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Hello! I absolutely love decorating for the different seasons and holidays! It always gets me in such a festive mood. Today I’m going to be sharing with you all my autumnal bookshelf decorations!
Title: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton Pages: 400 Genres: Mystery, Magical Realism Published by: Ecco Press (Aug. 26th, 2014) Summary Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam–a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion–a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, and Sarah Dunant. “There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . .” On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in… Read More
Hello! Today for Blogtober/Blogween, I’m going to be sharing my answers for the Halloween Creatures 2.0 book tag. I was tagged by Jessica @ Reading with Jessica and Mandy @ Devouring Books. So, a huge thank you to the both of them for thinking of me! 🤗🎃 Alright, let’s get started! Rules: Answer all prompts. Answer honestly. Tag 1-13 people. Link back to this post. Remember to credit the creator. (Anthony @… Read More
It is Day 4 of Blogtober and my first official post for Blogoween! Today’s post is all about witches! This blog prompt was created by Kaleena at Reader Voracious in honor of Blogoween, so be sure to check out her favorite books about witches, too! 🧙🏼♀️ The original prompt was supposed to be about sharing five of your favorite books about witches. Well, when I went to write this post, I realized I had… Read More
Hey everyone, and welcome to the first day of Blogtober! In case you missed my announcement, I’m participating in Blogtober and Blogoween, which means you can expect a new post from me every single day during the month of October. To start things off, today I’m going to be sharing some of the books I hope to get through this month. I don’t typically have set, monthly TBR’s, but because it is… Read More
Hey everyone! Today, I’m so excited to officially announce that I’ll be participating in both Blogtober AND Blogoween this October. I admit, I feel a bit intimidated by all of this, but I really think this will be so fun, and I cannot wait for October to begin now! Now, you may be wondering, What is Blogtober and Blogoween? Basically, both events are all about celebrating blogging, autumn, and Halloween the whole month… Read More
Hey everyone! Today on the blog, I’m going to be sharing with you all my thoughts about the poetry book Purple Kisses, as well as share how you can enter to win an e-copy! This is in celebration of the re-release of Purple Kisses, in honor of its new cover! Title: Purple Kisses by Priya Prithviraj, illustrated by Niveditha Warrier Pages: 23 Genre: Poetry, Art Publisher: Linnet’s Wings Press (Dec. 31st, 2017) Summary Purple Kisses’ is a one-of-a-kind book of… Read More
Title: Sweet Dreams (The Illusion Trilogy #3) by Nadette Rae Rodgers Pages: 316 Genres: YA, Fantasy/Supernatural Published by: Self-published (Sept. 15, 2018) Summary For years, Addison Smith wondered why she had such bizarre and frightening dreams. In Illusion, the line between reality and the dream world began to blur, and Addison couldn’t tell what was real and what was just an illusion. Her world was turned upside down when the guy of her dreams, Zach Walker, literally… Read More
It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! It’s a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is: TOP TEN Hidden Gems This week I’m sharing with you all some of my favorite, under-appreciated novels. Some of these include popular authors’ lesser known novels, self-published novels, and novels that I just think need a lot more love and attention! So, without further ado, here’s ten of my favorite, hidden gem novels: … Read More
Title: The Summer of Cotton Candy (Sweet Seasons #1) by Debbie Viguié Pages: 219 Genres: YA, Contemporary, Christian Published by: Zondervan (May 11th, 2008) Summary Most people think The Zone is an amusement park, but Candy Thompson knows it’s really a slave labor camp. What else would you call a summer job that requires a sixteen-year-old girl to set aside her whole social life for the privilege of standing out in the hot sun selling cotton candy?… Read More
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