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Lina Rivera was raised in Orlando, Florida where she caught the writing bug early on in elementary school after her teacher showed her how to make her own book. Excited by this idea, she ran home and made her first picture book which she bound with yarn and read to her mom.

Lina attended the University of Southern California where she majored in Creative Writing and minored in Photography. After graduating, she ran an underground music zine before moving back to Florida and focusing her attention on her fiction writing. Her short story, "California," was submitted to the Bomb Magazine fiction contest where it was shortlisted.

When not daydreaming about her fictional character's lives, Lina enjoys traveling to places she's never been, always l...more


Nothing says spring like allergies. I'm deep into allergy season which is rather obnoxious. The pretty flowers only serve as a reminder of the distress I'm about to endure. Bah humbug.

On the bright side, I did manage to see the cherry blossoms bloom in DCbefore they disappeared for another year. You only get a small window of opportunity to catch them in full bloom and in previous years I never... read more »
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Average rating: 4.55 · 11 ratings · 10 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
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The Worthing Saga by Orson Scott Card
Lina Rivera rated a book 4 of 5 stars
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
read in March, 2013
I certainly understand why this book receives the praise, analysis, and general discussions pertaining to it, but I thought it was a bit lacking in that way that any book that takes up such a big idea is going to fall short.
Lina Rivera rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Home by Toni Morrison
Home
by Toni Morrison
read in February, 2013
I picked this book up yesterday out of the work library and finished it before I left for the day. As slow of a reader as I am, that alone was reason for me to give it 5 stars. As one would expect from Morrison, this is a beautifully writen and at ti...more
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Divergent by Veronica Roth
Lina Rivera made a comment in the group ONTD Book ClubNovember Suggestions? topic
"I'm going to throw 1Q84 out there, only because I'm currently reading it, am only about 30 pages in, and am already in love with the writing. :) "
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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
read in September, 2012
I loved this book just as much as I thought I would. Dystopian novels are my favorite, and this one just always seemed to fall through the cracks of my reading list. However, my friend was kind enough to give it to me as a birthday present this year...more
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she voted for Battle Royale
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