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This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender

1.0

This was super boring. I had a hard time getting through it. I couldn't stand any of the characters, their relationships were not well developed at all. There is a plot but it was mostly buried under a selection of very random scenes, and it was all extremely repetitive.

I did like the fact that homophobia is not a thing in this book, but I wish that had happened in a better novel

Utena, la chica revolucionaria. Integral. by Chiho Saito, Be-Papas

3.0

I liked the anime much better to be honest. I think this was way too straightforward and therefore much more uninteresting. My favorite part of this edition was actually Adolescence of Utena. The edition is great though, very high quality. 

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

4.0

I really enjoyed this novel. I love the writing style, going back and forth through time and interweaving the lives of all these different characters. 
There's two reasons this isn't getting 5 stars from me: 
- The characters in The Travelling Symphony are not very well developed, to the point where I had trouble remembering who was supposed to be whom to Kirsten.

- The ending is "hopeful", but it defines hope as "going back to the way things were pre-pandemic", which irked me.

The Aspern Papers and The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, Anthony Curtis

2.75

The Aspern Papers - 3.5
The Turn of the Screw - 2

Twin Crowns by Katherine Webber, Catherine Doyle

3.0

There are some ridiculous aspects, but it's highly entertaining.

Vegetarianos con ciencia by Lucía Martínez Argüelles

5.0

Recomendadísimo para cualquier persona, independientemente del tipo de dieta que siga. Me ha encantado lo bien que explica cómo plantearse un menú semanal de forma que comas a diario todos los nutrientes necesarios (aporte protéico, de hierro, omega 3, etc). A diferencia de otros libros que he leído sobre el tema es bastante neutro, en el sentido de que no selecciona tan sólo estudios que apoyen su postura, sino que muchas veces admite que no hay información suficiente, o que los resultados positivos de una dieta vegetariana también pueden deberse a otros factores relacionados con el estilo de vida, etc. A pesar de que a veces se mete bastante en temas muy específicos de la ciencia de cómo procesamos ciertos elementos de nuestra alimentación, sigue siendo fácil de leer y comprensible. De verdad, lo recomiendo muchísimo.

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli, Aisha Saeed

3.5

Really sweet. I loved the activism / political aspect of the story. It functions as a guide for young people, but it never felt preachy. Everything that happens comes from the story and the character development. 

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

3.5

I liked it better than The Priory of the Orange Tree. I love that it'snot repetitive and you are assumed to be familiar with the worldbuilding, so it focuses much more on the characters and their relationships. I connected to all these characters more.

La otra fantasía medieval by Enerio Dima, G. G. Lapresa, Javier Andreo Moreno, Ottavia Allgood, David Romero Blaya, Sergio Pardo, S PREZ, Leticia Valencia, Sara H. Randt, Celia Añó Espí, Rocío Vega, Raquel Laforet, Stelladia, Laura Morán Iglesias, Ignacio García-Perrote Martínez, Cristina Fernández García, Virginia Marcos, Enka RG, Tomeu Pinya, Andrea Prieto Pérez, Ana Infiesta, Ada, Laura Tejada, Laura Sánchez Méndez, Elena M. Pacheco, Nerea Luray, Ana Martínez, Vimes, Alba Ginesta, Henrique Lage, Ana Vigo, Blueberrymess, Carlos R-M Álvarez, Etna SantacreuGrifol, Clara Dies Valles, Caryanna Reuven, Erebyel, Anna Roldós, Maria José de Juan, Carmen Lunnely, Mariló Delgado, Laura López Alfranca, Vic de Amo

2.5

Aprobado justito porque si bien hay algunos relatos que me han gustado, en general la antología es muy irregular. Se me ha hecho un poco cuesta arriba leerla. Me ha dado la impresión de que muchos relatos no llegan a nada, otros parecen el primer capítulo de una historia más larga y otros parecen el resumen de una novela. Sin embargo, sí hay algunos relatos que destacan y me han gustado mucho, y a continuación los nombro:
- Alma
-  La condenación de Kenath 
-  La confluencia de los infames 
-  Ranas 
-  Por una amiga 

xxxHOLiC Rei, Vol. 1 by CLAMP

3.0

I liked the first story better. I'm a little disappointed because I thought this was a sequel, not just more stories from within the original storyline. Although with that ending, maybe not?