Welcome to my roundup of the Best Books of 2023! Wow, can you believe it’s nearly 2024? I’ve mostly had a pretty
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The 1997 disaster-romance movie Titanic is arguably among the best movies of all time, and it has many craft lessons if you’re looking for romance writing tips. In this article, I’m going to break down some major takeaways from the
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Okay…my Rx Romance kick has continued and shows no signs of stopping. I have some non-romance reviews coming up but for now, strap in ladies and gentlemen as I devour some romance!
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Araki, Mari & Kashyap, Keshni. Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2012. Genre: Graphic Novel, Contemporary Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal reaction to the book This graphic novel is
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Hicks, Faith Erin. Friends with Boys. New York: First Second, 2012. Genre: Contemporary, Graphic Novel Recommended Age Group: 13 and up Personal reaction to the book Friends with Boys is a graphic novel by Faith
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Carroll, Emily. Through the Woods. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014. Genre: Graphic Novel, Short Stories Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal reaction This graphic novel was scary, but delightfully so. Through the Woods
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Lockhart, E. We Were Liars. New York: Delacourte, 2014. Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Psychological Thriller Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal reaction to the book In Lockhart’s We Were Liars, the main character and
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Lockhart, E. Dramarama. New York: Hyperion, 2007. Genre: Contemporary Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal reaction This was the second book by E. Lockhart that I’ve read this fall, and I adored it. This novel
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Murphy, Julie. Side Effects May Vary. New York: Balzer & Bray (Harper), 2014. Genre: Contemporary Recommended Audience: 16 and up Personal reaction to the book In this novel, sixteen-year-old Alice is living under the
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Sales, Leila. This Song Will Save Your Life. New York: Macmillan, 2013. Genre: Contemporary Intended Audience: 14 and above Personal reaction to the book This Song Will Save Your Life is about a music-obsessed loner
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This has been a very strange week. This is one of the first weeks I’ve spent where my main job(s) are all working from home, so Thanksgiving didn’t feel as much like
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Portman, Frank. King Dork. New York: Delacorte Press, 2006. Genre: Contemporary Intended Audience: Ages 14-up Personal reaction to the book King Dork is a semi-parody of The Catcher in the Rye and is told from
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