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Thoughts on Shadowhunter Anthologies
Read more: Thoughts on Shadowhunter AnthologiesI’ve already discussed my thoughts on the Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy anthology so now I go onto The Magnus Bane Chronicles and Ghosts of the Shadowmarket.
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Summer YA
Read more: Summer YADebating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta While I’m usually iffy with Pride and Prejudice adaptations since they’re everywhere, there’s always one that manages a new spin to it that makes me enjoy the story all over again. It helps that the protagonist, Elizabeth is a musical nerd so I immediately connect with her as she sings…
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Summer Comics/Manga
Read more: Summer Comics/MangaPrincess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura This fun manga follows a group of amars/okuta (women who don’t need men/adult fangirls) as they try to save their building from being sold to greedy developers by creating their own fashion line. Tsukimi is the star of it, and as you can guess from the title, her specific obssession…
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DC Ink
Read more: DC InkRaven by Kami Garcia I believe this is the start of Garcia’s Teen Titans books for DC Ink. Well they were the start for me at least and it gets right into the action of a fatal car crash. Raven has amnesia, and her mother is dead. Luckily, she still has her aunt and cousin…
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Summer Nonfiction
Read more: Summer NonfictionPopular by Maya Van Wagenen I read this memoir a long time ago for a project in middle school so it was nice to revisit it again. This memoir details Maya’s journey to finding popularity by utilizing a How to be Popular Guide from the 50s by then teen model Betty Cornell (who writes the…
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Summer Romances
Read more: Summer RomancesPride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the flux of Pride and Prejudice adaptations and wonder if there can be any new spin to the Jane Austen classic. Well Sonali not only brings a new spin but elevates the classic by further exploring the themes of classism that…
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The Dark Artifices Lookback
Read more: The Dark Artifices LookbackAh yes, Clare’s biggest trilogy to date and admittedly my least favorite. Maybe I’m just getting burnt out, or maybe I’m just not connecting to the characters but I won’t be revisiting this series as much as the other two.
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Rupi Kaur Poems P2
Read more: Rupi Kaur Poems P2I’m back with more of my favorite poems from Rupi Kaur’s second collection, the sun and her flowers. i long/for you/but you long/for someone else/i deny the one/who wants me/cause i want someone else-the human condition (Kaur 39) i hardened under the last loss. it took something/ human out of me. i used to be…
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My Favorite Archie Digest
Read more: My Favorite Archie DigestYou must wonder how I could have a favorite out of the hundreds and thousands digests out there and the answer simply came about from sentimentality and nostalgia-fuel. So this is entirely my opinion.
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In the Country We Love Review
Read more: In the Country We Love ReviewOriginally this was goung to be a review but how can you review a memoir. They’re personal, and heartfelt and also helpfully co-written so they’re usually articulated and well-structured.