Simone and Her Books
books, reviews, and recommendations
Author: Simone
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Happy 4th of July, America! In the past few months, tensions have been high in America. The world as we know it has banned travel to and from Muslim-centric countries and displaced children from their parents traveling between American borders. It’s a tough time to be here. Coming from a family of immigrants who came…
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As everyone may already know, I’ve been in a pretty bad book slump lately. Stories aren’t hitting me with the passion and drive I typically read and it’s been bugging me. So on a whim, I picked up THE BUCKET LIST, a new story by Georgia Clark coming out in August and I suddenly feel…
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Summer seems to be a slower time for books. There’s still many coming out, but less so than the winter months. Perhaps it’s because book people are more winter people? Who knows. But as the season gets warmer, here’s some fun books publishing in July that I’m excited about! Mark your calendars because even though…
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Alright folks, I’m going to be honest with you. Maybe I’ve been too honest lately with how I’ve been doing, but if you don’t follow me on Instagram then I can tell you now that June wasn’t kind to me. June hit me with a wave of emotions and I’ve been out of sorts for…
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This is a little bit different from what I normally do, but I was perusing Twitter when I saw this: In my head, I was hyperventilating. I had heard Tahereh Mafi was going to move away from her high fantasy books to write something that felt much more autobiographical. I knew that it would be…
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I’m silently freaking out about this trailer. Silently, out loud. In my head, my voice is booming. Shrill screams and face grabbing ensues. I can’t wait for this complex story to finally be on the big screen. If you haven’t already read the book, I highly recommend you do so but also watch out for…
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I really love a good coming-of-age story and sometimes we all need a little break from all the serious reads. It’s summertime after all.
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It’s Pride month and I haven’t read any books for it yet. So I decided to do two. One is Guapa by Saleem Haddad and the other was this one. The month is still young, so I might just pick up another, but until then here’s what I thought of They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera.
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A few weeks ago, I put out a short-term project called #tamingtheTBR. This was basically a way for me to clear my bookish calendar for the summer and let me read whatever I want. It’s the summer after all and the summer deserves certain types of reads. For me, it’s going to be a lot…
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I really wanted to like this book, but for some reason I couldn’t even finish it. I’ll try to be honest in my review below, but I do encourage you to try and read it if it’s been of interest to you.
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