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Science by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash: Amazon Original Stories Forward A Collection of Stories (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: Forward, A Collection of Stories

16th Dec 20207th Dec 2020Leave a comment

This one is going to be a little different for me because I'm reviewing a collection of short stories. Author and screenwriter Blake Crouch asked some of his favourite dystopian writers to contribute to this project, all about technology and the future... and it's terrifying, to a degree. I'm not usually drawn to science-fiction or … Continue reading Book Review: Forward, A Collection of Stories

Mismatched by Alysa Bajenaru on Unsplash: Josh + Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating

13th Dec 202013th Dec 2020Leave a comment

I’ve read a lot of Christina Lauren this year—sue me! This has been a year where my favourite writing duo have had exactly what I've wanted to read: light, funny contemporary romance that will help me get through this horrid year. Josh + Hazel's Guide to Not Dating is one of their older books, but … Continue reading Book Review: Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating

All Smiles by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: One To Watch

7th Dec 20206th Dec 20202 Comments

Those of you who read my blog probably have no idea what I look like, but I'm a plus-sized woman. And to top it off, I'm one of those plus-sized women who has embraced the word "fat." I am fat, I have fat, and that's just the way it is. That's why I was so … Continue reading Book Review: One To Watch

Winter Cabin by Ezra Jeffrey Comeau on Unsplash: In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren (The Modest Reader)

Book Review: In A Holidaze

6th Dec 20206th Dec 2020Leave a comment

I've never had my life together enough around the holidays to remember that this time of the year is my chance to read something Christmassy and actually feel the magic around me as well. Pair that with my favourite writing duo, Christina Lauren, and I had some pretty high expectations for their latest, In A … Continue reading Book Review: In A Holidaze

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