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WARNING: SPOILERY RAMBLES ABOUT ACOMAF AHEAD...

I just finished reading ACOMAF and I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS BOOK!!!!!!

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Here is a very spoilery mini review to keep you all tide over until I post a proper, less rambley (and spoil-free) review.

#acomaf #a court of mist and fury #sarah j maas #acomaf spoilers #a court of mist and fury spoilers

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I’m only 55 pages into Scarlet, and already Thorne is reminding me of Captain Jack Sparrow

Cinder: Cadet Thorne, was it?

Thorne: Captain Thorne.

Cinder: Your records say you were a cadet when you deserted.

Thorne: Well, if you wanted to be technical about it. But I’m a captain now. I prefer the sound of it. Girls are much more impressed.

All I can picture is:

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And here’s more from page 89:

Thorne: A captain always knows where his ship is. It’s like a psychic bond.

Cinder: If only we had a captain here.

#that sass #scarlet #the lunar chronicles #marissa meyer #cinder #captain thorne #thorne

I’m only 55 pages into Scarlet, and already Thorne is reminding me of Captain Jack Sparrow

Cinder: Cadet Thorne, was it?

Thorne: Captain Thorne.

Cinder: Your records say you were a cadet when you deserted.

Thorne: Well, if you wanted to be technical about it. But I’m a captain now. I prefer the sound of it. Girls are much more impressed.

All I can picture is:

#scarlet #marissa meyers #the lunar chronicles #cinder #thorne #captain thorne #book gif

I love "Captain" Thorne already.

#scarlet #marissa meyers #the lunar chronicles #captain thorne #cinder #book quotes

I just realized that I am the Grinch when it’s finals week:

WHEN I LOOK AT MY FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE:

WHEN I START STRESS EATING:

WHEN I REALIZE HOW MUCH STUDYING I STILL HAVE TO DO:

WHEN I TRY TO PROCRASTINATE DOING MY WORK:

WHEN I REALIZE THAT I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ON THE STUDY GUIDE:

WHEN ALL THE LATE NIGHT CRAMMING CAUSED ME TO START TO LOSE MY SANITY:

WHEN MY FRIENDS START TO GET CONCERNED THAT THEY HAVEN’T SEEN ME IN DAYS:

WHEN MY FRIENDS FINALLY CONVINCE ME TO GO OUT:

WHEN I REALIZE THAT WINTER BREAK IS JUST...

WHEN MY CLASS FINISHES OUR FINAL:

AFTER I FINISH ALL MY FINALS AND REALIZE THAT I NO LONGER NEED TO REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM MY CLASSES UNTIL AFTER BREAK:

#the grinch #finals #studying #finals week #college #studyblr #university #procrastinating #how the grinch stole christmas #funny #the gifs were used from google search #not book related

Book Review: “The Martian” By Andy Weir

Book: The Martian Author: Andy Weir Publisher: Crown/Archetype Pages: 368 Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) Synopsis:

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded on Mars' surface, completely alone, with no way to signal Earth that he’s alive — and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone years before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first. But Mark's not ready to quit. Armed with nothing but his ingenuity and his engineering skills — and a gallows sense of humor that proves to be his greatest source of strength – he embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive, using his botany expertise to grow food and even hatching a mad plan to contact NASA back on Earth. As he overcomes one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next, Mark begins to let himself believe he might make it off the planet alive – but Mars has plenty of surprises in store for him yet.

Shit! Holy fucking shit. This book lives up to every single piece of hype I have read. It is funny. It is original (or maybe it just felt that way since I haven’t read much science fiction). It is creative and resourceful. And by god it makes me want to become an astronaut (but not really because I kind of hate space).

I loved reading The Martian. Mark Watney is such a sassy little shit (as I’m sure you could probably tell from reading all of the quotes I’ve posted on my Tumblr account). I loved reading about his day’s adventures. However, when it came to reading the third-person perspectives from the folks who work in NASA, I found them less enjoyable to read. It was basically straight up dialogue with no emotions or thoughts or descriptions. It felt choppy. But that choppiness did flow nicely with the rest of the book. Pretty much it’s a book where everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Some people might not enjoy how technological the text was (I know I spent some time skimming some parts), but it really is crucial to the storyline and I have heard that the book is pretty accurate.

Basically I’m trying hard not to write an insanely long review fangirling about this book. Did it have its flaws? Yes. Were the flaws big enough to make it a four star book? Fuck no! Should you read this book? Hell to the yes!

***TRIGGER WARNINGS: general calorie talk, mentions of possible suicide

#the martian #andy weir #book review #book recommendations #book rec #book recommendation

Bookish Confession #4: I like to read while I eat, so most of my books have various crumbs stuck in the seams and pages splattered with a variety of sauces and beverages.

#bookish confession #what's your bookish confession?#feel free to ignore my rambles

I don't want to come across as arrogant here, but I'm the best botanist on the planet.

Mark Watney aka the only resident on Mars

#but you're the ONLY botanist on the planet #the martian #andy weir #book quotes #this book is hilarious