“To quote the poets… we’re fucked.” whenever i pick up a graphic novel, i never really think about why they would never be in novel formats, because they’re usually very beautiful in graphic novel format and sometimes better that way, but monstress i’ve never been more curious as to how this story would unfold. this […]
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“But gods are born of ichor and nectar, their excellences already bursting from their fingertips. So they find their fame by proving what they can mar: destroying cities, starting wars, breeding plagues and monsters. All that smoke and savor rising so delicately from our altars. It leaves only ash behind.” i received an advanced readers […]
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“A history written in ashes, in bones. Before the blast, they say there’d been sermons about fire, about the end of the world. The fire itself gave the last sermon; after that there were no more.” Oh man. Where do I even start? *Deep breath* Okay. This novel had one of the best beginnings that […]
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“Survivors make it because they learn to adapt. Adaptation is coping. Coping is strength.” Thanks to Dutton Penguin Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Keep in mind this has no effect on my rating and/or my opinion. I want to inform you that this is my […]
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“Yes, I love vulgarity. I claim it loud and clear. I love it because only it says what we are, without hideous masks we wear by nature, which turns us into mean beings, hypocrites, ceaselessly running after decency, a quality I couln’t care less about.” I know, I know. I haven’t been posting much, but […]
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“If the gods cannot recognize your names,” she warned, “they will never hear your prayers.” First, I wanna say I’m sorry for the long hiatus and for the long wait because I’ve been hyping this review up on my Instagram for too long, despite putting it off as well and pushing it away further and […]
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“That story, as all good stories, planted a seed in my soul and never left me.” Sometimes I like to change from my usual Young Adult reads and switch to something else. In this case, I was in a dreading reading slump, and I needed something different to get me into my reading routine after […]
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“They are less than the mud. You do not get angry at the mud for clinging to your shoe. You wipe it off and never look at it again.” Raise your hand if you’re a big fan of historical fiction! I see myself as one, too. Theres something about the genre that really sucks me […]
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“No one could say it was my choice to kill the twins, any more than it was my decision to bring them into the world.” When I first stumbled upon this book, I had the impression that this would be another cheesy horror novel. But upon reading the synopsis and the reviews, I was very […]
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“Let me tell you a fairy tale. I used to tell stories like this all the time; it used to be so important. It even saved my life once. Now let me see, how do fairy tales begin?” My first Sedgwick novel was back in June 2015. Like this one, it was historical fiction, but […]
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