Six of Crows was super good (I mean I knew it would be) but for some reason it just didn't have that oomph that five star books have? I'm not sure what it is because I love all of my children and all of the ships are so good and the heist was so fun and I'm really very excited for Crooked Kingdom. I was really enjoyable but it just didn't quite lodge itself in my heart the way some books do. Definitely an unpopular opinion but so far I like the grisha trilogy a tiny bit better?

exCUSE ME who exactly approved that ending I just wanna talk I swear

Oh, my, god, this book was amazing. Taylor's writing is stunning, the characters were great, and it's one of those books where frankly, even though the plot pretty much crawls I was completely entranced for all 500 pages. I'm not sure what else to say except that we've found a new favorite.

Another winner from my favorite romance author.

[b:Get a Life, Chloe Brown|43884209|Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1)|Talia Hibbert|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553318108l/43884209._SY75_.jpg|66903616] was an unexpected champion of the 2019 fall semester for me -- the audiobook got me through the worst finals season of my life, and getting approved for and reading the arc a few months prior got my semester started on a high note.

So it means something, coming from me, when I say that Take a Hint, Dani Brown is bolder and funnier and more romantic and easily my favorite romance of 2020 so far. I made a note in my arc every time I felt overwhelmed with emotions over Dani and Zaf, and friends; it was fourteen times. Fourteen times that I felt my heart beat faster with excitement or I swooned over something romantic or I teared up because of something touching or emotional.

The characters, like in Chloe Brown, are the shining stars of this story. Dani and Zaf are so lovable, I just want to give them both big hugs at their earliest possible convenience. I loved the way this story leaned into its tropes in the most delicious ways while still subverting them in others, keeping me entertained and exhilarated. I loved that they both have hobbies and passions and friends and family members that are huge parts of their lives; I loved that Dani would never cancel on her sisters; I loved how close Zaf was with his sister-in-law; I loved that Gigi continues to be iconic; I loved that this book spent paragraphs talking directly to me about how both Zaf and I love romance novels.

More importantly, I continue to love the care and attention Talia Hibbert puts into making her stories authentically diverse. Dani is bisexual, and it meant so much to me that her sexuality is such a huge part of who she is, especially when this story is about her romance with a man. Zaf has an anxiety disorder, and I felt so seen when he spoke about his journey and his experiences and how coping is hard and there is no right way to live with anxiety and how sometimes it's hard to tell what's anxiety and what's just logic and how it will often just be there, under the radar, but that it doesn't have to control you.

I think it's clear that the reason why I loved this book so much is because it has all of the things I loved about Chloe Brown (the humor, the charm, the swoon-worthy romance) with the addition of a few forms of representation that spoke to me, personally. But even if I could step out of my own skin, I would have loved this story -- it made me laugh, it made me grin in front of my probably confused family members, it made me cry.

You are not going to want to miss Dani Brown.

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

i think the world would be better if cliffhangers had never been invented tbh

Schwab just has an undeniable talent for fantasy worlds and I adored the world of This Savage Song. It had the dystopian elements I love combined with paranormal elements I love -- a recipe for success. The only reason I didn't rate this book 5 stars is because I felt the plot began to decline about halfway through the book, when the story shifts from exposition and introductions to the more action-heavy half. I just felt like it was less compelling.

This book was crazy good — maybe even a five star read for a while. But as a got closer to the end, I was just thinking...there isn’t enough book left for a good ending. What are you thinking, Maureen Johnson? So I guess it wasn’t a surprise when I got to the end and it was a TERRIBLE ENDING WHAT THE HECK. Like, legitimately a bad enough ending to knock this book down to four stars. But at the same time I really, really, want to read the sequel, so was it really a terrible ending? Idk but I’m mad.

Uh okay did not expect the comics to be so much less enjoyable than the TV show. The character design is less good (and lacks any diversity at all), the pacing is somehow worse (too many fight scenes, literally no character development) and it STILL HAS THE INCEST.

The idea is still cool and I still enjoyed the quirkiness of it all, but it was just so extremely all over the place and confusing...I can't imagine reading this not having seen the TV show which at least provided a guide to who the characters were and what their powers were, something that the comic did not do in the slightest.

Bruh I was expecting a regency romance involving a cross-dressing love interest but actually this is a regency romance between a bi/pan marquess and a non-binary commoner masquerading as her friend's brother in order to help that friend become advantageously married?

Amazing.