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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 Bob’s Burgers Tag

    Happy Saturday, everyone! How are you feeling this fine day? I thought I’d kick off the weekend with another original book tag! As you can tell by the title, this tag is based on Bob’s Burgers. I’ve taken the characters from the show and created questions based on their personalities. But I’m a shower and

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  • Mean Girls Tag

    Well, I survived the big, scary blizzard. Today I am extremely sore after spending three hours shoveling my driveway yesterday. But anyway, today I’m going to do my first book tag in a while. As you can tell by the title, this tag is based on the movie Mean Girls. It takes quotes from the

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  • My Top 6 Best Books of 2017

    After three weeks of list after list after list, we’ve finally come to the end. And that final list is my top six books of 2017. Even though I’ve had a mediocre reading year, I still read some absolutely fantastic books this year. In order to make this list, I simply had to have read

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  • Top 5 Wednesday: Books I’m Thankful For

    Hosted by the Top 5 Wednesday Goodreads Group   Well, tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and with that an entire moral conundrum. The very foundation of the holiday (happy pilgrims and natives working together) is based on a lie. It pretty much celebrates colonialism. It also glorifies overeating (which I have never understood how that relates to

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  • The Four London Book Tag

    On Halloween this year, the collector’s edition of A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab was released. Even though it’s over a week later, I thought I’d do this tag in honor of that release. It poses questions based on each of the Londons in that series: Gray London, Red London, White London, and

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  • Top 5 Wednesday: Creepy Settings

    Hosted by the Top 5 Wednesday Goodreads Group Hey, gang! It’s Top 5 Wednesday! The topic is your top five creepy settings. They don’t have to be from horror stories, but they do have to give you the willies. Once again, as a lover of Halloween and all things creepy, this topic was right up

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  • If You Like That, Try This: Harry Potter Edition

    As a part of the generation that grew up with Harry Potter, I know all about the search for another book or series that speaks to me as much as it did. And, over the course of my life, I’ve found some that I think feel fit that mold. Now, I’m not going to include

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  • Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite Minor Characters

    Hosted by ThoughtsOnTomes Hola, Strangers! It’s Wednesday again, which means it’s time once more for Top 5 Wednesday! This week’s topic is your top five favorite minor characters. As stated in the topic, in regards to the difference between a side character or a minor character, a side character is someone like Ron Weasley or

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  • The Words That Built the Story: A Study of Victoria “V.E.” Schwab’s Writing Style

      Over the past few years, Victoria Schwab (V.E. when writing for an adult audience) has become one of the biggest names in young and new adult fantasy. While Schwab will readily admit hers was not an overnight success, this skyrocket into the public consciousness was inevitable. Her stories are unlike anything else out there,

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