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Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes | Book Review

March 5, 2019

I started the first day of 2019 with Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. I’ve read a few reviews last year but decided to pick this up after one of my favourite bookish podcasts, Bad On Paper, picked this book for their podcast book club. It didn’t disappoint!

If you are into Pretty Little Liars, I think you’d enjoy Little White Lies a lot. The story itself follows the story of a girl named Sawyer Taft who received a visit from her grandmother and offered to join the world of high society that her mother left behind. Driven by her curiousity to find her father, she left behind her mother and her job as a mechanic to be part of the debutante season. What comes next is Sawyer navigating this new world and all its secrets.

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ARC Review: The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork

December 2, 2018

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

If you are looking for a book to read for this Christmas holiday, The Enchanted Sonata is the answer to your prayer. Based on the beloved Christmas story, The Nutcrackers, with a little bit of The Pied Piper thrown in it, The Enchanted Sonata delivers a twist to the story of Clara and The Nutcracker.

ARC Review: The Leading Edge of Now by Marci Lyn Curtis

August 9, 2018

I received an ARC of The Leading Edge of Now from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The book will be released on September 4th 2018 by Kids Can Press

Trigger warning: sexual assault/rape (not graphic but repeatedly mention)

Right after I finished reading The Leading Edge of Now, I knew writing a review for this book is not going to be easy.

A little warning, you may get impatient at the beginning of this book because the book started out slow, like really slow. However, I thank my lucky star that I didn’t stop reading. The story picked up it pace once we know what happened to Grace.

In the span of two years, Grace lost his father to heart attack and placed in foster care after she was sexually assaulted by her boyfriend, Owen. She was unable to tell anyone anything about that night because she was ashamed and plus Owen is her best friend’s older brother.

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ARC Review: Brave Enough by Kati Gardner

August 2, 2018

I received an ARC of Brave Enough from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The book will be released on August 21st 2018 by Flux.

I have to start this review by congratulating and thanking Kati Gardner for this beautiful and brilliant debut novel. As someone who loves books about ballet dancers (you may have witnessed my love for Tiny Pretty Things and Shiny Broken Pieces on the blog), I knew I had to read this one as soon as I read the synopsis. Although there is a twist in Brave Enough; the ballerina has cancer.

How to Enjoy Audiobooks | Where to Listen to Audiobooks Free | The Wednesday Issue

I Gave Audiobooks A Second Chance

June 13, 2018

I decided to give audiobooks a second chance.

My first encounter with audiobooks was when I was reading Big Rock by Lauren Blakely. If you are a Kindle user, you’d know that sometimes they offer whispersync if you purchase a book which its audiobook is available. So, I decided to give it a try when I was offered the audiobook along.

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The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee | Book Review

May 23, 2018

Warning: This review includes spoiler. You have to read the first book, The Thousandth Floor before you read this review.

After I finished The Thousandth Floor, I picked up The Dazzling Heights right away. Although this time I decided to pick up the audiobook. I had a difficult relationship with audiobook, but somehow, I managed to finish this one! I’ll save the audiobook talk for later post because I have so much to say about this book.

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The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee | Book Review

May 14, 2018

The Thousandth Floor started out with a death. What a way to catch the reader’s attention, right? The moment I started reading and saw that it started out with a death, all I wanted was to continue reading.

9 Lessons I Learnt from #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso

May 7, 2018

You must have seen the book on Instagram, the news, your nearest bookstores, and maybe some of you have already picked up the books by now. I’m talking about #GirlBoss by Sophia Amoruso. The book is one of the 5 Coffee Table Books I want to have. I finally had the chance to get it and more importantly, read it.

At first, I was a bit skeptical of this book. I was never the kind of person who read self-help books or in this case, business entrepreneur books. “So why did you want to get this again?” you might wonder. It was purely for visual reason. It’s millennial pink, you guys! Another reason why I was skeptical about this book was the fact that #GirlBoss is one of the most hyped books among girls and women entrepreneur. The book is present in every single “must read books for female entrepreneur list” out there.

I have to say though that once I open the book and start reading it, it was nothing like I expected. Note to self: Never judge a book by its genre. #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso is a modern, informative, and down-to-earth book. The whole time I read the book, I felt like I was listening to a girl friend chatting away about her life experiences and the lessons she learned along the way. Sophia doesn’t sugarcoat anything; she tells it as it is. You will get to know the good, the bad, and the crazy side of creating your own business – all in one book. She gives you advices and examples while also sharing her mistakes. She throws in warning and precautions along the way as well.

I truly recommend you to grab yourself a copy of this book, but in the meantime here are some things I learned from reading #GIRLBOSS.