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Ninja Girl
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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<b><i>I received this book for free from Author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.</i></b>
So I have Cookie O’Gorman’s debut novel, <i>Adorkable </i>sitting in my Kindle app, and I can’t wait to read it because it sounds freakishly adorable, and I am all about adorable books (I like to mention <i><a href="http://www.bookwyrmingthoughts.com/review-imperfect-chemistry-by-mary-frame"; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Imperfect Chemistry</a></i> for the New Adult readers).

<i>Ninja Girl</i> is O’Gorman’s second novel, and it does seem like a second book in a stand-alone series since from what I know, the love interest of this book, Ash, makes an appearance in <i>Adorkable </i>and the couple in that book make an appearance here. (Did I make sense or was that too weird?)

What drew me to <i>Ninja Girl</i> in the first place is the Korean MC, Snow, who looks up to Bruce Lee as her role model and makes her decisions based on what she thinks Bruce Lee would approve. She’s phenomenal at martial arts, which makes her stick out from her group of “friends” because she’s considered a tomboy. To prove that she is indeed a girl, Snow decides to kiss an entirely random guy, someone she would never typically go for, who turns out to be the son of a running candidate for the Senate that recently got pulled out of his life in a public school to a private school.

<i>Ninja Girl</i> reverses the whole damsel in distress and boy saves girl trope - instead, Snow is the one who saves Ash. Snow is recruited as Ash’s bodyguard when his father starts getting more threats as they get closer to elections. It’s just so refreshing to see a familiar trope being reversed and breaking out of the norm (and of course, O’Gorman isn’t the only one who does this, but I’m extremely glad there’s another female character to root for).

It is a very nitpicky thing, but I am a little bothered by the title since ninja originates from Japan. However, I feel the title fits remarkably well with Snow as a character - she is extraordinarily fast in her movements when we see her in action as a bodyguard.

I loved the writing style in <i>Ninja Girl</i> - O’Gorman is hilarious with her writing style, and there are a lot of moments where I just really enjoyed having Snow as the main character and getting to know Ash as a character. As mentioned, I currently have O’Gorman’s debut novel on my kindle and getting the chance to see her writing style in her sophomore novel makes me extremely excited to read her debut when I get the chance. There are some fantastic lines in <i>Ninja Girl</i> that I love, and I honestly want to make a different post featuring all of my favorite quotes from the book.

Overall, though, if you want a cute story with a kickass main character who is a POC and hilarious lines, <i>Ninja Girl</i> might be the book for you.

<a href="https://bookwyrmingthoughts.com/ninja-girl-by-cookie-ogorman-blog-tour/"; target="_blank">This review was originally posted on Bookwyrming Thoughts</a>
  
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Luke (278 KP) rated Zootopia (2016) in Movies

Jun 8, 2017  
Zootopia (2016)
Zootopia (2016)
2016 | Action, Animation, Comedy
Badass Bunny (3 more)
A true cop film
A great told story
Easy to hook you in
A Brilliant Film
I love this film and i can happily watch it whenever, so under rated
  
Monty Python&#039;s Life of Brian (1979)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
1979 | Comedy
This take a crack at religion. I am not a religious person so i liked it. If you are a religious person (Catholic) you might not.
Go in with an open mind
  
Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
2020 | Action, Horror, War
7
6.0 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Good scenes (0 more)
Parts was a little boring (0 more)
Very good
Overall not a bad film I have seen worse but I think they could of also made it a lot better as well.
  
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
1994 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
I loved this film when it first came out and really hoped I wouldn't be disappointed when I watched it a few days ago. Other than now realising Andie McDowell is more wooden than a tree stump in this film I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
  
TA
The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
4
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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I wanted to like this book. I really did. At first it was interesting, but then I found myself struggling to get into it about a quarter through. I just had a hard time relating to the main character.

This goes into my DNF pile.
  
CH
Castle Hill (On Dublin Street, #3.5)
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
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So I was extremely excited to read this novella but I felt that it was lacking. The writing was a little... I guess different from her first few novel.

All in all, I wish that this was an actual novel and not a novella.
  
I finished "The Help" and it was a very good audio book. I laughed and cried and got mad. I was so sad it was over. I wish there was a sequel. If you haven't listened to this book add it to your list.
  
I received a copy of Read and Buried from Crooked Lane Books in exchange for an honest review.

In all honesty, I wasn't really thrilled with the mystery and I didn't really feel a connection to Lucy.

I really did enjoy Charles the Cat, though!
  
I really liked the first one but this one...well I liked it but I found myself putting it down a lot and finding other things to do beside finish this book.

I don't think I'm in a hurry to read the next one.