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Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas (if you celebrate; if not, I hope you’ve been having a wonderful week)! My holiday was absolutely lovely, filled with family, food, fun, and memories. 🎄 Last week, I received my package from my TBTB Secret Santa! It turns out, my Secret Santa was Andi @ Andi’s ABCs, and oh my goodness, did she spoil me so!! 💕 Today I’ll be sharing… Read More
Waiting on Wednesday/Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature, started by Breaking the Spine and continued by Wishful Endings, that puts the spotlight on upcoming releases! This week’s pick is: Romanov RELEASING MAY 7TH, 2019 SYNOPSIS From the author of Fawkes comes a magical take on the story of Anastasia Romanov. The history books say I died. They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an… 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 BOOKS TO READ FOR HALLOWEEN Tomorrow is Halloween! In honor of that, I’m going to be sharing ten of my favorite books that I think are perfect to read for Halloween. I like the books that I read in October to be atmospheric, festive, and mysterious, and all ten of the books… 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 LONGEST BOOKS I’VE EVER READ This week’s title is pretty self-explanatory. Today I’m sharing with you all ten of the longest books I’ve ever read! I’ve scoured Goodreads, so I’m pretty sure I’m not missing anything. I’ve included the page count at the top, too! Also, I’m just going to be upfront… Read More
Hello! Today I am back with another Blogtober Book Quote. Today I’m sharing Robert Frost’s iconic poem, The Road Not Taken. There’s just something about this poem that I have always appreciated it. While I realize this poem isn’t super seasonal, it just reminds me of autumn so much. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down… Read More
Hello and happy Sunday! I just realized we are officially a week into October, so I thought it was time for me to do my September wrap-up. September was a bit of a slower month for me, blogging and reading wise, because school was kicking my booty. Luckily, I’m more into the swing of things now, and I’ve started to have a bit more time to read and blog again! So, overall,… Read More
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
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