coralinejones's Reviews (556)

Well, spoiler warning, but one minute they were rivals and the next they were getting married and I didn't understand how we got there and why the world is the way it is. It's interesting but executed poorly. I thought everyone was being dramatic about there being very little world building but they were correct. Why is the mail magic? Why are we in war? Who are these characters really? What's going on?

Divine Rivals is written nicely. It's a fun little book, but it's just okay.

I knew what was going to happen, I've known since I was like 12, and I'm still sitting here absolutely devastated and in disbelief. MY HAYMITCH, MY SHAYLA!!!! Suzanne Collins you love and hate me so bad. I'm already excited to read this again.

The best part about getting these prequel Hunger Games books is being able to recognize all the Easter eggs and be overjoyed with the name drops and such. Ugh. Literally so freaking good. Makes so much sense why Haymitch is the way he is by the time Katniss comes around. Loved seeing my beloved

Effie

. Loved knowing who Haymitch's mentors were. Literally so good. So freaking good.

you know what, this book IS a little annoying and the writing style IS a bit grating, but as someone who has been a kpop fan (someone of was? a kpop fan) i can admit that it matches what it's like being in the kpop fandom ten fold. this book is odd and uncomfortable and perfectly replicates how irritating and frustrating the entirety of the kpop world can be. the music is fun, the outfits are boisterous and in your face, the concepts are visual eye candy, but every other facet of kpop makes the average person sigh. i think the point of this book doesn't necessarily hit, it's a little all over the place, but it's still intriguing and worth picking up

so much going on here. why are we in ancient rome? why do they have guns? why is she in love with her colonizer???? it's so interestingly written and that's all!

corny and lighthearted. exactly what i need right now.

Not at all what I thought. The start of Martyr!, about 100 or so pages, sucked me in. I enjoyed it, despite having drastic expectations that were not being met, but I understood where the book was going and was excited to see the outcome. I, surprisingly, hated the structure of this novel. I'm over multiple POVs in books these days but that's just my personal opinion. I don't think having more than one point of view here took away from the powerful messaging of Akbar's poetry.

Lyrical and introspective; I found myself highlighting multiple lines as I felt they resonated with me deeply. Then the entire middle section happened, and like what most complained about, the confusing end, and that's where it lost me. I get why people like this. I see it's potential. I would read from this author again if he decides to publish anything forward. But for now Martyr is a low 3 for me.

i stopped caring lol