Reviews
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Forgotten Childhood Favorites
We all have our childhood favorites, the books that ignited our love of reading and stick with us through adulthood and are treasured memories. From Harry Potter to Narnia, there are books that remain in our consciousness for our whole lives, but what about our forgotten favorites? What about the books we read until the… Continue reading
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Review and Discussion: A Court of Thorns and Roses
This review contains loads of spoilers, so don’t read on if you intend to read the book. Also, for fans of the book, please don’t hate me! I’d love to open up a discussion about it because I know so many people love it. Tell me your thoughts! Continue reading
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May TBR Strategy
May TBR: my strategy for reading down my physical books and advance reader copies. Continue reading
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ARC Review: The Futures
I’ve been reading a lot of books with romance in them lately and The Futures was a great break from that. Be warned: it is not the story of a charming couple meeting, falling in love, and living happily ever after; it is about the breakdown of a relationship that is crumbling before the first… Continue reading
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April Reading Round-up
It’s my favorite time of the moth! Here’s a look back on my bookish activity this month. Let’s see if I stuck with my April TBR strategy: Continue reading
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Sunshine Blogger Award
I was so thrilled to be nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by Yaykisspurr over at Perspective of a Writer and Avi at Panic at the Bookstore! This makes me happy for a number of reasons, including the fact that ‘Sunshine’ is an old college nickname. Continue reading
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Review: 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire
1666 was a watershed year for England. It was the year of the Great Plague; the eruption of the second Dutch War, the clash between two great powers which ultimately ended in one of the English military’s most humiliating defeats; and the Great Fire. Continue reading
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Blogger Stats Book Tag
Drew at The Tattooed Book Geek posted this tag and I really liked their answers! I love stats and things like this so I thought I’d give it a go. Continue reading
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Review: Caraval
There was so much hype surrounding this book’s release. From its stunning cover to the fantastical story, everyone wanted it. I found out about Caraval through social media — you couldn’t throw a figurative rock on Instagram without seeing a photo of its gorgeous cover — and decided to pick it up. Continue reading
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ARC Review: Red Sister
I admit I’ve only read one of Mark Lawrence’s books, Prince of Thorns, and it wasn’t quite my cup of tea. However I have been following his writing career — he’s a good guy and very active on social media — and when I heard about this book it intrigued me. Continue reading
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