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Books for Women's History Month

In case you didn't know, March is Women's History Month! In case you're in need of recommendations, I've put together some of my favorite books by and about women. HISTORY Want to read about some women being awesome in the past? Here's a bunch of historical fiction recommendations. CONTEMPORARY Maybe you'd rather read about some women making the world their own in this day and age. Here are some fantastic contemporaries! FANTASTICAL Perhaps you'd like your daily dose of feminism in the form of an escape from reality. Here are some great fantasy and sci-fi titles! NONFICTION Or maybe you'd like your Women's History Month to have some real history in it - here are some nonfiction books that celebrate real women and their stories! What are some of your favorite books for Women's History Month? Are you reading anything special this month to celebrate? Tell me in the comments!

Books That Surprised Me

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week: books that surprised you! Well, it's been a while. I think I'm going to stop explaining all of my absences and promising to get back to a regular schedule, because it's always "school was stressful, I'll try to be more consistent, don't get your hopes up." Starting now, I'm just gonna consistently do my best and try not to apologize at the beginning of every post. At first, I thought this week's TTT theme was going to be pretty repetitive, because I know I've already done at least two lists of books that have surprised me in a bad way. But then, I realized that I don't ever think I've done it the other way around! So here are some books that I enjoyed more than I was expecting to. DEAR MARTIN by Nic Stone: I was fully expecting to like this book, but what I wasn't expecting was for it to become an instant favorite. It absolutely took my breath aw