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Best and Worst of My 2020 Reads

Long time, no see! The last time I posted was in September 2020. I’d apologised for my absence, but who cares. I hope you’ve all had a great year despite our universal challenges. When lockdown hit, I (eventually) thought (after the seven stages of grief, naturally): yay, cozy. Time to stay inside for the year,…

My First Ever Book Unhaul (18 Books Purged!)

As I grow closer to ending uni, and my new beautiful New Adult hardbacks find a temporary-home on the floor, I find myself needing to rid myself of books I bought back in 2015. It’s time to let go of some classic YA paperbacks, as well as some double ups, as well as 1/5 starred…

Review: The Grace Year

By: Cal's Reading Corner 07/05/202006/05/2020

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The Grace Year by Kim Liggett My rating: 5 of 5 stars GO READ THIS NOW. GO GO GO. EVERYBODY WHO USED TO LOVE TWILIGHT OR THE HUNGER GAMES OR ANY ICONIC YA SERIES MUST READ THIS. GO!!!!!!!!!! Blog post image owned by Iris Reads.

My April 2020 TBR Winner

By: Cal's Reading Corner 12/04/202011/04/2020

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Happy Easter Saturday, friends and family! It’s the second Saturday of the month: it’s time to declare the winner of last week’s poll! Join Michelle as she prompts book bloggers to let the readers decide what we should read in April.

My TBR List | April 2020

By: Cal's Reading Corner 04/04/202003/04/2020

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Good morning, book worms! It’s the first Saturday of the month: you know what time it is! Join Michelle as she prompts book bloggers to let the readers decide what we should read in April. Vote below in the WordPress Poll:

Review: Deviate

By: Cal's Reading Corner 20/02/202018/02/2020

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DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Review: Four Dead Queens

Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte My rating: 4 of 5 stars

2020 YA Releases I’m Keen For! | 2020 TBR

By: Cal's Reading Corner 10/01/202007/01/2020

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Want to know how us book bloggers stay up-to-date with the latest releases? We research ahead for upcoming publications, and write down the interesting ones (for us). I use Goodreads to archive everything, but here is a list for those who enjoy linear and visual presentations.

The Best Books I Read in 2019

By: Cal's Reading Corner 09/01/202007/01/2020

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I didn’t reach my Goodreads Reading Challenge, nor did I have much time to enjoy YA fiction (too many uni papers to read through, the last thing I wanted to do after 8hrs of research was touch a book!). Consider this a short but sweet list of books I enjoyed in 2019, from least to…

Christmas Book Haul 2019

Hey bookworms! Happy holidays, I hope you’ve all had a restful break. Here is a list of the wonderful hardback books I received for Christmas (thanks, Mum!).