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alex (68 KP) rated Ardipithecus by Willow in Music

Nov 6, 2017  
Ardipithecus by Willow
Ardipithecus by Willow
2015 | Experimental, Pop, Rhythm And Blues
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Rating
Fantastic vocals (1 more)
Diverse songs which are occasionally dramatically different
Fantastical and otherwordly experience
It took me a few full listens of the album to love each and every song. Marceline was the first song I listened to and I completely adored it, often describing it to friends with Florence and the Machine type vocals against Lorde instrumentals. But the rest of the album is vastly different and experimental. I love the imagery in Willow's lyrics and the flexibility of her voice and songs. Vocally she is incredibly talented and her songs feel very organic and personal. Overal I love this album but some tracks will be hit and miss with some listeners.
  
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Julie (77 KP) rated Caraval in Books

Sep 12, 2017  
Caraval
Caraval
Stephanie Garber | 2017 | Young Adult (YA)
9
8.1 (97 Ratings)
Book Rating
"I have been seeing Caraval featured on so many blogs and instagram accounts, I couldn't just not read it. I've read, “A MUST READ”, so many times; I knew I had to get my hands on it...

And I loved it! LOVE, LOVES, LOVED IT!

It was everything a book should be: fun, diverse characters; steady plot; twist and turns (let me tell you, there were so many twists- I got dizzy); romance; suspense; adventure! I read this book in one sitting; only stopping to use the bathroom once and another time to grab a quick snack (a handful of pink Starbursts). It was that good." Read entire review here: https://thenerdybookwormsite.wordpress.com/2017/08/17/caraval-by-stephanie-garber/
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Disasters in Books

Mar 19, 2019 (Updated Mar 19, 2019)  
The Disasters
The Disasters
M.K. England | 2018 | Young Adult (YA)
1
1.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book solidified my decision to never read a modern YA book ever again.
The synopsis sounded great, I was anticipating this book before it was even released.

I could have lived my entire life without reading this book. If the main character Nax was more interested in solving the problems at hand, and not who he was going to get off with, it would have cut probably 50 pages out. I felt like the entire focus was on that, rather than the cool plot the synopsis promised. The characters various back stories just seemed to be there for a checklist of 'See, look, I'm a diverse writer'. Gag me with a spoon.