Simone and Her Books
books, reviews, and recommendations
Author: Simone
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Have you ever read a novel and asked yourself questions about how the author went about writing it? Well, that’s how I felt after finishing this book and luckily, I got the chance to meet Lisa and Liz and discuss the book with them. My real life book club received this book from Lisa and…
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Hello! My name is Simone and I’m the Mayor of Slumpsville. Earlier this week, I was in a pretty bad reading slump. If you’re not aware of what that is, a slump is when you try to read a book but the words are just words and it’s tough for you to get to the…
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Have you ever tried to meditate? Every time I try to meditate, the instructions are usually the same: Take a minute to sit comfortably in a quiet spot Close your eyes Focus on the breath going in and out Empty your mind Do this for five minutes or an hour I can get myself in…
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I went into reading this book imagining it was going to be the Lord of the Flies for girls, but it’s really not close to Lord of the Flies aside from the fact they’re quarantined to an island for 18 months with no idea if they’ll ever get off. Here’s more about Wilder Girls: I’m…
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Captain’s Log Stardate: 07122019 Ok, I’m just being a little silly there, but I love my little reading updates. I feel like I can disappear for a week and then come back and be like “what’s up, here’s what happened to me this week and why my blog’s been so silent.” This week, I was…
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I saw so many people post about Recursion over the past few weeks that I knew I needed to read this book ASAP and share my thoughts on it. Hyped books worry me sometimes because when a ton of people like the book, it sets your expectations much higher than you would have if there…
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For some reason I’ve been on a LA-settings kick. First it was The Friend Zone and now The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. It’s the story of Nina Hill; your introverted reader who works at the independent bookstore in your neighborhood and fills hers nights with fun activities from trivia night to hot yoga. However,…
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For a very long time, I’ve been shamed for reading YA. I would only buy books on my Kindle so you couldn’t see what I was reading. I only shared my reads with close friends I knew wouldn’t judge me for reading YA. I talked even less about them online to avoid trolls asking me…
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The story is simple. Boy like Girl. Girl likes Boy. Girl’s dog likes Boy. Girl has a medical issue that’ll keep her from having children. Boy wants to have a “baseball team” of kids. Well, I guess the story isn’t that simple. The Friend Zone is about Kristen and Josh. Kristen is a young entrepreneur…
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When I used to work in a big corporate office, I would dance A LOT. We had this little room that was designated for meditation, but it was a rumpus room. People legit took power naps in there, so I was definitely going to dance in there. With abandon. I just loved going in there…
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