Author: firewhiskeyreader

  • Stay With Me Review & Discussion

    Stay With Me Review & Discussion

    Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo was the Storytime with Squibbles Book Club pick for October and it was long-listed for the Bailey’s Prize. It was also a fascinating story that made me think, which means you get a book review that is spoiler free and then we’ll move into a discussion section because I

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  • October Wrap Up, Part Two

    Wow, October has seriously flown by, I can’t believe how quickly it’s gone. Also, I was unable to find a job in the month of October so I read quite a few books, most of which came out in 2017 so that’s cool, I guess. So in total, I read 24 books, for a total

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  • Touch of Red: A Spoiler Free Review

    Touch of Red: A Spoiler Free Review

    Touch of Red by Laura Griffin is actually the twelfth book of the Tracers series, but you do not need to have read all of the books in the series to dive in because each book can be read as a standalone. However, you will miss seeing glimpses of some of your favorite couples if

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  • Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon Wrap Up

    Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon Wrap Up

    Did I make it 24 hours straight of reading? Well, you’ll just have to read on to find out… Hours One and Two: Finishing A Wrinkle in Time because necessity. I woke up around 7:45 and threw myself together (by which I mean, I brushed my teeth and put my hair in a slightly neater

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  • Try A Chapter: Library Edition, Take Two

    Try A Chapter: Library Edition, Take Two

    Y’all, I have too many books out from the library right now because all of my holds came through at the same time because I wanted to read all the new releases! So, we’re going to do the try a chapter tag again and see which ones I like and which ones I can take

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  • November TBR

    November TBR

    Someone please explain where October went because I honestly just feel like it disappeared. So anyway… It is now almost November and hopefully this will be the month I get my first lawyer job. Please cross all of your fingers and your toes, say all the prayers, etc. because my book shopping habit is a

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  • Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel Review

    Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel Review

    One of the things everyone loves about Anne of Green Gables is how beautifully (and dramatically) Anne narrates the scenery of the nature in Avonlea and her own life. This graphic novel, edited by Kendra Phipps and Erika Kuster and illustrated by Mariah Marsden and Brenna Thrumler brings Anne of Green Gables to life in

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  • Spookathon Wrap Up

    Spookathon Wrap Up

    I was planning to just have an All the Readathons Wrap Up post, but then I discovered that I was writing too much for Spookathon even though I for real failed at Spookathon. I completed three of the challenges though so it could have been worse! Day 1: Success! On day one I successfully completed

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  • Dear Martin: A Spoiler-Free Review

    Dear Martin: A Spoiler-Free Review

    I wasn’t planning on posting this review today because A) I literally just managed to find a copy of Dear Martin by Nic Stone today andB) it’s Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon and I’m supposed to be reading not writing. However, I just finished Dear Martin and I have so many feelings that I knew there

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  • YA Contemporary for Running from Your Problems

    YA Contemporary for Running from Your Problems

    As per usual, this post is a mix of authors and books. I want to note that these books are YA contemporaries that I would consider light reads. They do not tackle heavy topics (though a post about heavy topics in YA is coming, eventually, because I have a list started that I’m really excited

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