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Month: November 2019

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 the reading chemist

Book Blitz: Guardian by Geoffrey Saign

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Book Review: Ronaldo: The Vixen Pederson Workshop (eARC)

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Book Review: Angel Mage by Garth Nix

November 17, 2019 the reading chemist

Book Review & Blog Tour: My Mother’s Silence by Lauren Westwood (eARC)

November 15, 2019 the reading chemist

Book Review: Ogre Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

November 14, 2019 the reading chemist

Book Review & Blog Tour: A Christmas Wish and a Cranberry Kiss at the Cosy Kettle by Liz Eeles (eARC)

November 12, 2019 the reading chemist

Book Blitz: Beneath London’s Fog by Iona Caldwell

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𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓕𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓣𝓸𝓾𝓻⁣ ⁣ Today I’m on tour with @bibliofinder @bibliolifestyle to tell you about 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 (thank you @sourcebooksfire @bibliolifestyle for my gifted copy! #partner) by @laura_bates__, which hits shelves on April 7th! ⁣ ⁣ A rumor is like fire. You might think you've extinguished it, but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back to life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames.⁣ ⁣ New school. Check. New town. Check. New last name. Check. Social media profiles? Deleted.⁣ ⁣ Anna and her mother have moved hundreds of miles to put the past behind them. Anna hopes to make a fresh start and escape the harassment she's been subjected to. But then rumors and whispers start, and Anna tries to ignore what is happening by immersing herself in a history project about Maggie, a local woman accused of witchcraft in the seventeenth century.⁣ ⁣ In her newfound friendships with Alisha, Cat, and Robin, as well as her connection with Maggie, Anna finds a voice to face her tormentors.⁣ "We are the granddaughters of the witches you could not burn. And we're not putting up with it anymore."⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #QOTD: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸(𝘀) 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵?⁣ ⁣ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 is on my March tbr, and I am so excited for it!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #theburning #laurabates #sourcebooksfire #bibliofinder #bibliolifestyle

𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝒲𝑒𝒹𝓃𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝑜𝓃𝑒!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I don’t know about y’all but it is definitely wine down Wednesday in this household with a full countdown to the weekend.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ So I’m gonna keep this short and sweet. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚢?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ For me, my home is YA especially fantasy and sci-fi. I know people say that I’m probably too old for YA, but YA does a fantastic job with diversity and representation. I love getting lost in incredible world building and magic with characters that represent all of us 😍⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #ireadya #yabooks #yabookstagram #fantasy #scifi #bookishladiesclub #booksharks

🚨 𝕌𝕟𝕡𝕠𝕡𝕦𝕝𝕒𝕣 𝕆𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝔸𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕥 🚨 ⁣ ⁣ Happy Tuesday everyone! So, I recently finished You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (thank you @macmillan.audio & @librofm for my gifted ALC). ⁣ ⁣ Now, I’m a big fan of this writing duo. I think that they seamlessly execute words on a page as if they were a single author versus a team. That being said, of their books so far, this one was just okay. ⁣ ⁣ Right from the beginning, you are catapulted into a scene where Shay Miller witnesses a woman commit suicide by jumping in front of a train. Shay’s life quickly changes when she seeks more information about the dead women and ends up crossing paths with the Moore sisters.⁣ ⁣ I struggled with Shay as a character. I found her to be weak-willed, overly trusting, and ultimately gullible. Her desperation to please the Moore sisters was exhausting at times. What I did like about her was her obsession with statistics (yay STEM!).⁣ ⁣ In terms of the plot, a lot of belief had to be suspended with this one, and there were so many moments where I found myself asking “Is this really happening?”. The plot pacing felt off to me since it started off fast-paced but lagged in the middle when we got bogged down on Shay’s relationship with the sisters. The plot does pick back up in the last 75 pages or so, which is when I found the story more engrossing.⁣ ⁣ Rating: 3/5 ⭐️’s ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴? 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘣𝘳?⁣

“In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix first must burn” - Octavia Butler, Parable of the Talents. ⁣ ⁣ Happy Monday everyone! Today marks the 14th anniversary of Octavia Butler’s death. In her honor, 𝐀 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧 (thank you @PenguinTeen for my gifted copy!), which is edited by Patrice Caldwell, was created to continue her legacy. ⁣ ⁣ This book is an anthology of sixteen short stories focused on black girl magic by an all-star line up that includes @whimsicalaquarian, @brownbookworm, @ibizoboi, @acevedowrites, & @cndwrites just to name a few. ⁣ ⁣ This amazing book also serves as my #coffeeandcurrentlyreading which is a challenge hosted by the lovely @thelittlereadingmermaid!⁣ ⁣ So far, I have read five of the stories, and I am already so in love! These are the stories that I wish I had growing up, but you better believe I am savoring now. Also, Queen @acevedowrites never ceases to amaze me with her storytelling abilities! ⁣ ⁣ 𝐀 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧 hit shelves on March 10th! ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Book sleeve: @novelnuzzler (use my code TOYA10 to save!) ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐?⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #APhoenixFirstMustBurn #PenguinTeenPartner #PenguinTeen #blackgirlmagic

🎉 10k Follower Giveaway 🎉⁣ ⁣ I’m honestly at a loss for words after hitting this milestone. Thank you to all of you for being incredible friends and support. Thank you for the wonderful conversations and recommendations. ⁣ ⁣ As a thank you too all of you, I want to give back with a giveaway! ⁣ ⁣ Prizes:⁣ 📖 (1) US or CAN winner will win a $25 gift card to the book retailer of their choosing and a book sleeve from @novelnuzzler ⁣ 📖 (1) International (non US or CAN) winner will win $25 worth of books from Book Depository (if @novelnuzzler ships to your country, you will receive a book sleeve as well) ⁣ ⁣ To Enter:⁣ ⭐️ Must be following me ⁣ ⭐️ Like AND save this post⁣ ⭐️ In the SAME comment, specify which country you’re from and tag a book loving friend ⁣ ⁣ Extra Entries:⁣ ⭐️ Tag more friends (unlimited as long as one new tag per comment)⁣ ⭐️ Share this to your stories & tag me (once per 24 hours!) ⁣ ⭐️ Show love on my previous posts and comment 😍 after (+5 entries) ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ This giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram or anyone else. Giveaway ends Sunday March 1st at 11:59 pm CST. Winners will be randomly selected and notified shortly after giveaway closing.

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you’re all having a wonderful day! ⁣ ⁣ I recently finished The Claires by @clgaber (HUGE thank you to @wunderkindpr for my gifted copy #partner)! ⁣ ⁣ This story follows the lives of four fraternal quadruplet girls. Each of them is named Claire, and they each possess a magical ability. The kicker? They always die on their seventeenth birthday...a cycle that has been happening since the early 1900s. ⁣ ⁣ The Claires is a fast-paced novel that gives insight into the lives of four teenage girls by alternating between each of their POVs in both past and present. Each of the girls' character is well defined and complex. I always love morally grey characters, which is exactly what you get here, but once we get their brother Cass's POV, the girls definitely become even darker. I don't want to give away any more because you definitely want to go into this one blind and absorb every page!⁣ ⁣ Be sure to head over to my blog (#linkinbio) to check out an excerpt as well as to take the Claires quiz to see what your ability would be. ⁣ ⁣ Rating: 4/5 ⭐️’s (available now!) ⁣ ⁣ #QOTD: 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 “𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫” 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞?⁣ ⁣ 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗻𝘁 – clear visions of the future⁣ 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 – clear feeling (think empath)⁣ 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁– clear hearing (can hear spirits from past, present, & future)⁣ 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗻𝘁– clear knowing (think Yoda) ⁣ ⁣ I would want to be clairvoyant. I think it would be awesome to see into the future. ⁣

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