Taking a short break from posting

 As you may have noticed, I haven't been posting much on this blog for a while. Forgive me for that. I had exams last week, and I was trying my best to devote my full focus to them, so I had to shelve my SFF reading for a while. Now that they are over, I'll probably get back to reading soon, and subsequently posting more reviews. 

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