Comfort Me With Apples

4/5 stars
Very short, a quick read that manages to keep you interested. This isn't a proper mystery or thriller, it very quickly gets to the meat of the plot. I had a lot of theories on what was actually going on (stepford wives, robots, even clones!) and was pleasently surprised when it was revealed to be a retelling of Adam and Eve. And once that was revealed it all clicked. It decieved me but did not lie to me. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick, dreamy, vibey read.

"𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆" ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕄𝕖 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕡𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕤 - Cᴀᴛʜᴇᴿʏɴɴᴇ M. Vᴀʟᴇɴᴛᴇ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/🔟 I've heard some things about this book. I wasn't sure I wanted to dive in. Not an ounce. Granted, I still did my thing where I dive into a book without reading the summary at the back. I like to go in blind. I don't search for thriller books. I read them and I tend to like them more. That's all. But i read all the genre. That being said.... I HAVE ZERO CLUE! WHAT THIS SHOULD BE CATEGORIZED AS! Anyway, I actually really loved this novella. It's definitely a retelling and I loved it. I love the writing, how even though it's a book I got the feeling that I for some reason screwed up and moved into this community of boring known as Arcadia Gardensnd Ha! That name is so much funnier when you get to the end. I just realized. 😂 This was like a blend of Stepford Wife, and Village of the Damned. There was this one point in the story where Sophia does something and everyone turns at once to look at her like a robot. Not only cringe but I literally buried my head and felt like the friend that is like, "you foo." The ending. I loved it. It's where you learn the twist and it's done so well as a big reveal because you're literally guessing til the end. Then your hope swells only to shake your head and wish for more pages. I need a double epilogue! ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝘑𝘢𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘖𝘶𝘵

The novella proved to be a disappointing blend of fantasy and culinary themes. The convoluted narrative, filled with confusing fantastical elements and excessive prose, left characters feeling like mere caricatures. The promised emotional depth and comfort were conspicuously absent, making the reading experience more of a chore than a pleasure. In conclusion, this literary feast failed to deliver on both narrative and emotional fronts.

No esperaba esto. Wow

I'm still mulling this one over, but did enjoy it...though my face had a *constant* look of confusion on it The Entire Book. However, it was so well written and interesting that it makes me want to pick up another of Valente's books, so I feel like that's a win!