#bookish content

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the physical books i’m planning to read this month 👀

[miareadsbooks]

Fourth wing (Rebecca Yarros) - MY REVIEW

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“A dragon without its rider is a tragedy, A rider without their dragon is dead.”

THIS BOOK. WTF. I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS I ACTUALLY DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START!!

If somebody asked me what this book was like, I would simply say “Hunger games meets how to train your dragon.” As there is so many similarities there, and that is the best comparison I could give!!

The world building was super easy to understand, and not all at once, so the information was easy to digest. I was hooked from page 10!!

You can definitely compare the characters to the hunger games!! Violet as Katniss, Xaden as Peeta, Dain as Gale, Mira as Cinna, Jack as Cato, Imogen as clove, and Rhiannon as Joanna!! (There are so many more but I will run out of space haha!!)

I loved Xaden and Violet, but my god did their story kill me. The length of the book was very intimidating, and I didn’t like how long it took for them to even kiss, Never-mind get together! I usually hate slow burns so this was a downer, but the pay off was definitely worth it!!

As well as this, I really disliked Dain as he was such a pick me! He just gave “Pick me, choose me, love me.” vibes every where he went. Especially when he kept repeating “If you won’t leave here for you, at least do it for me.” SIR. YOU ARE A WALKING TALKING ICK. PLEASE JUST STOP. Why can’t you just accept that Violet has to do this? And rather than make her feel guilty and upset, just help her?

The dragons were super cool, And I really enjoyed the overall story, as well as her writing style!! I will definitely be reading a book from her again :)

Despite these few bad things, this book was still a five star read for me!! That ending was incredible and I genuinely loved this book🥰 It also also reminded me why I got into reading. It was a great escape and an overall really fun read!!

[writerlunawinters]

“No, I wasn't afraid. I was tired." Ali's voice broke on the word. "I'm tired of everyone in this city feeding on vengeance. I'm tired of teaching our children to hate and fear other children because their parents are our enemies. And I'm sick and tired of acting like the only way to save our people is to cut down all who might oppose us, as if our enemies won't return the favor the instant power shifts.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper

[inkovert]

I forgot how much fun reading could be

[livingasaghost]

sorry i'm still just so hung up on the fact that captive prince is portrayed by the general public as a series that glorifies slavery and sexual assault (aka the pinnacle of no consent) when in actuality the core theme is that the most important thing you can give someone else is their freedom and their agency and their ability to consent. like even though laurent has all this power over damen at the start of the series, even though he abuses that power a handful of times, ultimately those two spend the entire series figuring out how to best serve the other in order to overcome the violence that was done to and by each of them - not because they're in a master/slave relationship, but simply because they care about the other person and they know that neither of them was allowed the consent they deserved in previous relationships and situations!!! and at the end of all of it, they accept not only that they have been hurt by lack of consent but they acknowledge that they have been abusers in their own ways, perpetuating a system that is harmful and cruel, and when they join together to create a new kingdom they make a point to put an end to the slavery that brought them together in the first place!!!!!!! what the fuck!!!!

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I've Been a Book of the Month Member for a Year: Is It Worth It?

I have been a member of the Book of the Month Club since July of 2022. At first, I was very skeptical about joining because I am poor and cannot usually justify buying brand new books. I decided to take the leap, and I have now been using the service every month since! If you are on the bookish side of the internet, you have probably heard of Book of the Month. In case you haven’t, or if you’re…

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Moomin reading!!

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[leebrontide]

Please can someone go tell TicTok about my books.

[writerlunawinters]

Title: Fairy Tale

Author: Stephen King

Genre: Fantasy

Published: September 6, 2022

My thoughts: Dark nostalgia I can get on board with

Charlie Reade is a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, but carries a heavy load. When he is 17, he meets Howard Bowditch, a recluse with a big dog in a big house at the top of a big hill. In the backyard is a locked shed from which strange sounds emerge.

When Mr. Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie the house, a massive amount of gold, a cassette tape telling a story that is impossible to believe, and a responsibility far too massive for a boy to shoulder. Inside the shed is a portal to another world, where princesses and princes suffer horrific punishments, dungeons, games in which men and women must fight each other to the death, and a magic sundial that can turn back time.

Fairy Tale is a story as old as myth, and as startling and iconic as the rest of King’s work, about an ordinary guy forced into the hero’s role by circumstance.

While it felt incredibly slow to start, one cannot deny the attention to detail Stephen King gives his characters. Fairy Tale is a story that gives you exactly what you need (and sometimes what you want). The slow start might turn away some readers, but the build-up will be incredibly worth it for others. Somehow Fairy Tale is exceptionally unoriginal while still being a unique experience that will stay with you after reading the last page.

I recommend this for anyone who enjoys a slow character-driven story and that classic fairy tale story from their childhood (albeit in Stephen King’s dark exploration).

[jadeinretrogrde]

[realitiesedge]

Meet Raja’h!

Sorry I don’t have much to say this week, the past few days have been…rough to say the least. Either way hope you like him and his info video is out our TikTok under the same user! 💙

[godzilla-reads]

💜 Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

In their debut poetry collection, Akwaeke Emezi imagines a new depth of belonging, crafted of both divine and earthly materials.

I’ll start off by saying that my two favorite poems out of all these deeply personal poems were “Disclosure” and “when the hurricane comes the men protect their brothers”. These two stuck out to me the most because of how raw and uncensored they were. The poems in this book definitely contain content warnings for abuse, rape, self-harm, and suicide. I probably wouldn’t have understood the poems as well if I hadn’t read some of Emezi’s books, but you catch on real quick. Akwaeke Emezi is a gift.

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Please reblog this as well! If there’s another type of content I’ve missed out that’s not on here, you can write it in the tags! 😊

[smolsharkie]

Reading a book is not enough; I need to ingest it like Kirby

[yourheartbeat]

hi everyone, my name is lucy, a 27-year old disabled woman based in australia. i love creating content and knitting. i have these goals that i would love to reach before turning 28, if you would like to support and can support please do so. if you can't, rebloging this post will be super helpful.

the goals:

reach 1,000 subscribers on lucytalksbooks (bookish youtube channel) - currently at five subscribers.

reach 1,000 subscribers on lucysreactions (reactions youtube channel) - currently at eight subscribers.

have between twenty-five and fifty sales of my knitted bookmarks listed on kofi and depop

reach 1,000 followers on lucytalksbooks (bookish tiktok account) - currently at zero followers

reach 1,000 followers on lucysreactions (reactions tiktok account) - currently at thirty four followers

reach 500 followers on lucystitchesaus (crafting and knitting tiktok) - currently at zero followers

thank you for helping me reach my goals, you don't understand how much this will mean to me.

(sidenote): this post will be updated everyday until my birthday on july 23rd.