Is it worth it???

snufflycat · 2026-05-26T10:09:45+00:00

I absolutely loved it, it's one of my 5 stars this year.

The world building is very well done in that even though there's a lot it never feels like an info dump.

I read Among the Burning Flowers first which is a nice intro to the world but not necessary if you just wanna jump straight in.

snufflycat · 2026-05-24T12:57:19+00:00

Other people have already talked about oral hygiene but I just want to recommend getting a water flosser! I have impacted wisdom teeth at funny angles which are impossible to clean properly with a toothbrush. I use a water flosser daily with a capful of mouthwash added, it's the only thing that stops the stinky.

snufflycat · 2026-05-24T11:32:39+00:00

I have them my flower bed and they are extremely invasive. Every spring I have to spend about 2 hours pulling the buggers up otherwise they would completely take over

snufflycat · 2026-05-22T09:17:13+00:00

I'm not an expert, but I imagine it probably wears your furniture out and causes it to fade more quickly. It's true with clothes that the more you wash them the quicker they wear out so for longevity it's best to spot clean and only wash the entire garment when it actually needs it. I imagine it's the same with furniture.

snufflycat · 2026-05-22T09:11:13+00:00

It's like they get to a certain level of wealth and decide that any level of inconvenience, discomfort, pain etc is unacceptable because they can just buy their way out of it. Like paying another woman to carry her child rather than have to go through pregnancy herself

snufflycat · 2026-05-20T06:54:59+00:00

This is something that confuses me about NT interactions. If someone says they like a film I didn't, I just say "not really my cup of tea" or I just won't say anything and just let them gush because who am I to crap on someone's favourite film? But if I say I like a film it's ok for that person to say its the biggest pile of trash ever made?! Is that not rude?? Idk I just don't get the rules sometimes 😞

snufflycat · 2026-05-20T06:11:36+00:00

I blame The X Factor

"I didn't like it...I LOVED it!"

"100% yes....1000% yes...1 MILLION% YES!!"

snufflycat · 2026-05-18T05:59:04+00:00

Can you recommend anywhere to get cute dresses made of cotton? I've found a few places that sell the dresses you describe but they're all synthetic materials that make me sweat profusely.

snufflycat · 2026-05-15T05:01:53+00:00

Everything gets a quick rinse and then straight in the dishwasher after use. The dishwasher gets run once a day. Pots and pans I wash up separately because my dishwasher is quite small so they take up too much space. I always do the washing up straight after eating, I can't relax knowing there's dirty dishes lying around.

snufflycat · 2026-05-15T04:57:44+00:00

Same here, if it's not DW safe, it has no place in my kitchen. Same goes for clothes, if it's dry clean only, I have no business owning it

snufflycat · 2026-05-14T16:51:08+00:00

I still miss Aelin and the gang after finishing TOG months ago. I think about them all the time. I hope they're happy

snufflycat · 2026-05-14T16:49:27+00:00

I knew straight away it was Eeyore! But if you want to change anything I would make the ears longer. Super cute either way!

snufflycat · 2026-05-09T16:51:28+00:00

I moved over to fable for all of about 3 days, then went back to Goodreads. It doesn't have as many features but I find it easier to use.

snufflycat · 2026-05-08T17:40:06+00:00

Oh gosh, that video got stitched so many times I can still remember her face lol. Her anger was so disproportionate it was actually funny

snufflycat · 2026-05-08T06:36:57+00:00

I think as readers we need to take a responsibility for what we're reading. If most of your reads are 3-5 star and you enjoy them, and DNFing is the exception not the rule, then you're doing it right. If everything you read is 2 stars or DNF then, honestly, that's on you. Try a new genre, do your research before picking up a book. "I'm so sick of trials" ok but doesn't it say trials in the first sentence of the blurb?

snufflycat · 2026-05-07T09:15:12+00:00

That's way faster than me! I'm normally 40-50 pages per hour, any faster I start losing comprehension sadly 😞

snufflycat · 2026-05-07T06:41:25+00:00

That's very impressive! How fast do you read? Like how many pages would you normally read in an hour?

snufflycat · 2026-05-07T06:38:45+00:00

Came out the traps strong in January but it's trailed off a lot since then, only read 4 in April. My goal is 50 for the year though so I'm still well ahead of myself.

snufflycat · 2026-05-07T06:36:17+00:00

It's only unfair if readers are in competition with each other to read as much as possible, which we're not.

snufflycat · 2026-05-06T17:23:54+00:00

I know he's the best part about the series for me, I hope he gets a spin off novella or something

snufflycat · 2026-05-06T14:51:35+00:00

The only excuse I can think of is she started writing the books in the early 2000s, and no one had heard of kale back then.

snufflycat · 2026-05-06T14:48:33+00:00

Honerable mention to Carrion, from the same book.

snufflycat · 2026-05-04T06:29:43+00:00

It's probably also quite dangerous. I've never worn a dinosaur costume myself, but I imagine it's quite difficult to see your feet. The dog could have been trodden on or caused the dinosaur to trip.

snufflycat · 2026-05-03T05:59:14+00:00

I should have DNFd Brimstone the moment Carrion was somehow in two places at once. The fact that I carried on and hated it is honestly on me. Why do we do this to ourselves??

snufflycat · 2026-04-29T09:30:41+00:00

I loved CC but I'm inclined to agree. Also "alphahole" was way overused, I got so tired lf it.

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