Thank you, Noelle, for bringing the shitshow that was 2020 to an end with this delightful book. Yes, I even had to bust out the italics for this one. Thank you, Noelle, for bringing the shitshow that was 2020 to an end with this delightful book. Yes, I even had to bust out the italics for this one. I was so charmed by Arabella, Mr. Beaumaris, and Ulysses. Ulysses is a dog btw. Love a man who names his pet after a Greek hero. My cat Achilles says hello.
Late contender for one of my favorite books of 2020! Thanks, Noelle! Read her review here. ...more
I had a white coworker once ask me if all Koreans were rich. And this was years before Crazy Rich Asians. She was completely serious too. Th3.5 stars
I had a white coworker once ask me if all Koreans were rich. And this was years before Crazy Rich Asians. She was completely serious too. This book, about an undocumented Korean immigrant who has to struggle and work day in and day out, is worth reading for that perspective alone.
Very promising, if a little uneven, debut. Really excited to see what Nancy Jooyoun Kim writes next....more
Possibly my favorite debut book of the year? I don't know what else to say except that this book just worked for me. Possibly my favorite debut book of the year? I don't know what else to say except that this book just worked for me. ...more
I read A Room with a View just before Sex and Vanity and thought this was a really clever update of a classic story. I liked this more than Crazy RichI read A Room with a View just before Sex and Vanity and thought this was a really clever update of a classic story. I liked this more than Crazy Rich Asians tbh and thought Kevin Kwan's writing and character development was stronger. ...more
I wanted to read this before reading Kevin Kwan's Sex and Vanity, which is an homage to this book, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's a sho3.5 stars
I wanted to read this before reading Kevin Kwan's Sex and Vanity, which is an homage to this book, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's a short book so there wasn't as much character and plot development as I wanted, but I ended up liking it overall. A perfect summer read, especially when we're all stuck at home dreaming of Italian villas. Very interested to read Kevin Kwan's take on this story. ...more
I felt like Ross "WE WERE ON A BREAK" Gellar while reading this. Except there wasn't even a break -- THEY WEREN'T IN A RELATIONSHIP. Catalina's heartbI felt like Ross "WE WERE ON A BREAK" Gellar while reading this. Except there wasn't even a break -- THEY WEREN'T IN A RELATIONSHIP. Catalina's heartbreak and feelings of betrayal after ... one date? Was there even a date?? I finished this back in August and I'm still annoyed. I'm a drive-4-hours-in-traffic-and-wait-in-line-for-1-hour-or-more Ilona Andrews stan, but this one just bugged me....more
I read this in February and a month later, I was living it. (Not really, but you know what I mean.) If you need an escape from COVID, this isn't the bI read this in February and a month later, I was living it. (Not really, but you know what I mean.) If you need an escape from COVID, this isn't the book for you. But if you're like me and watched Contagion 3x at the start of quarantine, add this to your reading list along with some Octavia Butler. ...more
Is a long damn time. Was it worth it? Absofuckinglutely. I reread the entire s"Twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion."
TWENTY. YEARS. IN. THE. MAKING.
Is a long damn time. Was it worth it? Absofuckinglutely. I reread the entire series -- and surprisingly even enjoyed The Thief this time around too, which was NOT the case when I first read it 10 years ago -- and remembered again what makes Megan Whalen Turner's writing and characters so special and superior.
I teared up even reading the dedication: "To Sounis."
But -- and this was my complaint in another long-running series whose name I can't remember bc 2020 -- the addition of a new character/narrator took away time/development I wish was spent with our core of Sounis, Eddis, and Attolia. Don't get me wrong, Pheris was a great character but it was a lot of Pheris and not enough Sounis.
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