goatsrsexy's Reviews (604)

So I liked the beginning quite a bit, but once it got into the story within a story it started to lose me. Especially with alternating chapters like this (and 4 povs in two timelines PLUS letters), it felt like everytime I started getting into the story it switched up. I didn't really connect to the characters cus I kept getting pulled out of their stories. I will say that I liked the end as well, but I'm not sure it was really worth the middle. Tbh I think this would have been better as two separate books 

I can't believe Chad Michael Murray almost got eaten by a crocodile 

This was such a cute and fun romcom. In my opinion the enemies to lovers aspect wasn't as serious as how the blurb makes it seem (in a good way). It was more like a frenemies to friends to lovers type of deal and it worked well, there was lots of cute banter and the characters had well written chemistry. Because the book took place over so many years, the whole thing felt very believable and realistic. I really like the way friendships and relationships and boundaries were explored here. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys Ali Hazelwood and Emily Henry cus that's the vibes. Thanks to Netgalley for the arc

What a terrifying story. And having read Yellowface last month, it seems this is my summer of books about narcissistic authors.

I went into this book mostly blind, I had it on hold at the library but I keep things on hold for a really long time so who knows when I added it. The whole time I was reading I just felt this sense of dread, I was so so uncomfortable. 

Some parts of it, especially the climax, felt a little bit rushed and unrealistic, but I did really enjoy the experience. I like seeing an unlikeable protagonist that is still a deep character with explanations for her actions, and this was done very well.

There's a fair amount of trauma dumping and descriptions of SA and grooming.

This is definitely the densest science fiction book I've read, and I found a lot of the actual science parts to be too much to comprehend which made me bored. But on the other hand, I've never read a book about such a non human alien, and that was extremely interesting. It came close to being alien romance if you want to look at it that way. I definitely enjoyed it overall.

I just got bored and wanted it off my list. It is interesting and I'll come back to it

Such a sweet love story I actually teared up a few times which is rare for me with rom coms. 

Mona Awad is one of my favourite authors of all time. She introduced me to surrealism in novels and she is the perfect writer for this genre. The way she writes makes it so easy to immerse yourself in the delirium of her stories. I was so excited (and honoured) to receive an earc of her newest book, Rouge.

Rouge was like a weird nightmarish fairytale. A very loose Snow White adaptation, with some very strong commentary on beauty standards and self esteem. It had some painful but beautiful commentary on mother-daughter relationships. It also had weird cults, red jellyfish, and Tom Cruise.

What is it actually about? A woman named Belle who is completely obsessed with skincare and beauty. Her mother dies suddenly and when Belle goes to take care of things, she discovers her mother was a member of some kind of mysterious spa. The spa keeps offering Belle free treatments and they work amazingly, but they come at a steep cost.

If you've read any of Awads previous novels, you know that it's impossible to really describe the plot. You just have to dive in and find your way through. I expect that people will take a lot of different things from Rouge and your interpretation could be completely different from mind. I mean mine. 

Thanks to Netgalley for the arc.

I really enjoyed this! I've been off YA for a while so I was hesitant when I started but I quickly got into it. I loved the boarding school setting and the friendship themes. And the romance was super cute.

This one had such a wild premise but it felt kinda flat