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17 May 2017

A Court of Wings and Ruin | I'm absolute trash for this series {Yomna's Review}


Wow. I am so emotionally drained right now I can’t even function. I stayed up till 3 AM reading this book (bad idea) and I planned to drink coffee today (Even though I’ve never drunk more than one sip of coffee in my life and it’s weird that I’m even thinking about it) but forgot. Never again, because I am exhausted and about to collapse. It was worth it though. I really enjoyed finishing the book quietly at night at home, rather than on the bus or in school. I got to cry and feel in peace.

Rating: 5/5

Spoilers!


10 May 2017

When Dimple Met Rishi | A fresh story with diverse characters {Yomna's Review}


This book was so cute! Took me just one day to read it.

My rating: 3/5


8 May 2017

Flame in the Mist | Renée Ahdieh's Dazzling New Novel {Yomna's Review}


My rating: 4/5

A great start to a badass series!

Thank you so much to Hodder & Stoughton for accepting my request on netgalley and hosting a giveaway on goodreads! I must be very fortunate to have received a physical and digital arc! 

This book releases on the 18th of May in the UK! I recommend that everyone check it out!

Spoiler free! 

5 May 2017

Is Sarah J Maas' Writing Abusive? | Yomna's Thoughts



A Court of Wings and Ruin came out last Tuesday (May 2nd) so I decided to write my thoughts on Sarah J Maas' writing. These thoughts do not include ACOWAR because I haven't read ACOWAR (yet).

EDIT: This post was written in May 2017 when I was much younger than I am now. Although my perspective about many of these instances has not changed, just take my thoughts with a grain of salt because I am aware of and acknowledge everyone's perspective and experience being different. Like everyone else, SJM's writing has flaws, but I choose to suspend my disbelief and see the appeal in the kind of characters represented because in the end this is a book about faeries in a fictional land and we shouldn't be looking to it for pointers on how to conduct real-life relationships. This post has been edited for coherence since its original posting. END OF EDIT

In a world where feminism is a prominent movement, we are forced to question what kind of relationships we see in our literature, and find the line where ‘cute’ becomes ‘abusive’.

I call myself a feminist. I admire the values feminism stands for, and will willingly advocate for its goals. Of course, I am not perfect, and that’s why I don’t pretend that I am always right in demonstrating my feminism, nor do I present myself as a flawless candidate for a movement that is so much bigger than me.


Contains spoilers from the Throne of Glass series and the A Court of Thorns and Roses series! 

1 May 2017

ACOWAR Playlist | Yomna's Picks

HELLO GUYS!!! 
ACOWAR gets released tomorrow, tomorrow!!! I like to listen to songs while reading, so I decided to make a playlist and share it with you guys. Please note that these songs have probably nothing to do with the book or what I hope will or will not happen they are just good beats. 

The song list, however more songs have been added on the spotify playlist:

Listen to it on Spotify here (there is one song missing the Taylor Swift song because she doesn't have her music on Spotify) :

 

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