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You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

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You Are Not Alone follows Shay, a young data researcher who is unhappy with how her life is working out. She doesn't have a permanent job, she barely has one friend,she lives with an unrequited crush who only sees her as a friend and she doesn't really speak to her family. She is struggling and feeling lonely until she finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time and witnesses a young lady committing suicide.  She starts to become obsessed with finding about about the deceased lady's life and then befriends the deceased's close friends and finds her life slowly turning around. She has good friends, a stable job, things seem to good to be true! They are! This was an intriguing read. Most of the story is told via Shay's POV but some chapters are from the other girl's perspectives which honestly made this so much better. Shay could be quite dense sometimes and had me screaming at the book 'why girl why' so it was good to have a break from h

Imagine Me (Shatter Me # 6) - Tahereh Mafi Review

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Imagine Me is the last book in the Shatter Me series. I think. What was once a trilogy ended up getting another 3 books in the series so it could be possible for her to add more books in this series and I have to say I wouldn't be mad about it. While I enjoyed the first 3 books in the series, I think the series picked up for me in these last 3 books. I loved them with my entire heart! This last book was so action packed for such a short novel, at least it felt short to me. I read this book in its entirety in one day. It was just so easy to read and had me turning the pages to see what happens next. I felt like this book followed mostly Kenji's perspective even though the chapters were split evenly between Juliette and Kenji. I also fell in love with Warner even more in this book and that epilogue was everything.  I highly recommend picking up this series if you haven't already! Tahereh Mafi's writing is just so beautiful and deserves more people reading it

Joy at Work - Marie Kondo & Scott Sonenshein Review

I loved Marie Kondo's ' The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up ' so when I heard she did a version for the office, of course I had to pick it up and I was not disappointed.  While a majority of this book did not apply to me and my work life it was still incredibly inspiring. No one can inspire you to want to start cleaning like Marie Kondo. I'm not kidding when I say half way through this book I stopped to organise the files/folders in my computer. Scott and Marie explain in detail how to not only clean your office but also clean out/organise your electronic files/emails.  I think this is a must read for anyone even if you don't have a regular office job. It goes step by step explaining how to not only organise/clean your office but also your time to be more productive and to think about what you want out of life. I liked the advice given in each chapter as well as the real life stories that were interwoven in. It made the book easy to read as it was not all ju

Not Your Idol Vol 1 - Aoi Makino Review

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Not Your Idol follows a pop idol who gives up on being a girl after she is assaulted at a fan meet. She changes her name and starts to dress like a boy stating, it would not have happened if I was a boy.  At her high school, a fellow student recognises her and decides to keep her secret and she soon starts to question whether or not all boys are the same. This volume was so good, however it ends on a cliff hanger and I honestly need volume 2 to see where the story goes. I have so many questions and theories and at this point I am suspicious of everyone as this is being promoted as a psychological suspense. It did take a little while to get into the story but then it was over way too quickly and I just needed to know what happens next! The artwork is amazing and I'm excited to see the finished copy. I hope volume 2 comes out not too long after volume was is officially released. Thank you to NetGalley and VIZ Media for providing an e-arc in exchange for an honest revie