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Mini Review: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

September 28, 2016
I didn’t write too many notes as I was reading Fun Home, so I’m just going to make this a mini review where I share some of my notes: It’s interesting how this book goes back and forth in time a lot. On one page, we see Alison at 3 or 4 different ages. What? Women had to wear at least 3 articles of women’s clothing in  ...

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Mini Review: The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas

August 31, 2016
The Assassin’s Blade is a collection of the Throne of Glass novellas, which are prequels to the series. I really enjoyed these novellas, but I didn’t write down much for each one, so I’m just going to write a mini review where I share some of my notes.  The Assassin and the Pirate Lord  (Throne of Glass #0.1) I know I say  ...

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Review: The Fame Game by Lauren Conrad

August 17, 2016
A Guilty Pleasure… Let me just preface this review by stating that I, in my mid-to-late twenties, enjoyed the heck out of Laguna Beach, The Hills, and The City, but especially The Hills. All three were guilty pleasures of mine. And to this day, I always find myself wanting to rewatch all of them. But then when I actually do start to  ...

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Review: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

April 21, 2016
Title: Alanna: The First Adventure Author: Tamora Pierce Series: Song of the Lioness #1 Publisher: Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 1983 Pages: 249 Format/Source: Paperback/Gifted from a friend  Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Fantasy From now on I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin.  ...

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DNF: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

July 24, 2015
Title: Obsidian Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Lux #1 Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 335 Format/Source: Ebook/Gift from a friend Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to  ...

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Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

July 22, 2013
Title:  The Raven Boys Author:  Maggie Stiefvater Series:  The Raven Cycle #1 Publisher:  Scholastic Press Publication Date:  September 18, 2012 Pages:  408 Format/Source:  Hardback/Gift from a friend and Audiobook/Freebie Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal  “There are only two  ...

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