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Oh I looooved this book lol. These are my favorite kinds of non fiction. It was wild to read all the ways in which pathogens shaped the world we lived in, and how many times we didn’t even know it. They have had (and still do) such significant impacts in our history and our journey as the human race. It’s so fascinating. I learned so much, and the book was very well done. It’s a lot of information, but it flows very easily that it’s not heavy or overwhelming. A great read that a highly recommended.

A very good read. This book did an excellent job at explaining the history and the context of why Black people move to the Republican Party and what it means. His writing is captivating and detailed, and you’ll learn a lot from reading this, I know I did. I definitely recommend it. It’s especially enlightening if you don’t understand all the context and nuances, like I didn’t. I listened to the audiobook via the Libby app and thought the narrator did a great job.

This was a very odd read in a good way lol. I’m very new to the horror genre, and I’m very particular in the things I like within said genre. This definitely hit what I wanted. It’s creepy and unsettling, it’s not super slow but it’s moves at a pace that really enhances the anxiety and build up of what’s going on. I thought the writing was very good, I was able to visualize everything which wasn’t always fun depending on what was happening at certain parts lol. Mary was a very interesting character and I really liked how the story was told. I definitely recommend this book if you like horror. If anyone has recommendations that feel close to this, I’m interested in hearing them! I really enjoyed books with this kinda vibe, especially women centered ones.

This was a very odd read in a good way lol. I’m very new to the horror genre, and I’m very particular in the things I like within said genre. This definitely hit what I wanted. It’s creepy and unsettling, it’s not super slow but it’s moves at a pace that really enhances the anxiety and build up of what’s going on. I thought the writing was very good, I was able to visualize everything which wasn’t always fun depending on what was happening at certain parts lol. Mary was a very interesting character and I really liked how the story was told. I definitely recommend this book if you like horror. If anyone has recommendations that feel close to this, I’m interested in hearing them! I really enjoyed books with this kinda vibe, especially women centered ones.

This book was really great. I listened to the audiobook via the Libby app. I have never heard of the Crafts, so I very much enjoyed working through their painstaking journey from plantation to freedom in the North. The author did a really wonderful job. You get a good feel for them as individuals and as a couple, and the escape was detailed so that you’re holding your breath at each moment, wondering if they will make it. I also loved hearing all the work and advocacy they did after, they were really inspiring people. I definitely recommend this book! It’s a really important story and gives insight to slavery, freedom, bravery, strength, and resilience that everyone can benefit from experiencing.

I really enjoyed reading this book! It’s a super interesting concept that is wonderfully executed. The writing is really great; not only is it translated and that was very well done, but there is quite a bit of science talk that is also explained in detail. What’s so interesting about that is there were so many times I wasn’t following the science at all lol, but even without getting what they said, the concept still came through strong. That seems like it would be so hard to do, to be able to understand the story and the ideas even when I didn’t understand at all the mechanics behind it. I definitely recommend this book! I cannot wait to read on. The only reason it lost half a star was because it is a little slow. There’s a lot of information leading up to everything, which I enjoyed, but it did slightly drag on. But since it’s a trilogy, the author did a good job setting the scene for what’s happening and what is to come.

This was a very interesting read. I enjoyed learning about how the evangelical faith evolved into what it’s known as today and how it got here. The book does a good job giving you a full timeline of where things shifted and who helped propel it forward. Since I grew up in a subculture of this faith, there was some I did already know but tons I did not; especially when it came to how it started to really impact politics to the degree that it does now. It was also interesting to see the role John Wayne played into all of this and how it all continued to push toxic masculinity, sexism, and the patriarchy. Sometimes the information would get repeated in a round about way, and that made it slightly redundant in some parts, but it’s still overall a good read that helps shed light on the movement of this ideology and the damage it’s caused by the extreme sides of it.

I was very extremely excited for this book and I really enjoyed my time with it. The writing is, of course, excellent and Gibson has a truly masterful way of writing complicated relationships that is just mesmerizing. I loved the characters and how she did them. Their dual povs were nice and you really got to know them through their perspectives. It’s a wonderful dark academia and I loved the slower pace that really helped build up the tensions.

I gave it 4 stars because I felt like the end was a little abrupt. There was a lot of really fantastic build up and then I felt like the ending was eh. I don’t think the way it ended was bad, just that it happened too quickly, where everything else was nice and slow throughout. There so much more I’d love to learn about this world, and I hope she does more (same with Dowery Of Blood). I definitely recommend this, her works are really dark and beautiful.

I had figured her story would be interesting and upsetting, but I had no idea the depths of the conservatorship she was under. Her story really made me sad, and I’m very thankful she’s out of that situation and continues to heal. I thought she did a really great job with her book; it felt raw and honest, and I don’t feel like she held anything back. The narration was top notch, as I listened as an audiobook. I feel like it’s a good insight into some of the ways and how easily it can be to take advantage and control over women. Her body wasn’t hers in any respect for so many years, and I can’t begin to imagine what that would be like. I definitely recommend this.

I was unsure how I’d like this book. Some people with similar taste as me absolutely loved it and others didn’t like it at all. So I put off reading it for some time. I’m glad I did read it because I did really like it! I didn’t know much about it going on, but oh the dark academia vibes are so good lol. It’s so smartly written and the characters are so good. Multiple POVs isn’t always my favorite but I feel like the author did a great job really individualizing each character and I loved them all. There’s so much you’re trying to figure out along the way, both about the overall plot and what these characters are about, that it made for a really fun read. I feel like in general, not a lot happens in this book lol, but it didn’t hurt my love for it at all. I’m really looking forward to reading the other books in the series!