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Nicole is Currently Reading

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Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch, #1)

by Lyla Sage (Goodreads Author)

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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)

by Shannon Chakraborty

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Nicole’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang

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Well, fuck the heavenly order of things. If getting married to a gross old man was her preordained role on this earth, then Rin was determined to rewrite it.

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Nicole’s Quotes

“We are a race of artists. What are we doing about it?”
― Shirley Graham Du Bois

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“When things get hard, stop for a while and look back and see how far you have come. Don't forget how rewarding it is. You are the most beautiful flower, more than anything else in the world.”
― Taehyung

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“The ink line drawing flowed the cursive journey,
created on paper canvas that brought the story to life.”
― Jazz Feylynn

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“If you can’t hurt the ones who hurt you, sometimes hurting anyone will do.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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“Pluck up your hearts, since fate still rests our friend.”
― Christopher Marlowe

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