After the song of Achilles I was HEARTBROKEN. I couldn’t even process it. I was totally in denial. It took me weeks to finally process and cry. I am dead inside and don’t think I can ever recover.

@maiyascovell

9 ай бұрын

I just finished it and am currently going through this 😭 I’ve been sobbing all day

@stellamortensen7769

6 ай бұрын

finished it yesterday. i am not well.

@gejalakshmiDraws

6 ай бұрын

I felt exactly the same way 🥲

@delulu363

6 ай бұрын

Same😭

@damnthisisalongname_4764

5 ай бұрын

I finished it yesterday night and had to go to school today… when I tell you I was on the verge of tears the ENTIRE day 😭 I don’t cry easy, and after something sad happens I tend to numb up and not feel the sadness anymore, so when I was in class and I and suddenly thought about them, then spent 3 minutes tearing up and trying my best not to cry, I was more than a bit surprised. Something in me broke after that ending, I don’t think I’m ever getting it back. I loved the book, I’m debating on whether to read The Iliad or The Odyssey, I’ll probably read both. God, I’m not crying anymore (I will if/when I re-read I know it) but I can still feel the hurt and pain in my soul. No book has ever done that to me before

I did not cry in song of Achilles either, but I do not think that changes the review for me! It was written gorgeously, with an ending that in my eyes perfectly fit, tying the book together in a perfect mix of happy and sad. I never cry in books, and that’s just me! But I can understand why people would for that book though

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

I’m I’m honest, it wasn’t just the crying, I meant I wasn’t as moved as I thought I’d be but there were other reasons too, it’s just hard to get into these mini reviews😅

@NicoDiAngelo69

Жыл бұрын

@@exlibrisjessica weird

@skibidirizzgyatt.

11 ай бұрын

@@NicoDiAngelo69 how?

@Mii..

5 ай бұрын

​@@NicoDiAngelo69 it's not weird at all. It didn't move her to cry, simple.

@AiLikeChickenNuggets

4 ай бұрын

I didn't cry either, but im still hollow inside

We were liars destroyed all of my beliefs and she is like no but i agree with six of crows

@alexandriahunt610

2 жыл бұрын

Six of crows just made me think that I'll never find anything better

@wantedunlikeyou6295

Жыл бұрын

@@alexandriahunt610 six of crows duology was the best for me. I like how it doesn't try to include other genres but still was good if you know what I mean. Like it didn't really try to be scary or mysterious or anything.

@alexandriahunt610

Жыл бұрын

@@wantedunlikeyou6295 I definitely understand what you mean, you should try legend series too, it's too good

@wantedunlikeyou6295

Жыл бұрын

@@alexandriahunt610 alright thank you. I'm gonna go check it out

@birdyjireh6391

Жыл бұрын

Kaz Brekker all the way!

Song of Achilles had me sobbing like a baby 😭

@ShirbertFan

3 ай бұрын

Fr!

The Song of Achilles is literally amazing!

The song of Achilles and six of crows/crooked kingdom are some of my favourite books of all time 😍😍😍

@nightowl2276

Жыл бұрын

Sameee - I will never stop recommending them

@Persassyproduction_fanpage

Жыл бұрын

Oi Oi luv!

@theartybooknerd4514

Жыл бұрын

@@Persassyproduction_fanpage oiii oiii 😂

@directionertaylorsversion

Жыл бұрын

Heyyy directioners💙💚

@erickabrito

Жыл бұрын

Sameeee

The thing that makes song of Achilles perfect for me is the beauty of the final chapter fully encapsulating everything. From Patroclus describing Achilles as “it” or “the body” as he is no longer a man after Patroclus’ death and only a thing waiting to die, to the conversation with Thetis, and after the years of hatred between them the etching of his name in stone and the visualization of them finally holding hands again at last. It’s midnight and I just finished this book and holy shit this is going to take a while to recover

@shreyaroka1551

5 сағат бұрын

Its 1am here and i cant stop bawling my eyes out

The song of Achilles is a really good book, but I think that it was written so you feel sad and emotional on the inside only and it wasn’t meant to make you cry just feel sad

I cried at The Song of Achilles because I forgot the myth, I remembered pieces as they were happening in the book. It was beautiful and because I finished it at 4am I was destroyed next day so double the impact, lol.

@muffintae3449

5 ай бұрын

dude i just finished it at 4 am too.. its currently 2pm and still sobbing

@ShirbertFan

3 ай бұрын

It’s sooo sad

that’s what i’m talking about!!! Soc and CK are soooo good

SPOILER ALERT the song of achilles had me sobbing for days. i mean not just the end part but the way Patroclus described his feelings when Achilles will be gone. i’ve watched Troy and read the greek mythology books summary in college so i knew about Trojan War and what’s going to happen. but this novel made it like we can feel how Patroclus feel, and how Achilles feel when his beloved died. i knew what’s going to happen so i felt heavy reading them in Patroclus’ pov, even the happy times they were together. “i hope they will stay as happy and fluffy like before” was what i thought.

I cried at the song of Achilles so badly

I loved the Song of Achilles, though I wish I would’ve cried, but I didn’t expect to because I’m not emotional

The SOC duology is the best i've ever read 😍

I knew what happens at the end of tsoa so the entire time I was reading it I was mentally preparing myself and I still cried a lil 😭 I would sell my soul to read it for the first time again and not know what happens

I just picked up the song of Achilles from my library after being on a waiting list for a month, can’t wait to read it (chances r ill stay up to 2AM reading it lmao)

I finished we were liars a few hours ago and I’m still crying dl what you mean. I don’t agree but your opinion is Valad

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

I guessed the ending and that took away a lot of the shock factor and then I was only really sad about the dogs as I wasn’t a big fan of the characters 😅😬

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

I’m still super glad that it had a big effect on your though!

@3zra._.

Жыл бұрын

Yea! It hit home cuz my biggest fear is loosing people close to me lol

@triniti3015

Жыл бұрын

I love that book 💕

@moongirlbean

Жыл бұрын

i read it in 2020 and it was probably one of the worst books i read that year, the writing style was super confusing and i didn’t connect with any of the characters because of all of the time skips 🙁 i guess i’m more of a slow paced reader and the book moved rlly fast for me lmao

Well I cried at the song of Achilles for u girlfriend 😪

@eroesel077

Жыл бұрын

Sameeeeee

@ravenclaw_ramen

Жыл бұрын

yes me too!!!

Y’all guessed the ending for “we were liars” that book confused me so much I couldn’t even guess what was gonna happens in the next page but still love the book with all my heart

@slayallday1

Жыл бұрын

Same, it’s super confusing but it makes more sense when you finish it but im still kinda confused

@coolbeanssss

Жыл бұрын

@@slayallday1 same especially the part where she thinks she’s hanging with her cousins that died like how does that work does everyone else think she’s just crazy but idk

@slayallday1

Жыл бұрын

@@coolbeanssss I know that’s the part I am super confused About lol, but yeah I guess they were the ghosts and that’s why I got wasn’t there for her at the hospital and stuff. But honestly I feel like the aunts would’ve questioned her more because she was always by herself and I feel like they would’ve questioned her when she was talking about the liars

@ellieboynton6216

Жыл бұрын

Ikrrrr this is my favorite book I was pulled in because I was so confused. I was waiting and waiting to find out now that I know I guess it was kind of obvious but I literally cried for like 30 minutes after reading

I read we were liars and it was when I just started reading more regularly and I love it 🙂

SPOILER ALERT song of achilles had me sobbing my heart out for 20 minutes and mourning like it was my lover who died. the main reason i was crying was achilles’ reaction, and remembering the best moments between him and patroclus. the ashes part and how he woke up in the night thinking patroclus was talking to him💔broke me

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

Ah I wish the book had spoken to me in this way, I don’t know why I didn’t feel very attached to the characters like I did with Circe. It had everything that shouldn’t pulled at my heartstrings but it didn’t :(

@paularoth4915

Жыл бұрын

I knew they were both going to die, but i thought achilles would be the first, since patroclus was the narrator. When he died and achilles fucking lost it, it lost it too 😭 also it was in the middle of the night and im more emotional if im tired anyway lol

@KA-CHOW.

Жыл бұрын

it was 10x sadder for me since I read the iliad first, and there's a part where achilles just falls to his knees and is described with a black cloud over his head and he just sobs

@AshleyMoyeMoye

Жыл бұрын

🥺😭

I absolutely love song of Achilles and I loved the boys however I didn’t cry but I feel sad for them really

SPOILER WARNING I feel like We Are Liars is either people liked it or hated it. I've seen very little in between. I personally enjoyed it although I guessed part of the plot twist. I knew the female cousin was dead, but I couldn't tell that all of them were. I hate to say it, but I thought that she had been sexually assaulted and then knocked unconscious or something on that night when they all died and that's what she couldn't remember. But I still enjoyed it.

@adelediego8476

5 ай бұрын

same i honestly thought cadence's family like killed her or abused her and then SHE died, but mirren gat and johnny could see her ghost. i literally love wwl so much its one of my favorite books

the song of achilles and we were liars are my 2 favorite books ever i read wwl when i was 11 so 2 years ago and soa a few weeks ago. it was like 4 am when i read soa so i was very drowsy and i started bawling omg i love it so much

We were liars is my favorite book, I cried for days. It destroyed my mind for a while. But I agree with Six of Crows and Song of Achilles!

I totally agree on The invisible life of Addie LaRue!!! I'm on page 128 now

I finally read Six of Crows after so many people telling me to and it has become my favorite book of all time.

i also didn't cry with the song of achilles but it's still my favorite book ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for reviews on all these books but sorry we were liars was breathtaking I loved that book really a lot.

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you were able to enjoy it! This is just my opinions on these books but I love that you loved it so much! Have you read the prequel? I’ve heard some say they loved it even more than the first 😊

Agreed, invisible life of Addie LaRue was the most beautiful book I've ever read

Bro maybe I'm slow but I cried so much at the end of we were liars and maybe cause in emotional too but I liked it 😭😭😭

we were liars is my fav book atm but i think it might be because i have the background info on all the characters from the prequel, i bawled with that plot twist

@exlibrisjessica

9 ай бұрын

ahh yes I hear people love the prequel even more apparently!

The way I sobbed at the end of CK - Soc and CK are just so well fleshed out in every sense: plot, characters, development of both - just so good

SoC & KC...damn, KC, Kaz is so smart

i totally agree with we were liars. put me in a reading slump in the beginning and i finally got back in it. it was a great book but halfaway through the book/the end was the only good part.

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

Apparently the prequel is much better, even massive fans think so, I may actually give it a go and be hopeful

@emilychau4092

Жыл бұрын

@@exlibrisjessica oh cool! i'll have to try it out too!

Song of the Achilles did made me cry which I didn’t expected

Addie larue is my favorite thing ever omg

I feel exactly the same way about we were liars

Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom is so good!!!! I cried so hard at the end of Crooked Kingdom when you know who dies (I don’t want to give a spoiler)

@hmm-db9dr

Жыл бұрын

Do we need to read shadow and bone before six of crows?

The song of Achiless left me empty, sobbing, blubbering, screaming and punching tables. And it's the very first book to make me feel this way. I'm not reactive by any means, but oh boy, did it hit, straight through the heart.

I really don’t understand how people can’t cry from tsoa every time I think about it I want to cry 😭

I agree with most except We Were Liars I started crying and felt emotionally damaged for a week after

I think I kinda agree with your opinion on we were liars. Bc if you are an impatient kind of reader or wants a thrill the plot at the beginning isn't that engaging. And tbh what kept me from reading it was the love story of Gat and Cadence and the plot twist in the end. But I think I would rate it a 3/5😁

Currently reading the song of achilles and I Love it!!

The Song of Achilles and Addie LaRue were honestly blander than white bread

I was so worried I WOULDN'T cry at the song of achilles and i actually did lol

I cried so hard while reading the song of Achilles.(maybe because I got my period and I’m very emotional at this time😭)

The invisble life of Addie laRue is such a good book!! I recommend but remember its a little slow

I sobbed at the Song of Achilles. Idk of it was bc I listened to an audiobook version (free one on KZread) but it hurt. It really hurt. But it felt right that it did

Idk how you guessed we were liars- I’ve read it 4 times now in 2022/2023 and I’m still confused- But I agree with most of your ratings tho

You should listen to "Hard To Kill" by Beth Crowley. She wrote that song for Six Of Crows

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

Oooh I will!! Ty for the recommendation!

@zesty1914

Жыл бұрын

@@exlibrisjessica you're welcome!

Omg! I didn't know that the invisible life of addie Larue is famous on TikTok! I was in the library a week ago and looked for books for the autumn holidays and then found the invisible life of addie larue for the first time! Now I realise that everyone knows it😂haha

Thanks for these will maybe choose a couple.

Me personally I LOVED We Were Liars like I was NOT expecting the plot twist at all. It was a 10/10 for me and the sequel was amazing too

I didn’t cry for tsoa either, but I loved it so much

I love your great short reviews - you’ve steered me to some wonderful reads - thank you Jessica 😀

@exlibrisjessica

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you, that is great to hear!

i seriously don't believe people when they say they didn't cry after tsoa. my heart was physically broken and i've never cried harder over a book. the last 2 chapters completely just broke me in half. there's seriously no way of explaining how broken i felt and how broken i STILL FEEL. i will never get over this book.

@exlibrisjessica

3 ай бұрын

I wish I felt like this! But sadly by the end I was a bit bored and I suppose I already knew what happened in the original myth! I’m so glad that most people have a wonderful experience with the book though!

After the song of Achilles, i stared at that book DEAD and started having dreams about it. I will never look at history the same again

Yes yes yes!!! I was hoping you would say that about We Were Liars!!!! I hated it lol and the plot twist was the only slightly redeeming factor 💅🏽💅🏽💅🏽 lololol 🤣

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

Apparently family of liars is so much better so I am tempted to try that though!

@jasminesmith6361

Жыл бұрын

@@exlibrisjessica I'm tempted to read it also 😭🤣 Definitely getting it from the library if I do lol

We were liars is so underated, it's not appreciated enough.

Omg I didn’t cried either!!!

I’m sorry but respectfully, you cannot downgrade a book just because you didn’t cry. It doesn’t change the fact that it was still beautifully written and I’m truly sorry that you didn’t cry because it was a pleasure to cry to that book.

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

More than the lack of crying it was more the lack of emotional attachment to the characters (meaning that I never cried) that meant I took off a star in my rating. Madeline miller has an incredible depth of knowledge about mythology and a beautiful writing style, I was just unable to connect to this story in the same way I feel for her other works. This video is my ‘opinions’ on the books rather than a deeper analysis of the prose and structure as it’s just a short video summing up some of my own thoughts 😊

@lunakat45

Жыл бұрын

@@exlibrisjessica I’m sorry. I didn’t know the deeper story so I just assumed that was the only reason. I understand your opinion but I’ve also seen reviews on other books with bad ratings for reasons as silly as the, “oh I didn’t cry like people promised I would so I have to give this book a lower rating.” Not that that’s what you did. I also have a really deep emotional attachment to that book so yeah. Sorry if I offended you in any way.

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

@@lunakat45 No offence taken! I just wanted you to know the reason behind my thinking, it’s hard to fit all my thoughts in a little clip😊 and I’m glad that you felt more of an attachment to it than I did, it is still a beautiful book that I had a wonderful time reading!

That’s me with “if he was with me” bcuz I was promised I would sob but it was just a little upsetting 🤷‍♀️

Great review 😊

I’ll just say that out of all of them “The invisible life of Addie LaRue” was my absolute fav. I cried for 40 minute straight while finishing it. It can be a little slow at the start I think but the end is just chefs kiss. It’s written perfectly in my opinion

V.E Schwab is an amazing author. She uses writing style that is engaging and produces amazing quotes. You can really see her immersion in her own story as you read.

I agree with we were liars heh...

I LOVEE the Six of Crows duology soo so much it's the best series I have ever read and I was devastated when I finished it because I wanted it to go on forever

I know this song but can't remember what it's called! Does anyone else know?

Another great review - thank you 😊

Me who still bawls her eyes out THINKING of the song of Achilles- 👁️👄👁️

I cried to The Song of Achilles. Lol

HOW DID YOU JOT CRY I WENT ON A 7 HOUR RANT THE NEXT DAY!😭 I WILL CRY EVERT TIME I READ IT

WHATTT WE WERE LIARS BROKE MY HEART 💔

the thing about tsoa is maybe you won;t cry in the moment, but later on you will be reminded, and then you will cry

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

Sadly I still don’t really feel the effect a year later!! But I do think it was a great read anyway!

Love your TikTok channel. You’re KZread is great too but you should have way more subscribers on here! 👍

Do we need to read shadow and bone before six of crows?

As someone that already knew the story, but from a long time in the past, reading the last chapters of Song of Achilles had me filled with dread turned to sorrow

Agree w yr ratings

I found Song of Achilles just okay…I oddly felt kinda bored with it. I think i gave it like three stars. I think it’s because I don’t really read much romance/romance genre books. I’m more on the epic fantasy/sci-fi fantasy side of books

"A good character feels like a real person"

I looooooved we were liars, I read it in Swedish and I literally bawled my eyeballs out when I finished it😭😭😭😭

I loved The Song of Achilles. The only reason I rated it a 4 star instead of a 5 is because the romance was being pushed into your face so often. I wanted to read more about their situation, and I don't mind a little romance but if I wanted a full blown romance I would pick up a book from that genre.

@quotechill

Жыл бұрын

The whole point of the book is the romance - to present the Achilles in an intimate, gentle light of his private moments, instead of the usual warrior/violence tone that he's talked/written about..

We were liars is a beautiful book written so beautifully ... i didnt feel anything when i was half was through .... but trust me .... the ending is worth reading

I'd be surprised if "We were liars" was good as it is basically the autobiography of its author Lockhart before he changed his first name from Gilderoy to E. No hate just making a joke btw

We can be emotionally dead buddies together!

if you want a book to cry, read lovely war. so sad but with a happy ending!

I loved we were liars but she is right

What do you think about these viral booktok books?

I would love to find more mlm books, and I'm very big on mythology, but man... Song of Achilles is forever ruined for me, I won't read that book if my life depends on it. I was interested when I saw the first positive review but now it's a "must read" in every single booktok I see. Like every other two tiktoks/reels/shorts about books there's at least one mention of it and I'm losing my mind

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

If you haven’t tried Cemetery Boys I really recommend for an mlm read it’s not mythology per say as it’s modern day but so much inspiration is taken from different Latinx cultures to make a diverse community with recognisable traditions at the core of the books background and it really enhances the main story😊

Same! I heard that I would cry with Song of Achilles but i didn't and that made me disappointed lmao still an amazing book and beautifully written tho

your 1,000th like and 10th comment! And new sub!

@exlibrisjessica

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

song of achilles was so underwhelming for me too !!

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

If you want something with a bit more rage passion and violence, I totally recommend Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (it’s out in March), it gave me the reaction that I thought SOA would give me!

This girl probably dead inside. Im still sad 1 week after finished tsoa, couldn't tell how many hours I've been sitting and cry.

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

I can tell you…I am💀😂

I cried at Song of Achilles even though I KNEW it would happen!!!! Fun times!!!! 😁😭😭😭😭💔

I didn’t like Song of Achilles or Six of Crows, but I enjoyed We Were Liars 😅

I am reading We Were Liars right now and am on chapter 15, but I don't understand it at all.

Song of Achilles was easily the most overrated book I've read in a long time. It didn't hit me emotionally or anything like that. It was kinda boring.

This was on my recommended shorts, so I’m apologizing right now because I haven’t watched ANY of your other content. If you want to cry, read “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo”, by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This vid is a year old, so you probably won’t see this, and/or you have probably read the book!! That’s a book that can give you definitive proof if you are, indeed, *dead inside* 💯💜

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

Hahah I loved the second half but the first was a drag and I never cried!😂😂😅

@exlibrisjessica

Жыл бұрын

It is a great book though, after the half way mark I ended up really enjoying it

I felt the same way about The song of Achilles. I was promised severe emotional distress but I felt nothing. It was pretty underwhelming imo