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All The Ugly and Wonderful Things: Part 1/ Chapters 1 – 3 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) I’ve been putting off the first overview/ review of this for 2 weeks now. Not because it is bad or challenging, but solely due to time. However, once I finally sat down with this book and got to know Wavy, it made me so happy this wasn’t another one of those…

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Everything, Everything (Book Review) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Everything, Everything is similar to Recovery Road in terms of format. It is setup like a diary, though unlike Recovery Road it has pictures, and each would be chapter is short. However, with a movie coming up this August, starring Amandla Stenberg and Anika Noni Rose, you know I couldn’t resist. Though, let me tell you, this is by no means the best YA novel I’ve ever read.

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Redefining Realness (My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More): Part 3/ Chapters 11 to 18 [End of Book] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview You may, and will, call me Janet. Review (with Spoilers) With the start of Part Three comes Janet transitioning and beginning proper hormone therapy. With this, though, it seems a lot of the ease she has had up till now starts to diminish as she tries to push her realness pass simply knowing she…

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Redefining Realness (My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More): Part 2/ Chapters 7 to Chapter 10 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview With her move back to Hawaii, you’d think things would have changed, but it seems this new start is really just a different location. Review (with Spoilers) The focus in this chapter is Mock’s return to Hawaii which seemingly, despite her returning to her mother, doesn’t seem all it is cracked up to be….

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Redefining Realness (My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More): Part 1/ Intro to Chapter 6 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview In the intro, Janet Mock introduces herself in her own terms and prepares you for the journey ahead. Review (with Spoilers) Let me first say the following things: I am not transsexual so reading this book is a journey for me in order to gain some sort of, for a lack of a better…

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Recovery Road: Parts 7 to 9 [End of Book] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Part 7 features a stumble for Maddie, but not her outright falling. Though with her stumble comes the question of what could trigger her going off the rails, or even if perhaps she must abstain from alcohol altogether? After all, Maddie loves a good party and avoiding alcohol, as well as drugs, may have…

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Recovery Road: Part 3 [Complete] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview With us getting to know Maddie, learning how far she has come, and how much support, especially financially, she has, it is hard to not make comparisons to her friends and loved ones. Mostly because, while Maddie doesn’t necessarily seem spoiled, arguably what led her to Spring Meadows and what led people like Stewart…

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Paper Towns: Part 1/ Chapters 5 to 9 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Chapter 5 Overview As the adventure continues, you are almost led to believe Margo may end her life after all is said and done. Review (with Spoilers) Though Margo remains this oddly whimsical and eccentric young lady, one with this odd quest of revenge, sadly Q remains but a shapeless pawn. Maybe so we can see…

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Recover Road: Part 1/ Chapters 10 to 17 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview With the introduction of Maddie’s father, and the perhaps life-changing character which is Stewart, there are signs the book will start to pick up. Especially since, with Stewart’s appearance, the diary style of the book is starting to have longer chapters. Review (with Spoilers) – Below