cedence's reviews
109 reviews

My favorite book so far on how to write scenes, differnt types of scenes and what the should include, some of how they typically are built, and how some scenes fit with different story beats.

I tried reading this book when it first released, but my brain was exhausted by uni, I found no space or enjoyment in reading. Later, I tried the audiobook, and it just didn't hook me. Now, I just stare at it. 

While I understand that many find this to be an extremely good book and I believe it likely have something to tell if I only was able to read it, I now know that's very unlikely to happen in any forseeable future. 

As with many DA\Academia books, the slow pacing is boring me. Fast. The descriptions are too many and I don't care enough for the characters despite how well theme and goals has been stated in the early chapters. The way I would have to read this book - in sips and pieces - to stay focused and enjoy it would take me months, only a few pages at a time, and I'm not up for that.

Maybe it will come back to me in the future, but this read has defeated me as of right now.

Review to come 

A essential read to understand how yoga is a practice with deep historical and cultural roots; offers teachings far beyond the asanas (poses); and continue to be a practice towards global justice and unity. 

If you want to avoid cultural appropriation, and instead learn to properly honor the lineage and culture you may be participating in, this book is a good first step.

I posponed reading this one earlier this year because I presumed it didn't tell me something I already knew. And while I have read quite a lot about asexuality at this point, it had three scenes that I really needed to read for myself. I needed someone telling me that and I didn't know I needed it.

Maybe I'll add a more detailed review later. Bye for now.

A welcomed story about how sexual incompatability is a valid reason for not continuing a relationship, and how other people struggled to view a relationship when physical intimacy isn't in the picture. Featuring a main aroace man and a allosexual woman.

I liked it. i think it did what it set out to do. I like reading queerplatonic stories, and how many different ways people can love each other and form relationships - even when love alone isn't enough to make it last in the end beyond platonic. We really need more stories where love takes different shapes and breaks off for totally valid reasons that society don't want to normalize!!

Notes:
* They kiss once (aroace character clearly pushing down their discomfort,

and it breaks them up

)


mini-summary of plot:

A short manga about a sex-repulsed asexual man who gets in a relationship with a allosexual woman that loves him enough to pursue a relationship with him on his conditions. Other people question how it is a relationship when they don't "do anything." Ultimately, they come to the conclusion that they are not sexually compatible (valid) and break up.

This book got me bad. I'ts been a month since I read it, and I still don't know how to review it. It was dark and it was decending into that darkness for the majority of the book. Yet, it tells such an important tale following a young girl being groomed and sexually assaulted by a teacher - at school, but also how it stays with her and deeply ingrains itself in her life and everything she consider herself to be during adulthood. It offered a lot of insight into the manipulation, misbeliefs, and just naivete of young age that led to what happened when the adult in place misuses their power, and others choose to look away. As well, having to recon with what happened to you that you don't want to face for what it was - and that the timetable for that doesn't necessarily match media (this one specifically deals with the rise of #MeToo). 

I was surprised from the first page of this book because I expected the mc to no longer be in contact with her teacher. But it set the tone, and I found myself wishing this book turned toward something better each time it took a worse turn.

Those were my messy thoughts for now.

Cathartic.
The darkest one yet, but I adored it.

This series will be the end of me one day. 

Like it, but felt like it didn't fully hit the tone I expected and that something was lacking. Don't ask me what. I think the characters were good. Esp the mc. I enjoyed the beginning where she got into uni and how folklore played into the world and arcs.