“There comes a time when the only way to start living is to tell the truth. To be who you are, even if it is dangerous.”

So, so well done. Matt Haig is definitely on my radar after this one.
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Xifeng is a stone cold bitch in this YA tale of the ultimate anti-heroine and her ambition to become Empress of her land.
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True love = Me + This Book.
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Multi-generational family sagas just aren‘t my thing, I‘ve learned (although this one was better than most).
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Another standalone YA romance from Kami Garcia. Not as good as Broken Beautiful Hearts. Much more... formulaic & cliche, if you will.
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Wow. Crazy hijinks abound in this dystopian YA where beauty rules the day.
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Not as amazing as I‘d hoped it would be. 🙁
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A stand-alone YA romance from Kami Garcia. Nicely done.
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Ruth journals a year of living with her father as he descends into the depths of Alzheimer‘s. Humorous, heartbreaking, and touching.
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Kidnapped at seven & found at age 17, Oliver returns home to rekindle his friendship with old BFF - and possibly something more? Fun & sweet story by Robin Benway, whose Far From The Tree is one of my faves.
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A brutal and horrifying tale of teen human trafficking. Chock-FULL of triggers. Worth it.
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Super-short but riveting tale of a teen father in Brooklyn.
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Another excellent novel by Amber Smith (The Way I Used To Be was ah-ma-zing). Due out 2/6/2018.
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Adored this sweet, quirky love story!
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Be. Still. My. Beating. Heart. This book was so sweet and real and honest and heartbreakingly beautiful. Won‘t forget these girls for a long, long time.
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Cute what-if about teen who wins the lottery, and the fallout that follows.
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The first 2/3 were sloooow, but then things sped up nicely. The saving grace was a tasty little surprise ending.
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Short but powerful. Definitely going to look up more of Nina LaCour‘s work.
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Great to have a narrator from such a marginalized POV but just a touch juvenile for my taste.
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Somewhat dry and slow - but full of fascinating facts about the lives of Eleanor, Hick, FDR, and those close to them.

Rom-Com combined with Social Justice? Wouldn‘t have thought it possible, but Samira Ahmed made it happen, and it happened spectacularly. More, please!
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So. Powerful.
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1. Sofa or Front Porch.
2. Bookmark, always!
3. Stop & start, baby.
4. No to food, YES to Diet Pepsi!
5. Absolutely not.
6. One at a time, every time.
7. Everywhere, fo sho!!
8. Silently, duh.
9. Only when I‘m super bored/frustrated with the book.
10. Like new! OMG. So like new.
11. No. No, NO!!
12. @CraftyBookNerd1

OK, so I may or may not have leaked a few tears toward the end. Sue me.
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Powerful YA tale of Haitian immigrant struggling to find her place in a new country with new rules and new family.
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Snarky little tale of A girl struggling to prove herself after a major trauma - by joining a reality TV show. Loved it!!
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Charlie‘s tale pulled me in instantly, and I wound up devouring this book in one sitting this afternoon.
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This book was described as similar to The Hunger Games. WTF? No correlation at all, other than the survival aspect... smh.
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Loved it!! Abelard & Lily 4-Eva!!!
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• Homeschool Mom
• Reading, duh...
• Dogs (especially my Sheltie!!)
• Crimson
• Fresh fruit
• Diet Pepsi!!
• Anything green and pretty
• Fall and Spring
• Harry Potter
#litsylovelist

Great pop-culture bio of that Notorious RBG!!
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OMG. All. The. Feels. I‘m not much of a crier, y‘all, but this book had me weeping on and off like a leaky freaking faucet!!
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The book blurb for this was misleading, and although the story still wound up to be somewhat intriguing it just didn‘t quite hit the mark for me.
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Third installment in The Wayward Children series wasn‘t quite as grand as the previous two, but enjoyable nonetheless.
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Absolutely fell in love with this adorable YA romance!
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The third book in Louisa Clark‘s story was great! Still can‘t live up to the original, Me Before You, though. *swoon*
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Woot-woot!!

Adored this sweeping tale full of love, heartbreak, and loads of dark humor. My first John Boyne novel – I‘ll be checking out the rest of his work now, too!
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Book 2 in the Clash of Kingdoms duology was a treat; perfect for my last book in 2017!!
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Loved. This.
On to the sequel I go!!
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This was so much more than just the tale of a 1937 East Texas school explosion. Very dark and bitter, excellent writing.
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Moved a little slowly and I didn‘t love it as much as my book club friends. Maybe next time, Diane...
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“Day” was my least favorite out of the Night Trilogy, however, it was no less powerful or full of gorgeous prose than the other two pieces.
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Really dove into this one - Henson details Nate‘s conflicting thoughts/emotions with great clarity and tells a powerful tale.
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Excellent portrayal of social anxiety and narcissism. Loved Kiko and how she grew throughout the book.
“I did not go North, South, East or West. I went Forward.”
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Picked this up because it was on a list of Sarah J. Maas's Top 10 Books. While I definitely wouldn't place it in my own top 10, I did enjoy it.

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Excellent story of loss and survival. Might have to give The Enchanted one more try, considering how very much I liked this one.

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What I though was going to be a run-of-the-mill girl fights evil and gets the boy story turned out to be a girl saves the world without the stupid boy story. Not bad!!

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Book #3 of The Girl of Fire & Thorns Trilogy was fantastic!! The only problem is that, while it satisfied my every desire, it left me thirsting for more. Say it isn't over, Rae!!!

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Set in a bookstore, which was nearly certain to make it a winner, anyway, but the tale itself was beautiful and sad and sweet enough to sustain me on its own.

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