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Book Review: Perchance to Dream ~ A YA Shakespeare Retelling Anthology

Book Review: Perchance to Dream by @lyssachiavari @snowywingspub @seleniapaws @queeralto

  Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Macbeth. Everyone has heard their names. Everyone knows their stories. But you’ve never seen them like this. In this collection, some of the hottest names in YA today reimagine ten of Shakespeare’s best-known plays and sonnets for a new audience. From sci-fi adventures on distant moons to modern magic found in everyday places, these updated myths pay homage to the…

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The Seer's Call

The Seer’s Call

  Olivia, time is almost over due.”  I open my eyes to see how gloomy this place is. Hearing a voice no matter how serene, without seeing a  figure frightens me. My right arm starts throbbing, and the walls of darkness start spinning around me. I hold my right arm closer to my chest , and run my fingers over a scar on my  wrist.  A shadow  suddenly appears right in front of me. The face is…

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Entrapment: Sandstorm (An Original Short Story)

Entrapment: Sandstorm (An Original Short Story)

The sound of thunder forces my eyes wide open. I find myself half buried in this sea of sand. No creature seems to be crawling, just hollow bones are to be found. Could I be the last soul roaming this world, or did I just take an uncommon road? I walk aimlessly in this dessert, without even a mirage to give me false hope. Nothing from my past could be remembered, so how am I supposed to overcome…

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Introducing : Top 5...

Introducing : Top 5…

I am so excited to introduce this new bookish series. Top 5 is going to be a series where I host authors, fictional characters, or even just me to talk about their Top 5 … . The three dots symbolize how different each blog post is going to be. The 1st blog post in this series will be up on October 14th, 2016 . Yes !!!! The launch is tomorrow . Can you guess who’s Top 5 we are going to discuss…

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Through the Shattered Glass #1

Through the Shattered Glass #1

  About the series :In case the title didn’t give it all, Through the Shattered Glass is going to be my Grey Journal. I am going to document my lowest, darkest moments in life. It is also a Journal , but it will only display my darkest days, perhaps even a bit about the aftermath.     ********************  Through the Shattered Glass #1  ******************** This is not the post that I wanted to…

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Top5... #2: Louise Gornall's top 5 ways to tell people you have a mental illness.

Top5… #2: Louise Gornall’s top 5 ways to tell people you have a mental illness.

  Hey guys. My name is Louise Gornall, and I’m the author of Under Rose-Tainted Skies, a YA contemporary featuring a girl battling with OCD and Agoraphobia. Ayah asked me over today to share with you my top 5 ways to tell people you have a mental illness. This is a tricky one. See, we’re all so different. In 10+ years of suffering with my own mental health, I’ve yet to find two cases that are…

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Book Review: hello me, it's you by Anonymous , Hannah Todd ( editor)

Book Review: hello me, it’s you by Anonymous , Hannah Todd ( editor)

Title: hello me, it’s you Author: Anonymous , Hannah Todd  ( editor) Publisher: hello me, it’s you Publication Date:  October 10th, 2016 Genre: Nonfiction, Mental Health,Mental Illness Format: Ebook My Rating: 5/5 stars Links: GoodReads  .  Amazon  Blurb: “Keep smiling and being you. Don’t let the world change you” Hello Me, it’s You is a collection of letters by young adults aged 17-24 about…

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Comic Review: Malice in Overland by Micheline Hess

Comic Review: Malice in Overland by Micheline Hess

Title: Malice in Ovenland Author: Micheline Hess Publisher:  Rosarium Publishing Publication Date: August 31t ,, 2016 Genre: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Fairy tale spin off Format: e-ARC My Rating: 4/5 stars Links:  GoodReads  .  Amazon  Blurb: Lily Brown is a bright, curious, energetic young girl from Queens, New York. When her mom forces her to stay home for the summer and do chores, Lily fumes.…

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Book Review: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Book Review: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Title: Everything, Everything Author: Nicola Yoon Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 1st, 2015 Genre: Contemporary , YA, Fiction, Romance Format: ebook My Rating: 4/5 stars Links: GoodReads  Amazon  Blurb: My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only…

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Book Review: The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

Book Review: The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

Title: The Sun Is Also A Star Author: Nicola Yoon Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date:  November 1st 2016  Genre: Contemporary , YA, Fiction, Romance Format: ebook My Rating: 5/5 stars Links: GoodReads  Amazon  Blurb: Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy…

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Book Review: Dreamology by Lucy Keating

Book Review: Dreamology by Lucy Keating

Title: Dreamology Author: Lucy Keating Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: April 12th 2016 Genre: Contemporary, YA, Fantasy Format: ebook My Rating: 4/5 stars Links: Goodreads  .  Amazon  Blurb: For as long as Alice can remember, she has dreamed of Max. Together they have traveled the world and fallen deliriously, hopelessly in love. Max is the boy of her dreams—and only her dreams. Because…

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Book Review: Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen

Book Review: Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen

  Title: Optimists Die FirstAuthor: Susin NielsenPublisher: Penguin Random House UK Children’s/ Andersen Publication Date:  02 Mar 2017 Genre: YA, Contemporary, Mental Illness Format: Ebook My Rating: 4/5 stars Links: GoodReads  . Amazon     Blurb:Petula has avoided friendship and happiness ever since tragedy struck her family and took her beloved younger sister Maxine. Worse, Petula blames…

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WHY I WRITE??? #3 Ft Jaylee James

WHY I WRITE??? #3 Ft Jaylee James

When I’m in the middle of writing, I do it because there are stories, characters, and worlds in me that I need to express. They drive the entire process. Once I get going, they take over, living their lives in my head, and it’s all I can do to try to keep up.   But writing is exhausting and hard. Staring down that blank page is terrifying. You confront your insecurities, and push yourself to not…

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Through the Shattered Glass #3

"My soul is numbed towards everything"

About the series : In case the title didn’t give it all, Through the Shattered Glass is going to be my Grey Journal. I am going to document my lowest, darkest moments in life. It is also a Journal, but it will only display my darkest days, perhaps even a bit about the aftermath. ************************* You know how sometimes they tell you to reward yourself for those small achievements you…

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Book Review: Torn Sky ( Rebel Wing #3) by Tracy Banghart

Book Review: Torn Sky ( Rebel Wing #3) by Tracy Banghart

Title: Torn Sky Author: Tracy Banghart Publisher : Alloy Entertainment  Publication Date: August 4th 2015 Format: ebook Genre: Dystopia, Retelling, YA, Romance My Rating: 4.5/5 stars Links: GoodReads  Amazon   ​Blurb: The end is near . . .  When Aris Haan brought down Safara’s biggest war criminal, she’d thought it was a turning point in the war. Victory was on the horizon, as was a peaceful…

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Book Review: Enigma by Tonya Kuper

Book Review: Enigma by @tonyakuper @EntangledTeen Got me gasping with every chapter I read!

Title:  Enigma ( Schrodinger’s Consortium #2 ) Author:  Tonya Kuper Publisher:  Entangled Teen Publication Date:  July 3rd , 2017 Genre:  Sci-Fi, YA, Romance, Dystopian Format: eARC My Rating: 4.5 /5 stars   Plot: Worst. Road Trip. Ever. Escaping with Reid Wentworth should have been fun, but how can I enjoy it when I just (accidentally) killed someone, my mom and brother are in danger, and the…

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Through the Shattered Glass #5 / #MentalIllnessMonday

About the series : In case the title didn’t give it all, Through the Shattered Glass is going to be my Grey Journal. I am going to document my lowest, darkest moments in life. It is also a Journal, but it will only display my darkest days, perhaps even a bit about the aftermath.   ************************************** This new entry of the #ThroughtheShatteredGlass series is going to be…