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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...
Lyra Thompson
Sep 22, 20204 min read
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(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...
Lyra Thompson
Sep 18, 20204 min read
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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...
Lyra Thompson
Sep 5, 20203 min read
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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...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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(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....
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Romeo and What's Her Name by Shani Petroff - Review
Book Synopsis: Understudies never get to perform . . . which is why being Juliet's understudy in the school's yearly "Evening with...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Enchantee by Gita Trelease - Review
Book Synopsis: Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries—and magicians... When...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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(SPOILERS) Beyond The Break by Heather Buchta - Review
Book Synopsis: Manhattan Beach native Lovette has two rules in life. One: no surfing. Not after her brother's accident. Two: absolutely,...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Harry Potter: The Prequel by J. K. Rowling - Review
This book was a very short, 800-word story about Sirius Black and James Potter, set very soon after they've left Hogwarts. My review: 3/5...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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(SPOILERS) Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry - Review
Book Synopsis: Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit that...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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Book Recommendations For Different Genres
Below is a list of my favorite books or authors from all the different genres I read: Contemporary Fiction: Wonder by R. J. Palacio If...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 24, 20203 min read
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Everybody Knows Your Name by Andrea Siegel - Review
Book Synopsis: Meet Magnolia. Her father’s dead, her boyfriend’s ditched her to commit himself more fully to surfing, and her mother’s...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 23, 20202 min read
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(SPOILERS) The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen - Review
Book Synopsis: Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does remember the stories her mom...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 22, 20202 min read
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(SPOILERS) Allies by Alan Gratz - Review
Book Synopsis: June 6, 1944: The Nazis are terrorizing Europe, on their evil quest to conquer the world. The only way to stop them? The...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 22, 20202 min read
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The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart - Review
Book Synopsis: Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 22, 20202 min read
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