**spoiler alert** This SERIES. This series is my favorite ever. At this point, I can't find any exceptions.
When the sequel is that good, you know you'r**spoiler alert** This SERIES. This series is my favorite ever. At this point, I can't find any exceptions.
When the sequel is that good, you know you're in for an even better series than you thought.
Signa and Blythe are THE best cousin duo ever, and there is no saying otherwise. The way that Signa kept trying to refuse that she was Life and Aris/Fate was going to marry her, and then she realized that BLYTHE was Life at the end and she had married Aris anyway? And that she and Death said, "Oh, but I kind of want to see them find this out on their own"? This is full circle in a way and I'm loving it. I love this series, I love these characters, and I feel that I will be miserable after reading Wisteria unless more spin-off books are coming soon.
I'm SO excited for this next book and for the continuation of Signa's and Blythe's stories (AND BLYTHE IS ON THE COVER!!!)...more
Like Today Tonight Tomorrow, my favorite part was the ending.
Rowan and Neil have gone through so much. Wow. It's so hard to say goodbye now.
I'm goingLike Today Tonight Tomorrow, my favorite part was the ending.
Rowan and Neil have gone through so much. Wow. It's so hard to say goodbye now.
I'm going to leave this quite speechless review with one word that I really like - for Neil's sake: "hyggelig" (Tagalog), which is the feeling of openness, warmth, and friendship between two people who know each other very well.
Third book??
(Probably not, but I'm trying to convince myself there will be one)....more
I knew Adena was going to die after reading Powerless, and my concerning self went "Let's read it anyway!" **spoiler alert** THAT ENDING.
THAT. ENDING.
I knew Adena was going to die after reading Powerless, and my concerning self went "Let's read it anyway!" I don't know, maybe I thought Adena would come back and be like "oh, you thought! I'm alive and breathing and doing just fine."
Let's just say that because I decided to tab this book with the looming knowledge of Adena's death at the back of my mind, all of the "sad" blue mood tabs were used and I even scattered them on some of the pages, EVEN IN THE HAPPY SCENES.
(I find it painful to actually write inside books so these see-through tabs are the best to express my moods - which turn out to be a lot)
There is no WAY Lauren Roberts, still my favorite booktoker (and now one of my favorite authors) decided to make a book on this dead, innocent side character we grieved only to give her an effortlessly perfectly imperfect love interest (I'm looking at you, Mak) and let us watch it all go downhill from there. I am so glad I waited to read this until today so that I do not have to wait long for Reckless's release (maybe a bit longer to actually read it, but...)
I will never be looking at the stars the same again. Also, I am now searching up how to bake sticky buns.
**spoiler alert** Ok, so I said that the first book was sad - sad, but not sad enough to make me cry.
The second book was. I cried, and surprisingly it**spoiler alert** Ok, so I said that the first book was sad - sad, but not sad enough to make me cry.
The second book was. I cried, and surprisingly it wasn't because of Finny's or even Autumn's POVs at times, but because of Jack's. His grief after what happened was so... real, in a way, and the way he described Finny's death and how he would never do certain things ever again just kind of hit so hard. Like, when someone dies, their life is over (wow, really? Sorry it's just 12 AM me talking). They can't do any more, any less, and they kind of just have to end it on that - whatever, however, whenever they died. But they live on through the people they knew and loved, and it's truly beautiful. The book conveys some sad aspect of that and I kind of want more of Autumn's story.
Excuse me while I reflect on 12 AM related thoughts and release a few tears ...more
THERE'S NO WAY IT ACTUALLY ENDED LIKE THAT. MRS. TAHIR? YES, HI. PLEASE MAKE ME FEEL HAPPY OUT OF THIS. I'M LITI'd rate this book 10 stars if I could.
THERE'S NO WAY IT ACTUALLY ENDED LIKE THAT. MRS. TAHIR? YES, HI. PLEASE MAKE ME FEEL HAPPY OUT OF THIS. I'M LITERALLY CRYING, AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE HOW TO FEEL.
You should've seen me at 10 pm. I had 100 pages left, and my exact words were "oh, nothing too bad can happen in these last 100 pages." A few minutes later, I was ACTUALLY crying, hugging this book to my chest because the LOVE IN THIS? IF YOU THOUGHT ANY SPECIFIC BOOK HAD THE BEST LOVE, I'D LITERALLY DENY IT AND SAY IT'S THIS ONE. I was literally crying BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH THEY LOVED EACH OTHER. Love as wholesome, as unbreakable as this? It's insane, even for a fantasy book.
WHY DID _____ AND _____ HAVE TO DIE???? I CRIED WHEN A SPECIFIC PERSON SAID HELENE'S NAME AND-
You should have seen me, when "The Blood Shrike's" chapter came up as Helene I actually almost started crying again. Something in me just broke. Helene and Avitas and Laia and Elias make me feel whole. They're all so broken, yet so perfect.
THIS is how a book should be. It made me cry, it made me laugh, it made me almost want to break down on the floor, it made me melt, it made me want to make this book a part of me. If you ask me my favorite book series of 2024, possibly of ALL TIME, it would be this one. And this book really makes that stick. I've never seen a final book like this one since probably the Harry Potter series, where everyone died and yet you feel kind of whole. But this one passes even that.
If you want your heart to be practically ripped out, read this book. Sabaa Tahir is one of the most perfect authors on the face of the earth. The courage she had to kill off characters I KNEW she loved, I can't even tell her off for that anymore. The way she spread the emotions was actually amazing, and it takes so much bravery to kill off characters knowing you're going to summon the entire fandom. I'm not going to do that. (But can you please write another book-)
Well, time to read everything by her, stock up on incorrect quotes and maybe even merch, and buy this book because literally nothing can compare to how it made me feel....more
Oh my god, that was pretty sad. Not as sad as I thought it would be, but still sad.
I also wasn't expecting what would come out of this book (iykyk) soOh my god, that was pretty sad. Not as sad as I thought it would be, but still sad.
I also wasn't expecting what would come out of this book (iykyk) so I was kinda unprepared, but I still kind of enjoyed it. Finny and Autumn are adorable.
I got if only I had told her on Libby and now I'm 33rd in line, wish me luck ...more
This review is going to seem awfully short to me because I can't say enough to do this book justice.
First of all, if anyone ever says they have a bookThis review is going to seem awfully short to me because I can't say enough to do this book justice.
First of all, if anyone ever says they have a book to recommend I will ask them if they've read this one first, because if they didn't or didn't even consider it then their taste most likely won't matter to me.
This book is the definition of emotion. I was laughing and crying, but I was mostly feeling angry for the people of Syria - they do not even deserve the slightest of what they're getting - and people don't even seem to realize what is happening there.
This was one of those books that I actually feel like an adventure had happened between the characters. I seek adventures in a lot of books, specifically fantasy, and while I have found them, this book seems to be the only one that made me emotional about it. I didn't want to leave the characters, but I was glad they got a happy-ish ending - which can't be said for many people in Syria.
What's happening in Syria is REAL, and I think this book truly helps spread the word about it. People never really know what's actually happening in other countries. They just say they do and then continue on. But they've never actually experienced the pain and suffering that others have, and As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow may help show those people that the pain people are experiencing is real and could be far worse than anyone else's. I never really could imagine living in a full house with a meal every day when there were people starving, being bombed, and people forcing themselves not to sleep for a fear that they would never wake up, and now I just want to do something about it even more.
People might say that this book should not be read at a young age because it is too violent or too painful, but I'd disagree. As someone in their early teens who also happens to be Muslim, I realize that this book actually should be read by a young audience to help them understand how fortunate they can be and how they are able to do something about it as they continue to grow. This book may make someone hurt, but it would also inspire change and peace among people. Anyone would do anything for their country, even if other people think it is "excessive," but there are times when people take it too far and damage the country that other people may take pride on. That is when war and destruction occurs, all because people took their pride too far. Syria was damaged because of other peoples' pride... and yet their pride still stands, shining stronger than ever. That is true strength.
This is not just my favorite book of 2023, but my favorite book EVER, and absolutely everyone needs to read this.
The first couple of parts were absolutely adorable, I loved the wonderful/whimsical feeling I got reading about the four **spoiler alert** I'M CRYING.
The first couple of parts were absolutely adorable, I loved the wonderful/whimsical feeling I got reading about the four Liars having the time of their lives on the island. It was so calming in a way, and reading that book finally made me realize that it was actually summer. I wish I had a summer like that. Kind of.
BUT
THE ENDINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
I was reading it in the car, tears spilling down my face.
The Liars felt like a family, and the type of summer/everlasting love that Cady and Gat had for each other was beautiful.
****INCOMING SPOILERS****
THE FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE WHY DID THAT NEED TO HAPPEN??? I mean I understand they were trying to overthrow the patriarchy (again, since summer 15 happened) but there were so many other ways to set a fire that would still allow them to escape if they had timed it correctly. I loved Gat, Mirren, and Johnny so much, they appreciated Cady for who she was before and after her accident. AND NOW THEY'RE GONE. That last chapter killed me as well.
I need a summery book like this (and I hope to read Family of Liars soon), but I'm scared I'll never find a book like this at all.
Well, here come the upcoming Google searches....more
I'M LITERALLY CRYING, I DON'T WANT THIS SERIES TO BE OVER.
Out of all books I've read so far in 2023, this series is BY FAR the best. Probably the bestI'M LITERALLY CRYING, I DON'T WANT THIS SERIES TO BE OVER.
Out of all books I've read so far in 2023, this series is BY FAR the best. Probably the best series I've read, EVER.
I mean, it makes sense, considering it was written by THE Marie Lu.
All of the characters were amazing, and the backstories were so well written that I actually felt bad for the villains.
I'm not going to give anything away, because this whole book was a giant thing full of spoilers.
Let's just say, the antagonist had an antagonist, and THAT antagonist created many more antagonists. It was pretty weird but it gave a whole new spin to it, which I loved too much to care.
I LOVE EMIKA AND HIDEO SO MUCH THEY HAVE MY HEART AND I FELT SO BAD FOR BOTH OF THEM THROUGHOUT THIS SERIES, THEY JUST NEED A BREAK!!!!
On top of that, Sasuke's story completely broke me, and I instantly felt bad for him after reading his backstory — I felt even worse for Hideo, who knew none of this until a WHILE later.
I know that if I go too far into this I will give severe spoilers, so just GO READ THIS SERIES, PLEASE, IT'S MARIE LU'S ABSOLUTE BEST WORK (AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING)....more
WHY AM I READING EVERY SINGLE GOOD BOOK THIS YEAR? THIS IS MY NEW COMFORT SERIES, AND KAZI AND JASE ARE MY NEW COMFORT COUPLE.
I THINK I MAY NEED TO CHWHY AM I READING EVERY SINGLE GOOD BOOK THIS YEAR? THIS IS MY NEW COMFORT SERIES, AND KAZI AND JASE ARE MY NEW COMFORT COUPLE.
I THINK I MAY NEED TO CHANGE MY FAVORITE BOOK THIS YEAR (AND MAYBE OVERALL???).
“I love you, Jase. Every one of my tomorrows is yours.”
“But trouble is what we do best together.”
“‘We will, Kazi. You and I will write our own story.’ And side by side, every day, that is what we do.”
Vow of Thieves makes Dance of Thieves seem bad. And that’s definitely saying something, because I loved Dance of Thieves.
Kazi is perfect, Jase is perfect, everyone is perfect… wait, I take that back. Every good character is perfect. Not Montague. I hate him.
I cannot live without this book now that I have discovered it. The plot (notice I’m trying not to mention it for the sake of spoilers) had me on the edge of my seat, the romance (well, it’s Kazi and Jase, so of course it’s perfect), and everything in between. Mary E. Pearson could write an entire new book about Kazi and Jase doing absolutely nothing plot related and I’d give it 6 stars in every way possible.
I need more of these characters in my life. This can’t be the end!!! It’s a happy one, though, thank god. That’s all I ask for in Kazi and Jase endgame.
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