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    January Reading Wrap Up

    5/5 ⭐ This was a great start to the year. Shadow and Flame picks up right where the duology’s first book, Onyx and Ivory left off (and for the sake of spoilers let’s just say it was a pretty large cliffhanger). This book has everything I could possible want in…

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    The Line Between Fiction and Reality in Jane Eyre

    When I think of a classic novel, I normally think of a drab, novel filled with unnecessarily long descriptions and tiny print you can barely read. I think of the boring books I’ve had to read for English class. I never thought I would enjoy a classic novel until I…

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    Using Notion to Organize My Reading & Writing Life

    I found out about Notion only a couple of months ago through Youtube. It seemed like everyone was using this program to organize everything from finances to academics so I decided to give it a try. Soon, I began to use Notion for everything too, particularly for organizing my books,…

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    Juggling Writing and College Applications

    At the start of fall, I had high expectations for my senior year. I knew there would be a lot of schoolwork, but I thought for the most part, I’d be spending my time working on my stories, hanging out with friends, and maybe picking up a few new hobbies…

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    2021 Wrap Up and 2022 Goals

    Wow what a year! As I’m writing this, I currently have 95 books towards my Goodreads goal out of 100. Already that is more books than I thought I would read, but I am determined to get to 100 if only to prove that I can handle big goals. Big…

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    Dread Nation : Book Review

    Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes and Noble ☽ Synopsis ☽  Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a…

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    Writing During College Application Season

    Senior year has arrived! If your upbringing was anything like mine, you’ve been hearing about this year for most of your life. Senior year of highschool is the center of thousands of teen movies and family conversations. It’s such a pivotal point in our lives that senior year manages to…

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    The Traitor Spy : Book Review

    Goodreads | Amazon | Author Website ☽ Synopsis ☽  Blackmail always seems like a good idea… until you are cornered by an elven prince. The elven Court of Stone has many spies, and Kenna is one of its most prized ones. Being a half-elf, she is skilled, dangerous, and beautiful.…

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    Boyfriend Material : Book Review

    Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes and Noble Trigger Warning : Cancer / Disordered eating / Homophobia / Parental Abuse ☽ Synopsis ☽  Wanted: One (fake) boyfriend Practically perfect in every way Luc O’Donnell is tangentially–and reluctantly–famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he’s never…

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    Writing Goals : Aug-Oct

    In attempts to hold myself accountable, I am creating some writing goals for August – October. They are ambitious considering how busy I’m going to be once school starts but maybe I’ll end up surprising myself! I have 10 goals total. I’ll consider this quarter a success if I can…