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Hamilton Book Tag

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I am obsessed with Hamilton, you guys. ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED. So I obviously had to do the Hamilton Book Tag, created by Maureen Keavy . :) "Okay, so we're doin' this..." My Shot | A character that goes after what they want and doesn’t let anything stop them This has to go to Rose Hathaway from the Vampire Academy series because she definitely fits the bill. She is so badass and a fighter and she never takes no for an answer. The Schuyler Sisters | Underrated Female Character Not only is this character underrated, but so is the entire series! Max Ride is a leader and so, so fierce and she needs more love. You’ll Be Back | Sassiest Villain I racked my brain with this one and could not for the life of me come up with a sassy villain. There are plenty of sassy heroes, but no bad guys. So I'm going to cheat a little and go outside the book world for this one. The title of sassiest villain can only go to one guy and that's Hades. Right Hand Man | Favorite BROTP ...

A Love Letter to Hamilton

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I know this post isn't about books. But the thing we love most about books are the stories, and Hamilton is an absolutely amazing story that has become really close to my heart. In case you haven't heard, Hamilton is a Broadway musical about one of the (best) founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, written and performed by the talented Lin-Manuel Miranda. I'm going to be honest, before I listened to the album (I haven't actually seen the show yet because New York is really freakin' far away) I didn't know much about Alexander Hamilton. I knew he was a founding father. I knew he started our national bank. I knew he was the dude on the ten dollar bill. And that was the extent of my knowledge.  What I was to learn is that he was an immigrant who came to America to make a name for himself. He basically taught himself everything he knew, and he was a genius, you guys! He was stubborn and brave and kind and straight-forward. He made mistakes, but ultimately, he was a go...