Beautiful. Relatable. Hilarious. Marnie stream of consciousness and cussin' through that treacherous rainy hike had me laughing so hard I was wheezingBeautiful. Relatable. Hilarious. Marnie stream of consciousness and cussin' through that treacherous rainy hike had me laughing so hard I was wheezing. 鈥淟ight grey, dark grey, black grey, and brown, it could be the Golden Gate Bridge out there, it could be the bay of fucking Naples and we wouldn't know.鈥� 鈥淚 didn't make it rain Marnie鈥� 鈥淥h no, it鈥檚 never anyone鈥檚 fault, is it?鈥� ...more
there were so many moments where the descriptions of passive suicidal ideation resonated so much I had to stop and walk away to breathe and watch hourthere were so many moments where the descriptions of passive suicidal ideation resonated so much I had to stop and walk away to breathe and watch hours of tiktok videos on funny videos before I could resume. ...more
it's definitely either you hate it or you love it kind of book; i appreciate the focus on depression. it's definitely either you hate it or you love it kind of book; i appreciate the focus on depression. ...more
so much potential with this story for greatness, ruined by the author's fixation on "influence" and peaches and plums. so much potential with this story for greatness, ruined by the author's fixation on "influence" and peaches and plums. ...more
while it's always satisfying to see bad people what they deserve. I'm not sure it was worth all that abuse and trauma. The trigger warnings for rape, while it's always satisfying to see bad people what they deserve. I'm not sure it was worth all that abuse and trauma. The trigger warnings for rape, misogyny, domestic abuse, suicidal ideation, abortion and miscarriage really werent emphasized enough, and the amount of time dedicated in the book to elaborating on all those triggers happening to GENERATIONS of women in the Weyward family is highly disproportionate to the tiny bit of witchy magical realism and retribution that the bad men receive at the end. I have a very high tolerance of f-d up sh*t, but this one was REALLY depressing- I think because it hinges too much on the reality of what witch hunts were like in the past and definitely very accurate portrayal of rape, abortion, miscarriage, domestic violence from the woman's perspective. The author wasn't gentle; it's not uplifting at all; the women only get a half-ass vindication. Because Hart is trying to use witchy magic as the thread that ties the women together, the way the story resolves itself basically implies only magic can undo the evil of misogyny. and just...nope. ...more
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