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Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Lovely, Dark, and Deep | Justina Chen
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"A luminous read that will rekindle your faith in the indomitable human spirit." -- Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook "An inspiring, romantic novel full of redemption and hope." -- Mitali Perkins, author of You Bring the Distant Near When Viola Li returns from a trip, she develops a sudden and extreme case of photosensitivity -- an inexplicable allergy to sunlight. Thanks to her crisis-manager parents, she doesn't just have to wear layers of clothes and spaceship-sized hat. She has to avoid all hint of light. Say goodbye to windows and running outdoors. Even her phone becomes a threat. Viola is determined to maintain a normal life, particularly after she meets Josh. He's a funny, talented Thor look-alike with his own mysterious grief. But their romance makes her take more risks, and when a rebellion against her parents backfires dangerously, she must find her way to a life -- and love -- as deep and lovely as her dreams.
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Sully1
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I read this in 2 days after being on the fence about starting it. Such a great love story that takes place under startling circumstances!

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Melkyl
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This YA book had an interesting twist. The main character suffers from extreme photosensitivity that strikes without warning and completely upends her life. The unbelievable romance aspect was not welcome for me. I do not get why all YA authors feel the need to shove romance down their readers‘ throats, but oh well. I am sure my students will enjoy this one.

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VanChocStrawberry
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My husband and I walked for about 3.75 miles around the canal. It was much warmer than last week, but I spf‘d myself up and kept thinking about iced coffee and a cool shower. Lol! I didn‘t listen to a book, but I‘m gonna go read the tagged one right now!
#bookfitnesschallenge @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Way to go!🙌🏻 5y
BookwormAHN Great job 👏🏻 5y
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VanChocStrawberry
Lovely, Dark, and Deep | Justina Chen
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Husband brought me breakfast and bed and now we‘re going to go for a #bookfitnesschallenge walk! Great start to my three day weekend!!
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wanderinglynn Way to go! A great way to kick off the holiday weekend. 🙌🏻 5y
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VanChocStrawberry
Lovely, Dark, and Deep | Justina Chen
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Tagged book is what I‘m reading now.
I‘m doing well with both my goals. I‘m going to up my book goal to 10. I‘m adding a mile a week for my walking goal, so next week‘s goal is 8.
I‘m enjoying this challenge and it‘s helping me be purposeful about walking, etc.
I‘ve also enjoyed interacting more with other littens!
#bookfitnesschallenge @wanderinglynn

jillannjohn Love the idea of adding a mile a week! 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 Great progress & I love that your challenging yourself further by upping your goals! 5y
BookwormAHN Great job 👏🏻 5y
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Caterina Great job! You're doing so well with your goals, and I love that you're adding a mile a week, that's such a cool idea! I'll keep it in mind for future #BFC events. 5y
BarbaraJean Wow—that‘s a great idea to work up to a higher goal each week! A great week 2! 5y
kspenmoll Amazing! 5y
guinsgirlreads Nice work!! 💪🏻 5y
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