my favourite book of the year. i'm actually sobbing right now. claire lombardo does it again. my favourite book of the year. i'm actually sobbing right now. claire lombardo does it again. ...more
messy. lit fic with a queer, MMC — usually i'm all about the messy girlies but the messy dudes need some appreciation, too.
this is a retelling of shakmessy. lit fic with a queer, MMC — usually i'm all about the messy girlies but the messy dudes need some appreciation, too.
this is a retelling of shakespeare's henriad, which i have not read, so i have nothing to base this on.
when it comes to henry henry, i think this will either work for you or it won't (although to be fair, i'm somewhere in the middle). our MC is unlikeable and messy, which he's supposed to be. he's young and makes questionable decisions (but who doesn't at 22) and as a reader it's always easy to yell "what are you doing???" when a character is making poor choices.
but that's the point, right? our MC has a lot to figure out and he has a lot of repressed catholic guilt, which i honestly can't imagine how difficult it must be.
at a glance, this was a novel that first truly intrigued me bc the premise sounded right up my alley, but ultimately i had a hard time wanting to pick it up and didn't feel like there was any growth in the character's story.
i would consider giving it another try in the future and read other work by this author. thank you to the publisher for the eARC....more
it's late and i just finished this so im going to sit on a rating but i loved it. having read both goodbye, vitamin and real americans i will read anyit's late and i just finished this so im going to sit on a rating but i loved it. having read both goodbye, vitamin and real americans i will read anything rachel khong writes ...more
i devoured this in under 24 hours. i haven't read huck finn or tom sawyer (yet), and i don't think you have to read those first to enjoy this. i couldi devoured this in under 24 hours. i haven't read huck finn or tom sawyer (yet), and i don't think you have to read those first to enjoy this. i could've read 200+ more pages of this...more
this started off REALLY strong and i was so excited to read it: british musician, former boy band member now making it big as a solo artist, tattoos -this started off REALLY strong and i was so excited to read it: british musician, former boy band member now making it big as a solo artist, tattoos -- i mean, remind you of anyone? how could i not be excited about this.
and then.. it just kind of fell flat. i felt like there weren't enough moving parts in terms of plot to keep me inverted. the writing was fine but i felt like it wasn't leading up to anything or giving me a reason to keep reading.
i do think this will work for a lot of people: the MMC is dreamy and if you like forced proximity this might be for you.
i haven't been able to stop thinking about A GOOD HAPPY GIRL since i finished it over a week ago.
i truly felt sad for our main character, helen, who ii haven't been able to stop thinking about A GOOD HAPPY GIRL since i finished it over a week ago.
i truly felt sad for our main character, helen, who is clearly struggling with some trauma that hasn't been dealt with as she entagles herself with a lesbian couple.
she easily gets herself into situations that aren't healthy for her as she seeks validation from the married lesbian couple.
the writing is vivid, stunning and graphic where it needs to be in order to truly understand what helen is feeling and experiencing.
what i appreciate about this is the representation of intrusive thoughts because my god they can be debilitating (as someone who suffers from them semi-regularly).
ultimately, helen just wants to be seen, heard and loved in some way, when it's something she hasn't received from her unstable, abusive parents, who still ask more of her than they give.
marissa higgins is a new and upcoming force, whose writing is gritty and stunningly beautiful at the same time. i'm so excited for what she has next.
there are LOTS of trigger warnings with this, please be warned. but if you're wanting to read something about a woman who's completely lost and seeking validation in any way she can, you won't want to miss this.
A GOOD HAPPY GIRL is out april 2.
many thanks to my besties @catapult for this gifted copy, i will treasure it.
and congrats @marissahiggins_ on such a force of a debut....more
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