this was just fun as hell. like i don't think it's a new all-time favourite book or anything, but i enjoyed myself so much and the characters were funthis was just fun as hell. like i don't think it's a new all-time favourite book or anything, but i enjoyed myself so much and the characters were fun and it was all-around very engaging...more
i really loved most of this book, but the end didn't quite work for me i think, so i'm left not quite sure what to thinki really loved most of this book, but the end didn't quite work for me i think, so i'm left not quite sure what to think...more
This was SO fun, like I was just so thoroughly invested and enjoyed every second of this. It's ridiculous and cheesy but in the best sorts of ways, anThis was SO fun, like I was just so thoroughly invested and enjoyed every second of this. It's ridiculous and cheesy but in the best sorts of ways, and I just had such a fun time with it. Audiobook is also 10/10...more
this was something I had to read for school, and I had absolutely no idea what I'd think of it, but honestly I enjoyed every second of this! it was methis was something I had to read for school, and I had absolutely no idea what I'd think of it, but honestly I enjoyed every second of this! it was messy and toxic and half the characters sort of sucked, but it was fun, and it was compelling, and there was something about it that just felt true somehow...more
this was cheesy and absurd but it was just such a fun read, the characters were so compelling and the writing was good and I didn't want to stop readithis was cheesy and absurd but it was just such a fun read, the characters were so compelling and the writing was good and I didn't want to stop reading, and like sure, it's not a book that i necessarily need to recommend to everyone or anything, but i think it did exactly what it set out to do and did it well...more
I think this was definitely a very good book—Helen Oyeyemi's writing is absolutely gorgeous, and I really loved a lot of the narrative structure of thI think this was definitely a very good book—Helen Oyeyemi's writing is absolutely gorgeous, and I really loved a lot of the narrative structure of this—but I need to sit with it for a while before I'm going to be able to figure out how exactly I felt about it
it was weird, and I'm still not entirely sure what was happening in some bits, and it was an incredibly uncomfortable read at times (not in a bad way, just...it gets pretty fucked up), but I do think I would recommend it overall...more
Sophie Gonzales literally never misses! This was so fucking fun
I mean like this is an objectively hilarious premise, first of all. It also does a goodSophie Gonzales literally never misses! This was so fucking fun
I mean like this is an objectively hilarious premise, first of all. It also does a good job at balancing like genuine love and respect for fandom and fanfic with the fact that the main character is,,,,,,,,, sort of an awful writer lmao. Like it's definitely poking some fun at certain fanfic cliches, but it's done in a way that feels very affectionate, and as someone who reads and writes a lot of fanfic, I was losing my shit the entire time.
At the same time though, like every Sophie Gonzales book, it was also very genuine and heartfelt, and the characters were fantastic. This book got wacky and wild and completely out there at times, but it all worked *so well* because at it's core, it was so emotional and character-driven, and I just! love her writing!! so much!!...more
This was a very strange collection of stories and I need to think on it some more before I fully decide how I felt about it, but Carmen Maria Machado This was a very strange collection of stories and I need to think on it some more before I fully decide how I felt about it, but Carmen Maria Machado is undoubtedly a very talented writer...more
it's two in the morning and i should be asleep but what if i just cried over this book instead <33 it's just,,,,, goddamn. this was so fucking beautifit's two in the morning and i should be asleep but what if i just cried over this book instead <33 it's just,,,,, goddamn. this was so fucking beautifully written honestly and i'm obsessed with it. the characters are such a fucking delight, and they all feel so real and complex and have i mentioned i love them!!!
also just... god, this book hits. as a queer teen who grew up on the internet—which I owe so much to, and wouldn't have come to terms with my queerness half as easily without, but which also made it harder in a lot of ways—the stuff this book touched on hit really hard, because on so many levels, I've been Imogen. and I'd probably have been Imogen a lot more if not for Simon Vs, tbh, so everyone say thank you Becky Albertalli <3
anyways it's late and i'm falling asleep and probably not making any sense but. very good book. 10/10 recommend...more
this was very fun, i enjoyed it immensely. i really don't have anything more to say, but it was a great timethis was very fun, i enjoyed it immensely. i really don't have anything more to say, but it was a great time...more
i loved this so much but also ohmygod i should never listen to audiobooks in public, this had me fighting back tears in the produce aisle and full on i loved this so much but also ohmygod i should never listen to audiobooks in public, this had me fighting back tears in the produce aisle and full on crying on the bus
god just??? the characters are so good mason deaver i love you so much please never stop writing.
wyatt is so important to me i want to be their best friend actually. and neil is a fucking dumbass but i love him so much someone please give this boy a hug. and the character dynamics are so good too, like!! every character feels so fully fleshed out and authentic, whether or not they have a lot of actual page time, and their dynamics all work really well. i feel like it's especially impressive because neil, who's our narrator, absolutely is not the most reliable in his views on the people around him and often views them very shallowly, but someone mason deaver still makes their depths come through, and.... i want to live in their writing forever i think actually
anyways i didn't actually set out to write more than that i loved this, but it was so fucking good and i want to gush about it, so somehow this ended up being the closest i've come to writing a review in like at least a year tbh. anyways go read mason deaver's books please i love them sm <3...more
it is 3:25am and i just read this entire book pretty much without moving an inch, and i'm so sad it's over nowit is 3:25am and i just read this entire book pretty much without moving an inch, and i'm so sad it's over now...more
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