Wendra Colleen

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Wendra Colleen's motto is "Embrace your weirdness." Her dark and humorous short stories, screenplays, and novels show how unique, unusual, and unconventional individuals transform adversity into empowerment. Funky facts include that she has a PhD in experimental psychology and deployed to the Iraq War as a civilian, all of which was a breeze compared to learning how to embrace her unique, unusual, and unconventional qualities in high school. Want to learn more about Wendra's work, how to be a writer, or how to be empowered? Check out https://www.wendracolleen.com ...more

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The Bell Witches by Lindsey Kelk
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I enjoyed the originality of a Southern Gothic witch (my first, at least) and the elegant nature of teenage Emily's magic. I confess, however, that I found her friend Lydia more intriguing and was a bit thrown by Emily falling deeply in love in a mat ...more
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Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill
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If you are looking for GRIM fairy tales, this is your ticket. After a very light-hearted opening, this book turned DAMNABLY DARK, but I actually really appreciated it. The author leads us into tales of fallen humans, fairies, genies, you name it, yet ...more
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After Life by Gayle Forman
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Author Gayle Forman created an impossible challenge I couldn't resist: what if someone REALLY came back from the dead? The diversity of reactions from friends and family at the reappearance of the departed teen felt both authentic and tragic, yet I f ...more
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Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
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Dark, diverse, and ultimately very refreshing in the cast of trans, autistic, and other LGBTQ+ characters and BOLD themes. The take on religion was particularly fascinating to me, both in terms of plot and as a personal arc for the main character, Be ...more
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Stars, Stripes, and Summer Nights by Celeste Dador
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The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
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This was a beautifully written book with well-developed main characters. The most interesting parts to me were the author's invented rituals for dealing with ghosts at a seance (summoning, protecting against them, getting them to depart once more, et ...more
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Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
Neverworld Wake
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If you like stories of the afterlife in the GROUNDHOG DAY tradition, you will looooove this. It's very much for fans of Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall, but this has an extra special climax that you will not forget. Didn't see it coming. EXCELLENT. ...more
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
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This was a beautiful, worthwhile sequel. I was delighted that it was from the persepctive of my other fave character, Arthur. I ADORED him in the first book and this was my chance to get to know him better -- YAY!! And revisiting all the delightful m ...more
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The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
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The best feel-good book I've ever read. Even thinking about it makes me teary in the best possible way. Even if the conflict toward the end felt a bit forced, I didn't care. I loved the unique, endearing characters THAT MUCH. I ADORE THIS BOOK!!!!!!! ...more
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Villains Rule by M.K. Gibson
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I HIGHLY recommend this book if you want a laugh -- this dude TOTALLY has my sense of humor, a la the series ARCHER, if you're a fan. I also love the fact that he breaks the fourth wall and, even better, openly incorporates literary tools as plot twi ...more
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