Month: February 2015
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February Favorites
It’s the last day of February, my friends, and what a month it has been! Here are some of my favorite things that I experienced in the month of February: 1. My first pair of high-top Converse! I’ve adored Converse ever since I was in middle school, but until recently I had never owned a…
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Book Review: ONLY EVERYTHING
Author: Kieran Scott Number of Pages: 326 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: May 6, 2014 “Like Zeus, the king, who thinks the proper reaction to finding me kissing a mortal is to threaten my boyfriend Orion’s life, banish me to Earth, and force me to inspire true love between three couples without my powers.…
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Everything Will Be Okay // Wreck This Journal 2
Follow me as I adventure through my copy of Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. I’ve finished another page, and honestly I’m having so much fun doing them that I can’t wait to make more! Here’s my latest creation: Before: The instructions read: This page is a sign. What do you want it to say? There were…
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Book Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Author: Charles Dickens Number of Pages: 554 Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: 1861 “Great Expectations, Dickens’ funny, frightening and tender portrayal of the orphan Pip’s journey of self-discovery, is one of his best-loved works. Showing how a young man’s life is transformed by a mysterious series of events – an encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit to a…
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QUOTE: J.D. Salinger
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” ~ page 18 of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger As much as…
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My Second Date with Holden Caulfield // Reread
Welcome to my first reread of 2015, everyone! At the beginning of this year I made it a goal to take part of the Re-Read Challenge hosted by Belle of the Literati and So Obsessed With (click here to see my original post) and I’m really happy that I was able to reread a book in…
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QUOTE: Emily Bronte
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same…” ~ page 87 of Emily Bronte’s classic novel Wuthering Heights This little gem of a quote comes from Emily Bronte’s Withering Heights. I love this quote because I think it’s just so beautiful, and it really puts into words what it feels like to find someone…
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My Problem with Valentine’s Day
Before I begin, let’s just get one thing out of the way: this is not a rant about how commercialized/meaningless Valentine’s Day has become. That argument has basically taken over Valentine’s Day, and there is so much discussion about it that I hardly think I need to chime in. Instead, my problem with Valentine’s Day lies with…
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January Favorites
Welcome to January Favorites, a new monthly feature in which I highlight some of my favorite things from the month! Oatmeal Cookies: It snowed SO MUCH in January (we basically have over two feet of snow!) and consequently we’ve been stuck inside quite a bit. My mom baked oatmeal cookies on our first snow day, and…
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