Tag: young adult
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Book Quote #6: “I wonder if that’s how darkness wins”
“I wonder if that’s how darkness wins, by convincing us to trap it inside ourselves, instead of emptying it out. I don’t want it to win.” — My Heart and Other Black Holes, Jasmine Warga Somedays I feel that it helps to talk positively, and that the act of saying happy words will make us happier,…
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Thoughtful Thursday Quote #5: “Growing up”
“Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.” ― Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon This is a quote that stuck with me as I read Everything, Everything. In the book, Maddy makes a difficult choice: She decides to listen to her heart and do what she truly wants, even if it means disappointing her mother.…
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Top 10 Tuesday: Fantasy and YA Books in my TBR
Hello everyone! I’m excited to share with you my (first ever) Top 10 Tuesday list! Top 10 Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme is “Ten books from X genre that I’ve added to my TBR.” I could not decide between Fantasy (my recent obsession) and Young Adult…
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Books read in 2017 (Part I)
Hello everyone! Besides writing, my other favourite activity is reading. Nothing like sitting back at the end of a day and winding down with a book. I am loving eBooks (via Kindle). They are lightweight and easy to carry around, and the screen isn’t glaring at all. I am also a recent convert to audiobooks:…
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