![]() So don't be late-follow the White Rabbit into Wonderland, where This Jabberwocky Eats Books. USA TODAY, Happy Ever After, blog review If one can be in love with a book then Maybe Someday has done. Addicted 2 Heroines, blog review Every now and then a book comes along that just leaves me breathless. Known as the villain, the troublemaker, the book boyfriend collector, and the book chomper, this Jabberwocky became so very full on the love of books that she fell right down the Rabbit Hole and tumbled into book blogging as a wackily-named reader and reviewer of Young Adult, New Adult, Adult, and Erotica, Romance books that make your heart stop, jaw drop, and your tear ducts explode. Schmexy Girl Book Blog, blog review Maybe Someday is new adult gold, destined to become a classic in the genre. ![]() And this Jabberwocky doesn't nibble like a worm-but chomps. And the Jabberwock had jaws that bite and claws that catch.books, because they're tasty treats. ![]() Caterpillars sat upon mushrooms, nibbling at the edges of pages. The White Rabbit read tick tock 'round the clock. The Mad Hatter flitted from library to library. ♠ O r i g i n : Alice fell asleep, novel in lap, into Wonderland. ♣ P h r a s e s : "books are tasty treats-and I don't nibble like a worm I chomp like a jabberwock." ♦ S y n o n y m s : book chomper, # bookboyfriend collector, troublemaker. ♥ N o u n : a wackily-named reader & reviewer of # romancebooks that make your heart stop, jaw drop, and your tear ducts explode. ![]() Curiouser and curiouser about me, This Jabberwocky Eats Books? Here's my main definition: ![]()
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