3/19/2024 0 Comments Books on a shelf black and white![]() ![]() ![]() I love how clever Feyre was, setting up the destruction of the Spring Court while no one knew what she was planning. I absolutely adored the first part of the book. The book starts with Feyre spying on the Spring Court for Rhys, pretending to be Tamlin's faithful wife again so she can undermine his Court from the inside. The book starts with Feyre spying on the Spring Cour A Court of Wings and Ruin is the third book in the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Overall, I liked this book well enough, but I wasn't crazy about it, mostly because of the lackluster and sometimes-toxic romance.Ī Court of Wings and Ruin is the third book in the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. It was dryly sarcastic a tongue-in-cheek writing style that perfectly captured the personalities of the characters and the mood of the book. They all had pretty big problems, but I think those could have been executed in a better way. I did appreciate that the characters were flawed. Winston said he loved Ivan after maybe five conversations and one date. If two characters are destined to be together, where's the conflict? There's no tension or angst or slow-burn. However, I have never been a fan of the whole "soulmates" trope, and this book didn't change my mind. The worldbuilding was really intriguing and I liked how the activism was centered on the people who can see color and the struggles they face. Only a small fraction of people are Bonded in this alternate world. Winston and his mean friends shouldn't have held that against Ivan. And no one should expect you to be, even if the boss is a jerk. If you want to survive, you can't be rude to your boss. The main conflict (Ivan working for Galaxsea and not being straight-up rude to a person in a position of power there) wasn't that big of a deal to me and everyone overreacted. You shouldn't have to give up your entire future just to date someone. I didn't like how everyone acted like Ivan owed Winston something, like he had to give up his job to be back with Winston. I wasn't crazy about the plot, mostly because of Winston and his rude friends. Ivan isn't willing at first, but as they grow to know each other better, they change in big ways. The plot of this book revolves around an orca named Seymour and Winston's struggle to free him. He has ambitious ideas, but when he discovers he's Bonded to Ivan, he is forced to figure out his new life. Ivan works at Galaxsea, a huge corporation that mistreats animals for the entertainment of tourists. Ivan works I was provided with a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. 3.3 stars ༻✧༺ This was fluffy, wholesome goodness. I did too.I was provided with a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. Guests did double takes and smiled when they saw my bookshelves. Because not every green-covered or yellow-colored book is the same hue, it had a more subtle effect than I expected, and I had fun figuring out how to mix the color blocks and how to arrange my many predominantly black and/or white books (I settled for black on the bottom, white on top, colors grouped roughly by position on the color wheel in between). I told him that when I first saw a bookshelf organized by color several years ago, I thought it looked fresh, promptly rearranged my books accordingly, and was pleased with the result. After we built the shelves, the husband sheepishly mentioned that he sort of liked the idea of arranging them by color and wondered if it was lame. Recently when I helped decorate a new Brooklyn loft for a young family, we found a spot to build shelves for their pared-down collection of books. I sometimes moonlight as an interior designer, which gives me insights into how easily people let style trends (and worries about which ones are hot or not), distract them from the essential task of figuring out how they want to live. ![]()
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