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ContemporaryAThon Wrap Up
If you read my mid-month wrap up, you know I got a job that started the same day ContemporaryAThon started, which meant things were a bit more of a struggle than I was expecting. This job is different than my last one, in that it’s not nearly as flexible and my commute is significantly further.…
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November Wrap Up, Pt. 1
First of all, I got a job! That’s why my updating schedule has been off this week. I started on Monday and every evening when I’ve gotten home, I’ve been trying to cram in some reading for the ContemporaryAThon and desperately wanting to crawl into bed. I’m not good at mornings, honestly. Now, let’s talk…
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YA Fantasy for Running from Your Problems
According to Goodreads, which is about half accurate, I’ve read 93 YA fantasy books so this should be easy enough. However, when I started to think about it, I realized that true escapist fantasy for me is kind of hard to come by–especially given that the majority of the books I’m mentioning here are parts…
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The TBR Tag
Well, I’ve ruminated on how awful my TBR is on my own plenty and it’s sparked a myriad of Snapchats where I ruminate on how ridiculous I am and how desperately I need to get some self control. So, when I stumbled across The TBR Tag on leynes’s channel, created by Dana and Rachel, which…
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ContemporaryAThon and Tome Topple TBRs
Did I manage to successfully complete three readathons last month? No. Did I learn my lesson that I should probably do one at a time? Also, no. Plus, I think these are much more my speed so I should be good to go on this end. ContemporaryAThon is hosted by Julie at PagesandPens and Chelsea…
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Someone to Wed: A Spoiler Free Review
Mary Balogh is an amazing romance author whose books tend to have a different tone to them than most other popular authors, in that her books are a little more serious and a little less built on witty banter. (I find nothing wrong with either style and enjoy both depending on my mood, so this…
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The Austen Escape: A Spoiler Free Review
The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay comes out tomorrow, November 7th, and is a fun escapist read along the lines of Austenland, though slightly less full of secondhand embarrassment. Actually, there’s dramatically less secondhand embarrassment. However, there’s still the cringe-worthy obliviousness to the love interest’s… well, interest. There’s also a weird friendship dynamic that I…
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Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race Book Review
Reni Eddo-Lodge, author of Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, originally wrote a blog post titled the same thing, which stirred up a lot of controversy. Paradoxically, writing the blog post ending her discussions with white people about race, led to her having many more discussions about race with all kinds…
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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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