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Bookish Unpopular Opinions

  Do you like unpopular opinions? Well, then you’re in luck, because I am FULL OF THEM. Like, for example, I loved Krystal on The Bachelor. And not just because she made for good entertainment, I legitimately loved her. She was my number one pick from day one. I wanted her to win. But that’s…

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January OwlCrate Unboxing: Fearsome Fairy Tales

Can you believe it’s time for another OwlCrate unboxing??? January’s theme was Fearsome Fairytales, focusing on items inspired less by specific YA books and more on items inspired by classic fairytales we all know and love, like Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood. As more evidence that basically everyone loves fairytales, this box sold out…

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Book Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One is a pretty popular (okay, that’s the understatement of the year—it’s hugely popular) dystopian sci-fi novel by Ernest Cline. The book is set in the year 2045, in a world in which many of the problems we are already starting to see today have come to a head—overcrowding/overpopulation, poverty, food shortages, gas…

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December OwlCrate Unboxing

Now that it’s time for the January OwlCrates to get sent out, I figured it’s high time I go ahead and share my December unboxing, for any of you who are looking for some cute bookish merch or are just curious about what was in the box for the month of December! The theme for…

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Book Review: Bird Box by Josh Malerman

I initially started seeing Bird Box around the bookstagram-phere (not a thing, you say? Well, it is now. I just made it up) quite a few months ago. I think it was a Book of the Month book back in the spring and maybe that’s why so many people seemed to be getting their hands…

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Bookworm Holiday Gift Guide

Christmas is right around the corner, and if you’re way ahead of the game, then you already know what everyone you have to buy for is getting and you have everything wrapped and under the tree. But, if you’re a little more like me, you tend to wait until sort of the last minute to…

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Book Review: Bonfire by Krysten Ritter

If you’ve been floating around the bookish community over the past few months, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve already heard of Bonfire. But in case you haven’t, let’s recap: Bonfire is a suspense/psychological thriller novel by Krysten Ritter, who, prior to penning this novel, was best known for being an actress in shows like…

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November OwlCrate Unboxing & Review

Breaking news from the month of November—I managed not to see ANY spoilers for November’s OwlCrate before mine arrived!!! As a result, I was completely surprised by all the contents of the OwlCrate, including the particular item that was right on top and caught me totally off guard—in the best way. If you’re wondering what…

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Book Review: Spellbook of the Lost & Found by Moira Fowley-Doyle

I usually try to be at least somewhat eloquent and, at the very least, coherent in my book reviews, but this book just made me want to yell OH MY GOD EVERYONE READ THIS NOW. Of course, I totally understand that you may want to know a bit more than that, so don’t worry. I…

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October OwlCrate Unboxing: Find Me in the Forest

Unboxing time! October’s OwlCrate theme was Find Me In The Forest, and I was so, so excited when they announced it because a.) I love the forest and b.) I love books that take place in the forest. So I knew this one was probably going to be a home run. On top of excitement…

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