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Chinese New Year Book Tag
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. As some of you know, the Chinese/Lunar New Year began on Sunday. Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year for many Asian countries. It usually begins on a new moon in January or February, and the festivities last 15 days, up until the first full moon of the lunar calendar. The zodiac cycle for Lunar New Year is different than that of Western culture. In Asian countries, there is a twelve-year cycle of zodiac animals. Your zodiac animal depends on the year you were born. For 2023, it will be the Year of the Rabbit. Previous…
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Review: Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. It’s rare that I put out two reviews in a row, but it’s what I’ve been able to finish and have inspiration for. Today, I’m reviewing Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long, one of my most anticipated releases from 2022. Title: Cold the Night, Fast the WolvesAuthor: Meg LongGenre: YA Science Fiction/FantasySeries: The Edge Worlds #1 (not officially a series, but the sequel starts right after this one ends)Page Count: 357 (hardcover) A lone girl determined to survive. The feral wolf she must learn to trust. Only one chance to escape their icy planet: a race across the deadly…
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Review: Glitter Gets Everywhere by Yvette Clark
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I’m here with my first review of 2023. I’m hoping to do more reviews this year, so let’s see how that goes. Today, I’m reviewing Glitter Gets Everywhere. Title: Glitter Gets EverywhereAuthor: Yvette ClarkGenre: MG Contemporary/Realistic FictionSeries: NonePage Count: 320 (hardcover) Kitty’s mother died on an inappropriately sunny Tuesday. So much has changed in Kitty’s life over the last few months, and she needs the world to stop spinning around her. She needs things to return to normal — or as normal as they’ll ever be. Normal definitely does not include her family moving from their home in a cozy corner of…
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2022 Wrap-Up | recaps, goals, and graphs galore
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I’m here with my wrap-up for 2022. I’ll be recapping my reading, blogging, writing, life, and goals. I put a table of contents below for easier navigation, since this post is going to be longer than normal. Contents★ reading★ blogging★ writing★ life★ goals Books Read: 57 | DNFs: 1 | Rereads: 1 | Pages Read (excluding DNFs): 21,210 Top Three Best Books of the Year: Related Post: My Favorite Reads of 2022 Top Three Worst Books of the Year: My reading was somewhat consistent throughout the year. Better than 2021, but still not great. You can tell that my reading plummeted when…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2023
I almost never do Top Ten Tuesdays expect for this prompt now. I love learning about new releases, even when it does expand my TBR. I haven’t been keeping up with new releases recently, so I went searching and found a bunch of soon-to-be-published books that sound super interesting. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl where there is a topic and you make a list that best fits it. Today’s topic is Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2023. Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garrett|YA Contemporary|Release Date: January 10, 2023I love the concept behind this story! Mahalia can’t have her Sweet…
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My Favorite Reads of 2022
With the start of a new year comes my favorite reads from the previous year. This has come to be one of my favorite annual post, where I get to gush about the books I loved. I read 57 books last year, which was so close to reaching my goal, but I didn’t quite make it. I’m listing my top 10 favorites, starting with ten and working my way to the book that gets the number one spot for the year. #10: The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver “Grief is a complicated, ugly, messy thing. And it makes you do complicated, ugly, messy things.” I read this book as…
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2023 Reading Challenges
Happy New Year, everyone!! I can not believe that we are officially in 2023. This past year went by way too fast; it literally feels like the beginning of 2022 was only a couple weeks ago. This year, I decided to participate in a few reading challenges. I’ve never done one before and they always look like a lot of fun, so I decided to try some this year. For 2023, I’ll be doing the 12 Reading Challenge, Beat the Backlist, and Let Us Read Middle Grade. The 12 Reading Challenge created & hosted by shadowbooker on Instagram I know I shouldn’t be adding more books to my TBR, but…
