A bibliophile shares all her bookish thoughts
The Toll by Neal Shusterman
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on November 5th, 2019
Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 640
Rating: 
“You can’t expose a lie without first shattering the will to believe it. That is why leading people to truth is so much more effective than merely telling them.”
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Published by Harper Voyager on May 1st, 2018
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Pages: 544
Rating:
“I have become something wonderful, she thought. I have become something terrible. Was she now a goddess or a monster? Perhaps neither. Perhaps both.”
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Published by Harper Paperbacks on January 27th, 2018
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 288
Rating: 
“If you wake up in the morning, it is a good day.”
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99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
Published by William Morrow Paperbacks on January 29th, 2019
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 368
Rating:
“Maybe he’s 1 percent mine. That has to be enough.”
Again, But Better by Christine Riccio
Published by Wednesday Books on May 7th, 2019
Genre: Contemporary
Pages: 416
Rating:
“If you could go back and do London all over again, knowing everything you know now, would you do it?”
ARC received via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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The Huntress by Kate Quinn
Published by William Morrow Paperbacks on February 26th, 2019
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 560
Rating:
“Moments like this should have been glorious, and they never were. The monsters always looked so ordinary and pathetic, in the flesh.”
As a bookworm, I bring a book everywhere I go.
This might seem excessive to most people, but I suffer from anxiety. I’m often early to meet friends so I like to bring a book along to distract me from being anxious. But it also makes me look like I’m busy and not like I’m 20 minutes early.
I also love bringing a book to work so I can read during my breaks. My eyes need to rest from being glued to my computer screen for the whole work day.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Published by Penguin Books on January 25th, 2005 (first published in 2001)
Genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Pages: 487
Rating:
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
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The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Published by Scribner on March 5th, 2019
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 374
Rating:
“The sea is better than a mother. You can love your mother, and she still might leave you. You can love or hate the sea, but it will always be there. Forever. The sea has been the center of her life. It has nurtured her and stolen from her, but it has never left.”
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Published by Berkley on June 5th, 2018
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 317
Rating:
“She didn’t know how to be semi-interested in something. She was either indifferent . . . or obsessed.”
