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cosmicjess
*3.5 stars, but i'm trash for bump that up i guess lol
this was boring, and then amazing in the middle, and then boring again, and then the ending had me hooked, but then it ENDED. so... i dunno how i feel exactly
also, question, this is published by harper teen, but like, is this not new adult? i got to THAT scene, which was tolerable, not the smuttiest thing i've read in a non-erotica novel, but that didn't feel like young adult descriptors. when i say i was SHOOK, i was.
this was boring, and then amazing in the middle, and then boring again, and then the ending had me hooked, but then it ENDED. so... i dunno how i feel exactly
also, question, this is published by harper teen, but like, is this not new adult? i got to THAT scene, which was tolerable, not the smuttiest thing i've read in a non-erotica novel, but that didn't feel like young adult descriptors. when i say i was SHOOK, i was.
technically DNF'd @ 80%
i just couldn't go through with it yall... i rly couldn't....
i just couldn't go through with it yall... i rly couldn't....
re-read 02/25/2020
ok maybe not dnf'ing for the 3rd time was worth it
ok maybe not dnf'ing for the 3rd time was worth it
*4.5 stars
once again, a pretty damn good book.
edit: i put it as finished before i read the last 40 pages... and god it bumped it up to 4.5, rounded to 5 stars... amazing
once again, a pretty damn good book.
edit: i put it as finished before i read the last 40 pages... and god it bumped it up to 4.5, rounded to 5 stars... amazing
*3.5 stars
read for sexy stuff, got nothing in return.
was cute tho i forgot how much i loved percy newton. but here we are again, loving percy newton with my whole chest.
read for sexy stuff, got nothing in return.
was cute tho i forgot how much i loved percy newton. but here we are again, loving percy newton with my whole chest.
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley
[triggers at the end of review]
[b:A Strangely Wrapped Gift|36436622|A Strangely Wrapped Gift|Emily Byrnes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508362357l/36436622._SY75_.jpg|58137288] is a modern poetry collection that i felt shined a light on a different aspect of mental health and loneliness that hasn't been done much before. the representation of mental illness, heartbreak, queerness, and sexual harassment were takes that have not been explored much, a breath of fresh air was given to the genre with this collection.
i particularly found myself enthralled by the description of the author's feelings and heartbreak, how visual all of it was made to be. with the realistic depiction of mental health issues such as OCD and depression, i could sense the empathy and relatability towards a topic such as those.
all in all, [a:Emily Byrnes|17246302|Emily Byrnes|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] showed us poetry readers a take on modern poetry that is easily accessible as well as expressing points that could be hard to swallow.
trigger warnings: mental health issues, mental illness, OCD, depression, suicidality and suicidal thoughts, sexual harassment, internalized homophobia, outward homophobia, body image issues, eating disorders.
[triggers at the end of review]
[b:A Strangely Wrapped Gift|36436622|A Strangely Wrapped Gift|Emily Byrnes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508362357l/36436622._SY75_.jpg|58137288] is a modern poetry collection that i felt shined a light on a different aspect of mental health and loneliness that hasn't been done much before. the representation of mental illness, heartbreak, queerness, and sexual harassment were takes that have not been explored much, a breath of fresh air was given to the genre with this collection.
i particularly found myself enthralled by the description of the author's feelings and heartbreak, how visual all of it was made to be. with the realistic depiction of mental health issues such as OCD and depression, i could sense the empathy and relatability towards a topic such as those.
all in all, [a:Emily Byrnes|17246302|Emily Byrnes|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] showed us poetry readers a take on modern poetry that is easily accessible as well as expressing points that could be hard to swallow.
trigger warnings: mental health issues, mental illness, OCD, depression, suicidality and suicidal thoughts, sexual harassment, internalized homophobia, outward homophobia, body image issues, eating disorders.
don't hate as much, but there are VAST issues with this story and narrative
trigger warnings: death, grief, depictions of severe mental illness, suicide, suicidal ideation, physical abuse, depictions of violence
trigger warnings: death, grief, depictions of severe mental illness, suicide, suicidal ideation, physical abuse, depictions of violence
