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[cardansbestie]

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⭒ welcome to my corner of the internet - soft chaos, pretty things, books, and way too many OCs

˖ ࣪𓂃 𝐴𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑀𝑒 

↳ she/her · 19 · biology + history + politics girlie · writer of morally questionable characters · bookworm

↳ currently obsessed with: being an angel

˖ ࣪𓂃 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠 / 𝑁𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 

↳ 01 :: guidelines - what i'm comfortable with, what i'm not, etiquette 

↳ 02 :: oc index - detailed profiles, aesthetics, lore documents

↳ 03 :: books and reviews - all the books i've read, my thoughts and reviews

˖ ࣪𓂃 𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐬 

↳ my rambles : c-rambles

↳ asks : c-answers 

↳ ocs : c-ocs

↳ books : c-reads

dividers: @uzmacchiato

[cardansbestie]

˖ ࣪𓂃 my books & reading log

welcome to the little corner where i archive everything i read. the masterpieces, the disasters, the guilty pleasures, the ones that rewired my brain, and the ones i wish i could unread !! feel free to send me recs in my inbox and ask questions about the books i've read and reviewed ^ i rate each book with stars, anything with a 🝰 means it's a favourite.

CURRENTLY READING: -

ROMANCE

Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark (☆☆☆☆)

Kulti by Mariana Zapata (☆☆☆☆)

Overruled by Emma Chase (☆)

Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison (☆)

Twisted Love by Ana Huang (☆☆☆)

Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey (☆☆☆☆☆)

The Layover by Lacie Waldon (☆☆☆☆)

Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter (☆☆☆)

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (☆☆☆)

Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma (☆☆☆☆☆)

Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas (☆☆☆)

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata (☆☆☆☆)

From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (☆☆☆☆)

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (☆☆☆☆☆)

Beach Read by Emily Henry (☆☆☆☆☆)

Unholy by Kingkatewrites (☆☆☆☆☆)

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (☆☆☆☆☆)

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (☆☆☆☆)

A Deal with the Devil by Elizabeth O’Roark (☆☆☆☆)

The Devil I Don’t Know by L.K. Shaw (☆☆☆)

The Mismatch by Sara Jafari (☆☆)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (☆☆☆☆☆)

flowers from 1970 by astronomika (☆☆☆☆☆)

Gothikana by RuNyx (☆☆☆☆☆) ⪼ review and thoughts!

Love Deception by Elena Armas

↳ The Spanish Love Deception (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ The American Roommate Experiment (☆☆☆)

Chestnut Springs by Elsie Silver

↳ Flawless (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ Hopeless (☆)

Heartstopper by Alice Osman

↳ Volume 1 (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ Volume 2 (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ Volume 3 (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ Volume 4 (☆☆☆☆)

↳ This Winter (☆☆☆)

↳ Volume 5 (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ Nick and Charlie (☆☆☆☆☆)

Dreamland Billionaires by Lauren Asher

↳ The Fine Print (☆☆☆☆)

↳ Terms and Conditions (☆☆☆)

↳ Final Offer (☆☆)

MURDER/MYSTERY/CRIME

The Guest List by Lucy Foley (☆☆☆☆☆)

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (☆☆☆☆) 🝰

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley (☆☆☆☆☆)

One of Us Is Lying by Karem M. McManus

↳ One of Us Is Lying (☆☆☆☆)

↳ One of Us Is Next (☆☆☆☆)

↳ One of Us Is Back (☆☆☆☆☆) 🝰

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus (☆☆☆☆☆)

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus (☆☆☆)

You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus (☆☆☆☆)

Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus (☆☆☆☆)

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (☆☆☆☆☆) 🝰

My Daddy Is A Hero by Lena Derhally (☆☆)

The Perfect Father by John Glatt (☆☆☆☆)

FANTASY/ROMANTASY

Apples Dipped in Gold by Scarlett St. Clair (☆)

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (☆☆☆☆)

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair (☆☆)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (☆☆☆☆☆)

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

↳ A Court of Thorns and Roses (☆☆☆☆)

↳ A Court of Mist and Fury (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ A Court of Wings and Ruin (☆☆☆☆)

↳ A Court of Frost an Starlight (☆☆☆☆)

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

↳ Serpent & Dove (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ Blood & Honey (☆☆☆☆)

↳ Gods & Monsters (☆☆☆☆☆)

The Folk of the Air

↳ The Cruel Prince (☆☆☆☆)

↳ The Wicked King (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ The Queen of Nothing (☆☆☆☆☆)

↳ How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (☆☆☆☆)

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

↳ These Violent Delights (☆☆☆☆)

↳ Our Violent Ends (☆☆☆☆☆)

DYSTOPIAN/SCI-FI

Shatter Me by Tahareh Mafi

↳ Shatter Me (☆☆☆☆)

↳ Destroy Me (?)

↳ Unravel Me (☆☆☆☆)

↳ Fracture Me (?)

↳ Ignite Me (☆☆☆☆☆)

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

↳ The Maze Runner (☆☆☆)

↳ The Scorch Trials (☆☆☆)

MISC

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (☆☆☆☆☆) 🝰

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen (☆☆☆☆)

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (☆☆☆)

The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi (☆☆☆) 🝰

The Moroccan Daughter by Deborah Rodriguez (☆☆☆☆☆) 🝰

Me vs Brain: An Overthinker’s Guide to Life by Hayley Morris (☆☆☆☆☆)

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (☆☆☆) 

Gallant by V.E. Schwab (☆☆☆)

dividers: @viviansturns + @saradika-graphics

[cardansbestie]

finished gothikana by runyx a few days ago and genuinely don't know what to do with myself now

need to nerd out to someone about this book immediatelyyy

[cardansbestie]

priest + midnight mass by sierra simone - review and thoughts ༉‧₊˚✧

SPOILER WARNING: this review contains spoilers from priest and midnight mass by sierra simone! whew, okay. i read these two books right after each other, both within the same day. safe to say i loved both of them!

priest was honestly a five star read for me. the pacing, the tension, the characters, and tyler's inner struggle with himself and with god really resonated with me. i thought it was really beautiful how the author portrayed tyler and poppy's love as sacred and in a sense, holy, by exploring the relationship between god's endless love and interpretations on the catholic church's teachings. while we know that tyler must retain his vow of celibacy as a priest, us as the readers don't feel as though he's doing something wrong in the eyes of god because of the way he's describing the feeling of absolute euphoria, love, and connection between him and poppy. we know he's breaking his vow, but in tyler's [and by default, our's too] interpretation of god, we do not see this as a direct act of sin. i think this book was five stars for me because i genuinely could not think of any plot, and the plot twist was SO gut wrenching for me i had to put my kindle down and pace around my room. not only was the romance explored, but we had actual character growth with both poppy and tyler (though i do think tyler had the best and most character growth).

after finishing priest, i was SO overjoyed to find out that there was a continuation to poppy and tyler's story. so obviously i start reading! first of all, the smut was phenomenal, chefs kiss. with this book, we really kinda saw poppy's spoiled-only-child side come through, and we're reminded how much of a spoiled-only-child she is. was this intentional? i don't know, but it did irk me at times how different she was acting about the gala and whatnot when just last book she was saying she hated those things. apart from that, there was also the miscarriage subplot, which i think was soooooo quickly skimmed over that it shouldn't have been in the book in the first place. i understand that the author wanted to put it in there to demonstrate the difficulties of marriage, but poppy and tyler were already having marital problems due to his phd and poppy's gala stuff, i felt as though the miscarriage was an unnecessary element that was simply put in to exacerbate the problems they already had. overall, i did love how they overcame everything as a united front, but i do think poppy's character was a little annoying in this book

overall, definitely recommend this duo to those who are thinking about reading it!

[cardansbestie]

read so many new books!!!!!! can’t wait to update my book list later :]]

[cardansbestie]

gothikana by runyx - review and thoughts ༉‧₊˚✧

rating: 5 stars!!

when i first opened this book, i thought i wouldn’t really be into it because it was written in third person, and usually i just can’t get into books like that. however, i finished this book surprisingly fast and actually really enjoyed it!!

the plot moved at a perfect pace; i didnt think it went too fast or too slow at any point and never had to turn back pages and stuff because i was confused. and honestly i had no idea the plot-twist that was coming and it genuinely left my jaw DROPPED. normally i pride myself in being able to sniff out plot-twists and generally guess the endings of books, but this one had me second guessing my ability to do just that- definitely didn't see the ending coming

i really liked vad and corvina’s dynamic, and i loved their relationship SO MUCH. i think vad deverell was the first and only man to make me grin and giggle and squeal and kick my feet this much and this early into the book. the way he spoke, walked, smoked, and just went about his day was DRIVING ME INSANE!!! top ten book boyfriends for sure

the book was a perfect mix of dark academia, romance, mystery and intimacy. and they were all kind of interlinked all throughout the book; the romance was a direct result of the mystery, and the intimacy and dark academia were also dependent on each other if that makes sense. in a lot of books this balance is almost always never achieved, and i was so shocked to see a book ACTUALLY have a healthy balance of interwoven tropes/genres without neglecting one or the other

if you’re thinking about reading gothikana this is your sign to DO IT!!