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December Wrap-Up 2023!
Welcome to the final wrap-up post of the year! I have had so much fun putting these posts together each month and I hope that they were enjoyable to read! December was a very busy month for me. Between church events and university assignments, I had a lot going on, so I am very glad…
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~Top 10 Books of 2023~
What a great reading year this turned out to be! I found myself in a pretty bad reading slump during the first half of 2023, but something changed around June when I read this book, and it’s like a switch was flipped somewhere in my brain. Suddenly I couldn’t get enough of reading and what’s…
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Review: The Phone Box at the End of the World by Laura Imai Messina
Summary: We all have something to tell those we have lost . . . When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry on. Yet, in the face of this unthinkable loss, life must somehow continue. Then one day she hears about a man who has an…
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November Wrap-Up 2023!
How am I already writing the second to last wrap-up post of the year! I am honestly in denial of how fast the year is going by. I can happily report though that I am still accomplishing my personal goals for 2023 as I’m off this week on my first ever solo trip to visit…
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Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Summary: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a…
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Review: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
Summary (from Goodreads): For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. The plan was 1) take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería, 2) move in with her best friend after graduation, and 3) live happily ever after with her boyfriend. But then the Trifecta happened, and…
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Books to read if you can’t get enough of The Hunger Games!
If you’re anything like me, after finishing all the Hunger Games books, you may be wondering what you can read next to fill the hole that they left in your heart. On my quest to find books to fit that criteria, I read a LOT of dystopians and have compiled a list with my favorites…
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October Wrap-Up 2023!
I have been loving reading lately! It’s such a good feeling and definitely arrived at the perfect time as I decided to tackle my first Dark Academia this month, Babel. It was slow going and basically put my entire fall tbr plans on the back-burner but it was worth it! In other news, I was…
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Review: Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
Summary (from Goodreads): “Magic doesn’t exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, she cares for its fearsome and magical creatures to pay off her family’s debts and secure their eventual freedom. But the night her loved ones’ own safety is threatened by…
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Review: Shipwreck Island by Struan Murray
Summary (from Goodreads): “Orphans Ellie and Seth have crossed an endless ocean in search of freedom and peace. Arriving on the shores of a colourful tropical island ruled by a mysterious queen, it seems they might just have found the perfect new home. But there is trouble brewing in paradise and soon Ellie and Seth…
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