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I’m back from suffragette city

January 31, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Truth by Julia Karr Cover Story: Passing BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Easy, Breezy, Thrillerful Bonus Factors: Feminism, The Future Relationship Status: Sister Suffragette

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South to the west to the east to the north

January 30, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne cover story: two strikes bff charm: proceed with extreme caution swoonworthy scale: 6.5 talky talk: 2 legit 2 quit bonus factors: reform school, moral relativism, mysterious loner dude relationship status: this could be love

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(Don’t) reach for the sky

January 19, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi cover story: accurate bff charm: eventually (maybe) swoonworthy scale: 6 talky talk: he sci-fied, she sci-fied bonus factors: worldbuilding, the Realms, the Aether relationship status: camping buddy

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Alike and Equal are not the same thing at all (or: Remembering A Wrinkle in Time)

January 18, 2012
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You guys! Did you know that 2012 is the 50th anniversary of 1962? And as such, is the 50th anniversary of lots of things, like the Cuban Missile Crisis, the first American to orbit the earth, Spiderman, Marilyn Monroe’s death, the term “personal computer”, and the birth of Axl Rose AND Jon Bon Jovi. 1962! [...]

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Not Your Typical Zombie Romance

January 4, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Warm Bodies by Issac Marion cover story: blurb fail bff charm: definitely swoonworthy scale: 6 talky talk: heady stuff bonus factor: zombies relationship status: I know you’re a zombie, but we can make this work

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I am…

November 22, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Legend by Marie Lu Cover Story: Yes SIR! BFF Charm: Eventually and YAY Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: She Said, He Said Bonus Factors: Mysterious Loner Dude, Robin Hood Relationship Status: Going Steady

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All These Things I’ve Done And More

November 2, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin cover story: no thanks bff charm: Girl Needs a HUG swoonworthy scale: 7 talky talk: hard truth audio talk: clear but breathy bonus factor: organized crime relationship status: date switcheroo

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this is no christmas eve

September 26, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Eve by Anna Carey cover story: not bad! BFF charm: oh, HELL no swoonworthy scale: 3 talky talk: stephenie meyer lite bonus factor: cave living anti-bonus factor: anti-2nd wave brainwashing (aka all feminists are hairy-legged manhaters) relationship status: sixth-grade 1-hour boyfriend

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ashes, ashes, we all fall down

August 22, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick cover story: keep all the lights on bff charm: hell yes swoonworthy scale: 6 talky talk: gross with a double shot of adrenaline bonus factors: post-apocalypse done right, zombies, patrick ness, dogs relationship status: going to the mother-effin’ CHAPEL already

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There are no ninja turtles in this book (sorry)

August 17, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Enclave by Ann Aguirre cover story: heavy metal bff charm: yay! swoonworthy scale: 5 talky talk: no frills bonus factor: mysterious loner dude anti-bonus factors: dystopia sampler, WTF names relationship status: rebound

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