Tag: youngadultfiction
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Reading Wrap-Up: June-Aug. 2024
The summer was filled with European travels, classwork, and more for me, so little reading was done! At least, less reading than my norm in the summertime. I am trying to give myself grace that sometimes even reading at all still counts as reading; it does not matter the amount in a given time. I…
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Reading Wrap-Up: Apr. & May 2024
New year, new reading goals. April and May brought me an abundance of reading time. I read 8 physical books and listened to 4 audiobooks over these two months, and there were some good ones. Check out my ratings below! Physical Books E-Books None! Audiobooks 2 – 2.5 Stars 3 – 3.5 Stars 4 –…
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The Reformatory: A Hauntingly Impactful Novel
“Florida’s soil is soaked with so much blood, it’s a wonder the droplets don’t seep between your toes with every step, Mama used to say.” The Reformatory – Tananarive Due My Rating In Summary of The Reformatory “Gracetown, FloridaJune 1950 Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys,…
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Reading Wrap-Up: Feb. & Mar. 2024
These past two months have been fruitful for my Goodreads goal of reading 50 books this year! Fourteen books were read between February and March; 8 of which were physical, 1 e-book, and 5 were audiobooks thanks to my spring break road trip. Overall, I am quite happy with my choices; I even had five…
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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow Plants Itself in Readers’ Hearts
“This is the land of your father, and his father before him. Your history is embedded in this soil. No country in the world will love you as yours does.” As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow – Zoulfa Katouh My Rating In Summary of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow “Salama Kassab was…
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Reading Wrap-Up: Jan. 2024
New year, new reading goals. Ok, technically I have the same goal as last year (50 books) but I just have this feeling that I have some really great books on my list to read. January was a testament to that! Check out what I read below! Physical Books E-Books Audiobooks 2 – 2.5 Stars…
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Reading Wrap-Up: Oct. & Nov. 2023
**Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on Archetypes & Anecdotes, as of the publication of this blog post. Physical Books E-Books Audiobooks 2 – 2.5 Stars 3 – 3.5 Stars 4 – 4.5 Stars 5 Stars Edith Holler A House with Good Bones The Inmate Crucial Conversations Sweat Starling House Pride (3.5)…
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Reading Wrap-Up: January 2023
I started the year off pretty strong by reading 7 books during January! And what better way to start the new year than with several self-help books?! **Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on Archetypes & Anecdotes, as of the publication of this blog post. Physical Books E-Books Audiobooks 3 – 3.5…
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2022 Year in Review
Here are my TOP 10 books I read this year! (listed in no particular order) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt – A lonely, elderly woman named Tova takes pride in working as a custodian for the local aquarium after the death of her husband and disappearance of her son over three decades ago.…
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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – Worth the Hype
“What’s wrong with me? … I might seem like the ideal student: homework always in early, every extra credit and extra curricular I can get my hands on, the good girl and the high achiever. But I realized something just now: it’s not ambition, not entirely. It’s fear.” A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder –…
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