✧ NEVER THOUGHT I’D END UP HERE ✧ by Ann Liang 4.25 stars — and my entire heart tbh
this book is like a soft sunbeam hitting your face at golden hour.
the✧ NEVER THOUGHT I’D END UP HERE ✧ by Ann Liang 4.25 stars — and my entire heart tbh
this book is like a soft sunbeam hitting your face at golden hour.
there’s something about ann liang’s writing that just gets it. she’s writing for the girls who feel too much, for the ones who laugh while quietly breaking, for the ones who feel like they’re always halfway between countries, cultures, and versions of themselves.
leah zhang is the moment. she’s imperfect in all the most real ways — trying to connect with her family, fumbling her mandarin, feeling disconnected from a place that should feel like home. she’s beautiful, thoughtful, a little lost, and so deeply human. every thought she had? it felt like someone held up a mirror to every insecurity and said “you’re not alone.”
and the way she learns to love her roots again? not in some flashy, perfect montage — but through awkward convos, embarrassing moments, and unexpected kindness — ugh. it made me tear up.
now cyrus sui… hello???
✨ childhood friends turned ex-best friends turned enemies turned maybe something more ✨ a boy who remembers ✨ a boy who regrets ✨ a boy who cares in the quietest, loudest ways
he is literally down bad in the most respectful, longing, softboy way. and i’m sorry but he kneels down to put bandaids on her blistered feet??? buys her overpriced snacks because she stared at them for too long?? the standard is now cyrus sui or nothing.
★★★★☆ (4 stars) This Time Around by Marina Pirlimpou a 2000s-tinted time-slip that made my heart soft and my soul nostalgic
Huge thanks to Marina Pirlimp★★★★☆ (4 stars) This Time Around by Marina Pirlimpou a 2000s-tinted time-slip that made my heart soft and my soul nostalgic
Huge thanks to Marina Pirlimpou & Love Notes PR for the eARC!! ...more
★★☆☆☆ (2.5 stars) My Wife, The Serial Killer by H. J. Garbett A murder comedy with a killer concept that fizzled fast.
Huge thanks to Storm Publishing & ★★☆☆☆ (2.5 stars) My Wife, The Serial Killer by H. J. Garbett A murder comedy with a killer concept that fizzled fast.
Huge thanks to Storm Publishing & NetGalley for the eARC!! ...more
2 stars: ★★☆☆☆ Huge thanks to Avon and Harper Voyager | Avon for inviting me to read the eARC and to HarperAudio Adult | HarperAudio for the ALC via Ne2 stars: ★★☆☆☆ Huge thanks to Avon and Harper Voyager | Avon for inviting me to read the eARC and to HarperAudio Adult | HarperAudio for the ALC via NetGalley ...more
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