Tag: reading
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May The Odds Be (N)ever In Your Favor
We’ve done The Hunger Games a disservice over the years. I’d like to fix that.
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A Defense of Non-Traditional Reading
E-books and Audiobooks get a bad rap, so I’m taking the stand to defend them.
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Fictional Festivities | 12 Days of Christmas Book Tag
It’s almost Christmas, and what better way to celebrate than talking about my favorite reads from 2019?
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How to Make Me Read Your Book | 6 Story Tropes I Live For
Let’s say we go to an ice cream parlor. My treat. I order my sundae, which is chocolate ice cream with peanut butter sauce, cookie dough chunks, whipped topping and rainbow sprinkles (no cherry). You open your mouth to order yours, but I cut you off and say, “We’ll both have the same thing.” “But…
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Making the Most of Required Reading | Seven School Books I’ve Actually Enjoyed
Most people don’t like required reading. Not even English majors. There’s nothing that kills my motivation more than someone handing me a paperback and then telling me I will be graded on my ability to read, comprehend, and analyze the words inside. I love reading. I wish I could do it more often than I…
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The ABCs of Percy Jackson & The Olympians
Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson & The Olympians series can seem daunting to a newcomer – fortunately for you, I’ve put a crash course together to get you started.
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Character Duel Tag
I pit 28 characters against each other to see who is the most popular, charismatic, best-looking, and smartest of them all.
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Re-Reading Books: Why it’s Worth Your Time
Have you ever wanted to read your favorite book again, but couldn’t think of a good reason why? Here are a few!
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Underrated Books (And Why You Should Read Them)
Some books just don’t get the time in the spotlight that they deserve. These are a few of my favorites, and why you really should read them sometime.
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YA Character Tropes: Scrap or Save? (+Quiz)
Young Adult fiction has a lot of character tropes, but are any of them worth saving? Plus a quiz to figure out which trope YOU are!