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TOP 10 UNDERRATED BOOKS

The rest of the literary blogosphere does it about a month ago - we do it now. Welcome to our top 10 underrated book picks! (It's not that we're contrary - it's that we're awesome . And chronically late to most parties. Don't tell the hosts.) This week, we are picking titles that blew us away …

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BOOK REVIEW: RUINED BY AMY TINTERA

Emelina Flores has nothing. Her home in Ruina has been ravaged by war. She lacks the powers of her fellow Ruined. Worst of all, she witnessed her parents’ brutal murders and watched helplessly as her sister, Olivia, was kidnapped. But because Em has nothing, she has nothing to lose. Driven by a blind desire fo…

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BOOK REVIEW: WHO'S THAT GIRL? BY MHAIRI MCFARLANE

What’s the one thing you DON’T do at a wedding? When Edie is caught in a compromising position at her colleagues’ wedding, all the blame falls on her – turns out that personal popularity in the office is not that different from your schooldays. Shamed online and ostracised by everyone she knows, her boss suggest…

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BOOK REVIEW: THIS SAVAGE SONG BY VICTORIA SCHWAB

There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from author Victoria Schwab ,  a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake. The first of two books. Kate Ha…

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HOW BEING A READER MADE ME A BETTER PERSON

Reading is the best .  There's more to picking up a good book and getting lost in the story than it may seem. Over the years, reading has changed me as a person. I wasn't as big of a reader when I was younger compared to now - as a kid, I wasn't highly encouraged to read, so I never read much until …

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BOOK REVIEW: THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US BY KASIE WEST

Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and after years of observation she’s pretty sure they’re only good for one thing—spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother’s shop. So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a dol…

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