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It’s October, the month when in New York City we lose 77 minutes of daylight (yes, I’m counting) and the days and nights get so much colder. In other words, it’s time to get spooked and shiver!
Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why is one of those books that stays with you long after you finish it.
If you’ve ever been in love with someone who made you question your sanity but also make you feel there is no other love outside of them, then the book Beautiful Disaster will resonate with you. And even if you haven’t, it will make you believe that love, in all its imperfections, is still worth it.
The narrator starts by describing this character as if his mind is completely sane, making readers believe he had a valid reasons for what he did, but contrary to the narrator’s words, the character’s actions showed a different side of his “sanity.”
I love this comic. It’s one of my favorite comics I’ve ever read, and it’s my first time reading the work of Ram V, and now he’s a writer I’m looking out for.
William P. Young’s The Shack has had such a profound impact on me, and I knew immediately that this was a book I had to give a review on. It’s a powerful exploration of grief, faith, forgiveness, and healing.
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover follows Lily Bloom, a determined young woman who is working to build a new life away from her troubled childhood.
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. Be warned, the author’s beautiful use of words and metaphors throughout the entirety of this book will have you invested not only mentally but emotionally, just like it had me.
It’s saddening yet so beautiful how, for just a moment, she was able to let her inner child explore such a delicacy.
Tobias Wolff’s “Bullet in the Brain” is an exquisitely crafted short story that delves into themes of cynicism, memory, and the ephemeral nature of life.
I was skeptical about how much I would enjoy Splintered Magic. But as I turned the pages, I quickly realized that belief in magic is beside the point because life itself always finds ways to surprise us.
