Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - Review (SPOILERS)
Book Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family...
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Lyra Thompson
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare - Review
Book Synopsis: In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that...
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Lyra Thompson
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Tweet Cute by Emma Lord - Review
Book Synopsis: Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but...
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Lyra Thompson
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My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray - Review
Book Synopsis: A general’s daughter… Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the...
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Lyra Thompson
Jan 1, 20213 min read
(SPOILERS) Matched by Ally Condie - Review
Book Synopsis: In the Society, officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices....
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Lyra Thompson
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Letters to The Lost by Brigid Kemmerer - Review
Book Synopsis: Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she...
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Lyra Thompson
Nov 8, 20201 min read
Catching Fire Movie Review
I watched the movie a couple days ago but I’m just now getting around to reviewing it on here. I liked the movie and thought it was a...
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Lyra Thompson
Nov 6, 20202 min read
(SPOILERS) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - Review
Book Synopsis: SPARKS ARE IGNITING. FLAMES ARE SPREADING. AND THE CAPITAL WANTS REVENGE. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived...
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Lyra Thompson
Nov 6, 20203 min read
Hamilton and Peggy: A Revolutionary Friendship by L. M. Elliot - Review
Book Synopsis: Peggy Schuyler has always felt like she’s existed in the shadows of her beloved sisters: the fiery, intelligent Angelica...
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Lyra Thompson
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - Review
3.5/5 stars. This book was required reading for my English class. It was super short and I probably could've completed it way faster if I...
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Lyra Thompson
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Reading Habits Tag!
I got these questions from a Youtube video by someone named Ariel Bissett, I'm not sure what original source she got them from. These...
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Lyra Thompson
Oct 15, 20203 min read
Breakout by Kate Messner - Review
Book Synopsis: Nora Tucker is looking forward to summer vacation in Wolf Creek--two months of swimming, popsicles, and brushing up on her...
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Lyra Thompson
Oct 12, 20203 min read
(SPOILERS) P.S I Like You by Kasie West - Review
Book Synopsis: While spacing out in chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she...
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Lyra Thompson
Sep 27, 20201 min read
The Hunger Games #1 Movie Review
As far as movie adaptations of books go, this one was surprisingly really good. I’m just gonna quickly share a few of my thoughts. I...
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Lyra Thompson
Sep 27, 20202 min read
The Hunger Games #1 - Review
Book Synopsis: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve...
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Lyra Thompson
Sep 22, 20204 min read
What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter - Review
Book Synopsis: There are a million things that Halle Levitt likes about her online best friend, Nash. He’s an incredibly talented graphic...
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Lyra Thompson
Sep 18, 20204 min read
(SPOILERS) The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett - Review
Book Synopsis: A teenage misfit named Hawthorn Creely inserts herself in the investigation of missing person Lizzie Lovett, who...
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Lyra Thompson
Sep 5, 20203 min read
The Wonder of Us by Kim Culbertson - Review
Book Synopsis: Riya and Abby are: Best friends. Complete opposites. Living on different continents. Currently mad at each other. About to...
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Lyra Thompson
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Why I Don’t Like People Who Use Ghost Writers
Warning, this is going to be a much shorter, rant-y post, much different than what I usually post. I’ve always known what ghostwriters...
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Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20202 min read
(SPOILERS) On The Fence by Kasie West - Review
Book Synopsis: For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older brothers has its perks....
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