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Loved it!

I was a a little late reading this for the #whimsicalreadsbookclub but I really liked it.

4.25⭐
I really enjoyed the ride that this book takes you on through resurrection (lots of spooky stuff!), Indian mythology (I googled a TON and learned so much!), and the bonds that siblings share, as well as the bonds that we carry with us from one life to the next.
It was heartwarming, fear inducing, and inspiring.
Another home run from the #whimsicalreadsbookclub 👏🏼
I really need the next book NOW!! What is that cliffhanger?!! 👿

In order to gain access to what she needs to resurrect her dead sister, Kajal agrees to raise the king dead crown prince to lead a coup. Only, she resurrects the wrong prince. Now she has to fix her mistake, save her sister, & stop the blight destroying her world.

The world building was absolutely breathtaking. & I was so engaged w/ all the characters. But the story comes to a dead stop w/ a long flashback, & ends too unresolved for me.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

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I‘ve really had trouble getting into this one, but I just got to chapter twelve and I‘m almost hooked.

Reading at the park 🍄

I‘m waiting to get my mammogram. I would like to read but the tv in the lobby is too loud (it‘s some tabloid tv show). I really dislike how loud our public spaces are.

Morally grey MC ✅
Indian mythology ✅
High stakes fantasy ✅
Plot twists and turns ✅
Tender romance ✅
Sisterly love ✅
Undead dog ✅
4.25/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Need I say more??? This was awesome! Saving my thoughts for #whimsicalreadsbookclub discussion post! 🤩🤩

I am jusssst barely started on this book and I'm already having strong feelings. Namely, the fact that it just unapologetically drops you into an abnormal situation and expects you to just roll with it, no lengthy explanation and back story. I didn't realize how much I appreciated that until this book.
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Here‘s my review for a book I just finished reading.

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For #weeklyfavorites, I‘m choosing this book from the #whimsicalreadsbookclub that we‘re discussing at the end of the month. Hurricane Beryl hit us here in Southeast TX last week and we‘re still trying to recover. It‘s complete chaos over here. I wasn‘t sure what to think about this book at first but I liked it. It kept me company last week when I didn‘t have power and I didn‘t have any other books downloaded from the Libby app.

Ahhh look what came in in the nick of time!
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My library hold finally came in! Starting this right away!!

I‘m listening to this book. It‘s interesting so far. I‘m here in Southeast TX waiting on Hurricane Beryl to get here. This is the only book I‘ll be reading. It started out as a hurricane then it was downgraded to a tropical storm and now, it‘s a hurricane again. I charged up my portable handheld fan and my iPad is charged now. All of my flashlights are already charged up and ready to use if the power goes out.

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Tonight, I was #audiocoloring this picture while listening to the tagged book for the #whimsicalreadsbookclub. I just started coloring this picture. I‘ve been liking this digital coloring. It‘s going to take me awhile to get finished but I‘m happy with how it looks so far. I think this bird is a goose but it‘s not a normal one because it has a lot of details.

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Can‘t wait to discuss this for #whimsicalreadsbookclub this month. I have a lot of opinions about Kajal and Tav! It was a mix of Hindu mythology and Frankenstein. Really a story about sibling bonds and the balance of light and dark. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I just finished reading Gallant and I just started this book for the #whimsicalreadsbookclub. I‘ve only listened to the first chapter and it‘s interesting. I don‘t know if I‘m going to like it or not but I want to give it a chance to see what I think. I‘m borrowing it on Libby because my hold already came in and I noticed that 8 people are waiting to read this book. I guess I‘m not the only person who wants to read this book.

Starting the #WhimsicalReads book tonight and planning my forecast for the next month. I‘m trying a new game to get through my TBR.. hopefully my mood reading will allow for me to have fun with this! What are some fun and creative ways that you get through your TBR? I‘d love some ideas. I‘ve given up on bingo 😅

Yay! July‘s book club pick is now available at my library. I clicked on the Notify Me tag on there so I would know when it‘s available and so the library would buy the book. I placed a hold on it today so I‘m first in line for it. I‘m looking forward to reading this.

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The votes are in for #WhimsicalReadBookClub July pick!! We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim! So excited! If you‘d like to join us in reading, follow @KateReadsYA and look out in the last week of July for discussion posts to participate!! 🤩

At times I was rather confused about what was happening, forcing me to reread sections with the hope of obtaining some clarity. At other times I was very intrigued with what was occurring, but then something would happen or someone would come along and I would find myself lost again. I found Kajal to be a very interesting character. I really liked the strength that she showed throughout the narrative, as well as her stubbornness and intelligence.

Had this not been sent, I would not have finished it. There didn‘t seem to be any passion in the writing, nor in the characters; it read more like a fact-filled history book than a novel of fiction. I had no connection to the characters, and hence I couldn‘t care less what happened to them. The descriptions were lacking and the action did not pull me in. For me the artwork throughout the novel was the best part of the whole novel.

Overall, We Shall Be Monsters is a YA fantasy that takes aspects of Hindu and Buddhist mythology and then leaps off into the fantasy realm. One highlight of this book is how this book is inspired by Indian culture and religions, which is something that is not often seen in the YA fantasy space. However, as the author wrote at the end of the book, there are things in the book that are inspired by various religions...