Le vite dei santi. Grishaverse

A common belief held by many people, formerly myself included, is that when people are very beautiful they are often not that interesting. Because they are immediately somewhat interesting due to being fun to look at, they did not need to develop much beyond that. That is not how I feel about people, Leggi tutto

charming, magical, inspired, with just the right amount of darkness. this is a wonderful companion book to a brilliant world with phenomenal characters and captivating stories. i am such a believer. favourite stories - sankta vasilka, sankt valentin, sankt mattheus, and the starless saint ( obviously Leggi tutto

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO READ THISSSSSS!!! LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL IT ISSSSSSS!!! <333 Leigh also said: "I’m a habitual doomsayer, so if ten years ago, you’d told me we were going to end up here, I never would have believed you. In fact I'd have shushed you because I'm not about tempting fate. But, as soon as Leggi tutto

buzzword: ✧ Ben Barnes ✧ this is like reading a collection of prophet stories in the Quran. its beautiful and magical and has a dark edge. some of the tales end in hope, others in tragedy. however, unlike the Bible, the Quran, or other holy books, this one is rather unmemorable imo. there are about 28 Leggi tutto

Actual Rating: 3.5 stars Let's just ignore the fact of how ugly the cover is and jump into the book itself. I should point out that I had been told that the blue part is like an external cover and is removed so the book is completely red and it is actually shown in the last short story in one of the Leggi tutto

Loved these stories 💖 A wonderful collection of short dark tales regarding the Saints and how they got their Sainthood. With all the magical elements you’d expect from Bardugo and lovely illustrations. I highly recommend these - you’ll whizz through them.

I don't really know what to say about this, given that I can't compliment the characters. Or the plot. I just. I don't even know. It was okay. In the trilogy, it's said that The Lives of Saints is basically a children's book, so it kind of read like a children's book (besides the brutal deaths, but le Leggi tutto

RATING: 3.5 STARS for the beautiful prose Conclusion: the townspeople are the real enemy

Ein wirklicher toller Zusatz zum Grishaverse! Das Buch ist vor allem sehr detailverliebt und fertig aufgemacht, beginnend bei dem schönen Einband bis hin zu den liebevollen farbigen Illustrationen im Buch selbst. Den Anstoß dieses Büchlein endlich zu lesen gab mir letzte Woche die Netflix Serie "Shad Leggi tutto