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#QOTD: Have you read Kristen Hannah before? Iβve been interested in The Great Alone since it released but Iβm intimidated by its size (itβs a thick book). I will give it a chance though as I bought it and it sounds really good. Have you read this one? πππ’π¨π§ π§ππ ππ’π’π Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live off the grid in Americaβs last true frontier. Cora will do anything for the man she loves, even if means following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught in the riptide of her parentsβ passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go along, daring to hope this new land promises her family a better future. In a wild, remote corner of Alaska, the Allbrights find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the newcomersβ lack of preparation and dwindling resources. But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Erntβs fragile mental state deteriorates. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own. β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookgram #bookgrammer #booksofinsta #bookcommunity #bibliophile #instareads #booknerd #booklover #bookish #ilovebooks #reading #reader #readersofinstagram #igreads #bookworm #talkinglit #allthebooks
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Have you bought any new books recently? I'll admit, I've probably bought WAY MORE than I should have. But recently I've only been wanting to read all these gorgeous new (and old) books with the illustrated covers and the laughs between the pages. Here is a small glimpse at SOME of the books I've bought (literally this is just a small pile of them π₯΄π Have you read any of these? Have any recommendations for books like these ones? I'm all ears! β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #bookstack #bookpile #bookstackchallenge #bookshelves #bookshelf #bookspines #romcoms #romanticcomedies #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookgram #bookgrammer #booksofinsta #bookcommunity #bibliophile #instareads #booknerd #booklover #bookish #ilovebooks #reading #reader #readersofinstagram #igreads #bookworm #talkinglit #allthebooks
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"πΈπβπ ππππππ πππ π’πππ π ππππππ πππππππ ππ πππ ππππ ππππππ ππππ π’ππ, πππππ?" Do you ever pick up a book because something in the blurb makes you laugh? Being a romcom OBSESSED reader you can bet your butt that I do! π€£ Once I saw the title of this book I had a feeling I would WANT to read it. Then, I caught a glimpse of the blurb (the first sentence above) and I was SOLD! I cannot wait to dive into this one! πππ’π¨π§ π§ππ ππ’π’π Itβs normal for your washing machine to get more action than you, right? I wake up, bleary-eyed. Itβs been two years, six months and three hours since I last shaved my legs, and the llama-patterned knickers Iβm wearing have seen better days. We have seven minutes before the kids wake up, and my husband shuffles closer. βOuch,β he says, a piece of Lego sticking into his back. Then, a light comes on in the landing. Small footsteps creep down the stairs. A little voice screams, βIS SOMEONE COMING TO MAKE BREAKFAST?!β All hope of having some βalone timeβ is replaced with wondering if weβve run out of Cheerios, thinking about the overflowing laundry, and remembering that I forgot to take out the recycling. Again. Just a typical Monday morning for the Morton familyβ¦ Except today, when I go downstairs in my dressing gown, I find something. Something belonging to my husband. Something that definitely wasnβt in the wedding vows. And itβs either going to make usβ¦ or break us. β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #chicklit #chicklitbooks #mommylit #romanticcomedy #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookgram #bookgrammer #booksofinsta #bookcommunity #bibliophile #instareads #booknerd #booklover #bookish #ilovebooks #reading #reader #readersofinstagram #igreads #bookworm #talkinglit #allthebooks
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π±πΎπΎπΊ ππ΄π πΈπ΄π: Mexican Gothic is an atmospheric and unique read. While I liked it for the most part, I donβt think it lived up to the hype. Below you can find a breakdown of exactly what I loved and didnβt love in Mexican Gothic. π§πππ‘ππ¦ π ππ’π©ππ π» It FELT like a Gothic novel. The setting is superb: a dark, isolated, and foreboding mansion on the top of a mountain overlooking a small town in disrepair. A house that is old, ramshackle, dated, and has an odd mold living within the walls. Eerie, foggy grounds that hold mass graves and a cemetery. π» The main character, Naomi. While she didnβt truly feel like a woman of the 50βs (she was far too bold) I did appreciate her toughness. π» This was a quick read, and I certainly like QUICK reads! πͺπππ§ π ππππ‘'π§ ππππ π» The βhorrorβ part of the novel was quite bizarre and not really my cup of tea. I was hoping this would be a regular haunted house read and itβs everything BUT that. π» The family: I understand that readers wonβt fully get why I am putting the FAMILY under my dislikes until/unless they read the story, but I didn't like them at all **shutters** π» There were many parts of the story that felt underdeveloped. For example, the entire reason Naomi went to High Place is because her cousin but her cousin played a very small part in the story. π§π’ π¦π¨π ππ§ π¨π£ All in all, this is a solid read, one that I enjoyed for the most part, but found faults with. I think I read too many reviews before grabbing this one because readers who have raved about it made it seem like something MORE than it actually was! π π¬ π₯ππ§ππ‘π: βββ β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookgram #bookgrammer #booksofinsta #bookcommunity #bibliophile #instareads #booknerd #booklover #bookish #ilovebooks #reading #reader #readersofinstagram #igreads #bookworm #talkinglit #allthebooks
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BOOK MAIL!!! OMG, thank you so much @authorsmsoto for this GORGEOUS PAPERBACK! You guys, I am #currentlyreading this one and it is absolutely AMAZING! I highly recommend grabbing a copy when it releases on October 27th! If you're a paperback collector, then make sure to preorder a copy as it's up on amazon! π°π±πΎππ ππ·π΄ π±πΎπΎπΊ He was the sun, and she was the moon. A love like theirs was never destined to last. Selene Drake has always been the girl that blends into the background. The wallflower. Quiet. Unnoticed. Sweet as can be. It never bothered her, she preferred slinking into the shadows. When she first laid eyes on Endymion Black, she fell irrevocably in love with him. The bad boy. Cold. Distant. Handsome as ever. For years, she pined after the unattainable boy who had somehow burrowed his way into her heart. Until everything changed. One unforgettable night bridled with passion and forbidden lust destroyed her naΓ―ve heart and reshaped her innocent soul. It sent her fleeing from the only town she'd ever truly known. Five years later, Selene is back in Dunsmuir and the boy she spent years loving in silence, has now turned into a man. A man with his sights set on her. Somehow, the tables have turned, and this time around, he's the one doing the chasing, determined to claim her heart as his. Only, he doesn't realize, she has a secret of her own. One with the potential to change their lives forever. β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #bookmail #bookmailisthebestmail #bookstagram #bookgram #instareads #comingsoon #upcomingbook #upcomingbookrelease #romancebook #igreads #bookshelves #booknerd #booklover #bookaesthetic #bookish #readmorebooks #igreads #booksofinsta
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What type of book series do you prefer: interconnected standalones, or NON standalones (a series that spans time and revolves around the same characters)? I prefer to read a series of interconnected standalones. Sometimes I just want to read a new book release whether it's part of a series or not and you can't do that unless they can stand alone. One example of this is the Well Met series. I was able to read an advanced copy of the second book (Well Played) and even though I hadn't read Well Met yet, I still enjoyed it as a standalone. In fact, it made me WANT to go back and read the first book (pictured here). I'll be getting to it eventually! β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #bookshelves #bookphotography #ilovebooks #fortheloveofbooks #igreads #bookworm #bookcommunity #reader #reads #books #instabooks #instareaders #readmorebooks #read #bookblog #bookgram #allthebooks #booklove #booksofinstagram #bookshelvesofinstagram #readingtime #bibliophile #readmorebooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram
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Hi, friends. Happy Wednesday! How has your week been? Hopefully, itβs been fantastic! #QOTD: Have you read Olivia Dade before? I know Iβve been saying that Iβm straying from ACRS and all things blogging (donβt worry, if you follow my blog I will ALWAYS be updating it, just not always with reviews of new books) but I recently bought this book and I am so excited to start it! It feels good to pick up a novel that you just genuinely WANT to read and not have to wait to do so (well, until I finish my current one π€£). I havenβt had a chance to read the authors work before, so Iβm curious to see what others think of it! Isnβt the cover so dang cute!?! β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #bookreviewer #bookgram #instareads #booknerd #booklover #bookaesthetic #bookish #readmorebooks #igreads #booksofinsta #bookstagram #bookphotography #bookstagrammer #amreading #readingbooks #bookcommunity #ilovebooks #booklover #bookphotography #readmorebooks #readingtime #romcom #romanticcomedy
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READING NEXT: You guys, no matter how much of blogging burnout I find myself in I am STILL SO EXCITED to read the books that I own! Why? NO deadlines. I'm NOT being wasteful and just hoarding books JUST to have them. AND, I can focus on my love of books without feeling overwhelmed! This is one of the books I've been wanting to read since it was released and I can finally say that I'm reading it next! Have you read this one? πππ’π¨π§ π§ππ ππ’π’π After her former band shot to superstardom without her, Claire reluctantly agrees to a gig as a playgroup musician for wealthy infants on New York's Park Avenue. Claire is surprised to discover that she is smitten with her new employers, a welcoming clique of wellness addicts with impossibly shiny hair, who whirl from juice cleanse to overpriced miracle vitamins to spin class with limitless energy. There is perfect hostess Whitney who is on the brink of social-media stardom and just needs to find a way to keep her flawless life from falling apart. Caustically funny, recent stay-at-home mom Amara who is struggling to embrace her new identity. And old money, veteran mom Gwen who never misses an opportunity to dole out parenting advice. But as Claire grows closer to the stylish women who pay her bills, she uncovers secrets and betrayals that no amount of activated charcoal can fix. Filled with humor and shocking twists, Happy and You Know It is a brilliant take on motherhood β exposing it as yet another way for society to pass judgment on women β while also exploring the baffling magnetism of curated social-media lives that are designed to make us feel unworthy. But, ultimately, this dazzling novel celebrates the unlikely bonds that form, and the power that can be unlocked, when a group of very different women is thrown together when each is at her most vulnerable. β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #bookreviewer #bookgram #instareads #booknerd #booklover #bookaesthetic #bookish #readmorebooks #igreads #booksofinsta #bookstagram #bookphotography #bookstagrammer #amreading #readingbooks #bookcommunity #ilovebooks #booklover #bookphotography #readmorebooks #readingtime
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#QOTD: How often do you read new to you authors? I used to read new to me authors all the time, especially when it come to kindle books and ARCs. Lately though, I've found myself wanting to read books from familiar authors because I've been suffering from a major book/blogging BURNOUT. It's the worst! Don't get me wrong, I love exploring new author books, but right now I'm so overwhelmed with blogging that I simply cannot commit to them. So I stick to my paperbacks and the books I own because they are familiar to me. Does this ever happen to you? β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #bookstagram #bookgram #igreads #instareads #readers #allthebooks #bookblogger #bookgrammer #books #readers #readmorebooks #bookphotography #bibliophile #talkinglit #bookcommunity #ilovebooks #fortheloveofbooks #reading #allthebooks #chicklitbooks #romanticcomedy #romcombooks
