going to start off by addressing the elephant in the room that is the enemies to lovers label on the website for the tropes in this book?? enemies 3.5
going to start off by addressing the elephant in the room that is the enemies to lovers label on the website for the tropes in this book?? enemies to lovers??? one of these girls is a bit grumpy at the beginning at best and that’s about it, we’re not talking enemies.
now that that’s out of the way, this book was a fun little read and i really did enjoy both of the main girls in this book. also i’m giving myself bonus points because i guessed the big plot twist of this book quite early on which never normally happens so i’m impressed with myself.
but yeah, this is a fun little read with sapphic and dragons, so if you’re looking for a fun YA fantasy to kill a few hours this is a good choice.
Merged review:
3.5
going to start off by addressing the elephant in the room that is the enemies to lovers label on the website for the tropes in this book?? enemies to lovers??? one of these girls is a bit grumpy at the beginning at best and that’s about it, we’re not talking enemies.
now that that’s out of the way, this book was a fun little read and i really did enjoy both of the main girls in this book. also i’m giving myself bonus points because i guessed the big plot twist of this book quite early on which never normally happens so i’m impressed with myself.
but yeah, this is a fun little read with sapphic and dragons, so if you’re looking for a fun YA fantasy to kill a few hours this is a good choice....more
i don’t normally enjoy war stories but fabienne and johanna were so lovable and nancy and astrid were fantastic that this story was just fantastic to i don’t normally enjoy war stories but fabienne and johanna were so lovable and nancy and astrid were fantastic that this story was just fantastic to read. ...more
main character suffers from silly billy and dumb bitch disease because why did she not think of putting the two businesses together in the first placemain character suffers from silly billy and dumb bitch disease because why did she not think of putting the two businesses together in the first place like i was thinking of that by page 10 how was she not? ...more
this book has a wonderful love story but there is a huge issue with the plot. why is the main selling point of this story the fact that there’s someththis book has a wonderful love story but there is a huge issue with the plot. why is the main selling point of this story the fact that there’s something “keeping them apart” when in reality there’s nothing keeping them apart they’re just going through a bit of a rough patch because one of the halves of the ships is dealing with parental grief. if you want a book that does successfully what this aims to do read the taste of her smile/the jensey willet series because that book puts this one to shame.
the books selling point and blurb is all wrong and that totally ruins the reading experience of this book. ...more
“You can't be your own company if you're a woman like me. We cannibalize ourselves. We remember things. Memory's a scourge!"
I have been a fan of Clark“You can't be your own company if you're a woman like me. We cannibalize ourselves. We remember things. Memory's a scourge!"
I have been a fan of Clarke since The Scapegracers and this books has solidified that even more. This book marks their adult debut and, boy, does it achieve everything it sets out to.
Straight away, this book draws you in with prose which is so lyrical and poetic that you are instantly sucked into this industrial landscape. The contrast between the lyricism in this book and the more comedic style writing in The Scapegracers shows just how successful Clarke is at what they do.
My absolute favourite thing about Clarke is their ability to write such beautiful, gorgeous, delectable characters. Harlow, Candor, and Tricksy had been on the page all of 5 seconds before I decided that I loved every single one of them and that they were my precious children. You will also want all of them to end up with Marney because obviously in a Clarke book you’re going to wish that they could all just be one big happy polycule.
The only thing that took away slightly for me was because of how lyrical it is, sometimes it can be hard to grasp what is going on, especially towards the end. Where I definitely knew what was going on, but also I definitely had no clue what was going on too.
(Also can I just say I guessed the part of the plot twist straight away in chapter one and I was so happy with myself)
So if you choose any book to read this year about a bandit and her found family of recluses, let it be this one. I promise you will not be disappointed.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC and the opportunity to get my hands on this book in advance! ...more
This book has the potential to be insane. Woman receiving threats x mafia mistress. absolute delicious plot. except it all falls apart because we spenThis book has the potential to be insane. Woman receiving threats x mafia mistress. absolute delicious plot. except it all falls apart because we spend 50 chapters walking around some hillbilly town in the arse end of nowhere with no plot developing at all.
the resolution at the end of the book comes out of nowhere and there’s no development for it. we’ve got the intrigue about who is stalking them and then that builds into absolutely nothing.
this book let me down big time. I was hoping it would be just what I was looking for and instead was a forgettable experience. ...more
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