Abbreviations #124: The Deathless Girls, The Picture of Dorian Gray + City of Villains

The Deathless Girls was 75% a beautiful edition purchase and 25% a story with an intriguing premise that I wanted to add to my TBR. Unfortunately, it ended up ultimately just not being a novel that worked for me. The Deathless Girls is about twins Lil and Kizzy, who are taken away from their belove…

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Abbreviations #123: Night Song, A Notorious Vow + The Highwayman

I finally read my second Beverly Jenkins novel! Night Song is all about the romance between the young teacher Cara Lee Henson and the handsome, capable Sergeant Chase Jefferson. While Cara does her best to resist the temptation to give in to Chase, and while Chase insists he cannot commit to a true…

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Abbreviations #122: A Phở Love Story, Amelia Unabridged + The Wide Starlight

A Phở Love Story is a charming YA contemporary debut from author Loan Le about two teens – Bao and Linh - from rival families that run Vietnamese restaurants across the street from one another. It’s been years since the pair interacted, but they reconnect when a restaurant emergency and a school pa…

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Adventures in Anime #6: Your Lie in April

It's time for more  Adventures in Anime ! My best friend  Rachel  & I team up for this collaboration where we pick out an anime, watch it together and then answer a series of questions about it for the blog. Since we did a rewatch for Sailor Moon the last time around ( my series thoughts  and my …

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Abbreviations #121: Coming Up Roses, Boyfriend Material + The Switch

I love a sweet contemporary romance. And Coming Up Roses was a delight! Tess loves her job working at the Longbourne Flower Shop, which is perfect in every respect (including her boss, Mrs. Bennet!). But things are turned on their head when the Bennet siblings all end up at home to help save the fl…

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Chain of Iron: Exclusive Postcard Art Reveal (+ Giveaway)

I am so, so, so excited to be sharing this post with all of you today! In collaboration with and with my gratitude to the team over at Simon Teen, I have the honor of revealing not one, not two, but four post cards illustrated by artist Cassandra Jean and inspired by Chain of Iron , the second book …

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January 2021

The first month of the new year has drawn to a close! Plenty of things happened this month amid the more mundane aspects of my life (i.e. work days and chores). First off, it was inauguration month and, despite all the obstacles and naysayers, it went off beautifully. (I really recommend listening …

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