Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
April 21: Titles That Would Make Good Band Names (submitted by Michelle)
Examples: Asian literature, Classics "Frankenstein" Mandatory literature that you never completely read for school/college, Holy literature, Your friends favorite book, Historical nonfiction...etc
Melissa's books..
So the majority of these books are classics and fantasy.
Brontë Novels- I have read a couple bronte books but their are a couple like Wuthering Heights that I want to read.
Jane Austen Classics- I love all the Jane Austen movies but I'm embarrassed to say I have never read any of her books.
Game of Thrones- I love the show but reading the books seems so daunting.
Peter Pan - I have start this book but never seem to have time to finish it.
Harry Potter books- I want to reread these book but also so there are so many new books I want to read as well.
Jessica's books...
So the majority of these books are classics and fantasy.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - I loved the movie! I feel that I would love the book just as much if not better because we all know they leave things out of movies..
Jane Austen Books- I have never read one of her books but I do love the quotes from her books..One of these days I will read them all.
White Teeth by Zadie Smith- I have yet to finish this book...not sure why. I believe the title throws me for a loop.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie- I have yet to read any of her books but I have bought them for coworkers during book exchanges...
John Green Books- Basically anything by Mr. Green, I never have time to read his books...like no time at all. Especially when I'm bored with nothing to do....I'm so bored that I can't be bothered to read his books but ehh...maybe one day I will have time to read his books.
Tell us what books you wish you had the time to read below.
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Top Ten Books With My Favorite Color On the Cover ...
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Books we liked but will never re-read...
Melissa's Top Five
Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis-I love Mindy McGinnis and I didn't hate this book but I don't think I'd like it if I read it a second time.
Beasts made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi-I liked this book but just not enough to reread it.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - My aunt bought this book for me one weekend and while at the time I liked it adult probs couldn't get though it with cringing
Wallbanger (Cocktail #1) by Alice Clayton – I thought this was really funny the first time I read it
I honestly cannot think of another book for this topic....but four is good enough!
Jessica's Top Five
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - I honestly feel that everyone feels the same way...I wouldn't be able to get past the first chapter...During my youth I loved this book but me not a youth no more (please say this using an archaic human or Neanderthal voice)...Thank you in advance.
The Diviners by Libba Bray- I very much liked this book...I just don't think I could read it again. I mean Evie is annoying as hell..it was hard enough reading about her the first time...crappy love triangle..I also havn't finished the series but I'm getting there.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult- I'm emotional enough but this book is heartbreaking, and cruel. I will never read this book again.
Steelheart (The Reckoners #1) by Brandon Sanderson - umm...this was a phase.
Fire and Ice (Ice #5) by Anne Stuart -...this is a series, I didn't know. I liked the book but I wouldn't read it again.
These are the books that we liked but won't read again. What books did you like, and wouldn't read again??
Retellings are my jam. Latley and i'm not really sure why but lately I have been thinking about Peter Pan retelling.What I love about the whole Peter Pan thing is that his story has been revamped in a variety of ways.Not going to lie I kinda love when he is depicted as a villain.Enjoy the list!!Plus at the end i'll included one of my fav songs based on Peter Pan kinda...
It has been five years since Wendy Darling and her brothers returned home after a harrowing ordeal in which they'd "gone missing" for several days and nights. To Wendy, they returned by fairy magic, fresh from the fight with Captain Hook, a little mussed up but none the worse for wear.
But to the rest of the world, Wendy and her brothers were abducted and put through such a traumatic experience, Wendy has subconsciously taken to hiding the truth from her brothers and herself by making up stories. Fairy stories – about a boy named Peter Pan and a world called Neverland.
Life is anything but a fairy story for them now. Wendy is being subjected to unwanted psychiatric therapy, her brothers are bullied at school, and the family is falling apart.
Then, one mist-filled night, a billowing black flag parts the clouds in the sky like the fin of a shark. It bears the stark white symbol of a skull and crossbones upon it.
Wendy has been forced to leave Neverland behind. But it is far from finished with her. In the blink of an eye, her world is once more turned upside down by a pixie in human form, a one-handed captain far more handsome and intriguing than she remembered him to be – and by a little boy… who grew up after all.
Based on that synopsis I feel like Forever Neverland is a grade A page turner.I can't wait to read it at some point.
Title: Unhooked
Author: Lisa Maxwell
For as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Allister has never had a place to call home—all because her mother believes that monsters are hunting them. Now these delusions have brought them to London, far from the life Gwen had finally started to build for herself. The only saving grace is her best friend, Olivia, who’s coming with them for the summer.
But when Gwen and Olivia are kidnapped by shadowy creatures and taken to a world of flesh-eating sea hags and dangerous Fey, Gwen realizes her mom might have been sane all along.
The world Gwen finds herself in is called Neverland, yet it’s nothing like the stories. Here, good and evil lose their meaning and memories slip like water through her fingers. As Gwen struggles to remember where she came from and find a way home, she must choose between trusting the charming fairy-tale hero who says all the right things and the roguish young pirate who promises to keep her safe.
With time running out and her enemies closing in, Gwen is forced to face the truths she’s been hiding from all along. But will she be able to save Neverland without losing herself?
Bahh that synopsis had me hooked as soon as I read the words, "flesh-eating sea hags and dangerous Fey."!!
Title: Lost Boy
Author: Christina Henry
There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. This is how it happened. How I went from being Peter Pan’s first—and favorite—lost boy to his greatest enemy.
Peter brought me to his island because there were no rules and no grownups to make us mind. He brought boys from the Other Place to join in the fun, but Peter's idea of fun is sharper than a pirate’s sword. Because it’s never been all fun and games on the island. Our neighbors are pirates and monsters. Our toys are knife and stick and rock—the kinds of playthings that bite.
Peter promised we would all be young and happy forever.
This sounds like a Peter Pan is the villan story!!!
Title: Never Never
Author: Brianna R. Shrum
James Hook is a child who only wants to grow up. When he meets Peter Pan, a boy who loves to pretend and is intent on never becoming a man, James decides he could try being a child - at least briefly. James joins Peter Pan on a holiday to Neverland, a place of adventure created by children's dreams, but Neverland is not for the faint of heart.
Soon James finds himself longing for home, determined that he is destined to be a man. But Peter refuses to take him back, leaving James trapped in a world just beyond the one he loves. A world where children are to never grow up. But grow up he does. And thus begins the epic adventure of a Lost Boy and a Pirate. This story isn't about Peter Pan; it's about the boy whose life he stole. It's about a man in a world that hates men. It's about the feared Captain James Hook and his passionate quest to kill the Pan, an impossible feat in a magical land where everyone loves Peter Pan. Except one.
Stories from Captain hook are always super intriguing!!! This book has been in my TBR pile forever!!!!
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven’t Read...
Jessica's Top Five:
1. The Speaker(Sea of Ink and Gold #2)by Traci Chee- It's entirely my fault that I haven't read this book yet. I did take the first step, and rent it from the library.
2. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas-I know, this should already have happened. In my defense I gifted my copy to someone else, it was a work book exchange. I tried reading T.H.U.G but I got really emotional, and couldn't pick it back up.
3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan-These books have been on my TBR for sometime but I haven't actually tried to read them. I always talk about reading them for sentimental reasons.
4. The Cuckoo's Calling(Cormoran Strike#1) by Robert Galbraith (Pseudonym), J.K. Rowling- I've been reading this book for 3.5 years, I never make it past a certain chapter...By then I have to start over because I can't remember where I stopped. I am notorious for having many dog ear pages in my books..Apparently the other books in this series have come out..
5. All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis- I finally got my hands on this book! This book made it's debut in August 2017, I tried to get the ARC from Netgalley...long story short, I rented this book recently..It is amazing!
Melissa's Top Five:
1.Dreams of Significant Girls by Cristina García-This book sounds wonderful but it has been sitting in my TBR pile since 2011, so maybe someday i'll actually read it.
2. More Happy Than Not- This book has been sitting on my shelf since I received it as an arc and even though I have read his other books. The goal is to read this book by this year.
3.How to Hang a Witch (How to Hang a Witch #1)- This book has been described as the Salem Witch Trials meets Mean Girls,but for some reason i have
4.Burro Hills by Julia Lynn Rubin- I just received this book as an arc and the plan is to start reading it asap.
5.The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars #1) I love Veronica Mars and the fact that there's a book series based on it makes me giddy. One day...
What books are still on your TBR, and you haven't read them yet??
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Genres (books) I can't believe I read.... Yes we know it should have been books not genres...
Jessica's Top Five:
1. ALL the WERE-BEAR books from Amazon...I have an obsession with them, and it's unhealthy. I just buy them in bulk, I can't be stopped
2. Vampire Love Stories....I have real issues, and I love super dramatic love stories. Said guy wants said girl but she's HUMAN**Growling**!?!?! Enter vampire who realizes that she's his...;) I mean Twilight...
3. Hood Love Stories.....because representation matters. One time in my life these were the only books I read...
4. Alpha Romance...I can't even begin to explain, my book choices are so out there! Lolz But these alpha romance novels are awesome, I blame Amazon for my obsessions.
5. The one books where each book is dedicated to a different relative finding love?? I have no idea what their called but I love them. I'm always sad once I realized that I have bought, and read the entire series... They always have a character who loves with conditions.
As you have noticed the problem is Amazon not me...they suggest these books.
Melissa's Top Five:
1. Girl falls in love with brothers best friend-I love and hate this type of book but I can't stop reading them.
2. Spicy NA books-it's not erotica but it's a bit spicy/risque...Why because I can't stop myself.
3. Fey/faeries-There was a time in life when I was all about fey/faeries book and there's nothing wrong with them but sometime they are pretty ridiculous.
4. Shifter books- Like Jessica I can't be stopped when it comes to shifter books.
5. Villinous Crush type books-I'm a sucker for a book were the bad person and main character end up feeling one another.
I don't normally participate in a lot of reading challenges but I stumbled across the #RivetedReadingChallenge and decided to give it a try. I like the whole idea of a reading challenge not being about the number of books you read, but the types of books you read. As I completed each challenge I'll come back to this post and scratch it off. If you've never checked out the Riveted website I highly suggest that you do.
Comment if you are participating in this challenge or any other challenge.I love to know of any other cool challenges!
P.S while I'm participating in this challenge Jessica is still undecided.
Happy reading! And happy 2018!
Read a book written in verse
Read a fantasy or science fiction novel with explicitly queer characters
Hello there!! Not to long ago I did a post called Poems and Poets. That post included a few of my favorite poets and poetry collections and this post is pretty much the same.Enjoy the list and comment with any poetry recommendations you might have.
Title: helium Author: Rudy Franciso
Helium is the debut poetry collection by internet phenom Rudy Francisco, whose work has defined poetry for a generation of new readers. Rudy's poems and quotes have been viewed and shared millions of times as he has traveled the country and the world performing for sell-out crowds.
Helium is filled with work that is simultaneously personal and political, blending love poems, self-reflection, and biting cultural critique on class, race and gender into an unforgettable whole. Ultimately, Rudy's work rises above the chaos to offer a fresh and positive perspective of shared humanity and beauty.
Title:Still Can't Do My Daughter's Hair Author: William Evans
Still Can't Do My Daughter's Hair is the latest book by author William Evans, founder of Black Nerd Problems. Evans is a long-standing voice in the performance poetry scene, who has performed at venues across the country and been featured on numerous final stages, including the National Poetry Slam and Individual World Poetry Slam.
Evans's commanding, confident style shines through in these poems, which explore masculinity, fatherhood, and family, and what it means to make a home as a black man in contemporary America.
Title: Pelunda Author:Melissa Lozada-Oliva
One of the most original performance poets of her generation, Melissa Lozada-Oliva has captivated crowds across the country and online with her vivid narratives. Humorous and biting, personal and communal, self-deprecating and unapologetically self-loving, peluda (meaning “hairy†or “hairy beastâ€) is the poet at her best.
The book explores the relationship between femininity and body hair as well as the intersections of family, class, the immigrant experience, Latina identity, and much more, all through Lozada-Oliva’s unique lens and striking voice. Peluda is a powerful testimony on body image and the triumph over taboo.
Title:Forgive Me My Salt Author: Brenna Twohy
Brenna Twohy's debut collection reads like a letter to all that haunts her-- letting them know that despite her wounds, she's still alive.
Title:Don't Call Us Dead Author: Danez Smith
Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don’t Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where suspicion, violence, and grief are forgotten and replaced with the safety, love, and longevity they deserved here on earth.
Smith turns then to desire, mortality—the dangers experienced in skin and body and blood—and a diagnosis of HIV positive. “Some of us are killed / in pieces,” Smith writes, “some of us all at once.” Don’t Call Us Dead is an astonishing and ambitious collection, one that confronts, praises, and rebukes America—“Dear White America”—where every day is too often a funeral and not often enough a miracle
This week the topic for Top Ten Tuesday, is " Ten Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2018,"
let us discuss the wonderful books of 2018, that were so amazing we can wait to share with y'all!!
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!
Jessica's Picks:
1. Tempests and Slaughter by Tamara Pierce, I really like the cover of this book! The title also has slaughter in it, this is my kind of book! But really it sounds cool, and I think it might be a trilogy. There is also backstabbing, possibly a love triangle, and death of course.
2.This Is Not a Love Letter by Kim Purcell, This book sounds pretty legit, it;s about a young black man, who has gone missing. His girlfriend is the only one who knows, that he was being targeted by his white male classmates. But he told no one, except his girlfriend. The story is told from her perspective. This is a must read!
3.Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, This books sounds awesome, I have a special place in my heart for books about magic, love, possible death ugh! just love them~ Looking forward to reading this one!
4.The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw Loving the concept, it seems awesome, witches taking over weak hearted teens, luring young men to their death, My kind of book!!
1.Tyler Johnson Was Hereby Jay Coles I really dig the cover of this cover of this book and the overall concept.
2.To Kill a Kingdomby Alexandra Christo Sirens are my favorite mythical creatures,so this book sounds right up my alley.I like the fact that To Kill a Kingdom seems like a dark retelling of The Little Mermaid.
3.A Girl Like Thatby Tanaz Bhathena A Girl Like That sounds like a beautiful and heartbreaking novel that I can't wait to get my hands on.
4.The Midnights by Sarah Nicole Smetana Contemporary coming of age stories are my jam.The Midnights sounds like a wonderful debut novel.
5. Catwoman: Soulstealer (DC Icons #3) by Sarah J. Maas Catwoman is one of my favorite antiheroes and I really dig Sarah J Maas so I can't wait to read this book.
Tell us which books you're looking forward to in 2018!! Drop a comment below!
This week the topic for Top Ten Tuesday, is " Ten Books you Hope Santa brings you,"
let us discuss the wonderful books of 2017, that were so amazing we can wait to share with y'all!!
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!
Jessica's Picks:
The Forgotten Book by Mecthild Glaser, Honestly can't remember where I heard about this book but I really liked the concept. I love when the main character gets their way or someone's trying to kill them. This sounds like a popular girl who gets her way but now someone is possibly trying to kill her...
One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake, this book is described as dark, sibling rivalry for the throne?? Send this to me Santa!! I love a good competition, especially when only one can have the crown...This is the second book in the Three Dark Crown, I probably should read the first one..
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus, Five teens enter detention only four leave, this book already sounds great. Death, rivalry, anger...my kind of book. Think breakfast club but with murder, I'm going to need this book asap.
Dear Martin by Nic Stone, I love the concept, Melissa actually told me about this book. I didn't read this book because I was reading The Hate U Give but I need to read this. I love the idea that he writes letters to Martin Luther King Jr, after reflecting about things in life, and his interactions, and run-ins with the police. Santa, I need this!
Melissa's Picks:
Helium by Rudy Fransisco This book of poems is the perfect size to be a stocking stuffer. So if Santa happens upon my blog I hope he takes this post as a huge hint.
Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy by Ameriie & etc This book is an anthology by a lot of my favorite authors. I'm guessing that all of these characters belong on the naughty list, but I hope I've been nice enough to get a copy of this book.
Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad #1)by C.B. Lee Lately I've been on a huge superheroes kick so I love to see this book under my tree this Christmas...Instead of mommy kissing Santa Claus.
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor #1)by Mark Lawrence Murder,Intrigue,and Assassins sounds like a few of my favorite things...(to read about of course) This sounds like an excellent book to curl up and read on Christmas hopefully the jolly man in red can deliver!!
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Hot damn! I just found out about this book and I need to get my hands on it. I'd much rather read about the crazy family dynamics of Norse Gods than deal with my own this holiday season.
Tell us which books you're hoping to get from Santa!
Lately for my own personal enjoyment and for school I have been reading a lot of comics and graphic novels.So I decide to create a list of a few of my favorite comic book series I really enjoy and a few graphic novels i dig.Before I do that you should know that yes Comics and graphic novels are to separate things!!! It's confusing but true.
Title: Ms Marvel
Marvel Comics presents the new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation!
Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City — until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm!
When Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them, as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts? Or will the weight of the legacy before her be too much to bear? Kamala has no idea, either. But she's comin' for you, Jersey!
I love the Ms. Mavel comics and recommend people of all ages to check them out.
Title: Marvel 1602
Marvel 1602, award-winning writer Neil Gaiman presents a unique vision of the Marvel Universe set four hundred years in the past. Classic Marvel icons such as the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and Daredevil appear in this intriguing world of 17th-century science and sorcery, instantly familiar to readers, yet subtly different in this new time. Marvel 1602 combines classic Marvel action and adventure with the historically accurate setting of Queen Elizabeth I's reign to create a unique series unlike any other published by Marvel Comics.Collecting Marvel 1602 #1-8 - penciled by andy Kubert and digitally painted by Richard Isanove, with covers by Scott McKowen.
The heroes/villains we all love but their adventures taking place in the 17th century...it sounds weird but i'm intrigued and can't wait to check these comics out.
Title: Embroideries
From the best–selling author of Persepolis comes this gloriously entertaining and enlightening look into the sex lives of Iranian women. Embroideries gathers together Marjane’s tough–talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbors for an afternoon of tea drinking and talking. Naturally, the subject turns to love, sex and the vagaries of men.
As the afternoon progresses, these vibrant women share their secrets, their regrets and their often outrageous stories about, among other things, how to fake one’s virginity, how to escape an arranged marriage, how to enjoy the miracles of plastic surgery and how to delight in being a mistress. By turns revealing and hilarious, these are stories about the lengths to which some women will go to find a man, keep a man or, most important, keep up appearances.
Full of surprises, this introduction to the private lives of some fascinating women, whose life stories and lovers will strike us as at once deeply familiar and profoundly different from our own, is sure to bring smiles of recognition to the faces of women everywhere—and to teach us all a thing or two.
This graphic novel sound uh-mazing!!!I loved both Persepolis novels so I hope I'll love Embroideries just as much
Title:Friends with Boys
After years of homeschooling, Maggie is starting high school. It's pretty terrifying.
Maggie's big brothers are there to watch her back, but ever since Mom left it just hasn't been the same. Besides her brothers, Maggie's never had any real friends before. Lucy and Alistair don't have lots of friends either. But they eat lunch with her at school and bring her along on their small-town adventures.
Missing mothers...distant brothers...high school...new friends... It's a lot to deal with. But there's just one more thing.
MAGGIE IS HAUNTED.
Ahh that synopsis sounds great!!
So there you go a short but sweet list of graphic novels/comics that I want to check out.
I think at some point Ill do I list strictly dedicated to comics but I'm not sure when...
Leave a comment with any graphic novel or comic suggestions.
I haven't done a theme of the day in a very long and when I say in a very long time what I mean is I haven't done a theme of the day in years !!! Without planning I have read two books regarding mermaids & sirens almost back to that...so thanks to that coincidence I decided to do a theme of the day.
This posts theme of the day focuses on one of my favorite mythical creatures...the Mermaid!! Enjoy!
Lia Nautilus may be a Mermaid but she’s never lived in the ocean. Ever since the infamous Little Mermaid unleashed a curse that stripped Mer of their immortality, war has ravaged the Seven Seas. Now Lia lives in a secret community of land-dwelling Mer hidden among Malibu’s seaside mansions and attends high school with humans.
To protect everyone around her, she must limit her contact with non-Mer. No exceptions. But when the new girl sets her sights on Lia's crush, she will risk exposing her deadly secret to stop Clay from falling in love with the wrong girl.
The Cover: The cover is absolutely breathe taking.My favorite part is how monochromatic it is and the sparkles around the title.
My Thoughts: Emerge took the whole little mermaid tale and flipped it on its head. I adored this book and the characters ,Lia was a sweetheart and had a lot of tough choices thrown her way. Not going to lie based on the synopsis I wasn't expecting that plot twist.The ending was a tearjerker, I can't wait to read the next book Submerge it comes out September 12th 2017!!!!! 3/5
Title: The Siren Author: Kiera Cass Love is a risk worth taking. Years ago, Kahlen was rescued from drowning by the Ocean. To repay her debt, she has served as a Siren ever since, using her voice to lure countless strangers to their deaths. Though a single word from Kahlen can kill, she can’t resist spending her days on land, watching ordinary people and longing for the day when she will be able to speak and laugh and live freely among them again. Kahlen is resigned to finishing her sentence in solitude…until she meets Akinli. Handsome, caring, and kind, Akinli is everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. And though she can’t talk to him, they soon forge a connection neither of them can deny…and Kahlen doesn’t want to.
Falling in love with a human breaks all the Ocean’s rules, and if the Ocean discovers Kahlen’s feelings, she’ll be forced to leave Akinli for good. But for the first time in a lifetime of following the rules, Kahlen is determined to follow her heart The Cover: Beautiful cover it could almost be a photo. Not going to lie though I can't help but laugh at the fact that Emerge and The Siren have similar cover concepts. Those mermaids sure like hold up their dresses staring long-fully at the seas. My Thoughts: The Siren was a lovely book to read.I loved the vivid imagery it inspired and all the feels I had while reading. My favorite part of the book was learning about the back stories of Kahlen and all the sirens.Making the Ocean this sentient thing was really cool,since I haven't seen it done all that much.The Oceans idea of love was intense and a bit frightening,and I couldn't help but think of a really toxic relationship. The ending was heartbreakingly sweet and couldn't have been better. 5/5
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