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Book Review: The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

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source Genre: Young Adult Contemporary/Mental Health This is normal.It’s heartbreaking. And it’s true. Being the eldest daughter in a family comes with great responsibility. And with that responsibility comes basically taking care of the family even when we ourselves are stretched to the brink. Mentally, physically. Whatever it is. Everyone else comes first because hey, … Continue reading Book Review: The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

Mini Book Review: Ghost: Thirteen Haunting Tales to Tell by Illustratus

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Do you want to hear a ghost story? Well, gather closer. Honestly,I've said this before but WHY are ghost stories aimed at CHILDREN always the creepiest. Maybe it's because they're written so you won't have to think that hard and not written in House of Leaves style but christ, this book was creepy as hell … Continue reading Mini Book Review: Ghost: Thirteen Haunting Tales to Tell by Illustratus

ARC Review: Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison

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Trigger warnings: Suicide " Really? At an all girls boarding school? How deliciously gothic." Gothic doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of this book. Let's call it as it is, a lesbian gothic thriller set to the tone of rich millennial teens are out of their minds. They are ruthless. Meet Ash, an orphan … Continue reading ARC Review: Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison

Thursday Discussion: Books Or Series That’d Make Great TV Series

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Think Netflix or Hulu and make it SHIMMER. Of course as we read we imagine some of our favorite books making it to the screen played by one of our favorite actors and/or actresses. Thanks kindly to @ Ally Writes Things for this prompt 🙂 The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton … Continue reading Thursday Discussion: Books Or Series That’d Make Great TV Series