Alysha DeShaé

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Revisado: 01-23-22

I have some thoughts on that last chapter, but I don't feel like sorting them out into something that makes sense outside my head.

Overall, a great book. I was in a similar boat growing up, though thankfully not as extreme, and getting out of that mindset isn't always easy - but it is the right thing to do.

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makes you think

Revisado: 01-06-22

I've never thought of the racial hierarchy as a caste system, but it absolutely is.

Also, there are bits of history included in the book that I've never known about - most horrifically the lynching postcards.

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meh

Revisado: 12-30-21

I feel as though this book covered a lot of stuff that doesn't really relate to the topic at hand. But then again, I also feel as though I didn't understand much of it and I can't tell if that's because I was bored, it was poorly written, or something else. 😹

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cute

Revisado: 12-20-21

This popped up with all the holiday stories and I thought it was one, too, but it's not. Just a rom-com story.

It was cute, rather cliched (which isn't a negative for me), and mostly fun. I enjoyed it.

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Revisado: 12-20-21

Ugh... This was such a heavy-handed and self-righteous Christian propaganda book. I should have stopped when I realized what it was, but I kept hoping there would be something redeemable.

And you know, if the message was just "be a good person and help others less fortunate year round, not just at Christmas", then I could have gotten behind that. But that's not what the message was.

I even liked the characters, for the most part, but I can get past the heavy-handedness of the religious aspects.

This book tanked my holiday mood. Which sucks because it was the last holiday book on my list. Currently looking for another one. A better one.

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Revisado: 12-20-21

This story seems more like it's supposed to be the start of a longer piece rather than a stand-alone shorter story.

Overall, it's okay. But it's set during the London Blitz in WWII, so it has a rather depressing setting even if the story is, overall, nice.

This did not boost my holiday mood.

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Thanksgiving Story!

Revisado: 12-20-21

Thanksgiving and Christmas are close enough for me to be okay using a Thanksgiving story to boost my holiday mood. And it mostly worked.

Generally, I enjoyed the story. It had some very depressing moments, but the ending pulled it together for me.

It boosted my holiday mood.

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:-)

Revisado: 12-20-21

This is the sequel to "Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist" and it was a bit of an accident that I listened to them in order. I didn't realize they were a series because I wasn't paying attention. However, when I realized it was a sequel, I was pretty excited. Which told me that I liked the first one even more than I had originally though. Haha!

Again, I could have done without the graphic sex scenes, but I'm looking forward to the next one in the series - because there will pretty obviously be more.

This one also boosted my holiday mood.

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:-)

Revisado: 12-20-21

So they jumped FAST from "we're just BFFs" to "okay, but maybe we kiss" or whatever. Like, okay, maybe, but really? Maybe that's just unbelievable to me as I'm asexual, but still...

And while I could have down without the sex scenes, the story itself was fun and enjoyable.

This story lifted my holiday mood.

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not just for Christmas

Revisado: 12-20-21

This one might be titled "Christmas Every Day" but it isn't just about Christmas. It was pretty good, actually. And, in my opinion, the biggest take-away of the story is that if you're surrounded by a community that cares about you, you'll have a pretty good life. I can get behind that message.

This story boosted my holiday mood quite a bit.

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