Tales of a Weird Bookworm: S's Miscellaneous Reading Journeys

The Rose & the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dec 25, 2015: The book is not out yet????????? Someone build me a time machine!!! Coz I NEED TO READ THIS BOOK NOW! Aug 23, 2019: What is this? WHAT.IS.THIS? How and why does a book, and a much-anticipated sequel to a beautifully written story of horror and mystery and a great love that would attempt to defy curses I once dnf-ed due to loss of interest have the power to become unputdownable like this, just because I re-read the first book after a long long time and loved it anew and wanted to see the end? Aug 24, 2019: Finished it. So much drama. So many implausible Deux Machina stuff. But so much heart and sacrifice and love. Sad that the ending was so short. I would've liked to know a bit more. But what I got to read, I am glad I did. View all my reviews

It by Stephen King My rating: 3 of 5 stars Update on 26th July, 2019: Only 453 pages left of "It". After so many pages, so much frustration and still refusing to give up, letting the tale sneak and grow on me ever since the reunion chapter (P. 569), or maybe slightly before that, since the incident of the photo album in George's room (P. 406), I finally don't want to put the book down ; this I felt acutely, once during the epic rockfight (ever since P. 818), and now, at the onset of the dangerous ritual in the smoke-hole (P. 901 and 912). And though I once felt, 'I won't ever care whether they die or not, or how, as long as I get a satisfying ending and revelation of the mysteries,' I've begun to dread the ending chapters, where they all may not live. [Special thanks to the week-long readathon challenge this year. It's certainly helped me push my boundaries and energy and mind every day, every hour, every mome...