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Mini Review #5: Rejected Princesses, A Northern Light
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Mini Review #5: Rejected Princesses, A Northern Light

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Mini Review #1 Title: Rejected Princesses – Tales of History’s Boldest Heroines, Hellions & HereticsAuthor: Jason PorathPublished: October 25th, 2016 by Dey Street Books Synopsis:Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep, a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history, based on…… Continue reading Mini Review #5: Rejected Princesses, A Northern Light

Mini Review #4: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Psychology of Success, Until the Beginning
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Mini Review #4: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Psychology of Success, Until the Beginning

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Mini Review #1 Title: Daughter of Smoke and BoneAuthor: Laini TaylorPublished: September 27th, 2011 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Summary:Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth…… Continue reading Mini Review #4: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Psychology of Success, Until the Beginning

A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
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A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

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Title: A Very Large Expanse of SeaAuthor: Tahereh MafiPublished: October 16th, 2018 by HarperTeen Summary:It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of…… Continue reading A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

Mini Reviews #3: TV Series Edition (The Shannara Chronicles, Eternal Love, Nailed It)
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Mini Reviews #3: TV Series Edition (The Shannara Chronicles, Eternal Love, Nailed It)

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I’m not the biggest movie fan. I prefer TV series where I can have many episodes to be fully invested in the stories and fall in love with the characters. So when I’m not reading, you can usually find me watching TV in my spare time. Well, not really watching TV, because who watches TV…… Continue reading Mini Reviews #3: TV Series Edition (The Shannara Chronicles, Eternal Love, Nailed It)

Raging Star by Moira Young
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Raging Star by Moira Young

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Title: Raging Star (Dust Lands #3)Author: Moira YoungPublished: May 13th, 2014 by Margaret K. McElderry Books Summary:Saba is ready to seize her destiny and defeat DeMalo… until she meets him and finds herself drawn to the man and his vision of a healed earth, a New Eden. DeMalo wants Saba to join him, in life and work, to…… Continue reading Raging Star by Moira Young

Mini Reviews #2: Rebel Heart and Changeling
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Mini Reviews #2: Rebel Heart and Changeling

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Hello, everyone! Hope you’re having a good day! Today I have another set of mini-reviews for you because like I said in my Mini Reviews #1, there are books that I just don’t like/dislike enough to write a full review on 🙂 Okays, here are today’s reviews: Mini Review #1: Title: Rebel Heart (Dustlands #2)Author: Moira YoungPublished: October…… Continue reading Mini Reviews #2: Rebel Heart and Changeling

Defiance by C.J. Redwine (DNF Review)
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Defiance by C.J. Redwine (DNF Review)

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Title: Defiance (Defiance #1) Author: C.J. Redwine Published: August 28th, 2012 by Balzer + Bray   |   Summary: While the other girls in the walled city-state of Baalboden learn to sew and dance, Rachel Adams learns to track and hunt. While they bend like reeds to the will of their male Protectors, she uses hers for…… Continue reading Defiance by C.J. Redwine (DNF Review)

Blood Red Road by Moira Young
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Blood Red Road by Moira Young

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Title: Blood Red Road (Dustlands #1) Author: Moira Young Published:  June 7th, 2011 by Margaret K. McElderry Books   |   Summary:  Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That’s fine…… Continue reading Blood Red Road by Moira Young

After the End by Amy Plum
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After the End by Amy Plum

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Title: After the End Author: Amy Plum Published: May 6th, 2014 by HarperCollins   |   Summary: World War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They’ve survived for the last thirty years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding from whoever…… Continue reading After the End by Amy Plum

Mini Reviews #1: Because Normal Reviews Are Difficult? (A Monster Calls, ACoTaR, Winter)
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Mini Reviews #1: Because Normal Reviews Are Difficult? (A Monster Calls, ACoTaR, Winter)

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Hello, everyone! How are you? I’ve just emerged from the rabbit hole and returned to the world of the internet, so I’m great! A lot has happened in the last couple of months since I posted anything so I thought I’d include a quick update before I start the mini-reviews. So I finished my internship…… Continue reading Mini Reviews #1: Because Normal Reviews Are Difficult? (A Monster Calls, ACoTaR, Winter)