How To Kill Your Darlings
Editing can be hard, getting rid of those scenes that you love can be hard. And sometimes, you just don't know where to go to learn more...
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Chyina Powell
- Feb 20
- 4 min
Using Plottr To Outline Your Novel
What is Plottr? For many writers, having an outline is helpful. For even more writers, having a notebook or journal where you keep all...
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Chyina Powell
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Witches, Princes & Mothers, Oh My!
This is a short book review of the novel When Wishes Bleed. Don't worry or shield your eyes as I won't be including any spoilers in this...
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Chyina Powell
- Dec 8, 2023
- 2 min
Upgrade: A Book Review
Upgrade is a science fiction novel by Blake Crouch that features a would-be scientist turned government agent named Logan Ramsey. Logan...
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Chyina Powell
- Nov 24, 2023
- 2 min
My Favorite Scar: A Review
I received an advanced reader copy of the novel My Favorite Scar free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My Favorite...
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Chyina Powell
- Nov 11, 2023
- 3 min
The Throwback List: A Review
Sometimes I get really excited for books, and I think that works to by downfall. True, some books live up to those expectations, but many...
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Chyina Powell
- Nov 3, 2023
- 2 min
What Does Silence Cost You? A Book Review
The Fountains of Silence is a historical nonfiction book set in Spain during the time of Franco. It is quite a thick book, but I promise...
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Chyina Powell
- Oct 20, 2023
- 3 min
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and...What Else?
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a contemporary novel by Gabrielle Zevin that centers two game developers (Sam and Sadie) through...
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Chyina Powell
- Oct 6, 2023
- 2 min
Could You Hide Your Identity?
The Personal Librarian is a historical fiction novel that tells what may be an account of the life of Belle Marion Greener, better known...
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Chyina Powell
- Sep 15, 2023
- 3 min
Who Wants To Win A Time War
This Is How You Lose The Time War is a novel by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. It is a science fiction novel and the latest book club...
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Chyina Powell
- Sep 8, 2023
- 2 min
A New Book For Your Winter TBR!
It is nowhere near the winter holidays but that doesn't mean you can't be prepared in advance! I received an ebook ARC of Love in Winter...
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Chyina Powell
- Sep 1, 2023
- 2 min
What If Death Just Stopped?
That's the question that Jose Saramago asks in his novel Death with Interruptions and I have got to say that this was a really great...
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Chyina Powell
- Aug 18, 2023
- 2 min
Secrets Never Die...or Do They
My copy of Secrets Never Die was received for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It is a YA thriller about a...
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Chyina Powell
- Jul 14, 2023
- 3 min
Everything Right With Yellowface: A Discussion
Yellowface is a novel by R.F. Kuang that centers a white woman who decides it is in her best interest to steal the work of an Asian woman...
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Chyina Powell
- Jun 16, 2023
- 2 min
Thornhedge: A Review
You've probably heard many versions of Sleeping Beauty and retellings come out fairly often in the book world. But have you ever heard...
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Chyina Powell
- Jun 2, 2023
- 4 min
5 Reasons You Need A Sensitivity Reader
There's been quite a lot of debate recently on sensitivity reading. Especially on social media such as Twitter where the...
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Chyina Powell
- Apr 7, 2023
- 1 min
The Crucified Life: A Review
The Crucified Life is a book by the prolific Christian pastor and author, A.W. Tozer. Tozer was known for his passion and fervor for God....
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Chyina Powell
- Mar 17, 2023
- 2 min
Babel: A Review
I really wanted to post this earlier but due to my full support of the HarperCollins Union Strike opted not to as Kuang's novel is with...
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Chyina Powell
- Feb 17, 2023
- 2 min
Just Like Mother: A Review
Just Like Mother is a debut horror novel by Anne Heltzel that I received freely in exchange for an honest review. Cults aren't something...
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Chyina Powell
- Feb 3, 2023
- 2 min
The Picture Bride: A Review
This book was received as an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review. Stars: 5/5 The Picture Bride by Lee Geum-yi is a book...
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