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J.U.’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at J.U.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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J.U. Scribe
Goodreads Author
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in The United States
Website
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July 2013
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/juscribe
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Before the Legend
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2013
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4 editions
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Roman Identity (The Legend #2)
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How to Self-Publish Without Going Broke
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* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
Best Writing Advice of 2025
As 2025 shutters to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the amazing writing/publishing gems I’ve learned from some amazing content creators in the writing community, like BookFox, Alyssa Matesic, and other editors and writers who inspired me, challenged me to rethink my writing approach, and grow as a writer.
Here is my list of the top three writing advice I learned in 2025 tha
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“They will not use my tears for their entertainment.” Suzanne Collins does it again with her latest novel in the Hunger Games universe, Sunrise on the Reaping. I've been a fan of the Hunger Games movies and books, so naturally, I was excited to read t ...more |
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| The Legend of Valentine was an engaging historical fiction read that has easily become my top historical reads of 2025 and my favorite historical fiction book set in Ancient Rome. I took a chance on the author and this book, because of its intriguing ...more | |
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“They will not use my tears for their entertainment.” Suzanne Collins does it again with her latest novel in the Hunger Games universe, Sunrise on the Reaping. I've been a fan of the Hunger Games movies and books, so naturally, I was excited to read t ...more |
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J.U. Scribe
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Any Historical fiction young adult lovers?
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how rare it is to find young adult historical fiction that blends coming-of-age themes, let alone one set during
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J.U. Scribe
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Historical Fictionistas
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Any historical fiction young adult readers/writers?
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how rare it is to find young adult historical fiction that blends coming-of-age themes with the drama and intrig
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Historical Fictionistas
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Favorite period to read about?
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I'm pretty open to most periods as long as the story is well-written and has an engaging plot and characters, I can get invested in. But if I had to n
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“Do not forget to put it here where it never gets lost,”
his mother said, pointing to his heart.”
― Before the Legend
his mother said, pointing to his heart.”
― Before the Legend
“History is never dead. It crawls its way into our present and shapes our future.”
― Roman Identity
― Roman Identity
“For him, it appeared he could freeze
the moment in a memory; only for it to slip through his
hands like water.”
― Before the Legend
the moment in a memory; only for it to slip through his
hands like water.”
― Before the Legend
“Do not forget to put it here where it never gets lost,”
his mother said, pointing to his heart.”
― Before the Legend
his mother said, pointing to his heart.”
― Before the Legend
“Gabe?"
The newchild stirred slightly in his sleep. Jonas looked over at him.
"There could be love", Jonas whispered.”
― The Giver
The newchild stirred slightly in his sleep. Jonas looked over at him.
"There could be love", Jonas whispered.”
― The Giver
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