Natilie

⋆˙⟡♡ pre-reading

books have been so good to me lately, i'm super excited to start reading this one especially! love everything to do with wedding drama

So I actually didn't DNF it and decided to finish it this morning.

You gotta hear me out on this one. I don't think this is a BAD book by any means. I'm just the tin man and can't stand when ‘normal' love happens. I'm not going to give a proper in depth review like I usually do because I just don't feel like I have the credentials.

I conquered my fear, a romance novel.

Things I will say - Maddy was my favourite character. Justin and Emma are both too equally perfect, and I think this is the ‘will they won't they' trope? (can you tell how much I read romance). It didn't feel like there was any jeopardy, which is my type of love - cough Magnolia Parks cough.

If you like romances, please don't be discouraged by this review and take it with a grain of salt.

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reading log ୨ৎ

i'm soft DNFing this at 48%, i think i just cant be around a meet cute love right now and the characters are frustrating me and i'm just in a state - i think this is a it's not you, it's me type of situation with this book

13/04 7:14pm
why do i feel like there's no plot? like they're already a perfect match and basically in love what are the rest of the pages for i'm confused and please don't hate me i just don't typically read romances i'm sorry

13/04 6:30pm
what on gods green earth you expect me to believe a seemingly perfect man everyone just declares isn't the one what do you mean? like what do you mean this is all too meet cute for me i'm what do you mean?

13/04 1:40pm
i will never understand the american diet or how they describe coffee orders what the heck is a grande triple caramel macchiato iced tea infusion thingy; the dragon fruit one? when i order a coffee (which i don't) i get a flat white

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⋆˙⟡♡ pre-reading

everyone please pray for me - i'm tackling my biggest fear, a romance novel. i will do my very best to not DNF this.

4.8/5 :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧

Do you like high stakes, drama in every chapter and unexpected twists & turns? This is for you.

I honestly think I could give this 5/5. In my opinion, the flaws were so minor I didn't notice them at all. I could not put this book down at all. Every page I wanted to know what happened next. I was glued to it for 4 hours I think? It did not leave my hand.

I thought oh man I guessed the plot twist - and I mean I sort of did - but it was so much bigger than I expected, so much more jaw dropping. For my first Holly Jackson book - I have such high praises for her and will most certainly be reading everything else she has to offer.

I don't know if it's naive of me that I can't find a fault in this book. The pacing, the characters, the plot - all amazing. My own personal enjoyment, 5/5. My heart was thudding in my chest.

If you read my reading log, you'll see I looked a tad silly (I've marked the spoilers.)

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˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ Plot
Okay so hear me out. My heart was thudding, this wasn't like every other thriller I've read. It was fast paced, easy to read so if you need out of a slump, this would be great. It gave of very Lord of the Flies vibes and I did shed a tear at the end. Something new happened every chapter, full of drama. Every character had drama. Everything felt like it was relevant, had a point, and tied together in the end in a neat little bow.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ Characters
Red, wasn't as unlikeable as I thought she was going to be. Usually I dislike a YA FMC, but she wasn't ‘perfect'. She makes mistakes. She felt like a genuine person, and I could feel her emotions. I liked her gut instincts. A problem solving brain, muddled with a sliver of trauma. Sounds relatable to me. Her weird thing with the curtains - I don't know man. If that bothers you, it bothers you.

Oliver - I didn't like him from the beginning - because he was a written to be unlikeable. He's the ‘alpha' in this group, and he gave off very - the eyebrows guy from The Maze Runner.

Maddy - We love a girl's girl. That's all I can say on her. I doubted her because she comes across very shy and sheepish.

Arthur - Youuuuu little minx. Lots of girls will love him. His whole personality is his moral compass, and you will either love that or hate it.

Simon - Our comedic relief. He genuinely made me chuckle, I highlighted quotes that I would hear come out of my friends mouth.

Reyna - I liked her the most. Weirdly, she's the cool, calm and collected one. Pre-med, I think she'll make a great doctor some day. Let's just ditch the infidelity and I have a bad feeling she voted yes.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ World/Setting:
I mean the RV was described in great detail. I feel like I could imagine the bullet shots and them making a make shift sort of fort. I just didn't love the world so much, it was a little ordinary for me, it wasn't as creepy as other thrillers but I think that's made up for in the plot/pacing.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ Pacing
I was glued to this book. I could not put it down. The pacing was action from the start, continuously - I was genuinely amazed at how well this was nailed because usually I am never satisfied with pacing.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ Enjoyment
I loved how everything came together so well. I think I've praised this book enough to understand how much I enjoyed this. 3 hours? That's the fastest I've ever finished a book in my life.

Would I recommend this? YES.

More in depth RTC - I just need a minute to process.

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score card:

plot: 5/5
characters: 4.5/5
world/setting: 4.5/5
pacing: 5/5
enjoyment: 5/5

total: 4.8/5ੈ✩‧₊˚

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₊˚⊹♡ reading log

hours of reading: 3.3
avg. minutes per session: 33
avg. pages per minute: 6

17/04 11:37am
oh biscuits
whoever has read my last update and also read the book you must be secretly laughing to yourself

17/04 10:31am

I CALLED it I was right (I literally physically celebrated) - I have not been able to put this book down, I'm on pg 268 I am literally addicted what is in these pages

17/04 8:51am
i can tell i'm going to eat this up in one setting i'm genuinely scared like my heart is thumping. it's called 5 survive right so i'm assuming one of them has to die, or one of them is the ‘villain' and i'd also like to predict that the secret witness that everyone is referring to is red. i'm going to leave this here, and if i'm right i want infinite bragging rights.

16/04 3:00pm
the YA vibes are strong with this one - I mean the main characters name is Red, what's more YA then a FMC with an edgy name

₊˚⊹♡ pre-reading

as dictated by my spinner wheel to help me get through my owned tbr - up next is another thriller! my first holly jackson book so it'll be interesting to read this before eventually reading the hyped up ‘The Reappearance of Rachel Price'. I also haven't read GGGTM or anything like that so I'm going in completely blind

overall: 4.15/5 ✮⋆˙

plot: 4/5 ‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚.
MAJOR trigger warnings. the story was well thought out, well developed, twisty and dark. it has a dual POV, and all the plot points link well together and everything felt like it had meaning and was intentional. the ending was a bit lacklustre, but personally i love the way this ended.

characters: 3.5/5 ✧˖°
some of the characters felt a bit bare bones. particularly hazel and lee, which was disappointing. when i was reading each of their POV's, they didn't seem too distinguishable. the antagonists are a lot more well developed, and did send a shiver down my spine.

writing: 5/5
it was well structured, well paced - when the first twist comes in it does really well at creating a sense of urgency that keeps you hooked. i read this in less than 24 hours.

would i recommend? yes!

i genuinely don't know what to say it did yank a tear from my eye but only because of the found family aspect

i don't know how to rate this book i think im going to give it a 3.25 and i just cant elaborate further right now

i dnf'd this, i wanted to on page 10 and made it to page 42. i don't understand, i've read a few books by peter swanson and loved them so i'm confused, did i have the wrong expectations or am i stupid?

this is advertised as a ‘classic country house murder for the festive season' - i thought it would be gripping, thriller-ish and most of all interesting?

the whole thing (or the portion i read which was part 1) was a diary of the main character which was just so weirdly written. sometimes it would feel like an actual story and other times it felt just so disingenuous. for a diary, i would have expected personality.

i didn't even remember the characters name (ashley) or what she studied at uni. all i know is that she's american, goes to university in london, and likes boys. she has no personality, she honestly seems like a sheep who is overly excited about men. overly excited in a non believable way. every time something is brought up to develop this character, it ends in two sentences.

the plot (from what i can tell) is ashley is invited to stay at her ‘friends,' emma's(they don't seem like friends i know nothing about their relationship) house for christmas. she meets her brother - which upon meeting him twice, decides she's in love with him. the people around the town think ashley looks like a girl who was murdered recently, and they think emma's brother did it.

which would be an exciting plot, except the writing did just not pull me in at all. the book is only 104 pages, so i thought it would be a little more fast paced. ashley comments a few times she's living in a ‘gothic horror' and i was just saying no you're not, nothing has happened to make you believe that realistically. sure you might have the heebie jeebies at most.

when she meets him for the second time and they share one kiss she says ‘am I in love with him?' and I audibly said what do you mean??? and that's when i decided to dnf it - i was already bored.

i don't know what to say maybe i'm confused, maybe i missed something or was in a bad mood / disinterested? please forgive me mr swanson.

he writes really good stuff; i recommend the kind worth killing & every vow you break :)

please don't hate me for this, i'm DNFing at 34% - rant review incoming

I'll start by saying that I am not the intended audience for this book, it's a YA novel and unfortunately I need to accept that I am no longer part of that category. I really wanted to like this, everyone loves this and the series - I really wanted to be a part of it ):

I just can't justify spending my free time (what little of it I have) trying to trudge through something I don't like. I started reading this almost a week ago and am no where near halfway which is really unusual for me. I just didn't want to pick this up and when I did I got so distracted by other things. Everyone has been saying that it gets better as the series goes on and I wholeheartedly believe you - I just don't have the time or the want to do it ):

let's get into actually WHY I personally didn't like this... ๋⭑☽.

2.2/5ੈ ✩‧₊˚

DNF @ 55%

I must just be choosing all the wrong reads for me.

This really disappointed me. I wanted to love this so much - I loved the premise. I used to read the Chinese Cinderella series when I was younger and I loved how rich the culture was, and discovering everything that came along with that.

The main issue for me was the pacing. Without spoiling - the blurb tells you that Rebecca and Jasmine's stories intertwine, but they don't show you how, at least not yet. I felt no urgency on how Jasmine was going to get Fifi back, or if Wren was going to find Jasmine.

I felt like they spent way too long on the world building and I'm really sorry but I just got bored and didn't want to finish it, and was not looking forward to what was happening next. It's 2024 - if I don't want to read a book, I'm going to DNF it ):

Things I loved surrounded the underlying themes, with Rebecca's struggle of being a mother of a mixed baby. That reminds me of my own mother, and that was the most interesting part of the book to me.

I just think for over halfway through, I should feel a bit more urgency and a bit more direction in the plot. It feels like there has been no development since the start.

Would I recommend this? I'm not sure. The plot has so much promise. The writing style was so vivid and built a world I could picture perfectly in my mind. Maybe if I had finished this book I'd have a different opinion, but for now this is where I'm at.

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score card:

plot: 4/5
characters: 2/5
world/setting: 2/5
pacing: 1/5
enjoyment: 2/5

total: 2.2/5ੈ✩‧₊˚

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reading log

07/04 2:32am
goodness me its picked up the pace now, and i'm intrigued. i think initially the pacing was hard to get behind and I do love the underlying feminist themes

06/04 8:08pm
i love jasmine's chapters, rebecca's not so much - they feel like fever dreams

06/04 12:48pm
i'm finding it a tad difficult to get into this, maybe because of my sort of drowsy state from being in hospital?

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pre-reading ⋆˙⟡♡

i can't continue on with magnolia parks at the minute whilst my own heartbreak is going on, so i thought i'd switch it up a little bit.

i haven't heard too much on this book so i'm excited to go into this blind :)

reading log ୨ৎ

19/04/2024 5:02PM ୨ৎ
oh my goodness guess what time it is? a whole 2 WEEKS later i am picking this back up because i am less heartbroken and can tolerate the toxicity (probably), still, fuck you bj.

04/04/2024 6:57PM ୨ৎ
okay i may not be finishing this book today, turns out going through your own heartbreak makes this way harder to read

04/04/2024 9:58AM ୨ৎ
i am determined to finish this book today - i just can't do it all in one sitting because i physically feel sad and their pain when i read this that i have to put it down

03/04/2024 10:03 AM ୨ৎ

pg 90. oh my god. okay. i'm heartbroken. poor things. i empathise with them fully. i still don't like either of them, but my heart aches for them ):

03/04/2024 ୨ৎ

my heart is churning i'm already obsessed. “how's the weather parks” will get me every time. but what's up with that guy being named jack-jack? the baby from the incredibles has no business being in this toxic environment.

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pre-reading ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ

TL:DR - i have returned from my hiatus to get right back into the toxic enthralling world of magnolia parks (she still isn't no daisy haites). i'm super excited to be reading again! i have high expectations for this book and will be a harsh critic.

i'm a chronically ill girly, so I've found myself admitted to the hospital on a long stay. good news is, there's lots of time for reading and catching up with the book world <3

⭐️4.25/5

(i'm redoing a bunch of ratings because i don't know what parasite was in my head when making these decisions)

i LOVED this. i accidentally pulled an all nighter because i couldn't put it down, and i actually teared up on 2 occasions. fantasy is either hit or miss with me.

i've seen a lot of people say the worldbuilding was clunky - aside from a brief moment from the start, i didn't think so and i think it was quite easy to engage with and understand. this is usually the reason i DNF fantasy books, because the world is too confusing.

the characters - all of them, LOVE. my favourites were xaden (obviously), rhiannon, andarna and mira. they all had personalities. violet was developed well, she wasn't just instantly powerful from the start for no reason or anything like that

my only issue, is that the romance (which was beautiful) is hard to believe that it was ‘there from the start' or a ‘love at first sight' thing.

i imagined myself in this world, and i could see it so clearly in its head and i just couldn't stop telling people as it was going that it was just so cool. hunger games cross dragons (with big personalities) cross family bloodlines, absolutely epic.

⭐️ 3.35/5

(i'm redoing my old ratings bc they need help)

okay! i probably shouldn't be reading romance after going through a heartbreak - but this is a GOOD read that i would recommend.

love the STEM elements, love all the female characters (although some felt a bit bare bones or like they were weirdly missing something - mainly cece) - don't know how I feel about elsie's obsession with cheese.

as far as book boyfriends go, jack smith-turner is a 10/10. a masculine, authoritative, caring, respectful & intelligent man.

i struggled to get through some of this towards the end - but then it really picked up and all the elements came together and it made sense and amplified the love story.

i didn't demolish this like i would a thriller, i just like thrillers better. this didn't have enough moments to make it compete with thrillers so that's why it's not a whole 4/5.

⋆˙⟡♡ pre-reading

i need to break up all the murder, violence and drama i've been reading about lately. i've heard such good things about this - hopefully it doesn't disappoint! i'm testing myself to see if i can enjoy fantasy books after throne of glass

5/5 ✧₊⁺☆

“Weyward, they called us, when we would not submit, would not bend to their will. But we learned to wear the name with pride”

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જ⁀➴ Plot:

man

જ⁀➴ Characters:

Altha

Violet

Kate

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જ⁀➴ Pacing:

જ⁀➴ Enjoyment:

“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.” - Adrienne Rich

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score card:

4.5/5 *ੈ✩‧₊˚

˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ post-reading

february has been so kind to me with good reads. this book, was great. i was so invested in the characters, it was well paced, all the pieces came together at the right times, it was high stakes. sooo good. RTC.

˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ pre-reading

i was supposed to do my 24 hour challenge today but I didn't get any sleep and this was supposed to be part of it... so it's morphed into a 12 hour challenge!

UPDATE: i did not get to read all day because relationship drama and im very sad about it so i haven't finished this book yet - i will attempt the 24 hour challenge another time :)

2.9/5ੈ✩‧₊˚

UGH I wanted to love this but I just didn't... RTC

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score card:

plot: 2.5/5
characters: 3.5/5
world/setting: 2.5/5
pacing: 2.5/5
enjoyment: 3/5

total: 2.9/5ੈ✩‧₊˚

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₊˚⊹♡ reading log

29/04 5:22pm
i really do hope it's olivia dead but i feel like that'll be too on the nose so i don't know

29/04 2:29pm
if only i was rich enough to have these problems

29/04 10:23am
woah jaclyn hill and jeffree star mention?

29/04 7:55am
thank the stars for short chapters - this is exactly what i needed i get the sense im watching selling sunset on netflix except these women aren't selling anything

₊˚⊹♡ pre-reading

alright here we go my(with all your suggestions) fool proof method to avoid a reading slump! a quick, easy to follow, mystery/thriller. I saw fellow Australian Paige read this and gave it 4 stars so I have high hopes for this one

⋆˙⟡♡ pre-reading

I settled on a romance for my next book (to renew my faith in love) but after reading some of the reviews by my GR friends and others I'm sort of instantly regretting my decision.. it's so highly rated though? either way I've bought it so we're going to give it a go, I'm hoping to not add another DNF to this month!

3.5/5⭐️

i have a lot of mixed feelings about this book - initially i didn't think there was a plot and then i was literally dropping my jaw in public and being too freaked to read it at night time, to being underwhelmed by the end.

i think the biggest reason this isn't a higher rating is because of the pacing, it felt too slow at the start and then was quick and then sort of dwindled out. the ending just wasn't for me as a personal preference.

i think i would still recommend this - just with some pre warnings!

4/5 ✮⋆˙

“You don't shy away from hard things, you're not scared of things that hurt you-you look them in the eye and stare them down until they're on their knees and doing exactly what you want them to do.”

chef's kiss

thrilling

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જ⁀➴ daisy haites.

જ⁀➴ christian hemmes is my new book boyfriend.

જ⁀➴ there was an actual plot!

જ⁀➴ the ENDING

જ⁀➴ am I going to keep reading this series even though the next one is MP and BJ?

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⋆˙⟡♡ post-reading

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2.3/5 ✩‧₊˚

i've re rated this after i can't remember how it ends at all

Oh it doesn't feel right to give this book such a harsh rating when I don't think I was the intended audience.

I've discovered I'm a very plot driven reader, and this was extremely character based. The pacing - felt so slow for me at the start and I was pushing myself through it (something I said I wouldn't do this year).

The writing is beautiful, the world created is gorgeous. I could picture it all perfectly and that deserves so much praise. I love the ocean, I love the ships & islands. There were incredibly wholesome moments too.

With the plot, I'm not even sure I understood what happened - and this may be because I'm dumb and I'm off my ADHD medication, but I found this very difficult to follow.

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score card:

plot: 1/5
characters: 3.5/5
world/setting: 4/5
pacing: 1/5
enjoyment: 2/5

total: 2.3/5ੈ✩‧₊˚

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⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ reading log

19/04 9:26am ୨ৎ
so i'm halfway through i think, and i just feel like i have to keep dragging myself through. it's such a shame because it's a beautiful book, the characters and the imagery are top notch, im just a plot driven gal.

18/04 6:42pm ୨ৎ
the pace has finally picked up a bit and i'm sensing some drammaaaaaaa some jeopardy im still only at pg 128

18/04 2:01pm ୨ৎ
okay this is not grabbing my attention like i thought it would and maybe i'm just dumb but i'm finding this difficult to read - i did not take my adhd medication today

18/04 9:46am ୨ৎ
can everyone be real with me for a second, does anyone prefer long chapters?

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₊˚⊹♡ pre-reading

the spinny wheel has chosen... the night ship! i'm not sure what genre i'd put this under, but it's based of the coast of western australia so it's home territory. and it's based on a ship! i love stories about pirates, loved the greyjoys in GOT - so im hoping i'll love this one.

i've done well picking some highly rated reads recently so im hoping the streak will continue ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

5/5 ⭐ - MAJOR TW

This book resonated with me in a way I hadn't experienced in a while and whilst that being the case it is an incredibly heavy disturbing read so personally I wouldn't recommend it to everyone.

It is the first thriller that I've read that whilst being twisty and gripping, made me introspective. Maybe that's just me because of who I am and where I come from, and that's what made the themes in this book hit home with me.

It's fast paced, dark as hell and beautifully told. All the female characters in this book are outstandingly written. The strong female lead is a strong female lead, whilst being typically ‘feminine'.

I can understand why people who have read this don't particularly like it and question a lot of the plot points and the main character's inner monologue / decisions. For me, everything made sense. The things that other people have critiqued made absolute sense to me and seemed fitting, again probably because of where I come from.

I do love this, Ashley Winstead has done an amazing job. If you choose to read it, please read the trigger warnings first. It is extremely confronting and hard hitting - but told in the right way, in my opinion.

3.5 / 5 ✮⋆˙

(i'm redoing a bunch of my ratings because i was clearly under the influence or something when making these)

i liked this book, the story itself felt very cozy - for a thriller. to me it felt very wholesome, which probably says a lot about me.

i wanted to love this book and i was going to give it 4 stars until about the halfway point.

pros ₊˚⊹⋆
- amazing FMC. ruby simon is relatable and intriguing at the same time.
- really great writing style, was easy to follow.
- all the characters had substance, felt individual and important to the story.
- the story is still really interesting, i loved reading about her life and how it evolves over time.

cons ₊˚⊹⋆
- there wasn't a sense of urgency to me which affected the pacing of the plot heavily.
- for a thriller, it wasn't very thriller-y. at the start it felt very dramatic, and then tapered off.
- the resolution was very predictable.

3.25/5 ✭

summary: this is a guilty pleasure read. toxic romance that is somehow very addicting. I don't think I can really even call the relationships in this book ‘romance' it's definitely too toxic for that. There were no characters that I wanted to root for, they were all equally as bad as each other.

3.5/5 ͙͘͡★

୨ৎ post-reading

so i finally finished it! am i a little disappointed? yes. something i can't quite put my finger on didn't hook me in like other thrillers, even though the twist was quite good and clever, i didn't enjoy reading it as much. i may have to come back to my rating, but for now its a 3.25.

pre-reading

i need a good redemption thriller, this seems easily digestible i have confidence in this

2.8/5 .

3.5/5 ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:

I don't even know what to say yet - I did like this, but I don't think I loved it as much as everyone else does (please don't hate me) - it's definitely not the book, it's a me thing
RTC

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score card:

plot: 3/5
characters: 3/5
world/setting: 4.5/5
pacing: 4/5
enjoyment: 3/5

total: 3.5/5ੈ✩‧₊˚

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₊˚⊹♡ reading log

28/04 5:27pm ୨ৎ
ok so are we team jacks or are we team rhysand i need to know - what are these men doing to me what is GOING ON

28/04 3:17pm ୨ৎ
aw jacks that's not cool man i did not see that coming am i blind?

28/04 11:33am ୨ৎ
marisol don't betray me please i was really starting to like you - we've switched over to the audiobook

27/04 6:30pm ୨ৎ
ok damn jacks why you gotta do me like that DAMN

26/04 2:17pm ୨ৎ
omg i love everyones enthusiasm for this and i'm only 13% in but i get it? there's some sort of drug in this i swear it's very magical, it reminds me of like, tinker bell/the og barbie movies (swan lake in particular)

₊˚⊹♡ pre-reading

oh my god guys i'm buying into more romantasy books i can't believe it - i have a feeling im not going to like this as much as ACOTAR but we'll see everyone says this is like fairy tales in a bottle which i'm not toooooo sure about but i'm trying to have an open mind, i know so many people adore this