When words and numbers are gone, tears are all that remain. And silence. Now and forever. The silence of a missing presence screaming in your head, your heart, deep in your gut, leaving no peace, no respite, only the damp misery of regret.

I watched the trailer yesterday and was so intrigued that I immediately checked if it's based on a book.

"Sometimes," Iris began, "I don't think we know what we're made of until the worst moment possible happens. Then we must decide who we truly are and what is most important to us. I think we're often surprised by what we become."

I haven‘t been on Litsy for a hot minute but have not stopped reading!

Just saw my last post was a Ross as well. Very apt, I say.

I love this duology so much! 😭 So magical, so beautiful.

Rebecca Ross is now one of my auto-read/buy authors.

But I‘m reading these first because they‘re due in 9 days. 😅

Bought them cause I‘m not waiting 5-6 weeks (Libby).

Still underwhelmed but I‘m giving this a pick.

I thought it was rushed especially that ending, with the fewer but longer chapters. It was still OK, though.

I‘m glad I read this series.

“I know metal."

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"I ... I don't understand half of what goes on around me. I don't get jokes or sunsets or poetry, but I know metal. Beauty was your armor. Fragile stuff, all show. But what's inside you? That's steel. It's brave and unbreakable. And it doesn't need fixing."

Same as the first one: a short, fast-paced read but still underwhelming — most likely my fault as I expected too much from this series.

On to the third book!

// I was on vacation this past week so I didn‘t finish it as quickly as I‘d hoped but I still read everyday. 100 days on my Kindle streak! Woohoo!

Finally started this series.

A short read, I like how fast-paced it is. A bit underwhelming, though.

Will read the rest.

Won‘t be reading book 2. I liked this but don‘t care enough to finish the story.

Edit: Just wanna add that I really don‘t like love triangles. I knew that there‘s a LT in this book before reading but I still read it because I thought maybe it would be executed in a way that I‘d be fine with it. It was OK but I still don‘t like it.

I also read a summary of book 2 and I‘m really fine with the decision of not reading it entirely.

Ah, crap. I had this book on hold for a while, and then I got lucky and skipped the line. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get into it. I'm not a fan of SNL (I don't even watch it), so I think that's one of the reasons. But I still wanted to try it since I do read romance and have seen good reviews. This would have been my first Sittenfeld book, too, but now I'm not sure if I even want to try something else of hers. I feel bad. 😞

I knew nothing about ‘Heaven‘ when I decided to read it — I didn‘t read the blurb, I just really loved ‘Breasts and Eggs‘. This was a difficult and sad read. I give it 3⭐️ but it‘s still a pick for me. It hurt but I‘m glad I read it.

Lucky! Reading this next.

You think about how other people feel. You‘re so kind. It makes sense. Because we‘re always in pain, we know exactly what it means to hurt somebody else.

No words, just ♥️🫶🥰

I really enjoyed this! I actually wanted to read the original series first but couldn't get into it. However, this one hooked me right off the bat.

I just need to do something (read: work 🙄), but I will immediately start book 2 after.

I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would, probably because I watched the show first. It did have some funny moments though, and I found myself laughing out loud. I might give it another shot someday.

I have never read Pratchett and have only read a couple of Gaiman's books, but I've always wanted to read 'Good Omens.' Now, I have to because I've already watched the first season of the series on Prime, and I don't want to watch the second season without reading it first.

Don‘t know how to explain it, but it reads like a movie. Not much world-building but it was fine.
Not entirely satisfied with how it ended or how the conflicts were ‘resolved‘, though. It feels incomplete.
Regardless, I really enjoyed it. I love the LGBTQIA+ representation and how it tackles mental health [in fantasy/ a magical way].

- The Big Bang Theory prepared me for this! 😂
- I like Hazelwood.
- This is the first book of hers that made me LOL.
- An Aro-Ace character?! Hnnng, yes!!
- My favourite AH so far.
- Unputdownable. 🫶

Last book of the month // not even 5 pages in and I‘m already 😳

Wow. I didn‘t cry-cry but definitely shed tears.
The whole series, not just this last book, could‘ve been shorter, though. But at the same time, I want more. 🫠
Nevertheless, I thought the ending was perfect.

So beautiful. 🥹

// a quick break from the Green Bone Saga.

Oh, my goodness! Definitely better than Jade City, especially the last few chapters. 🤌

Wanna start Legacy right away but it‘s already midnight where I am and last I checked, I‘m still a corporate slave. 🙄

A soft pick, really.
It took me 8 days to finish it but not because I was not enjoying it. Well, I didn‘t at first.
I found the world-building to be well done, although it's a whole new world for me. It took me a few chapters before I finally understood the jargon.
I'm not overly excited to continue reading the rest, but I am still intrigued.

Two strong-minded women in a man's world, if they do not quickly become allies, are destined to be incurable rivals.

Just watched! (Can you see my cat?)

I liked it. I thought it was good. 👍

😂

More or less 10 hours. Aight, no biggie.

(I lie. It is, in fact, a biggie.)

I thought it was a good, solid debut. I enjoyed it but not enough to tag it as Pick.

This is a soft pick for me. I really wasn't feeling it. Took me three days to finish it, when, normally, I would have finished a short book like this in one sitting. However, towards the end, I did feel it, and I'm nothing if not an emotional reader.

If my life were a movie…

I read 16 books in July!

I‘ve read more in a month before but it‘s been years. I‘m happy. 😊

Tagged book is my favourite of the month.

Did you know it‘s difficult to read when you‘re sobbing?

Another great read for me and what a way to end the month.

The most ordinary mortal bodies are housed by spectacular souls.

😭

These gods are hilarious. 😆

😂 Aphrodite is such a fun(ny) narrator.

I was scared to start this but four chapters in and I‘m already liking it. However, I will have to stop before I go in deeper because the last book isn‘t out yet… I don‘t know if I‘ll be able to take the wait.

Edit: I think even my cat agrees. He‘s saying, “Don‘t read this yet.”

I love this so much. I borrowed it through Libby but now I want to buy a copy just so I can hug it.

So don‘t let anything get you down.

Amen!

Happiness is the base unit of consciousness, our single greatest motivator. Saying "I just want to be happy" trumps any other explanation.