Totally Ky: May Book Review (2)

Happy Tuesday everyone it's not Tuesday,

I originally titled this post "Mach Book Review"... First of all, that is not how you spell March. And second of all, it is not March.

Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton

My rating: ★★★★

Another upsetting ending! Come on Hinton! You're killing me here! I enjoyed the reading and as it's my third book of S. E Hinton I was prepared for the sad ending. This is my least favorite of the three I read and That was Then, This is Now is my second favorite and I'm pretty sure nothing could possibly top The Outsiders.

Here's my literary analysis on S. E Hinton which prompted the reading of several of her books.

See also: That was Then, This is Now and The Outsiders.

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Kong

My rating: ★★★★★

I am obsessed with this book! Yesterday I visited my new friend, Caiden at their home and I knew they liked Pride and Prejudice so I asked if they knew about the edition of the book that had the manga illustrations (which I reviewed here) prompting them to show me this book. Some people, when handed a book, might just look at the cover and read the summery, which I did, but being me I also started to immediately read it. After a couple minutes, I laughed and asked if it was okay I was reading it. You put a book in my hands and it just happens. I have no self-control. When the evening came to a close I asked if I could borrow the book and was granted the honor. Borrowing books from a book lover is no small matter I still remember THE TWO BOOKS I LENT TO MY COUSIN (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!) THAT SHE NEVER RETURNED! I have since only lent my books to two other people, one being a fellow book lover as well who I knew would take the matter seriously and the other being a member of my household so I could keep an eye on them and was guaranteed the safe return of my precious. Upon returning to my own dwelling I continued to read the book until the very end.

This is the story of a young prince doing princely things by day such as looking for a suitable woman to marry but by night this prince wears dresses, make-up, a wig and calls themselves Lady Crystallia and struts out on the streets of Paris alongside their seamstress and best friend, Frances. I am absolutely in awe that such a story exists. My favorite line is when the prince is asked why he wears women's dresses and he says, "'Some days I look at myself in the mirror and think, 'That's me, Prince Sebastian! I wear boy clothes and look like my father.' Other days it doesn't feel right at all. Those days I feel like I'm actually... A princess.'" I imagined someone reading that line and thinking, "that's me!" and how lovely it is that such a book exists for that person and how great it is to not only normalize but celebrate the idea that someone can be a prince by day and a princess by night.