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[Book Haul] Spring 2016 — April/May

What’s Hauling Recently?
April/May 2016 Book Haul

We’re in June already but I’m posting about the past two months hauls because I’m good at this timing and blogging thing.

Are there any books listed I must read? Let me know!


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[Review] Tell Me Three Things — Julie Buxbaum

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Book Title:  Tell Me Three Things (Standalone)
Author:      Julie Buxbaum
Number of pages:  336

Synopsis:

Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?

(re: Goodreads @ Tell Me Three Things  by Julie Buxbaum)


Should this book be picked up? the tl;dr review:

– Story is narrated via prose, email, and texts; there’s more witty banter in the early parts of the book than later
– The backdrop to this story features a grab bag of standard archetypes (e.g. popular jock, the broodster, the mean girl) under the veil of a privileged school setting. Academics are not passed off as unimportant
– Love polygon is warranted due to the anonymity of the true ship. However, the romance is self-fulfilling as most suitors never feel “right” for the protagonist

Initial Thoughts

I’ll tell you more than three things…

Disclaimer: I received an ARC of Tell Me Three Things from Chapters Indigo at their Teen Summer Preview Event.


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[Why I’d Be A Terrible Protagonist] – Reason #19: Risk Aversion

The Terrible Protagonist series explores reasons why regular humans (aka myself) would not fair well in the world of fiction. 

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Why I’d Be A Terrible Protagonist:
Risk Aversion

Abstract:

You’re asking me to take a bullet for you with such a stoic face…you’re–oh, you’re serious?


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