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“The witch owes nothing. That is what makes her dangerous. And that is what makes her divine.”

Waking the Witch by Pam Grossman

September 18, 2019 by NTE Leave a Comment

(This is another one of those quote heavy reviews, but :shrug:) So, I can’t be the only one who’s hearing a lot of talk about witches lately, right?  Podcasts?(including the author of this book’s own) Friends dabbling in crystals? Little sister shoving the Co-Star app at you and asking what time you were born??  I feel like witches are in the zeitgeist right now, one way or another, and as any The Craft-Matilda-Practical Magic loving 90’s teenage girl can tell you, not even for the first […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, but not really, cbr bingo, History/Scmistory, oops, pam grossman, Pop Culture, quote heavy, Quotes, witches

NTE's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, but not really, cbr bingo, History/Scmistory, oops, pam grossman, Pop Culture, quote heavy, Quotes, witches ·
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“We were always stronger, and we were told that meant we were better.”

March 12, 2016 by NTE 1 Comment

So, if you’re a YA reader, you’ve probably come across some of Sarah Rees Brennan’s stuff before – The Demon’s Lexicon, The Lyburn Legacy, The Bane Chronicles. I have only read book one of The Demon’s Lexicon series, and – to be honest – I forgot that I had read it until I went on Goodreads to post this book’s review and mark everything of hers as TBR. In my review of that book I mentioned that the author had created interesting characters, even if […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Quotes, sarah rees brennan, YA

NTE's CBR8 Review No:8 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Quotes, sarah rees brennan, YA ·
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Trust your gut. Forgive yourself. Be grateful.

March 8, 2016 by Sophia Leave a Comment

“We all get stuck in place on occasion. We all move backward sometimes, Every day we must make the decision to move in the direction of our intentions. Forward is the direction of real life.” I read Wild by Cheryl Strayed back in 2012 and it remains an incredibly memorable and moving experience. I love Strayed’s writing. She is thoughtful, empathetic and adept at using poetic language to clearly describe her and other’s experiences. So when I heard that she had a new book of quotations […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Cheryl Strayed, Quotes, Sophia

Sophia's CBR8 Review No:15 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Cheryl Strayed, Quotes, Sophia ·
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