Daphne | 
so-soDaphne took me for some twists and turns and even now, to be honest, not sure what to think about the evolution that the MC went through. By the halfway mark, as Daphne started to let her darker thoughts get the better of her, it felt like whatever progression made was for nothing, and Daphne regressed and almost gladly, let go of the pretense of intimacy.
Maybe falling in love isn't for all and Boast explored that in this debut book.
so-soInspite of the not so good reviews I picked thi book since it was a book we were talking about in our book club and also since it said it was a " romance novel". I like a complex protagonist character so thought it was interesting until I hit half of the book. After that it was hard to take the same thing over and over. There is no proper character arc or story arc. I had to read through the end expecting something to change but nothing changed.
“We like to think our personalities are something we mold and hone. We think we build our own fates. But, no, we grow like a 🌳 does when it finds itself pushing against a boulder or a street sign of the hulk of a blasted building; we bend and warp ourselves to the shape of the impediment” (63).
pickAn enjoyable read! While getting more books from the #library, I saw this book in the new fiction, and was immediately drawn in by the beautiful cover. After reading the the synopsis, I was intrigue by the idea that the main lead of the story struggles with keeping in control of her #emotions and a new romantic interests challenges her built up principles. Not knowing the story of #Daphne and #Apollo didn‘t interfere with the story for me.
This book is not titled “Daphne Will Boast”.
The author isn‘t a Hoosier but I love a good “there‘s more than corn in Indiana” reference. It also places you geographically because my friend who grew up in Southern Indiana has apparently NEVER heard this jingle. I was flabbergasted.
I am kicking off a staycation where my only firm plans are to read as much as humanly possible (Though I also need to go grocery shopping because I have been bad and lazy in my eating habits lately. I like eating, I just don‘t always have the patience for the shopping and cooking. Working on it.). But for now, I am starting with this.
I'm cheating a bit in that this book is being released in the #future 😁. Fascinating premise-the woman becomes paralyzed (literally) whenever she feels intense emotion. It's a retelling of the Daphne and Apollo myth, which I'm going to have to read up on after this. Isn't the cover amazing? 🤩🤩
#readingresolutions @Jess7
Look at this amazing looking #arc I received from #norton 🤩🤩 I'm very much looking forward to jump into this #retelling of the Daphne and Apollo story! I 💖 mythology!
