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Yikes. That’s all I can say, y’all. Synopsis (from Goodreads) Mara Dyer wants to believe there’s more to the lies she’s been told.There is. She doesn’t stop to think about where her quest for the truth might lead.She should. She never had to imagine how far she would go for vengeance.She will now. Loyalties are…
Read more Book Review | The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Sequels. You love them or you hate them and typically, there’s no middle ground. This sequel is definitely a middle of the road novel and I wanted to talk through some feelings I have about it today. Mara Dyer is in the running with Emma Carstairs for most infuriating females leads, in my opinion. Let’s…
Read more Book Review | The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
I like a lot of books that fall into a series. I think I’ve been pretty open about that. Anyway, the Mara Dyer trilogy has been sitting on my TBR for well over a year and I decided I wanted to read something… paranormal – which is the category this trio is most often sorted…
Read more Book Review | The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
If I haven’t made it abundantly clear yet, I will now. Cassandra Clare is my favorite author. That said, I will read anything she writes, especially if it’s within the realm of the Shadowhunter’s universe. Another clarifying statement: Magnus Bane is my favorite character within this world. We named our dog after him, for goodness…
Read more Book Review | The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
One of the requirements for one of my graduate classes is to spend 10 hours observing in a library. My library of choice was a public library within my district. Obviously, as is the nature of librarians and book lovers, my sponsoring librarian and I got to talking about books. More specifically, we got to…
Hi there! I was incredibly busy and stressed out last week – I didn’t have energy, much less time, to film. This week I managed my time a little better and managed to produce a video I’m happy with. We had crap weather here in the Chicagoland area last Sunday (Winter Is Here!) and so…
I went into this book knowing how it would end. For some reason, I kept holding on to the hope that it wouldn’t happen and was still surprised when it did happen. Adam Silvera absolutely destroyed me with this book and now I have to go read everything he has ever written. Synopsis (from Goodreads)…
Read more Book Review | They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
