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Wattpad Books That I Absolutely Love| Not Just Reviews Here, People!

So, a few people know this, but a primary way of getting my reading fix happens through Wattpad, an app and website where you can read and/or write books for free. It’s a pretty large community and inundated with fan-fiction, bad boy stories, and other, popular things that are always being recommended, but there are […]

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When Dimple Met Rishi, Sandhya Menon

Here’s a little contemporary, just for you guys! First off, When Dimple Met Rishi is about two young kids that are about to go off to college. Dimple isn’t the perfect Indian daughter because she kind of defied tradition, rejecting the idea of arranged marriage and didn’t see why it was so important that she […]

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The Smoke Thieves, Sally Green

Disclaimer: New format time! I’m still not sure on a review format that works for me, or for this website. Eventually, I will decide on something that I like, but for now, I’m still experimenting. I’m sure that this shows that I’m an indecisive person, but I must say that I like change. I may […]

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Emergency Contact, Mary H.K. Choi

Publisher: Medium: Print, hardcover Rating: ⭐⭐* Blurb: For Penny Lee high school was a total non-event. Her friends were okay, her grades were fine, and while she somehow managed to land a boyfriend, he doesn’t actually know anything about her. When Penny heads to college in Austin, Texas, to learn how to become a writer, it’s seventy-nine […]

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The Bone Witch, Rin Chupeco

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Medium: Print, paperback Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Blurb: When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she’s a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community. But Tea finds solace […]

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The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas

Publisher: Balzer + Bray Medium: Print, hardcover Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Blurb: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of […]

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Rebel of the Sands, Alwyn Hamilton

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Medium: Print Rating: 🌟🌟🌟 Blurb: Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, it’s an unforgiving place, especially if you’re poor, orphaned, or female. Amani Al’Hiza is […]

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The Future of Wordy Girl Blues

To all of my new followers, thank you! I’m happy that you liked my book reviews and little musings enough to want to follow me. I have big things in store for this blog and I can’t wait for them to come to fruition. Please continue to give me support, let me know how I […]

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Chasing Red, Isabelle Ronin

*Potential spoilers ahead* Rating: 3.5 Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Blurb: They said she was going to be my ruin… Then let her ruin me. Caleb Lockhart has everything—wealth, adoration, a brilliant future. Until a chance encounter with a siren in a red dress changes everything. Until he meets the woman he dubs Red. Veronica Strafford’s past […]

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Starfish, Akemi Dawn Bowman

*Potential spoilers ahead* Rating: 4.5 diamonds Publisher: Simon Pulse Blurb: Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiki prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream […]