting Veronica, who we don't exactly know much about except for the last half of the final chapter, showing her possibly having feelings for her. I definitely think this book wouldn't have the same effect on me if Saoirse and Ruby did end up staying together.

This book was perfect. I do plan on reading this over again a few months from now as I probably missed a few things. I absolutely loved how the book started and the uncomfy feeling I had about one of the characters. I did call how Brandon was being made to look incredibly suspicious and how he's being written as the one who's guilty and the cause of it, which honestly yes he was, but I wasn't sure who to expect to be the killer. All we had to go off was Tristan, Nick, and Bug recognizing this person. It being the Sheriff makes so much sense, I wonder if there were any other signs of him acting suspicious since I don't recall any clues from my first read through.

I feel as if there's some underlying symbolism in this book, but honestly I'm still reeling from the last quarter of this book. I think my only nitpick is that I would have preferred for the author to “show” more of the buildup between Logan and Ashley, as it was more “tell” than anything, yet this book has wormed itself (in a positive way) into a portion of my heart and will probably always be there.

Please take heed of the warnings that the book mentions at the very beginning as it can get dark!! 

this book felt like a little piece of treasure that one hadn't found before. i loved the concept and the way it was executed was wonderful. i loved the emphasis on platonic love and how relatable school was here. i just couldnt put the book down .. it drew me into another world for a moment and .. wow. im still reeling from how good this book was. if you read this, definitely put background music on..

“Hello, I hope somebody is listening ...”

To preface: I picked this book up as it was next in my nostalgia journey of reading a series so dear to my heart from when i was a kid. I had only read every book from “Into the Wild” to “The Last Hope”, excluding some special editions. I decided a while back to read everything chronologically so this book ended up being next after reading the DotC arc. 

To say picking up and reading this book, in the midst of an extremely bad reading slump, would be the sole reason I have cried multiple times in one day would be an understatement. I partially miss who I was before picking this book back up after months of starting it (around the 35% point) and reading the rest in one day - I had no idea a book about cats from my childhood would bring me so much pain and heartbreak. Even the little manga panels at the end that gave closure to the story hurt. 

This did take 5 months to read, which most of the reading was done in the first month and then the same day I am writing this, 5 months later. I don't regret any of it, however.

If anyone else reads this - if you're my age (24 at the time of writing), please don't think you're too old to indulge in books from your childhood. Sometimes, you just need a book like that to get out of a bad reading slump. I may still be in one, yet I feel as if this book had helped me gain motivation to get back into reading this series chronologically. 

Moth Flight will forever be one of the best characters to me.

i related with georgia so heavily. i definitely am aroace and i do want a relationship, yet at the same time i dont get sux, romance, any of that. seeing georgia go through that process of finding themselves is slightly similar to what i did.. idk, this book was just a joy to read and helped me put to words how i feel about certain things as well. it was so charming, emotional (i cried a ton), and a really good start to my aroace/aro/ace rep book list.

//☆ ┆ 5 stars (spoilers ahead)

“ i spent a lot of time ... convincing myself i wasn't built to last, wasn't built for romance, for love. but maybe ... maybe i was just built for you. ”

i think this book was a really nice way to end the story. i didn't read the blurb of this book so i was pleasantly surprised to see the fake dating trope! i loved reading how stevie started to slowly fall in love with iris and vice versa. the bits talking about stevie's struggle with GAD definitely hit home as someone with the same diagnosis.

i really loved seeing claire more in this story - there was something about it that really made me happy, as i dont think claire had many appearances in the second book.

after the breakup arc, it really hit hard when stevie opened that package to reveal the graphic novel that iris drew about their love story. i figured that something was going to be done about iris' drawings of stevie .. their reunion was so sweet, i absolutely loved it.

lastly, the wedding scene where iris and astrid walk delilah and claire down the isle was a very sweet and bittersweet way to end their stories. the first book started with those four getting close and becoming a fairly tight knit group, and it ended with them going into a new chapter in their lives. i got attached to all these characters.

i definitely recommend this book and the trilogy.

I feel as if the plot was slightly rushed??? The plot twists were fine but god, some chapters had fast pacing.

I still liked the book though, really liked it actually. The main couple is rlly cute though I think them ending up together could have been better paced?

The cohet (compulsory heterosexuality) is so real tho, it frustrated me slightly (not in a bad way).

I absolutely love this author and the characters in this mini universe. Ashley Blake writes queer characters pretty well and she just makes all the characters really fun. I might even like this book a bit more than the first one mostly due to the main character's chemistry with each other. Definitely a good read <3