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Photo As with You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone, by the end of Our Year of Maybe I was on the brink of tears. But good tears, like 'oh my gosh, how is this over, I need more,' tears. Before I dive into my review, here's a look at the summary: "Aspiring choreographer Sophie… Continue reading Book Review: OUR YEAR OF MAYBE by Rachel Lynn Solomon (ARC)
I'm starting to realize that I really need to get better at coming up with titles for these updates. It's also both exciting and nervwracking to think that soon these posts will go from "summer writing updates" to "writing updates." Yep, summer is slowly winding down and there are only three more summer writing… Continue reading Summer Writing Update #9: Up, Up, and Away (+100th post!)
It's Friday, and by now we all know what that means!!! I actually have some really awesome stuff to share this week. I got the go ahead from my mentor to start rewrites/start the third draft. After spending three weeks working on the character arcs, it feels so good to be semi-drafting… Continue reading Summer Writing Update #8: Slow But Steady
Hello everyone! I can’t believe it’s already the end of June, it seems like summer’s zooming by. This year #BoostMyBio is being hosted by Auggie, and you check out the link to the main post here. My name is Breeny, and I write YA ownvoices contemporary novels. I’m an avid reader, and began reading YA… Continue reading #BoostMyBio 2018 {Pitch Wars}
Photo THIS BOOK!!! It magically made my summer better and helped me work out a key plot point for my revisions. A 2-in-1 doesn't get any better than that. Before I dive into the review, here's a quick look at the summary: "Millie Michalchuk has gone to fat camp every year since she was a… Continue reading Book Review: PUDDIN’ by Julie Murphy
Another week, another update! It's hard to believe that my next summer writing update will be up in August. How is it almost August??? Not much has changed since the last update, but I did manage to complete the character outlines for each of the three remaining POV characters. Hopefully, I'll be able to… Continue reading Summer Writing Update #7: Brief
Photo Credit I'm back with another review! I ended up going on a spur of the moment two day roadtrip with some of my family members, so that's why this is going up a day late. But I enjoyed My So-Called Bollywood Life so much that I didn't want to wait to share my… Continue reading Book Review: MY SO-CALLED BOLLYWOOD LIFE by Nisha Sharma
Another seven days have come and gone, so it's time for another writing update! I really enjoy writing these posts, and I'm thinking about continuing them once summer break ends. If that's something that you all would be interested in, definitely let me know! Also, there hasn't been a book review up in a… Continue reading Summer Writing Update #6: Tata For Now
IT'S FRIDAYYYYYY, which means it's time for another writing update. I'm officially off of break from my current WIP! Earlier this week, I received feedback from my mentor and even a bit of homework. Before she gave me more specific feedback, my mentor, Erin (who's amazing by the way!!), wanted me to fill out… Continue reading Summer Writing Update #5: Re-laying the Bones
Photo Credit YOU ALL, THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. OH. MY. GOSH. Ok, before I dive into the review here's a look at the summary: "Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do… Continue reading Book Review: THE POET X by Elizabeth Acevedo
