biblioniche's review
5.0
"Finifugal
\fi-ni-‘fU-gal\ (adjective) hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moments of a story, relationship, or some other journey
Finifugal originates from the Latin word fuga, for flight.
It shows us that endings are fleeting. We may hate them. We may fear them. We may avoid them. But we don’t need to. Like sunsets, endings can be beautiful. The next morning, the sun always rises again, because there is no such thing as an ending, just a new beginning."
I'd honestly never felt this with a book before - not wanting it to end. Surprisingly, I reach the epilogue of this not-so-short book, and I didn't want it to end.
I picked this book up on a whim and I'm so fuckin glad I did.
"Falling in love is like diving blindly into a book, not knowing it's destined to be my favorite."
This book pulled at my heartstrings.
The characters totally crawled into my heart and decided to crash there for the near future.
The writing was so poetic and beautiful. I truly felt for the characters.
I loved absolutely everything about this story.
It was just right. Lagom.
\fi-ni-‘fU-gal\ (adjective) hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moments of a story, relationship, or some other journey
Finifugal originates from the Latin word fuga, for flight.
It shows us that endings are fleeting. We may hate them. We may fear them. We may avoid them. But we don’t need to. Like sunsets, endings can be beautiful. The next morning, the sun always rises again, because there is no such thing as an ending, just a new beginning."
I'd honestly never felt this with a book before - not wanting it to end. Surprisingly, I reach the epilogue of this not-so-short book, and I didn't want it to end.
I picked this book up on a whim and I'm so fuckin glad I did.
"Falling in love is like diving blindly into a book, not knowing it's destined to be my favorite."
This book pulled at my heartstrings.
The characters totally crawled into my heart and decided to crash there for the near future.
The writing was so poetic and beautiful. I truly felt for the characters.
I loved absolutely everything about this story.
It was just right. Lagom.
pandorablue's review
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bonzreads's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It’s not great but it’s not bad. It was an ordinary book, nothing really stood out.
This could have been a short story tbh, it dragged on way too long
This could have been a short story tbh, it dragged on way too long
forsakenfates's review
2.0
I enjoyed this but it was way too long and there were some massive lack of researching simple things. Some of it less than 5 minutes of research could have prevented inaccuracies like a doctor telling Emery that Tylenol is an NSAID. I loved the banter between Nash and Emery but it the plot dragged on too long even with the time jumps.
oliviasbookobsession's review against another edition
5.0
4.75⭐️
I loved this book so much, Nash and Emory are everything.
This was such a well written enemies to lover slow burn, and it was everything I needed.
The plot had me hooked from the very beginning I was literally screaming at the book at one point because I was rooting for them so much
I loved this book so much, Nash and Emory are everything.
This was such a well written enemies to lover slow burn, and it was everything I needed.
The plot had me hooked from the very beginning I was literally screaming at the book at one point because I was rooting for them so much
seffra's review against another edition
5.0
THIS BOOK WAS SO DARN GOOD. I LOVED NASH AND I LOVED EMERY AND I LOVED THEM TOGETHER
kylieandersen's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
keilaosiris's review against another edition
5.0
I felt happy finishing the book. is worth it if you love words as much as i do.
moira (fate).
lagom (just the right amount).
redamancy (the act of loving the one who loves you. a love returned in full).
ya'aburnee.
moira (fate).
lagom (just the right amount).
redamancy (the act of loving the one who loves you. a love returned in full).
ya'aburnee.
lgertsen's review against another edition
5.0
This was one of my rare 5 star and most highlighted books. I’ll tack on a review later when I get my words back.
So before I read a book, I read a good mixture of reviews to decide if I want to read. All of the negative reviews basically centered around the author trying to sound “smart” by using “big words” and the book was a bunch of jargon. This didn’t bother me in the slightest and I felt she was using the words because a big part of the book was centered around the FMC’s love for unpopular words. The author used the words so you’d feel more connected to the FMC.
Truly, I loved the book. There were a lot of great lessons and reminders in it, I felt the plot was well done and the characters had enough depth to understand them. Do I think the book could’ve been shorter? Yes, but it didn’t bother me.
So before I read a book, I read a good mixture of reviews to decide if I want to read. All of the negative reviews basically centered around the author trying to sound “smart” by using “big words” and the book was a bunch of jargon. This didn’t bother me in the slightest and I felt she was using the words because a big part of the book was centered around the FMC’s love for unpopular words. The author used the words so you’d feel more connected to the FMC.
Truly, I loved the book. There were a lot of great lessons and reminders in it, I felt the plot was well done and the characters had enough depth to understand them. Do I think the book could’ve been shorter? Yes, but it didn’t bother me.
camiladrn's review against another edition
4.0
Me encantó este libro.
La verdad es que no le puedo criticar mucho de lo tanto que me gustó, desde los protagonistas hasta la historia per se.
Al único que no me bancaba y se notó que la escritora tampoco, fue al mejor amigo de ella; el pelotudo quejándose de que la madre prefería que fuera él un par de meses a un correccional de menores que dejar al hijo mayor ir preso y de paso que el padre se quedara sin tratamiento para el corazón, que pendejo de mierda.
Pero si, ellos re tiernos y amamos la culpa que le da al chabón después de tratarla para el orto a la mina y estar todo el resto del libro compensando. Cuando dice “We are getting married” todo emocionado, AHHH, solamente me casaría con alguien así de invested in the relationship y no voy a soportar menos.
Lo que si un montón la placa de la escultura donde le dice que seguro la mina se estaba mojando con una palabra, la verdad que necesidad de dejarlo ahí a la vista de todos. Que es por envidia que lo digo? Si, absolutamente.
Por último, me parece que en algún punto le va a quedar un poco de bronca al chabon por no tener el hotel de Singapur y la va a culpar a ella, que igual se reconcilia con todo el tema del padre, pero igual en un punto creo que le va a seguir pinchando.
In conclution, gran libro gran y creo que no aprendía tantas palabras desde la última vez que abrí un diccionario.
La verdad es que no le puedo criticar mucho de lo tanto que me gustó, desde los protagonistas hasta la historia per se.
Al único que no me bancaba y se notó que la escritora tampoco, fue al mejor amigo de ella; el pelotudo quejándose de que la madre prefería que fuera él un par de meses a un correccional de menores que dejar al hijo mayor ir preso y de paso que el padre se quedara sin tratamiento para el corazón, que pendejo de mierda.
Pero si, ellos re tiernos y amamos la culpa que le da al chabón después de tratarla para el orto a la mina y estar todo el resto del libro compensando. Cuando dice “We are getting married” todo emocionado, AHHH, solamente me casaría con alguien así de invested in the relationship y no voy a soportar menos.
Lo que si un montón la placa de la escultura donde le dice que seguro la mina se estaba mojando con una palabra, la verdad que necesidad de dejarlo ahí a la vista de todos. Que es por envidia que lo digo? Si, absolutamente.
Por último, me parece que en algún punto le va a quedar un poco de bronca al chabon por no tener el hotel de Singapur y la va a culpar a ella, que igual se reconcilia con todo el tema del padre, pero igual en un punto creo que le va a seguir pinchando.
In conclution, gran libro gran y creo que no aprendía tantas palabras desde la última vez que abrí un diccionario.