Tag: Book Reviews
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Book Review: Ritu Weds Chandni by Ameya Narvankar
Overview Ritu Weds Chandni was one of the most beautiful children’s books I’ve ever read. It was a heartbreaking yet inspiring story about a young person–not yet exposed to the hatred and bigotry of the world–defending her cousin’s happiness and “non-traditional” marriage to her girlfriend. It revealed a lot of the hatred present in the…
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Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, Book #0)
Overview (Spoiler Free!) So, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to even get into this book, but I let you all decide if I was going to and since 90% of you wanted me to…here we are! I initially wasn’t sure if I wanted to read this prequel because it’s been so long since I…
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Book Review: Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare (The Last Hours, Book #1)
Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ Pages: 582 Format: Physical book Release date: 3.4.2020 Overview (Spoiler-Free!) OKAY. Time to review my MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2020!! Honestly, my most anticipated book of 2019 and 2020, because 2019 is when it was supposed to come out initially. I’ve been waiting for more Will Herondale in my life ever…
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Book Review: Rebel by Marie Lu (Legend series, Book #4)
Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ Pages: 384 Format: Physical book Release date: 10.1.2019 Ah, time to review my most anticipated release of 2019, and the fourth book in my favorite YA dystopian/sci-fi series of all time. I vividly remember the day I found out Marie Lu was releasing a new addition to the series–almost seven years…
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YA Recommendations | Contemporary
Hello! I hope you’re having a lovely day so far 🙂 It’s that time of the month again (book recommendation time!)…this month, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite YA contemporary novels. Without further ado, here are my top five favorite young adult contemporaries, along with a few honorable mentions: When Dimple Met…
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ARC Book Review: 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons [Spoiler Free]
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ARC Book Review: 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons [Spoiler Free] Disclaimer: I received a free ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I was so excited to read 100 Days of Sunlight because it came highly recommended…
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Book Review: Again, But Better by Christine Riccio [Spoiler Free]
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Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ This book was one of my most highly anticipated reads of the year. I’ve been following Christine Riccio for a while now–I’ve been watching her Booktube videos since I was a sophomore in high school, and continue to do so today. She’s one of the most prominent members of the book…
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Book Review: Warcross by Marie Lu | Spoiler Free!
Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ So, I’m definitely not one of the “gamer girls” that this book was inspired by, but wow–I absolutely loved it. Although the first couple chapters did give me very strong Ready Player One vibes and had me questioning the originality of the plot, as the story progressed, I forgot about that initial…
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Book Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer [No Spoilers!]
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Cress, the third installment of the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (possible spoilers ahead for those who have not read Cinder and Scarlet), took me by surprise. I absolutely love the premise of this series as it fuses together science fiction and fantasy, my two favorite genres, (which are unfortunately not combined together often enough).…
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