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Yes - the book is spelt True Colors, but I live in South Africa where we like the u's so I write Colours with a u (like it's meant to be).
I probably fell in love with these characters from the get-go. I’m going to the Town Hall to adopt them, anyone coming with? If we all pool our money together, we can buy McDonalds.
It was such a good read. I loved basically every scene of it, especially anything to do with Marco and Oskar (who are my babies and I love them with all my heart). I really wanted to give it a 4-and-a-half, but stupid Goodreads doesn’t offer that. tumblr_nposxnAqnw1uu93c8o4_250
I love the whole friends-to-lovers trope, but it's also the worst because they're friends, which means there's the possibility of them growing up, which means they know each other, so they'll be used to each other and know everything and probably have inside jokes and touch each other like real friends do and as much as I love that, it's also the absolute worst, as it makes you slam the table or whatever is near you - please let it not be an animal - and cry out in anguish because these characters that should be together are not.
I love how Marco sees in colours like come here and let me hug you and bring Oskar as well and then I can just hug both of you 24/7. It reminded of Percy Jackson - with the titles in a specific way. It seems like Chapter Titles are either Chapter 1 and so on or like in Harry Potter - The Deathday Party and so on; but I'm also happy to find a book where the titles are different.
They live in Germany, yet I never see any indication of that other than the landmarks? Where’s the language and slang?
It’s all very good and well that Marco’s learning to love his body and all, but he basically goes from zero to a hundred in a heartbeat, to ‘I can barely look at myself’ to ‘draw me, Elena.’ Not that much realistic. It takes some time to love yourself and be able to let someone else look at you in that way.
There was this confusing part in the beginning of the book where the boys were 13 and the one narrating it (Marco) used words like ‘lurched’, ‘slanted’ and ‘protruded’. I look after a 12 year old and she’s never used any of those words – and she’s smart.
I was wondering on how to pronounce Marco, as I know three ways to pronounce it:
English version – as in Marco Polo
Afrikaans version – pronounced Mar-coh
Italian version – pronounced Mar-koh
- Just wondering which pronunciation I should use. Though considering the book is set in Germany, it’s probably the Afrikaans version.
So, they never speak of what happened to Marco the entire book. I was wondering and speculating and thought they would tell me and the scene would end with Marco and Oskar kissing or whatever, but I'm happy that they didn't tell us.
I love how every chapter's title is a colour.
So yes, I would definitely recommend this book to everyone! It's amazing, cute, gay, what more can you want?
Quotes:
“Two swashbuckling enemy pirates race over high seas searching for Lord Large’s lost treasure. Nothing and no one can stop them except their hearts – or lack thereof.”
- I’m down for that. Anybody with me?
“Bodies – nakedness – it’s nothing to be ashamed of.”
- PREACH IT – let’s just print this quote out and pin it out on every wall and shop window..
I probably fell in love with these characters from the get-go. I’m going to the Town Hall to adopt them, anyone coming with? If we all pool our money together, we can buy McDonalds.
It was such a good read. I loved basically every scene of it, especially anything to do with Marco and Oskar (who are my babies and I love them with all my heart). I really wanted to give it a 4-and-a-half, but stupid Goodreads doesn’t offer that. tumblr_nposxnAqnw1uu93c8o4_250
I love the whole friends-to-lovers trope, but it's also the worst because they're friends, which means there's the possibility of them growing up, which means they know each other, so they'll be used to each other and know everything and probably have inside jokes and touch each other like real friends do and as much as I love that, it's also the absolute worst, as it makes you slam the table or whatever is near you - please let it not be an animal - and cry out in anguish because these characters that should be together are not.
I love how Marco sees in colours like come here and let me hug you and bring Oskar as well and then I can just hug both of you 24/7. It reminded of Percy Jackson - with the titles in a specific way. It seems like Chapter Titles are either Chapter 1 and so on or like in Harry Potter - The Deathday Party and so on; but I'm also happy to find a book where the titles are different.
They live in Germany, yet I never see any indication of that other than the landmarks? Where’s the language and slang?
It’s all very good and well that Marco’s learning to love his body and all, but he basically goes from zero to a hundred in a heartbeat, to ‘I can barely look at myself’ to ‘draw me, Elena.’ Not that much realistic. It takes some time to love yourself and be able to let someone else look at you in that way.
There was this confusing part in the beginning of the book where the boys were 13 and the one narrating it (Marco) used words like ‘lurched’, ‘slanted’ and ‘protruded’. I look after a 12 year old and she’s never used any of those words – and she’s smart.
I was wondering on how to pronounce Marco, as I know three ways to pronounce it:
English version – as in Marco Polo
Afrikaans version – pronounced Mar-coh
Italian version – pronounced Mar-koh
- Just wondering which pronunciation I should use. Though considering the book is set in Germany, it’s probably the Afrikaans version.
So, they never speak of what happened to Marco the entire book. I was wondering and speculating and thought they would tell me and the scene would end with Marco and Oskar kissing or whatever, but I'm happy that they didn't tell us.
I love how every chapter's title is a colour.
So yes, I would definitely recommend this book to everyone! It's amazing, cute, gay, what more can you want?
Quotes:
“Two swashbuckling enemy pirates race over high seas searching for Lord Large’s lost treasure. Nothing and no one can stop them except their hearts – or lack thereof.”
- I’m down for that. Anybody with me?
“Bodies – nakedness – it’s nothing to be ashamed of.”
- PREACH IT – let’s just print this quote out and pin it out on every wall and shop window..
Link to blog: https://dbsguidetothegalaxy.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/oh-arc-my-arc-leo-loves-aries/
Stars: 5
This is my second Anyta Sunday book (the first being True Colours – click the link to go to my review of that). And wow, she just gets better with every book (even though Leo Loves Aries was written before True Colours).
I just loved this book. I read it in one sitting – lying in my bed with my tablet slowly draining its battery. Everything was just fantastic and I just love everything in the book.
Now I’ve read other reviews and some people are unhappy about the fact that Theo’s sexuality was never mentioned. I for one didn’t have much of an issue with it, as fluidity of sexuality is a very real thing and Theo might not even know what he’s feeling – if he’s gay, bi, pan etc. and he might not want to know – which is fine, as you don’t have to label yourself with whichever sexuality – meaning you can be bicurious or questioning or even just not straight – and that’s okay.
So it’s an absolutely gorgeous fluffy m/m romance book that you have to read – and will probably be the book that I’ll go to after reading a bad one.
The characters are fantastic. They’re funny and real and lovable and I just want to eat them all up – in a loving way, okay? Well, all except the exes. They can go die in a hole. I loved that Leone was blind and that was represented well, not made fun and she was still treated like a person. I loved the minor characters – can we get a whoot-whoot for the demisexual minor character – whom I think is Ben - but don’t quote me on it or shoot me. Just tell me if I’m wrong and I’ll edit the review.
And yessss for the relationship. I shipped it all the way and was groaning at my tablet because slow burn is the best and worst of the bloody tropes.
Stars: 5
This is my second Anyta Sunday book (the first being True Colours – click the link to go to my review of that). And wow, she just gets better with every book (even though Leo Loves Aries was written before True Colours).
I just loved this book. I read it in one sitting – lying in my bed with my tablet slowly draining its battery. Everything was just fantastic and I just love everything in the book.
Now I’ve read other reviews and some people are unhappy about the fact that Theo’s sexuality was never mentioned. I for one didn’t have much of an issue with it, as fluidity of sexuality is a very real thing and Theo might not even know what he’s feeling – if he’s gay, bi, pan etc. and he might not want to know – which is fine, as you don’t have to label yourself with whichever sexuality – meaning you can be bicurious or questioning or even just not straight – and that’s okay.
So it’s an absolutely gorgeous fluffy m/m romance book that you have to read – and will probably be the book that I’ll go to after reading a bad one.
The characters are fantastic. They’re funny and real and lovable and I just want to eat them all up – in a loving way, okay? Well, all except the exes. They can go die in a hole. I loved that Leone was blind and that was represented well, not made fun and she was still treated like a person. I loved the minor characters – can we get a whoot-whoot for the demisexual minor character – whom I think is Ben - but don’t quote me on it or shoot me. Just tell me if I’m wrong and I’ll edit the review.
And yessss for the relationship. I shipped it all the way and was groaning at my tablet because slow burn is the best and worst of the bloody tropes.
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I just want to create all these characters and love them all to bits and they're all very dear to me! Seriously though, if you're looking for a good fantasy read, love quirky characters and love a good dose of mythology -this series hits all the right notes.
You laugh. You cry. You shove the book at your friends. You imagine if there will be a sequel, but know that it can’t happen. The Fault in Our Stars written by John Green is a young adult novel that touches the hearts of millions of fans worldwide.
Let me just clarify something: I do not cry in books. I can count the number of movies I have cried in on one hand, and I have never cried in a book (ok, well, a tear slipped out onto my cheek when I finished Les Mis) and I have just finished reading it for the third time, and I must admit, I started to tear up when Isaac said he would send the doctors away (if you know what I mean, then you rock), but I did not cry. I will, however, bring a tissue packet when I watch the movie.
Hazel is nothing like any other character I’ve read about before. First off, she has cancer, but this is not a cancer book. She’s merely trying to live her life before it expires, by reading the same book a number of times (don’t we all!) She’s funny and smart, she’s in college ahead of the rest of her peers. Maybe what I really love about her is that she isn’t model-beautiful and she has flaws like the rest of us. What’s brilliant is that she’s depressed about things that matter, and not about trivial things that the other characters are normally stressing about.
Augustus ‘Gus’ Waters. How can I describe him? If I ever find a boy like the one John Green created, I’ll be sure to tie him and never let him go. He’s funny, and charming. He knows the right things to say and at the right moments. He nearly made me cry when he sat down next to Hazel and told her something akin to the festive season. I believe that John Green never really meant to make Gus the best book boyfriend in the YA universe, but he (Gus) turned out to be something amazing.
Isaac is a challenging character to analyse, as, when we meet him, he’ll soon be blind, and I can understand why he’ll be annoyed at the world. I would have liked Green to have added him in more scenes, but I wouldn’t like a sequel to be made, otherwise they’re will be more funerals in the book.
The Fault In Our Stars is a book meant for all ages. It’s the sort of book that makes you want to start reading. Filled with quotes that only John Green can deliver, you’ll read this book over and over again.
http://www.katyasmind.blogspot.com/2014/03/monday-1.html
Ok but that cliffhanger makes me want to give it an extra star 😁
