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bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-19091230567324627602020-01-04T19:24:00.002-08:002020-01-04T19:24:44.990-08:00Mini Reviews || Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim and A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (ft. bullet pt lists and 5 star ratings!!)<b>Spin the Dawn</b><br />
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<u>Summary</u>: <b style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping YA fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars.</i></b></div>
<i><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;">Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job.</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;">Backstabbing and lies run rampant as the tailors compete in challenges to prove their artistry and skill. Maia's task is further complicated when she draws the attention of the court magician, Edan, whose piercing eyes seem to see straight through her disguise.</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 nothing could have prepared her for the final challenge: to sew three magic gowns for the emperor's reluctant bride-to-be, from the laughter of the sun, the tears of the moon, and the blood of stars. With this impossible task before her, she embarks on a journey to the far reaches of the kingdom, seeking the sun, the moon, and the stars, and finding more than she ever could have imagined.</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="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Steeped in Chinese culture, sizzling with forbidden romance, and shimmering with magic, this young adult fantasy is pitch-perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas or Renée Ahdieh.</span></i><div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Maia</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">THE TAILORING LIKE *jaw drops*</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Seriously the garments were squeezing the breath from my very lungs</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The fact that Maia doesn’t let silly things like rules and tradition stop her from being the badass that she is and going after what she wants</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">loved the plot development</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">DID NOT expect most of the turns in which this book went in a complete mind exploding direction (lets just say about half way through... things got a bit MORE interesting-- which is like how is that possible when it was already so good?!)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Also any scene with Maia and Edan doing cute romantic things *my heart*</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Excellent smooch scenes </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Super fabulous magic uses </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">ALSO THE ENDING HAS ME SHOOK AND INTRIGUED AND ALSO WHY IS THE NEXT BOOK NOT PUBLISHED??</li>
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<u>Summary</u>: <i><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38714357-a-curse-so-dark-and-lonely" rel="nofollow" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #00635d; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">here</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span></i><br />
<i><span id="freeText11723625679451010679" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /><b>Fall in love, break the curse.</b><br /><br />Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of Emberfall, thought he could be saved easily if a girl fell for him. But that was before he turned into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. Before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.<br /><br />Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, Harper learned to be tough enough to survive. When she tries to save a stranger on the streets of Washington, DC, she's pulled into a magical world.<br /><br /><b>Break the curse, save the kingdom.</b><br /><br />Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. A prince? A curse? A monster? As she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span></i><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">No seriously. I loved Rhen so very much. I loved how they didn’t make him broody or possessive but rather more trapped and depressed. I thought the characters were all really written... and in depth and its like I was experiencing their emotions and the angst... ahhhh love love love when I feel connected to characters!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Harper was also an amazing ball of fire. Her character was fierce and just a total bull headed teapot of stubbornness and I ADORED her and Rhen moments!! ate em up like candy.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Grey... what can I say.. I liked him! He was a nice little loyal bean.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Also the PLOT... <i>sooo</i> imaginative!!</li>
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bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-12981167931689461852020-01-03T13:50:00.001-08:002020-01-03T13:50:48.595-08:00Top 10 Reads of 2019Wow cannot believe another reading year has come and gone! Like whaat.... of course like the reader I am (and I am sure all of yall are too) I have already set my reading goal for 2020 *hehe* (37 books). I made it a couple of books higher than my previous years goal in the hope it will motivative me to get some dang reading DONE.<br />
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Any-who heres a little list of some of my all time fav buckets of fabulousness that I read last year.... moment of silence for their brilliance...also ADD TO TBR if you have not read some of the following ;)<br />
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1) <b>Legendary</b> by Stephanie Garber<br />
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LEGEND. LEGEND. LEGEND. You have my soul!!</div>
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2) <b>The Wicked King</b> by Holly Black<br />
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3)<b> Bloodwitch</b> by Susan Dennard<br />
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4) <b>A Curse So Dark and Lonely</b> by Brigid Kemmerer<br />
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The romance is sooo good. (but a big FAT no to the hint of a love triangle!!) </div>
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5) <b>The Deceivers Heart</b> by Jennifer A. Nielsen<br />
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Ok this series is straight FIRE!!</div>
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6) <b>The Art of Breaking Things</b> by Laura Sibson<br />
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So emotional. So powerful. So so good!</div>
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7) <b>Spin the Dawn</b> by Elizabeth Lim<br />
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This surprised me... I was like damn... 5 stars. </div>
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8) <b>The Kiss Thief</b> by LJ Shen<br />
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I am forever in awe of my LJ Shen QUEEN. </div>
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9) <b>The Wrath and the Dawn</b> by Renee Ahdieh<br />
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10) <b>The Becoming of Noah Shaw</b> by Michelle Hodkin<br />
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I connect so much with Noah Shaw as a character its not even funny. Dark humor (the wittiness *claps hands*). Insane plot twists. Twisted romance. Loved this!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">What did you all read last year?? Read any of the above? Want to read any of the above? General book goals for the new year? LMK in the comments below!</span></div>
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<br />bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-10586648839491385942019-12-16T15:47:00.000-08:002019-12-16T15:47:12.607-08:00Mini Reviews || Queen of Nothing by Holly Black and The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White<br />
<b>Queen of Nothing</b><br />
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by Holly Black<br />
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Rating: 4/5 stars<br />
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<u>Summary</u> (beware of spoilers to those who haven’t read it!):<br />
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<i><b style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. </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;">Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. </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;">Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril.</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;">Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict’s bloody politics. </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, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity… </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;">From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy.</span></i><br />
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Ahhh so very sad to see this series come to and end........ QUEQUE ENDLESS TEARS LIKE AHH I AM NOT EMOTIONALLY OK. But its fine, its fine. Will I miss my loves Cardan and Jude, oh course. Dearly. Like an outsider looking lovingly in on ones favorite quarreling lovers. But that being said I only know now to follow the works of Holly Black blindly because she is, and forever will be, a truly respected author of what one could only refer to as GENIUS.<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;"><b>“By you, I am forever undone.”</b></span></div>
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While this was not my favorite book in the series (I believe that goes to The Wicked King because... that is perfection wrapped up into some freshly printed pages) but that being said I truly did enjoy The Queen of Nothing.<br />
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It was very refreshing to get more of Jude in the human world vs the word of the Fae. I thought it added another layer/chapter to the story and I really quite like it. In fact the first half of the book can be summed up into about three words: PURE, GENIUS, FABULOUSNESS.<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;"><b>“Tell me what I must slay, what I must steal, tell me the riddle I must solve or the hag I must trick. Only tell me the way, and I will do it, no matter the danger, no matter the hardship, no matter the cost.”</b></span></div>
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The plot twists were fire, as per usual in The Cruel Prince series. I would expect nothing less. Judes life was threatened like over three times in the first half and that was like expected and normal because Holly Black over here just likes to put our babies in constant danger and fear like damn just reading this makes me wanna take a nap. Speaking of which Jude did get a little bit of blessed rest in these chapters which I was grateful for because... well deserved!<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;"><b>“I feel like a constellation of wounds, held together with string and stubbornness.” </b></span></div>
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Also I am creating a new paragraph here to talk about the love of my life, CARDAN. Like can this deliciously dark fae bae please never die and live eternally on in these blessed bookish pages, because I think yes. His character arc and not to mention all this softness and risk taking he does... like queue mouth drop. Omg I loved him in this. The only complaint is that I feel like I didn’t get as much Jude and Cardan dialogue... but thats because of a few plot things...I won’t go on because spoilers.<br />
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In short read this series. In super short read it. READ IT! (really its quite lovely).<br />
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<b>The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstien</b><br />
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by Kiersten White<br />
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Rating: 3/5 stars<br />
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<u>Summary</u>: <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Elizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her "caregiver," and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary boy who has everything--except a friend.</i></span><br />
<i><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;">Victor is her escape from misery. Elizabeth does everything she can to make herself indispensable--and it works. She is taken in by the Frankenstein family and rewarded with a warm bed, delicious food, and dresses of the finest silk. Soon she and Victor are inseparable.</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 her new life comes at a price. As the years pass, Elizabeth's survival depends on managing Victor's dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness.</span></i><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;"><b>“Sometimes we were strangers even to ourselves.”</b></span></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;"><b>“While I saw the destruction of the tree as nature’s beauty, Victor saw power—power to light up the night and banish darkness, power to end a centuries-old life in a single strike—that he cannot control or access. And nothing bothers Victor more than something he cannot control.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> The only thing that feel a bit short here was that the plot could get a bit dull at some points. In fact it was a little hard to feel motivated to read it at times because while it was good it just wasn’t gripping me the way I wanted it too?! While the plot significantly picked up in the end (those twists....) I still would have maybe ended it on a different note? Also I don't know if I love that this as a series? It read almost like a stand alone and I dont quite fully believe it needs a sequel? That being said I probably will pick up the sequel just to see what direction Kiersten White takes this next. </span></span></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;"><b>“I sought to puncture Heaven and instead discovered Hell.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> Overall was a solid read. Not one of my tops of the year but most certainly very unique and dark, and at times a tad creepy with very morally grey characters who your thinking... sociopath? while at the same time shipping them with their childhood lovers. Its all very risqué and dark and monster filled. Quite a steaming cup of tea mystery read. Despite my mixed thoughts I think you all should pick it up and give it a read!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;">So what are you alls thoughts? Please tell me. I am quite <span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24);">curious. Read any of the above? Heard about em? Lets chat it up!</span></span></div>
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bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-80562387788220179002019-12-04T16:31:00.000-08:002019-12-04T16:31:41.977-08:00WWW Wednesday Hey guys! So happy to be back on a reading kick at the moment! Now I actually have some new books I can update y’all with lol!<br />
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Total whirlwind. Cant believe this series has come to a close (sad). Amazing series for sure one of my all time favs, a review to come soon!</div>
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Loving this so far! Like deeply in love with this book. The beauty and the beast retelling of my dreams and yet it is so. much. more.</div>
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<br />bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-6304343384278929552019-11-30T16:56:00.000-08:002019-11-30T16:56:59.915-08:00October & November Wrap Up || A recap of all my reading happenings over the past two months!! Hey guys!! How are you all holding out now that the holiday madness has officially begun?? I know thanksgiving and black friday were both a whirlwind in which I somehow managed to get some reading done?!? (bless thanksgiving break!!!)<br />
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5 stars: n/a<br />
<b>4 stars</b>: <i>The Princess Plan</i> by Julia London <a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/blog-tour-review-princess-plan-by-julia.html">REVIEW HERE </a><br />
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<b>4 stars</b>: <i>The Traitors Game</i> by Jennifer A. Nielsen <a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/book-review-traitors-game-by-jennifer.html">REVIEW HERE </a> - This one surprised me. I picked it up on a whim at the library and loooved it! Super fun, super witty, like ahh love love love!<br />
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<i>The Queen of Nothing</i> by Holly Black - cant believe one of my all time fav series has come to a close *queue endless crying* this book was a good way to end it! Not my fav of the series but a solid read none of the less.<br />
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<i>In The Unlikely Event </i>by LJ Shen <a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/arc-review-in-unlikely-event-by-lj-shen.html">REVIEW HERE</a><br />
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<b>3 stars</b>: <i>The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein</i> by Kiersten White<br />
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<li><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/www-wednesday.html">WWW Wednesday </a></li>
<li><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/are-you-ready-for-sweater-weather.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">Are You Ready For Sweater Weather? The Autumn Tag</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/cover-reveal-in-unlikely-event-by-lj.html"><span style="font-size: small;">COVER REVEAL || In the Unlikely Event by LJ Shen (one of my fav authors is back at it again with another upcoming release!)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/blog-tour-review-princess-plan-by-julia.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Blog Tour + Review || The Princess Plan by Julia London (A cute soft historical romance that is perfect for fall reading!)</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/arc-review-in-unlikely-event-by-lj-shen.html">ARC Review || In The Unlikely Event by LJ Shen</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/book-review-traitors-game-by-jennifer.html">Book Review: The Traitors Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen</a></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bookprincessreviews.wordpress.com/2019/11/28/yallfest-2019-book-haul/">Yallfest 2019 Book Haul</a> from Mandy @BookPrincesses </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://drizzleandhurricanebooks.com/2019/11/27/5-years-of-book-blogging-im-answering-all-of-your-questions/">5 years of book blogging - I’m Answering all your questions</a> from Marie @DrizzleandHurricane </span></span></li>
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Omg this book was a bunch of SPICEY enchiladas all rolled up into one. Straight fire. Undeniable heat. Spicy, spicy, spice.<br />
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Like seriously ya’ll.... the plot twists.... *mouth drops open* *in shock* like it was like BODAA BOOM BADA BING BADDA BANG like did not know what was happening. There was me over in a corner mouth covered with my hand because I really did not know what was going on. Like the plot twist were mini explosions of creative genius in my mind.<br />
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I will admit this book is flooded with some very popular and common YA tropes. Such as the “chosen one”, a tinsey little love triangle (although I personally think there is nothing to worry about here w basil boy), and some other trope like scenarios. HOWEVER I personally don't think it took away from the book. There was a couple scenes in the first 100 or so pages that had me rolling my eyes but than smiling and melting into a puddle of cheese because I was INTO ALL THE JAZZ HAPPENING HERE.<br />
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Ok so if you have not read this book yet let me give you a lil recap of what happening. Kestra is the main character, a girl with major daddy issues, and also a soft spot for guys named Simon. She’s very kickass and stubborn and WITTY (The sass levels was breaking all the charts here) (*sassy sass*). She’s basically told she has to return from the Lava Lands to see her dear old dad once again but runs into a little trouble along the way... and ends up getting kidnapped (who doesn’t love that?)<br />
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Enter Simon, the co narrater of this lovely book. He just happens to be involved in Kestra's kidnapping (so already were like wtf is up w simon, kidnapping = not cool) but than some wires gets crossed between Kestra and Simon (I'm not gonna elaborate because... spoilers) but they both end up being connected in universally destined ways. Together they have to navigate a crazy plan revolving around a destined dagger... and that about sums up the major premise. On to more book thoughts:<br />
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Guys this book was so much fun. Seriously the level of wit and sass and comebacks in the first 100 pages had me laughing so hard. Like the levels are snark and on point comebacks (just lets take a moment of silence here to appreciate this level of genuineness). Also the plot is very fast moving but in a way were I felt like every moment was still intriguing and good. I didn’t feel like the plot was rushed or taken away from by any means. I devoured this book in a matter of days and it is safe to say I am now questioning my life existence... like what do I do know? What is my purpose in life now that this book has come to a close? How will I know when to time my snack breaks in between chapters? My eating schedule will be forever altered?<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;"><b>“If this was a sample of what it would be like to work with Trina, I would soon die from prolonged exposure to idiocy.” </b></span></div>
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Also LOVE LOVED the characters!! while they weren’t the most in depth YA fantasy characters I had ever read they made you love them with their soft little hearts and comebacks and endless cuteness!! (except for trina and tengder they can go die in a whole) (*see to pit located in cell numero 4*)<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;"><b>“I’d always looked down on the world through diamond-studded windows. She’d looked up at the world through salt glass. Despite those differences, we were both looking in from the outside.” </b></span></div>
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The romance in this book was very cute and I was obviously routing and swooning for them at all the appropriate times. At first I wasn’t sure if I would <i>really</i> love it but than they pleasantly surprised me and I am now heads over heels HERE FOR IT. SHIP HAS SAILED.... CATCH ME OVER HERE SHIPPIN IT!!<br />
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Overall such an action packed read filled with threats of life ending marriages, constant threats against characters lives, people getting hit on the head, people making true accusations and false accusations, lieing, scheming, queue more lieing and scheming. HIGHLY recommend this to lovers of YA especially fantasy!!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">In New York. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">And he’s America’s music obsession. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">But a king he became, and now I’m his servant. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I’m not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused hands. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I have a career I love. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">A boyfriend I adore. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">An apartment, a roommate, a life. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I changed. He changed, too. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">But Mal kept the napkin. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Question is, will I keep my word? </span><br />
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LJ Shen has done it again! This book was heart wrenching and heartbreaking... and yet still stood on its own compared to other LJ Shen’s books!<br />
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The shocking events made my heart burn and ache but this book still had all the qualities I love about LJ Shen’s writing. Love interests I am DEEPLY invested in, angst, heart shattering events and plot twists. Almost to the point where they step tooo much over the line and yet I route for them endlessly.<br />
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The sexual tension was there. The premise of when they met all those years ago. The cute moment where they met again after all that time... love!!<br />
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Since this was a contemporary it was nice reading a different storyline (even though I absolutely adore Vicious and Pretty Reckless) this one just continues to show how I cant not love anything from this author! Her stories just take over your mind with a love that attacks all of your senses in an all consuming way!! A must read for romance lovers and readers alike!<br />
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A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land.</div>
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An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny.</div>
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We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together.</div>
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Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here.</div>
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In New York.</div>
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And he’s America’s music obsession.</div>
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The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees.</div>
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The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe.</div>
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Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king.</div>
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But a king he became, and now I’m his servant.</div>
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I’m not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused hands.</div>
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I have a career I love.</div>
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A boyfriend I adore.</div>
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An apartment, a roommate, a life.</div>
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But Mal kept the napkin.</div>
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Question is, will I keep my word?</div>
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L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen different countries.</div>
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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.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nothing gets London's high society's tongues wagging like a good scandal. And when the personal secretary of the visiting Prince Sebastian of Alucia is found murdered, it's all anyone can talk about, including Eliza Tricklebank. Her unapologetic gossip gazette has benefitted from an anonymous tip about the crime, prompting Sebastian to take an interest in playing detective—and an even greater one in Eliza.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With a trade deal on the line and mounting pressure to secure a noble bride, there's nothing more salacious than a prince dallying with a commoner. Sebastian finds Eliza's contrary manner as frustrating as it is seductive, but they'll have to work together if they're going to catch the culprit. And when things heat up behind closed doors, it's the prince who'll have to decide what comes first—his country or his heart.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">The Princess Plan was a very enjoyable light read. Characters that are easily lovable in their light heartedness regardless of their predictability. This is the type of book you sandwich in between two really heavy INTENSE fantasy books because you just need some mush without having to worry about your characters life hanging in the balance every two seconds (THE AGONY)!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">This was my first historical romance read and overall I liked it!! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I thought the plot was very fun. Loved the masquerades. The carriage rides. The gloved hand kisses. The mystery prince. These are all tropes I find myself very very familiar with and I loved them in this book with the kind of ease one loves a good hot coffee in the morning. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Cant say theres anything really that shocking in this one. The plot was quite unsurprising in that regard however that for me was part of its charm. A classic little poor, society shamed girl, catches the eye of the ever so unattainable foreign prince... DAMNN I’m done for. Recommend this book to lovers of romance and happy endings alike!</span></div>
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bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-91554606724146581642019-11-08T16:10:00.000-08:002019-11-08T16:10:03.379-08:00COVER REVEAL || In the Unlikely Event by LJ Shen (one of my fav authors is back at it again with another upcoming release!)Hey y’all so excited to be sharing the cover reveal for one of my favorite authors LJ Shen! If you have not read her books than I highly recommend you give them a read! Some of my all time favorites of hers include Midnight Blue and Vicious!<br />
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Her latest release is a contemporary which I am so excited for and hope all y’all get the chance to read and tell me what you think!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">In the Unlikely Event, an all-new must-read contemporary romance from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">USA Today</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> bestselling author L.J. Shen, is coming November 19th and we have the gorgeous cover! </span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">In New York.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">And he’s America’s music obsession.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">But a king he became, and now I’m his servant. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused hands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I have a career I love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">A boyfriend I adore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">An apartment, a roommate, a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">life.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I changed. He changed, too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">But Mal kept the napkin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Question is, will I keep my word?</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Add to GoodReads: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/2lSW5tE"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://bit.ly/2lSW5tE</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Be notified FIRST when In the Unlikely Event goes live: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/2umcYPg"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://bit.ly/2umcYPg</span></a></div>
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<b>About LJ Shen</b></div>
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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 nineteen different countries. </span></div>
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<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></div>
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<b>Connect with L.J. Shen</b></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook: http://bit.ly/2OhSvp1</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter: http://bit.ly/2AIDyUZ</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2oMbFsu</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram: http://bit.ly/2AIOiTo</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Stay up to date with L.J. Shen by signing up for her mailing list:</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Website: </span><a href="http://www.authorljshen.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.authorljshen.com/</span></a></div>
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bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-72240004228739257842019-10-16T19:48:00.000-07:002019-10-16T19:48:34.422-07:00WWW Wednesday Hey y’all! I know my blogging schedules been a little out of wack lately and we have the start up of school to blame for that *endless frowning*<br />
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My readings also been a little out of wack... haha *queue endless disappoint* *followed by my ever receding Good Reads goal*<br />
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But I have however dipped my toe into a few book this semester and am happy to finally be able to post about my reading progress again!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I Recently Finished:</span><br />
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OMG y’all this was amazing. A great high fantasy series. Catch my 5 star review over <a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/book-review-bloodwitch-by-susan-dennard.html">HERE</a>. </div>
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This is really unique so far which I love. Theres also the morally grey main characters as well as an underlying theme of darkness that just seems to seep through the pages of this so its safe to say I AM INTRIGUED. </div>
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Was signed up on a blog tour for this one! I’ve never read a historical romance before so I’m excited to give this one a try. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So what are you guys all currently reading?? Any good high fantasy recs I’m still book hungover from Bloodwitch! Read any of the above? LMK in the comments below.</span></div>
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<br />bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-11632141025305907372019-10-05T19:51:00.000-07:002019-10-05T19:51:10.637-07:00Are You Ready For Sweater Weather? The Autumn Tag Fall season is upon us... and you know what that means... *tea kettle hisses* *spoons stirring* cozy fireplace reading preferably accompanied by a steaming cup of hot coco (or tea whatever your jam is)....and I thought I’d celebrate this cozy leaf filled season by doing a tag! <br />
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This lovely tag can be found over at Jenna @<a href="https://bookmarkyourthoughts.blog/2019/10/01/are-you-ready-for-sweater-weather-the-autumn-tag-tags-awards/">Bookmarkyourthoughts </a> Her blog is very cute and so much fun so I recommend stopping by :)<br />
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<li><b>Life</b>: The start of a new year, or school year. This time always seems rather intimidating but I kind of find myself thriving with that kind of change?? The meeting new people, the new surroundings/classrooms, just the newness of it all can be very inspiring. </li>
<li><b>Books</b>: When we all secretly fall in love with the villain in the story.... instead of the one where “supposed” to like (I admit I am guilty of favoring the villain in many book situations I feel like they are just much more boundary less characters who tend to intrigue and surprise more??) </li>
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<li><b>Life</b>: My love of literally every genre of music. Like seriously my playlists can be so random... like opera mets Disney mets 80s rock. Some people don't understand (especially the opera haha). Also sometimes people judge my bookworm side?!? (Like you read for fun?? Like yeah... I do and it is AMAZING and y'all should get on track and try it)They just don't get it</li>
<li><b>Books</b>: Ok so I’m a bit of softhearted chica when it comes to when a brig brooding/angsty guy meets a soft/sweet/heartwarming girl and than they find a connection with each other and ahhh.. Also don't kill me but love triangles?? but only on rare <i>rare</i> occasions when they are done right and we all know they end up with the fav ;) </li>
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<li><b>Fall food</b>: Hot chocolate, spiced chai, apple cider, soup with a grilled cheese, sweet potatoes</li>
<li><b>All time Fav Food</b>: Tacos, fish or chicken tacos really anything taco</li>
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<li><b>Book</b>: <i><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17927395-a-court-of-mist-and-fury?ac=1&from_search=true">A Court of Mist and Fury</a></b></i> by Sarah J. Maas (I just strongly connected to this book at the time I read it and it will forever belong in my heart), <i><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38208763-the-art-of-breaking-things?ac=1&from_search=true">The Art of Breaking Things</a></b></i> by Laura Sibson (raw, emotional, and very addicting my heart was fully invested in this one) </li>
<li><b>Film</b>: Baby Driver, The Book Thief, Good Will Hunting, 10 Things I Hate About You (I could go on.. hahaha) </li>
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<li><b>Book</b>: <b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18584521-hold-me-like-a-breath">Hold Me Like A Breath</a> </i></b>by Tiffany Schmidit, this one appears like a quiet love story but in turn was very intense in a very unique way, gripping but also heartbreaking, and a total mind trip at the same time. </li>
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<li>Erin <a href="http://thebookarchivebyerin.blogspot.com/2019/09/autumn-reading-list.html">@TheBookArchive </a></li>
<li>Mandy @<a href="https://bookprincessreviews.wordpress.com/">BookPrincessReviews</a></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(158, 158, 158);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Caitlin @<a href="https://caitlinalthea.wordpress.com/2019/09/30/the-liebster-award-get-to-know-me-more/"> Caitlin Althea</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(158, 158, 158);">Kat @<a href="https://readervoracious.com/september19-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=september19-review">ReaderVoracious</a> </span></li>
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<strong>Chasing Beverly </strong><br />
<strong>Ashlynn Cubbison </strong><br />
Published by: Acorn Publishing<br />
Publication date: September 29th 2019<br />
Genres: Romance, Sports, Young Adult<br />
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Two people. One chance to let it all go.<br />
Seeking redemption, Beverly Morgan has spent the last three years building an empire that was someone else’s dream. Devoted to her work, a handful of friends, and an array of charities, she’s been able to lock away her heart and convince herself it’s dead. After an unthinkable tragedy, Beverly should know by now that a single day can change everything.<br />
She can’t run from love forever.<br />
Gavin has it all, a thriving business, phenomenal family, supportive friends, but an hour with Beverly Morgan makes him question his entire life and his own happiness.<br />
She could be exactly what he needs, if she’s brave enough to open up again.</blockquote>
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I’m four days shy of my eighteenth birthday, sandwiched between two Olympic gold medalists, and preparing to race for a spot in the 2016 Summer Olympics for the 400-meter event.<br />
<em>How did I even make it to the finals?</em><br />
Hot bile floods my throat. As sweat drips from my brow, I hear a crazy woman shouting over the crowd.<br />
“Breathe, baby! Breathe!”<br />
Peeking over at the gate to the right of me, our eyes connect. I realize she’s <em>my</em> crazy woman. With her huge smile and eyes blazing with pride, my mom always brings me comfort. My gaze slides from her encouraging face and lands on that of my boyfriend. Patrick’s crooked smile has been the same since we were kids.<br />
Just the sight of them, here by my side, reassures me. I gulp in a deep, cleansing breath and bow my head. This silences the deafening noise, and it helps me to forget my shortcomings.<br />
“On your marks!” a stern voice—the voice I’ve been listening for—bellows over the loudspeaker.<br />
I step in front of my tightly spaced starting blocks, jumping one last time into the air to activate my muscles. Then I crawl backwards into the blocks, my left foot positioned in the back. As I slide my feet in, a smirk creeps across my lips. I picture Coach Schwarz in the stands, scolding me like he does before every race<em>.</em><br />
<em>“Morgan, switch your damn feet, and space out your blocks more!”</em><br />
My left knee digs into the rubbery Tartan Track. I focus on the connection of my damp skin against the hot track below. I say a silent prayer, thanking it for supporting my feet and body race after race.<br />
Then, one last breath. I position my fingers behind the white line and await my next command.<br />
“Set!” booms the Starter’s robotic voice over the loudspeaker.<br />
My hips shoot straight up. Fire replaces my blood, surging through my veins.<br />
BANG!<br />
The starting gun reverberates through me.<br />
I push out of the blocks, careful not to go out too hard in the first 200 meters. Keeping my eyes glued straight ahead, I don’t allow my opponents to bait me. Instead, I wait for my time. I stick close to the pack until I see my sweet spot ahead.<br />
<em>“Kick. Kick. Kick.”</em> The words play like a mantra in my head as I round the second curve of the track. My body is weightless. My brain needs no prompting as it propels my legs forward. My feet become lighter, and my spikes barely touch the track before shooting forward for my next stride.<br />
My arms pump harder as I enter my part of the race. The part in which I shine, the part I relish. The finish line is just ahead. Movement on my right enters my peripheral vision. I feel Sammy closing in. She’s right on my tail.<br />
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Ashlynn Cubbison is a goal-oriented, driven woman, who owns and operates four companies with her husband. They have two beautiful sons together, and although her life is chaotic, fun, full of love and never the same each day, somehow she finds room for writing as well.<br />
Growing up Ashlynn struggled with reading. Then, in her sophomore year of high school, a small seed was planted. After acing a literary test, her teacher looked her square in the eye and said “you’ve been selling yourself short all year. I wonder what you could achieve with some effort.” After delving deeper into books, she discovered Pride and Prejudice, and has been an obsessive reader ever since.<br />
Eventually her love of books translated into writing. She hopes to inspire others, especially children, to find their passion as she did.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Title: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Relic</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Author: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bronwyn Eley</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the city of Edriast, there is no deadlier duty than to serve as the Shadow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the personal servant of the powerful Lord Rennard, the Shadow's life is all but forfeit. Rennard possesses one of five rare and dangerous Relics – a jewel that protects his bloodline, but slowly poisons everyone else in its proximity. When the current Shadow succumbs to its magic, nineteen-year-old blacksmith Kaylan is summoned to take his place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the time Kaylan has left ebbs away, hope begins to fade... That is, until she discovers a plot to destroy all five bloodlines in possession of the Relics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A rebel force plans to put an end to Rennard's rule and Kaylan suddenly finds herself embroiled in a cause that might just be worth fighting for. But no cause is without its costs…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Relic is the absorbing first novel in The Relic Trilogy, a thrillingly dark YA fantasy series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> As most you know YA fantasy is one of my favorite genres to read!! So when I picked up Relic I was really hoping it would be another one to add to my lists of favorites for the year...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> and thankfully Relic did not disappoint! You guys this book is the action packed, fantasy whirl wind ride we all need right now. In addition to the powerful kickass protagonist, Kaylan balances betrayals, friendships (that maaay be a little more than a friendship if you catch my drift ;) all while trying to stay alive. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> This book has a very interesting premise revolving around ones shadow, and how that shadow is the personal assistant to the lord Rennard. The shadows life is essentially cut short due to be closely connected to the king who uses the shadows life force as an aid to himself. Kaylan has been chosen as the next shadow and omg y'all this book is just very unique and engaging and I am FEELING the YA fantasy releases of 2019!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Only thing that kept this from being a five star read was that I felt the pacing was not a hundred percent on the money at points and that the plot line dragged a tad at moments. However I still really enjoyed this read!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Highly recommend to fans of YA fantasy who are looking to get immersed in yet another mystical, dramatic, action packed tale of whimsy!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bronwyn joined the military right out of high school, where she learnt (among other things) to disassemble and reassemble a rifle blindfolded. After that, she spent a lot of her time travelling around the world. Her favourite places (so far) are Scotland, Mongolia, Iceland, and Ireland.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bronwyn finally found her natural habitat when she landed her first job in the publishing industry. While she has always been a writer, it was only when surrounding herself with books that she realised her life's dream was to become an author. Relic is her first novel.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bronwyn lives in Sydney and spends her time eating chocolate, reading and practicing her martial arts.</span></div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-25866812664260683472019-09-19T14:37:00.002-07:002019-09-19T14:37:49.132-07:00Book Review || Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard (Witchlands #3) (OMG this series has consumed me like the fire breathing dragon it and I think I’m in love)<b>Bloodwitch</b><br />
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Summary:<i> <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Fans of Susan Dennard's </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">New York Times</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> bestselling Witchlands series have fallen in love with the Bloodwitch Aeduan. And now, finally, comes </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">his </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">story.</span></i><br />
<i><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;">High in a snowy mountain range, a monastery that holds more than just faith clings to the side of a cliff. Below, thwarted by a lake, a bloodthirsty horde of raiders await the coming of winter and the frozen path to destroy the sanctuary and its secrets.</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;">The Bloodwitch Aeduan has teamed up with the Threadwitch Iseult and the magical girl Owl to stop the destruction. But to do so, he must confront his own father, and his past.</span></i><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;"><b>“He was caught, like the man from the tale who wanted to feed his family during a blizzard, but could not bear to kill the lamb. In the end, everyone died of starvation, including the lamb. For Lady Fate makes all men choose eventually. Even Bloodwitches.”</b></span></div>
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bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-23437691524928824622019-08-31T13:23:00.002-07:002019-08-31T13:23:49.420-07:00Book Review || Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer (A powerful collection of love poems!) (Also my first poetry filled book!!)<br />
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Rating: 4/5 stars<br />
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Wow guys. This was my first FULL poetry book I’ve ever read and I have to say it was quite an interesting experience.<br />
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I’ve never read a book that consisted only on storytelling through poem but found that I did not in fact hate it or even dislike it (like I very much feared I would).<br />
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This book is not the soft, lovey dovey romance poems you would expect when you think of love poems. Instead Mateer focuses on much more powerful stories of overcoming abuse, learning to love your body, and overall becoming happier and healthier.<br />
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Her focus on ones well being is both inspiring and very powerful. Her word choices and phrases are very bold and occasionally not for the faint of heart but thats what makes them so very powerful. I feel some of the things addressed in these poems is just what certain readers may have not known they needed to hear. Mateer's poems truly hold the power to influence and help others in their lives and how they view themselves.<br />
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Overall a very intriguing powerful short collection of love poems that go against the traditional norm. Recommend for readers who enjoy poetry books or our looking to read some powerful poems about love and strength.<br />
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- rape/ sexual abuse<br />
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<b><i>**Thanks so much Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for an advanced copy of this book. This has in no way affected my thoughts and options and all thoughts are my own** </i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">What do you guys think? Ever read a poetry book before? Willing to give this one a try? LMK in the comments below!</span></div>
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-BubblyBooks</div>
<br />bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-75501176711103971972019-08-21T19:09:00.000-07:002019-08-21T19:09:03.917-07:00Blog Tour || Broken Knight by LJ Shen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy.</div>
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bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-62140240360219188112019-08-20T11:39:00.000-07:002019-08-20T11:39:18.594-07:00Book Review || King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (another piece of evidence I’m filing under reasons why Bardugo is a QUEEN) <b>King of Scars </b><br />
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by: Leigh Bardugo<br />
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Rating: 5/5 stars<br />
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Summary: <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war—and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army.</i></span><br />
<i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. But some secrets aren’t meant to stay buried—and some wounds aren’t meant to heal.</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hello. Hello. Hello again, just stopping by on my little blog here to tell you how flat out AMAZING Leigh Bardugo's books are and how my brain is now a complete pile of mush filled with nothing but clouds and day dreams most of which consist of dragons, witty waffle remarks, and the dreamy face and thoughts of my beloved Nikolai. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> Ok so I did things a bit </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;">backwards here (mostly because I can and because I wanted to) and plopped this book into my hands without having read a single page of the Grishaverse trilogy (why yes, yes I know this is a bit messed up and true followers of the Grishaverse may be very cross at this but I just didn’t have the patience to read three more books) (especially when I already KNEW I would love Nikolai so I really just wanted a book all about him.... can you blame me?) * tsk tsk*</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> ANYWHOOOO..... I READ THE BOOK AND LOVED IT. Of course this should be no surprise since I am such an incredible, indulgent, lover/worshipper of the Six of Crows Duology (its been two years since I’ve read them and I feel like it was just yesterday) </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>“Stop punishing yourself for being someone with a heart. You cannot protect yourself from suffering. To live is to grieve. You are not protecting yourself by shutting yourself off from the world. You are limiting yourself.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> This book completely reminded me of the kinds of characters Leigh bardugo had in Six of Crows that completely stole my heart... as well as shredded it through a blender... and yet here I am coming back for more (she's that good). Nina is SO FUNNY and confident and very much about what she's going to do what she needs to do to get this done because she don't have time for hearing other peoples shit about her plans or ideas (I laughed out loud so many times. Especially when waffles where mentioned... I really want waffles after reading this book). </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>“It's not exciting if nothing can go wrong.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>“She wished she had Inej’s gift for spywork or Kaz’s gift for scheming, but she only seemed to have Jesper’s gift for bad decisions.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> But if I am being </span><i style="font-size: 14px;">completely</i><span style="font-size: 14px;"> honest here the chapters I really really liked the most were both Nikolai’s and Zoya’s... </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>“Do that thing you do where you use too many words to say something simple and confuse the issue.” </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> I mean come on, Nikolai is just uncontrollable yumminess in my opinion. A complete babe. But despite his charming, and completely out the box wit (the way he is always toying with Zoya... thats the kind of spice I am TALKING ABOUT people). There is also a darker side to him. Especially since he is still battling the Darkling inside of him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>“The monster is me and I am the monster.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><b>“Zoya of the lost city. Zoya of the garden. Zoya bleeding in the snow. You are strong enough to survive the fall.” </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And of course Zoya was a total badass as well. I really liked her chapters and completely and totally with every fiber of my being SHIP HER AND NIKOLAI. But we shall see where my predictions go because boy does Leigh Bardugo like to torture you with bread crumbs because I really have no clear idea of either of them feel!!! (I just know it in my heart to be true *sighs dramatically like the hopeless romantic I am*) </span></span></div>
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<b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“Why?” she asked faintly.</span></b></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>“Just a moment," David said, planting a finger on the page to mark his place in his book. "What was your name ?"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Broken Knight, an all new standalone about first loves, betrayal and loss from <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author L.J. Shen, is available now! </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><i>Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Sweet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Charitable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Quiet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Fake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants—namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Who taught her how to laugh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">To live.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">To love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Knight Cole</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none;"> is everyone’s favorite football hero.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Gorgeous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Athletic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Rugged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Popular.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Liar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but he only has eyes for the girl across the street: Luna. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">But Luna is not who she used to be. She doesn’t need his protection anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">When life throws a curveball at All Saints’ golden boy, he’s forced to realize not all knights are heroes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">L.J. Shen is a <i>USA Today</i>, <i>Washington Post</i> and Amazon #1 Best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen different countries. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none;">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></div>
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1) <b>King of Scars</b> by Leigh Bardugo<br />
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Currently reading this right now and remembering with every page why Leigh Badugo is a total QUEEN. Love Nikolai, love Zoya, and of course Nina!! (but I must admit every time Kaz is mentioned my <i>heart bursts</i>) since this is over 500 pages I NEED to get on it with the reading. </div>
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2) <b>Bloodwitch</b> by Susan Dennard<br />
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I don't think I cant breathe/ exist let alone handle school without having finished this book. First of all it is a whole book mainly focusing on Aeudan- my villainous soft boy whom I love and who doesn’t deserve to be made out as the killer he is. I NEED IT! NEED IT! (Which is why already ordered it on Amazon ;);) </div>
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3) <b>The Rose and the Dagger</b> by Renee Ahdieh<br />
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THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE RETELLING OF MY DREAMS. So of course I need it!! It has my fav trope of villainous/bad boy/ evil/ dark character is just needing someone to love him *queue girl enters picture* ME: OMG I SHIP IT I SHIP IT!! </div>
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Summary: <b style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands.</i></b><br />
<i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home.</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; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Safi must avoid capture at all costs as she's a rare Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lies. Many would kill for her magic, so Safi must keep it hidden - lest she be used in the struggle between empires. And Iseult's true powers are hidden even from herself.</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; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">In a chance encounter at Court, Safi meets Prince Merik and makes him a reluctant ally. However, his help may not slow down the Bloodwitch now hot on the girls' heels. All Safi and Iseult want is their freedom, but danger lies ahead. With war coming, treaties breaking and a magical contagion sweeping the land, the friends will have to fight emperors and mercenaries alike. For some will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.</span></i><br />
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Wow. wow. wow. wow. wow. Ok sooo I think its safe to say this book was flat out amazing. I went into it expecting a good book to fuel my YA fantasy cravings and instead got a fantasy so richly layered and deeply soaked in heart riveting characters that I completely dived head first into this book-- and barely had time to gasp for air.<br />
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This book is almost written more like an adult fantasy with the rich writing style, action packed scenes, and multiple political countries woven into the setting-- but with all the fun and intriguing characters of a really good YA fantasy!!<br />
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First off the world building is incredible. One moment your chasing through the streets trying to out run men with knives aimed at throats, and the next your smack dab in the middle of a dance floor laced with politically deadly alliances, and than your sailing away on a strangers ship to an unknown destination! Like omg Susan Dennard really knows how to keep you completely on your toes. With the multiple POVS (all of which I enjoyed but like all books I had my favs...) I was never bored and I felt they all added an extra layer of richness to this multi layered cake of a book. However it was occasionally a bit thick and took me a minute to get used to the writing style just because of all the things going on at once (plus Dennard’s writing style itself is a bit rich, but also very good and beautiful at the same time).<br />
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The characters were also incredible!! They were the kind of characters you couldn’t describe as anything other than epic. Right off the bat I knew I would soon be idolizing and predicting plot lines in my head of what was going to happen next for these bookish daredevils. I mean you throw in two best friends, one the funny reckless fighter and the other the quiet outsider who is equally as deadly as her counterpart and I am completely hooked by this one half of the same coin female friendship!! Toss in a righteous prince and an bloodthirsty hunter who cant die and I am hands down IN THIS TILL THE END!!<br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“I </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">hate</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"> this. Both the storm and the plan. Why does it have to be ‘we’? Why not just</span><i style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> me</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">?"</span></b></div>
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As far as favorites go I have to say Aeudan the Bloodwitch stole my heart. Most likely because he was the most bloody, honest, unforgiving bastard in the whole book. But he was also really multi layered and complex at the same time... and that had me wildly intrigued of course. I really liked his voice in his POV too because I feel like he was exactly what I expected him to be but at the same time completely different and I guess I just like characters who surprise me by not being what I originally thought *smirks*.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>“Oh, the Bloodwitch named Aeduan was no longer bored. No longer bored at all. And now he had work to do.” </b></span></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; text-align: left;"><b>“I can feel their Threads waiting.” </b></span></div>
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Merik is also an intriguing little Windwitch whom I liked easily even though both his and Safi’s stubbornness could drive me crazy at some points (if you’ve read this book than you all <i>know</i> what I’m talking about ;) I also really liked Kullen Meriks thread brother. I knew instantly when they described him as being really tall with white hair and dangerously powerful wind magic that he would be a fav. Toss in the flaws in his powers and the fact that he’s a wind witch with weak lungs and I am already tossing Kullen on my radar!!<br />
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I love complex world building and vivid characters and this book did not disappoint!! My new fantasy series addiction I cannot wait to continue this!! Highly recommend to the YA fantasy lovers out there! If you like Game of Thrones or Sarah J Maas’s Throne of Glass series than these books are for you!<br />
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Her book, Broken Knight is going to be the second one in the series All Saints High following Pretty Reckless (which I also loved!!)<br />
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Broken Knight, the highly anticipated new standalone in the All Saints High series from <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author L.J. Shen is coming August 25th, and we have the red-hot cover!</h1>
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L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 Best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen different countries.</div>
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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.</div>
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bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-86207302228120814112019-08-01T18:44:00.003-07:002019-08-01T18:44:56.952-07:00June/ July Wrap Up || My Mega Summer Reading Wrap up Ft. Books, ARCs, and other blogging struggles!! Hey there readers!! How’s everyones summer going?? Lately I feel as if I have had reading time coming out of my ears which is great because July turned out to be a really great reading month for me!! (and this is especially fabulous because we all know my reading times going to go down the toilet come school in august ugh).<br />
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I’ve wrapped up some great book series (one even landing on my all times fav shelf ;), written some ARC reviews *high fives all around*, and even managed to make some time to do art and work a summer job!<br />
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<b>5 stars</b>: <i>Legendary</i> by Stephanie Garber (<a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/book-review-legendary-by-stephanie.html">REVIEW HERE</a>), <i>Finale</i> by Stephanie Garber (<a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/mini-reviews-forbidden-wish-by-jessica.html">REVIEW</a>)<br />
<b>4 stars</b>: <i>The Wedding Date</i> by Jasmine Guillory,<br />
<b>3 stars</b>: <i>The Forbidden Wish</i> (3.5 stars) by Jessica Khoury (<a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/mini-reviews-forbidden-wish-by-jessica.html">REVIEW</a>)<br />
<b>2 stars</b>: N/A<br />
<b>1 stars</b>: N/A<br />
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<b>5 star</b>: <i>The Art of Breaking Things</i> by Laura Sibson (<a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-art-of-breaking-things-by.html">REVIEW HERE</a>), <i>The Wrath and The Dawn</i> by Renee Ahdien </div>
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<b>4 star</b>: <i>100 Days of Sunlight</i> by Abbie Emmons (<a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-100-days-of-sunlight-by.html">REVIEW HERE</a>), <i>I Dare You</i> (4.5 stars) by Isla Madden-Mills, <i>Truthwitch</i> by Susan Dennard </div>
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<b>3 star</b>: <i>I Bet You</i> by Isla Madden-Mills, <i>Jock Rule</i> by Sara Ney </div>
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<li style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/book-review-caraval-by-stephanie-garber.html">Book Review || Caraval by Stephanie Garber (loads of magical fun oooh I loved this one!)</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/www-wednesday.html">WWW Wednesday </a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/book-review-legendary-by-stephanie.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Review || Legendary by Stephanie Garber (A full deserving 5 star read of pure fabulousness)</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/mini-reviews-forbidden-wish-by-jessica.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Mini Reviews || The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury and Finale by Stephanie Garber</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/2019-mid-year-book-freak-out-tag.html"><span style="font-size: large;">2019 Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!!</span></a></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-art-of-breaking-things-by.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Review || The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/top-10-authors-i-cant-help-but.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Top 10 Authors I Can't Help but Automatically Buy Books From</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-100-days-of-sunlight-by.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Review || 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/www-wednesday.html"><span style="font-size: large;">WWW Wednesday</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/top-ten-villains-i-secretly-loved.html">Top Ten Villains I Secretly Loved</a></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Guys I also got some <i>actual book reviews</i> up?!? Like whaat?!? and some of them were ARC’s... its like I’m a whole new person. No seriously can I just be this productive reader/blogger I somehow always morph into in the summertime?? Because that would be a much more productive way to live. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I’d have to say the two of my favorite posts to write over these two months was both my <a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/book-review-legendary-by-stephanie.html">Legendary review</a> and my <a href="https://bubblybooksblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/top-ten-villains-i-secretly-loved.html">TTT post</a> about my favorite </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">villains!! Writing a 5 star book review is always SUPER FUN because you just get to rant about its amazingness that is said book (plus Legendary had one of my new fav ships of all time so... I had a lot to say there.. hehe). Also writing about bookish morally grey villains is really just becoming a pass time now. I love myself some evil, boundary pushing bastards *smirks*. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://paperfury.com/young-adult-enemies-to-lovers-books/">Cait over @PaperFury talks about all the enemies to lovers books we need in our lives and the list includes up to 24 books... so thank you cait for drawing me in with one of my favorite tropes of all time and than allowing me to now add 24 news books to my toppling TBR.. hehe </a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://chatterbooksbookblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/release-with-review-senior-year-bucket.html">Jessica over @ChatterBooksBlog discusses a new romance release with an amazing review that honestly makes me want to pick up this book that both looks sad, and heartwarming, yet sexy at the same time?? Like you had me at romance ;)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bookprincessreviews.wordpress.com/2019/07/27/mid-year-freak-out-tag-2019/">Mandy @BookPrincessReviews discusses her reading year with the Mid Year Freak Out Tag and I very very much enjoyed reading her answers! (Probably bc I agreed w her on some many book choices lol) </a></li>
<li><a href="https://laughinglistener.com/disney-princess-hair-tag/">Loretta @LaughingListner took part in the Disney Princess Hair Tag! Which I did awhile back and her answers are SO FUN!</a> </li>
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<li> Well its officially August now which is basically the Sunday of summer (ughh) so of course the mental clock of the count down of school is starting (this is also a little said because less reading time... cry's while playing sad music) </li>
<li>My summer job is also coming to a close soon. This will be my last couple weeks working there and the thought is a little bitter sweet but I am happy to have some more free time coming up a couple weeks before the official start of school!</li>
<li>I also finished watching the first season of Roswell on Netflix and LOVED IT!! OMG for those of you who watched the Originals Jackson is in it (although his new characters name is Max) and I really like him in this role! I am addicted now. </li>
<li>I’ve also had a bit of time to do some art and have gotten the chance to dabble in acrylic painting which is fun!</li>
<li>I’ve also started to do a little writing... and have also been debating sharing little snippets?? So let me know if thats something you would be interested in seeing in the comments?! </li>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Alright thats a wrap everybody! How was y’alls reading this month? Read any good books? Had any blogging ups and downs? Fun summer updates/events? LMK in the comments below!</span></div>
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bubblybooks11http://www.blogger.com/profile/07968815153542568761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608062164681505950.post-41806681218520204452019-07-30T10:18:00.000-07:002019-07-30T10:18:27.476-07:00Top Ten Villains I Secretly LovedHi guys!! Back again with another Top Ten Tuesday which can be originally found over @<a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">The Artsy ReaderGirl </a>!<br />
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For this post I decided I needed to gush/rant/ extreme fan girl over all the top bookish villains in my life because I feel like they have been stealing my heart and stabbing it full of emotions in the best way possible?!?<br />
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Like leave it to me to have a soft spot for all these twisted dark soul catchers.<br />
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1) <b>Cardan</b> from The Cruel Prince by Holly Black<br />
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Love him. Love him. LOVE him. How can one be so deliciously evil yet extremely lovable at the same time? One may never know. </div>
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2) <b>Lorcan </b>from the Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas<br />
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Ok Lorcan was a bit of a surprise for me. At first he was made out as strictly the villain and than book five popped out of this series and omg I do not think I have ever swooned harder! Him and Elaine are the ultimate ship in my armada. </div>
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3) <b>Kaz</b> from Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo<br />
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A classic, the reason YA morally grey characters are not only the most fascinating but the most amazing EVER and possibly the greatest characters of all time! I love Kaz with my whole bookish heart friends!!</div>
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4) <b>Legend</b> from the Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber<br />
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Love him!! So hard for me to figure out. Super complex but also flirty and deliciously dark and magical Legend is not a YA villain to miss! </div>
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5) <b>Khalid</b> from the Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh<br />
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A new favorite of mine I don't think my heart has ever swelled so much for a character who you are supposed to hate. The way he treats Shazi just ahhh such a good YA romance. </div>
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6) <b>Aeduan</b> from Truthwitch by Susan Dennard<br />
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OMG y’all I just finished this book and quite literally the reason I am continuing this series is because of Aeduan. He is the evil badass assassin bounty hunter and omg I love love love love him!!! ahhh! </div>
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7) <b>Jacks</b> from the Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber<br />
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Jacks was one of the more crazy unpredictable you never really knew what he was going to do characters?? and while I love this about him that doesn’t mean he didn’t do some very bad and evil things. He did. But somehow I ended up liking him anyways?? </div>
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8) <b>Morpheus</b> from Splintered by A.G. Howard<br />
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I very much liked Morepheus. He is twisted and very much an Alice and Wonderland mental puzzle but I loved him! This was a bit of a love triangle but I’d be lying to myself if I didn’t say ultimately Morpheus was my favorite :)</div>
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9) <b>Ignifex</b> from Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge<br />
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This was a lovely beauty and the beast spin off if I remember correctly so of course I fell heads over heels in love with the beast, Ignifex. Great read!! Highly recommend! </div>
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10) <b>Levi</b> from Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody<br />
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This is one of those series that had a few bumps but also endless potential. Levi as a young gagster in the city and because of that obviously had my heart from the start. The fact that he’s also bi and favors guys and girls makes him all the more interesting! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So what what about you guys? Any bookish “villains” steal your heart? Too dark and dreamy to resist? LMK in the comments below!</span></div>
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