well, well, well, guess who binged this book in one sitting and actually finished it?
yeah, me. was it easy? hell no. my eyes hurt and i'm pretty surewell, well, well, guess who binged this book in one sitting and actually finished it?
yeah, me. was it easy? hell no. my eyes hurt and i'm pretty sure my teacher won't pay for my next glasses. luckily, my teacher gave us like 2 days more to finish this book and now i'm ready for my test... due tomorrow.
if i don't get a good grade, i'll riot and set this book on fire....more
This was... so raw and bloody. I'm usually in for the bloody things, but this was way too bloody and awful. I liked how this Spaniard guy recognized tThis was... so raw and bloody. I'm usually in for the bloody things, but this was way too bloody and awful. I liked how this Spaniard guy recognized that the things that Spaniards did to Latin America and the Caribbean indigenous people, and how he said it was "inhuman and barbaric".
i listened to the audiobook first and then read it in paperback, so, it counts at reread, lol. just because it's for homework, lmao.i listened to the audiobook first and then read it in paperback, so, it counts at reread, lol. just because it's for homework, lmao....more
edit: 4/12/22 I have to read this again because I literally forgot everything and I don't wanna fail my test. :(
warning: don't mind me ranting about tedit: 4/12/22 I have to read this again because I literally forgot everything and I don't wanna fail my test. :(
warning: don't mind me ranting about this book, i'm just bitter and sleepy bc i skimmed a bunch of chapters haha
this was a fucking pain in the ass, so fucking boring and omg, dude, can you shut the fuck up? i don't even care anymore if i fail on my test about this book. i was constantly tired of the long ass inner monologue about god.
these old dudes just wanted to marry a young beautiful blonde girl and that was fucking disgusting. not my cup of tea....more
Will this be my only read of May? Yes, probably, and I hate me for it.
You can also read my complete review
This book could have been a 3.5 stWill this be my only read of May? Yes, probably, and I hate me for it.
You can also read my complete review
This book could have been a 3.5 stars rating if it had not been for THAT scene. Holy shit, what the hell? I wish I could unread that scene, please and thanks.
I was only following the train of hype for the Netflix show, because I still wanna watch it.
There were some parts that I liked, but not Daphne and Simon, they were unbearable, annoying and stupid. Daph's personal trait was "I've lived with four brothers my entire life, I know men" and Simon's personal trait was "I won't fall for her, but oh, she's so beautiful, how can I not?"
I'm gonna keep reading the other books because I've been told that the rest of the series is pretty good! ...more
SHAKESPEARE WISHES HE WAS CHLOE GONG. HE COULD NEVER WRITE THIS MASTERPIECE.
So, it took me a while to finishAlexa, play The Great War by Taylor Swift.
SHAKESPEARE WISHES HE WAS CHLOE GONG. HE COULD NEVER WRITE THIS MASTERPIECE.
So, it took me a while to finish this book (more than a fucking year) and it was because I knew what was going to happen... And honestly I wasn't ready. As I said in my review of These Violent Delights, Romeo and Juliet was my first book, and Roma my very first crush, like ever. Holy shit, my mum had to see me cry for him like for 3 hours...
Book 1 made me cry slightly, but book 2 broke me like a fucking promise. I said what I said.
I knew how this was gonna end. I knew it was gonna break my heart and shatter it into million of small pieces. I knew I was gonna cry like a bitch because I'm a cancer with pisces moon, which means I cry a lot, lmao... And still, I read this book.
I'm a masochist, I can see it now.
Dear Chloe, please let me live like a delusional and let me have my happy ending, pretending that my Juliette and Roma lived forever happy....more
well that was... weird. i feel like oscar wilde was really high.
i read this play in three languages: french, english and spanish and in any of those lwell that was... weird. i feel like oscar wilde was really high.
i read this play in three languages: french, english and spanish and in any of those languages i understood the mean or purpose of this... i was asking myself the entire time "what's the fucking purpose of this? why's salomé acting this way? is she really kissing a dead man's head? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?"
and i know i will probably fail my exam of this play, JAKJSHKJHDF wish me luck!...more
yeah, i love how the author is pointing out that "experts" (what a lie tbh) never understood what witch and witchcraft really means and only made it yeah, i love how the author is pointing out that "experts" (what a lie tbh) never understood what witch and witchcraft really means and only made it seem like bad things or insults....more
"The only boundary between desire and obsession is time: if you crave someone long enough, it becomes a need. It becomes your ever-wakin
4.75 stars.
"The only boundary between desire and obsession is time: if you crave someone long enough, it becomes a need. It becomes your ever-waking thought. The only thing you live for."
This was a hell of a ride. Holy fuck. I found a new comfort book and a new favorite.
The Lighthouse Witches tells the story of Liv and her daughters. How they move to a lonely Scottish island, a remote place, because she receives the offer of a job to paint a mural inside of a lighthouse, The Longing. Liv says yes, she needs a new star, from zero. We learn about her life, her struggles raising 3 kids on her own —one of them a rebel teenager� and with life in general.
Liv doesn't believe in fairy tales, but when two of her daughters disappear, she begins to question if the stories that her friend, Isla, told her might be true.
The vibes. The fucking vibes of this book made me fall in love with it very quick. The atmosphere was dark, eery and gloomy. Hell, I don't even know how to describe it. The vibes and atmosphere were the reason this book was fast paced to me.
I've always been interested on witches, especially on the "trials" held against thousands of women in Europe, acussing them of practicing witchcraft, torturing them and killing them in awful ways.
This book has many layers and it becomes interesting as you're getting through. I must admit that I had a hard time at the beginning trying to differentiate the mcs perspectives, because sometimes they were mixed. Gladly, I made my way through it.
It was like the tv show, Dark featuring witches and eery vibes. We learn how a rational and logic-minded person can lost their shit when weird or emotional things happen, how that thin line between reality and tales can be crossed in one single step.
I liked Liv and her daughters' story. It was an emotional journey and I shed some tears towards the end of the book —on the last 3 chapters. You can feel her struggles with her illness, raising 3 kids on her own —one of them being a rebel teenager� and trying to protect her family. I liked Saffy, Luna and Clover as well. I felt bad for Saffy after Brodie played with her. Luna grow up as a broken kid, haunted by the ghost of her past and what happened with her mother and sisters and how she tried so bad to get her family again. I wanted to protect Clover at all cost.
In overall, this book was fast paced, had really good eery/paranormal/terror elements that transported me to Lon Haven with Liv and her daughters, and with Patrick and Amy, and made me feel very very very sorry for all those women who were hunted and killed for being "witches". It's a story about family, love and folklore and myth that is very well written.
previous review: okay, this was even better than i expected!
was indeed a Romanov now, with all the challenges, privileges, and obligations my rank entailed.�
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I can't express how much I love5 stars.
was indeed a Romanov now, with all the challenges, privileges, and obligations my rank entailed.�
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I can't express how much I loved this book.
I am a fan of Russian culture (nothing new, lol), even more of the Romanov Dynasty, from how it began until its fall in 1918. The Romanov Empress tells the story of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna, also known as Dagmar of Denmark, the dowager empress and a very emblematic figure of the Romanov family.
I'm going to spare me the huge summary and cut to the chase.
Dagmar, fondly called Minnie by her family, has to endure the marriage of her older sister, Alix, to Queen Victoria's crown prince, Bertie. Minnie and Alix are very close and have been brought up since childhood in an environment that does not belong to royalty, but to which they soon adapt. Minnie meets the Tsarevich Nixa, with whom she falls in love and they become engaged, but Nixa falls ill and before he dies, he makes his next brother, Sasha, and Minnie promise to marry, to which these two agree.
Soon after, Sasha, more out of commitment and to fulfill the promise he made to his deceased older brother, Nixa, shows his "affection" for Minnie and they engage. Minnie travels to Russia, a place she knows nothing about, and they marry. Years later, the Tsar dies and Sasha must take over and become the new Tsar.
This book tells us, from Minnie's point of view, how she falls in love with Sasha, her new family and her new home, Russia. We see, through the eyes of the Tsarevna, later Tsarina, how little by little the Russian people begin to tire of the precarious treatment in which they find themselves. Minnie adopts the name Maria Feodorovna and is the mother of five children (there were six, but one died at an early age), among whom is the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II or Nicky, as his family called him.
I loved the narration, the characters, the development and the story itself. Minnie is a very strong and loving woman, stubborn and obstinate, she knows that her duty as a tsarina is not simply to smile and wave, or to throw parties and splurge money. Eventually, Minnie realizes that Russia has more needs and requires more help than she imagines. She helps Sasha and Russia more than she realizes, and becomes an important pillar in her family.
Miechen was an interesting character. I liked her a lot. I didn't tolerate Alexandra so much, I wanted to kick her as well. I shed some tears when Maria visited for the last time to her husband, when she lost her family over the years and refused to the very end to believe that her son Nicky was murdered with his family, who she loved. i fELL IN LOVE WITH FELIX, YAS, BISEXUAL ICON, I LOVE YOU. Trust me guys, Felix was funny, handsome, clever and saved many times to his family from being murdered.
This book also adresses topics like homosexuality (but being taboo for the others, or sins, etc), infidelities, gossip (yas, Miechen I'm talking to you, queen), scandals and the gods knows what else, which was part of its essence. Also, you can see the excessive waste of money on gifts, dances, travel, food, etc, which is why the people of Russia is angry. While the rich people is celebrating, eating, dancing in their palaces, the peasants are starving, getting cold and dying from many deseases.
In a deep and long reflection, I ponder and ask myself many times (whenever I'm bored or when I should be focusing on my homeworks instead of this): if there had been some kind of alteration in the history of the Romanov dynasty, would it still stand? Or, would it have been chaos anyway and history would have ended the same?
I have an internal conflict and sometimes I start to change some events/characters as if they were chess pieces. If Alexander had not died and had acceded very early to the Duma, would there have been an early revolution and with it the assassination of the Romanov family? Or would history have changed? If Nixa hadn't died and had become the Tsar, would he have done the things different? If Sasha had also accepted the Duma, would anything have changed? Or, would it have ended the same? If Nicky had not married Alexandra (fun fact, in Spanish, it's Alejandra, like me, yassss. Follow me for more Spanish lessons), he probably would never have had a hemophiliac son or accepted Rasputin into his palace and life, would he have lasted longer on the throne with a different wife and with an heir as his firstborn? Or, would it all have ended in the same disgrace and revolution?
I like to wonder and imagine that if the Romanov dynasty had survived (let's say until the 60's or 70's, or perhaps, in my arrogant outburst to imagine that they could have lasted longer, until today, like Queen Elizabeth) without being threatened by the Bolsheviks, with various changes in their history, would they still be powerful? Would Russia have become the world power it is today, would there have been a dissolution as there was in the USSR, would it still be modern, one of the most money-spending courts in the whole world? Or would the course continue as it is and the Russian Imperial Family would have been doomed to itself many years ago?
In the end, all the decisions and mistakes accumulated over the centuries (and the years leading up to the revolution that would change everything), led to an event that really seemed inevitable: the fall of the Russian empire, the death of at least 18 members of the Romanov family, including Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, her five children, and the Tsar's younger brother, Misha, among many others. The persecution that was given to many members of the royal family, and to many aristocrats of great name, money and reputation, is something that shocked a world that was living under a World War, that was changing and that this new revolution led to ask the following question: will a monarchy still be a good idea in these days of today? Or, it will survive? I mean, come on guys, times are changing, but we must protect our kings and queens, because it's what's been done over the centuries.
It was about a woman seeing her rising in the Russian society, falling in love, raising her kids and seeing them being unhappy and finally, die. Maria Feodorovna saw the Russian Empire rise and fall through the years and not being able to help out a lot. She just saw her home being destroyed and her family being murdered.
This book broke my heart many many many times and honestly I loved it, yasss....more
Once again, for Taylor Jenkins Reid's books, 5 stars aren't fucking enough.
“Our family histories are simply
time to reread bc i miss my riva kids<3
Once again, for Taylor Jenkins Reid's books, 5 stars aren't fucking enough.
“Our family histories are simply stories. They are myths we create about the people who came before us, in order to make sense of ourselves.�
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I did it again because I loved the idea of how it'd look. And I'm satisfied with the results.
If you haven't read it, don't read any further, my review has many spoilers ahead. You've been warned, my friend.
Malibu Rising isn't what I was expecting, to be honest. It's a little bit different of what the synopsis told me. (My case)
We follow the four kids of the famous and legendary singer, Mick Riva. Nina, the supermodel and surfer. Jay and Hud, a championship surfer and a photographer, and Kit, their little sister. They're famous and recognized in Malibu, and all over the world. It's Nina's big annual party, where all of the famous people attend to be seen, to make out with others, to have fun, to smoke a joint, have sex and to tell the story that they were at the legendary party of Nina Riva. But by morning, the entire house will be consumed by the flames.
I was expecting something different from Mick Riva's offspring. I honestly thought that they had grown up being recognized by people, that they had grown up with fame surrounding them or something like that: spoiled kids having the world at their feet, just like Mick. But, I had something different. And I loved it.
We have two timelines: the day of the party and Mick and June's story. And at the end, both make sense, they're the same ending basically; it's the explanation of the Riva family. How Mick met June, how they fell in love, how Mick's career began...
Anyhow, we have the story of a girl who fell in love with a handsome guy who promised the moon and stars, who was naïve and fell for his smile, who didn't know much about the world, but still, she faced it. Everything the world threw at her, June Riva faced everything, and more.
Mick Riva is no new character for those who read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six. He's a famous and legendary singer, but also a playboy, an asshole who sleeps with everybody's wives and don't give a shit about it. (Here, we got the mention of two characters from Daisy Jones, yai)
This means we have a Jenkinsverse�??? Yes, indeed. And it's wonderful and beautiful.
Mick married June when she was pregnant and their firstborn was named Nina. Then came Jay and then, Hud, but, my sweet baby Hud wasn't June's son, at least not hers... It was Mick's son and from another girl who went to June's house and put the tiny baby in her arms, leaving with no regrets and no looking back... This broke my heart and then, June promised herself she would raise that baby and love him as much as she loved Nina and Jay. And finally, Kit.
It is explained to us Mick's background. I understand him now, but I don't forgive or excuse what he did, his behaviour, attitudes or actions. I felt pity for him at some parts, but most part of the time, I wanted to kick him and yell at him for being a dick.
This book is about family, about love and the things we sacrifice for the ones we love. And even those sacrifices are difficult and filled with love and responsability.
I honestly admire Nina. She gave up many things after her mother died in order to raise and take care of her siblings, who needed a mother, and whose father abandoned them... twice. Let this be no surprise to you: Mick Riva was an asshole in Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones, but here, his levels of stupidity has no limits.
I thought that Nina, Jay, Hud and Kit had grown up knowing what fame is, not starving and fighting for not being take from their home, for being taken away from their older sister, who loved them so much. I swear, I didn't see anything of that coming. It was heartbreaking, magical and full of feelings.
The mention of Celia made me cry so much. Also, there is a paragraph that makes reference to my queen and goddess: Evelyn Hugo.
I fell in love with each character, and the new ones who appeared too. It was an amazing ride knowing the Riva kids, and also Casey.
I loved Nina's love for her siblings, and the fact that she finally realized that she gave up everything, that she never gave time for herself, that she finally stood up and fought for her, got what she wanted. I loved Jay's love for his brother and when he realized that he didn't love Ashley, that he would do anything for his family. I loved Hud so so so much (my fave, ha), he's so soft and caring aND oMG, TAYLOR, PLEASE, LET ME MARRY HIM. I loved Kit's honesty, she's so fucking amazing and how Ricky didn't judge her for being lesbian the moment she confessed it to him, he understood and didn't get mad about it or told anyone.
"He had been so close to the girl he'd always wanted. And now he understood it truly was never going to happen. But that's how life goes, Ricky thought. You don't always get the things you want."
I laughed, cried and get many feelings for this book. In general, I loved it.
The pacing was amazing, the plots, the romance, the characters, the writing. TJR's writing style is something wonderful *chef kiss*. I love it. As aspiring author, I envy her (jk) and admire her way to grab you from the first moment until the very end.
She's my favorite author now!
I loved when the Riva kids were talking with Mick, being honest with him about all the things they kept for many years, when he abandoned them and their mother.
Right where you left me by Taylor Swift suits perfectly to this book, with June, at least. Also, many many many songs by her. I also looked up for many playlists on Spotify (word keys: Malibu Rising). and they were amaZING, JUST LIKE THIS BOOK.
Malibu Rising isn't an action book. It barely has some action, but you get trapped by the plots and the two story lines!
This book is full with many feelings that leave you wanting for more. And honestly, I wanna know more of Nina, Jay, Hud, Kit and Casey.
10000000000000000 stars and my eternal love.
Once more, TJR showed me that men are not worth it. :')
A section in Spanish to insult because I think I insult better in my native language.
Mick, sos un grandísimo bastardo y desgraciado, pinchi pendejo. Quise golpearte demasiadas veces por todo lo que June sufrió, por tu pinche culpa. Me rompió el corazón ver a June tan triste y deprimida, vuelta una alcohólica porque no pudiste mantener a tu amiguito en tus pantalones cada vez que veías a una mujer bonita. Ugh, me cagas. Grandísimo hijo de tu putísima madre, me dolió tanto ver cómo June sufría, y sus hijos con ella. Los hombres son inútiles y todos unos mentirosos, sí.
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oNCE MORE, TAYLOR JENKINS REID DID IT.
RTC. I'M ON TEARS AND I NEED TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER
i'll read anything written by taylor jenkins reid, yup...more
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.�
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by Death Cab of Cutie (one of my fave bands in the world) was4.5 stars.
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.�
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by Death Cab of Cutie (one of my fave bands in the world) was inspired by Wuthering Heights and I think it's beautiful in so many ways.
If you haven't read the book and don't want to spoil yourself, read no further; my review contains some minor and major spoilers.
Wuthering Heights portrays the tragedy of a couple who didn't get their happy ending, who were abruptly separated and how hatred, passion, love, revenge and toxicity made life hell for many, including the couple themselves.
I read this novel about seven or eight years ago, but never counted it as reading because I didn't remember anything about it until today. I think that when I read it for the first time, I did not understand exactly the meaning of many things that this time I analyzed more deeply.
Despite this novel being a homework assignment, I must admit that I quite enjoyed reading it and I am grateful that my sister had the physical copy even though she never read it in her youth because reading seemed, and I think still does, boring to her and she showed disinterest in it.
Anyway, let's move to the review.
Mr. Lockwood arrives at Wuthering Heights and when his landlord shows him in, he finds the atmosphere very gruff and unfriendly, although he can't explain why everyone acts as if they hate their own and everyone else's existence. At first, even I wondered, and it seemed to me that everyone was bitter in character and sullen.
Later, Lockwood discovers that there is a ghost there and it is someone Heathcliff is looking for, longing for and missing. When Lockwood moves on to Thrush Farm, and asks Mrs. Dean to tell him who Cath is and the story of Wuthering Heights.
In the end, Mrs. Dean tells the whole story up to the present.
I found the writing beautiful. It shows a gloomy atmosphere, full of darkness and tragedy. I read it in two languages: English and Spanish, since as y'all know, my native language is Spanish and some English words are still difficult for me, so I decided to read it in both languages. The writing is quite dramatic and tragic at the same time.
The characters are complex and at the same time, one can come to dislike them. I believe that Emily's initial purpose was to show us sullen characters, to make us feel apathy and curiosity for them, to the point of immersing us in the story as Nelly narrates the events from the beginning.
I must admit that at first, I felt sorry for Heathcliff and that I thought he deserved more, that despite not being able to express his feelings for Catherine, he actually loved her. However, things changed as time went on and Heathcliff "matured" and grew up. He became a vindictive, aggressive, violent and nasty man. What started out as a romance and passion, ended up becoming an obsession and disgrace, which would lead to more tragedy and drama.
Catherine annoyed me all the time: she was haughty, arrogant, dramatic and indecisive. From the beginning she came across as manipulative and it also seemed to me that she suffered from some bipolar disorder or some mental illness, but I didn't specify which, if any. She didn't want to marry Heathcliff because it would embarrass her, but she didn't want to leave him alone; I didn't understand her logic exactly.
Hareton didn't deserve everything he had in his life, but he couldn't do anything about it, as his father was a drunkard and an inveterate gambler, and he was taken from the arms of Nelly, who could have given him a better education, manners and life.
Cathi was someone very sweet at the beginning, tantrum like her mother too, but more cheerful and dynamic. Her marrying Linton was something that made me rage, as Linton was using her and she didn't want to see him, but cared for him as if she owed him something. But she realized that and ended up hating him. I'm glad at least she fell in love with Hareton.
I ship them, but they are cousins and omg Sweet Home Alabama.
I don't know if I should call Heathcliff and Catherine's relationship a "romance," because it was tremendously toxic. From start to finish, or at least, from the time they were teenagers until they died. THIS novel is the mold for novels with toxic and tragic romances.
Catherine's "love" and emotional manipulation drove Heathcliff to madness and perpetual torment. Edgar was just another victim of Cath's angry outbursts, making him an unhappy wretch.
I doubt very much that Heathcliff and Catherine actually loved each other, or perhaps they did in the beginning, but what started out as a romance, ended up becoming a toxic relationship that haunted the next generation of children thereafter.
It was actually pretty good, and I was here for the gossip, lol.
previous review: i'm marveled. also, tHIS IS MY 100TH BOOK OMG
"We came from very different cultures. In the end, love overcame the obstacles and prejudices of the world around 5 heartbreaking and emotional stars.
"We came from very different cultures. In the end, love overcame the obstacles and prejudices of the world around us."
I will try to be honest and concise. If there is anything that seems offensive and insulting, please let me know and I will correct it. I'm still learning how to express myself, so I may make some mistakes without knowing it.
I am a fan of historical books, historical fiction and books about World War II; this book was to be no exception. I respect all the research that has been done to estimate the number of people killed during the Holocaust (even those for whom there is no record) and I like and am thrilled to know that there are voices that still remain.
Auschwitz Lullaby is, in a synthesized form, a work of art. The original language of this novel is Spanish (that's right, I enjoyed reading it in Spanish), but I also looked up the translation of the novel to get some phrases that completely captivated my heart, and that I will be sure to keep forever.
Helene Hannemann was a real character, she existed and in this masterpiece, we know the history of the Auschwitz concentration camp from her point of view. Helene is German of Aryan race: perfection for the Nazis who eliminated those who did not fit their mold and ideology. However, Helene is married to Johann, a Romani violinist, and they have five children, hence they are considered Roma as well.
Helene is about to start a day, ordinary as the rest, but the police tell her that she has to take her gypsy husband and children with him. Helene is not bound to go with them because she is an Aryan; the policeman tells her so. But she decides to go with all of them, determined not to be separated from her family under any circumstances. The whole family is taken to Auschwitz and separated: Helene stays with her five children and Johann is sent to Kanada, which is closer than they imagine.
The atmosphere of this book contains so many emotions that it is almost impossible for me to put it into words. There is so much hopelessness, disillusionment, death, sadness, despair, anger, grief and so much more put into so few pages.
We have a woman who puts herself before being taken away from her family. She cares for her children at all costs and fills them with love, even though they are in a place that seeks to dehumanize and kill them, to erase them from the world and from existence as if they were nothing. There is so much suffering and pain in people who see their families or friends die, or simply because they are played unfairly, in how they lose everything from one moment to the next.
Helene is first isolated in a barrack with Russian women and their children. The conditions are so precariously devastating and terrible that I find it impossible to believe that a human being can be treated so brutally and justify it. Here, there are women who look out for the welfare of their children as well, who would rather they had food and shelter than them. Helene is that kind of woman too, willing to go hungry so that her five children will have something in their stomachs and not be cold.
Helene meets important figures such as Mengele, Irma Grese, Maria Mandel, and many others who participated in the enormous genocide that took place over several years. Dr. Mengele specifically has a "major" involvement, so to speak, as he asks Helene to be in charge of opening a nursery for the children, her not knowing what the man's macabre plans are.
She doesn't hesitate for a minute: if these innocent children can be given joy, food and distraction in time, she will do it. There are many orphaned children who are welcomed here, along with the children of more women who wish their children well. Dr. Mengele provides food, teaching materials and more, including for Helene and her children to live in that barrack.
It completely destroyed me to read Helene's loving emotions. How, in spite of all the desolation, the ravages, the deaths and the hatred, Helene still gave her all for those children, so that they would eat and be happy, even for a few hours a day; because at the end of the day, they would return to the cold and dirty barracks, where they would sleep without a fire to warm their bones, and huddled uncomfortably, many dying of disease, starvation or cold.
I was moved to read how Helene fought for the children, and the women who helped her, to have a smile in the world, a small flame of happiness inside, even though they had seen hell, had lost their families and the Nazis sought to extinguish their souls until they became ghosts. Ludwika, Kasandra, Vera, Elisabeth and Dinah cling to something beyond the Nazis' comprehension: hope, love and devotion for children who are not to blame for anything.
I burst into tears on many, many occasions: when Anna threw herself into the electrified fence; when Helene and Johann were reunited; when Helene saw the twins who were Mengele's experiments; when the end approached and I realized that this would end badly; when Helene refused Mengele's proposal to leave, but without her children, and decided to stay with them instead. But most of all, when I believed that her eldest son, Blaz, would escape with his life, when in fact Helene Hannermann died in a gas chamber with her five children on August 2, 1944. The author clarifies at the end that he wanted to give the reader hope by changing the ending to Blaz, and in reality he died with his mother and siblings.
"In the novel, Blaz has a chance of surviving so that the reader is left with at least a speck of hope, but the reality is that all five children died that night."
There are no words to describe all the emotions this book evoked in me, how much I love this book and that the story of Helene Hannermann, her children and a mother's irrevocable boundless love will stay with me forever....more
i am going to dnf this because is torture. i don't understand why this is obligatory (on my career, it's so fucking forced to read, lmao). i regret readi am going to dnf this because is torture. i don't understand why this is obligatory (on my career, it's so fucking forced to read, lmao). i regret reading this and spent 2 bucks on it everyone here is so annoying as hell...more
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3.5 stars.
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I heard from a friend of a friend, that that dick was a 10 out of 10. —Ale to Wrath, 2021.
A little reminder: my review has many spoilers (I'm gonna hide them as "spoiler" or I'm gonna warn you with the yellow emoji, or maybe I forget to tag them because I'm THAT distracted), so, you've been warned, pal.
That being stated, I have more things to say. Take a seat.
I've waited for almost a year this book because the cliffhanger of Kingdom of the Wicked was *chef kiss* and I was already drooling and simping for daddy Wrath (JAJKSDHKJDF jk or not???). If you wanna join the Wrath team, let me know, I need to fangirl... So, my hype for this book was over the top of the sky; it was fucking enormous.
Emilia finally traveled to the underworld, or hell as you will or think, and she thinks she's being escorted by Wrath, but little does she know. Since moment one, you can feel the tension between Emilia and Wrath, and grabs you like a fucking claw. It's wonderful. So, they both travel for the Sin Corridor (for me, 'sin' in Spanish means 'without' so I was reading it like "el corredor sin o vacío" JAJKSHKJDFH follow me for more Spanish classes) and Wrath warns Emilia that the sins are gonna try to test her. Many other things happen, lol.
aNYHOW, I'M NOT GONNA RESUME THE BOOK FOR Y'ALL BC SPOILER, SO NO.
This book is mainly character driven, and it wasn't bad at all. Actually, it was pRETTY GOOD, more than I expected. Nevertheless, if I wanted to punch and kick the shit out of Emilia in the first book, here I was on the fucking verge of tears, I swear that I was screaming in silence because our heroine can't put two and two together at first, so it makes you wanna slap her (or beat the shit out of her, just like me).
The development of Emilia was also good tho I can't say the same of all of her braincells, so... Y'all figure it out soon if you haven't read it yet. However, I shelved this book as "badass female mc" and "stupid female mc" because Emilia vibed in both sides tbh.
The slowburn was SO SO SO SO SO SO fucking good that I was crying, dying, screaming and the devil knows what else, but I was trapped. The romance was gorgeous, bEAUTIFUL. And the way Kerri got me wanting to put both assholes in the same room so they could finally bone was amazing. Their relationship/romance gave me "State of Grace by Taylor Swift" vibes.
The fact that I was simping for Pride was funny JAJKSJDHJKDFH. Idk why but I was like "yeah, I'll marry you, honey, come here" aND MY PHONE AND THE HELL ARE WITNESSES OF IT, OMG. I mean, when he appeared my heart dropped and I was already simping JSJKHDJKFHDFH.
I can't say much about the plot because how I said up, it was more character driven and the plot was quickly solved towards the end of the book sooooo (at least from Emilia because I solved this puzzle really quick, we'll talk about my theories below this).
⚠️⚠️⚠️ oK, SO, HERE ARE SOME SPOILERS, BITCHES, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.⚠️⚠️⚠️
I had many theories since book 1 (yup, I had drank a lot of coffee that day, so my mind was at 100% creating scenarios and theories, and guess what? today too!) and here it was the same, so, you can imagine. And I guess y'all had the same theories.
1. Wrath being the devil. Was I the only one who saw it coming? (Pietro reference, if u know, u know, and how it hurts me) I mean, c'mon, the hints were there. The snake tattoo (I'll talk about that after), Wrath's response to Emilia calling him "Samael", the fact that he hid his interest on the cornicellos, etc. The hints were there!
2. Vittoria being alive. oK, HEAR ME OUT. Before y'all start to say "but she was pretty dead on the first book", yeS, SHE WAS, EVEN I THOUGHT IT AND SHED A TEAR FOR THAT BITCH, but we were tricked and now she deserves all the hell Emilia has for her. Idk why, but the hints kinda were there?? I don't quite remember if Vittoria told Emilia (I might be imagining all of this, so please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong; I have terrible memory, LOL let this be no surprise to you) that she was up to something, or just gave the hints and vibes. IDK, BUT THAT MF ALWAYS GAVE ME BAD VIBES.
3. Emilia being bethroded to Wrath and not my boi Pride. Did y'all see this coming? I surely did. fROM THE BEGINNING SHE DID THE SPELL FOR IT (by accident tho) and wasn't like "yeah, you can cancel it because he's an ordinary dude", HA! of course not. We're talking about one of the Seven Princes of Hell; this is another deal.
I had other theories, but idk where are them since I wrote them down. If I find them, I'll get back and include them.
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