August 2018

August is my favorite month of the year! It's mostly because it's my birthday month (and I usually give myself a bit of a free pass when it comes to the amount of dessert I consume and things that I end up buying). But this year, August was an extra special month because there were so many…

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Abbreviations #65 | My Family Divided, Lucky Little Things + The Looking Glass

I don’t read a lot of non-fiction in general (though I would like to change this, and I already find myself armed with recommendations from my baby sister Rachel ), but I wanted to check out My Family Divided because it chronicles (for a younger audience) the story of Diane Guerrero, and how she wa…

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Fuel the Flame * As She Ascends

I’ve been eagerly anticipating As She Ascends  ever since I read (and reread) Before She Ignites , the story of a girl wrongfully imprisoned when she discovers a terrible secret and brings it up with the wrong people and how she grows after everything she experiences.  As She Ascends  picks up right w…

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Abbreviations #64 | Worth a Thousand Words, Mirage + The Good Luck Charm

Ever since a childhood car accident left her with a painful leg injury, Tillie Green has retreated behind her camera. Through its lens, she can observe her family and classmates and catch details that help her recover lost items or tell a bigger story. When her classmate Jake enlists her to help f…

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Character Spotlight: Ilina & Crystal + 5 Reasons to Read As She Ascends (+ Giveaway)

I'm thrilled to be one of the ladies kicking off the blog tour today for As She Ascends , the upcoming  sequel to last year's Before She Ignites  by Jodi Meadows.  The series revolves around Mira Minkoba, a young girl known as the Hopebearer who is a symbol of the peace agreement between the…

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Table for Two #20: NoMo Kitchen

Rachel of Hello, Chelly and I have teamed up once more to bring you a collaboration that involves two of my favorite things: New York City and food. Welcome to Table for Two , where the two of us will be highlighting restaurants and dessert spots in New York City. Each month, you'll be hearing o…

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BookTube | What We Read S02E04,

It's a triple BookTube feature today! I've accidentally forgotten to do a proper post about our BookTube uploads for the past couple of weeks, so I'm making up for lost time by sharing our latest videos all in one go. You'll be able to watch our latest wrap-up, haul and anime &…

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Friends with ARCs | Pride + The Deepest Roots

Zuri Benitez has a lot of pride in her Bushwick neighborhood, family and Afro-Latino roots. But when the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, it marks the start of a number of changes in Zuri’s world - two teen boys who she can’t stand and one other boy vying for her attention, her fou…

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To All the Events I Got To Be Part Of | To All Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I've Loved Before is one of my favorite book-to-movie adaptations ever. (Yes, I totally said it.) I'm thrilled that this film is finally up on Netflix for anyone with an account to view, and I'm hoping it reaches the levels of success it deserves! If you're not enti…

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To Carpe the Heck Out of This Series | The Darkest Legacy Book Launch + The Darkest Minds Film

[I meant for this post to go up nearly two weeks ago, but blame summer brain (and so. many. activities.) for distracting me from getting some blogging done! But even though this is a little late, I thought, "Well, better late than never!"] July 30, August 1 and August 2 were all very spec…

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Abbreviations #63 | Heart of Thorns, These Rebel Waves + The Forest Queen

Mia Rose has spent her entire life learning how to hunt Gwyrach, women demons who can manipulate the bodies of others and who happen to be the cause of her mother’s death. But her plans for the future are abruptly changed when arrangements for her marriage to the crown prince are put into place; th…

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