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Front Desk was one of my all-time MG reads since I could relate to it so much as a Chinese-born Canadian. So of course I couldn’t wait for the sequel. Here are my thoughts about Three Keys! Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud …
This book. Was. Phenomenal. I’m always a bit nervous reading books I’ve heard a lot about but all the hype did nothing to dampen my enthusiasm about this one. I loved the writing, the characters, and just everything about this book. Everything. And I feel intimidated writing a review because anything I write pales in …
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Note: This is a spoiler-free review for Love, Creekwood, however may contain spoilers for Simon Vs The Homosapiens Agenda and Leah on the Offbeat. It’s been more than a year since Simon and Blue turned their anonymous online flirtation into an IRL relationship, and just a few months since Abby and Leah’s unforgettable night at …
Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill …
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Hi everyone! The days are getting longer and we're getting more sunshine here on the West Coast. Who's looking forward to spring? ME!! February was full of up and downs, truly. I thought maybe instead of doing my typical wrap-up format, I'll try something new. Here we go, the 7 things that I did in …
Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming ― mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger’s massive Twitter account. Enter Jack, class clown and constant thorn in Pepper’s side. …
Hello everyone! The concept of zero draft was new to me and I couldn't wait to give it a try during NaNoWriMo last year. I want to share my experience zero-drafting a novel! What's a Zero Draft? We've all heard about first drafts, but have you heard about zero drafts? A zero draft is a …
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I recently read and loved Crescent City by Sarah J Maas, so I thought I'd dig into my backlist and read one of her popular series from before. After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. …
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So, this is my first Sarah J Maas book. I know, WHO AM I and how come I haven't read any of her books until now?? *shrug* Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused …
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Hey everyone! In January I turned 30. I started to write a blog post about it, then felt completely overwhelmed hahaha....... Here we go. Attempt #2. I think this post will be different than the other posts I've written. It's more for myself, so that one of these days, I'll maybe dig up this post …
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