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Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer : dissecting monsters and black markets and morality

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

        Dexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl who sells magical body parts on the black market — until she’s betrayed. Nita[…]

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These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner : space and shipwrecks and also SPACE

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

    THIS WAS PURE INSANITY.     Okay, first things first: one thing you should know about me is that one my all-time favorite movies (rivaled only by my[…]

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Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre – identities and cars and scandals

July 17, 2018July 14, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBlog Tour Stop

  I don’t think it’s an exaggeration at all to say that I am always, always in the mood for a good suspenseful thriller.   I love twisty narratives. I[…]

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Legendary by Stephanie Garber : cursed playing cards and mysterious tattooed boys and pretty dresses

July 11, 2018July 9, 2018 Nina-Tala @JustAddaWordBook Review

I’m a bit shocked right now.   Let’s flash back to April of last year, shall we? CARAVAL was easily my most anticipated read. Easily. I went in with such[…]

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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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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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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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