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  • Official Summary: Juliette Ferrars thought she’d won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander, and now has Warner by her side. But she’s still the girl with the ability to kill with a single touch—and now she’s got the whole world in the palm of her hand. When tragedy hits, who will…

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  • July 2018 Wrap-Up

    This month has easily been one of the best reading months I’ve had all year. I finally feel like I’m hitting my stride again. Not only did I read more than I have been, but the content was overall pretty good. It’s enough to remember why I was once such a big reader— it’s fun!…

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  • Official Summary: Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the…

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  • Well, June is almost over (wasn’t it just January?). What better way to celebrate than to take a look back at all the books I’ve read so far this year? I’ve been a bit disappointed in the quantity of books I’ve read, but the content has been pretty decent. Mostly, this just gives me a…

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  • You know how on almost every BookTube video the BookTuber starts off with a disclaimer? That whole “This is just my opinion. You can like things I don’t. Blah, blah, blah” thing. I get why they do it, but it’s still annoying. It’s a given that anything you say is just your opinion. That’s why…

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  • Official Summary:  When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed…unless the…

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  • Reader Problems Tag

    Reading is a pastime done for entertainment. So it should be stress-free, right? Well, it’s not. There’s a lot of shit involved in reading. This tag addresses many of those things. How do I deal with reader problems? Well, let’s find out! You have 20,000 books on your TBR. How in the world do you…

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  • The Ten Book Challenge

    Good afternoon, everyone! I realize I’ve skipped most of the Top 5 Wednesday posts for this month. The topics just didn’t grab me. To make up for it (and to break up the monotony of reviews), I thought I’d bang out this quick tag. This is a tag without bells and whistles— it’s just ten…

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  • The Meme Book Tag

    Before I get into this post, I just wanted to point out that today is this blog’s one-year anniversary! I can’t believe it’s already been a full trip around the sun. I’ve loved creating and writing for this blog so much. I can’t wait to see what the next year has in store! And now…

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  • Official Summary: Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all tricks, sleights of hand, learned skills; a means to the delightful end…

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