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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.

Oh, You Went To An All-Girls School?

October 18, 2018

If my life had an FAQ page, these two questions would definitely make the list. From 7th grade to the first half of 9th grade, I attended an all-girls school. The reason was because it was one of the best school in my city and plus, I’ve already attended its elementary school so where else would I go?

My 12 year old self was nervous. Beyond the usual first day of school questions like “Am I going to make friends?”, one particular question that I had in mind was “Will there be any mean girls?”. Growing up, the representation of female relationships in the media, be it in movies I watch and books I read, are always complicated. Female friendships are often depicted as full of catfights and backstabbing going on which leads me to that question in the first place. So imagine how surprising it was for me when I realised that girls tearing each other down at every corner might be a fantasy.

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.

I Graduated, Now What?

August 7, 2018

The title of this post was literally the question I had in my mind after I submitted my last assignment in university two years ago. TWO FREAKING YEARS. How time flies. I decided to write a post about this because my friends just graduated from university and it brings back so many memories of those moments right after I graduated.

Growing up, the cycle of life I knew was you go to school, you go to university, and then you get a job and start working your dream job. Is it really this way? Based on my own personal experience, not really.

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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.

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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.