I am SO GLAD Rafe's section was short this episode. I was totally prepared to slog through it after he was the first character we saw, but then he wasI am SO GLAD Rafe's section was short this episode. I was totally prepared to slog through it after he was the first character we saw, but then he wasn't in the rest of it! Hallelujah!
This is shaping up to be a really great season.
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I am SO GLAD Rafe's section was short this episode. I was totally prepared to slog through it after he was the first character we saw, but then he wasn't in the rest of it! Hallelujah!
This is shaping up to be a really great season....more
I'm bumping this up to 5 stars because I loved Taneesha's Beyonce moment at the end so, so, SO MUCH. Though, I am now realizing that she probably woulI'm bumping this up to 5 stars because I loved Taneesha's Beyonce moment at the end so, so, SO MUCH. Though, I am now realizing that she probably would have been in the salon all day to get braids done, rather than just half a day, with time to go shopping.
At any rate, she's so awesome. Aditi is SO AWESOME. Michelle wasn't really in this one, Christina makes terrible life choices but is otherwise okay, and Elli is still super immature and mildly annoying.
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I'm bumping this up to 5 stars because I loved Taneesha's Beyonce moment at the end so, so, SO MUCH. Though, I am now realizing that she probably would have been in the salon all day to get braids done, rather than just half a day, with time to go shopping.
At any rate, she's so awesome. Aditi is SO AWESOME. Michelle wasn't really in this one, Christina makes terrible life choices but is otherwise okay, and Elli is still super immature and mildly annoying....more
I am not sure how closely Rodale plans on following the plots of the movies these titles reference, but Lady Bridget's Diary was a close adaptation. NI am not sure how closely Rodale plans on following the plots of the movies these titles reference, but Lady Bridget's Diary was a close adaptation. Now, I don't know anything about the movie Chasing Amy, except that someone is bisexual, and no one was bisexual in this, so I am disappointed.
OTHER THAN THAT, this was charming, and I could not put it down.
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I am not sure how closely Rodale plans on following the plots of the movies these titles reference, but Lady Bridget's Diary was a close adaptation. Now, I don't know anything about the movie Chasing Amy, except that someone is bisexual, and no one was bisexual in this, so I am disappointed.
OTHER THAN THAT, this was charming, and I could not put it down....more
Not quite as sexy as the description led me to believe, but engaging nonetheless. I liked the way it at first felt like connected short stories and thNot quite as sexy as the description led me to believe, but engaging nonetheless. I liked the way it at first felt like connected short stories and then built into a longer arc.
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Not quite as sexy as the description led me to believe, but engaging nonetheless. I liked the way it at first felt like connected short stories and then built into a longer arc....more
This was great. I really like Goo's characters, and the relationships she builds between them. I'm glad Clara showed some real growth here, and I loveThis was great. I really like Goo's characters, and the relationships she builds between them. I'm glad Clara showed some real growth here, and I love how involved her dad is in her life.
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This was great. I really like Goo's characters, and the relationships she builds between them. I'm glad Clara showed some real growth here, and I love how involved her dad is in her life....more
This was a really good installment. I'm glad Reza's becoming more of a main character, though I hope he doesn't begin a romance with Rafe. I was thinkThis was a really good installment. I'm glad Reza's becoming more of a main character, though I hope he doesn't begin a romance with Rafe. I was thinking that I might cancel my subscription after this season, but this season is shaping up to be really good!
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This was a really good installment. I'm glad Reza's becoming more of a main character, though I hope he doesn't begin a romance with Rafe. I was thinking that I might cancel my subscription after this season, but this season is shaping up to be really good!...more
I re-read this for my graphic novel book discussion, along with Blade of the Immortal, Volume 1: Blood of a Thousand. We had a great discussion, and II re-read this for my graphic novel book discussion, along with Blade of the Immortal, Volume 1: Blood of a Thousand. We had a great discussion, and I am happy for the excuse to re-visit this book. The monster/old god did not bother me as much as it did the first time, and I am happily upping this to 5 stars.
I love that 99% of the characters are women, and we get to see so many different representations of good women, bad women, ambiguous women (which, let's be real, most of them fall into this category). I look forward to the second volume.
Previously read: 06/26/2016 First, the art is fucking gorgeous in this. It's amazing, and I love it, and I love the muted, sepia-ish colors used throughout.
I love all the different representations of people you get in this story. It's so rare to see a non-white main character or a main character missing a limb, and here you have BOTH. AT THE SAME TIME! And she's a total badass! It's wonderful.
I love the talking cats with lots of tails, and I enjoyed the history lessons in the back of each issue from the professor cat.
The story sucked me in, and I can't wait to find out the mystery surrounding the main character's mom. The only thing that kept this from being 5 stars is that the black, blobby, eye monster was just a touch too weird for me. I totally recommend this anyways, and I would like to re-read it in one go, now that I have all six issues of the comic, just to really get into the flow of the story.
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I re-read this for my graphic novel book discussion, along with Blade of the Immortal, Volume 1: Blood of a Thousand. We had a great discussion, and I am happy for the excuse to re-visit this book. The monster/old god did not bother me as much as it did the first time, and I am happily upping this to 5 stars.
I love that 99% of the characters are women, and we get to see so many different representations of good women, bad women, ambiguous women (which, let's be real, most of them fall into this category). I look forward to the second volume.
Previously read: 06/26/2016 First, the art is fucking gorgeous in this. It's amazing, and I love it, and I love the muted, sepia-ish colors used throughout.
I love all the different representations of people you get in this story. It's so rare to see a non-white main character or a main character missing a limb, and here you have BOTH. AT THE SAME TIME! And she's a total badass! It's wonderful.
I love the talking cats with lots of tails, and I enjoyed the history lessons in the back of each issue from the professor cat.
The story sucked me in, and I can't wait to find out the mystery surrounding the main character's mom. The only thing that kept this from being 5 stars is that the black, blobby, eye monster was just a touch too weird for me. I totally recommend this anyways, and I would like to re-read it in one go, now that I have all six issues of the comic, just to really get into the flow of the story....more
Hazel is a total Manic Pixie Dream Girl, but Christina Lauren does a great job of also turning her into a real person and talking abUtterly charming.
Hazel is a total Manic Pixie Dream Girl, but Christina Lauren does a great job of also turning her into a real person and talking about how men always expect her to change and settle down once they get tired of her weird energy.
I appreciate that Josh is Korean and not just another white hero....more
I loved the first half of this book; Lucy was saucy and charming, and Jeremy was brooding and sexy, but the entire second half could have been resolveI loved the first half of this book; Lucy was saucy and charming, and Jeremy was brooding and sexy, but the entire second half could have been resolved with one open, honest conversation, and that's my very least favorite romance trope. ...more
This was a really quick read, and I really enjoyed it. Caroline is a tough, prickly kid, and I really felt for her as she tries to find her mom and coThis was a really quick read, and I really enjoyed it. Caroline is a tough, prickly kid, and I really felt for her as she tries to find her mom and come to terms with how she feels about Kalinda. ...more
REALLY enjoyable! I liked all four of the stories and ended up buying or checking out from the library more books by nearly all the authors (I alreadyREALLY enjoyable! I liked all four of the stories and ended up buying or checking out from the library more books by nearly all the authors (I already have a couple of unread Tessa Dare's, which is the only reason why I didn't download all the authors last night).
I wanted to read this in one sitting but stupid work got in the way.
It was fun to have the shortbread thread running through all the stories. ...more
I liked this! I was mildly worried about the super-fat teen storyline, but it was good! Libby's weight is a huge part of the story, but she doesn't feI liked this! I was mildly worried about the super-fat teen storyline, but it was good! Libby's weight is a huge part of the story, but she doesn't feel the need to change it, which is always refreshing to see.
This is the second book I've read where one of the characters is face blind (see: Bone Gap), and it's very fascinating to me. I like the way it was handled here, and I appreciated that Jack doesn't spend a lot of time using Libby's fatness to recognize her. ...more
This was good but felt sooo long. It was kind of slow moving, and I struggled with wanting to zoom through it, but being unable to. The story is denseThis was good but felt sooo long. It was kind of slow moving, and I struggled with wanting to zoom through it, but being unable to. The story is dense and intricate, and while I ultimately enjoyed it and really ended up caring about the characters, it was a tough read. ...more
This was great! I definitely see why everyone was talking about it! The writing is beautiful, and I really liked all the characters. I liked listeningThis was great! I definitely see why everyone was talking about it! The writing is beautiful, and I really liked all the characters. I liked listening to this, but I also think it's one that may be worth revisiting on my Kindle eventually.
This isn't a book I could have read two years ago [ignoring that it was only published a year and a half ago], and even now some of the parts about pregnancy were tough to listen to, particularly Linda McCullough; you don't realize how many stories are centered around having (or not) a baby until being pregnant (or not) takes over your life. ...more
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