Enum & Valerie quoted Godslayers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
Well. "Oops", as traiterous wirefuckers tend to say.
— Godslayers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (Page 2)
Oops.
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@enum@chaos.social on the mammooth site. Reading mostly wlw rom-coms, with the occasional exceptions. I try to rotate languages, but it isn't really easy to find queer romance books in other languages than English. Reviews and comments usually in the same language as the book.
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Enum & Valerie reviewed Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
No logré engancharme. Tal vez es que la realidad de la guerra es demasiado punzante …
Fuckin' great
5 stars
Well, if you haven't guessed yet, this book is themed around piloted mecha suits. This is so not my theme. But it's also a rom-com, so who cares.
I really liked the writing style, hence all the quotes! I can't even imagine how much time and effort the author must have spent on each paragraph, to chose the exactly right words and effects, each page like a poem. I also liked how the gearbreakers seem and act like one big polycule.
And a plus point for all the parallels to She-Ra and the Princesses of Power! (it literally starts with Sona fighting against automatic training bots, on Hord..err..Godolia territory, which she then turns against)
Enum & Valerie replied to Evelyn's status
@flannevelyn@bookrastinating.com it's fucking glorious!!!
Enum & Valerie quoted Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
No logré engancharme. Tal vez es que la realidad de la guerra es demasiado punzante …
The paperbook book Eris was reading sits abandoned, overturned on its pages, spine comfortably cracked. A line of tape borders the edge of the cover flap. I look at her. "Did you paste over a different cover?" Juniper flits by, arms in the air. "Eris likes us to pretend I'm the only one who reads the romance novels." "You can laugh," Eris says, blushing. "But I'm holding the future of your skin hostage." [with a tattoo needle and ink] I crane my neck to peek at the book again. "Romantic." "Dangerous." "Dramatic."
— Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (Page 246 - 247)
Enum & Valerie quoted Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
No logré engancharme. Tal vez es que la realidad de la guerra es demasiado punzante …
Wanna be an inconvenience with me?
— Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (Page 195)
Is this their sick equivalent of a wedding proposal?
Enum & Valerie quoted Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
No logré engancharme. Tal vez es que la realidad de la guerra es demasiado punzante …
Content warning death
Luckily, I've built up enough of a reputation that all of them know there's no point in dying anyway, since, if they did so without my permission, I'd march down to the twin hells and drag them back through the gates myself.
— Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (Page 40)
And that's how you become immortal.
Enum & Valerie quoted Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
No logré engancharme. Tal vez es que la realidad de la guerra es demasiado punzante …
Dust in their hair, fire in their cheeks, draped over our common room's worn, moth-eaten furniture like they were kicked into place, at too-fucking-early o'clock, every single kid of my crew is a sight for sore eyes. And - unfortunately - I wouldn't be doing my job right if I weren't constantly sore. Nova, our driver, is settled on the splintering table, her tiny form balanced on her toes, legs tucked in her usual precarious perch. She's having popcorn for breakfast again, chucking the burnt pieces into the mousy fluff of Theo's hair. Neck lolled over the side of the fraying love seat, legs kicked over its puckering back, our marksman grumbles obscenities as he hunts for the wayward kernels. On the couch, Arsen lies either dead or asleep, limp and facedown in Juniper's lap. June's face is turned, cheek to the back cushion, a faraway look in her brown eyes as she twists the demolitionist's curls around scarred, hazel fingertips. Behind them, Xander hovers near the single window that allows entrance to only a sorry amount of light, face pressed far too close to the filthy glass, breath spreading clouds that match the ones outside.
— Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (Page 27 - 28)
Average fedi polycule
Enum & Valerie quoted Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
No logré engancharme. Tal vez es que la realidad de la guerra es demasiado punzante …
To the reckless, lovestruck kids. (The former may be lethal, but the latter makes it worth it.)
Totally normal advice for kids
Enum & Valerie reviewed Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
WAT
3 stars
The good part: This entire scenario is incredibly sick (yes, hahaha, YES). Fucking your best friend's mom? Fucking your daughter's best friend? Oh boy, this could be a riot.
The bad part: It's a very very slow burn. You'd expect a buildup, then drama when the daughter/friend finds out, then reconciliation. Instead, it's 300 pages of sex, secret dates and a good old relationship escalator (of course, marriage is just what this story needs 🥴). At some point it really got boring. If you really wanted this story, make it shorter. And scrap the epilogue.
Enum & Valerie quoted Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
"She fucked your boyfriend so you get to fuck her mom?"
— Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner (Page 61)
Sickos: "Yes, hahaha, ... YES!"
Enum & Valerie quoted Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
"God," Erin whispered, and Cassie couldn't resist. "You can just call me Cassie."
[...]
"Christ," Cassie said, falling back. "You can just call me Erin."
— Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner (Page 7 - 9)
Enum & Valerie reviewed One of us is next by Karen M. McManus
Interesting sequel
3 stars
of One of Us is Lying. In case you're wondering, this has nothing to do with the second season of the TV series, it's a completely different story.
Enum & Valerie reviewed A Night To Die For by Lisa Schroeder
Prom night is supposed to be the best night of your life. All Mario, Elana, …
A Night To Die For
3 stars
I've read better books. But it's relatively okay.
Enum & Valerie quoted A Night To Die For by Lisa Schroeder
Prom night is supposed to be the best night of your life. All Mario, Elana, …
[Detective:] Somehow, we need evidence that tells us who that was.
— A Night To Die For by Lisa Schroeder (Page 115)
NO SHIT, SHERLOCK
Enum & Valerie reviewed One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series soon …
One of Us is Lying
4 stars
I liked it, but I already liked the TV series, so I knew what to expect. Now I can compare!
Things I liked better in the book: There is no omnipotent, omniscient being as in the series. Everyone just knows what they see and hear about, and works with mundane methods. Also, Luis, Ashton and Eli are amazing extra characters! Also, yes, Simon is definitely a channer.
Things I liked better in the TV series: How the entire situation came to happen. Jake's role, Simon's, and most of all, Janae's! Also, the entire ending. That version is just way more satisfying.