magicalghoul's Reviews (115)

Well built characters, fascinatic monsters, really good action writing and moving emotional beats. Would've loved more down time with some the characters as they bonded, though, but that would be it. Solid YA read. 

A bit of a challenging one since it was, ultimately, about an abusive relationship.

The writing style is beautiful and lent itself really well to the audiobook format but I would've loved to see more moments with the other characters to really feel that bond they had. I enjoyed reading it but it could've pushed itself a bit more in that regard, if anything to at least make an even more satisfactory ending. 

Historia coming of age de una mujer trans en el seno de una comunidad y familia obrera en una España post-Franco.

La autora tiene un dominio increíble sobre la palabra, nutre la narrativa con pasajes hermosisimos e hila multiples historias entre otras, haciendo pausas e introduciendo personajes de forma magistral.

Lamentaba cuando tenía que pausar la lectura y tuve que revisar una y dos veces para cerciorarme de que se trataba de una historia de ficción, pues todo era tan real (aún con las influencias y guiños a cuentos de hadas) como algo sentido en la vida real en su totalidad.

Muy dura pero también muy esperanzadora. Este libro y Las Malas de Camila Sosa Villada parecen en conversación, no solo por la temática principal pero también por cómo ambos reflejan los triunfos y penurias de las mujeres trans de la clase trabajadora, cada una desde su propio continente. 

Oh Mark, you're so loved 😔😔😔

Ricken may be a Bit self centered and misguided but his heart is in the right place. Down with "Ricken is the real evil" theorists!!!! 

One of those books you just don't want to finish. 

Very beautiful. There's so many allegories that could be applied to it, specially considering the author had to flee from a genocide. 

Despite the bleak setup, the power of community, curiosity, resilience and compassion in the face of the cruelest, most incomprehensible of scenarios (and the perceived lack or distance to humanity the protagonist sees in herself) shine through. 

Thought I'd enjoy it more than I actually did.

It was a challenging read, despite me relating to many aspects of the protagonist's whole deal (Your early 20s are all about maladaptive daydreaming, seeing what cocktail of psychiatric meds best work for you and engaging in a Lot of depression naps, right?)

The last act did keep me engaged though, and I know that last line will haunt me. 

Eva debut, Eva debut! 

The timing of this one felt a little off, but I'll live. The graphic novels chop A Lot of inner dialogue which I understand, but also think is detrimental to character development but that's just how it is, I guess. The choice to have Rachel's dialogue in the middle of it despite it being a Marco book was also an odd one but I'm not complaining too much because it did give us a cute moment with her and Tobias. 

Also the gag of Marco walking out of Marco's office with two purple eyes was honestly too funny. My poor child. 

Are you ever so lonely and gay and repressed (specially repressed) that you

invent the woman of your dreams, not knowing it's your soulmate until it's too late? That you invent a man that's just a reflectionof yourself but who can freely love said woman, and can be freely be loved by the clique of girls you so desperately love/hate and who also desperately loves and hates you and wants to be acknowledged by you?

Incredible read, was really wondering where it was leading up to and once all the pieces started to fall into place it was just so good. 

It's definitely a surreal piece but not as incomprehensible as some reviews might make you believe. Will probably revisit it sometime in the future. 

Ax debut, Ax debut! And his design is so cute! 

My only gripe is that there wasn't much of Cassie's internal monologue at the end, which I consider to be one of the most beautiful ones in the series and is very important to set her character! So hopefully future adaptations do better on that

Having a visual for the mall scene just makes it more heartbreaking.... My shayla 😔

I've grown fond of Grant's art style