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The Emperor’s Edge: A Book Review
Hello folks! How are you? Can you believe the year is almost over? I can’t. But anywho, let’s get to the books! So, in an attempt to try...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Reading Challenge Update!
Hello my lovely word nerds! How are you? I am doing well but I must admit something….I am falling behind on my reading challenge. The...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Why I Love Re-reading Books
You Get To Remember Why You Love The Book In The First Place We all have those favorites that we can call on when people ask for book...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Dominicana: A Story of Sacrifice and Self
Dominicana is a novel by Angie Cruz that tells the story of Ana, a fifteen year-old married off to a man only a few years younger than...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Third Daughter: A Book Review
I am going to be honest, this wasn’t a book that I was excited for at first. Why? Because usually books written about people of color by...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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How Quickly She Disappears: A Book Review
Now, here is a disclaimer: this book will not be released until January of 2020 so if it sounds like something you’d love to read, don’t...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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The Importance of a Bio
Who? What? When? Where? Why? Now you know how to ask a question. Lolz. But in all seriousness, writers need to know how to market...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Recursion: A Book Review
Hello everyone! This is a little late but I got an ARC of Recursion by Blake Crouch and I hadn’t gotten around to it so please forgive my...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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Mid-Year Reading Challenge Update
This year, I determined to read 150 books which normally isn’t much of a challenge but I knew I would be a lot busier this year. With...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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When To Use Character Sheets
Hello everyone, it has been a while since I posted some advice for writers so I decided to share this little nugget with all of you....

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20214 min read
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My All Time Favorite Novel: The Book of Disquiet
Okay, let me be honest. That was clickbait. The book down below isn’t a novel at all. Gotcha! But still, it is a book, with words and...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Bookish Giveaway!!!! Mom’s Perfect Boyfriend
Welcome to my bookish home! For those of you who are new, extra hugs! Anyway, I recently received a book entitled Mom’s Perfect Boyfriend...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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My 100th Blog Post: Why I Love Books
Happy 100th Post! I wanted to do something special for my 100th blog post but was at a loss about what I should do. Should I talk about...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Mom’s Perfect Boyfriend: A Hilarious Book Review
Hi everyone! I have news for you! There’s this hilarious book coming out this summer and after reading it, I wanted to let all of you...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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What I Love About Libby, The Library App
Thanks for stopping by! Today, I just wanted to talk about the pros and cons of Libby, an app created for book lovers who don’t always...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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Sabrina & Corina: A Book Review
Hello bookish people! I received this book as an ARC from the publisher in return for an honest review. I was super excited to read this...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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The Girl Who Smiled Beads: An Exceptional Tale of Identity and Genocide
I first got The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil from Book of the Month Club as an extra, since I had...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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An Update on My 2019 Reading Challenge
This year, I promised myself that I would read 150 books. To some that seems like a large number, to others it’s what they could read in...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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No One Man Should Have All That Power: A Book Review
I received No One Man Should Have All That Power by Amos Barshad directly from Abrams Books as an advanced reader copy. It is a survey of...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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In The Wake: A Book Discussion
Living In The Wake In a world where people are often marginalized and many more are forgotten, I find that works such as Christina...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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