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Is It Okay To Stop Reading This Book I Hate?
Not every book we pick up will be enjoyable. There are just some books that we want to throw into the fire, never to be recalled again....

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Gods of Jade and Shadow: A Book Review Revisited
I love reading books that include a bit of folklore and I always admire a beautiful background of triumph over family heartache. And...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


What’s More Important? Setting goals or achieving them?
Hello everyone! This is a question that has been on my mind for quite some time so I decided to share my findings with you. If you...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


How Quickly She Disappears: A Book Review
Now, here is a disclaimer: this book will not be released until January of 2020 so if it sounds like something you’d love to read, don’t...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Why Every Character Can’t Be A Good Person
One thing every writer and reader knows is that it’s the characters we hate, the loathsome, unforgiveable, narcissistic and annoying...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


We Hunt The Flame: A Book Review
Welcome back to another book review! I have some exciting news, the novel Ill be reviewing today is a YA sensation called We Hiunt the...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


The Importance of a Bio
Who? What? When? Where? Why? Now you know how to ask a question. Lolz. But in all seriousness, writers need to know how to market...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Recursion: A Book Review
Hello everyone! This is a little late but I got an ARC of Recursion by Blake Crouch and I hadn’t gotten around to it so please forgive my...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


Mid-Year Reading Challenge Update
This year, I determined to read 150 books which normally isn’t much of a challenge but I knew I would be a lot busier this year. With...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


When To Use Character Sheets
Hello everyone, it has been a while since I posted some advice for writers so I decided to share this little nugget with all of you....

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20214 min read


Voices From The Shadows: Why Your Story Matters
Welcome to my strange bookish mind! This post is just a friendly reminder about why you should stick with it! And if you have a story you...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


My All Time Favorite Novel: The Book of Disquiet
Okay, let me be honest. That was clickbait. The book down below isn’t a novel at all. Gotcha! But still, it is a book, with words and...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Bookish Giveaway!!!! Mom’s Perfect Boyfriend
Welcome to my bookish home! For those of you who are new, extra hugs! Anyway, I recently received a book entitled Mom’s Perfect Boyfriend...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


My 100th Blog Post: Why I Love Books
Happy 100th Post! I wanted to do something special for my 100th blog post but was at a loss about what I should do. Should I talk about...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Mom’s Perfect Boyfriend: A Hilarious Book Review
Hi everyone! I have news for you! There’s this hilarious book coming out this summer and after reading it, I wanted to let all of you...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


What I Love About Libby, The Library App
Thanks for stopping by! Today, I just wanted to talk about the pros and cons of Libby, an app created for book lovers who don’t always...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


Sabrina & Corina: A Book Review
Hello bookish people! I received this book as an ARC from the publisher in return for an honest review. I was super excited to read this...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


The Girl Who Smiled Beads: An Exceptional Tale of Identity and Genocide
I first got The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil from Book of the Month Club as an extra, since I had...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read


An Update on My 2019 Reading Challenge
This year, I promised myself that I would read 150 books. To some that seems like a large number, to others it’s what they could read in...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read


No One Man Should Have All That Power: A Book Review
I received No One Man Should Have All That Power by Amos Barshad directly from Abrams Books as an advanced reader copy. It is a survey of...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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