Paranormal Book Club: Altered

Welcome to another Paranormal Book Club post! The Paranormal Book Club is a casual book club I do with my friends Rachel , Kristin & DJ , and it came into being because we decided we wanted to revisit (or experience for the first time) a few older YA paranormal/fantasy books together. Rachel, DJ …

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Friends with ARCs: XOXO

XOXO  is the latest young adult novel from author Axie Oh, and it was an absolute delight  to read. Our heroine Jenny is a cello prodigy who is working hard to achieve her goal of going on to study at a prestigious music conservatory. One night, she encounters the mysterious, handsome Jaewoo in her u…

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Summer Bucket List

My friend Rachel has always shared her summer bucket lists , and it's always been fun to see how much of it she manages to complete at the end of the season (and how many items I was along for the ride for). And my friend Kristin shared her summer bucket list recently to remind me that I wanted …

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Abbreviations #136: Stamped from the Beginning, The Library Book + The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

I’ve been waiting for my library hold to come in for Stamped from the Beginning since last year. It’s one of those non-fiction reads that intimidated the heck out of me when I first thought about picking it up, but I felt so strongly that it was something I had to read. When it finally came in, I i…

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Mabuhay! Filipino Artist Recommendations

I'm so excited to bring you this year's posts for  Mabuhay!  My best friend  Rachel  and I have done this feature almost every year since 2014, both as a celebration of Filipinos in literature and to share a little bit about Filipino culture just in time for Philippine Independence Day on June …

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