Christina (A Reader of Fictions) > Recent Status Updates

THIS IS A SABRINA RETELLING. I AM SO HAPPY.

You know, I don't think I like the book itself, but the narration is so good I don't care so far.

Here's hoping I remember enough to enjoy this.

The writing wasn't clicking for me, so I've switched to the audiobook, and I do think I'll enjoy this more in the new format.

Listening to the audio for the main text, flipping through the book for the photos, and reading the notes on the songs while listening to the musical. This a very mixed media experience.

The ebook returned to the library, and now I'm in a hold queue for 4 weeks, so this is on hold. *weeps*

This is on hold after 50ish pages. I'm struggling with the voices, so I'm going to switch to audio and see if that helps this click for me. But there's a many-week wait for it from the library sadly (for me, not for the book lol)

Something happened. Very predictable, but still I hope things pick up from here.

A quarter of the way through and almost nothing has happened. And the one thing that has happened you already know from the book's description. :/

"Because for the first time in her life, she felt a part of something bigger, embraced by the Indian community that had often eyed her sideways for the simple fact she had an American father. She hated this stupid reverse racism."

Formatting might not be exactly right because I typed this up from listening to the audiobook, but this just happened. For context, heroine is biracial (Indian and white).

Not enjoying this one much so far, but I'm hoping it will turn around at some point, like most of her books have for me. Hoping this isn't another You Had Me at Hello, because I liked all of her others in the end.

Super frustrating that I was enjoying this comedic, silly romance only to discover that the hero is planning to work for the East India Company and another man advised him to "bed a few brown maidens" and the hero's all yeah "I must".

Also, Long continues to be all about the g* slur.

These references are used as quick jokes and so easily could have been edited out. I just.

So I've actually enjoyed most of the stuff from 30% on, but the start of the book was not good. Not sure how that's going to balance out rating-wise. Man, I wish they'd edited that opening more.

Genuinely shocked at how much I dislike this so far. The MC moved to escape her crush on a man (whose privacy she invaded) and initially plans to quit her job when he arrives there. And Duncan? He's the new principal and he pulled a (water) gun on the teachers to make a point about safety and said that teachers are expendable. I just.

Determined to finish because I can't believe it's this bad but OH MY GOD.

The hero seems like he's going to be a massive, possessive asshole, but I like the group of four titular wallflowers, and so I'm enjoying so far.

I do think I'm going to like The Subtle Knife better than The Golden Compass, because the chapters with Will and Lyra are fun. The adult chapter about the witches was super boring though. BOO ADULTS.

Am I... maybe going to like a YA fantasy?!?! I like that it doesn't feel like anything I've read so far, so here's hoping.

Not enjoying this one far, particularly the love interest Sam:

"Riley's career choice didn't help matters. The woman was an honest-to-God sex columnist."

"The only person who should be spanking Riley's swimsuit-model-worthy ass was him."

"The irate Irish wench marching down the sidewalk needed to cool off."

He's possessive & enjoys stereotyping the Irish and slut-shaming, even tho he knows that's bad.

Somehow this disappeared from my spreadsheet of egalleys so I totally skipped it, but I am fixing that now!

Really liked the opening, particularly the tension between Eris and Clo. Also the humor. Might take me a while since I'm very much in a fluff brain mood, but I think I'm gonna like it!

This is one of those times where I'm crossing my fingers I remember enough from Spin the Dawn, because I don't want to reread.

DNFing because I'm over a quarter of the way through and still don't have a feeling about it. Definitely not bad, and I would try Linden again, but I'm not getting the spark here.

DNFing because I'm over a quarter of the way through and still don't have a feeling about it. Definitely not bad, and I would try Linden again, but I'm not getting the spark here.

Audio definitely is not the format I would have chosen for this book, but it was the only way I could get it without buying it. (Well, I do pay for Scribd, which has the audio.) But man I wish the library had the print copy; I think its purchase didn't happen because of covid.