When one hears the word “fall”, they immediately think “leaf”. Or “Halloween”. Or “pumpkin”. And when two hear the word “fall”, they think “leaf-leaf”. Or “Halloween-Halloween”. Or “pumpkin-pumpkin”.[…]
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Month: September 2017
Here Lies Daniel Tate by Cristin Terrill : mind-twistiness and big families and baseball cards
Here Lies Daniel Tate has left me quite speechless. I kindly ask you to bear with me as I attempt to formulate the difficult things[…]
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Ten Books That Nearly Killed Me : ft. mean books, crying readers, and typos
I will never understand why the phrase “this book was good” is generally equivalent to “this book ruined my life”. What I don’t quite get is: is it[…]
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I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin : i am as angry as hurricane harvey (and that’s saying a lot)
Well, this is awkward. Why? Because, sadly, this is a case of “it’s totally you, not me.” I did my part. I went into this with an open[…]
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The Hawkweed Prophecy by Irena Brignull : witches and magic and female friendship
The Hawkweed Prophecy is quite an impressive read. It felt like one of those books that just … knows what it’s doing. It felt clear-minded, and precise,[…]
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