book recommendations
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Official Summary: What if damnation is the price of true love? Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees…
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Well, well, well. Yet another meme I started and then promptly abandoned. The meme I’m bringing back today is the classic recommendation meme. Basically, I recommend things (books, TV shows, movies, etc.) based on what you already like. I usually only recommend things based on one specific piece of media (for example, I recommended other…
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After the jam-packed reading month that was October, it was almost a guarantee this month would be a backslide. The good news is, it wasn’t terrible. I read five books and the content was decent overall. I even managed to read two books from my TBR for the rest of the year. I also got…
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Hey gang! Sorry for being MIA the past week. I actually wrote out an entire post about my first relationship on Saturday, but never got around to editing it. Drunk Me decided that was Sober Me’s job, and Sober Me decreed it was Later Me’s responsibility. Then I repeated the cycle. And then yesterday I…
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In a fit of gayness, I spent the first half of this month reading two books that promised girls in love. The first was Inkmistress, a prequel to Audrey Coulthurst’s debut novel Of Fire and Stars. The second was Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda spin-off/sequel, Leah on the Offbeat. I found both…
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Well, it’s been a minute since I’ve done one of these. The past few topics just haven’t grabbed me. I had some ideas for last week’s topic, but none that I felt weren’t going to be everyone’s answers. But this week I’ve got some great answers. Today’s topic is books for your younger self. These…
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Well, we’ve reached the end of August. Can you believe it’s already September? This year is really flying by. Halloween is right around the corner! But before we enter spooky season, we have to finish up with summer. First step? Telling my loyal followers all about the books I read this month. I don’t know…
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I’m a big fan of series. I love joining characters on lengthy adventures and being in it for the long hall. But that doesn’t mean I read series exclusively. On the contrary, I’ve read some fantastic standalones in my day. Today, I’d like to recommend a few of my all-time favorites. From fantasy to contemporary…
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Official Summary: In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams of receiving a sign from Dihya that one day, she, too, will have adventure, and…
Strange Storyteller 