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That's Not My Name by Megan Lally

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

4.0

oh wow.

first this was such a good book, i enjoyed it thoroughly. 

drew had me facepalming and saying “what made him think that was a good idea” but at the same time i can see how his despair could take over his emotions and his capability of making smart decisions so i give him a pass.

max gets the best cousin of the year award. he was down to do anything for drew no matter how ridiculous the idea was and he was the real mvp.

i had everything figured out literally after reading

drew’s first chapter LOL. everything except the very last plot twist of her actually being dead which i did start getting skeptical near the end bc madison’s memory of her mom did not seem to align with all the arguments lola had with her parents. also when madison got her memories back she mentioned remembering everything like her family and her friends. but she never mentioned her (ex) boyfriend drew? also she said she tried to run away the night she was kidnapped which didn’t align with how long lola was missing for. but the girl not being lola all along wasn’t a serious theory of mine until the end so gg.

but i figured out all the details very early on like

wayne’s motive behind kidnapping her and how he was a psycho dad who couldn’t believe his real daughter is dead so he goes kidnapping girls who look like her.

autumn max and drew’s little team up was really touching though, they cared about her so much. 

autumns dad can go to hell though literally the worst character beside

wayne. and while we’re talking, the town people can go to hell too, switching up on drew after finding out he actually didn’t kill lola when they spent the entire time shunning him and treating him like shit.

lola actually being dead is such a sad ending, i feel so bad for drew especially how he feels guilty bc of how their last moments together played out. it’s not his fault but i get why he feels guilty. terrible ending,, not terrible in the way that it’s bad but terrible in the way that it’s not a happy ending and i hate that😭😭 but i’m appreciative of it ending like that bc it’s realistic and it hits me in my feels so it’s actually a pretty smart but sad ending.

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

adventurous

3.5

i read this book for the shits and giggles bc i wanted a short palette cleanser and i’ve been curious about this series. but it actually kept me pretty entertained. 

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

4.75

now this book was so entertaining. it kept me on the edge of my seat or it had me giggling and kicking my feet. 

but other times it had me pissed off to no end all thanks to hauth mf rowan and royce mf linden. oh my GOD were they the worst characters, every time they popped up in the book i had take a deep breath before proceeding and fight the urge to throw my kindle across the room. my mood turned sour expeditiously whenever i read their names. but that’s all to give praise to the author for being able to write such a terrible character and to make me feel so many emotions while reading this book.

in the last book i loved elm bc he was hilarious and i knew he was going to be one of my favorite characters but this book made me completely fall in love with him like??? i may love him more than ravyn? elm is literally so perfect. he is a complex character and i loved that. my opinions on ione did a full 180 in this book. i was so frustrated and annoyed with her last book but i still kept an open mind because i knew there was more to her character and it was shown in this book and i ended up loving her as well.

ravyn my man, perfect as always, he was so in love with elspeth and bc of that the angst was immaculate. elspeth and nightmare’s relationship is so complicated but i loved it. also nightmare was funny asl in this. we didnt see elspeth as much in this as the last book but she was still a great character.

i liked the multiple povs in this. it made sense to do it for this book and i think it was nicely done. a lot of the plot twists in this book were things i had guessed from the first book and wouldn’t consider them plot twists much

like ravyn being a descendant of the shepherd king was so obvious to me

but overall loved this series.

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

adventurous dark mysterious tense

4.5

i actually really enjoyed this book. the magic system in this is very very unique but it’s really interesting and i’m intrigued. the ending in this book has me wondering how tf the next book is gonna end. 

ravyn yew tho. that man is so hot. also i love elm’s love hate relationship with elspeth. he’s hilarious ngl.

Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

DNF at 38%. 

i really tried to push through this book but the writing is so cringey and not good. why is a 30 year old man acting like a 16 year old who throws tantrums and likes his girl with a bald vag. you’re telling me this man is running to be alderman?? HAHAHA. aida is not any better. she is the typical youngest and only daughter in the family so you can imagine how spoiled and bratty she is. they’re both insufferable.

God of War by Rina Kent

dark emotional funny tense

1.75

i don’t know how to write a review of this book without being mean. 

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

i cannot take this book seriously and i will drop this before it puts me into a book slump, so sorry to my friend who wanted me to read this. 

The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“i am jean moreau, i have always gotten exactly what i deserve.” 

i saw that nora said this book was sadder than the three books and i thought to myself, “how?”, and those were my famous last words.

it might be sadder than all three previous books combined which is a hard thing to do.

jean’s story is truly heartbreaking. just when you think, “it can’t get worse than this”, it gets worse. the things he had to go through because of riko is heart shattering and inhuman. the worst part is that he truly believes that he deserved everything that happened to him. he didn’t deserve anything he got. 

riko and tetsuji and grayson and zane and those bitches don’t deserve anything and i hope the ones who haven’t met their end, meets their end.

like jean could not catch a break during this book and it made me so upset.

but jean has good people around him now. coach wymack and abby and neil and kevin. coach wymack especially, he cares for jean like he is one of the foxes and it truly warmed my heart so much. even after jean went to cali wymack was still there for him. 

neil. don’t even get me started on that beautiful man. he truly is the best character to ever be created. the way he helped jean. i love you neil. always will.

jeremy. i love this man so much. i’m so excited to see their relationship evolve in the next book. he is truly truly such a kind soul and he cares about jean so much. they have my heart fluttering and melting and screaming already 

i hope that jean can realize that the trojans are his friends and are there for him. i hope jean can heal and trust them all. i hope he finds peace and moves on. i hope he can find happiness. i hope he and jeremy are happy. 

also side note ik they’re probably gonna go against the foxes in the finals and that breaks my heart bc who am i supposed to root for? i will always root for the foxes but i want to see jeremy and jean win. nora this is evil😭

anyway i enjoyed this book so much even though it broke me, the ending gave me hope and i can’t wait for the next book.

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book is amazing. this series is amazing. it will hold such a special space in my heart forever and it will never leave my read. i will think about this series and andrew and neil every single day for the rest of my life. 

is this book the best book ever written? no. but is in my top three series/books i’ve ever read? yes. the plot and story is just so good. it gave me whiplash from all the emotions i felt while reading this and how fast those emotions changed. it is funny and unserious and heartwarming and serious but it’s just as heartbreaking and devastating. 

neil and andrew’s relationship is so well written. they slowly got closer and developed feelings for each other and it was such a healthy relationship unironically. 

neil’s the only one who can get to andrew and convince him to do things just by asking. and andrew helped ground neil from his panic attacks. even if both are terrible at comforting but somehow it works for them and gets them to calm down. lol.

like they are so so so perfect and healthy and beautiful i actually can’t get enough of them. 

we could not catch a break throughout this book. just when you think it can’t get worse, it gets worse.

i HATE riko with every fiber of my being. 

but despite that, there was a lot of positive in the book believe it or not.

AND THE FOUND FAMILY IN THIS IS LITERALLY TOP TIER ITS TOO GOOD. the foxes care about neil so fckn much it’s so heartwarming to see. they’re always checking on him and making sure he’s okay. and neil doing everything to keep them safe even if it means getting himself hurt. which is what andrew does too, but only for the like five people he cares about. but neil and andrew are much more similar than they seem. 

this series also makes me so hyped up for a made up sport. i’m on the edge of my seat every time they play and i get so nervous LOL. 

i seriously seriously could go on and on about this series. 

i saw a comment somewhere that said “its clear nora knows nothing about sports, drugs, gangs, mental health/trauma, gay ppl, but wrote 3 books about all of the above” and it’s very true, it’s not the best written book but i still love this series so much and it quite literally changed the trajectory of my life.

andrew and neil are my favorite. 

6/5 stars.