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https://moonthreademb.etsy.com/listing/4506637101

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We all still kind of lurking around here?

I miss tumblrs heyday

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Can someone please take a moment and explain what the hell this book is about. I read it. I get parts of it. But also, I don’t get the hype. Did I miss something?

[pastelparrotlet]

Me: *reads half of a book in one afternoon*

Me: *puts it down for three months and has to start over when I finally get back to it*

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Too many times.

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a 90’s kid? don’t you mean sad adult?

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70,000 people have reblogged this but no one is trying to defend themselves

[vanilita]

There is nothing to defend

[lookingforshadows]

#i read a post once that described 90s kids as the generation of nostalgia #because so much technological advancement happened in such a rapid timeframe when we were growing up #that we can clearly remember having technologies that are now obsolete #like going from a corded hugeass phone to a small computer in your pocket just within our formative years is a major thing #and it sparks a nostalgia for our seemly ‘simpler’ childhoods #because so much rapid development makes it seem like it was a lot longer ago than it actually was (x)

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Before you speak, ask yourself: is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence?

Sai Baba (via wordsnquotes)

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Do you ever just panic because there are SO many books you want to read?

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if u wear cowboy clothes are u ranch dressing

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Scars

Title: Scars Author: Cheryl Rainfield Publisher: Westside Books (2010) Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Contemporary Page Count: 248

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Kendra, fifteen, hasn't felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially because she still can't remember the most important detail-- her abuser's identity. Frightened, Kendra believes someone is always watching and following her, leaving menacing messages only she understands. If she lets her guard down even for a minute, it could cost Kendra her life. To relieve the pressure, Kendra cuts; aside from her brilliantly expressive artwork, it's her only way of coping. Since her own mother is too self-absorbed to hear her cries for help, Kendra finds support in others instead: from her therapist and her art teacher, from Sandy, the close family friend who encourages her artwork, and from Meghan, the classmate who's becoming a friend and maybe more. But the truth about Kendra's abuse is just waiting to explode, with startling unforeseen consequences. Scars is the unforgettable story of one girl's frightening path to the truth.

Let’s Talk About It:

Scars is one of those books that I bought because I liked the synopsis but then sat on my shelf, untouched, for years.  How do I know this?  Because the receipt that was still tucked into the book says it was purchased on August 9th, 2013! But, I digress. Let's get back to the main thing here!

This. Book. Is. Brutal.

Brutal in the best way possible.  Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down, and then finished it in 2 days. I haven't done that in so long! The story is just that GRIPPING! The main protagonist, Kendra, is in therapy because of her memories of being sexually abused - but she can't remember who her abuser was. She is coming to terms with the fact that she's a lesbian but her mother is homophobic and her father teaches Sunday school. They are a few lines thrown in about how they try to be accepting, but you can tell its forced and not very genuine. Kendra has also just recently started to get threatening messages from her abuser.  To deal with all the pressure, Kendra cuts. I feel like there should be some sort of trigger warning here, but if the title and cover of the book don't give it away, then...??

The author is a sexual abuse and self-harm survivor and that really comes through in this story.  The way she describes the cutting in detail, and how she explains how the cutting makes Kendra feel, just lets you know that she knows those thoughts and feeling on a super personal level.

What keeps me from giving this a full five star (maybe lip gloss or kisses?) rating is that while it is a very well written story, its also lacking in other areas. The progression of her and Meghan's friendship goes from absolutely nothing to everything in a matter of pages. She also has a rough home life which makes her sleep with boys beacause of it, but *gasp* she's also a lesbian and just so happens to be interested in Kendra.  Maybe I'm old school, I don't know, but I'm going to need much more than that if everyone's going to be getting their HEA.

My Rating: ****

This review also posted on 

http://www.LitBossAndLipGloss.wordpress.com

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Hey Readers!

Can someone break down the difference between YA and NA? And do you consider listening audiobooks the same as actually reading a book?

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I’m going to either be shifting the focus of this blog since PLL is over or create an entirely new one about books and makeup and whatnot. 

I absolutely love reading and sometimes life gets in the way. I don’t read nearly as much as I used to so I need to get back into the swing of things. 

What do you guys think - shift focus or start new?

Also, what are some book recommendations? I tend to stick mainly with YA types but a good book is a good book, so the genre doesn’t always matter.

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WHAT A.D. STANDS FOR

CREDIT FOR THIS IDEA GOES TO @theplltheorist The overall idea of what A.D. stands for IS NOT MINE - credit as above! I repeat, the idea of what A.D. stands for is not mine! But, since I loved the idea so much I’m going to explain it in my own way and give my own clues that I found myself.

I’m fully convinced that A.D. stands for Advocatus Diaboli, which is Latin for Devil’s Advocate. Here was our clue:

Oh and at the end of 714, what do we hear in the final song? Devil, devil. These are the main lyrics they make us listen to, on full blast. Devil, devil!

Another occasion of a song about a devil playing, is in episode 401: “The Devil Within” plays. It plays during a scene with Black Widow:

More devil references in the above scene. Is a ‘devil’ endgame?

So there are clear devil references in the show. But what does it all mean? Advocatus Diaboli?

The job of a devil’s advocate is to prove that people are not saints, and actually, they have flaws. There is someone out there in Rosewood who is so obsessed with these five pretty girls, but absolutely cannot stand the idea that they come across so perfect, when in reality, they create their own problems through lying. Throughout the series we’ve seen A’s obsession with the girls - stroking Aria’s pink hair, making dolls of the girls, eating popcorn while watching the girls on TV… the list goes on. A.D. finds these girls so pretty! But they’re not pretty on the inside. They create their own problems and they need to own up to it.

Advocatus Diaboli wants to expose the truth behind these five pretty girls. Why do they keep getting into terrible situations but somehow come out the other side clean?

Aria killed Shana, got away with it.

Hanna (and Emily?) killed Noel, got away with it.

Emily killed Nate, got away with it. 

Hanna killed Archer - got away with it. Or did they? A.D. was close with Archer and is working to punish the girls for this, starting with ‘the finger’.

Aria is in a relationship with her teacher - well she’s not the innocent perfect girl everyone sees on the outside.

Hanna stole sunglasses - she shouldn’t be Rosewood’s it-girl.

Spencer kissed her sister’s fiancé. Why is Spencer considered Rosewood’s greatest achiever and role model student?

The list goes on of problems the girls create themselves but somehow manage to get away with it.

This is the whole theme of the show: these girls are not perfect. They actually create their own mess, and A.D. is obsessed with exposing the fact that they’re not as pretty on the inside. I remember one quote from Hanna: “I don’t even know why I just lied”.

You know what is really making me believe in this theory? WHO THE HELL WROTE THIS? This was NOT Andrew’s diary - the writers wanted us to think it was his, however he was revealed to not be Charles, so it makes no sense for Andrew (an innocent person) to have written this. Somehow, A.D.’s diary stumbled into Tanner’s hands while she was investigating Charlotte (further highlighting the relationship between Charlotte and A.D.)

The girls indeed are Pretty Little Liars.

Followers of my blog know I am obsessed with the idea of Bethany Young being A.D. (You can read posts entirely dedicated to Bethany here and here.) I believe this idea of A.D. standing for Advocatus Diaboli works perfectly for Bethany.

She never ever draws her face properly. Is it possible that she was the Black Widow as mentioned above (when The Devil Within played, again hinting to Advocatus Diaboli) and her face deformity is precisely why she sees the girls as so pretty; these girls have what she will never have - a pretty perfect face, and she’s frustrated that everyone sees these girls as so perfect, and so she becomes the Advocatus Diaboli/Devil’s Advocate to expose their flaws. Perhaps, she was caught in the fire of The Jenna Thing too, which caused her face deformity, making this more personal too for her to attack Spencer, Aria, Hanna, Emily and Alison. They did cause that fire.

Is this our true Uber A/A.D.?

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What was the worst storyline on PLL?

JUST ONE? I could name about 20…

Charlotte’s Reveal (aka incest)

SARA HARVEY

Ezra’s book tour

Peter Hastings being everyone’s dad

SPALEB

Everyone being related to Spencer and Alison

Toby becoming a cop in two minutes

WHATS IN THE BARREL

Ravenswood

All the pedophiles

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Mary: Come live in the forest with me

Spencer: While thats a tempting offer...

[prettylittleliars]

Mona, what are you up to? 😳

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I think she's helping!!

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The best #Haleb throwback.

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💜💜💜

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Why does this guy look vaguely familiar? Has he been used on the show before? Look like another character? I can't quite put my finger on it.