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Review: Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, #3) by Jenny Han
This was such a bittersweet goodbye to a series that is so close to real life, it’s hard not to get attached. Weddings, college, decisions to make, things to leave behind. It’s the perfect closure. I can’t have it any other way.
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Review: The Selection Series (Books 1 to 3) by Kiera Cass
I miss obvious romance — maybe because I’ve been reading too much SFF lately, so this is really a welcome change. So to anyone who wants to fall in love while having a quick read at the same time, this is definitely for you.
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On mental health and reading
I recently got into therapy and, boy, am I being forced to confront all these uncomfortable thoughts head on. One interesting bit that came up is how my habit of reading is negatively affecting my mental health – and that’s what I wanted to discuss by writing this post.
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Review: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Murakami was able to weave such intricate tangle of web, and make it into a masterful labyrinth where his readers could get lost in. It was such a bizarre, surreal experience — as most his books were.
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Straight from my BuJo: My 2019 TBR List
It may be bit late in the year to be sharing TBRs but today, but here I am still sharing with you guys a page in my bullet journal: in which I’ve decided to go a little extra and draw an actual bookshelf!
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Review: The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate, #1) by J.Y. Yang
Unique, innovative and insightful, J.Y. Yang wasted no time from the very first paragraph to immerse us in their world. It honestly felt like I’ve been accidentally pushed in deep waters. It took effort but it was too interesting not to love the process.
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Review: The Epic Crush of Genie Lo (The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, #1) by F.C. Yee
With the current wave of YA lit, Genie’s character – the sarcastic, smartass, driven one — is the kind that I get to frequently read in the books these days, but as a guy. So imagine how groundbreaking it is for me to, finally, have it be a girl standing on that pedestal, and not…
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Review: The Forbidden Wish (The Forbidden Wish, #1) by Jessica Khoury
I can’t really remember the last time I read a retelling so this was really a thrilling experience for me: the familiarity, the references. First few pages, few chapters, and this book already charmed my socks off! I didn’t expect to like this book this much — but man am I so wrong.
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Review: The Star Maiden by Roshani Chokshi
I am a Filipina and reading this story felt like being slapped by the wind whispering “it’s yours, it’s yours.” It was the familiarity I guess, the ease to which I imagined the scenes: typical provincial life, with the nice little bungalow, the festivities, the family. First few sentences and I can almost see my…
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Review: Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo managed to surprise in every turn with ridiculous plot twists and maneuvers that only validates just how awesome this crew of dangerous outcasts are — sometimes, it’s even hard to imagine these lot are just teenagers. Each with a depth of their own, and each with something to fight for.
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