Author: amanda

obsessed with ghosts, sailor moon, and earl grey tea. my name is amanda and i’m here to to set your world on fire.

Juliet’s Corner: ARC Review: Layla’s Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, Ashleigh Corrin and The Princess and the Pea by Parragon Books and Dubravka Kolanovic

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Hello, hello. We are here with a double trouble edition of Juliet's Corner. ARE YOU READY??? I talked about it on my Goodreads Monday post but I'm going through a bit of a reading slump which is affecting my posting and I'm also working a lot more since I am a single mom and the … Continue reading Juliet’s Corner: ARC Review: Layla’s Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, Ashleigh Corrin and The Princess and the Pea by Parragon Books and Dubravka Kolanovic

Goodreads Monday 11/18 & The Inevitable and Really Terrible Reading Slump

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Friends The reading slump is here I don’t know if you've noticed by my posts have been sporadic as hell lately. I've been playing the worst game of hopscotch with my books and nothing is interesting me. I don't know if it's my depression, work overwhelming me, or a combo but it's here and it's … Continue reading Goodreads Monday 11/18 & The Inevitable and Really Terrible Reading Slump

ARC Review: Moon Magic: A Handbook of Lunar Cycles, Lore, and Mystical Energies by Aurora Kane

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I’ve always had an affinity to the moon. When tears would course down my eyes and trail tracks down my cheeks I would wish not upon the stars but pray to that crescent sliver or that glowing orb.When my maternal grandmother died years ago that night I sought comfort and in the dark I felt … Continue reading ARC Review: Moon Magic: A Handbook of Lunar Cycles, Lore, and Mystical Energies by Aurora Kane

Series of the Week: The Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin

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Deep in the recesses of my closet... Past the summer dresses, beyond the whispering demons, crawl beyond the sleeping cats and you will find several full storage containers Open them, they won't bite. Lift the lid, it won't hurt you. Ah...yes. There you are. Here we go. Pandora's treasure has been found and magick has … Continue reading Series of the Week: The Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin

Thursday Discussion: Favorite Childhood Books 11/14

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Happy Thursday my babies!!! It's that time... WHAT TIME YOU ASK??? Thursday discussion time The Thursday Discussion is a book prompt started by Ally Writes Things. Every other Thursday we get a different prompt to write about! This Thursday’s topic is Favorite Childhood Books Awwww, this is a cute and sentimental topic now isn't it?? So, … Continue reading Thursday Discussion: Favorite Childhood Books 11/14

ARC Review: Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins: A Novel by Katarina Bivald

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Absolutely nothing is fine. When I was a teenager I read a Sweet Valley High book where a terrible earthquake occurred and a beloved side character died in the aftermath. She was cremated and her ashes were scattered in the ocean and I was so touched that immediately after reading that I went up to … Continue reading ARC Review: Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins: A Novel by Katarina Bivald

Comic Book Review: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona

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What in the hell is normal exactly? And why do we strive so hard to try to fit into the cookie cutter image of normality when we think we've figured it out? I can't think or normality now. Not at this point in my old, old life. I used to want to fit in when … Continue reading Comic Book Review: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona

ARC Review: Five Sisters by Stephanie Campisi and Mădălina Andronic (Illustrator)

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When autumn visited, dressed in red, they would play in the trees I do this often. I request children's books for my daughter to read but I end up becoming just as engrossed in them as she does. This is a short picture book about a fairy tale and I can't really say much more … Continue reading ARC Review: Five Sisters by Stephanie Campisi and Mădălina Andronic (Illustrator)