i actually feel bad about checking this book as read bc imma be honest with you chief..... i skimmed a good 60% of it. i just wasn’t interested in thei actually feel bad about checking this book as read bc imma be honest with you chief..... i skimmed a good 60% of it. i just wasn’t interested in the case at allll. the fact that it had almost no jacob and no more plot abt vic’s backstory just sealed the deal of No Interest for me....more
conto ok, nada de errado com a história - é só que pude confirmar mais uma vez que histórias de horror que só focam no horror por si só não fazem o meconto ok, nada de errado com a história - é só que pude confirmar mais uma vez que histórias de horror que só focam no horror por si só não fazem o meu tipo....more
4,5 stars. imagine being as iconic, talented, culturally relevant, the one bright original voice in fantasy, that nk jemisin is..... bitches wish they4,5 stars. imagine being as iconic, talented, culturally relevant, the one bright original voice in fantasy, that nk jemisin is..... bitches wish they had even half of what she has...more
uma comédia romântica adolescente entre duas estudantes do ensino médio, com todos os clichês que cabem ao gênero. para quem gosta desse tipo de históuma comédia romântica adolescente entre duas estudantes do ensino médio, com todos os clichês que cabem ao gênero. para quem gosta desse tipo de história, com certeza vai adorar. pessoalmente, não gostei de nenhuma das duas protagonistas....more
2,5 estrelas. um conto romântico bonitinho, mas nada além disso. quem gosta de histórias bonitinhas e levinhas vai gostar, mas não faz muito meu estil2,5 estrelas. um conto romântico bonitinho, mas nada além disso. quem gosta de histórias bonitinhas e levinhas vai gostar, mas não faz muito meu estilo. achei as personagens bem rasas. há também alguns errinhos que a revisão deixou passar, e (o que mais me incomodou) mudanças de tempo na narrativa - o conto é escrito no passado, mas as vezes a narrativa muda para o presente na mesma cena sem nenhum motivo antes de voltar novamente para o passado....more
i really thought books 1-3 were super meh, and i got invested only in books 4-5, which i really liked... butoh my god i cant believe i finished it!!!!
i really thought books 1-3 were super meh, and i got invested only in books 4-5, which i really liked... but by then it was a bit too late. i think tgcf is my least favorite of the three mxtx novels???? i really thought it would be the opposite lmaoooo but first of all, i especially didnt like the plot of tgcf compared to sv and mdzs - if mdzs already meandered a bit too much, tgcf just felt super disjointed for two thirds of it, and exposition scenes REALLY aren’t mxtx’s strong point. and second, i feel like the main characters were the high point of the last two novels - sqq and wwx have such strong and entertaining personalities that really jump out of the page, i was charmed by them from the first chapter.... but i really didnt feel the same with xl. he lacks the charisma of the other two imo, he’s more reactive while wwx and sqq are more proactive. and then hc isn’t developed all that much either, so i ended up not feeling invested in either of the main characters, and therefore didnt REALLY fall for the romance. all their scenes were super ultra romantic, objectively i know that, but since i dont feel much for the characters, the romance ended up falling a bit flat.
it was an entertaining read overall. just not one of my favorites compared to the author’s other works....more
hailey turner, seeing that i don’t care for alexei and therefore don’t want to read the stories focused on alexei/sean: haha let’s see her resist THIShailey turner, seeing that i don’t care for alexei and therefore don’t want to read the stories focused on alexei/sean: haha let’s see her resist THIS (adds my fave tropes aka hurt/comfort and trauma recovery to the character i like aka sean) me: ,,,,,dang it, ms turner, you got me once again...more
DONA SIMONE RAINHA SEM DEFEITOS mas cadê a continuação, n é possível que não tenha um livro de 500 páginas sobre as aventuras da dona simone e/ou lucaDONA SIMONE RAINHA SEM DEFEITOS mas cadê a continuação, n é possível que não tenha um livro de 500 páginas sobre as aventuras da dona simone e/ou lucas e heitor??? pfv eu necessito...more
listen. listen. the fake dating while actually secretly dating thing was genius. i want all books that use the fake dating trope do it this way from nlisten. listen. the fake dating while actually secretly dating thing was genius. i want all books that use the fake dating trope do it this way from now on. if you think abt the plot of this book for more than five mins it falls apart but rly who cares tbhhhh the author’s ultra fast pace when it comes to the plot manages to mask a lot of the flaws, and the story is just.... super addicting. i love jaime and kyle. only thing im mad abt is that next book changes povs to characters i dont care aboutttttttt but its still plot relevant so idk what ill do, if ill just say fuck it and skip to book 4, or try to read it even if tbh alexei is fucking annoying lmao dont @ me...more
3,5 stars rounded up. uhhhh one too many sex scenes lmao! since the book is divided in plot heavy action - sex scene - plot heavy action - sex scene- 3,5 stars rounded up. uhhhh one too many sex scenes lmao! since the book is divided in plot heavy action - sex scene - plot heavy action - sex scene- repeat, most of the interactions we got between the romantic couple were sexual; which, ok with me yknow, it's a choice, if the author wants to make the emotional aspect of the ship a slowburn i wont complain.... but that's not what it happens. the book tries to convince the readers that the main characters have a deep emotional connection, but since we mostly only see their sexual interactions, there was no time to actually sell said ~emotional connection~ in a convincing manner, so mostly i was like dang, why are yall almost saying ily to each other already, whats going on
but even with what would, for me, be a big flaw (solely focusing on sexual attraction instead of emotional connection and then trying to tell me they luuuurv each other is my #1 pet peeve in romance), i think it says a lot about hailey turner's ability to write charming protagonists that i was rooting for the main couple anyway. i really liked them, as individuals and together. even if the emotional build up didn't convince me, i am willing to pretend otherwise, because hailey writes the chemistry between jaime and kyle really well. she just needs some help justifying said chemistry lol....more