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Review: City of Bones
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 4 stars – I liked it; it was good This book is from my brother’s bookshelf. He read the series years ago. My good friend is also a big fan of the series, so I figured it was next on my list. I began reading this book on February…
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Review: Dawned
Dawned by Michelle Areaux DISCLAIMER: I came by this book through Facebook. It was getting ready for publication, and the author was looking for Advanced Review Copy (ARC) readers. I volunteered and received a free ebook copy through the website: Booksprout. Please note that the free ARC book wasn’t the finalized version (though it should’ve…
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Batwoman Breaking Through
This essay was written a couple of years ago for a university class of mine, and I figured I’d share it. [Please note that this essay will only discuss Season 1, as it was written before Season 2 was released.] Batwoman Breaking Through: A Personal Essay about Gender Roles and Sexuality Superhero shows are always…
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Is Fanfiction “Real Writing”?
I’ve seen this question posed a few times, though not outright. It’s mostly a statement used against fanfiction writers. “Oh, but that’s not real writing.” It’s frustrating. Because of this, Fanfiction is somewhat of a joke in the writing community. It’s something that people either love or hate. The first thing most people tend to…
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Vampires in Fiction
Vampire novels (stories including vampires in general) are something I only got into last summer, and even then, the only vampire media I’ve touched upon are The Vampire Diaries, Dawned by Michelle Areaux, and most recently The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare (halfway through City of Bones as of this post). I am by…
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Review: The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4 stars – I liked this book; it was good This is a book that I told myself I would read ever since I heard about it in elementary school. I got my hands on a beautiful, illustrated copy at a local book fair and put it on…
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Review: Villette
Villette, by Charlotte Brontë. 3 stars – I liked this book, but it’s not to my taste This book was given to me by a close friend. It’s been sitting on my bookshelf for the longest time until finally, I’d had enough. I rearranged my shelf and organized all the books I hadn’t read yet…
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New Website! Introductions
Wow. So I’ve finally gotten my business website done and launched online. Not really sure what to write for my first post, so I figured I’d introduce myself and my business. Hi! I’m Carolin Petersen. I am a recent graduate of the Writing and Publishing Program at Okanagan College, and I’m a book editor and…
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