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March Reading Wrap-up and Check-in
COMPLETED READS 1. Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams (342 pages) (3.5 ⭐️) This adult romance is a friends-to-lovers story of a...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Mar 20, 2021
- 4 min
All This Time Disappointed Me (book thoughts)
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! PROCEED WITH CAUTION! ABOUT THE BOOK/WHY I READ IT Daughtry and Lippincott are the authors of one of my favorite...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
Feel Good Fantasy: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune (book review)
GENRE: Adult Fantasy LENGTH: 396 pages PLOT A caseworker (Linus) is sent to an orphanage for magical children on a distant island to...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
Flower (a poem)
She’s a delicate flower not yet ready to bloom. She’s afraid once people see her petals they won’t like all of the colors. So, she stays...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Mar 6, 2021
- 5 min
February Reading Wrap-up and Goal Check-in
COMPLETED READS 1. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (368 pages) (3 ⭐️) This adult mystery/thriller follows an apartment sitter at a swanky...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Feb 27, 2021
- 3 min
A Guide to: The Books by Angie Thomas (Including Concrete Rose)
THE HATE U GIVE This novel follows Starr Carter who witnesses the death of her childhood best friend, Khalil, when he is wrongfully shot...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Feb 20, 2021
- 3 min
Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston (book review)
GENRE: YA fantasy LENGTH: 338 pages PLOT Cerys lives in the kingdom of Aloryia which is surrounded by a cursed wildwood. When the curse...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Feb 13, 2021
- 3 min
5 Things I LOVE in Books Ft. Recommendations for Each 💖 (Inspired by BooksandLala)
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I debated if I should do a related blog or not. I considered doing a tag or talking about my favorite...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Feb 6, 2021
- 5 min
January Reading Wrap-up + Goal Check-in
COMPLETED READS 1. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir (458 pages) (5 ⭐️) This YA fantasy is the 3rd book in the Ember in the Ashes...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Jan 30, 2021
- 3 min
I Matched 5 Disney Princesses with Book Best Friends 👑
Welcome, princesses, to my matchmaking services! You've already found your princes, but life is lonely without a gal pal to share it...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Jan 23, 2021
- 4 min
The Inheritance Games: A Perfect Novel for Truly Devious Fans (comparison and review)
WHAT IS THE INHERITANCE GAMES (AND TRULY DEVIOUS)? The Inheritance Games is a YA mystery novel about an impoverished but kindhearted and...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Jan 16, 2021
- 3 min
I Read a Book Written by a K-pop Idol: Shine by Jessica Jung book review
GETTING INTO K-POP AND ABOUT THE BOOK This past fall I started casually listening to K-pop (Korean pop music). I know a lot of people who...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Jan 9, 2021
- 3 min
Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett (book review)
GENRE: YA Contemporary LENGTH: 404 pages PLOT Josie returns to her New England hometown of Beauty after having fled in the night with her...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Jan 2, 2021
- 5 min
November to December Reading Wrap-Up and 2020 Yearly Reading Stats (+ 2021 Goals)
NEW READS 1. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (466 pages) (5 stars) A refugee (Malik) must slay a princess (Karina) to...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Dec 26, 2020
- 5 min
I Ranked Every YA Fantasy I Read in 2020 (Part II - #12-1)
12. Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova (rated 4.25 ⭐️) Renata is a memory thief of the fallen kingdom of Memoria. She was kidnapped as a child...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Dec 20, 2020
- 5 min
I Ranked Every YA Fantasy I Read in 2020 (Part I - #24-13)
24. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (rated 2 ⭐️) This novel is Twilight from Edward's perspective. Twilight is an insanely popular 2005...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Dec 15, 2020
- 2 min
I Have Ovarian Cancer at 28 (a personal blog and poem)
On Wednesday December 2nd, 2020 I had what was supposed to be a routine surgery to have an ovarian cyst removed. During my surgery, a...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Dec 5, 2020
- 3 min
My Final Fantasy of 2020: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (a review)
GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 466 pages PLOT Refugee Malik must kill Princess Karina in order to free his sister from an evil spirit who has...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Nov 28, 2020
- 5 min
My 12 Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2021
I just recently started a new job and I hope to adopt a dog soon. These are great things, but they will inevitably mean less time to...
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haleylynnthomas22
- Nov 21, 2020
- 3 min
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (a review) (A.K.A. The Best YA Fantasy of 2020)
GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 343 pages PLOT Tarisai has grown up with a distant mother known only as The Lady and a revolving door of...
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