Hi friends! It's been a bit since my last post, and unsurprisingly, the quarter system is the culprit. 10-week terms are no joke. I always start a quarter feeling fresh and convinced that I can stay on top of doing school-work-life-blogging-booktubing-podcasting—so long as I have a plan!—and clearly, that just isn't the case. (Hasn't been…
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Review: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
"She’s right. I am a warrior. I faced my to-do list. I fought for my freedom...and now I’m here. I’m back at the place where I first found myself, finding more pieces of who I am." Goodreads Quinn keeps lists of everything—from the days she’s ugly cried, to “Things That I Would Never Admit Out…
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Review: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
“Like all the rest, giving us impossibilities and calling them choices.” Goodreads Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel…
Review: Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan (Girls of Paper and Fire #3)
"Finish it. Those had been Zelle's last words to me. And though she was talking about the King, I know that in order to truly finish it, I can't stop at taking the King's life. I'm going to burn this whole godsdamned place to the ground." Goodreads Notice: This is the final book in the…
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2022 Anticipated Releases 1.0
Hi friends! Today, I present to you the first edition of my most anticipated book releases for 2022! First things first: why "first edition" Cierra? Well, instead of doing one long post for every book being released in 2022, I decided I wanted to switch it up and do 4 quarterly anticipated releases posts throughout…