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Reading Log 2025
I know, I know, I said earlier this year I’d cut back on the reading. I didn’t reach a thousand, but I clearly didn’t stick to my goal. I blame the economy for not giving me a job to fill my time. Currently stands at 839 Any who, reading is better than drugs and I…
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#29dates, #7animaltales, #aashnaavachat, #adelewhitby, #adifferentkindofpower, #adrianaherrera, #alicemurphy, #aliciathompson, #allegrabiscotti, #alyandaj, #amandadeibert, #americangirl, #americanquilt, #andshewas, #anjalibanerjee, #annaandthemysteryofthemountains, #anniebryant, #annm.martin, #annshen, #anthonyhorowitz, #arielandthecurseoftheseawitches, #aroguethorn, #asgardians, #ashesoftheacademy, #ashowgirl’srulesforfallinginlove, #atimeforhope, #avonromance, #awoman’splace, #ayeshadean, #beachbattleblowout, #beaconstreetgirls, #bedeviled, #behindtheseams, #bemused, #beprepared, #berkleyromance, #biancaturetsky, #boysofthebattlefield, #bradmeltzer, #bscintheUSA, #caféconlychee, #callahancousins, #candicejalili, #carleneo’connor, #cartoonchroniclesofamerica, #caseofthesurfingsecret, #catherineconner, #cathyeastdubowski, #cathyhapka, #catsebastian, #charitytahmaseb, #charlespelzer-pollack, #charlotteyears, #cheetahgirls, #chrisgrabenstein, #cinderellacleaners, #comeasyouare, #commercialbreaks, #contemporaryromance, #coolforthesummer, #courtneymilan, #courtneysheinmel, #cruelheart, #dahliadler, #dcsuperherogirls, #dearamerica, #dearcanada, #dearmanny, #deborahgregory, #deborahkent, #deborahwiley, #declanshelvey, #deepiahluwalia, #denenemillner, #dianegalbadon, #dianegallagher, #disneydescendants, #disneygirls, #disneyhyperion, #dollyparton, #dominiquemoceanu, #dr.ruthwestheimer, #drewmoss, #dynamitecomics, #dystopian, #elizabethdoylecarey, #elkonigsburg, #emerylee, #emilyofnewmoon, #emmabradford, #emmet, #equestriagirls, #erikatamar, #everafterhighstories, #eviewoods, #faithhopehicks, #familytree, #farrahrochon, #femininepursuits, #fiction, #fightforfreedom, #findingfamous, #findingmyway, #firsthingsfirst, #followyourarrow, #friendshipsrings, #ftlukens, #gabrielleandthegentleman, #gabriellecharbonnet, #georgeo'connor, #girlhoodjourneys, #girloftheyear, #girlsfrommanylands, #girlsoflighthouselane, #girlssurvive, #girlstothefront, #gittydeshavani, #gloriachao, #goddesses, #goforthegold, #goforthegoldgymnasts, #goulfriends, #gregweisman, #haileyalcaraz, #harpercollins, #hattiebigsky, #hattieeverafter, #hayleyneil, #hazahfaizel, #hbgilmour, #herberta.libby, #heroesformydaughter, #highschoolau, #historicalfiction, #historicalromance, #historymysteries, #historymystery, #homefieldadvantage, #howfarI’llgo, #hudaf.wantstoknow?, #hudafahmy, #IamCanada, #ifwisheswerehorses, #instructionsfordancing, #Isurvived, #jacindaardern, #janeigharo, #janfields, #jasminejones, #jblynn, #jeannebenecourt, #jencalonita, #jessicabrody, #jessicaverdi, #jillianbrooks, #johannakerby, #kacencallender, #karitokids, #katthetimetraveler, #kealakendall, #kikithorpe, #kirbylarson, #kjcharles, #lace, #lasleonas, #laurentarshis, #lauriecalkhoven, #lauriehalseanderson, #legendofkorra, #levacrosen, #leyendas, #lianadelarosa, #lightscameracassidy, #lilymeade, #lindagerber, #lisapapademetriou, #lisayee, #literaryfiction, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, 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#thebabybookofwillybobthesquirrel, #thecuckoosister, #thecuffinggame, #thedoctorisin, #theeducationofanartist, #thegirlwhocouldsilencethewind, #thehitwomahuntsaghost, #thehitwomanandtheneuroticwitness, #thehollywoodsisters, #thelostbookshop, #theoutcastsof19schuylerplace, #theresareed, #thesingularlifeofariapatel, #thesummerIwasn’tme, #thewishlessones, #thinkofengland, #thisiskindofanepiclovestory, #thortonburgess, #threegirlsinthecity, #thundercats(2024), #thundercats:lost, #tianaandthemagicofharlem, #tigerthebutterflywhocouldn’tfly, #timetravellingfashionista, #tonyviehmann, #traceywest, #trishamcgraw, #twistedtales, #twitches, #upinflames, #vanessa, #vcandrews, #vivianalcock, #w.a.sorrell, #wedgefordtrials, #wellofmagic, #wewillbejaguars, #whalesarejustlikeyou, #whateverafter, #whateverhappenedtolorilovely, #wildflowers, #wildgirls, #wishyouwerehereliza, #withlovemissamericanah, #wondergirls, #woofthereitis, #xmarksthespot, #YA, #yj, #youngjustice, #zodiacgirls, $darcyvance -
X Marks the Spot Review
For Gemma’s whole life, it has always been her and her mom against the world. As far as she knew, all her grandparents—and thus her ties to Taiwanese culture—were dead. Until one day when a mysterious man shows up at her door with two shocking things: the news that her grandfather has just recently passed,…
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Reading Log 2023
Last year, I read an amazing 500 books so this year it was only reasonable that I reach a little more and try to get to 600. I didn’t. I got to 700 books!! And yes, maybe it’s considered “cheating” if you count those graphic novels and lower grade books that are easy to read…
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#abigailhingwei, #adrianneherrera, #alexandramonir, #alisakwitney, #allycarter, #allycondie, #amandabrice, #amandabridgeman, #angelacarter, #angiethomas, #anitakunz, #annaseawell, #annm.martin, #antlucia, #archiecomics, #auralewiw, #awjantha, #beckyalbertalli, #beverlybond, #biancaturetsky, #bradmeltzer, #brendajanowitz, #brittalundin, #bryankozentino, #camryngarret, #candiceiloh, #cassandraclare, #cathleendaley, #charitytahmaseb, #charlessstrong, #cheriedimaline, #chriscolfer, #chrisduffy, #christopherhealey, #claireforrest, #comics, #contemporaryromance, #courtneysheinmel, #crystalsmithpaul, #danparent, #darcyvance, #dawnwells, #dccomics, #deborahgregory, #deliaadhler, #deliaowens, #delilahs.dawson, #denenemillner, #dhonielleclayton, #dianaquincy, #dianawynnjones, #dianebiller, #dianeknapp, #disneyhyperion, #dorisschroeder, #dortheajsnow, #e.d.baker, #earnestthompsonseton, #elisabettagnone, #elizabethacevedo, #elizabethlim, #eloisajames, #emilymidorikawa, #emmabradford, #emmaclairesweeny, #emmatheriaut, #evaleigh, #faitherinhicks, #fantasy, #fcyee, #fernandoruiz, #fracturedfairytale, #francescosedita, #francinelewis, #gabrielgarciamarquez, #gabriellecharbonnet, #gailcarsonlevine, #georgeo’connor, #girlhoodjourneys, #gloriachao, #gracelin, #graphicnovels, #gregorymaguire, #gregweisman, #haleyneil, #harpercollins, #hbgilmour, #heathernuhfer, #helenhale, #herberta.libby, #hiromuarakawa, #historicalromance, #j.c.cervantes, #j.elle, #jadeadia, #jamesdashner, #jamesriley, #janfields, #jarrettjkrosoczka, #jblynn, #jeffyang, #jencalonita, #jenniferdeleon, #jenniferdonnelly, #jennifermathieu, #jennyeldermoke, #jerrycraft, #jessicabrody, #jessicaspotswood, #jilliambrooks, #jimcolucci, #jimmybeason, #joanholub, #jodipicoult, #johannakerby, #johngreen, #josephbruchac, #judyblume, #juliadao, #juliaquinn, #julieberberg, #juliemurphy, #julioanta, #kamigarcia, #karencantwell, #kellythompson, #kennethplume, #kieracass, #kirstengier, #kodykeplinger, #l.l.mckinney, #laurenmarino, #levacrosen, #lianadelarosa, #linseymiller, #lisapapademetriou, #liviablackburne, #lmmontgomery, #loisduncan, #louisamayalcott, #lowergrade, #lylalee, #mackenzilee, #madonna, #maggiethrash, #manga, #marciamartin, #margaretstohl, #margueritebennett, #marimancusi, #marnibates, #marshallsaunders, #marvelcomics, #marywilcox, #maurenegoo, #meganmccafferty, #megcabot, #megmedina, #melissadelacruz, #michaelbuckley, #middlegrade, #mikedimartino, #mollymuldoon, #monicaahanou, #morrisgleitzman, #nandinibajipai, #nataliasylvester, #neilgainman, #nicolayoon, #nicolekozer, #nicstone, #nonfiction, #oliviaabhati, #omarhassan, #patricklawson, #paulruditis, #penguinrandomhouse, #peters.beagle, #pgkain, #poetry, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #rachelvail, #rainatelgemeier, #randireisfield, #realisticfiction, #regencyromance, #renemartin, #retellings, #rikatanaka, #robinbenway, #robinha, #robinwasserman, #rogerleamcbride, #rozellakennedy, #rupikaur, #rutasepetys, #samanthavanleer, #samellis, #sandhyamenon, #sarahmaclean, #saulausterlitz, #scottwesterfeld, #shannonhale, #sherisinykin, #shonarhimes, #sibylmiller, #simon&schuster, #skali, #somanchainani, #stephaniecook, #stepheniemeyer, #stephenlee, #stevekluger, #susankorman, #suzannecollins, #suzannewilliams, #taherehmafi, #tatsuyaendo, #taylorjenkinsreid, #terrilibenson, #terrryblas, #tessadare, #thortonburgess, #tommyjenkins, #tonimcgeecausey, #tonyviehmann, #troynesbit, #vcandrews, #verabrosgol, #veronicaroth, #victoriaaveyard, #victoriajamieson, #vivianalcock, #wendymass, #whitmanclassics, #williamgoldman, #YA, #zoraidacordova -
Author Highlight: Gloria Chao
So I decided to spend the week reading Gloria Chao’s catalogue of books. Which okay that was easy since there’s only four and she’s addictively readable. While each premise seems light, she also deals with the more difficult frustrations of coming of age as a Taiwanese American daughter of immigrants and the difficulties of communication…
Rachel Reads & Reviews 