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mylifeas_marissa

mylifeas_marissa

Joined January 2017

Marine Science Student, YA Fantasy Addict, My sister says I own too many books
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Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
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Tears of Frost | Bree Barton
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As a person with PTSD from sexual abuse, Tears of Frost portrays the shame and guilt felt by victims for years after. At first I didn't know if I was going to enjoy it as a sequel to Heart of Thorns, but it worked really well and you can tell Bree Barton wrote this as part of her own healing journey. I appreciated her note to the reader at the beginning disclosing the themes of the book as well as how she included numbers to helplines.

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Made my Book Bingo board for November!

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Made my #BookSpinBingo list for November! Had to drop it down to 20 books instead of 25 because of school. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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The Beautiful | Rene Ahdieh
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Loved this book and how it didn't feel like one of those typical vampire romances.

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Star Daughter | Shveta Thakrar
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I loved this book and how it introduced me to Desi culture and folklore!

This is my #DoubleSpin for October! Hopefully I can squeeze in enough time to have bingo. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Finished my first #BookSpin for October! Horrid is the first horror novel I‘ve read and can I just say I absolutely loved it and couldn‘t put it down, except for when I needed to sleep before school the next morning. Also this is book 20/25 for 2020. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great progress!! 4y
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Hello Litsy Community! I'm participating in the Autism Speaks Walk and would love it if some of you would donate to my fundraiser! My little Spiderman was diagnosed with Autism last year and I would love to spread more awareness!

http://act.autismspeaks.org/site/TR/Walk/NewJersey?px=5562675&pg=personal&fr_id=...

CarolynM My now 23 year old son was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when he was 8. There were challenges, but I wouldn't change him. I hope you, he, and all your family are in a good place with it all. 4y
mylifeas_marissa @CarolynM Thank you so much! Some days can be crazier than others. He‘s actually my cousin but my mom watches him during the week. He definitely can be a handful but I wouldn‘t change who he is. 4y
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Finished book 19 for 2020! My goal is to read a total of 25 this year. I honestly had a hard time getting in to Incendiary, but pushing through was definitely worth it! I can't wait for the sequel to come out in 2021!

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The Help | Kathryn Stockett
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Met my boyfriend's dad for the first time on Saturday and his stepmom gave me a bunch of books

Crazeedi That's terrific📚 4y
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Made my bingo board for October‘s Book Spin Bingo

Heideschrampf Pretty 4y
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Ember Queen | Laura Sebastian
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Monthly Reading Report for September

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Finally made my #BookSpinBingo list for October. Excited since this is my first time participating! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Glad to have you along!!! 4y
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Horrid | Katrina Leno
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It's been awhile since I've posted. Life has been crazy between school and health complications! But I wanted to share what I received in my OwlCrate box for September. Also I've read 18 books so far this year amongst all this craziness 😊

JamieArc I really want to read this book! 4y
Moonprismpower Oh nice! I borrowed the book from my library but haven‘t started it yet. Also cool earrings. 4y
mylifeas_marissa @Moonprismpower I'm not usually a fan of horror based novels even though I love horror movies. So I'm excited to start it! 4y
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The Queen of Nothing | Holly Black
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I love Holly Black! She is definitely one of my favorite authors. The Queen of Nothing was a nice conclusion to the Folk of the Air series. I appreciate how she incorporated characters from The Darkest Part of the Forest and Modern Faerie Tales.

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Proud of myself for exceeding my goal of reading 20 books in 2019! I had my 5th concussion in July and have some minor cognitive impairment so adjusting back to school was rough and I was afraid I wouldn't reach my reading goal, but I did it!

wanderinglynn Congrats! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉🙌🏻🥳 4y
Mollyanna Congratulations 🎉🍾🎉 4y
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Romanov | Nadine Brandes
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Excited to read these!

TorieStorieS I have read and enjoyed 2/3s of these!! I hope you do too!! 5y
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely | Brigid Kemmerer
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Since I love Beauty and the Beast retellings, here's book 11.

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Finale (Caraval, #3) | Stephanie Garber
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Finished my 10th book for 2019! I'm halfway through my goal of reading 20 books. Love love love the ending to the Caraval series. I just wish a good series never ended.

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Lady Smoke | Laura Sebastian
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Completed my first full year of college since Spring 2014. Now time to catch up on my tbr pile!

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I finished The Wicked King at 2 am last night. I am so mad at Cardan! And now I have to wait until January 7th 2020 for the next book. The anticipation is killing me.

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Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas
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Sorry for being MIA! The semester has been crazy so far and it's only the 3rd week. Anyway, I finished Throne of Glass last night. I loved it and can't wait till I can read the rest of the series!

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1. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
2. Going camping with my family.
3. Cleaning my room.
4. My stuffed animal that looked like my old dog Roxy.
5. My favorite children's book is Go Away, Big Green Monster!

#HelloThursday @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 💜 5y
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Thank you @RealLifeReading for tagging me!
#20thingsaboutme

It was really hard to edit everything in so sorry for the small print.

CouronneDhiver Field hockey is fun! 5y
LibrarianRyan Trust me this isn‘t that small of print. ⭐️🤓👍 5y
Carolyn11215 Fellow Leo here with LOTS of Virgo in my chart. Tamps down the roar. LOL. 5y
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Suet624 I was diagnosed with Lyme as well. No fun at all. 5y
Kaye Nice to meet you ♥️ 5y
mylifeas_marissa @CouronneDhiver I ended up with 2 concussions from it during my senior year of High School. I miss playing. 5y
mylifeas_marissa @Suet624 It is definitely not fun having Lyme. I feel like it's the main source of my current health issues, but doctors don't believe me. 5y
mylifeas_marissa @Carolyn11215 Everyone is always telling me I don't act like a Leo lol 5y
mylifeas_marissa @kaye It's nice to meet you too 😊 5y
JoyBlue I was also born in California and was in Alpha Phi Omega. 💙 5y
Suet624 If you went undiagnosed for a long time it‘s quite you‘re absolutely right that your health issues are related to Lyme. 5y
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Three Dark Crowns | Kendare Blake
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It's been so cold today! All I've done is sit on my couch and read.

Redwritinghood Same. I‘ve got a bit of a cold, too, so I‘m glad I didn‘t have to go out. 5y
LeeRHarry Wish I could send some of the Aussie heat your way 😏 great book choice! 5y
mylifeas_marissa @LeeRHarry I'm just glad today's low was yesterday's high 5y
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Finished book 5 for 2019. I've been reading this book off and on for a year and realized I needed to finish it for wisdom during the season of life I am in.

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Heart of Thorns | Bree Barton
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This book was slow for me at first, but it quickly picked up. Heart of Thorns deals with love, anger, grief and shares the struggle of all women through a fantasy medieval world. Definitely a good read.

P.S. These are my Bookly stats.

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1. Fantasy YA
2. Heights
3. Marine Biologist
4. 40
5. Hello!

#friyayintro @howjessreads

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UPDATE:

I saw the neurologist today. He wants me to try Physical therapy and is switching up my meds again. He also confirmed that my tremors in my hands are benign and nothing to worry about. Thank you everyone for the advice you guys have given me as well!

Smrloomis 👍🏽 5y
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1. Pancakes because they are my favorite!
2. Girls of Paper and Fire
3. I'm going to say a rough estimate of 15 states.
4. I don't really collect any books in particular.
5. I am not. I would love to travel internationally one day!
#humpdaypost @MinDea

RadicalReader @mylifeas_marissa I too love pancakes so quick, simple and always delightfully delicious and so many different toppings to make it a truly terrific breakfast even daily or weekly 5y
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Any other Littens get chronic migraines? If so, what do you do to help get relief from the pain? My usual go-to's of rest, sleep, and heat are no longer effective.

sprainedbrain I don‘t, but I feel terrible for you! 🙁 5y
SassyBookworm My hubs has used bc powder and caffeine. Tho his are mostly from the weather changes now 5y
Texreader I‘m so sorry! I get them as a side effect if I miss some of my meds so I know what you are dealing with. It‘s life-draining! And incentive for me not to miss my nightly dose. I sure hope you find something that works!! 5y
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britt_brooke @Elma I thought you might have some advice for Marissa? 5y
cassareada I'm lucky to not suffer from migraines yet, but I do get tension headaches. I usually just put an ice pack at the base of my next to help. I don't know how you feel about piercings, but I know a few people who have suffered from really bad migraines and got the daith piercing. They said its helped with their migraines a lot. So that may be something to look into? 5y
jessinikkip I woke up with one today. My wife immediately got me two excedrin, two aleve and a claritan because I also have allergies... Opened a mountain dew for caffeine, turned off thr lught and let me sleep anither hour or so. Usually if I catch it early, that helps. Otherwise I havent found anything 5y
Elma Thanks for the tag @britt_brooke !! I had chronic migraines for 7 yrs. I found ice, peppermint oil, eye cover, triptans, an anti-nausea med, ginger candy, and cola or ginger ale to help. Do you see a neurologist? Mine only became episodic in the last couple months due to new preventatives that are on the market. One of the ones I'm on has a co-pay card that makes the first year free. Might be worth looking into. 5y
mylifeas_marissa @Elma I'm actually going to see the neurologist today. He took me off of my preventative medicine because it made me lose weight, so currently I only have medicine that helps to get rid of them. I'm hoping he can suggest another type of preventative for me. 5y
mylifeas_marissa @cassiopia I've considered getting the daith piercing again. I had it before but ended up with a concussion shortly after getting it. So I had to take it out for MRIs and the hole closed up. 5y
Elma How'd your neurologist appointment go? 5y
mylifeas_marissa @Elma it went well. He's switching up my one medine and taking me off of the ones that aren't working. He wants me to do physical therapy and he said my tremors I have are benign. 5y
Elma @mylifeas_marissa That's good. I hope the new med and physical therapy helps. 5y
mylifeas_marissa @Elma thank you 😊 5y
Crazeedi My daughter gets them ,so sorry to hear this 5y
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I love Holly Black! I have only read her books about the Fae because I love old folklore and how she modernizes it. When I bought The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, I was a little hesitant because it was about Vampires and not the Fae. However, I did not need to worry because Holly Black created a beautiful story and did not disappoint!

P.S. This is the first e-book I have ever finished because I hate e-books usually lol.

Texreader I have enjoyed her books! 5y
mylifeas_marissa @Texreader She has been one of my favorite authors since I was in high school. 5y
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Heart of Thorns | Bree Barton
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I usually go to bed around 10/10:30. I was reading and got to page 200 when I looked at the clock. It is now 1 A.M. I definitely read past my bedtime .

aniket.barik Such a badass rebel. 5y
RadicalReader @mylifeas_marissa I always do this especially as an audiobook listener so easy to go keep going from chapter to chapter then whoops finished the book 5y
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Heart of Thorns | Bree Barton
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1. Teleport! There are so many places I would love to see and explore.
2. Evermore, Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge, Heart of Thorns, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
3. To find an internship for this summer working with turtles.
4. I don't really binge watch.

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Megara An internship working with turtles?! How cool! 5y
mylifeas_marissa @Megara I'm a Marine Science major and I want to work with sea turtles hopefully in the future so I'm hoping to get an internship working with Terrapin turtles. Even though they aren't sea turtles, I'll still get some experience with aquatic wildlife. 5y
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1. Finding out my dad does not have cancer.
2. Going to Outer Banks for summer vacation.
3. Double Doink
4. I love all Littens! Being back on Litsy makes my day brighter.

#hellothursday @wanderinglynn

WhatThePuck That's a great start to 2019!!🤗 5y
wanderinglynn So happy about your dad! 👍🏻 And thanks for playing! 💜 5y
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I hope my stomach is comfy. #dogsoflitsy

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Heart of Thorns | Bree Barton
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Just finished Evermore. Time to journey into another world in Heart of Thorns!

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Evermore | Sara Holland
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Found this old Valentine and it's the best bookmark ever! Also loving Evermore so far!

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Three Dark Crowns | Kendare Blake
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Just bought these 2 ebooks! Hopefully I'll get to reading them soon!

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Ash Princess | Laura Sebastian
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I've really been getting into books where the female protagonist saves herself and this is definitely a good read. I can't wait for the sequel Lady Smoke.

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Escaping from Houdini | Kerri Maniscalco
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Kerri Maniscalco is one of my favorite authors. I love her story lines that are influenced by history. The Stalking Jack the Ripper series has become one of my favorites to read.

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I loved this book! Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairytales and I love to read retellings. This book follows the original French tale so if you aren't familiar with it I would suggest reading the tale first. Other wise this was a fantastic, magical read.

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7 Secrets to Surviving College | Christopher C. Scott

Sorry for being absent for so long Littens! I started college again and got caught up with my first semester back in 2 years. I survived and now I'm happy to be back on Litsy!

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Ash Princess | Laura Sebastian
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I don't think I should ever be left alone in a Barnes and Noble. Oh well more books to fill up the apartment!

Slajaunie I enjoyed that book and that is a nice bag! 6y
Sorceress_Of_Books Love the bag!!! 6y
mylifeas_marissa @Slajaunie @Sorceress_Of_Books Thanks! It's a Kate Spade tote from barnes and noble 6y
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Update: My bookes filled up 2 totes

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Well this should be fun to move! There's more that didn't fit in the picture

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Snuggle Puppy! | Sandra Boynton
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@Emiller Here's a picture of Pippa. I hope it cheers you up!

ladym30 Such a sweet face!! 6y
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The Cruel Prince | Holly Black
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Have I mentioned that I love Holly Black? I loved this book and can't wait for the sequel to come out in January. One of my favorite parts of this book is how she incorporates characters from her previous books into the plot.

ladym30 Beautiful! 6y
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Hounded | Kevin Hearne
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Got my package from @wanderinglynn today!

wanderinglynn 👍🏻 Yay! Hope you enjoy it! 😀 6y
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Escaping from Houdini | Kerri Maniscalco
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My most anticipated book of the year is Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco. It's the third book to the Stalking Jack the Ripper series and I love it! @GripLitGrl #GLGGIVEAWAY

GripLitGrl Love a good series! Thanks for entering 😆 6y
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Hounded | Kevin Hearne
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Everyone keeps recommending this series to me! I would love to start reading it soon!!!! #IronDruidGiveaway @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Good luck! 😀 6y
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