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Blood, Ink & Fire by Ashley Mansour | Book Talk
This book was provided to me by Net Galley and Upturn Publishing for an honest review. “IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT BOOKS… In the future, books are a distant memory. The written word has been replaced by an ever-present stream of images known as Verity. In the controlling dominion of the United Vales of Fell, reading…
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Fictional Guys Have Ruined My Life
The title says it all. Fictional guys have pretty much ruined my life and expectations for anything (and everything). As someone who has read about 200+ books in last 5-7 years I can proudly say that I have fallen in love with several people. All being fictional. (*cue in music*) I cannot remember who my…
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#readwomen December
Living in Miami during winter times might seem like a bore. Nothing expressed in every Christmas film known to man will occur down here in warm, sticky Florida. While this might be disheartening to some (AKA me) recreating the magic of Christmas is easy. You don’t need cold winter nights under the blanket. Or cute…
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Finding Hope by Colleen Nelson | Book Talk
Finding Hope by Colleen Nelson *I was given this book by NetGalley and Dundurn for an honest review* I was first attracted to this book by the simplicity of the cover. Finding Hope explores the lives of Hope and Eric; siblings that reside in a small town. Lumsville is town where nothing…
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Winter by Marissa Meyer | Book Talk
This is the final installment of Marissa Meyer’s series: The Lunar Chronicles. The Lunar Chronicle is a retelling of the classic fairytales of Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Snow White. This story is told several hundred years in the future at the Eastern Commonwealth (East Asian, but mainly China). We follow the story of…
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Why I Read Books
Sometimes I get praises or questionable looks about why I read so much. Sometimes I am too scared to say that it is an escape from reality. Nothing against non-frequent readers, but reading helps the mind and you become a better person. I did not officially become an avid reader until I was in middle…
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Fairytales Retold | Book Talk
In the YA world, it is currently very popular to re-tell a classic story. Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, you name it. They grab the basic premise of these classic tales and turn them upside down. Maybe Cinderella is a cyborg? Snow White is actually a warrior. The Beast is…
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I’m always S*** for Riordan Mythology | Book Talk
I was in ninth grade and Borders was still a semi-stable bookstore company. I do not remember what led me to ask my mom to buy me a complete set of books…but I did. I think we were looking for a book I needed for my English class or something, but on that day I…
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Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins | Book Talk
I need you to image the fabulous Elle Woods from Legally Blonde. Image her stylish clothes, her positive attitude, her brilliance and her ‘do what you believe in mentally’. Is her picture in your mind yet? I hope so; now imagine her southern, accent and brown hair. Now to that southern Elle Wood, blend her…