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So What's Going on With Book Blogging?

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     I have been trying to find the words to describe my unexpected hiatus.  I've tried to write this blog post for at least three weeks and finally, I put my foot down.  If I am being realistic, this slump came after BookCon.  Even though I was in a place I felt so inspired, some of the behavior and lines I saw discouraged me.  I suddenly became very unhappy with the old blog.  I used Wix and while it is a fantastic site, it's not the greatest for blogging.  When I settled on Blogger, I felt more motivated.  It was the simple, yet still kept my theme. That was back in August... here we are halfway through October!  I want to get back into blogging and posting on Instagram.  I miss the interactions I would have with my followers and chatting about books! There are some things that are still getting in the way of my return.     I feel the need to address the negatives about my book blogging.  So this is me, calling myself out. 1.) I have ARC envy.  How can you not when scores

ARC Review: Flashfall by Jenny Moyer

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Source: Netgalley Publisher: Henry Holt & Co.  Pub Date: November 15th, 2016 Series: N/A Format: e-ARC ~Review originally posted September 8th, 2016~       I received a free copy of this title from NetGalley and Henry Holt & Co Publisher in exchange for honest feed back.   I don’t know if I will be able to put into words how much I loved this book.  Moyer has created an amazing story of destruction, magic, love, and survival, that tugged at my heart.  I got really excited to read this book when I participated in a twitter chat hosted by Brittany’s Book Rambles.  She had some swoony teaser graphics that just about made me fall out of my chair.  I wondered to myself why I hadn’t picked this book up sooner!  I think it is safe to say this has been one of my favorite books of 2016.           Dystopian fiction is a serious weak spot for me.  The world Orion and Dram, our main characters, live in is SCARY.  Radioactivity has ravaged the planet making it almost un