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I started a #bookstagram because I simply love books and have been looking for more bookish people to talk to. Since joining my #TBR has gotten a little out of control. ?⠀

I’m a mom to a two year old and I live in Southern California with my partner, two dogs, bearded dragon, and one fish. We also harvest Monarch Butterflies to help regrow their population. I’ve been teaching fourth grade for five years, going on six.

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This book is EXHAUSTING. This can be a self help book for people who don’t know what red flags look like. I have a hard time with books about women who are being suffocated slowly in their marriage and motherhood. I had to DNF Nightbitch because I couldn’t stomach it. Nevertheless, the short paragraphs made this easier to go down. I did find the reflections beautifully written, especially the ones where she writes about her love for her son. Read it if you like stories about marriages with shitty men or give to the person in your life stuck in a crappy relationship with a narcissistic asshat.

Brief synopsis: woman falls in love with man, man proceeds to gaslight her because he understands he is not as talented as an artist as her. They marry and have a kid and she slowly finds out the truth about him and all his insecurities.

#liarsnovel #fictionbook #literaryfiction #fiction #summerbook #redflags #losangelesreader #bookstagram #bookstagrammer
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Headshot is brimming with energy and is a propulsive debut. What first got my attention was the subject matter. It’s about teenaged girls competing for the championship title in a boxing league. I saw this making the rounds earlier in bookstagram. One thing I liked is how simple it was to read. Each chapter is dedicated to one fight. We start at the round of four fights between eight girls and slowly make our way to books conclusion, the final fight. Throughout you get little flashbacks of each girls life and even flash forwards. The writing was engaging and I was curious to see who would win. At times I did feel like the distinction between the girls wasn’t deep enough so some characters stood out more than others. In the end I think this is a wonderful little book about the power and tenacity of teenage girlhood. Told in quite literal terms, but I really enjoyed my time with it. It will definitely stand out due to the uniqueness of its subject matters. An impressive debut. Have you read #Headshot? What did you think? #bookerlonglist #headshot #bookstagram #headshotnovel #fiction #shortbooks #shortnovels ...

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I read this book a very long time ago way before I had kids, even then I absolutely loved it. It was different from any of the other sci-fi/fantasy books I have ever read, and it still defies genre.

In this novel a Fifth Season is an extended winter or a period of apocalypse after seismic events. The people of the Stillness, as the continent is called, categorize seasons and follow certain rules as guided by "stonelore" in order to survive. And that`s really just the tip of the iceberg.

I think I`m in my reread era. My brain can`t seem to focus on anything that is new, so I am reaching for old comforts. This one has stood the test of time, and rereading it as a mother of two makes this story all the more impactful as I am now closer to Essun`s age, rather than her daughter`s.

It is an apt time to read this story about oppression, trauma, and climate disasters. I am reminded that the earth has lived through several apocalypses and yet still things survive and resist in the face of it all.

#thefifthseason #nkjemisin #sciencefictionbooks #apocalypticbooks #genrebendingbooks #losangelesreaders #teacheronsummerbreak
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Spring break you have been good to me as always. I got around to reading Oathbound by Tracy Deonn and while I enjoyed it I was pretty confused the last 100 pages. So much magic and lineage was explained at the end I sort of got lost in it. I can’t say too much without spoilers but DM me if you want to chat. I still enjoy the series a lot and just let the plot wash over me, but would appreciate cliff notes on the magic system, ha. And of course thanks to the ever wonderful @becksisreading for being my buddy read for this series. I’ll be waiting not so patiently for book four. #bookstagram #oathbound #yafantasybooks #alwaysreading #springbreak ...

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A beloved here and the winner of the Women’s Prize for fiction, it is a standout in the historical fiction genre and one I highly recommend to readers everywhere.

Following Sashi, a sister with four brothers, as she embarks on becoming a doctor during the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War, this novel blurs the line between nonfiction and fiction. Told in sharp and matter of fact prose, I was completely invested in this one. I read page after page on the internet about the Civil War in Sri Lanka. The author told this story so well. In war there are no winners, no saints, no “good guys.” There are just people doing everything they can to survive. Everyone loses. It asks the reader to bear witness because really what else can I do as the reader. There is so much more I can say about this but really just go read it. A sharp book I am so glad I got around to reading. And I hope you get to it soon too.

#brotherlessnight #historicalfictionbooks #historicalfiction #knowhistory #bearingwitness #prizewinners #greatbooks #recommendedreading #teacherswhoread #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks
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