cherie • read

- dnf at 50 pages lmao! - i couldn't resist looking at reviews and i fear my vibe check was correct all along... i lowkey disliked arthie, i couldn't connect to her and everyone sings high praises of her 'chaos'. pretty much 70% of the 50 pages i read was glazing arthie of how badass she is... with nothing to show for. her mind is all VENGEANCEEEE but her backstory didn't feel compelling to me. i didn't feel empathetic to her cause and belief. - unfortunately the teahouse, that was in the BLURB; the SELLING POINT, was only mentioned on the first part of the book until she set out on an adventure with her buddies, and idk you alr lost me there - the attraction b/w arthie and mateo felt really forced from the get-go. it was clear they want to check the 'enemies to lovers' off the trope checklist. - ANYWAY, for 50 pages I sure did have a lot to say! lmao i thought whether if i should continue cuz irdm reading below than my average personal preference BUT you know what's worse than a bad book? a boring book. but yeah i figured it's a dnf for me sawry - i really should stop falling for YA books. i feel like i've outgrown them... many years ago..,

bookholder • reading

been reading this for a while, pretty interesting but it has some weird romantic tendencies (ie having the mc feel attracted to characters for the smallest of things when she seems like the kind of person who's above it all) but for the most part i enjoy the fantasy setting, i always love worlds with the aesthetic that this one has - 29 may 2025