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Author: Nina-Tala @JustAddaWord

Hi guys! I’m Nina: an architect, painter, and a book-devourer from Houston, Texas. I like to think I’m a good piano-player. I adore anything and everything high fantasy. I want to be a cross between Lila Bard and Kestrel Trajan when I grow up. Kaz Brekker and Kell Maresh are my everything. And yes, I do have a face.

Emergency Contact by Mary H K Choi : cute texting and shy girls and baker boys

July 4, 2018July 2, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

This is entirely adorable and I love it. Look, I think I have two settings when it comes to favorite genres that I’d read in one setting: either the darkest,[…]

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Accidental Bad Girl by Maxine Kaplan : Blog Tour + GIVEAWAY!

July 1, 2018June 30, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBlog Tour Stop

  Hi, all! Today I’m spotlighting one of my most anticipated 2018 reads, Maxine Kaplan’s ACCIDENTAL BAD GIRL.   As the title implies, I’m a stop for the tour and[…]

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Geekerella by Ashley Poston : actors and pumpkins and adorable overall nerdiness

June 15, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

GEEKERELLA is perfect.   Yes, I’m totally serious. It IS perfect. Do you think it’s easy to write something that’s simultaneously enjoyable and adorable and oh-so-addictingly unputdownable (I, a slow[…]

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Save the Date by Morgan Matson : weddings and families and beagles

June 7, 2018June 6, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBlog Tour Stop

      I adore big fun summery reads with large casts and adorable character dynamics.   And this checked all of those boxes for me. Here’s thing: I really[…]

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The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar : war-torn syria, survival, and the most gorgeous writing style you’ve ever seen

May 30, 2018May 20, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

This is such a lovely, important book. And it’s quite different from my usual reads. It’s not YA, for example (although I can confidently say that there are many aspects[…]

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Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson : lies and secrets and skateboards

May 21, 2018May 20, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBlog Tour Stop

        This is how thrillers should be. Everyone, take note. Look, by far the genre I’m the most pickiest with is thrillers. So rare do I genuinely[…]

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Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

    What impresses me most is this book’s capability to tackle important, big issues, such as poverty and sexism, in such a simple, comprehensible way.   AMAL UNBOUND, as[…]

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Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne : spaceships and survival and jane eyre

May 12, 2018May 16, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

I like this book more than I care to admit.   Look, I’ll be honest: you could set anything in space, and I’ll all but guarantee I’ll like it. Once[…]

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Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian : ice cream and friendship and summer

April 18, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

This, unfortunately, is a solid no from me.   Look, I have nothing against fluffy contemporaries. Nothing at all. In fact, I like to seek them out, because they’re refreshing.[…]

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I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Foreman : friendship in NYC in a day

April 5, 2018April 4, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBlog Tour Stop

  Hi, all! I know I’ve been scarce lately (because I’m working on my WIP that is slowly killing me #funtimes) but I’m back for better of for worse. Today[…]

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In Her Skin by Kim Savage BLOG TOUR+Giveaway!

March 22, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBlog Tour Stop

  Hi all! Today I’ll be spotlighting one of my most anticipated 2018 releases. I mean, thrillers with missing people and smart con artists all wrapped up in a pretty[…]

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More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer : emotions and gaming and jujitsu

March 19, 2018March 20, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

I AM A MESS OF EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.   I love this one so, so much. The concept. The plot. The heartrending scenes, the emotional scenes, the pure adrenaline scenes.[…]

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