I fell in love with The Phantom of the Opera after watching the 2004 movie adaptation. Since then, I have wanted to read the book. I didn’t know what a surprise there was in store for me. The movie was simply a love triangle between Raoul, Christine, and Erik—the “opera…
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Emily Henry’s Book Lovers is a delightful mix of banter, steam, and layers. It made for the perfect, easy read for me to get out of my reading slump. Book Lovers is told from the perspective of Nora Stephens, who works as a literary agent in New York City. She’s…
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The existence of fae in A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas should have been a warning sign enough for me to avoid this book. I’ve had bad experiences with fae in the past—namely, The Cruel Prince. And people loved the series, despite my developing an aversion…
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Is Twisted Love really worth the hype? Sometimes, light books are the way to go. And what better light book than romance? They’re quick, easy reads, and, at best, just an enjoyable mood-setter. At worst, though? Absolute mind-rot material. Take Twisted Love by Ana Huang for example. Viscerally cringy, flat,…
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Right off the bat, the premise of this book caught my attention. Two magicians, bound for a life-and-death duel in a breathtaking circus…end up falling desperately in love. Who wouldn’t love a story so fairytale-like? Reading this book, I was impressed at how smooth a read it was. A large…
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To be perfectly honest, I’ve been holding off on reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower for a while. The reason was that I found the first few pages virtually unreadable. The prose was too stiff, too rigid to navigate the passage smoothly. I get that the author was trying…