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The Deep by Rivers Solomon
2.0
i think… i might just be too dumb to fully understand the structuring of this story. because after finishing this… i’m just confused???
Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed
3.0
this book was so fun but i wish the stories were just a *tad* longer!! most (if not all) of them finished just as they begin their eid celebrations and i wish we got to see that as well.
Tentacles and Teeth by Rowan Merrick
2.0
when the book is tagged everywhere only as sapphic, but its actually also polyam... and somehow the sapphic story (which is what you went into it for) is actually the part you like least... weird right?
The Someday Daughter by Ellen O'Clover
5.0
thank you to the author and harperteen, and harpercollins children’s books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
going into this book, i knew there was a high chance i was going to like this book. i’d read o’clover’s debut last year and fell in love with her storytelling. what i wasn’t prepared for was just how much more this book would impact me.
audrey feels so personal and real to me, her fears, her hopes and dreams are so like my own. i kin her so much that it probably says a bit too much about me… but uh… let’s ignore that for now!
no, but in all seriousness. after finishing this book, it’s taken me about a week to actually be able to write this review. i’ve had to sit and process through my emotions about audrey’s story. how much i’ve learned from her growth that i *definitely* should apply into my own life. but also, you could easily add her to my list of characters i just want to give the biggest hug. tell her that it will be alright.
a lot of this story focuses on her relationship between her and her mom, processing their estranged relationship through the book her mom wrote all those years ago. but we also see audrey struggle with massive fear of failure. a fear to step outside of her plan. this book gets tough. audrey really struggles the entire way with her internal identity the whole way through. slowly questioning many of her choices. and while i’m not easily one to cry while reading, this one got me close a few times. but hey, i’m a sucker for a sad story about a teen prepping for college, apparently??
and while i know audrey as a MC won’t appeal to so many readers, i do hope it finds its readership. audrey isn’t chatty, or bubbly, or really even nice most of the time. she’s quiet, introspective and doesn’t always make the right choice. but i love her so so dearly. and if i were her, it’d take a lot more for me to forgive her mom, to be honest. so she’s already got that on me.
i’m urging you, if you like a story about complicated, messy familial relationships. a teen girl whose plan gets upturned the summer before her first year at college. please go pick this up. it will be worth your time!!
original review: i keep forgetting to mark this as finished. rtc :)
going into this book, i knew there was a high chance i was going to like this book. i’d read o’clover’s debut last year and fell in love with her storytelling. what i wasn’t prepared for was just how much more this book would impact me.
audrey feels so personal and real to me, her fears, her hopes and dreams are so like my own. i kin her so much that it probably says a bit too much about me… but uh… let’s ignore that for now!
no, but in all seriousness. after finishing this book, it’s taken me about a week to actually be able to write this review. i’ve had to sit and process through my emotions about audrey’s story. how much i’ve learned from her growth that i *definitely* should apply into my own life. but also, you could easily add her to my list of characters i just want to give the biggest hug. tell her that it will be alright.
a lot of this story focuses on her relationship between her and her mom, processing their estranged relationship through the book her mom wrote all those years ago. but we also see audrey struggle with massive fear of failure. a fear to step outside of her plan. this book gets tough. audrey really struggles the entire way with her internal identity the whole way through. slowly questioning many of her choices. and while i’m not easily one to cry while reading, this one got me close a few times. but hey, i’m a sucker for a sad story about a teen prepping for college, apparently??
and while i know audrey as a MC won’t appeal to so many readers, i do hope it finds its readership. audrey isn’t chatty, or bubbly, or really even nice most of the time. she’s quiet, introspective and doesn’t always make the right choice. but i love her so so dearly. and if i were her, it’d take a lot more for me to forgive her mom, to be honest. so she’s already got that on me.
i’m urging you, if you like a story about complicated, messy familial relationships. a teen girl whose plan gets upturned the summer before her first year at college. please go pick this up. it will be worth your time!!
original review: i keep forgetting to mark this as finished. rtc :)