amelianotthepilot's Reviews (835)

2023: the only asian character being an opium addict is problematic and i wish it wasn’t a major plot point. this book has some of my favorite fantasy romance moments of all time. we love a masked ball and enemies to lovers.

2021: this is still one of my favorite YA books of all time 10/10

2018:

2013:

i never read this as a kid (i was a little women and little house kid) and i really enjoyed it.

it’s funny to read a character i’ve been compared to often and see myself in her and hope that i am not as annoying as her and as i once was.  i adore the fanciful life anne lives and the descriptions of nature are tolkien-esque. however i think it’s interesting that it’s almost from the perspective of  marilla  not anne. the story is told in a series of stories from anne to marilla. after watching the 2017 netflix show anne with an e i like how they’ve explored the reality of anne’s life vs the stories she makes up.

definitely has overall spring and americana vibes (set in canada). and i hope gilbert is more in the next books because i can already tell he is like a kinder version of laurie 

very 'women are evil or whores' :/ 

i don’t get the hype

but I tried to read it with a grain of salt since it was written in the 90s, is Polish, and at least the fantasy world is fun.

collection of short stories of Geralt of Rivia the Witcher. First a story about a 'striga' who could only be cured/defeated by spending the night with her in the castle, then thee was a beauty and the beast-esque story, then a snow-white-esque demon slayer, and then a quick story about a beast who terrorized a town to trade with elves, and finally the story of Yennifer a witch who he falls in love with who asks to heal his bard friend.

i didn’t mind this one

i like the mini chapters that wax poetic about the names of months 

this plot and characters were all quite interesting. i hated the winter book but spring and fall have been alright, is this a reflection of my own feelings towards the seasons? did she capture the essence of the season so deeply that i subconsciously enjoyed or didn’t enjoy the story regardless of plot?

a fun adventure story of a girl sailing her way across the seas to rescue her love.

very cool world building with oceans made of spores(sand particles) that move like water but all have dangerous qualities.

lots of great quotes and cute thoughts

a cute little queer pjo story about solangelo

the writing in this was definitely a little funky you could tell it wasn’t fully uncle rick’s. specifically the beginning and ending something felt off about chiron for me. also a lot of the dialogue was very punny percy jackson-esque and i don’t feel like that’s who will and nico are all the time. and then i also felt like the morals of the story were a bit hitting you over the head.

i realize this is a book with children as the audience but the ending bit seemed a bit too easily resolved and corny. also the morals were so blatantly spelt out.

that being said this one dealt with a lot of important topics for kids these days including queer identity, PTSD, depression, and relationship navigating. will and nico’s relationship seemed way older than teenagers (maturity wise not sexually). also the main villain seemed to be a representation of the US problems rn with division and having to choose one or the other. 

overall a cute little story but not as good as the other pjos sadly. nico is my favorite character tho so it was great to get more of his backstory and him and will’s relationship. also the black tinted pages were a cute aspect

amazing world building and magic system. i never knew what was gonna happen next although i can’t say it all ended up making sense 

ending sorta feels rushed and unfinished but i think this is the last book :/

still some translation errors