Category: Blog Posts
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The Power of the List
Growing up, I was one of those kids who was strangely attached to certain objects. At first, it seemed normal, like stuffed animals and dolls. But as I grew older, and was introduced to the world of scented hand sanitizers, it was clear that I wasn’t just a fan of certain brands and products, I…
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Donald Trump and the Case of the Reading Slump
If you look at my blog posts you’ll notice that my last post was in June. I don’t have a big following on here, or really anywhere for that matter, but for my own conscious I’d like to explain why. It all started once I joined the online book community. I came in with fresh…
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A Letter to White People in the Book Community
Dear WBC (White Book Community), As a fellow white person I must say that we need to do better. Not because Black Lives Matter is popular and a trending hashtag online and we could get tons of likes for speaking out, but because black people are human beings. The bottom line is, that caring about…
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Olympic Games Readathon
After being gone on here (and the internet in general) due to exams, one of the biggest things I missed was reading. Even though I’m still a part of a reading group (please check out Literary Society of Alexandria on Twitter if you’re into Egyptian mythology and readathons) I still didn’t have motivation to read…
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Crafting to Survive Corona
With the news constantly giving updates on how the government leaders are going to respond to the corona virus, it’s very easy to get stressed out by it all. I know for me, I have to watch it very limitedly and can only be on Twitter for so long before losing my mind. That’s why…
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24 Hour Readathon Results
Hi, I meant to post this on Friday as I usually do, but I wasn’t finished with all my book reviews yet from this readathon, and honestly I just needed sleep. If you missed my 24 Hour Readathon vlog, feel free to see it on my Instagram. It’s in, “OWLS 2020.” instagram.com/reliving_rachel My goal for…
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2020 Magical Readathon
Quick Announcement: Seeing as the Corona Virus has given me more time to blog, my goal is to post once a week. After the virus is done for, I will try to continue that, but if I cannot I will go back to posting once a month. Now let’s talk about the Magical Readathon. The…
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The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan Book Review
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan is a Sound of Music-esque type novel with nuisance children, a clueless new nanny, and a mysterious and questionable father, except without all the singing, and fear of nazi takeover. Despite this, Colgan manages to write some hard-hitting drama, which is why I gave this novel a…
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