young adult
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howl’s moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones [5 stars]
SPOILERS, COMING RIGHT UP 🔔 This, for me, was an instant classic. And I knew it on the first page. Diana Wynne Jones’ writing wove a world where magic and ordinary things both existed in a mundane sort of everyday-ness, in a way where witches and spells were just a passing thing as much as… 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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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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