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Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson, via Chronicle Books, out soon. [I received this book from Raincoast Books in exchange for an honest review; this did not affect my opinion of the book whatsoever.] There was a lot of squealing happening inside and outside of my head while reading Gena/Finn. A lot of ‘yaaaas’…
For the second year in a row, I took part in my awesome pen pal Fabrizia‘s Secret Penpal Scavenger Hunt. It’s so fun! You’re matched with someone and you are to pick a few things off a list to send to them. Turns out I got lucky in that I know both who I sent…
I am so excited, you guys! My boyfriend Jack and I will be moving in together for April. We found this amazing big and bright apartment and we can’t stop chattering about how we’re going to decorate it. We will have a shared office! And a living room! And a dining room! I have pretty…
As you know, I’m a fan of books and a fan of mail, so I am automatically hungry for any books about mail. There are actually quite a few of them out there, such as Snail Mail and Write Back Soon! So imagine my glee when I recently found three more books whilst clicking around the interwebs. Two of…
In honour of our recently departed Teen Queen Louise Rennison, let’s read (or re-read) her fantastic series, Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, home of the notorious Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging! I read these (except #9 & 10, ooh can’t wait, it’ll be like new!) when I was in high school. I adored them to bits….
Dear Emma, by Katie Heaney, via Grand Central Publishing, out now. [I received this book from Hachette Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review; this did not affect my opinion of the book whatsoever.] Harriet can dish it but she can’t take it. As a college newspaper’s undercover advice columnist named Emma, Harriet can…
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad, via Penguin Random House, out now. [I received this book from Penguin Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review; this did not affect my opinion of the book whatsoever.] I knew from the minute I heard about this book that it would be an…