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Happy Land: A Review
I received a digital ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review. This book shook me. Not in a bad way, but in a way that totally...

Chyina Powell
Apr 154 min read
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What I've Learned As A Submissions Reader
Earlier this year, I decided to apply for a reader position with a pretty well-known literary journals, with quite a few sister journals....

Chyina Powell
Jan 204 min read
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Best Books So Far!
Books have always been a lifeline for me. A place to escape when things got too real, too rough, too complicated. They were also the...

Chyina Powell
Sep 18, 20244 min read
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Who Wants To Win A Time War
This Is How You Lose The Time War is a novel by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. It is a science fiction novel and the latest book club...

Chyina Powell
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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What If Death Just Stopped?
That's the question that Jose Saramago asks in his novel Death with Interruptions and I have got to say that this was a really great...

Chyina Powell
Sep 1, 20232 min read
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Everything Right With Yellowface: A Discussion
Yellowface is a novel by R.F. Kuang that centers a white woman who decides it is in her best interest to steal the work of an Asian woman...

Chyina Powell
Jul 14, 20233 min read
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Camp Zero: A Book Discussion
Camp Zero is not a book about your run-of-the-mill summer camp. It is about life after humanity has ruined the planet thanks to its...

Chyina Powell
Jun 30, 20233 min read
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The Picture Bride: A Review
This book was received as an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review. Stars: 5/5 The Picture Bride by Lee Geum-yi is a book...

Chyina Powell
Feb 3, 20232 min read
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Book Eaters: A Review
5/5 Stars The Book Eaters is a novel that takes us across time in a way that lets us see the character's growth and shift from innocence...

Chyina Powell
Oct 1, 20222 min read
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Beta Reader Checklist!
Writers need beta readers. Why? Because beta readers catch the little plot holes and errors we may miss, they humble us and often, their...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Writing, Even When You Don't Feel Like It
A lot of people will tell you that you're supposed to write every day or write a certain amount of words per day or write even when you...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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