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What I Read in July
July was one of those months that lasted 10 minutes. Actually, 2020 has been like this. But I still managed to read five books. Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer Annihilation is the first book from the Southern Command trilogy. This book was written as if it was a diary from a biologist during her expedition to […]
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What I Read in June
June was a weird a month both personally and globally. On a personal level it was a very busy but also anxious time. On global level the Black Lives Matters movement dominated the headlines, changed the way we look at police and history and, according to The New York Times, might be the largest movement […]
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What I Read in May
May was an ok month. June was another story, but I’ll get to that on another post. I managed to read 7 books in total, some of them different from what I usually read. A Girl Called Shameless by Laura Steven, originally published in 2019 A Girl Called Shameless tells the story of Izzy O’Neill, […]
Read moreWhy We Should Read More Black Authors and Creators to Know About
May was a very neutral month. But, so far, June has been another story. In the past week I kept reading news about anti-fascism and pro-democracy protests, and the black lives matters movements around the world. Both movements have been marked by police brutality. Reading the news and seeing the videos that pop up on […]
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Nostalgia of the Old Normal
Once upon a time we could walk in the streets, no masks on, and go to places other than grocery stores. It’s crazy to think that this was our reality only 2/3 months ago. Right now, I’m honestly scared to open the news. I don’t know if I’ll cry, enter on a slump for the […]
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What I Read in April
March and April have been weird months, spent mostly at home. Even though I had more time to read, it was hard to concentrate in March, so I didn’t manage to finish any book that month. But in April my headspace got much better. I read a total of six books, some of them I […]
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Interesting Things to Read this Week
As you might be aware by now, I love reading. I love reading books, blogs, news, articles… basically anything with words I can understand. Since Sea of Fleurs was first created as a way of me sharing things I love, I thought it might be nice if I also shared with you some of the […]
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Conversation with friends and the story of 2020s characters + Comparing them to dog breeds
Somewhere around January I read a review on goodreads with the most perfect quote. “Conversations with Friends is another one of those books about not particularly nice people entangled in awkward relationships,” wrote Esil (the author of said review). Conversations with Friends is the second novel by Sally Rooney, a young Irish author. It tells […]
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#CarolTalks: First Thoughts of Kiko’s Magical Holiday Vynil Lip Lacquer
I’m a sucker for a good red lipstick. So, when I went into the Kiko store to buy one of my favorite concealers, I couldn’t resist their holiday collection. I loved all the palettes, but what I got was their Magical Holiday Vynil Lip Lacquer (what a long name!) in the color nº 5 Red […]
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