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Hello! It’s time for another Blogmas Book Quote! Today I’m sharing a lovely little quote from LM Montgomery’s short story, A Christmas Inspiration. It is one of the stories featured in A Vintage Christmas, and it has been one of my favorites from the entire collection that I’ve read so far. It is such a sweet story about giving and thinking of others, especially about those who often feel forgotten, and it just warmed… Read More
Title: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn Pages: 64 Genre: Thriller Published by: Crown (Nov. 3rd, 2015) Summary A canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading auras at Spiritual Palms when Susan Burke walks in. A keen observer of human behavior, our unnamed narrator immediately diagnoses beautiful, rich Susan as an unhappy woman eager to give her lovely life a drama injection…. Read More
Hey everyone! Today on the blog, I’m going to be sharing with you all my thoughts about the poetry book Purple Kisses, as well as share how you can enter to win an e-copy! This is in celebration of the re-release of Purple Kisses, in honor of its new cover! Title: Purple Kisses by Priya Prithviraj, illustrated by Niveditha Warrier Pages: 23 Genre: Poetry, Art Publisher: Linnet’s Wings Press (Dec. 31st, 2017) Summary Purple Kisses’ is a one-of-a-kind book of… Read More
Title: Breakfast at Tiffany’s: A Short Novel and Three Stories by Truman Capote Pages: 162 Genres: Fiction, Classic, Short Stories Published by: Modern Library (Jan. 13th, 1994, originally 1958) Summary It’s New York in the 1940s, where the martinis flow from cocktail hour till breakfast at Tiffany’s. And nice girls don’t, except, of course, Holly Golightly. Pursued by Mafia gangsters and playboy millionaires, Holly is a fragile eyeful of tawny hair and turned-up nose, a heart-breaker,… Read More
Hi everyone! Today I’m teaming up with Writerly Yours again for another fun, blog tour. This time, I’m sharing my review for the short story, I Still Remember by the founder of Writerly Yours herself, Priya Prithviraj! Title: I Still Remember by Priya Prithviraj Pages: 29 Genres: YA/NA, Contemporary, Coming-of-Age, Romance Published by: Self-published (May 14, 2017) Summary Ji-woo dreams of becoming a writer and is back in college giving it a second shot. But then Weon-gyu, her first… Read More
Title: Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell Pages: 62 Genres: YA, Contemporary, Short Stories, Novella Published by: Macmillans Kids UK (February 25, 2016) Summary ‘Everybody likes everything these days. The whole world is a nerd.’ ‘Are you mad because other people like Star Wars? Are you mad because people like me like Star Wars?’ ‘Maybe.’ If you broke Elena’s heart, Star Wars would spill out. So when she decides to queue outside her local cinema to see the… Read More
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