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Stacking the Shelves [1]

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is about sharing the books that you have added to your shelves in the past week. The books can be [...]

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (Grisha Trilogy #3)

***WARNING: THIS REVIEW IS SLIGHTLY SLIGHTLY SLIGHTLY SPOILERY***  Let’s start this show off by dealing with the creepy Rasputin-priest-Asparant situation. [...]

Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira

What do Kurt Cobain, Amelia Earhart and Heath Ledger all have in common? They're dead, for starters, and therefore they're perfect for spilling your secrets [...]

#WeNeedDiverseBooksBecause…

We need more diverse books to prove that life Isn't a black and white cookie - There are colors that can't be expressed Through writing about the same issue [...]

Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

"Most people lose the ability to see silver linings even though they are always there above us almost every day." When I first saw Silver Linings Playbook [...]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

"I really think everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry, and a harmonica." It's a beautiful sentiment, isn't it? I don't know why something that [...]

The Death of the Black-Haired Girl by Robert Stone

"People all want their suffering to mean something." In one of the last sentences of his newest novel, The Death of the Black-Haired Girl, Robert Stone [...]

Top 5 YA Fantasy Novels for Everyone

I've always loved to read fantasy. There's just something about visiting an entirely new world that appeals to me - it's like getting to travel without ever [...]

Date a Girl Who Writes

Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who can’t put a new book down until it’s been finished. A girl who, for those few hours, can’t separate the fantasy [...]