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Dive by Stacey Donovan

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Book's Description: When V’s life crumbles around her, she has two options: let it take her down with it or dive straight in. Virginia “V” Dunn is alone when her dog is hit by a car. Lucky’s back leg is shattered, and when she comforts him, his blood is wet on her hands. Suddenly, the monotony of V’s suburban life dissolves: Lucky is in a cast; her best friend, Eileen, is avoiding her; her mother’s drinking is getting worse; and her father is sick with a mysterious illness. Although V is surrounded by family, she is the loneliest girl in town. As V begins to question everything—death, friendship, family, betrayal—she finds there are few easy answers. The people she thought she knew are strangers, and life’s meaning eludes her. Into this mystery walks the captivating Jane, and V soon realizes that the only way forward seems to break every rule, and go beyond all limitations. Excerpt: Sometimes the night never ends; it just breaks into light and we pretend. I am a

Bookcase Update #1 (New bookcase)

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Hey, I know I haven't blogged in a long time but my life has been a series of up and downs recently, and I hadn't been able to find the time. So I apologise for that. So, a couple of weekends ago, I got a new bookcase as a surprise which was really nice as mine was overflowing, and was way too overcrowded. I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in how I decided to go about rearranging the two, but I usually am when people talk about their's, and it would be kinda cool for me to post on here and see how my bookshelves develop over time. So, if you want to ignore this feel free, but I'm going to use it to keep track of my bookcases over time. This is what my bookcases originally looked like after we finally finished building the second one (and yes, I now it's annoying that they're not the same height or colour - believe me, I know .) This hot mess was awful, the white bookcase had two rows per bookshelf filled with books and was still overflowing,