tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20752326553654551422023-04-06T16:00:15.584-04:00I Write, You Read Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075232655365455142.post-88953914164907434842022-06-17T14:53:00.001-04:002022-06-17T14:53:16.688-04:00RECAP | Raincoast Books Fall 2022 TBR Preview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhxqr1Clbu3dAlmo3MGotHH-rxxDB9KKeTiCHOQjm9nXrXN6BT6giRCN2yO9GTDHTh55kJyUJaoglO0f-0xZSWNn682uXGSvneCjiZZkHIc37tzRuVZAtYTGhLV7w8luxfu8edg2RdIH0oqDfwzyaTDB0PQfEWbHP70IfJpZMEeBCDT5cxuZCGIJJdQ/s6912/Untitled%20design.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="6912" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhxqr1Clbu3dAlmo3MGotHH-rxxDB9KKeTiCHOQjm9nXrXN6BT6giRCN2yO9GTDHTh55kJyUJaoglO0f-0xZSWNn682uXGSvneCjiZZkHIc37tzRuVZAtYTGhLV7w8luxfu8edg2RdIH0oqDfwzyaTDB0PQfEWbHP70IfJpZMEeBCDT5cxuZCGIJJdQ/w640-h320/Untitled%20design.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Raincoast Books' The TBR Preview for Fall 2022 was, like always, an amazing event to take part in! On Saturday June 11th, numerous book enthusiasts from bloggers, booksellers, librarians, to bibliophiles connected in that moment for The Fall 2022 TBR Preview, an event hosted by the Raincoast Books' team online via Crowdmark. This was my fifth time attending their event. </span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAYWUgJoHYp0Hvl1tw1NCZgM4dCcIW1xQMlQLd2YafDPyuHjHLzW_q1zQaU5PrwYlRUrYzEH7Q48hnjjVFBpLBc8o130MHGbDkToLJG3qE8b5ZXWqU_QG2JnV2Y2pGRnOFk-7ighHebkdL521FdsSbC9W-0PTf-xT7_G5dhRaQTOibuj8EyR1xf0d7eQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div>It began right away with the Raincoast Books' team detailing all the new upcoming releases for Fall 2022. Every single book discussed honestly sounded intriguing, leading me to look forward to many of their releases and adding them to my own personal TBR. You can check out all the books discussed at The TBR Preview Fall 2022 by clicking the book image below, it will lead you to their Goodreads page.</span></span></span><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpAqfPYktxj-CaodxDY-JVo8FDiByNZ76VFyFTTWgaVI6Dad-v0nYYDOYhUdJtdxFAgLcSkl8cyN9QiJwX-RCBjbyX4ydZWsfx07RDqka9RoRm1VXS1lXn3JRXjx1VZ22AnYnrNucilzgZvBcusEjJqP-5-O7pgWMMsMKxqSPkRgFPZiNQCwQyC23AA/s1444/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-12%20at%206.36.07%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1444" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpAqfPYktxj-CaodxDY-JVo8FDiByNZ76VFyFTTWgaVI6Dad-v0nYYDOYhUdJtdxFAgLcSkl8cyN9QiJwX-RCBjbyX4ydZWsfx07RDqka9RoRm1VXS1lXn3JRXjx1VZ22AnYnrNucilzgZvBcusEjJqP-5-O7pgWMMsMKxqSPkRgFPZiNQCwQyC23AA/w200-h108/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-12%20at%206.36.07%20PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Once all the Fall 2022 books were presented and discussed, a special guest was introduced to those attending the event. We were all extremely excited to see up-and-coming author Alexene Farol Follmuth, known under the pen name Olivie Blake, present. She presented her latest release, </span><i style="font-size: 14px;">The Atlas Six</i><span style="font-size: 14px;">, and detailed all her upcoming works including: </span><i style="font-size: 14px;">The Atlas Paradox</i><span style="font-size: 14px;">, </span><i style="font-size: 14px;">My Mechanical Romance</i><span style="font-size: 14px;">, </span><i style="font-size: 14px;">Twelfth Night, Awe of the Night Approaching</i><span style="font-size: 14px;">, </span><i style="font-size: 14px;">Alone With You in the Ether</i><span style="font-size: 14px;">, and more. After she detailed her releases and gave a brief background regarding The Atlas Paradox series, we then had an opportunity to ask any questions we had for Olivie Blake.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"></span><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHJ0uW_Ve4zeLBMdv6PS7HGCDogy6Q61LcEAFQ_8zNfMfNi9q_XVOy2icML8MAIy-zBSZvFAF0hn5lL0PzgH7jtLR42cUc8jhV_GDJTn4jRPTht1hJAMd1GH3xqn5t8Ayyf2R981z2EcB2pfj0hMr5UpTg2lndeGubv9vh7MVEelxarxqNbSHIF0Q8Tg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div></a></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div>Everyone who had the opportunity to attend the event also </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">had the chance to win one of three awesome prize packs.</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It was an extremely wonderful event to attend and I can't thank the Raincoast Books' team enough for not only inviting me to the TBR Preview but for also hosting it!</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> 😊</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqcZEVnnPhHyaKmTQOKoJWM2W86K-zwArccQkJ34aSeVgOfUZuC0OuKWjH622iV3EVag0Edb7Bn3uIFmfvpzKMTwPG5_akXqwIhlSmmQq4GXCNC-B7IQcVVoVXAHPqOa_bYAR1lfgUcGULwYVn-GINLY77XZlgYSWhEBGFD3fl1CngOZrOmgDS89FU6A=s1280" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div></h3><div><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); font-size: 14px;">Besides spending time with the Raincoast Books' team once more and getting to meet guest author Olivie Blake (which was immensely exciting in and of itself), we also were provided a digital swag bag for attending the event. It included two pre-approved eGalleys - which are digital advance reader copies - and swag from a copy of the complete catalogue itself in order to follow along with the titles, phone wallpapers, Zoom backgrounds, social media graphics, as well as a sneak peek at Blake's <i>The Atlas Paradox</i>.</span></span></h3></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2DxW6TcjYo5YWZRR5CN8ijAyXgn42zRFZxS1xWviyr4-aX7j4y50gqP61NegnJE5u95OF2HGe90mhaih_xiQgvLtl3oY3yd8o8VU2f5ifGMWHGF_ysUsaqFlmDQlUBgizMkYOxe3xPLr9BEsDBTUQi7qUvV2RzI0MuqetL19DYGY7mmkzJZhksrtkw/s1520/a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2DxW6TcjYo5YWZRR5CN8ijAyXgn42zRFZxS1xWviyr4-aX7j4y50gqP61NegnJE5u95OF2HGe90mhaih_xiQgvLtl3oY3yd8o8VU2f5ifGMWHGF_ysUsaqFlmDQlUBgizMkYOxe3xPLr9BEsDBTUQi7qUvV2RzI0MuqetL19DYGY7mmkzJZhksrtkw/w98-h148/a.jpeg" width="98" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ZrQMKsanHY_I75tItGDfKWw8KrSx460ZMFs_Hu16txMkiz7O6M7N7-NB8-hAxi6oy3LP_akZuuqWoEzZCxUlTHu2pSFmCsEObgqMJV8eht4MC-sN55Z4jrnbyiA6qao0GA9aZ_UvoLngib5aF5hoNBd3Gua1pYv_Lm7-KIIV9q5ZQlfZvo-NhzTOA/s475/b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5ZrQMKsanHY_I75tItGDfKWw8KrSx460ZMFs_Hu16txMkiz7O6M7N7-NB8-hAxi6oy3LP_akZuuqWoEzZCxUlTHu2pSFmCsEObgqMJV8eht4MC-sN55Z4jrnbyiA6qao0GA9aZ_UvoLngib5aF5hoNBd3Gua1pYv_Lm7-KIIV9q5ZQlfZvo-NhzTOA/w101-h150/b.jpeg" width="101" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #173821; font-family: "playfair display", serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-BnmzRgeruAF586iO0yWbjF-21hr08kiaId98PTm-hiar-3dW4RQOm23CKLT3HqJqtdhHUYWp7XFxr5Ztuhn0L0brnVJ-JMfV0dxWbqEeD2_c2qyq0rxy_4HSduVfH3vEsvk_saRmQH44J9zeJDKB7YZRnEuD-Tfx8xEkHHnnw-YdyAOA-n5xuQOlA/s480/a.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="480" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-BnmzRgeruAF586iO0yWbjF-21hr08kiaId98PTm-hiar-3dW4RQOm23CKLT3HqJqtdhHUYWp7XFxr5Ztuhn0L0brnVJ-JMfV0dxWbqEeD2_c2qyq0rxy_4HSduVfH3vEsvk_saRmQH44J9zeJDKB7YZRnEuD-Tfx8xEkHHnnw-YdyAOA-n5xuQOlA/w200-h158/a.gif" width="200" /></a></div>Which ones are you most excited for?</h3><div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">Feel free to follow along on Twitter with the hashtag </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBRpreview?src=hashtag_click" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span>#T</span><span>heTBRPreview</span></span></a></span><span style="color: #181818;"> to see what everyone else is looking forward to reading. With that being said, I hope you enjoyed my recap of Raincoast Books' The TBR Preview Fall 2022! </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Thanks once again to the Raincoast Books team for hosting and inviting myself to such a fun-filled afternoon about bookish previews! Which upcoming releases are you most looking forward to reading?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075232655365455142.post-43349406003060922852022-06-03T14:49:00.002-04:002022-06-03T14:49:36.219-04:00RECAP | Penguin Teen Social 2022<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuQt_V22JtKmaeW3wPJobIgck4Wxj6omEJaPiZ60KGTh0bCTBqPRZjARqWfR43qNQWx30AeDqpYHr-yTjRPcnUC9wciKvHD01Vq8ZsMuhYVmxhFx0_avIvEOvzUjshAVncAEHSwq0aT567qnu8hpdbCFIikbTs8aR2ZU3lI5xZrAHh_ULjN_IC8pgzbQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="1721" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuQt_V22JtKmaeW3wPJobIgck4Wxj6omEJaPiZ60KGTh0bCTBqPRZjARqWfR43qNQWx30AeDqpYHr-yTjRPcnUC9wciKvHD01Vq8ZsMuhYVmxhFx0_avIvEOvzUjshAVncAEHSwq0aT567qnu8hpdbCFIikbTs8aR2ZU3lI5xZrAHh_ULjN_IC8pgzbQ=w640-h203" width="640" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers' Penguin Teen Social 2022 was so much fun to attend! On Thursday June 2nd, a bunch of bloggers, booktubers, librarians, and so many more got together for Penguin Teen Social 2022, an event hosted by the Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers team online. This was my second time attending the event. </span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAYWUgJoHYp0Hvl1tw1NCZgM4dCcIW1xQMlQLd2YafDPyuHjHLzW_q1zQaU5PrwYlRUrYzEH7Q48hnjjVFBpLBc8o130MHGbDkToLJG3qE8b5ZXWqU_QG2JnV2Y2pGRnOFk-7ighHebkdL521FdsSbC9W-0PTf-xT7_G5dhRaQTOibuj8EyR1xf0d7eQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="480" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAYWUgJoHYp0Hvl1tw1NCZgM4dCcIW1xQMlQLd2YafDPyuHjHLzW_q1zQaU5PrwYlRUrYzEH7Q48hnjjVFBpLBc8o130MHGbDkToLJG3qE8b5ZXWqU_QG2JnV2Y2pGRnOFk-7ighHebkdL521FdsSbC9W-0PTf-xT7_G5dhRaQTOibuj8EyR1xf0d7eQ" width="320" /></a></div>It began right away featuring the Penguin 10: the top ten books you need to read this Fall 2022</span><span><span style="font-size: 14px;">. We first opened up with the some middle grade fiction novels that sound truly interesting (especially Fagan's </span><i style="font-size: 14px;">Water, Water</i><span style="font-size: 14px;"> and Yoshino's </span><i style="font-size: 14px;">How Do You Live?</i><span style="font-size: 14px;">), and then delved into some Summer Staff Picks. </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Sam's picks included Follmuth's </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">My Mechanical Heart</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> and Deo's </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">TJ </i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Power</i></span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> Has Something to Prove</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Sylvia's picks included Shim's </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The Noh Family</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> and Ahn's </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I Guess I Live Here Now</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Evan's picks were Glasgow & Lawson's </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The Agathas</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> and Walton's </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">On the Subject of Unmentionable Things</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHJ0uW_Ve4zeLBMdv6PS7HGCDogy6Q61LcEAFQ_8zNfMfNi9q_XVOy2icML8MAIy-zBSZvFAF0hn5lL0PzgH7jtLR42cUc8jhV_GDJTn4jRPTht1hJAMd1GH3xqn5t8Ayyf2R981z2EcB2pfj0hMr5UpTg2lndeGubv9vh7MVEelxarxqNbSHIF0Q8Tg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div></a></div></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><div><br /></div>From there, some upcoming 2022 releases were briefly displayed and described. There was a variety of upcoming releases that was exciting to hear about. It also had had a clip from E. Lockhart, who filmed on the roof of her building, describing the prequel to her novel, <i>We Were Liars</i>. Her attention detail when describing <i>Family of Liars</i> (05/22), made it sound like a truly intriguing read and one that I definitely intend to pick up soon.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">All participants attending the event also </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">had the opportunity to win amazing prize packs which included some of the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers team's Summer picks</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">.</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It was an absolutely fun event to attend!</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Thanks to the Penguin teen staff for inviting me to this entertaining event and for hosting it! 😊</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Here are some of the books discussed at the event:</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It will be featuring readings by over 100 authors including Emma Healey, Jesse Wente, Heather O'Neill, and Kate Heartfield, and an outdoor marketplace showcasing a wide range of Canadian and Indigenous books, magazines, comics, and more for any and all readers no matter what age.</span></span></h3><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Jen Ferguson will also be chatting about her debut young adult novel, </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">The Summer of Bitter and Sweet</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818;">, and conversing at Indigo. You can watch live on Instagram at @</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/indigo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">indigo</span></a><span style="color: #181818;">.</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #173821; font-family: "playfair display", serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;">Which ones are you most excited for?</h3><div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">Feel free to follow along on Twitter with the hashtag </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PenguinTeenSocial?src=hashtag_click" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">#PenguinTeenSocial</span></a></span><span style="color: #181818;"> to see what all the others are looking forward to reading.</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #3f3f3f; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #3f3f3f; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Thanks once again to the Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers team for such an amazing and fun-filled event!</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075232655365455142.post-1839873231740839572022-06-02T12:23:00.000-04:002022-06-03T14:48:32.261-04:00Pick A Book & Hear A Song | Issue 5<div class="separator"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
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Pick A Book & Hear A Song is an original feature here at I Write, You Read. This featured was created because I enjoy listen to music while reading. If a book is quickly becoming one of my favourite reads of all time, I create a playlist specifically for that book. I'd love to share my faves with you and would also enjoy to see what songs you listen to well reading!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>Gifted thief Romeria has flourished from her days as a street kid pilfering wallets to survive. Now she thrives, stealing jewels from the rich under the involuntary employ of New York City’s most notorious crime boss. But when an enigmatic woman secures her services at swordpoint, Romeria is plunged into a startling realm of opposing thrones, warring elven, and elemental magic she cannot begin to fathom. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Her quest is straightforward: Steal a stone from Islor’s sacred garden without anyone discovering her true identity, which would earn her certain death. But the identity she has inexplicably assumed is that of the captured Ybarisan princess—an enemy to Islor after she poisoned their beloved king and queen on the day she was to marry the prince. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Her betrothed, the newly crowned King Zander, detests her with every grain of his handsome being. Fortunately for Romeria, she is more valuable to him alive than dead. Zander gives her a choice: life in a cell, or an acquittal of all charges in exchange for her help in exposing the growing plot against him.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Romeria sees no other option and embraces the tricky role of smitten queen-to-be until she can escape, a ruse that brings her far closer to the king than she anticipated and threatens more than her safety. As she digs deeper into this sacred garden and the ancient feud between Ybaris and Islor, she discovers monstrous truths that could spell ruin for all.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">She would know the world of vengeful gods and monsters, and the lengths one would go for love. And nothing would ever be the same for her again.</b><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57198961-a-fate-of-wrath-flame?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=zAmc44Z6a2&rank=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="Goodreads badge add plus" border="0" src="https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/badge/goodreads-badge-add-plus-71eae69ca0307d077df66a58ec068898.png" style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /></span>
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<div><b style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">How far would you go for happily ever after?</b><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings . . . until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game—and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after or the most exquisite tragedy. . . .</span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075232655365455142.post-91137804590295219312021-12-20T12:00:00.008-05:002021-12-20T12:00:00.189-05:00RECAP | FrenzyPresents: Winter 2022 Preview<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-oZ4Dc4afzticQU3Sq6BAshzOInp7o4Sve5QFnZQYAPjK6WyL4wOJbHWr-b2CDAPsIuKf9z_sFa-otzU193WcwsMiIGX8H8FpgrA2_DFLVPFWvlfMKsvTxFGBPKKrHjTyEGrOvwHRwBqKQipwl5H1twqYMKgT2E81QIyyy6F7WBVfbFnqfzkapneSQQ=s1324" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1324" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-oZ4Dc4afzticQU3Sq6BAshzOInp7o4Sve5QFnZQYAPjK6WyL4wOJbHWr-b2CDAPsIuKf9z_sFa-otzU193WcwsMiIGX8H8FpgrA2_DFLVPFWvlfMKsvTxFGBPKKrHjTyEGrOvwHRwBqKQipwl5H1twqYMKgT2E81QIyyy6F7WBVfbFnqfzkapneSQQ=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div></div><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Harper Collins' FrenzyPresents: Winter 2022 Preview was an absolute blast to attend! On Wednesday December 15th, a bunch of bloggers, booktubers, librarians, and booksellers got together for FrenzyPresents: Winter 2022 Preview, an event hosted by HarperCollins' Canada Frenzy team online. This was my third time attending the event. </span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCCmkU03fDpzZ_7NFOSlX6IxpWAp149E670Jhe5c4WrWqWWuqqCIJy_u7xHLTbQ8MGfyBVhoQvdZEqNEVs22DhLnxqvI81em48U91Z1oX8hIMo-jxiw1E2XurFh8M1Y0XlS3UF0NHeFUp0CWwh09le0gA7YdscTi93OePbViKQjGHz7Yr_U6VXpQ2j1A=s1280" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1280" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCCmkU03fDpzZ_7NFOSlX6IxpWAp149E670Jhe5c4WrWqWWuqqCIJy_u7xHLTbQ8MGfyBVhoQvdZEqNEVs22DhLnxqvI81em48U91Z1oX8hIMo-jxiw1E2XurFh8M1Y0XlS3UF0NHeFUp0CWwh09le0gA7YdscTi93OePbViKQjGHz7Yr_U6VXpQ2j1A=w200-h104" width="200" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span></div>It began with an introduction to V.E. Schwab, </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">discussion about her upcoming release</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">, <i>Galant</i>, as well as opened a Q&A session with attendees of the event. We then opened to the FrenzyPresents </span></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">team introducing themselves and presenting the upcoming Winter 2022 titles as well as briefly displaying some of the Spring 2022 title works.</span></span><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7GenSaJXRrWkTsj1gffa0n6ec7NL0UmLWuocOzpW1r7TFgn1yn-lKosO-RCMnbfdpn9Cv4SLadBPIGddX9p7yxgTqyfAgFRNC8yZKaJxPCEyFJY6A_icyvdpfjXi4qGKrnDjGnasViQk4JYZFSQhdVvaJiAvYMgB23MYpk8d_YBqbWeIVgDqA9YuJJw=s480" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="480" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7GenSaJXRrWkTsj1gffa0n6ec7NL0UmLWuocOzpW1r7TFgn1yn-lKosO-RCMnbfdpn9Cv4SLadBPIGddX9p7yxgTqyfAgFRNC8yZKaJxPCEyFJY6A_icyvdpfjXi4qGKrnDjGnasViQk4JYZFSQhdVvaJiAvYMgB23MYpk8d_YBqbWeIVgDqA9YuJJw=w200-h101" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">It had a myriad of upcoming title releases that I was beyond excited to hear about. It also had clips from some of the authors themselves, introducing who they are as well as delving into their stories and what they each entail. The authors featured during the event included Angela Velez, Abdi Nazemian, Claire Legrand, Deborah Falaye, and Erik J. Brown.<br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Everyone also </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">had an opportunity to win prizes and receive some of their most anticipated upcoming Winter 2022 releases.</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It was an absolutely fun event to attend!</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Thanks to the ladies from HarperCollins' Frenzy for hosting such a spectacularly fun event and for inviting me to it! 😊</span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Here are just some of the books discussed at the event:</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57850266-the-upper-world" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Not to forget a highly anticipated adaption and tie-in editions!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqcZEVnnPhHyaKmTQOKoJWM2W86K-zwArccQkJ34aSeVgOfUZuC0OuKWjH622iV3EVag0Edb7Bn3uIFmfvpzKMTwPG5_akXqwIhlSmmQq4GXCNC-B7IQcVVoVXAHPqOa_bYAR1lfgUcGULwYVn-GINLY77XZlgYSWhEBGFD3fl1CngOZrOmgDS89FU6A=s1280" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1280" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqcZEVnnPhHyaKmTQOKoJWM2W86K-zwArccQkJ34aSeVgOfUZuC0OuKWjH622iV3EVag0Edb7Bn3uIFmfvpzKMTwPG5_akXqwIhlSmmQq4GXCNC-B7IQcVVoVXAHPqOa_bYAR1lfgUcGULwYVn-GINLY77XZlgYSWhEBGFD3fl1CngOZrOmgDS89FU6A=w200-h112" width="200" /></a></div></h3><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 28px 40px; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59317294-the-hating-game-movie-tie-in" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Hating Game</span></a><span style="color: #3f3f3f;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #173821; font-weight: 700;">by Sally Thorne</span><span style="color: #173821;"> </span><span style="color: #173821;">(04/01/2022)</span></li></ul><div><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); font-size: 14px;">Having read (and adored) Thorne's novel, <i>The Hating Game</i>, I knew I had to watch its film adaption and see how if Vertical Entertainment managed to produce an adequate movie of this major title release. Not wanting to spoil anything for anyone, and keeping in mind that I plan to release a review of this book-to-movie adaption, I can say that it exceeded my expectations, was highly enjoyable to watch, and definitely one worth checking out.</span></span></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #173821; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;">And upcoming Spring 2022 releases!</h3></div><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 28px 40px; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;"><span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41398739-blade-breaker?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=2wdMoa51Nz&rank=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Blade Breaker</span></a><span style="color: #3f3f3f;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #173821;">by Victoria Aveyard </span></span><span style="color: #173821;">– sequel to <i>Realm Breaker</i></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3f3f3f; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #173821;"> </span></span><span style="color: #173821;">(06/28/2022)</span></li><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58603814-caf-con-lychee?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=YxQGUv3mFB&rank=2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Café Con Lychee</span></a></i><span style="color: #3f3f3f;"> by Emery Lee</span></span></span><span style="color: #173821;"> – author of <i>Meet Cute Diary</i></span><span style="color: #173821;">. (05/10/2022)</span></li><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54746231-the-silence-that-binds-us?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=SbxIJ5mNPL&rank=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Silence that Binds Us</span></a></i><span style="color: #173821;"> by Joanna Ho</span></b><span style="color: #173821;"> - first young adult book for author. (06/14/2022)</span></li><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58984663-empress-crowned-in-red?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=RhyLjvsXD3&rank=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Empress Crowned in Red</span></a></i><span style="color: #173821;"> by Ciannon Smart</span></b><span style="color: #173821;"> - sequel to <i>Witches Steeped in Gold</i>. (06/07/2022)</span></li><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59147741-katzenjammer?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=61zy0DHJSH&rank=2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Katzenjammer</i></span></a><span style="color: #173821;"> by Francesca Zappia</span></b><span style="color: #173821;"> - young adult horror/fantasy title. (06/28/2022)</span></li><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55586839-this-place-is-still-beautiful?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=4q1FzNNPTr&rank=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">This Place is Still Beautiful</span></a></i><span style="color: #173821;"> by Xixi Tan</span></b><span style="color: #173821;"> - author's debut young adult title. (06/07/2022)</span></li><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58723896-inheritance?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ChADSmFQjA&rank=5" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Inheritance</span></a></i><span style="color: #173821;"><b> by Elizabeth Acevedo</b> - young adult visual poem. (05/03/2022)</span></li></ul><br style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="caret-color: rgb(63, 63, 63); color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #173821; font-family: "playfair display", serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;">Which ones are you most excited for?</h3><div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818;">Feel free to follow along on Twitter with the hashtag </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FrenzyPresents&src=tren" style="color: #3d85c6; text-decoration: none;">#FrenzyPresents</a><span style="color: #181818;"> to see what all the other bloggers, book sellers, and booktubers are looking forward to reading.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Thanks once again to the HarperCollins' FrenzyPresents team for such an amazing and fun-filled event!</span></span></span></div></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQO-oExOxnXJmLAnsy6WwAL7r1M3s3u_kyWsj9mXJkBQof6j14OW_M4wBu8XLpa2WDAfA0ZnS_fXyZBfxQNIt_dofK4d_ODwEukejdiGdCr1H8TZygGMkW5jSiM4YZJzyoXsk5C3jN7zBGmEi1C6qXm7RY_7tI9pvg3Gi5K0ArN2nHVkIfBnKeDwFLBA=s1332" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1332" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQO-oExOxnXJmLAnsy6WwAL7r1M3s3u_kyWsj9mXJkBQof6j14OW_M4wBu8XLpa2WDAfA0ZnS_fXyZBfxQNIt_dofK4d_ODwEukejdiGdCr1H8TZygGMkW5jSiM4YZJzyoXsk5C3jN7zBGmEi1C6qXm7RY_7tI9pvg3Gi5K0ArN2nHVkIfBnKeDwFLBA=w400-h224" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075232655365455142.post-34916150955072445322020-06-24T09:00:00.000-04:002020-07-17T23:45:56.885-04:00Waiting on Wednesday {48}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wCRSLZ5XOFI/Xk2HXU9PPfI/AAAAAAAACZo/a00ncgGnn00B1QCZJRHfkTYSmbUT1AklACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Waiting%2Bon%2BWednesday%2BBanner%2B2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wCRSLZ5XOFI/Xk2HXU9PPfI/AAAAAAAACZo/a00ncgGnn00B1QCZJRHfkTYSmbUT1AklACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Waiting%2Bon%2BWednesday%2BBanner%2B2.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "\"\\22 merriweather\\22 \"", "\"\\22 georgia\\22 \"", serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "\"\\22 merriweather\\22 \"", "\"\\22 georgia\\22 \"", serif; font-size: 14px;">"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, </span><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #4d469c; font-family: "\"\\22 merriweather\\22 \"", "\"\\22 georgia\\22 \"", serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">Hosted by Breaking the Spine</a><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "\"\\22 merriweather\\22 \"", "\"\\22 georgia\\22 \"", serif; font-size: 14px;">, that spotlights upcoming releases that I'm eagerly anticipating. </span><br /><div style="border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2em; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551814458l/44284639._SY475_.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="50496918" height="343" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1584239588l/50496918.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" width="229" /></a><br /><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Title:</strong><br /><i>Spoiler Alert</i></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2em; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Author:</strong><br />Olivia Dade</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2em; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Publication Date:</strong><br />October 6th, 2020</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2em; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Publisher:</strong></div><span style="color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"> Avon</span><br /><div style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "homemade apple"; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "homemade apple"; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Summary from Goodreads:</strong></span></div><div style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "homemade apple"; font-size: 13px;"><strong style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Olivia Dade bursts onto the scene in this</strong><strong style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> delightfully fun romantic comedy set in the world of fanfiction, in which a devoted fan goes on an unexpected date with her celebrity crush, who’s secretly posting fanfiction of his own. </strong><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Marcus Caster-Rupp has a secret. While the world knows him as Aeneas, the star of the biggest show on TV, </span><em style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Gods of the Gates</em><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">, he's known to fanfiction readers as Book!AeneasWouldNever, an anonymous and popular poster. Marcus is able to get out his own frustrations with his character through his stories, especially the ones that feature the internet’s favorite couple to ship, Aeneas and Lavinia. But if anyone ever found out about his online persona, he’d be fired. Immediately.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">April Whittier has secrets of her own. A hardcore Lavinia fan, she’s hidden her fanfiction and cosplay hobby from her “real life” for years—but not anymore. When she decides to post her latest Lavinia creation on Twitter, her photo goes viral. Trolls and supporters alike are commenting on her plus-size take, but when Marcus, one half of her OTP, sees her pic and asks her out on a date to spite her critics, she realizes life is really stranger than fanfiction.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Even though their first date is a disaster, Marcus quickly realizes that he wants much more from April than a one-time publicity stunt. And when he discovers she’s actually Unapologetic Lavinia Stan, his closest fandom friend, he has one more huge secret to hide from her.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">With love and Marcus’s career on the line, can the two of them stop hiding once and for all, or will a match made in fandom end up prematurely cancelled?</span></div><div style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "homemade apple"; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50496918-spoiler-alert"><img alt="Goodreads badge add plus" border="0" src="https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/badge/goodreads-badge-add-plus-71eae69ca0307d077df66a58ec068898.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075232655365455142.post-39023008747477829932020-06-17T22:38:00.004-04:002020-07-17T23:57:30.372-04:00Review | The Player Next Door by K.A. Tucker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ITMBH9imlc/Xbz8vHBH0XI/AAAAAAAACKA/ex-UDpVRyPgPihF2c7V0nlMJr7GwZ2ciQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Book%2BReview%2BBanner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ITMBH9imlc/Xbz8vHBH0XI/AAAAAAAACKA/ex-UDpVRyPgPihF2c7V0nlMJr7GwZ2ciQCPcBGAYYCw/s640/Book%2BReview%2BBanner.png" width="640" /></a></div><strong style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><strong style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Player Next Door</strong><br /><div><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562607995l/45730524.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="53402241. sy475" height="380" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1589302117l/53402241._SY475_.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-decoration: none;" width="254" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">by </strong></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\"gill sans\"", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">K.A. Tucker</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Published on</strong></span><span><font color="#444444" face=""><span style="font-size: 14px;"> June 16th, 2020</span></font></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\"gill sans\"", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span><span><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Genres:</strong><span style="font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif;"> Adult, Fiction, Romance</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\"gill sans\"", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span><span><span style="font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Format: </strong></span><span>eARC</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\"gill sans\"", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Source: </strong></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\"gill sans\"", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Kindly provided by the ValentinePR and the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><strong style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Summary from Goodreads: </strong><br /><blockquote class="ubb-synopsis" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: dotted; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-style: italic;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px; padding: 0px;"><div style="font-style: normal;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-038d4941-f7d0-32ac-9908-a8131d6ee766"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;">From the international bestselling author of The Simple Wild and Ten Tiny Breaths comes a new second-chance, hate-to-love romance.</span><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;">Scarlet Reed has returned to Polson Falls, convinced that twelve years away is long enough to shed her humiliating childhood identity as the town harlot's daughter. With a teaching job secured and an adorable fixer-upper to call home, things in her life are finally looking up.</span><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;">That is, until she finds out that Shane Beckett lives next door.</span><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;">Shane Beckett, the handsome and charismatic high school star quarterback who smashed her heart. The lying, cheating player who was supposed to be long gone, living the pro football dream and fooling women into thinking he's Prince Charming. Shane Beckett, who is as attractive as ever and flashing his dimples at her as if he has done no wrong.</span><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;">Scarlet makes it abundantly clear that old wounds have not been forgotten. Neighbors they may be, but friends they most certainly are not. She won't allow herself to fall for the single father and firefighter again, no matter how many apologies he offers, how many times he rushes to her aid, or how hard he makes her heart pound.</span><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;">But as she spends more time with him, she begins to fear that maybe she's wrong. Maybe Shane has changed.</span><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><br style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-style: normal;">And maybe this time she's the one playing herself—out of a chance at true happiness.</span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53217674-the-player-next-door?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=NImXVpaQdo&rank=1"><img alt="Goodreads badge add plus" border="0" src="https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/badge/goodreads-badge-add-plus-71eae69ca0307d077df66a58ec068898.png" style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; 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font-size: x-large;">Review</span></i></b></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><div><div><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">T</span><i>he Player Next Door</i> is K.A. Tucker's newest work, a second-chance romance standalone.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Scarlet Reed lived her life in Polson Falls, Pennsylvania, and couldn't wait for the opportunity to get away from the town and reputation she carried. When she gets the chance to go to college in New York, she jumps on it leaving everything and everyone behind. However, when she returns to her hometown years later, excited to be moving into her dream home, she meets her new neighbour Shane Beckett. </span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">In high school, Shane Beckett was a popular football quarterback. Before senior year, Scarlet spent the entire summer with Shane, sparking a romance so sweet....until he suddenly ends things saying he couldn't be in a relationship. When she seems him later kissing another girl, she is left feeling heartbroken and played. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0EYfGa0SM0/XxJoEQmOMjI/AAAAAAAACyk/0zEYSp5VikoGhL9hkAcyDcfBJp9CMQ2KwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/unnamed.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0EYfGa0SM0/XxJoEQmOMjI/AAAAAAAACyk/0zEYSp5VikoGhL9hkAcyDcfBJp9CMQ2KwCLcBGAsYHQ/w256-h256/unnamed.jpg" width="256" /></font></a></div><div><font face=""><span style="font-size: 14px;">Scarlet is not the same love struck girl she used to be years ago and hasn't gotten over the pain Shane has caused her, making sure he gets a clear message that there will be nothing between them again. But, as she repeatedly runs into him, she finds it harder to resists him, especially when he claims he is nothing like the teenage boy he was and wants a second chance to make it work. The question is whether Scarlet will continue to hold onto teenage mistakes or will she learn to open herself up to the possibility of giving Shane another chance? </span></font></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Can I just mention now how much I adore second-chance romances? In a way, they feel more realistic and that much more sweeter to read. Now I have read, and adored, K.A. Tucker's previous works (The Simple Wild, Until It Fades, and Say You Still Love Me) so I was beyond excited to have the opportunity to read her newest work. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><font face=""><span style="font-size: 14px;">Scarlet's grudge against Shane was surprisingly strong, I mean this supposedly happened over ten years ago and she is upset like it happened the day before. I can understand that Scarlet might have been so deeply hurt, especially as Shane knew her background, by his actions that it made it that much nicer to read Shane's attempts at melting Scarlet's protective wall. Letting the past go can be difficult but it was nice to see her character develop throughout the process. </span></font></div><div><font face=""><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></font></div><div><font face=""><span style="font-size: 14px;">The drama, at times, felt completely irrational but then things managed to smooth over and I know there are some people who are overly sensitive when it comes to particular individuals so I continued reading and by gosh I am glad I did. The initial rollercoaster romance finally started to spark into a real life bonfire romance. As they continued to be around each other there was no way they would be able to deny what they were feeling, especially when his handy man self seems to always be readily available to fix anything. It also didn't hurt that his curtains were always open, leaving Scarlet with a full view.</span></font></div><div><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Though I liked her previous works, I felt like something was missing in this story. I would have liked to read more about Scarlet's relationship with her mother and for the story to extend a least another chapter or two in order to make it feel less rushed. With that being said, The Player Next Door was still a nice, light, read to pick up and dive into. Full of sizzling chemistry and hilarious moments, I definitely recommend checking it out especially if you have never read any of K.A. Tucker's previous works.</span></div></div></div><div><blockquote><br /></blockquote></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Rating</span></i></b></div><h4 style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: bitter, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 1.38461538461539em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 1.38461538461539em; line-height: 1.3em;">★</span><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 1.38461538461539em;">★</span><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 1.38461538461539em;">★</span><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 1.38461538461539em;">★</span></h4><div><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 1.38461538461539em;"></span><span style="color: #ffcc00; font-size: 1.38461538461539em;"></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"></span></i></b><br /><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">About the Author</span></i></b></div></div><div><div style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gkf2LBV9oqU/XhvKK6fZj5I/AAAAAAAACYY/9mZl6-_iYvshUeZ74mRNQxpjnB-2C_CfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-01-12%2Bat%2B8.38.37%2BPM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="K.A. Tucker" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1539903353p5/4866520.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-decoration: none;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">K.A. Tucker writes captivating stories with an edge.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">She is the internationally bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water series, He Will Be My Ruin, Until It Fades, Keep Her Safe, The Simple Wild, Be the Girl, and Say You Still Love Me. Her books have been featured in national publications including USA Today, Globe & Mail, Suspense Magazine, Publisher's Weekly, Oprah Mag, and First for Women. She has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance 2013 for TEN TINY BREATHS and Best Romance 2018 for THE SIMPLE WILD. KEEP HER SAFE made Suspense Magazine's Best of 2018 list for Romantic Suspense.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">K.A. Tucker currently resides in a quaint town outside of Toronto.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "homemade apple"; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; text-align: center;"><div style="border: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="font-style: inherit;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="border: none; color: #666666; font-style: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Author Links:</span></div></div><div style="border: none; font-style: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="border: none; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="https://www.katuckerbooks.com">Website</a></span></span><span style="color: #666666;">│</span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/kathleenatucker" target="">Twitter</a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">│</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://instagram.com/katucker_/">Instagram</a></span><span style="border: none; color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #666666;">│</span></span><span style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="border: none; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-small; font-style: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4866520.K_A_Tucker">Goodreads</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075232655365455142.post-29863874104526453262020-05-27T09:00:00.000-04:002020-05-27T09:00:09.836-04:00Waiting on Wednesday {47}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Every Last Secret</i></div>
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A. R. Torre</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Publication Date:</strong><br />
October 13th, 2020</div>
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<span style="color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"> Thomas & Mercer</span><br />
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<i style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor...</i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Cat Winthorpe has worked hard for her gorgeous mansion, elevated social standing, and handsome husband. When a new couple moves into the abandoned estate next door, she greets them with open arms and warm hospitality.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But Neena Ryder isn’t a fellow lady of leisure. A life coach with a mountain of personal issues, Neena’s quick friendship with Cat slowly turns toxic. Behind their perfect smiles and cordial interactions, the two women wage an internal war of competition, one that soon takes a deadly turn.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075232655365455142.post-31197808116132575452020-05-20T09:00:00.000-04:002020-05-20T09:00:09.272-04:00Waiting on Wednesday {46}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Lies & Lullabies</i></div>
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Sarina Bowen</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Publication Date:</strong><br />
September 22nd, 2020</div>
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<span style="color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"> Tuxbury Publishing LLC</span><br />
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<i style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Summer nights and star-crossed lovers! From <b>USA Today</b> bestselling author <b>Sarina Bowen</b>.</i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Once upon a time, he gave me a summer of friendship, followed by one perfect night. We shared a lot during our short time together. But he skipped a few crucial details.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I didn’t know he was a rock star.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I didn’t know his real name.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Neither of us knew I’d get pregnant.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">And I sure never expected to see him again.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Five years later, his tour bus pulls up in Nest Lake, Maine. My little world is about to be shattered by loud music and the pounding of my own foolish heart.</span></div>
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<i>The Other Side of the Sky</i></div>
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Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner</div>
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September 8th, 2020</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Prince North’s home is in the sky, in a gleaming city held aloft by intricate engines powered by technology. Nimh is the living goddess of her people on the surface, responsible for providing answers, direction—hope.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Linked by a terrifying prophecy and caught between duty and fate, they must choose between saving their people or succumbing to the bond that is forbidden between them.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Magnetic and gorgeously thematic, New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner have crafted a gripping tale of magic and logic, fate and choice, and an impossible decision between an empty future and a deadly love. Perfect for fans of Claudia Gray and Laini Taylor.</span></div>
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<i>Anxious People</i></div>
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Fredrik Backman</div>
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September 8th, 2020</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">A bank robber on the run locks himself in with an over-enthusiastic estate agent, two bitter IKEA-addicts, a pregnant woman, a suicidal multi-millionaire and a rabbit. In the end the robber gives up and lets everyone go, but when the police storm the apartment it is . . . empty.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">In a series of dysfunctional testimonies after the event, the witnesses all tell their version of what really happened and it's clear we have a classic locked-room mystery on our hands: How did the robber manage to escape? Why is everyone so angry? And: What is WRONG with people these days?</span></div>
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<i>More Than Just a Pretty Face</i></div>
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<b style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">For fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han, a sweetly funny YA rom-com debut about falling in love, familial expectations, and being a Renaissance Man.</b><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Danyal Jilani doesn't lack confidence. He may not be the smartest guy in the room, but he's funny, gorgeous, and going to make a great chef one day. His father doesn't approve of his career choice, but that hardly matters. What </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">does</i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> matter is the opinion of Danyal's longtime crush, the perfect-in-all-ways Kaval, and her family, who consider him a less than ideal arranged marriage prospect.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When Danyal gets selected for Renaissance Man--a school-wide academic championship--it's the perfect opportunity to show everyone he's smarter than they think. He recruits the brilliant, totally-uninterested-in-him Bisma to help with the competition, but the more time Danyal spends with her...the more he learns from her...the more he cooks for her...the more he realizes that happiness may be staring him right in his pretty face.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Vada Careswell has big plans for her future, which includes following a five year plan to land her a dream opportunity. </span><span style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">On the right path to achieve all of her goals as she follows the path to her future, Vada begins to develop a crush for Luke. However, Luke is most definitely NOT on her five year plan. As they pair up to work on a school project, they both begin to realize that there may be more depth to their feelings than they could have ever could have anticipated. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">But the deal was too sweet to walk away from.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I needed the public endorsement; Hunter needed a nanny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">L.J. Shen is a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">USA Today</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Washington Post</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and Amazon #1 best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to twenty different countries.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: normal;">Colleen Hoover delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it.</span><br style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><br style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: normal;">Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair.</span><br style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><br style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: normal;" /><i style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">All Your Perfects</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: normal;"> is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Happily ever afters do not come wrapped in a sparkling fairytale ribbon. They are gritty, hard to come by, and beyond real. While this book deals with infertility, it showcases the hope that is ever present even in difficult times of one's life. Though hope often pushes and sometimes hurts us, it keeps us going and fighting to not wish for things that may not be but to also push for what you have.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">My birthday. A bar. Karaoke. And a man so hot he could melt the sun.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">Then I was back to my “boring” life. Career-driven. Goal-oriented. Always planning ahead.</span><br />
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<i>Where Dreams Descend</i></div>
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Janella Angeles</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">In a city covered in ice and ruin, a group of magicians face off in a daring game of magical feats to find the next headliner of the Conquering Circus, only to find themselves under the threat of an unseen danger striking behind the scenes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">Meet Anna K. At seventeen, she is at the top of Manhattan and Greenwich society (even if she prefers the company of her horses and Newfoundland dogs); she has the perfect (if perfectly boring) boyfriend, Alexander W.; and she has always made her Korean-American father proud (even if he can be a little controlling). Meanwhile, Anna's brother, Steven, and his girlfriend, Lolly, are trying to weather an sexting scandal; Lolly’s little sister, Kimmie, is struggling to recalibrate to normal life after an injury derails her ice dancing career; and Steven’s best friend, Dustin, is madly (and one-sidedly) in love with Kimmie.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">As her friends struggle with the pitfalls of ordinary teenage life, Anna always seems to be able to sail gracefully above it all. That is…until the night she meets Alexia “Count” Vronsky at Grand Central. A notorious playboy who has bounced around boarding schools and who lives for his own pleasure, Alexia is everything Anna is not. But he has never been in love until he meets Anna, and maybe she hasn’t, either. As Alexia and Anna are pulled irresistibly together, she has to decide how much of her life she is willing to let go for the chance to be with him. And when a shocking revelation threatens to shatter their relationship, she is forced to question if she has ever known herself at all.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">Dazzlingly opulent and emotionally riveting, </span><i style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Anna K.: A Love Story</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">is a brilliant reimagining of Leo Tolstoy's timeless love story, </span><i style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Anna Karenina</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">―but above all, it is a novel about the dizzying, glorious, heart-stopping experience of first love and first heartbreak.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, Carey started in their first store at sixteen, and—more than anyone would suspect—has helped them build an empire. With a new show and a book about to launch, the Tripps are on the verge of superstardom. There’s only one problem: America’s favorite couple can’t stand each other.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">James McCann, MIT graduate and engineering genius, was originally hired as a structural engineer, but the job isn’t all he thought it’d be. The last straw? Both he and Carey must go on book tour with the Tripps and keep the wheels from falling off the proverbial bus.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Unfortunately, neither of them is in any position to quit. Carey needs health insurance, and James has been promised the role of a lifetime if he can just keep the couple on track for a few more weeks. While road-tripping with the Tripps up the West Coast, Carey and James vow to work together to keep their bosses’ secrets hidden, and their own jobs secure. But if they stop playing along—and start playing for keeps—they may have the chance to build something beautiful together…</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">From the “hilariously zany and heartfelt” (</span><i style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Booklist</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">) Christina Lauren comes a romantic comedy that proves if it’s broke, you might as well fix it.</span><br />
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<b style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author behind the “joyful, warm, touching” (Jasmine Guillory,<i> New York Times </i>bestselling author)<i> The Unhoneymooners</i> comes a delightfully charming love story about what happens when two assistants tasked with keeping a rocky relationship from explosion start to feel sparks of their own. </b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">The summary is what initially drew me towards this book but the writing and plot itself is what made me want to continue reading. The story does move a bit faster to what I am typically used to but it works perfectly for this story. I absolutely adored all the little mysteries revolving the Shadow King and seeing the process that occurred of dispelling the rumours and figuring out what is true about his character.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">Alessandra's character is unapologetically herself, brutal and manipulative, and knows what she wants. This combined with her sense of humour and high ambitions makes her character truly well rounded. With all eyes on her, including that of the Shadow King, she manages to captivate her audience and intrigue them all at once while setting style trends that makes it way throughout the castle as well as outside its bordered walls. While all this occurs, someone is trying to kill the Shadow King themselves and unknowingly attempting to ruin all that Alessandra has worked so hard for. Now Alessandra, who not only challenges people but the stereotypical roles given, plays damsel to achieve whatever she wants and then quickly sheds that role once she has received it - this typically lands her in a mess of trouble. It was fun to read how she planned to get out of the mess as well as the female empowerment shown throughout the book, particularly through her relationship with her friends who pushed to help one another through all the craziness of court life.</span></span><br />
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<i>House of Earth and Blood</i></div>
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<b style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Sarah J. Maas launches her brand-new CRESCENT CITY series with <i>House of Earth and Blood</i>: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss’s enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he’s offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\22 gill sans\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "gill sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Published by </strong></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\22 gill sans\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Tor Teen on February 11th, 2020</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\22 gill sans\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\22 gill sans\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "\22 gill sans\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: "gill sans", sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Genres:</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "gill sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">Battles, revolution, and romance collide in Joanna Hathaway's stunning, World Wars-inspired sequel to Dark of the West</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">Part war drama, part romance, Storm from the East is the second novel in Joanna Hathaway’s immersive, upmarket YA fantasy series that will appeal to readers of Sabaa Tahir, Marie Rutkoski, and Evelyn Skye.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">War has begun, and the days of Athan’s and Aurelia’s secret, summer romance feel a world away. Led by Athan’s father, the revolutionary Safire have launched a secret assault upon the last royal kingdom in the South, hoping to depose the king and seize a powerful foothold on the continent. Athan proves a star pilot among their ranks, struggling to justify the violence his family has unleashed as he fights his way to the capital—where, unbeknownst to him, Aurelia has lived since the war’s onset. Determined to save the kingdom Athan has been ordered to destroy, she partners with a local journalist to inflame anti-Safire sentiment, all while learning this conflict might be far darker and more complex than she ever imagined.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: normal;">When the two reunite at last, Athan longing to shake the nightmare of combat and Aurelia reeling from the discovery of a long-buried family truth come to light, they’ll find the shadow of war stretches well beyond the battlefield. Each of them longs to rekindle the love they once shared . . . but each has a secret they’re desperate to hide.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>Storm from the East </i>once again centres upon Aurelia and Athan as they try to navigate the increasingly complex political world they live in from the viewpoint of opposing sides that quickly leads to a full-blown war. Throughout the novel, Hathaway deals with tough and often serious topics, such as the ever increasing reality of war and the impact of PTSD. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The action had me on the edge of my seat, the romance was absolutely swoon-worthy, and the world building as well as the characters were completely fleshed out. Between the family dynamics that keep getting more intriguing to read as the story progressed, I especially adored the relationship between Arrin, Athan, and Kalt. </span></span><span style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">The writing was also occasionally so emotionally powerful that one couldn't help but sit there and absorb every moment in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">There was generally more development in <i>Storm from the East</i>, particularly regarding the intense plot and characters, compared to the previous book in the series. I enjoyed reading Aurelia's and Athen's point of view, especially as they began to uncover truths and secrets that have been kept in the dark. Also, their expansion in perspective was entertaining, especially as Aurelia learns more about the world outside of Etania. The romance also made this book that much more adorable to read! The letters Athan and Aurelia sent to each other were exactly what I would expect, given the historical context, and made it that much more entertaining to read. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">With that being said, I did feel a sense of disconnect to Aurelia's character compared to Athen's. I think this was mostly based on how she never really committed to any action, due to her lack of conviction, despite the numerous opportunities to make a difference. When she finally does decide on a course of action, she is typically late to the party. However, besides the disconnect with Aurelia's character, the entire novel immerses its readers and takes them on a journey through the story of various characters and their exploration of not only the war but the world around them. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Joanna was born in Montréal and is an avid storyteller who was inspired to write after reading her great-grandfather’s memoirs of the First World War. A lifelong history buff, she now has shelves filled with biographies and historical accounts, and perhaps one too many books about pilots. She can often be found reading, traveling, or riding horses.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Her debut novel, DARK OF THE WEST (Tor Teen, February 5th, 2019), is the first in a WWII-infused fantasy series of forbidden love and deadly revenge.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075232655365455142.post-61855713450210970422020-02-19T14:05:00.001-05:002020-02-19T14:05:56.135-05:00Waiting on Wednesday {38}<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "\22 \\22 merriweather\\22 \22 " , "\22 \\22 georgia\\22 \22 " , serif; font-size: 14px;">"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, </span><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #4d469c; font-family: "\"\\22 merriweather\\22 \"", "\"\\22 georgia\\22 \"", serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">Hosted by Breaking the Spine</a><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "\22 \\22 merriweather\\22 \22 " , "\22 \\22 georgia\\22 \22 " , serif; font-size: 14px;">, that spotlights upcoming releases that I'm eagerly anticipating. </span><br />
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<i>Chain of Gold</i></div>
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Cassandra Clare</div>
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March 3rd, 2020</div>
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<span style="color: #777777; font-family: "gill sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"> Margaret K. McElderry Books</span><br />
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<span id="freeText13517221613044206051" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><i>Chain of Gold </i>is the first novel in a new trilogy that stars the Shadowhunters of Edwardian London.</b><br /><br />Welcome to Edwardian London, a time of electric lights and long shadows, the celebration of artistic beauty and the wild pursuit of pleasure, with demons waiting in the dark. For years there has been peace in the Shadowhunter world. James and Lucie Herondale, children of the famous Will and Tessa, have grown up in an idyll with their loving friends and family, listening to stories of good defeating evil and love conquering all. But everything changes when the Blackthorn and Carstairs families come to London…and so does a remorseless and inescapable plague.<br /><br />James Herondale longs for a great love, and thinks he has found it in the beautiful, mysterious Grace Blackthorn. Cordelia Carstairs is desperate to become a hero, save her family from ruin, and keep her secret love for James hidden. When disaster strikes the Shadowhunters, James, Cordelia and their friends are plunged into a wild adventure which will reveal dark and incredible powers, and the true cruel price of being a hero…and falling in love.</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span></div>
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