Janhavi
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The one where we change <3
I am finally 14 and this blog is almost two. I have not posted as much I should, but I have procrastinated a lot less than I could. In the time that I have spent writing for this blog over… Continue reading
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The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida
Review by Janhavi I read this book a month or so ago. I finished it in one day. Not 24 hours. One day, with food breaks and all. All I know is, it has been very, actually too, long since… Continue reading
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What I was up to during my exile…And a welcome back <3
Hi! So… *awkward silence* *Silence intensifies* To address the elephant in the room; yes, I was on a break; no, it was not intentional. A while ago I started the first year of junior high school, the navigation of which… Continue reading
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Review by Janhavi I started reading this book a week ago, and I was determined to hate it. I didn’t want to like a ‘humorous’ account of injustice against an innocent man. And for the first 100 pages I held… Continue reading
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Crawling back to you…
The other day I drank my coffee, It was too milky for my own good, I never liked milky coffee, Until I met you, And your blue mug, Filled with beige liquid; Baking cookies, And I wonder about that recipe… Continue reading
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The Woman in The Window by A.J. Finn
Book Review by Janx I love thrillers. It’s my favourite genre. It’s also a very vast and complex genre. It is difficult to pull off and can end up being a hot mess. When I read this book in February,… Continue reading
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Media Recommendations
I love spending my time online. And I thought; after all that preaching about media consumption, why don’t I suggest some good media? From books to music, here is a short list of, if not enriching, simply not negatively influential… Continue reading
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Mangoes, scarves, and summer love
It is summer again, And I like mangoes again; Yet I can’t wait to stand in the rain, As the water pitter patters on my back- As the sweat now drips. It is summer, And I like mangoes again, And… Continue reading
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The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
Review by Janhavi I finally finished Holly Jackson’s YA catalogue! I say that like its an achievement, even though its only 6 books. Anyway, I’m so happy that I get to say that, because it makes me feel like a… Continue reading
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Romanticizing Toxicity: A Look at Young Adult Fiction
“A burnt child loves the fire.”— Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde says this to imply that whatever environment one is brought up in, one grows to be fond of it —… Continue reading
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souls
An energy was given shape, And my soul came to being, A bit of dirt and air was mixed with water to make a container, The container was the shape of the soul, The soul was inserted into the container,… Continue reading
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Gen z angst
They don’t like it, When we raise our voice, They ridicule us, For trying to maintain ourselves. They find it funny To comment about young love Or bring a youth down, For believing in love. They make a laughing stock… Continue reading
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Battleground
Medusa, You Monster- How can I blame you? For being evil; When even Athena cursed you- For Poseidon’s lust, Or when the mortals wrote you as a villain; Turning them to stone, when they met your gaze; All you do,… Continue reading
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