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Tag: Maxine Sylvester

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๐“‘๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ด ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐”€ & ๐“ฃ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ปโฃ โฃ Today Iโ€™m on tour with @suzyapprovedbooktours & @fsgbooks for Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge by @sheilaweller.โฃ โฃ When it comes to biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs, I always feel really weird about rating what Iโ€™ve read because who am I to rate how someoneโ€™s life is portrayed or told. โฃ โฃ Carrie Fisher is a household name. Carrie Fisher was literally born famous with parents like Debbie Reynolds (Americaโ€™s sweetheart) and Eddie Fisher. I am obsessed with Star Wars, so I had the pleasure of growing up with Carrie Fisher creating new rules for fierce and independent women in Hollywood. Thanks to her unique and charismatic personality, she paved the way for women to be taken seriously as heroes in action films rather than always relying on men. โฃ โฃ I was completely engrossed in Wellerโ€™s story from the very beginning with the scandal surrounding Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisherโ€™s divorce to Carrieโ€™s relationship with Paul Simon to Carrieโ€™s ongoing battle with bipolar disorder and addiction. Her life was really was something out of a Hollywood film, but I absolutely loved how candid Carrie was about her mental illness and the struggles she faced because she was able to help so many other people by shedding light on these diseases. โฃ โฃ Carrie Fisher will continue to be an inspiration for generations to come, and itโ€™s so unfortunate that we donโ€™t get to see her on the big screen anymore. However, this book definitely reminds us of how inspirational she was and that she will continue to provide beacons of light for the future. โฃ โฃ Rating: 4/5 โญ๏ธโ€™sโฃ โฃ Looking for a Christmas present? Head over to @novelnuzzler for some gorgeous sleeves and use my code TOYA10 to save! โฃ โฃ โฃ ๐•Ž๐•™๐•’๐•ฅ ๐•จ๐•’๐•ค ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•– ๐•๐•’๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐•“๐•š๐• ๐•˜๐•ฃ๐•’๐•ก๐•™๐•ช, ๐•’๐•ฆ๐•ฅ๐• ๐•“๐•š๐• ๐•˜๐•ฃ๐•’๐•ก๐•™๐•ช, ๐• ๐•ฃ ๐•ž๐•–๐•ž๐• ๐•š๐•ฃ ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•’๐•ฅ ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆโ€™๐•ง๐•– ๐•ฃ๐•–๐•’๐••?โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #carriefisher #sheilaweller #suzyapprovedbooktours #biography #nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #celebrity #bionicbookbabes #bookwineandmetime #booksharks #cozy #holidaydecor #booksleeve #bookreviewer #bookreview #readingchemistreviews
Have you participated in any book swaps or secret Santa exchanges this season?โฃ โฃ Iโ€™ve actually participated in a couple, but this is the amazing package that I got from @rubylens for the #ARXMASBOOKSWAP6 which was hosted by the lovely @areaderinlove ๐Ÿ˜โฃ โฃ Iโ€™m so in love with everything that my swap partner got me! This was such an amazing swap!โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #bookswap #newbooks #secretsanta #holidayswap #bookwineandmetime #bionicbookbabes #holidayreads #yabooks #bookish #reader #lovetoread #alwaysreading #bookstagram #booknerdigans #booknerd #bookworm
๐“‘๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ด ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐”€ & ๐“ฃ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ปโฃ โฃ Today Iโ€™m on tour with @suzyapprovedbooktours & @rarebirdlit for Chip Jacobsโ€™ debut novel Arroyo. โฃ โฃ Arroyo is one of those books that you forget in fiction since it reads more like a nonfiction with the amount of facts that are sprinkled throughout. โฃ โฃ The story focuses on two different timelines (1913 and 1993) that both center around the controversial Colorado Street 'Suicide' Bridge in Pasadena, California. โฃ โฃ I have visited Pasadena once many years ago, but it's not a place that I am intimately familiar with. Additionally, I wasn't really aware of the controversy behind this bridge. That being said, the author does a great job of presenting Pasadena as if its it's own character within the story. I couldn't help but get lost in the beauty that Pasadena has to offer. As well as learn this part of history that I was not familiar with. โฃ โฃ While I did enjoy the main character Nick Chance and his dog Royo, I did find them to be a bit underdeveloped which left me with more questions than answers. Additionally, since this story is outside of my typical genre, I did find that the plot slowed down in certain areas. โฃ โฃ Overall, if you're a historical fiction fan that is looking for a fascinating read about Pasadena as well as this controversial bridge, be sure to check this one out.โฃ โฃ Rating: 3/5 โญ๏ธโ€™sโฃ โฃ ๐ŸŽ„ ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’…๐’†๐’„๐’๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’Ž๐’‚๐’”, ๐’…๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’‡๐’†๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’๐’“ ๐’‚ ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’†? ๐ŸŽ„โฃ โฃ Iโ€™m allergic to trees so I always have a fake one. I buy the tree scents to add to it, so I donโ€™t feel left out ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #arroyo #chipjacobs #rarebirdlit #suzyapprovedbooktours #historicalfiction #bionicbookbabes #bookwineandmetime #fiction #historical #debutnovel #booktour #booksharks #bookbloggers #bookreviewer #bookreview #readingchemistreviews
#QOTD: ๐•Ž๐•™๐•’๐•ฅ ๐•š๐•ค ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฃ ๐•—๐•’๐•ง๐• ๐•ฃ๐•š๐•ฅ๐•–/๐•˜๐• -๐•ฅ๐•  ๐•˜๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ฃ๐•–?โฃ โฃ I read lots of different genres but my favorite and go-to genre is always YA fantasy. I get it, some people may think Iโ€™m too old for it, but I donโ€™t care. โฃ โฃ Thank you so much @booksparks for giving me the opportunity to participate in the Pop Up Tour of Oceanโ€™s Air & Alchemy Air by @stacyltucker ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ˜โฃ โฃ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’•๐’‰ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’—๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’๐’๐’˜!โฃ โฃ Synopsis of ๐˜–๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ:โฃ โฃ Once the Greeks forced their male gods upon the world, the belief in the power of women was severed. For centuries it has been thought that the wisdom of the high priestesses perished at the hand of the patriarchsโ€•but now the ancient Book of Sophia has surfaced. Its pages contain the truths hidden by history, and the sacred knowledge for the coming age. And it is looking for Skylar Southmartin. โฃ โฃ Busy picking up the pieces after her mother's untimely death and trying to finish her veterinary degree, Skylar has no idea that she is the link between four mystical women in her life, and the perfect storm the Great Mothers have been waiting for. Meanwhile, she's just reconnected with the first and only love of her life, Arganโ€•but Joshua, a dangerous, irresistible stranger, threatens to ruin everything she's trying to build. Amidst unraveling family secrets that shatter her views of the world and call into question everything she's ever known, Skylar must fight off Joshua's maddening pull and get a handle on her own budding powersโ€•before it's too late.โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #BookSparks #booksharks #yafantasy #yalit #youngadult #yabooks #bookwineandmetime #bionicbookbabes #lovetoread #bookpromotion #booktour #bookrecs #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #readmore #booksbooksandmorebooks
โ„๏ธ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ-๐—ฌ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐˜†โ€™๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น! โ„๏ธโฃ โฃ ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ? ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ?โฃ โฃ I am full swing Christmas mode, so I am loving ALL the holiday books and holiday movies right now ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽโฃ โฃ This weekend, I am looking forward to reading this beauty, A Wedding in December by @sarahmorganwrites (HUGE thank you to @harlequinpublicityteam & @harlequinbooks for my #freebook).โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #AWeddinginDecember #SarahMorgan #HarlequinPublicityTeam #HQNBooks #HarlequinBooks #christmasbooks #falalaintobooks #bookwineandmetime #bionicbookbabes #booksharks #holidayromance #holiday #christmas #holidaybooks #cozy #amreading #love #books
โ„๏ธ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’†๐’… ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‰๐’๐’๐’Š๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’‘๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ? โ„๏ธโฃ โฃ Haha. Nope! โฃ โฃ Happy Thursday! Today Iโ€™ve partnered with @JustReadTours & @RevellBooks to tell you about The Girl Behind the Red Rope by @teddekker & @rachelle_dekker. โฃ โฃ You can purchase a copy from the link in my bio! โฌ†๏ธ โฃ โฃ Be sure to head over to @JustReadTours profile to enter the this awesome giveaway!โฃ โฃ Giveaway (1) winner will receive a copy of The Girl Behind the Red Rope, a Red Rope Bracelet, and a $20 Barnes and Noble gift card!โฃ โฃ Synopsis:โฃ Ten years ago, Grace saw something that would forever change the course of history.โฃ โฃ When a terrible scourge is unleashed on the world, she and others from their religious community are already hidden deep in the hills of Tennessee, abiding by every rule that will keep them safe, pureโ€“and alive. As long as they stay there, behind the red rope.โฃ โฃ Her older brotherโ€™s questions and the arrival of the first outsiders sheโ€™s seen in a decade set in motion events that will cause Grace to question everything she has built her life on. Enemies rise on all sidesโ€“but who is the real enemy? And what will it cost her to uncover the truth?โฃ For the first time, bestselling authors Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker team up and deliver an intense, tightly focused ride through the most treacherous world of all.โฃ In a world where the boundaries are clear and punishments severe, a young woman risks everything to break free from the system of fear and control to find freedom and love.โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #justreadtours #RevellBooks #TedDekker #RachelleDekker #TheGirlBehindTheRedRope #giveaway #suspense #christianfiction #bookwineandmetime #bionicbookbabes ย #bookstoread #booklover #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #igreads #bookworm #toread #ilovebooks #booknerdigans #amreading #currentlyreading #coverlove

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