book review
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Blech: An Attempt To Discuss Mia Ballard’s “Shy Girl”
You ever have such a weird experience with a book that you don’t even know how to begin talking about it? I just finished my advance copy of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard, due April 7th. And for my review,… Continue reading
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Everything I Read For “Out of This World Month”
Everyone enjoying this bleak, dark, late-winter weather? I’m sure not! Thankfully, this past month I’ve been escaping into other worlds nearly non-stop. That’s right, I’ve just concluded my very first Out of This World Month, where I read only fantasy… Continue reading
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Reviewing Every Story in “The End of the World As We Know It”
Who else was over the moon (M-O-O-N, that spells excited!) when this book was first announced? You all know Grandpa King is my #1. And for my very first pick in our book club we started almost three years ago,… Continue reading
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Return of the Book Bracket
Quick update: I’ve decided to join the cool cats on StoryGraph! Check me out! https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/ac_bookaddict Also, check out this awesome teaser Saige made for Losing Air! Now back to the post! If you’ve been following us for a while, you… Continue reading
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Showing Off my Book Journal
I’m a big fan of scrapbooking, bullet journals, and junk journaling, and it’s something that’s come closely connected with my love of reading, too. Back in 2023, I started a book journal, where I can combine my own reviews along… Continue reading
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Three Spooky Short Stories for Halloween
I think most of us have some memory of reading a disturbing short story in our English class in school. These tales tend to stick with us, coming to mind at the randomest of times. For me, there are many… Continue reading
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Banned Books Week: My Favorite Banned Reads
Technically, I’m a day late, but let’s ignore that fact and enjoy some books, shall we? Reading banned books is important now more than ever, in a day and age where what we engage with is being heavily scrutinized and… Continue reading
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I Put My Best Reads of 2025 (So Far) In A Tournament and That Was a Terrible Idea
You know, I’ve done some difficult things in my life. Survived a trip to Germany without parental oversight. Got my upper stomach tattooed. Recently, ripped out the carpet in my living room. I think all of those things were easier… Continue reading
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Five Magic Book Reviews
Recently I’ve had quite the fixation on books themed around faeries, magic, and all things in between. I justify it by calling it research for my own novel dealing with the same. Regardless, I have always enjoyed the magical and… Continue reading
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Book Banter: 9 Upcoming Releases That Have Me Salivating
I read The Hacienda last year and devoured the entire thing in two days. Isabel Cañas blew me away with her dread, her atmosphere, the way she could make me feel like someone just dropped an ice cube down my… Continue reading
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