I have 9 ARCs on my reading list but I just want to read Stephen Graham Jones's entire backlist instead.
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lovecrapian horror
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bookish ramblings from an unknowable and incomprehensible force of nature
DONT FEAR THE REAPER taking 3 weeks to arrive is extremely rude to me specifically.
the TLDR again is that Hoover wrote this book to feel like a romance and make all of the main couple's moments romantic but the relationship is violently abusive, and it's popular among teens and young adults.
a coloring book so you can relive the highlights of a book that's intentionally rose-colored abuse, knowing it'll get snatched up by teens and young adults? problematic af
Here is my thread on Colleen Hoover and more context on why this is a bad idea: https://queer.garden/@winterdemon/109563475560104292
individual toots have CWs but overall, there's talk of how Hoover intentionally manipulates readers into romanticizing an abusive relationship, as well as references to intimate partner violence/domestic abuse, incest, and a gross way of talking about a child
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for those who don't know, colleen hoover is a popular american contemporary author who writes "romance" novels, promoted incessantly on tiktok to the point where she's become a bestseller many times over. she doesn't believe in content warnings and has been criticized for how her books shirk genre conventions to intentionally blindside readers.
Colleen Hoover's book about domestic violence written through a rose-colored lens is getting a coloring book.
"Now you can color illustrations of the most memorable scenes"
.......he beats her repeatedly. what is there to color but the fear in her eyes and the blood on her face, wtf??????
like yes, i can sit here and listen to this kid talk about dragons and supply her with chocolate. easy peasy.
children are very hilarious and wholesome when you're the fun aunt who just gets to hang out and be cool by default
i've heard so many thoughtful critiques of her work that i understand i won't like it, but also i like having firsthand experience of things i don't like but also,,,,,
so bland i don't know if i could actually make it to the end
i want to read colleen hoover for my curiosity but then i remember i picked up one book and couldn't even finish the first chapter ðŸ˜
But again!!!! The plot!! This book would be killer if the author/editor hadn't knee-capped the plot every chance they had.