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Fall 2015 & Winter 2016 Recap
Wow, it's been a really long time since I did a recap post. In October, I wrote a book talk, but I didn't even mention my blog posts. The last time I did a recap, then, was in September! So much has...
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Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds: Cover Reveals (101)
Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from...
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Review: Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke
Release Date: March 22nd, 2016Source: ARC via publisherPublished by: DialWink Poppy Midnight - April Genevieve Tucholke | GoodreadsEvery story needs a hero.Every story needs a villain.Every story needs...
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Fans of Magical Realism & Speculative Fiction
YA Magical Realism is still a fledging genre, I think. Compared to the YA fantasy and contemporary books that are published each year, it’s a much smaller part of the pie. But as I’ve said before, I’d...
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5 Year Blogoversary Giveaway Celebration!
I can't believe I've been blogging for five years. It's really something. I guess blogging just becomes a part of you, even though it's a hobby, and then time passes and wow.Well, anyway. One part of...
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Review: The Star-Touched Queen - Roshani Chokshi
Release Date: April 26, 2016Source: NetgalleyPublished by: St. Martin's GriffinThe Star-Touched Queen - Roshani Chokshi | GoodreadsCursed with a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and...
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Reader Character Wishlist
There are a bunch of hashtags out there for wishlists – agents have their manuscript wishlists, and my brain is currently freezing so I can’t remember what the hashtag for reader wishlists was, but...
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Young Adult Adaptations That Will Become Successful
As the release dates for the adaptations of the final books in The Maze Runner series and the Divergent trilogy approach, people are hungry for the successor to the young adult franchise throne. After...
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Learning from Books as a Reader (Changing Reading Tastes)
A lot of y'all seemed to like my 5 Fantasy Authors I Fangirl Over post, so I thought that I'd go over more books that I've read and learned from as a reader about my own reading tastes. (And I don't...
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Spring Book Haul 2016
Even though I'm moving in a couple of months, I seem to have a penchant for buying books. I mean, my bookshelf is teeming with books that I still haven't read and WHAT DO I DO? I BUY EVEN MORE BOOKS....
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Afraid to Read (The Pressure of Hype & Your Own Expectations)
I am afraid to read The Raven King. I was one of the lucky few whose pre-order had shipped out early - who people were threatening (don't you dare release spoilers!) and begging (release spoilers! I...
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Tina Makes the Bookish Rounds (101): Cover Reveals Part II
Tina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from the...
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BIG NEWS: I AM GOING TO BE IN A BOOK
HUGE news! I am going to be in a book! Specifically, I’m participating in the YA villain-themed anthology, Because You Love to Hate Me curated by Ameriie, which is being published in July 2017 by...
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Cover Reveal Round-up
I will -- hopefully next week (i.e. when I might have some free time) -- actually post a full bookish rounds, but until then here is another round-up of MG, YA, and NA cover reveals from the past two...
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My Blog & Channel State of Affairs
Hey, all! You may have noticed some changes around here, and this post is just to address some of those changes if you're interested. If you've got more questions for me, feel free to ask them in the...
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Young Adult (YA) Anthology Recommendations
Anthologies are great. They're an easy way to discover new authors while reading about fascinating worlds and fun characters. The nature of the short story means that everything has to be compact;...
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Tina Makes the Bookish Rounds: Cover Reveals (101) Part III
Tina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from the...
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Tina Makes the Bookish Rounds (101): Cover Reveals Part IV
Tina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from the...
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Recommendations: Nerdy Academic Love Interests
So, say you've read A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, and you realized, hey, you like the romance, you like the sex, you want more of this in YA but there aren't too many novels for you to...
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Review: Three Dark Crowns - Kendare Blake
Release Date: September 20, 2016Source: EdelweissPublished by: HarperTeenAn early review, I know! But in case you have an ARC and are debating whether to read... or debating whether to...
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