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“Trust Fall” Review

Fiction + Romance + Young Adult

I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for what seems like an eternity. So, when I finally got my hands on it, I was over the moon. Here are my honest thoughts on this new Lynn Painter book!

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“A Study in Drowning” Review: Liked It, Can’t Recommend It

Fantasy + Fiction + Romance + Young Adult

I don’t know how to feel about this book exactly. I mean, I liked it, and I enjoyed reading it. But also, it didn’t surpass my expectations. It kinda hovered right below the bar that I had set for it. There were things I really enjoyed about this book, and there were some things that I thought could be improved.

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“Daughter of the Pirate King” Review: Good not Great

Fantasy + Fiction + Young Adult

I have mixed feelings about this book. And I have a lot of thoughts. So here I am, once again, giving all my unasked for opinions, because if I’m being honest, my entire family just zones out when I try to talk about my latest read. So buckle up, because this is about to get messy.

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“In Time“ Review: An Intense Novela

Dystopian + Fiction + Young Adult

This book comes right after the first book in “The Darkest Minds” series, and I read it because I’m extremely dedicated to this series and need to read everything in it, in order.

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“Of Curses and Kisses” Review: A Book That Fell Flat

Fiction + Romance + Young Adult

I was really looking forward to this one. The cover was adorable, the synopsis sounded cute, and one of my friends was already reading it, so I thought it’d be fun to read together.

But this book was missing the spark I so wanted.

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“The Darkest Minds” Review: A 6 Star Read

Dystopian + Fiction + Romance + Young Adult

This book changed my life! I actually haven’t gone a single minute of a single day not thinking of this book since I picked it up. And believe it or not, it may be one of my new favourites! And that says a lot because it had high standards to beat.

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“To Kill a Kingdom” Review: Another DNF

Fantasy + Fiction + Young Adult

I’ve seen this book everywhere, so when I found it at one of my favourite bookstores I decided to snatch it up.
Long story short, this book caused me to spiral into a full-blown book slump.

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“A Good Girls Guide to Murder” Review

Fiction + Mystery + Young Adult

This book is a twisty turning maze and I loved every minute of it. I read it after seeing it suggested everywhere, and I have to say, it did not let me down. I could hardly put this book down, and consider it one of the best mysteries I’ve read so far. So get ready to stay up all night if you read this book.

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“The Hunger Games” Review

Dystopian + Fiction + Romance + Young Adult

have always been scared to read the Hunger Games. Let me explain.
I watched the Hunger Games movies when I was 12, and being way too young and sensitive for that amount of violence and suspense, I was plagued with nightmares and a paranoia that followed me everywhere for months. I couldn’t go into our unfinished basement without feeling like a mutt was going to jump out and get me, and don’t even get me started on closing my eyes in the shower.

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“Catching Fire” Review

Dystopian + Fiction + Romance + Young Adult

Lets talk about the second book in the Hunger Games Series!
I really loved this book, it was such an amazing second book in the series and added so much more to the world and story. I couldn’t put it down!

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