jadiejane's reviews
34 reviews

Caramelised onion milk doesn’t sound all that yummy. 

This book's intention is to cut open, pull out the innards, and stitch the reader back together again. And that's exactly what it did to me—Silas' story did that to me. 'The Spirit Bares Its Teeth' is a masterpiece; it made me uncomfortable with its purposeful lack of over-explaining and under-describing of moments/elements in the storyline, allowing the reader's imagination to run wild, thinking about the worst possible outcome, only to find it’s far from the truth of the situation. I loved the writing, the characters, the setting—just everything about this book. <3 Despite not personally liking the ending, as it felt sudden and unfulfilling, I couldn’t put the book down. It was all I could think about! I'll definitely be reading Andrew Joseph White's previous and upcoming works. I also don’t read or like YA (I didn’t realise this was YA when I picked it up—a friend told me), but this doesn't read like typical YA, so I suggest giving this book a chance if you're avoiding it because of the YA label. :) 

I, too, would like to 'slip from my mortal form and disport myself among fairy folk, for a time,' like the spirit that possessed Sherry’s cat did in this book. What a fun read this was! :) 

This is the first Brandon Sanderson book I have ever read, and I really enjoyed every page. For someone who is so highly spoken of, I expected nothing but a good book, and a GOOD book I got. Yes, there were certain parts of the story and descriptions that I didn’t particularly like, but everyone feels that way about any book they read. The relationship between Painter and Yumi was adorable, as it was refreshing to see a relationship written so naturally. I loved the evident film inspiration from "Your Name" by Makoto Shinkai and the overall Asian influences. My favourite part was the

first fight between the nightmares, where a paintbrush appears in Painter's hand.

The description of that whole scene was utterly brilliant! Not to mention, the cover illustration of this novel is SO PRETTY. One of the reasons I actually bought the book. :) I’ll definitely be reading the other secret project books by Sanderson. Even if I read them out of order, which I believe I might do for the fun of it. <3

'A Dark and Drowning Tide' was full of mystery, magic, and adventure. I really liked the whole premise of the novel and had fun following the story. 

I absolutely LOVED LOVED LOVED this second book in the Emily Wilde series! It was written so beautifully, I was kicking my feet with joy because I was so enchanted. <3 I really wish I had the right words to express how good and how much fun I had reading 'Map of the Otherlands.' The only thing I didn't practically like was the ending, as the overall climax was lacking compared to how good the rest of the book was. 

I wish there was more studying and observing of the dragons in this book that was evident in the first. But besides that, I thoroughly enjoyed 'The Tropic of Serpents' and can't wait to start reading the third instalment. 

If I were a farmer in England at the time this book is set and met Temeraire, I’d let him eat all my cows and would decline payment from Laurence. In exchange for giving him a boop on the nose. Because who wouldn't want to boop a dragon's nose? 

The way H.G. Parry wrote the description and buildup for the section when Biddy

gets attacked by the whisps on Hy-Brasil for the first time while being distracted by the Pucà

was so fun and imaginative, it delighted me so much!  I also really loved this specific sentence at the beginning of the book, I couldn’t stop thinking about it: “She was a half-wild thing of ink and grass and sea breezes, raised by books and rabbits and fairy lore, and that was all she cared to be.” 

Gosh, what truly agonising, insightful, and bittersweet feelings this story brought upon me.