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Ghosts of The Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare | Spoiler Free Book Review

Hai Beautiful Hoomans! Did I finish this book or did it finish me? I didn't think the ending of this novel would hit me as it did. All I'm saying is that I am so glad the next series goes back in time because I am far too fragile to deal with my…

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Online Book Launches Happening NEXT WEEK on Instagram Live!

Hai Bookaholics! Continuing the theme of all posts this week being a day late. This post is thanks to the amazing work of @TheYARoom who have been working so hard to unite the book community online when it has been impossible for us to unite in person. After news of the cancellation of…

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Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans | Spoiler-Free Book Review

Hello Beautiful Hoomans. A novel that lives up to its name! A 'lil note: I read Euphoria Kids immediately after I finished Wintergirls and let me say, the positive feelings that reading this book gave me was enough to kill off any horrible/ negative thoughts that the previous novel brought back. Blurb: Ever…

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Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson | Spoiler-Free Book Review/ Talk (TW:ED)

Hai! There is a trigger warning attached to this post. If you don't want to read about Eating Disorders (ED) or if you find the mere mention of the topic triggering, please go check out another post. You can find so many other reviews on Jasper + Spice here. I'm not sure how…

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Vengeance Blooms by Chloe Hodge | Spoiler Free Book Review

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Support Self-Published Authors! I finally finished the last book on my January TBR!! *cue happy royalty-free cheer (that one from YouTube)* I'm pretty proud of me. After DNFing Wearing Paper Dresses which I wasn't so into, I picked this novel up and my reading slump was evicted. I'm also happy…

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BLOG TOUR: Oasis by Katya De Becerra | Spoiler Free Book Review

Disclaimer: i received an e-arc of oasis from katya late last year. if you would like to purchase the novel, it is released on 7 jan 2020 (a day before my 21st bday :). Heyo Bookaholics! Nothing is as it seems! Before I start, I want to extend a huge thank you to…

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It’s Christmas! Or Should I Say… Bookmas!?

Heyo Bookaholics! Festive Christmas Book Tag! Christmas is today! On a Wednesday, which is my usual posting day and I had to post something! Remembering that there is a Christmas Book Tag that I actually did a couple of years back, I decided to do it again now that I have read more…

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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare | Re-read Book Review

Heyo Bookaholics! This took me a while... So I re-read the book that began my Shadowhunter obsession all those years ago in High School. Blurb When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three…

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Books I Brought To Korea (Physical & Kindle): Will I Read Them??

Heyo Bookaholics! Will I read them all? Physical Books The physical books I brought along are Frankly In Love by David Yoon (for the photos) and Vengeance Blooms by Chloe Hodge. Kindle/ Audiobooks I also aim to finish my re-read of City of Bones by Cassandra Clare on both audiobook and Kindle, as well as Wintergirls by Laurie…

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Frankly In Love by David Yoon | Spoilery Book Review

Heyo Bookaholics! Fake-dating tropes are cool... When done well... This book is the reason I don't particularly like the fake-dating trope. Blurb High school senior Frank Li is a Limbo–his term for Korean-American kids who find themselves caught between their parents’ traditional expectations and their own Southern California upbringing. His parents have one…