Drama-Lovers Book Club

 Selma:

I consider it THE original blueprint for EVERY enemies-to-lovers story written ever since this one was first published 200 years ago. Literally, a timeless classic! I read it or watch any of the versions, when I need some serious pick me up or when dramas/books are a disappointment! I know that this one will never let me down! I still have to find another story featuring the same trope that can be just as good (impossible to be better!)! Do you know of any?

I wish there was something as good as this, but there isn't and most probably never will be...

I found this book in the sales bin of my local bookshop and since I'd heard a lot of positive things about it I decided to finally read it. I had no idea what it was all about: I thought it was a YA fantasy sci-fi novel, with magic and monsters...that was the vibe the cover image and the title were giving me!

Imagine my surprise when I discovered it was a BL novel about a couple of teens growing up in Texas in 1987. 

Well, I ended up reading it all in one evening and, halfway through I was getting really bored.  I know I am not the target audience for this book. This is definitely a book for the 21st century kids, who are growing up stuck to screens and with ever diminishing attention span: the chapters and the phrases are short. On the other hand, I think that the author managed perfectly well to write the first person account in the language of a 15 yr old. I did not like the ending though: I wish that Ari came to conclusion all by himself. 

I would have preferred this book to be less superficial but since it was told from the point of view of a teen I guess I should not expect more!

And I think I found there is a word missing in one sentence. Right?

Mistborn Era 2:  Mistborn's always been fun to me but it's never gone beyond that. The finale of this quartet changed that. . When nods were given to the previous era, I found myself wistful in nostalgia or sinking with goosebumps with no in-between, making evident that I cared for the series more than I believed. When cosmere connections were bolder than they've ever been, though it's always been true, the series became a part of other series I DID love wholeheartedly. Finally but most importantly, when Wax and Wayne's arc reached its conclusion . . . it was a beautiful one and has been (unwillingly) on my mind since.

Flame in the Mist:  A reread.  One I did because I've suspected I should unhaul the duology for some time now and needed confirmation. I was right.  I don't want to talk about it T^T