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Month: November 2019

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Book Review & Blog Tour: Plastic by Frank Strausser

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Book Review: Anyone by Charles Soule (ARC)

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Book Review & blog Tour: Single by K.L. Slater (eARC)

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Book Review & Blog Tour: Day Zero by Kelly Devos (eARC)

November 23, 2019 the reading chemist

Book Review & Blog Tour: The Forbidden Warriors by Moud Adel

November 21, 2019 the reading chemist

Book Review: Holly Banks Full of Angst by Julie Valerie (eARC)

November 19, 2019 the reading chemist

Book Blitz: Headstrong Like Us by Krista & Becca Ritchie

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Happy Wednesday Everyone! ⁣ ⁣ 𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚙𝚘𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎! ⁣ ⁣ I just finished Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan (thank you @wednesdaybooks for my gifted copy). ⁣ ⁣ Now, I anxiously waited a year for this beauty after really loving Wicked Saints. Wicked Saints had great world building, blood magic, feuding kingdoms, and characters that I enjoyed. ⁣ ⁣ Ruthless Gods was such a let down in comparison. Rather than using the second book to further focus on the world that was initially built and dive deeper into the magic system that wasn’t explained as well as it could have been, this one was essentially a character study of the three main characters (Nadya, Serefin, and Malachiasz) with little focus on magic. ⁣ ⁣ Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for further character development, but even with the new revelations in this book, these characters didn’t grow or develop. Instead, I’m left wondering what was really the point of this sequel. ⁣ ⁣ Rating: 2/5 ⭐️’s (I don’t want to hear it @crofteereader & @hookedbybooks) ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱?

ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴏᴜʀ & ɢɪᴠᴇᴀᴡᴀʏ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲?⁣ ⁣ Something that not everyone may realize is how important it is for black people to protect our hair from drying out, so we either wear silk bonnets or wraps to bed. Here is me and my silk bonnet that I use to keep my curls healthy! ⁣ ⁣ 𝗕𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀--𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.⁣ ⁣ In my family, when the sun goes down, our hair goes up!⁣ ⁣ My brother slips a durag over his locs.⁣ Sis swirls her hair in a wrap around her head.⁣ ⁣ Daddy covers his black waves with a cap.⁣ Mama gathers her corkscrew curls in a scarf.⁣ ⁣ I always wear a bonnet over my braids, but tonight I can't find it anywhere!⁣ ⁣ Bedtime Bonnet gives readers a heartwarming peek into quintessential Black nighttime hair traditions and celebrates the love between all the members of this close-knit, multi-generational family.⁣ ⁣ Thank you to @randomhousekids for sending me a copy of the book and teaming up with me for a great giveaway! Check out how to enter below:⁣ GIVEAWAY⁣ Enter to win a finished copy of Bedtime Bonnet⁣ - follow me, @randomhousekids and @storygramkids⁣ - tag a friend you think will be interested⁣ For EXTRA entry⁣ - visit @_ebl_inc_ ‘s account tomorrow and repeat these steps⁣ RULES⁣ - Giveaway will ‪end April 13th at midnight‬ EST⁣ - US Only⁣ - not affiliated with Instagram⁣ -must be 18 or have parents permission⁣ -must be a public account so I can verify entries⁣ ⁣ #BedtimeBonnetTour #BedtimeBonnet #NancyAmandaRedd #randomhousekids #storygramkids

ＨａｐｐｙＰｕｂＤａｙ！⁣ ⁣ It’s Tuesday, which means it’s pub day! And y’all, today’s pub day is MASSIVE! ⁣ ⁣ Thank you to the tagged publishers for my gifted copies #partner ⁣ ⁣ I’ll be honest, this pub day snuck up on me with everything going on, so I haven’t been able to read all of these yet. 🙈⁣ ⁣ I’m currently making my way through Ruthless Gods by Emily Duncan. I’ve been anxiously waiting for this sequel ever since I finished Wicked Saints.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐫? 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞?

Happy Monday everyone!⁣ ⁣ Is it just me, or has tomorrow’s massive pub day snuck up on them? There’s so many incredible books coming out tomorrow, but I’m running a bit behind 🙈⁣ ⁣ Today, I’m joining in on @thelittlereadingmermaid’s #coffeeandcurrentlyreading with 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐟 (thank you @mbc_books & @entangledteen for my gifted copy!). ⁣ ⁣ Hallelujah, vampires are finally making a come back! ⁣ ⁣ While the cover of this one may make you think this is a Twilight resurgence, it’s not. We’ve got a whole myriad of magical beings in this one: vampires, wereshifters, witches, and even dragons, and they are all stuck at the same magical academy. Nothing will go wrong? Right?! 😂⁣ ⁣ I’ve only got 200 pages to go in this one, I already love the world building that Wolff has crafted as well as the unique spin on vampirism that you don’t normally see in YA. Want to know what it is? Get a copy of this book when it releases tomorrow! ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴?⁣

📖 ARC Gιʋҽαɯαყ 📖⁣ ⁣ 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞?⁣ ⁣ I’ve partnered with my friends @Flatiron_Books #partner to tell you about 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡, 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙣 by Melissa Bashardoust. This is a queer fairytale featuring a girl who is cursed with a poisonous touch. ⁣ ⁣ This beauty releases July 7th! But guess what? @Flatiron_Books has graciously offered to give one of you an early copy! ⁣ ⁣ This giveaway is for US entrants only (sorry international!). ⁣ ⁣ To Enter:⁣ - Like and save this post ⁣ - Follow me and @Flatiron_Books⁣ - Tag a friend in the comments ⁣ ⁣ Extra Entries:⁣ - share this post in your stories and tag me and @Flatiron_Books! ⁣ - tag more friends (one per comment; unlimited) ⁣ ⁣ Giveaway ends on April 12th at 5 pm CT. ⁣ ⁣ Disclaimer: giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram. Must be willing to share address if you win. 18+ unless parental consent given. US only. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #GirlSerpentThorn #FlatironBooks

Happy Saturday everyone! ⁣ ⁣ So yesterday, it was confirmed that we’ll be out of the lab for another month 🙃⁣ ⁣ On a happier note, I FINALLY had time to read 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚 by @say_shannon (which @crofteereader has been yelling at me to do for almost a year now 🙈). ⁣ ⁣ Anyways, y’all, this book was absolutely incredible! ⁣ ⁣ Samantha Shannon is an expert storyteller that has carefully crafted a completely engrossing and immersive tale. ⁣ ⁣ This story boasts rich and complex world building, fascinating and well developed characters, same sex relationships, magic, dragons (who are actual characters with rich histories and not magical beings to gawk at), political intrigue, and so much more. ⁣ ⁣ Even though this book comes in at just over 800 pages, I found myself savoring every single page and was left in a glorious haze when I finished. ⁣ ⁣ Rating: 5/5 ⭐️’s ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁?⁣ ⁣ My next backlist title that I need to get to is either Gods of Jade and Shadow or Ninth House.

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