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"We do not get to choose when in our lives we feel pain. It comes when it comes, and we try to remember, even though we cannot imagine a day when it will release its hold on us, that all pain fades. All misery passes. Humanity is drawn to light not darkness." I've seen the … Continue reading Chain of Gold Recap and Review
For about three quarters of this book I loved being swept up in the metaphors but I had no idea what was going on. In the last quarter however, things started joining up together. For a bit it felt like they wouldn't be able to be solved but the ending was conclusive and yet totally … Continue reading The Starless Sea Recap and Review
When his boss sends him in his place to Transylvania, Jonathan Harker is disturbed by the surreptitiousness of the people but quickly realises there is something off about his host. Back home, his fiancee Mina is occupied by the strange sickness, and love square, of her best friend Lucy. The jump to these letters after … Continue reading Dracula Recap and Review
An artist called Basil tells his friend Lord Henry about his muse- and, it is practically explicitly said, crush. He immediately regrets it because Harry monopolises Dorian's attention and he quickly falls into sin, bemoaning the perfectly youthful portrait Basil painted of him and wishing it would grow old whilst he stays young. Most people … Continue reading The Picture of Dorian Grey Recap and Review
Today the first book in Cassandra Clare's new series is being released- all rejoice! To celebrate, I decided to rank every book in the Shadowhunter Chronicles. Be aware that I love them all, even if I recognise that her earlier books have both plot and descriptive issues, I truly love the world and the stories. … Continue reading Shadowhunter Chronicles Ranking
At the beginning of the book we're told the protaganist's real name isn't Mara Dyer and that's not the only falsehood. You never really know whether anything is real and neither does 'Mara'. She wakes up in hospital and finds that her best friend Rachel, Rachel's new friend Claire, and Claire's brother/ Mara's boyfriend all … Continue reading The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer Review
When the village parson tells John Durbeyfield that his name derives from the ancient and noble d’Urbervilles, he and his wife want to gain their glory back. They ask their eldest daughter to appeal to the well-known dowager d'Urberville but Tess doesn't want to ask for any charity from a distant relative. But she seems … Continue reading Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Upon starting this book I realised that it was told in an open interview style that I didn't think I would enjoy as it seemed like a film script or a weird fanfiction. I thought that maybe I would have been better listening to the audiobook as it's such an oral format but soon the … Continue reading Daisy Jones & The Six Recap and Review
In this land some people believe in demons. A writer called the chronicler is interested in writing about them, particularly the most famous and supposed king-killer Kvothe. But this man is determined not to be found and is instead living in disguise training a demon. He agrees to tell his story to a writer over … Continue reading The Name of the Wind Recap and Review
To be perfectly honest, when I picked this book up I thought it was the Night Circus! Then I realised it wasn't but I had still heard about it; about how fantastical this book was, but I didn't believe the fantasy would be so insane and absorbing. However I was SHOOK by the twists and … Continue reading Caraval Recap and Review
Into New Realms 