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February 23, 2020 the reading chemist

Book Review: The Claires by C. L. Gaber (ARC)

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Book Review & Blog Tour: Mageborn by Jessica Thorne (eARC)

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Book Blitz: Fang and Claw by Evangeline Anderson

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WWW Wednesday: 19 February 2020

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Book Review & Blog Tour: The Seventh Sun by Lani Forbes (ARC)

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Book Review: Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (ARC)

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“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. ⁣

𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝐹𝑒𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒 & 𝒢𝒾𝓋𝑒𝒶𝓌𝒶𝓎⁣ ⁣ Happy Saturday! I have been taking full of advantage of relaxing today (including a glorious two hour nap), so my post is a bit later than anticipated. ⁣ ⁣ Today I’m on tour with @justreadtours to for the takeover tour of both 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 and 𝘈 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 by @patriciasimoesbeal. ⁣ ⁣ Both of these incredible books are on sale now! Purchase links are in my bio ⬆️⁣ ⁣ Giveaway (1) winner will receive a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card. (see JustRead website for details)⁣ ⁣ Enter giveaway via @justreadtours profile link. ⁣ ⁣ #QOTD: 𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔?⁣ ⁣ When I was in college, I did latin ballroom dancing which was a ton of fun! I definitely want to take up salsa or bachata dancing at some point 💃🏽⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #justreadtours #ASeasonToDance #DesertWillow #PatriciaBeal #giveaway #amreadingromance

🥂 Cheers! It’s the freakin’ weekend 🥂⁣ ⁣ Happy Friday everyone!⁣ ⁣ Hello #bookmail my old friend! Thank you to the tagged publishers for my gifted copies! ⁣ ⁣ Since the life of a reader usually means we all have ridiculous tbrs, let’s talk about picking up your next read. ⁣ ⁣ Do you pick your next read based off of mood? Publication date? Genre? Randomly select a name from a tbr jar? ⁣ ⁣ For me personally, I’m a mood reader. I do read obligations by publication date, but I very much pick books based off of what I’m feeling. It’s the best way for me to avoid slumps.

ᕼᗩᑭᑭY ᖴᖇIᗪᗩY ᒍᖇ EᐯEᖇYOᑎE!⁣ ⁣ Y’all, I swear Nashville has the craziest weather I’ve ever experienced. We went from 60s and sunny on Monday to snow flurries today 🤷🏽‍♀️🙈⁣ ⁣ I’ve partnered with @justreadtours & @bethanyhousefiction to tell you about 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 by @susansleeman. ⁣ ⁣ Synopsis:⁣ The Seconds Are Ticking Down before Someone Dies...⁣ ⁣ When cybercriminals hack into the U.S. Marshals' Witness Protection database and auction off witnesses' personal details to the highest bidders, the RED Team, led by FBI Agent Sean Nichols, begins a high-stakes chase to find the hacker. But before he can even get started, the first witness is targeted and barely escapes with her life. Sean believes Phantom, an obsessed hacker who previously outwitted the top minds in the field, is behind the attack, and Sean needs this witness's help, as she's the person who has come closest to discovering Phantom's identity.⁣ ⁣ Trouble is, she's under the care of U.S. Marshal Taylor Mills, and Sean is reluctant to work with the captivating Marshal who knows his deepest secrets. But Phantom seems to be one step ahead at every turn and will stop at nothing to kill the witness. To stop the hacker, Sean and Taylor must learn to trust each other as danger draws ever closer.⁣ ⁣ 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁:⁣ ⁣ Thunderstorm or Snow storm ⁣ Coffee or Tea ⁣ Mountains or Beach ⁣ Wine/Beer or Cocktails ⁣ Sweet or Savory ⁣ ⁣ My answers: snow storm (thunderstorms scare me 🙈), coffee, mountains, wine, savory

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