book review
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clytemnestra by Costanza Casati [5 stars]
This does not read like a debut at ALL. Costanza Casati has a well-honed skill of giving the reader exactly what they need to hear, nothing more and nothing less, but sculpting the scene into a poem of illustrious imagery. She also writes Clytemnestra’s story in present tense, which I find to be captivating and… Continue reading
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elevation by Stephen King
As a child I watched my mother as she devoured book after book written by Stephen King. Eyes alight and pages rapidly turning, I remember the massive books coming home with her and be replaced by the following book almost as quickly. Ravenous! She loved King’s works and, well, as a child? I was terrified… Continue reading
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hey, kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Whatever I imagined reading this graphic novel would be like… I was wrong. And I’m glad I was. I have been brilliantly blown away by the emotional depth that this memoir offers, and I am moved by it all. Jarrett writes the true story of his childhood and upbringing (mostly) away from his heroin-addicted mother… Continue reading
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spells for forgetting by Adrienne Young (3.5 stars)
This book was meant to be read during the crisp Autumn months, when leaves are reddening and skies are darkening and a chill starts to settle in your bones. When witches seem a bit more real and you can feel the magic in the air as death knocks on mother nature’s door and colours of… Continue reading
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a week of unicorn storybooks: a collection
We LOVE our local library and you bet your booty I utilize the hold system! With so many different branches available at varying distances, I take advantage of placing holds from any branch. They are delivered to a branch of my choosing and I have a time frame within which I can pick them up,… Continue reading
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papers girls vols. 1-3
Comics, graphic novels or depictions, whatever you want to call them, they are DOPE. Yeah I said it. Dope. They’re addictive. Especially Paper Girls. I was non-stop impressed by the fast pacing and intense action with every page I turned. And I TURNED THEM ALL! The four paper girls with their bikes thrown to the… Continue reading
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the summer I turned pretty by Jenny Han (2.5 stars)
I’m reviewing the first 2 books in this trilogy, which are: The Summer I Turned Pretty, and It’s Not Summer Without You. I will review the third book when I’ve read it (soon)! Have you read any of these books or watched the show? I was looking forward to season 2 of the show but… Continue reading
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things you save in a fire by Katherine Center
“For the first time, I understood. In all the times I’d remembered that story, I’d experienced every single part of it from my own perspective, standing in my own sixteen-year-old shoes. Now, for the first time, I saw it unfold from a new angle. Hers. And it changed the story.” I have read a few… Continue reading
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the pull of the stars by Emma Donoghue (4.5 stars)
This one captivated me with its brilliant pacing. I love a fast-paced novel that’s impossible to put down, or if you must put it down for some important and unavoidable purpose, it lives in the forefront of your mind until you find yourself engrossed in its story once more. This book spans over the course… Continue reading
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braving the wilderness by Brené Brown
I loved this one so much that I listened to the entire audiobook in one day. I took my device around with me so I could listen to it at every opportunity. 🦋 This one is truly a call to higher love, civility, and a challenge to belong to yourself above all else. This text… Continue reading
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