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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is a YA Suspense novel following a group of four friends on a private island with their distinguished family throughout the summer. Our main character cannot seem to remember what her and her friends got up to the summer before. She knows her mother is keeping secrets from her. She’s hoping to figure it out this summer when they meet at the family island again. At times, this was hard to follow. You can’t tell what’s the truth, and what’s I lie That ending!! This was a 2 star read for me until the ending, which bumped it up to a 3 stars! I…
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Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Scythe by Neal Shusterman is set in a utopian/distopian world where humans are essentially immortal. Disease, hunger, fatal accidents, war, etc. have all been eradicated. Do you feel as though you are too old? You can turn back your clock to an age you feel comfortable. Did you fall and suffer a fatal brain injury? You can be revived. Scythes are necessary to control the ever increasing world population. They are a sanctioned group of trained killers with a conscience, at least most of them are. Once killed by a scythe, you will not be revived. We are following two main characters, Citra and Rowan who are apprentices to become…
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The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k by Sarah Knight
Cosmopolitan said The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k by Sarah Knight was a “genius” national bestseller on not giving a f*ck and getting more out of life. Goodreads claims, “This brilliant, hilarious, and practical parody of Marie Kondo’s bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up explains how to rid yourself of unwanted obligations, shame, and guilt–and give your f*cks instead to people and things that make you happy.” I however, couldn’t even finish this. Although supposedly a parody, I did not find this book funny at all. I found the writing to be narcissistic, condescending and “a-hole-like” (yes, that’s a technical term). Not giving a sh*t about dying…
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Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson is such a fun read. Emily’s best friend, Sloane, left suddenly at the beginning of summer without a word. One day, Emily receives a list in the mail from Sloane – a summer bucket list. This wasn’t your standard list, it was full of things to push Emily outside of her comfort zone. It’s always been Emily and Sloane, a pair, never apart. We follow Emily’s journey of self discovery throughout the summer as she learns to be just ‘Emily’, as she checks off items on the list. She hopes completing all the challenges will bring her closer to finding out what has…
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A New Era
Welcome to (another) new era of ’emilynmax’! I know I have relaunched this blog a number of times but, as always, I hope this time will be different. I haven’t been posting on here consistently for years and I’ve missed it. With this new era; this relaunched, new and improved ’emilynmax’, the content is going to be a bit different than before. I have rekindled my love affair with books. I started sharing this love on my family YouTube channel, ‘emilynfamily‘ and have had so much support. Therefore, there will be a lot of bookish content featured here, but also beauty, as in the past, and motherhood topics. Hence, the…
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Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella is about a 14 year old girl named Audrey, who wears her dark glasses all the time. Audrey is dealing with some major mental health struggles. That is, until she meets Linus, her brothers friend. With his help, Audrey begins making major progress in her recovery. I loved that this book brought up some important mental health topics. However, it is incredibly unhealthy to portray to impressionable teens (target audience) that their mental health issues can be resolved if only you can find a cute, understanding boy to help you through it. The only reason I continued to read it was to find out what…
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Review | Maybelline Dream Velvet Foundation
The Maybelline Dream Velvet Soft-Matte Hydrating Foundation was a product I was super excited to get my hands on the second in landed in Canada. I’ve been testing it for quite some time now and want to share my thoughts with you guys. Claims “Innovation: Our 1st gel-whipped foundation. Fresh, new and flawless… Dream Velvet whips a fresh gel into a velvet-soft texture. Complexion is perfected and smooth with a soft-matte finish, just like velvet. Skin feels fresh with lasting hydration.” Product Overview The packaging is basic but it works. I prefer my foundations to either have a pump, or be in a tube like this one is. I feel…
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January Favourites | 2017
I can’t believe this is the first favourites post of the year (if you don’t count my Best of Beauty video). I try and either do a blog post, or a YouTube video containing my favourites each month. If you’re not subscribed to my YouTube channels, be sure to head over there and do that – I’ve been posting a ton lately *pats self on back*. For more beauty content like you see here you can go to emilynmax, and if you’re interested in more mommy style videos/ vlogs you can go to emilynfamily which is a new channel I’ve started. Enough PSA’s already, onto my January favourites! IT Cosmetics…
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January Ipsy Bag | 2017
The first Ipsy bag of 2017. I was expecting another knock-out bag, but this month left me wanting more. The theme this month is Metropolis. I love the sporty vibe of the bag this month, the metallic mesh overlay reminds me of the 90s for some reason. Global Beauty Care Dead Sea Mask – I love a good deep cleansing mask once a week, more if I’m breaking out really bad. This claims to draw out dirt and impurities, peel away dead skin cells, restore elasticity, and fortify with essential moisturizers. It’s strange for this type of mask to claim to be moisturizing, so I’m excited to give this a…
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Top 5 Posts of 2016
Just like last year, I was curious to see what my most viewed posts were over the past year. My blogging game was seriously lacking in 2016, but it was for the best as I made so much progress in other aspects of my life. Here is a round up of the posts y’all liked most this year: 1. Top 5 | Spring Polishes, May 2. KathleenLights Made Me Buy It, February 3. Review | Ole Henriksen Invigorating Night Treatment, May 4. Review | L’Oréal Hair Expertise Arginine Resist X3, March 5. Casey Holmes Made Me Buy It, May Compared to this post last year, I can see such a…
