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Rain, Rain Go Away
It’s been cold, rainy and miserable here in Western Pennsylvania. For about two weeks now, it’s been in the 50s and just storm after storm after storm. We had my oldest niece’s Sweet 16 on Saturday and the weather was… Continue reading
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Life of Bry: Here we go
It’s been raining for about two weeks straight. We’re getting Florida-style weather in Pennsylvania. It’ll be glorious and bright one moment and miserable and wet the next. We’ve been getting raging storms, too. Continue reading
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Revisiting Panem: Catching Fire *reread*
I didn’t expect to cry during a reread but Catching Fire made me weep multiple times. Collins knows how to work a narrative in this very simplistic but impactful way. It’s like needlework — delicate but intricate. I love it. Continue reading
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Revisiting Panem: The Hunger Games *reread*
I feel as if I get something new out of THG each time I read it, and this time was no different. This time, I really grew attached to Katniss more than ever — which is odd since I was… Continue reading
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Welcome Back!
Welcome back to Life of Bry! It’s been awhile. A long while. Over a year, if we wanna be specific. (Nearly two years?? What???) Continue reading
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The good, the bad & the best: The Sun and The Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
The Sun and The Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro isn’t a perfect book in any way, shape or form. Yet, I adored each and every page. I grew up with Percy Jackson, and I’ve been waiting for a… Continue reading
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All my thoughts: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
The Queen of Nothing is a combination of incredibly smart writing, beautiful and tense storytelling, lovable and dangerous characters, and themes that test your own morality. Continue reading
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All My Thoughts: The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu
Analyzing book No. 2 in The Eldest Curses trilogy “Life is tremendously dangerous whether you have magic or not. … I know of no safe worlds. You have to be strong to survive in all of them.” Ragnor Fell, 193… Continue reading
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All My Thoughts: The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare
hich is significantly less than other TSC installments. It’s joyful and funny, despite its depth. You don’t have to think too much about the story telling or the plot, you can just sit back and enjoy as the adventure unfolds.… Continue reading
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The good, the bad and the best: Ghosts of the Shadow Market
A deep dive into the novella collection by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, Kelly Line and Robin Wasserman “Life was full of broken hearts and missed chances.” Jem Carstairs, “The Land i Lost” *sigh* I’m just going to… Continue reading
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