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February 10, 2020 the reading chemist

Book Review: The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly by Meredith Tate (ARC)

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Book Review: The Queen's Assassin by Melissa De La Cruz (ARC)

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Book Review: A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy (ARC)

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Book Review: War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi (ARC)

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Book Review & Blog Tour: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda (ARC)

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Book Review: The Beautiful by Renรฉe Ahdieh (ARC)

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Book Review: Obviously: Stories From My Timeline by Akilah Hughes (ARC)

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๐”น๐•๐•’๐•”๐•œ โ„๐•š๐•ค๐•ฅ๐• ๐•ฃ๐•ช ๐•„๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•™ ๐•Š๐•ฅ๐•’๐•”๐•œ โ„‚๐•™๐•’๐•๐•๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•˜๐•–โฃ โฃ Happy Wednesday everyone! Now, I know Iโ€™m not the only one who used Wednesday as an excuse to start counting down to Friday ๐Ÿ˜‚โฃ โฃ In case you missed my announcement at the beginning of the month, I am currently hosting a stack challenge for #blackhistorymonth. โฃ โฃ For the month of February, post a picture featuring books with black authors (doesnโ€™t matter if itโ€™s one book or a hundred) and use the hashtag #blackhistorymonthstack. I will choose two winners for a $25 gift card to their choice of book retailer. โฃ โฃ And a bonus, if you post a review with the hashtag, your entry counts double!โฃ โฃ This month, Iโ€™ve already read and loved the following:โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ“– With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedoโฃ ๐Ÿ“– The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedoโฃ ๐Ÿ“– The Deep by Rivers Solomon โฃ ๐Ÿ“– Slay by Brittney Morrisโฃ ๐Ÿ“– Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #qotd: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐›๐ซ?โฃ
๐Ÿ’› Pub Day Tour & Giveaway ๐Ÿ’›โฃ โฃ Do you ever pull inspiration from your friendsโ€™ bookstagram photos? I do all the time. This beauty is inspired by the lovely @crofteereader. Swipe right to see if I did her picture justice. โฃ โฃ Today I am on tour with @theffbc & @blackstonepublishing for The Seventh Sun by @laniforbes, which released today!โฃ โฃ This is a richly imagined fantasy world based upon Aztec/Mayan/Incan civilizations that is interwoven with elemental blood magic and a swoon worthy romance. Oh, and the approaching apocalypse (because we all need more layers of complexity, right?!). โฃ โฃ Want a chance to win a copy of this beauty? Be sure to check out the details below. โฃ โฃ Entries for the giveaway:ย โฃ โ–ช๏ธŽFollowย @theffbcย &ย @whatmakespatriโฃ โ–ช๏ธŽFollow the authorย @laniforbesโฃ โ–ช๏ธŽFollow the publishing houseย @blackstonepublishingโฃ โ–ช๏ธŽFollow your accountย โฃ โ–ช๏ธŽTell me what elemental power you would want and tag @theffbc in your commentโฃ โฃ โ–ช๏ธŽTag a friend (each friend will be an extra entry).โฃ โ–ช๏ธŽShare on your stories about the giveaway (remember to tag meย @whatmakespatriย andย @theffbc)โฃ โ–ช๏ธŽFollowย @michellesulkย &ย @artsyreadergirlโฃ โ–ช๏ธŽFollow any other FFBC team member participating in the tour (let us know on the comment section who did you follow). โฃ โฃ โฃ #TheSeventhSun #LaniForbes #BlackstonePublishing #FantasticFlyingBookClub
โ„™๐•ฆ๐•“ ๐”ป๐•’๐•ช ๐•Š๐•ก๐• ๐•ฅ๐•๐•š๐•˜๐•™๐•ฅโฃ โฃ Happy Tuesday everyone! Another Tuesday means more new book releases!!โฃ โฃ Today Iโ€™ve partnered with @BookSparks for the pop up tour of ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต by @meggardiner1 (thank you @blackstonepublishing for my gifted copy!). โฃ โฃ This is the third installment in the wildly popular UNSUB series! If police procedurals and thrillers are your jam, you NEED this series! โฃ โฃ ๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™ง๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค?โฃ โฃ Iโ€™m starting UNSUB this week, so I can get to this haunting beauty soon ๐Ÿ˜โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #BookSparks #booksharks #UNSUB #MegGardiner #policeprocedural #thriller โฃ
Happy Monday everyone!โฃ โฃ Over the weekend, I finished Death in the Family by @tessawegert (huge thank you to @berkleypub for my gifted copy #partner). โฃ โฃ Calling all fans of Agatha Christie and Clue, Death in the Family is a classic murder mystery/whodunit wrought with a chilling atmosphere, suspense, secrets, and betrayal.โฃ โฃ Our female protagonist, former NYPD detective Shana Merchant, is broken. 13 months prior, she was abducted by a serial killer, which left her with trust issues and PTSD. Shana and her fiance Carson relocated to Thousand Islands in upstate NY to escape the horrors of her past since nothing really happens in this sleepy town. โฃ โฃ Shana and her partner Tim are called to the Sinclair mansion, which is located on it's own private island, after Jasper Sinclair has gone missing. His girlfriend Abbey woke up to pool of Jasper's blood, but Jasper's body is nowhere to be found. With the nor'easter storm in full force, Shana and Tim are cut off from all resources including CSI. It's up to the two of them to solve this murder before the murderer can get away or worse, attack again. โฃ โฃ While this murder mystery is considered a slow-burn by thriller standards, I found the plot to be propulsive and compelling. As Shana and Tim conducted the interviews, there were so many twists and turns along the way, which included a few red herrings. I personally didnโ€™t see the final reveal coming, which I loved.โฃ โฃ I loved the development of Shanaโ€™s character throughout the entire story. We watch her progress from a timid, shell of her previous self to someone who is determined and self-assured. The flashbacks to Shanaโ€™s abduction were also fascinating as they provide deeper insight as to what she endured. There are still some unanswered questions, so I canโ€™t wait to see how she continues to develop in the future.โฃ โฃ Be sure to pick up your copy when this book releases tomorrow!โฃ โฃ Rating: 4/5 โญ๏ธโ€™sโฃ โฃ โฃ #QOTD: What is your favorite murder mystery or thriller?
๐“‘๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ด ๐“ข๐“น๐“ธ๐“ฝ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ๐“ฝ & ๐“ฃ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป โฃ โฃ Oh hey, look at me doing back to back double features today ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธโฃ โฃ Today Iโ€™m on tour with @tlcbooktours to tell you about แ‘ญแ–‡Oแ‘ญEแ–‡TY Oแ–ด Tแ•ผE แ”•Tแ—ฉTE by @allthingskikiswinson (thank you @kensingtonbooks for my gifted copy!). โฃ โฃ Synopsis:โฃ Kiki Swinsonโ€™s novels crackle with breakneck triple-twists, no-limits characters, and an unforgettably brutal portrayal of Southern life. Now she shatters all expectations as a young woman serving time must survive a prisoner-abuse conspiracy . . .โฃ โฃ Trust no one โฃ She killed her abusive boyfriend in self-defense. But in jail, violent female gangs paid off by her enemies keep her fearing for her lifeโ€”and land her in the hospital. From there, a medical testing facility is her one dubious hope for some kind of safety.โฃ โฃ Watch your backโฃ But from the moment she hits the yard, she and other prisoners are victimized by illegal medical experiments. Injected with lethal diseases and made a test subject for experimental vaccines, sheโ€™s clinging to determination by the slimmest threadโ€”until she forms an alliance with a Corrections Officer.โฃ โฃ Survive the nightโฃ Now sheโ€™s got unexpected helpโ€”and thanks to the CO, a risky plan to escape. But her only way out means racking up bodies. And as lethal obstacles pile ever higher, she soon may not have any future to save.โฃ โฃ โฃ #QOTD: ๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐-๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ?โฃ โฃ I honestly love both. If a series is well developed and continues to get back with each book, bring it. I also love a good stand alone because you typically get closure quicker. โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #KikiSwinson #TheBlackMarketSeries #suspense #pageturner #tlcbooktours
๐“‘๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ด ๐“ข๐“น๐“ธ๐“ฝ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ๐“ฝ & ๐“ฃ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป โฃ โฃ Happy Sunday friends!โฃ โฃ Today Iโ€™m on tour with @tlcbooktours to tell you about ๐‘จ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐‘ฌ๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š by Anna Belfrage (thank you @troubador_publishing for my gifted copy! ). โฃ โฃ Synopsis:โฃ According to Helle Madsen, being the protagonist of a time-spanning epic love story has some things going for it, primarily Jason Morris. Because seriously, meeting up with your fated lover after 3,000 years apart is not badโ€“at all. Unfortunately, where Jason goes, there goes Sam Woolf, yet another very, very ancient acquaintanceโ€“with the fundamental difference that Sam is not into Happily Ever After. Heโ€™s into destruction, more specifically of Jason and Helle.โฃ โฃ Helle may believe in second-chance love, but she sure doesnโ€™t believe in reincarnation. Okay, she didnโ€™t believe in stuff like that until she met Jason Morris a year or so ago. By now, she has accepted that sometimes impossible things are quite, quite possibleโ€“like an ancient princess being reborn as an ambitious financial analyst.โฃ โฃ Finding Jason was like finding the part of her that had always been missingโ€“a perfect match. But handling Sam Woolf, the reborn version of their ancient nemesis is something of a trial. No sooner do you have him well and surely beat, but up he bounces again. Sheesh, will it take an oak stake to permanently rid their lives of him?โฃ โฃ Sam Woolf is a powerful adversary. Too powerful, even. Jason and Helle will need help from unexpected quarters to finally bring this tangled, ancient love-and-hate triangle to some sort of conclusion. Question is, will they survive the experience?โฃ โฃ โฃ #QOTD: ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ?โฃ โฃ Weโ€™re just getting home from our awesome cabin getaway, so I plan on just reading and relaxing for the day ๐Ÿ˜โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ โฃ #AnnaBelfrage #AFlameThroughEternity #timeslip #steamyromance #romanticsuspense #tlcbooktours

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