August Wrap Up

   Life August has been very busy in terms of uni work and family stuff, but I don't feel like I accomplished much. But I'm currently on a two-week break - thank goodness for that!  Two things I hate: winter and being sick. Spring starts tomorrow, so I hope I feel...

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Micro Reviews: August

In which I review the books I've finished reading this month in one sentence. Covers link to Goodreads.   Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by Jason Porath I especially adored the humorous style of this collection of badass women from...

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Top 10 Historical Hidden Gems

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Ten Hidden Gem Books in X Genre. Since I read so much historical fiction, I decided to list some underrated historical books you might not have heard of. Covers go to Goodreads. 1. The Janna...

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3 Authors I've Been Meaning to Read

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Rainy Day Ramblings. This week's question is: Who are some authors you have been meaning to read? I'm sure there's a long list of authors I've been meaning to read but haven't yet for some reason or another. At the moment, I can only think...

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Footnotes in Novels: Yea or Nay?

The novel I'm reading at the moment includes a feature I hadn't noticed I disliked so much: footnotes. In fact, I'm ignoring the footnotes, they're annoying me so much. This annoyance leads me to this post, which I believe is on an original topic. Footnotes can be useful in non-fiction, as...

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