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Sara A. Helal

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I wrote my first story when I was six.
Mind mender by day. World builder by night. Avid reader always. I write empowering women's fiction & fantasy. Debut novel on the way. ...more

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The Girl In Orange

3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015

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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear (Goodreads Author)

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Fearful (The Powerless Trilogy, #3.5)

by Lauren Roberts (Goodreads Author)

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Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2)

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3.5 stars It was refreshing to read a story where the bad (like, really bad) guys were the fae. Terry Pratchett was brilliant and I can’t say it enough.
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3.5 stars This is still one of my favourite series, but I feel that I’ve clung to the characters more than I should. I wasn’t prepared for this ending and I didn’t particularly enjoy how rushed the “plot twists” felt. But again, I’d read anything Laur ...more
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Sara is starting Fearless: 3.5 stars This is still one of my favourite series, but I feel that I’ve clung to the characters more than I should. I wasn’t prepared for this ending and I didn’t particularly enjoy how rushed the “plot twists” felt. But again, I’d read anything Lauren Roberts writes. Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy, #3) by Lauren Roberts (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
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“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

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“Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.”
― Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way

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“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.”
― Jean de La Fontaine, Fables

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“Open a book this minute and start reading. Don’t move until you’ve reached page fifty. Until you’ve buried your thoughts in print. Cover yourself with words. Wash yourself away. Dissolve.”
― Carol Shields, The Republic of Love

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