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Keshia Swaim

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Nonfiction

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I've come to the conclusion that reality is no fun. I still check in every now and then to pay the bills and pack lunchboxes, but I spend most of my free time reading, talking about what I've read, searching for something new to read, or writing about my own fantasy world. ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 164 ratings · 44 reviews · 4 distinct works

	On Haunted Ground: The Green Ghost and Other Spirits of Cemetery Road by Lisa Rogers (Goodreads Author), Keshia Swaim (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.57 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Bound 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doorways to Extra Time by Trisha J. Wooldridge (Editor), Anthony Francis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ira Nayman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holiday Magick: 20 Holiday Stories with a Twist by Rich Storrs (Editor), Jessica Porteous (Editor), Meredith Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Bachelor and the Bride (The Dread Penny Society, #4)

by Sarah M. Eden (Goodreads Author)

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Texture of the Gospels: Four Perspectives, Four Textures, One Powerful Story

by James Utley PhD

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Keshia Swaim entered a giveaway The Governess's Guide to Spells and Managing Misfit Marquesses (The Parasol Academy, #2) by Amy Rose Bennett (Goodreads Author) 10 copies available, ends on May 13, 2026 Enter to win »
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This was not at all what I was expecting. Lim's other novels have been firmly in the realm of fantasy, so I expected a Chineese Cinderella re-telling. (And the book synopsis absolutely supports that.) This was more of a historical fiction with a touc ...more
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This was fun. I appriciate Lainey as a MC, and the narration was great to listen to. I feel like "the D-bags" were a bit overdrawn, but the rest of the characters were great; each had their own motivations and character flaws. I'm a bit sad that Lain ...more
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Keshia’s Quotes

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: good, writing

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“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: fantasy

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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

tags: inspirational

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“What a blessing it is to love books as I love them;- to be able to converse with the dead, and to live amidst the unreal!”
― Thomas Babington Macaulay, The Selected Letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay

tags: books, reading

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“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me.”
― Steve Jobs

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