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The 3 Bookish Things Tag
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I haven’t posted in a few days because I’ve been pretty busy with this geometry class I’m taking. I’ve learned that geometry is a lot of memorization. There’s so much stuff you have to remember. But enough talk about math. As you can see from the title of this post, today I have another tag. Thank you to Riddhi @ Whispering Stories for tagging me! 3 Read Once and Loved Authors Brigid Kemmerer – A Curse So Dark and Lonely was an amazing retelling of Beauty and the Beast and her writing is so good. Laini Taylor – I recently finished Strange…
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7 Books by Asian Authors I Recommend
Hello, everyone! I hope you’re doing well. Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! (More like end of the month at this point). I’ve been drafting this post for a really long time, and I finally got it done. Today I have a list of books by Asian authors that I enjoyed and recommend. I just want to note that it’s important to read books by Asian authors year-round, not just in May. Red Scarf Girl ~ Ji-Li Jiang This historical fiction memoir tells the story of Ji-Li Jiang*, a twelve-year-old girl who grew up during the Cultural Revolution. It’s not a light read, I will admit, but there’s…
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Review: The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
Okay, so maybe I do read more historical fiction than I thought. So far in the month of April, all the books I’ve read have been in that genre. Well, I mean, it’s only three books, but still. Anyways. . . Today, I have a review of The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee, a wonderful historical fiction novel, set in 1890. Title: The Downstairs Girl Author: Stacey Lee Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Series: None Page Count: 366 Synopsis: “From the founding member of We Need Diverse Books comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Titles That Sound Like Crayola Crayon Colors
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re doing well. I haven’t posted in a week, but that’s because I was camping with my family in a place without Wi-Fi, so I couldn’t do anything. Anyways, I’m excited for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, so let’s get into it. 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 Book Titles That Sound Like They Could be Crayola Crayon Colors. The Starless Sea ~ Erin Morgenstern I wouldn’t use ‘the’ in the color name, but I envision the color ‘Starless Sea’…
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The (Very Late) Book Blog Newbie Tag
Hello, everyone! I probably should’ve done this as my first tag, but my organization of posts is not that great. I’ve been blogging for a little over three months, so this is very late, but I still thought I should do it. I’ve seen a variety of people do this, and it looks like a lot of fun. So, without further ado, the questions. Why did you want to start a book blog? I started thinking about beginning a book blog sometime last year. On the NaNoWriMo YWP, there was a thread where you could share your blogs. I was looking at it and clicked through some other people’s blogs.…
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Get to Know Ya Book Tag
Hey, everyone! Today I’m doing something a little different and I’m doing my first tag. I’ve been blogging for about three and a half months now, but you still don’t know much about me and I thought this was a fun way to get to know me a little bit better: through books! I saw Katie @ Whispering Pages do this and it looks really fun. Favorite Book of All Time I’m always terrible at answering this question. I have to choose ONE? I’m never able to choose one, so I’m going to do a few of my all-time favorite books. Wonder ~ This book is such a heart-warming story…
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International Women’s Day ~ Strong Female Characters in YA Literature
Hello, everyone! I know that International Women’s Day was two days ago, so I’m late for this, but I saw Ritz @ Living, Loving and Reading do a post like this and I thought I would do my own version. So today, I have a list of strong female characters in YA literature. Alanna of Trebond ~ The Song of the Lioness Alanna is such a great character! She’s strong and she isn’t afraid to stand up for what she believes in. She’s ambitious and doesn’t let people get in the way of what she wants to accomplish. “Alan, you seem to think we won’t like you unless you do…
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Review: Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
Title: Outrun the MoonAuthor: Stacey LeeGenre: Historical Fiction, Young AdultSeries? Standalone Synopsis: “San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty in Chinatown, and an education at St. Clare’s School for Girls is her best hope. Although St. Clare’s is off-limits to all but the wealthiest white girls, Mercy gains admittance through a mix of cunning and a little bribery, only to discover that getting in was the easiest part. Not to be undone by a bunch of spoiled heiresses, Mercy stands strong—until disaster strikes. On April 18, a historic earthquake rocks San Francisco, destroying Mercy’s home and school. With martial law in effect, she is forced to wait…
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Let’s Talk Bookish: What Makes a Book Beautiful?
Hey, everyone, happy Friday! I hope you’re doing well. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done a Let’s Talk Bookish and I’m looking forward to this week’s topic. Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and is hosted by Rukky and Dani @ Literary Lion where we discuss various topics and share our opinions. Today’s topic is What Makes a Book Beautiful? (suggested by Dani). What makes a book beautiful to you? In terms of book covers, I think there are a lot of different ways that a book can be beautiful. A lot of it depends on the colors. I think color…
