Rating: 10/10 Oh. My. God. This was THE most intense book I’ve ever read. Ever. Seriously, it was… a transcendental experience. Somehow, the author managed to make the scenes in which the characters were using Shakespeare’s words, not their own, devastating and rife with subtext. I felt like I understood how the words were conveyedContinue reading “Book Review: If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio”
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Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Rating: 10/10 Favorite Quote: “Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.” This book was fantastic. I am so obsessed. It’s very powerful. I think the most haunting thing about this book is how it explores humanity and the limits we place on ourselves. Honestly, the best way to describe this bookContinue reading “Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt”
Reflection on L.M. Montgomery’s Book Proposals: Anne v. Rilla
SPOILER ALERT!!! This post has major spoilers for the entirety of the Anne of Green Gables Series, especially Anne of the Island and Rilla of Ingleside. Also, in retrospect there’s a bit of a spoiler for Little Women and an implied one for Pride and Prejudice too, although I’m not sure whether those count asContinue reading “Reflection on L.M. Montgomery’s Book Proposals: Anne v. Rilla”
Book Review: “Eight Cousins” and “Rose in Bloom” by Louisa May Alcott
Rating: 9/10 Eight Cousins Rating: 7.5/10 Rose in Bloom Rating: 9.5/10 Favorite Character: Rose Campbell Alcott is one of my favorite authors, and in these two books she’s at her best. These books follow Rose, an orphan who is sent to live with her large extended family under her uncle’s guardianship. While I absolutely loveContinue reading “Book Review: “Eight Cousins” and “Rose in Bloom” by Louisa May Alcott”
Book Review: Ribbons of Scarlett: A Novel of the French Revolution’s Women by Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, Sophie Perinot, Heather Webb, and E. Knight
Rating: 10/10 Favorite Character: Sophie de Condorcet So, I’m pretty sure this is the best historical fiction book I’ve ever read. As the title so clearly states, the book is about different women of the French Revolution. Each author writes a chapter from a different historical woman’s perspective, with the exception of one chapter thatContinue reading “Book Review: Ribbons of Scarlett: A Novel of the French Revolution’s Women by Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, Sophie Perinot, Heather Webb, and E. Knight”
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