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Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles: Book Two) Review
Scarlet Benoit has lived happily with her grandmother for years- the only real family she's ever had- and when her grandmother goes...
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Mar 19, 20192 min read


Saturday Spotlight: Dickens' David Copperfield
Between the obligations of school, writing, work and life in general, it's been a struggle to dig out time for leisure reading day to...
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Mar 16, 20192 min read


Tuesdays, Time, and Things to Do
Day two of March Break has begun and is stretching before me like an empty canvas of possibilities. Sitting here in my housecoat and PJs,...
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Mar 12, 20191 min read


Never Alone: Advice for Authors
One thing I've learned since beginning the publishing process is that there's no end to decision-making. From title to bio to copy to...
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Mar 8, 20193 min read


Monday, Motives and Mordecai
There are times when doing good feels easy. When going the extra mile is a pleasure, and brightening someone's day is an exciting mission...
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Mar 4, 20192 min read


Film Favourites: The Prince of Egypt
This past year I experienced a sudden, burning desire to see one of Dreamworks' overlooked masterpieces- a 1998 animated film titled, The...
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Feb 28, 20193 min read


Monday Musings: Daniel 10:19
In reading through Daniel the other night, I was blown away by the gems of wisdom and encouragement to be found in this book of the...
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Feb 25, 20192 min read


Secrets of Ariad: SNEAK PEEK
In honour of her birthday, (February 18), please enjoy this excerpt from The Heir of Ariad as a tribute to an invisible but beloved...
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Feb 21, 20192 min read


Trials of a Christian Book-Shopper
While as a writer/reader the bookstore is by far my favourite shopping setting, I definitely have a love-hate relationship with book...
nikiflorica
Feb 11, 20192 min read


Cinder, by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles: Book One) Review
In the city of New Beijing, sixteen-year-old cyborg Linh Cinder spends her days fixing androids and repairing machines as the city's most...
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Feb 8, 20192 min read


The Novelty of a New Notebook
There's no denying that finishing a notebook brings a definite sense of accomplishment. Regardless of what your notebooks might contain-...
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Feb 4, 20192 min read


Thankful Thursday Thoughts
I'm sure most of us would agree we have a lot to be thankful for, and every day is filled to the brim with blessings big and small, if we...
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Jan 31, 20192 min read


Monday Musings: Jeremiah
The story of Israel's captivity in Babylon is the birthplace of a great many biblical heroes. There's Daniel, the survivor of the lion's...
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Jan 28, 20193 min read


Friday Spotlight: Happy Birthday, Princess Winter!
Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles are among the most riveting, colourful, intense, creative, hilarious and heart-wrenching books I have...
nikiflorica
Jan 25, 20193 min read


Shout-out to the Kyrian Crew!
I wanted to take this post to give a huge shout-out to all the friends and family who are always such a great support. From the very...
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Jan 22, 20191 min read


The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
My dear reader, It has come to my attention that many upon this earth have become so deadened to the workings of the spiritual world as...
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Jan 19, 20193 min read
Follow me on Twitter!
Well, it's official. I now have a Twitter account (grand total of one tweet- so proud) and I am absolutely terrified. Why, you ask? What...
nikiflorica
Jan 16, 20193 min read


Perfect Peace and Hugs from Heaven
It's ten-thirty at night and I'm sitting alone in my living room at the close of another week. Exams are exactly two weeks away (oh,...
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Jan 12, 20192 min read


Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M. Barrie
For Christmas this year, I received a stunning hard-bound edition of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, the origin story, by J.M. Barrie,...
nikiflorica
Jan 9, 20192 min read


Secrets of Ariad: The Birth of Ariad
In the Dawn of Ariad's Days, before the birth of time, there was only Aradin the Creator. In the world that became Ariad, the world yet...
nikiflorica
Jan 7, 20193 min read
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