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207 reviews
Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft
4.5
your majesty they’re in love! everyone except a certain dick is a cutie pie with a soft heart and this was so fun and i loved it
Squire by Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh
4.25
definitely a powerful and moving story on the realities of the empire and the secrets they keep and ideas they push forward to keep their regime. the art style was beautiful and i truly felt for Aiza and what she was going through. some
more closure would have been nice, especially regarding her family but it was a beautiful story to read about. i would recommend if you want to support palestinian authors/learn more!
more closure would have been nice, especially regarding her family but it was a beautiful story to read about. i would recommend if you want to support palestinian authors/learn more!
Le serment des lampions by Ryan Andrews
3.75
very sweet graphic novel on friendship and would recommend to people learning french as it’s not too complicated and the art style is beautiful!
Muneera and the Moon by Sonia Sulaiman
4.0
a beautiful look into palestinian folklore and culture to educate myself!
as with any short story collection, some were more to my taste than others - the 2nd and 3rd stories struck something in me, they were so intensely beautiful and painful, i found myself struck by only a slither of pain the people of palestine must be facing right now, especially after the destruction of their biggest library. these 2 definitely impacted me the most, but the rest of the stories were all well written and i would highly recommend!
as with any short story collection, some were more to my taste than others - the 2nd and 3rd stories struck something in me, they were so intensely beautiful and painful, i found myself struck by only a slither of pain the people of palestine must be facing right now, especially after the destruction of their biggest library. these 2 definitely impacted me the most, but the rest of the stories were all well written and i would highly recommend!
Our Dark Duet by V.E. Schwab
4.5
SORRY THAT ENDING???? HELLO V E SCHWAB IM CRYING?!!!?? anyways this was a slay and i loved it
Secrets of the Dead by Laura Carter
4.0
Thank you to the author for sending me an arc in return for an honest review!
what an amazing debut - the characters, world building, plot and relationships are all so well done and kept me hooked the entire time. a multi-pov fantasy tale with element based magic, complex relationships, deaths to be solved and past emotions brought back to life!! yes please i need the sequel now because THAT ENDING?!?? very excited to see where the relationships progress and how our group of rulers solve what is going on
what an amazing debut - the characters, world building, plot and relationships are all so well done and kept me hooked the entire time. a multi-pov fantasy tale with element based magic, complex relationships, deaths to be solved and past emotions brought back to life!! yes please i need the sequel now because THAT ENDING?!?? very excited to see where the relationships progress and how our group of rulers solve what is going on
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
4.0
i loved the setting and descriptions of the book so much i really felt like i was there. the banter between inez and whit is sweet but the ending massively threw me off and i didn’t realise this was going to be a duology/series so im intrigued to see where it goes but im not sure how i feel about the ending itself and the twist it made. it was super easy to read the book and have a good time!