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Book Diaries: My Best Friend’s Exorcism, by Grady Hendrix (2017)
Picked this up on a whim at the library and couldn’t put it down! I read My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix in just a couple of sittings because I was instantly hooked by the style and I HAD to know what happened! Some combination of the 80s setting and the teenaged main characters… Continue reading
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Why I think House of Earth and Blood,by Sarah J. Maas, should have been two books
I finally read “House of Blood and Earth,” by Sarah J. Maas. For those of you who don’t know, HOEAB is the first of Maas’ Crescent City Series, interspersed in the cultural phenomenon that is the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. (At least, it feels like a phenomenon. The thing about the TikTok… Continue reading
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The Virgin Suicides, the Male Gaze, and holding on to your problematic faves
I came across this great article last week, “Does The Virgin Suicides Hold Up 25 Years Later?” by Emily Temple on @Lithub’s twitter and it really made me think, even though I couldn’t really relate to the initial argument (The first line points out that the novel debuted 25 years ago. I also debuted 25… Continue reading
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In defense of being shamelessly basic
*this post is written in honor of the shameless 14 year old fangirls dressed as Harley Quinn that I served the day of the premiere* I am currently drinking a Starbs cold brew iced coffee and eating Hippeas organic chickpea puffs in vegan white cheddar flavor. My most listened to playlist is called “Champagne Problems” and… Continue reading
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