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Weekly Reviews and Recommendations: Week 32 Part 1

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Hello, everyone! Sorry this is a day late, but better late than never! Today's book was one that I was super excited to read, and it was super hyped online. I tend to shy away from reading books that everyone has talked about and loved because I'm scared I won't like it as much as everyone else. (This happened with The Hate U Give . I feel like the last person to read it (review coming soon), but it fully lived up to my expectations). This book, on the other hand, did not. While I don't like posting bad reviews, I feel like I can't share exclusively the good ones. Hopefully, you'll see what I liked and what I didn't and use it to make a decision about the book for yourself. You get something out of every book you read.  For Saturday, I'll be posting my review of Krystal Sutherland's haunting new novel A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares  in honor of Halloween which is fast approaching!  Nothing  by Annie Barrows (212 pages) Overview:

Weekly Reviews and Recommendations: Week 31 Part 2

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Hello, everyone! I currently have no internet at my house which is why I did not post my event wrap-up of the John Green event, which was amazing by the way. I will write and post that when I get back to the reliable Wifi at school. Today, I have a review of a book I got at the author event prior to John's, Katharine McGee's! This was a fun, great read as you'll see below.  Linked below are my reviews of Katharine's first book, my story about going to her author event, and my Turtles All The Way Down  book review that I posted earlier in the week.  The Dazzling Heights  by Katharine McGee (422 pages) Overview: This book starts off right where The Thousandth Floor  left us, with each of the characters grappling with their involvement in the mysterious death and their own issues they've battled since book one. A new girl comes to town, as well, named Calliope Brown, a mysterious new girl to create more issues for the upper floor girls. That's about all I