And they lived happily ever after…?
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FeaturedVincent Ehindero Blogger Award- July 2020
Hello everyone! Recently I was nominated for the Vincent Ehindero Blogger Award by Bhagyashree @ Ink and Thoughts. 🎉 Thank you so much Bhagyashree for the nomination, and you should all go check out her site because it is full of amazing bookish content and she is so passionate about everything she posts! The Rules… Read more Continue reading Vincent Ehindero Blogger Award- July 2020
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FeaturedYes, the Fascinators are Mostly Devastated- Unspoilery Mini Reviews
Hello everyone! Today I’m bringing you mini- reviews for three super fun books that I’ve read recently! All 3 have LGBTQ+ representation, and they are all highly recommended! Click on the titles to add the books on Goodreads! Title: Yes No Maybe So Author: Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed Rating: 4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Content Warnings: Divorce,… Read more Continue reading Yes, the Fascinators are Mostly Devastated- Unspoilery Mini Reviews
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FeaturedThe Vanishing Half Book Review- Racism, Sexuality, and Your Identity
Hello everyone! Today I want to discuss with you all a phenomenal book about making your own choices and creating your identity. This book is written by an own voices author, but I am not an own voices review, so I would love to hear your thoughts about this book! ❤️ Title: The Vanishing Half… Read more Continue reading The Vanishing Half Book Review- Racism, Sexuality, and Your Identity
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FeaturedSimon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda Book Review- Being True to Yourself
Hello everyone! So I am incredibly late to the party, but I finally read Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and I adored it! I would love to share my thoughts about this wonderfully written book! I am not an own voices reviewer, so if anyone has any thoughts or comments about this book, I… Read more Continue reading Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda Book Review- Being True to Yourself
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FeaturedJune Wrap-Up and July Goals 2020
Hello everyone! Well June is officially over, and so much happened this month. After the death of George Floyd on May 25, the United States was thrown into chaos as people started protesting the police brutality. During this time I marched in a few peaceful protests and took other supportive measures, but I found a… Read more Continue reading June Wrap-Up and July Goals 2020
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FeaturedThe Poet X Book Review- A Story of Self-Discovery
Hello everyone, today I’m bringing you all a review for an amazing book about coming of age and becoming your own person. Title: The Poet X Author: Elizabeth Acevedo Type: Stand-alone, YA Contemporary Content Warnings: sexism, abuse, slut-shaming harassment, homophobia Rating: 4.5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Quote: When your body takes up more room than your voice you are… Read more Continue reading The Poet X Book Review- A Story of Self-Discovery
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FeaturedOur Friendship Matters- Cover Reveal
Hello everyone! Today I’m partnering with YA Bound Book Tours to bring you the Cover Reveal for the highly anticipated book Our Friendship Matters. So, without further ado, here is the beautiful cover for this amazing coming of age book that discusses social justice and fighting for equality in the world. Title: Our Friendship MattersAuthor:… Read more Continue reading Our Friendship Matters- Cover Reveal
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FeaturedGet a Life, Chloe Brown Book Review- Checklisting to Success
Title: Get a Life, Chloe Brown Author: Talia Hibbert Genre: Adult Romance Content Warnings: mild cursing, sex scenes, references of emotional abuse Rating: 4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Quote: “She was starting to wonder if she’d been brave enough from the beginning. If she just needed to love herself enough to believe it.” Unspoilery Blurb After a near… Read more Continue reading Get a Life, Chloe Brown Book Review- Checklisting to Success
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FeaturedLGBTQ+ TBR for the Rest of Pride Month- Top Ten Tuesday
Hello everyone! Happy 10 year birthday to TTT! 🎉🎈Today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is a choice between redoing an old prompt or completing a prompt that you missed. I’ve decided to put my own spin on the prompt Spring 2020 To-Read List and focus on my TBR for the rest of Pride Month! Top Ten… Read more Continue reading LGBTQ+ TBR for the Rest of Pride Month- Top Ten Tuesday
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FeaturedDear Martin Book Review- On Injustice and Profiling
Hello everyone! Today I am sharing an amazing book with you all about the inequality that exists in our world in hopes of spreading awareness about others’ points of view. Although this book is an own voice novel, I am not an own voice reviewer, so if anyone has any comments about this book, I… Read more Continue reading Dear Martin Book Review- On Injustice and Profiling
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FeaturedMystery Blogger Award- June 2020
Hello everyone! I had the honor of being nominated for the Mystery Blogger Award a few weeks back by Claire and Christy over at I’m All Booked Up. Thank you so much for the nomination, and you all should go check out their site for amazing bookish content! What is the Mystery Blogger Award? “Mystery… Read more Continue reading Mystery Blogger Award- June 2020
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FeaturedJo and Laurie Book Review- A Story of What If’s
This book was an ARC given to me from the publisher and author through NetGalley in return for an honest review. Thank you for this opportunity, and know that all thoughts are my own and do not reflect the author or publisher in any way. Title: Jo & Laurie Author: Margaret Stohl and Melissa de… Read more Continue reading Jo and Laurie Book Review- A Story of What If’s
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FeaturedTyler Johnson Was Here Book Review- On Racism and Police Brutality
Hello everyone! Today I want to share my thoughts about a powerful book that discusses police brutality and the struggles of losing someone you love. Title: Tyler Johnson was Here Author: Jay Coles Genre: YA Contemporary (stand-alone) Content Warnings: racism, police brutality, character death, gang violence, mild sexual interactions (consented) Rating: 4.5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Unspoilery Blurb (Taken… Read more Continue reading Tyler Johnson Was Here Book Review- On Racism and Police Brutality
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FeaturedClap When You Land Book Review- Loss and Hope
Hello everyone! Today I’m sharing a beautiful book about grieving and finding family in the midst of the pain. Title: Clap When You Land Author: Elizabeth Acevedo Genre: YA Contemporary Content Warnings: character death, attempted rape Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unspoilery Blurb- taken from Goodreads Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in… Read more Continue reading Clap When You Land Book Review- Loss and Hope
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FeaturedSlay Book Review- Being Unapologetically Black
Hello everyone! I would love to share this amazing book with you all that discusses black culture and the struggles of being unapologetically Black in a world intimidated by Blackness. Title: Slay Author: Brittney Morris Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Type: Standalone novel Content Warnings: cyberbullying, racism, character death, video game violence, and emotional… Read more Continue reading Slay Book Review- Being Unapologetically Black
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FeaturedAmplify Black Voices- Ways to Support
Hello everyone! I hope you’re all doing well and staying safe during everything that is happening. At the beginning of June, I made the decision to stop posting on social media for a week to help own voices to be heard. #amplifyblackvoices As a white female, I know that I can never fully understand the… Read more Continue reading Amplify Black Voices- Ways to Support
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FeaturedMay Wrap-Up and June Goals- 2020
Hello everyone! Well, it’s the end of May, and I feel like this month has gone on forever- but I also feel like I’ve accomplished nothing 😂. I was on break from my college classes for most of May, so I had a lot of free time. I made some fun food and read a… Read more Continue reading May Wrap-Up and June Goals- 2020
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FeaturedNight of the Dragon Book Review- The Harbinger of Change
Hello everyone! Today I’m sharing my review of the amazing book- Night of the Dragon. This is the third and final book in The Shadow of a Fox trilogy, so this review contains spoilers for the previous two books in the series– Shadow of a Fox and Soul of the Sword. I recommend reading my… Read more Continue reading Night of the Dragon Book Review- The Harbinger of Change
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FeaturedSome of My Favorite Opening Lines- Top Ten Tuesday
Hello everyone! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Opening Lines, so I’ve decided to share some of the books with my favorite opening lines in them! Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was… Read more Continue reading Some of My Favorite Opening Lines- Top Ten Tuesday
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FeaturedQueen’s Shadow – A Star Wars Story- From Queen to Senator
Title: Queen’s Shadow Author: E.K. Johnston Rating: 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unspoilery Blurb- Taken from Goodreads (because it’s short and sweet! 🙃) When Padmé Naberrie, “Queen Amidala” of Naboo, steps down from her position, she is asked by the newly-elected queen to become Naboo’s representative in the Galactic Senate. Padmé is unsure about taking on the new… Read more Continue reading Queen’s Shadow – A Star Wars Story- From Queen to Senator
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FeaturedThe Honey-Don’t List- The Struggles of Being an Assistant
Title: The Honey-Don’t List Author: Christina Lauren Rating: 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Content Warnings: Cheating, Sex, Mild Violence, Mild Cussing Unspoilery Blurb Melissa and Rusty Tripp have spent the last decade building up their home remodeling and design empire– and with the help of HDTV, they are officially trending. Carey Douglas has worked for them since the… Read more Continue reading The Honey-Don’t List- The Struggles of Being an Assistant
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FeaturedAnimal Crossing New Horizons Book Tag- On Books and My New Mild Obsession
Hello everyone! I saw this Animal Crossing Book Tag a while back on two different sites- Frayed Books and Thoughts to Pages. Although I’m new to playing Animal Crossing, I love it and am mildly addicted to it! That being said, I couldn’t let this tag pass me by! In honor of finally selling my… Read more Continue reading Animal Crossing New Horizons Book Tag- On Books and My New Mild Obsession
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FeaturedChain of Gold Book Review- The Costs of Being a Hero
Title: Chain of Gold Author: Cassandra Clare Series: Book 1 of The Last Hours Trilogy Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quote: We don’t always love people who deserve it. Unspoilery Blurb The London shadowhunters have had it easy since the destruction of the Infernal Devices, and demons have been scarce in the area. When demon attacks suddenly start… Read more Continue reading Chain of Gold Book Review- The Costs of Being a Hero
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FeaturedSunshine Blogger Award- May 2020
Hello everyone! Today I’m completing the Sunshine Blogger Award which I had the privilege of being nominated for by Prutha @ The Confessions of a Music and Book Addict. Prutha’s site is fun and humorous, and you should all go check it out!🙃 Rules Thank the blogger who nominated you and link back to their… Read more Continue reading Sunshine Blogger Award- May 2020
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FeaturedHearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things Book Review- The Brutality of Love
Title: Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things Author: Jacqueline Firkins Rating: 3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Unspoilery Blurb Edie Price just wants to focus on school, a job, and scholarships for college, instead she is stuck in Mansfield, Massachusetts, the home of wealthy suburbanites and prima donnas. Edie’s cousins keep telling her that she is like Cinderella, but… Read more Continue reading Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things Book Review- The Brutality of Love
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FeaturedBookish Prediction Tag- May 2020
Hello everyone! Today I’m going to do a Bookish Prediction Tag! I was tagged by the wonderful Danni @ _ForBooksSake. Danni has wonderful bookish and musical content, so be sure to check out her site! This tag was created by Book Princess Reviews. Rules Pingback to the creator of the tag, @bookprincessreviews Tag the person… Read more Continue reading Bookish Prediction Tag- May 2020
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FeaturedDon’t Date Rosa Santos Book Review- Cursed by the Sea
Title: Don’t Date Rosa Santos Author: Nina Moreno Rating: 4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quote: “We try with all we have. We fight hands we can’t see. We stomp against the earth and whisper all the right prayers, but sometimes it isn’t meant to be.” Unspoilery Blurb Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea, just like the other women… Read more Continue reading Don’t Date Rosa Santos Book Review- Cursed by the Sea
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FeaturedMystery Blogger Award- May 2020
Hello everyone! Today I’m doing the Mystery Blogger Award which I’ve had the honor of being nominated for by Alex @ Mybookworld24. Alex has amazing posts about reading, writing, and life in the trans community. Go check out the site! 🙃 Rules: Put the award logo/image on your blog List the rules Thank whoever nominated… Read more Continue reading Mystery Blogger Award- May 2020
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FeaturedRogue Princess Book Review- A Genderbent Cinderella Story
Title: Rogue Princess Author: B.R. Myers Rating: 3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Unspoilery Blurb This genderbent Cinderella retelling is about a thief and servant boy, Aidan, running into the Princess heir of the planet, Delia, as they both try to escape the situations they are stuck in. The unlikely duo works well together, but they are both lying… Read more Continue reading Rogue Princess Book Review- A Genderbent Cinderella Story
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FeaturedMay the Fourth Be With You- Book Tag
Hello everyone! Today is Star Wars day! May the fourth be with you! I grew up watching Star Wars, so these movies have an incredibly important place in my heart. I loved the characters and story, and although they are super cheesy at parts, they are one of my favorite series to date. One thing… Read more Continue reading May the Fourth Be With You- Book Tag
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FeaturedApril Wrap-up and May Goals- 2020
Hello everyone! Well, I was furloughed and quarantined all of April while my husband worked as normal, so I hoped to read a lot. Apparently stress is not conducive to reading though, and I was pretty stressed at times. That being said, I still finished a good number of books, but not as many as… Read more Continue reading April Wrap-up and May Goals- 2020
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FeaturedReal Neat Blog Award- April 2020
Hello everyone! I had the honor of being nominated for the Real Neat Blog Award by Jacob @ Books and Pixels. Thank you so much for thinking of me, and I hope you all go check out Jacob’s wonderful blog full of bookish and gaming content! 🙃 The ‘Rules’ Put the award logo on your… Read more Continue reading Real Neat Blog Award- April 2020
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FeaturedThe Song of Achilles Book Review- Greek Heroes and Tragedies
Title: The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Rating: 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quote: “What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another. We cannot say who will survive the holocaust of memory… We are men only, a brief flare of the torch.” Unspoilery Blurb (taken from Goodreads– because I think they have a beautifully written… Read more Continue reading The Song of Achilles Book Review- Greek Heroes and Tragedies
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FeaturedWould You Rather Book Tag
Hello everyone! Today, we have a Would You Rather Book Tag! I was tagged in this tag by the wonderful Gilana @ Gil Reads Books. Thank you so much for tagging me, and I hope you all go check out Gil’s blog! ❤️ The Rules: Answer the questions given to you by your nominator. Make… Read more Continue reading Would You Rather Book Tag
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FeaturedGhosts of the Shadow Market Book Review- All the Short Stories
Hello everyone! So, Chain of Gold came out back in March, and I was so excited to read it because it’s about Will and Tessa’s kids (and they are like my favorite!!!). But! Everyone told me that I should read Ghosts of the Shadow Market first- which I had put off because it looked long… Read more Continue reading Ghosts of the Shadow Market Book Review- All the Short Stories
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FeaturedLiebster Award- April 2020
Hello everyone! I had the honor of being nominated for the Liebster Award by Emmie over @ Another Night of Reading. Thank you so much for the nomination, and I hope you all go check out Emmie’s amazing blog! ❤️ The Rules: Acknowledge the blog that gave it to you and display the award. Answer… Read more Continue reading Liebster Award- April 2020
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FeaturedApril Mini-Reviews: Baking Me Scorpions
Hello everyone! Today I’m going to do a mini review for two books I’ve recently read: Baking Me Crazy and The House of the Scorpion. The first book is an adult romance, and the second is a middle grade dystopian- so there’s a little something for everyone! 😂 (Both reviews are unspoilery!) Title: Baking Me… Read more Continue reading April Mini-Reviews: Baking Me Scorpions
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FeaturedIt’s Kind of a Funny Story- a Book About Mental Health
Title: It’s Kind of a Funny Story Author: Ned Vizzini Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quote: “Everybody has problems. Some people just hide their crap better than others. But people aren’t going to look at you and run away.” Unspoilery Blurb Craig Gilner is a smart and capable young man entering high school, that is until the pressures… Read more Continue reading It’s Kind of a Funny Story- a Book About Mental Health
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FeaturedSpellhacker Book Review- The Magic Thieves
Title: Spellhacker Author: M.K. England Rating: 3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (almost 4, the ending really helped the rest of the book grow on me!) Quote: “We already have Ania for a techwitch, and Remi the spellweaving prodigy, and I have all our hardware needs covered. Jaesin rounds out the group with most the mundie skills, like keeping… Read more Continue reading Spellhacker Book Review- The Magic Thieves
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FeaturedHappy Easter! – A Book Tag
Hello everyone! Happy Easter! It’s been a weird season in quarantine. I’m sure I’m not the only one who typically has Easter plans with a bunch of family, but obviously that can’t happen this year. Well even amidst this chaos and pain in the world, I hope that you all find joy in the little… Read more Continue reading Happy Easter! – A Book Tag
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FeaturedSorcery of Thorns Book Review- The Magic of Books
Title: Sorcery of Thorns Author: Margaret Rogerson Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quote: “Knowledge always has the potential to be dangerous. It is a more powerful weapon than any sword or spell.” Unspoilery Blurb All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has been taught that since she was a little girl growing up in the Great Libraries. The librarians are… Read more Continue reading Sorcery of Thorns Book Review- The Magic of Books
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FeaturedBooks I Enjoyed but Rarely Talk About- TTT
Hello everyone! Well, April is officially underway and it’s been less stressful than March so far. I hope everyone is still doing well! 🙂 Update: well, I just realized that I wrote down the prompts wrong, so this week’s TTT is supposed to be Books I Bought/ Borrowed Because… I thought about changing it, but… Read more Continue reading Books I Enjoyed but Rarely Talk About- TTT
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FeaturedThe Toll Book Review- The Final Countdown
Title: The Toll Author: Neal Shusterman Series: 3rd book in The Arc of a Scythe Trilogy Rating: 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quote: “It is our nature to surpass nature.” Unspoilery Blurb The Toll is the third and final book in the Arc of a Scythe trilogy. The book focuses on the events following the end of Thunderhead,… Read more Continue reading The Toll Book Review- The Final Countdown
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FeaturedMarch Wrap-Up and April Goals
Hello everyone! Well March felt like the longest month ever! So much happened, and I hope that you are all staying safe during this outbreak! If you’re not, and you ever need a place to talk, please feel free to contact me. I am here for you guys. You can message me in a comment… Read more Continue reading March Wrap-Up and April Goals
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FeaturedTen Signs You’re a Book Lover- Top Ten Tuesday
Hello everyone! I hope you’re all doing well and have had a nice March! Today is my husband’s birthday, so we had pancakes for breakfast and we get to celebrate him tonight! Do you have any fun quarantine plans for the day? Any good April Fool’s pranks for tomorrow? Well it’s Tuesday again, so that… Read more Continue reading Ten Signs You’re a Book Lover- Top Ten Tuesday
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FeaturedThunderhead Book Review- Making Mistakes
Title: Thunderhead Author: Neal Shusterman Series: Book 2 in the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quote: “Humans learn from their mistakes. I cannot. I make no mistakes.” Unspoilery Blurb The Scythedom is on edge with an alleged criminal on the loose, and a fight for power could leave the world in chaos. Thunderhead… Read more Continue reading Thunderhead Book Review- Making Mistakes
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FeaturedScythe Book Review- Thou Shalt Kill
Title: Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Series: Book 1 in the Arc of the Scythe Trilogy Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quote: “Have we ever had an enemy worse than ourselves?” Unspoilery Blurb- From Goodreads Thou shalt kill. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered… Read more Continue reading Scythe Book Review- Thou Shalt Kill
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FeaturedUplifting Books to Read While Social Distancing- Top Ten Tuesday (On Wednesday 😉
Hello everyone! Well, I’m finally getting into a routine with social distancing, and I hope you all are as well. I did a ton of homework yesterday, so I didn’t have time to write a Top Ten Tuesday post. But, then I saw that the topic was a genre freebie which gave me inspiration to… Read more Continue reading Uplifting Books to Read While Social Distancing- Top Ten Tuesday (On Wednesday 😉
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