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2021 Reading Goals #ReadHarder Challenge
It’s that time of year again. You know, when the year is almost over, and you somehow feel the urge to reflect on what you’ve achieved in your life thus far. I’m doing this right now. I mean, yes, 2020 could have been better. Understatement of the year, I agree. But there’s not much I can do about the past. All I can do is be grateful for what I have now and look forward to the future. I’m feeling ambitious this year. I have goals I want to hit by December 31, 2021, and I’m putting it all down here to let the Universe know (and the whole internet…
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Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Heartwarming. If you want a book that will leave you smiling, that will give your hope back to humanity, well this is the book for you. It’s got great character arcs which is one of its strengths. I enjoyed the main character’s journey from living a mundane life to one full of colour. Even the kids in the stories also evolve at the end of the book. Klune has done a fantastic job creating a very well-thought-out novel. He has also written probably the sweetest, romantic scene I’ve ever read. If I have to describe it in one word, it would be magical. Themes of acceptance, family, and the fight…
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Book Review: Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
I’m typically drawn to stories that distract me from reality. Fantasy and Science Fiction rank high on my TBR list. Sure, the themes from these books still explore the human condition, at least the good ones anyway. Something about the worldbuilding and fantastical magic systems softens the blow when I face uncomfortable scenes. Such is not the case with Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez. Hernandez writes about the lives of multiple characters in a borough in Toronto called Scarborough. Scarborough, like most inner cities in North America, deals with issues on poverty, racism, violence, crime. If there’s a great example of showing rather than telling in writing, it would be Hernandez.…