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Amy Barrett

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Amy Barrett is a young Ireland based writer. She writers Y/A fiction and poetry while caving to the every demand of her cat Gizzy. She has won the Windows National Poetry prize in 2015 and was a featured reader at the Over the Edge poetry event in Galway city. She has a first class honors Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, Classics and Creative Writing from the National University of Ireland Galway. During her time at university she was also an ordinary committee member, public relations officer and eventually auditor of the NUIG Writers Society.

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	Monsters and Invisible Men (Lost Souls Book 1) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	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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That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea

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Amy Barrett rated a book really liked it The Beautiful (The Beautiful, #1) by Renée Ahdieh (Goodreads Author)	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
I was not sure about this book when I first started as the beginning was a little slow. But once I got into it I loved it. The relationship was believable and they actually had fun together instead of the continuous angst and pure lust that has often ...more
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Amy Barrett rated a book it was ok Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore	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
This book was fine but not one I would quickly recommend. The start is very slow and full sections are dedicated to just travelling. The plot is light and often takes a back seat to how great Katsa is at everything. However, my biggest gripe was the ...more
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A good read but I did not find myself as invested in the characters of this one as much as his other work. The world was interesting but the ending felt a little rushed.
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Amy Barrett rated a book really liked it I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy	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
This book was fantastic. Sometimes uncomfortable, often witty and a complex story that needed to be told. An emotional rollercoaster.
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