Tag: book blog
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Simon Fayter and the Doors of Bone: A Positive Perspective
Many people have done the fish out of water thrust into a magical school trope, but this author’s approach is purely unique. If you don’t laugh at least a dozen times while reading this book, I am concerned about your sense of humor.
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Book Review Speed Run
Let’s do a speed run of my reaction to various books I have read in the last few weeks filled with gifs and arbitrary ranking systems.
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Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2025
You may have heard the saying “New Year, new you.” Well, this year we are shaking it up by having a “New Year, but mostly the same you” kind of mindset.
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End Of Year Wrap-Up
2024 has definitely had its share of highs and lows. One thing that is neither a high nor a low is the fact that I didn’t complete the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge this year.
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The Housemaid: A Positive Perspective
A good mystery takes you on a ride. This book definitely does that. I was too busy enjoying the ride to try to puzzle out what was going to be on the next page.
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A Court Of Thorns And Roses
I honestly cannot even tell you how many times I have reread this book. Each and every time I do, I find new things to love about it.
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Demon Copperhead: A Positive Perspective
In a similar way to Dickens, whose book David Copperfield inspired this story, Kingslover shows us parts of society that are often ignored and exploited.
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Forbidden Notebook: A Positive Perspective
There is something in Valeria’s story that is in all women, in all of us. The world decides a lot of her actions. In many stories, this dynamic can make the main character seem weak. But here, it serves to highlight the injustices in a world that often does not let women be the architects…
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salt. A Positive Perspective
The one thing that poetry in all of its forms has in common is the feeling that it invokes. Poetry makes you feel something. Whether you understand the purpose of the poem or whether you are the audience that connects with it in the strongest way, it still invokes feelings.
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A Prince So Cruel: A Positive Perspective
This three book series had me reading way past my bedtime. There are cliffhangers and plenty of moments that have you on the edge of your seat.