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AusYABloggers 77 Saturday Blog Meme #1

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Book Review: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

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Stay tuned a little later this month for a blog tour celebrating Slay by Brittney Morris 🎉 hosted in partnership with #AusYABloggers and @dateabook / @hachetteaus - I can't wait to read and discuss this title! I won't say too much about the title now though as my posting date for the tour is 30th October but stay tuned 😉 #slay #brittneymorris #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookandflowers #booknerdigans #yabooks #ireadya #yalit #igbooks #readersofinstagram #aussiereaders #youngadultfiction #dateabook #hachetteaus #bookreviewer #ausyabloggers #blogtour #ipreview via @preview.app
Do you love retellings? I sure do! They're definitely one of my very most favourite types of stories to read - yet, much to my surprise..I haven't actually read A Curse So Dark and Lonely (yet) 😉 but can you imagine my utter joy when I opened a parcel from @bloomsburypublishing / @bloomsburyya for sending me this utterly majestic ARC of its sequel, A Heart So Fierce and Broken 😍😍😍 this is easily the most prettiest book I own! I'm just so excited to read the pretty 😍😍 (and book 1). This lovely book publishes on the 21st January, 2020! 💚 #yafantasy #brigidkemmerer #aheartsofierceandbroken #yabooks #ireadya #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #biblio #bookobsessed #bookblogger #bookreviewer #yalit #yabookstagram #bloomsburyya #blooksburypublishing #goodreads #aussiereaders #readersofinstagram #lovetoread #ilovereading #bookblog #booksoutside #prettybooks #arc #ipreview via @preview.app
If The Throne of Glass Miniature Collections aren't just the cutest books in print, then I don't know what's what 😻😻 I love this teeny edition of "The Assassin's Blade!" 😻 thank you so much @bloomsburypublishing/@bloomsburyya for sending this and Throne of Glass in Mini my way 🎉 I can't wait to reread the series in all it's tiny glory 😻😻 The Assassin's Blade will be publishing in Miniature Edition - with Sam Cortland's *cue sobbing* 😖😖 name being highlighted in Avery River Teal Ink! Out November 5th in Australia! ☺️ #bloomsburypublishing #throneofglass #sarahjmaas #theassassinsblade #yafantasy #bookstagram #bookblog #yalit #ireadya #yalovin #bibliophile #bookish #readerlife #booksoutside #bookandflowers #booklovers #bookphotography #goodreads #aussiereaders #aussiebookgroup #bookishfeatures
Happy paperback publication to The Grace Year by Kim Liggett! 🎉 this was such a fast paced, chilling, addictive and engaging read and I could not once put it down! My full review is now live here on my blog: (you can also find it in my bio, too): https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/10/15/book-review-the-grace-year-by-kim-liggett/ (Thank you @penguinbooksaus / @penguinteenaus for sending me the beautiful finished copy to read and review). 😻 I recieved a finished copy of The Grace Year from Penguin Books Australia in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts are my own. This was such a riveting and immersive story, unlike anything I've read before! I could hardly put it down! I felt like I could instantly picture everything I was reading, which added so much to the atmosperic reading experience, giving me literal chills! The Grace Year follows Tierney, a sixteen year old girl who always thought that she'd never be a bride, content to work in the fields, feeling that it's an honest to goodness life, earning her share and working hard. She feels the life of a wife is something which never appealed to her, which is relaable, honestly. The last thing she expects is to be given a veil, deemed someone's bride, someone's property. The Grace Year, just from the start to the end, was just so engaging and sometimes horrifying throughout, but completely addictive! I needed to know what would come next, if the supposed magic throughout this book was real, or if some characters, well, namely one, were having massive delusions of entitlement grandeur? I needed answers....😉⚘ #bookstagram #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookblog #booknerdigans #prettybooks #coverlove #thegraceyear #kimliggett #ireadya #yalit #yabooks #booksoutside #bookandflowers #yalovin #readabook #bookish #booklover #aussiereaders #igbooks #bookporn #bookstagrammer #ipreview via @preview.app
A huge thank you to @venturapress_ for sending me this beautiful finished copy of Paris Savages by Katherine Johnson 💜 I've been so looking forward to this one, I've heard the most heartfelt things about it and I'm definitely looking forward to reading it ASAP 😍 Sypnosis: Fraser Island, 1882. The population of the Badtjala people is in sharp decline following a run of brutal massacres. When German scientist Louis Müller offers to sail three Badtjala people – Bonny, Jurano and Dorondera – to Europe to perform to huge crowds, the proud and headstrong Bonny agrees, hoping to bring his people’s plight to the Queen of England. Accompanied by Müllers bright, grieving daughter, Hilda, the group begins their journey to belle-époque Europe to perform in Hamburg, Berlin, Paris and eventually London. While crowds in Europe are enthusiastic to see the unique dances, singing, fights and pole climbing from the oldest culture in the world, the attention is relentless, and the fascination of scientists intrusive. When disaster strikes, Bonny must find a way to return home. A story of love, bravery, culture, and the fight against injustice, Paris Savages brings a little-known part of history to blazing life, from award-winning novelist Katherine Johnson. #bookstagram #parissavages #venturapress #booklover #readabook #booksoutside #bookphotography #bookaddiction #katherinejohnson #bookblogger #lavender #bibliophile #booklover #fiction #igbooks #readerlife #readersofinstagram #aussiereaders #ipreview via @preview.app
Happy Saturday 🎉🎉 it's the weekend- what is everyone up to? Yesterday I started The Grace Year by Kim Liggett which publishes in Paperback in Australia on the 15th October! I practically binged the first 100 pages in one sitting - I'm finding it so engaging and honestly so thrilling! It's sort of Fantasy x Sci-Fi x Thriller and honestly I don't even know what's going to come next but I'm excited to find out! A huge thank you to @penguinbooksaus / @penguinteenaus for sending me a copy to review ☺️ Sypnosis: The resistance starts here... No one speaks of the grace year. It's forbidden. We're told we have the power to lure grown men from their beds, make boys lose their minds, and drive the wives mad with jealousy. That's why we're banished for our sixteenth year, to release our magic into the wild before we're allowed to return to civilization. But I don't feel powerful. I don't feel magical. Tierney James lives in an isolated village where girls are banished at sixteen to the northern forest to brave the wilderness - and each other - for a year. They must rid themselves of their dangerous magic before returning purified and ready to marry - if they're lucky. It is forbidden to speak of the grace year, but even so every girl knows that the coming year will change them - if they survive it... The Grace Year is The Handmaid's Tale meets Lord of the Flies - a page-turning feminist dystopia about a young woman trapped in an oppressive society, fighting to take control of her own life. #bookstagram #bookandflowers #thegraceyear #kimliggett #bookreviewer #bookblogger #yabooks #bookobsessed #currentlyreading #amreading #yalit #ireadya #mybookstagram #readabook #aussiereaders #booksinature #bibliophile #bookdragon #bookworm #bookwyrms #biblio #ipreview via @preview.app

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Stay tuned a little later this month for a blog tour celebrating Slay by Brittney Morris 🎉 hosted in partnership with #AusYABloggers and @dateabook / @hachetteaus - I can't wait to read and discuss this title! I won't say too much about the title now though as my posting date for the tour is 30th October but stay tuned 😉 #slay #brittneymorris #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookandflowers #booknerdigans #yabooks #ireadya #yalit #igbooks #readersofinstagram #aussiereaders #youngadultfiction #dateabook #hachetteaus #bookreviewer #ausyabloggers #blogtour #ipreview via @preview.app
Do you love retellings? I sure do! They're definitely one of my very most favourite types of stories to read - yet, much to my surprise..I haven't actually read A Curse So Dark and Lonely (yet) 😉 but can you imagine my utter joy when I opened a parcel from @bloomsburypublishing / @bloomsburyya for sending me this utterly majestic ARC of its sequel, A Heart So Fierce and Broken 😍😍😍 this is easily the most prettiest book I own! I'm just so excited to read the pretty 😍😍 (and book 1). This lovely book publishes on the 21st January, 2020! 💚 #yafantasy #brigidkemmerer #aheartsofierceandbroken #yabooks #ireadya #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #biblio #bookobsessed #bookblogger #bookreviewer #yalit #yabookstagram #bloomsburyya #blooksburypublishing #goodreads #aussiereaders #readersofinstagram #lovetoread #ilovereading #bookblog #booksoutside #prettybooks #arc #ipreview via @preview.app
If The Throne of Glass Miniature Collections aren't just the cutest books in print, then I don't know what's what 😻😻 I love this teeny edition of "The Assassin's Blade!" 😻 thank you so much @bloomsburypublishing/@bloomsburyya for sending this and Throne of Glass in Mini my way 🎉 I can't wait to reread the series in all it's tiny glory 😻😻 The Assassin's Blade will be publishing in Miniature Edition - with Sam Cortland's *cue sobbing* 😖😖 name being highlighted in Avery River Teal Ink! Out November 5th in Australia! ☺️ #bloomsburypublishing #throneofglass #sarahjmaas #theassassinsblade #yafantasy #bookstagram #bookblog #yalit #ireadya #yalovin #bibliophile #bookish #readerlife #booksoutside #bookandflowers #booklovers #bookphotography #goodreads #aussiereaders #aussiebookgroup #bookishfeatures
Happy paperback publication to The Grace Year by Kim Liggett! 🎉 this was such a fast paced, chilling, addictive and engaging read and I could not once put it down! My full review is now live here on my blog: (you can also find it in my bio, too): https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/10/15/book-review-the-grace-year-by-kim-liggett/ (Thank you @penguinbooksaus / @penguinteenaus for sending me the beautiful finished copy to read and review). 😻 I recieved a finished copy of The Grace Year from Penguin Books Australia in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts are my own. This was such a riveting and immersive story, unlike anything I've read before! I could hardly put it down! I felt like I could instantly picture everything I was reading, which added so much to the atmosperic reading experience, giving me literal chills! The Grace Year follows Tierney, a sixteen year old girl who always thought that she'd never be a bride, content to work in the fields, feeling that it's an honest to goodness life, earning her share and working hard. She feels the life of a wife is something which never appealed to her, which is relaable, honestly. The last thing she expects is to be given a veil, deemed someone's bride, someone's property. The Grace Year, just from the start to the end, was just so engaging and sometimes horrifying throughout, but completely addictive! I needed to know what would come next, if the supposed magic throughout this book was real, or if some characters, well, namely one, were having massive delusions of entitlement grandeur? I needed answers....😉⚘ #bookstagram #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookblog #booknerdigans #prettybooks #coverlove #thegraceyear #kimliggett #ireadya #yalit #yabooks #booksoutside #bookandflowers #yalovin #readabook #bookish #booklover #aussiereaders #igbooks #bookporn #bookstagrammer #ipreview via @preview.app
A huge thank you to @venturapress_ for sending me this beautiful finished copy of Paris Savages by Katherine Johnson 💜 I've been so looking forward to this one, I've heard the most heartfelt things about it and I'm definitely looking forward to reading it ASAP 😍 Sypnosis: Fraser Island, 1882. The population of the Badtjala people is in sharp decline following a run of brutal massacres. When German scientist Louis Müller offers to sail three Badtjala people – Bonny, Jurano and Dorondera – to Europe to perform to huge crowds, the proud and headstrong Bonny agrees, hoping to bring his people’s plight to the Queen of England. Accompanied by Müllers bright, grieving daughter, Hilda, the group begins their journey to belle-époque Europe to perform in Hamburg, Berlin, Paris and eventually London. While crowds in Europe are enthusiastic to see the unique dances, singing, fights and pole climbing from the oldest culture in the world, the attention is relentless, and the fascination of scientists intrusive. When disaster strikes, Bonny must find a way to return home. A story of love, bravery, culture, and the fight against injustice, Paris Savages brings a little-known part of history to blazing life, from award-winning novelist Katherine Johnson. #bookstagram #parissavages #venturapress #booklover #readabook #booksoutside #bookphotography #bookaddiction #katherinejohnson #bookblogger #lavender #bibliophile #booklover #fiction #igbooks #readerlife #readersofinstagram #aussiereaders #ipreview via @preview.app
Happy Saturday 🎉🎉 it's the weekend- what is everyone up to? Yesterday I started The Grace Year by Kim Liggett which publishes in Paperback in Australia on the 15th October! I practically binged the first 100 pages in one sitting - I'm finding it so engaging and honestly so thrilling! It's sort of Fantasy x Sci-Fi x Thriller and honestly I don't even know what's going to come next but I'm excited to find out! A huge thank you to @penguinbooksaus / @penguinteenaus for sending me a copy to review ☺️ Sypnosis: The resistance starts here... No one speaks of the grace year. It's forbidden. We're told we have the power to lure grown men from their beds, make boys lose their minds, and drive the wives mad with jealousy. That's why we're banished for our sixteenth year, to release our magic into the wild before we're allowed to return to civilization. But I don't feel powerful. I don't feel magical. Tierney James lives in an isolated village where girls are banished at sixteen to the northern forest to brave the wilderness - and each other - for a year. They must rid themselves of their dangerous magic before returning purified and ready to marry - if they're lucky. It is forbidden to speak of the grace year, but even so every girl knows that the coming year will change them - if they survive it... The Grace Year is The Handmaid's Tale meets Lord of the Flies - a page-turning feminist dystopia about a young woman trapped in an oppressive society, fighting to take control of her own life. #bookstagram #bookandflowers #thegraceyear #kimliggett #bookreviewer #bookblogger #yabooks #bookobsessed #currentlyreading #amreading #yalit #ireadya #mybookstagram #readabook #aussiereaders #booksinature #bibliophile #bookdragon #bookworm #bookwyrms #biblio #ipreview via @preview.app
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO NINTH HOUSE BY LEIGH BARDUGO!! 🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉 a huge thank you to @hachetteaus for sending me a gorgeous finished copy of one of my most anticipated releases to read and review!! My review is now live over on my blog: https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/10/08/book-review-ninth-house-by-leigh-bardugo/ This book was so freaking atmospheric, packed filled to the brim of dark magic😱😻 I loved the atmosphere throughout and the initial intrigue and mystery surrounding Alex's character! I instantly found myself wanting and needing to know what happened during that shocking crime, and I loved the time jumps which explored Alex's growing bond between her mentor, Darlington. In turn as well, I loved his focal chapters and how everything started to blend together, as there were some mentions of Darlington in the present and then reading about his past and then the lead up to everything was just so fast paced and fabulous! 😱👏 there were just so many parts throughout this wicked book that had my jaw dropping to the floor and had me exclaiming all of the colourful remarks, just in the best way! I can't! 😱 Ninth House has hands down been one of my favourite reads of the year and I'm already so hyped for the next book! I neeeed answers! 😱😹🎉 #ninthhouse #leighbardugo #hachetteaus #bookreview #bookstagram #bookblogger #fantasybooks #bookandflowers #lillies #lavender #igbooks #bookporn #bookphotography #bookcommunity #readabook #bibliophile #bookaddiction #booksbooksbooks #readabook #bookdragon #booknerdigans #aussiereaders
Good morning lovely readers! How is everyone's weekend going? ☺️ I'm just at 100 pages off the end of Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo and wowwowoowowow I am reeling!!😱 It releases on the 9th of October in Australia 🎉 I'm definitely going to finish it tonight and my review will be live on publication date 🎉 A big thank you to @hachetteaus for sending me a copy of one of my most anticipated reads this year to read and review😍 #bookstagram #bookandflowers #igbooks #bibliophile #bookish #leighbardugo #ninthhouse #adultfiction #adultfantasy #igreads #bookcommunity #bookreviewer #hachetteaus #lovetoread #booknerdigans #bookgeek #booklover #booksoutside
My review for this month's @ausyabloggers buddy chat title (Risk, by Fleur Ferris) is now live over on my blog! I devoured this book in less than 24hrs, it was just so heart wrenching and powerful! You can find my review here: https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/10/03/book-review-risk-by-fleur-ferris-spoilers/ I think the fact that Risk deals with matters that are unfortunately way too prevalent in life just made it all the more haunting and effective. It follows two best friends, one of which goes out one Friday to meet someone that she's chatted to online...well, you might be able to imagine what happens next. Of course, not all internet meet ups result in tragedy, I myself have met many a bookstagram friend irl and it's been lovely! ☺️ The writing in conveying what happens next after the tragedy was just so powerful too, and I just wish more could be done to help these young girls realise that they're not validated by some phantom creeper's attention. Definitely read this book! #bookstagram #yalit #risk #fleurferris #booksoutside #ireadya #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblogger #booknerdigans #aussiereaders #igbooks #readersofinstagram #readabook #loveozya #booknerd #bookphoto
A huge thank you to Ventura Press for sending me this beautiful finished copy of The Changing Room by Christine Sykes! It sounds so heartwarming and I'm looking forward to reading it this month! It publishes in Australia on the 1st of November ☺️🎉 Sypnosis: Anna is in her sixties with her dream job and the man to match. Claire is a fourty-six-year-old philanthropist with a picture-perfect family. And then there is Molly, who has seen more strife in her twenty years than anyone should, but has more love to give than most. When their lives are turned upside down, these women must discover how to start over amid a world of pain. Guided by Suitability, a clothing an styling service for disadvantaged women, Anna, Claire and Molly find the courage to rebuild their lives – with a few outfit changes along the way. Inspired by the experiences of the women behind the charity Dress for Success, The Changing Room proves that sometimes losing everything leads you towards freedom, and that hope can be found even in the unlikeliest of places. #bookstagram #venturapress #bookandflowers #christinesykes #thechangingroom #fictionbooks #igbooks #aussiereaders #bibliophile #bookish #bookreviewer #booksinnature #booknerdigans #bookblog
Happy Publication Day to 'Imaginary Friend' by Stephen Chbosky! A huge thank you to @hachetteaus for sending me this gorgeous beast of a book to read and review! It's definitely on my TBR for this month and I couldn't BE more excited to dive in to it 😱😻 Sypnosis from Hachette: IMAGINE... Leaving your house in the middle of the night.  Knowing your mother is doing her best,  but she's just as scared as you. IMAGINE... Starting a new school, making friends. Seeing how happy it makes your mother. Hearing a voice, calling out to you. IMAGINE... Following the signs, into the woods. Going missing for six days. Remembering nothing about what happened. IMAGINE... Something that will change everything... And having to save everyone you love. #bookstagram #hachetteaus #stephenchbosky #imaginaryfriend #bookandflowers #bookblogger #bookreviewer #tbr #igbooks #bookblog #booksinnature #instareads #bibliophile #bookdragon #booklover #readerlife #lovetoread #horrorfiction
Do you enjoy Middle Grade Fiction? It's definitely a genre I enjoy! I received a copy of this forthcoming Middle Grade Fantasy novel (publishing tomorrow in Australia), from @bloomsburypublishing ☺️ my review is now live on my blog here: https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/09/29/book-review-the-afterwards-by-a-f-harrold-illustrated-by-emily-gravett/ This is such a moving and more often than not, a heartbreaking read! At its core, The Afterwards is a story about friendship and the extent one would go to save one’s best friend, as Ember does when she learns Ness tragically passes away during a terrible accident. It’s also a story of acceptance too, and coming to terms with something tragic. In that sense, I definitely think that this book is quite an important one, I haven’t personally come across a lot of Middle Grade Fiction that deals with addressing the death of a friend, but I was definitely moved quite considerably by The Afterwards. Yes, Ember does absolutely act irrational and dangerously when she believes she can bring back Ness from the dead, but did I blame her? Absolutely not – all throughout this book, I felt like I was in her shoes, if my best friend died horribly and if I felt there was a way to bring them back, would I try? Of course, who wouldn’t? All Ember has in life is her best friend, Ness, and her Dad, Harry. She and Ness do everything together, they walk to school and play and even share their lunches and equally divide a single chocolate biscuit. It was so precious and endearing reading about their young friendship and their cute interactions and sharing! Then, one day at school, Ember doesn’t see Ness, she doesn’t know what’s happened to her best friend, only she senses a not so great feeling within her being. Then one of her Teachers announces that one of their classmates has passed away after hitting their head whilst playing on the swings, not initially saying who, but of course we know, as Ember knows too, it’s her Ness who has passed away..... #ipreview via @preview.app
My review for the fabulously epic "Five Dark Fates" by @kendareblake - the final installment in one of my very most favourite series, "Three Dark Crowns," is now live on my blog. A huge, huge thank you to @macmillanaus for sending me a copy of this masterpiece to read and review. You can find my review in my Linktree in my bio, and also here: https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/09/28/book-review-five-dark-fates-by-kendare-blake/ Also, posting a snippet below, but of course 😉 "Three dark queens Are born in a glen, Sweet little triplets Will never be friends Three dark sisters All fair to be seen, Two to devour And one to be Queen." - Three Dark Crowns (#1) by Kendare Blake. It seems fitting to start off my review with the poem that sets the premise for the first installment in this series. Katharine, Mirabella and Arsinoe. Three triplets, pitched against one another for the crown. Only one can rule, only one may survive. This series has honestly been one of my all time favourites and of course I'm sad to see it come to an end, but this was such an epic, emotional and completely satisfying finale! Right from the first page, I just knew that Five Dark Fates was building up to an epic and memorable finale, every moment had me reeling and constantly wondering what on earth might happen next! #macmillianaus #panmacmillanaustralia #kendareblake #fivedarkfates #threedarkcrowns #bookstagram #bookish #bookandflowers #bibliophile #bookworm #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookblog #bookblogger #yafantasy #youngadultbooks #ireadya #yafiction #coverlove #epicbooks #booksoutside #igbooks #aussiereaders #blogger #bookblogging #ipreview via @preview.app
Good morning lovely book dragons 🐉🐲 What's a book you just can't wait to read? Well, the natural answer of course is: all of them 😹 but! Draekora by @lynettenoni is high, high up on my immediate TBR 🎉😻 I absolutely cannot get enough of the world of The Medoran Chronicles, even though I've only read the first 2 books - my mind often wonders back to the events of Akarnae and Raelia, which hands down have been two of my most favourite reads this year💕 Equally excited to dive into Whisper and the forthcoming Weapon too 🎉😻 Bookmarks by @bibliophileletters and @bookbookowl respectively 😻😻 aren't they stunning? 💕 #themedoranchronicles #draekora #lynettenoni #bookstagram #booklover #yalit #tbr #ireadya #panterapress #booksoutside #booksinnature #bookblog #bookblogger #yabooks #aussiereaders #readerlife #fangirling #embracethewonder #yabookstagram #bookphotography #readingissexy #lovetoread #booksbooksbooks #yafantasy #bookgeek #booknerdigans #igbooks #readersofinstagram
@penguinbooksau blog tour post stop - author interview with Sara Donati and review of her new book, "Where The Light Enters" can now be found on my blog here: https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/09/26/penguin-random-house-australia-blog-tour-post-book-review-and-author-interview-where-the-light-enters-by-sara-donati/ A huge thank you to Penguin Random House Australia for inviting me to be a part of this blog tour and interviewing author Sara Donati to celebrate the release of her newest novel, Where The Light Enters, all thoughts are my own. This is a follow up novel to the author’s The Gilded Hour but I feel like it certainly sits comfortably on its own. I certainly think that the story of cousins Dr Sophie Savard and her dearest cousin, Anna Savard, is more of a character journey rather than plot, although there is a lingering mystery underlying throughout this book, too. As a genre, I really enjoy Historical Fiction, the ability to transport the reader to another time and place, immersing them in a completely different setting! Sara Donati’s hugely vast setting of Nineteenth Century New York, where her Dr Sophie Savard returns after suffering a personal loss. I did feel so sad for Sophie having to grieve her husband, I feel like her characters, namely Sophie and Anna, were really strongly fleshed out and I absolutely adored their dedication and determination to help the impoverished women that society would generally frown upon. Furthermore, both ladies utterly adored one another and relied on one another through thick and thin, Anna providing comfort to Sophie as they mourned together and attempt to figure out what, or whom, is causing these young women to fall victim to foul play. However, due to the excessive, detailed description at times, I found myself getting lost amongst the description, it taking away from the main plot and mystery of the story. I did admire the utter depth that Donati put into her research when it came to this book, so naturally I had to ask her about her process and such! Check out the full post for my Q&A with Sara, as I ask her about her research and craft ☺️ #ipreview via @preview.app
A huge thank you to the team at @dymocksadelaide and Amelia and Mhairi at @theyacircle for organising such a lovely evening - celebrating the launch of Jo Spurrier's new book, "Daughter of Lies and Ruin" 🎉🔮 Although I haven't read it's predecessor, "A Curse of Ash and Embers," I can't wait to read both of these beauties😻 it was also equally lovely seeing and catching up with @geekybookgirl2, @typedtruths, @bookswithbre, @brittanylovesrunning_ and @renees_books ☺️ (@wild_heart_reads it was lovely to see you, too ☺️). #dymocksadelaide #daughterofliesandruin #acurseofashandambers #jospurrier #yalit #ireadya #adelaideauthors #booklover #readerlife #igbooks #readersofinstagram #nofilter #selfie #theyacircle #bibliophile #yabooks #yafantasy #booklaunch #bookdragon #lovetoread #bookish #aussiereaders
A huge thank you to @walkerbooksaus for sending me an early copy of the exciting YA Horror/Thriller "Rules For Vanishing" by Kate Alice Marshall 🔮 my review is now live on my blog here: https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/09/25/book-review-rules-for-vanishing-by-kate-alice-marshall/ If you want a perfect, spooky read for Halloween or just in general then look no further! Rules For Vanishing will keep your mind wondering what on earth is coming next 🙀 Sara has felt like she’s lost a part of herself when her sister, Becca, disappears. Becca, who Sara idolised. Sara knows that her sister was fascinated with the lore story of Lucy Gallows, a young girl killed in a forest who’s ghost is rumored to be seen still, and supposedly communicates with those who seek her! The perfect backstory for a perfectly haunting, chilling, atmospheric read! What a page turner Rules For Vanishing is! The mixed media narrative is absolutely brilliant, adding so much mystery to the story! Just when I thought I knew one thing, just when I thought I had the notions of what might come next, BAM something else was added or revealed and just made me wonder possibly what would be revealed next, what could have happened between Sara’s narrative and the interview transcripts which take place after everyone’s daring ventures into the woods...... #bookreviewer #bookreview #bookish #walkerbooksaustralia #rulesforvanishing #katealicemarshall #yalit #ireadya #yabooks #bookandflowers #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #bookblog #aussiereaders #booknerdigans #spookybooks #booksinnature #bookobsessed #readersofinstagram #igbooks #instareads #biblio #ipreview via @preview.app
Happy Book Birthday to "Wayward Son" by Rainbow Rowell 🎉🎊 a huge huge thank you to @macmillanaus for sending me an early copy to read and review! My review is now on my blog, link in bio and also here: https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/09/23/book-review-wayward-son-by-rainbow-rowell/ I remember immediately longing for a sequel, this was prior to Wayward Son being announced! That this has been one of my most anticipated reads of the year is definitely accurate! In terms of our main characters, Baz, the vampire and of course our hero Simon Snow, and his best friend Penelope, they remained as engaging as ever as narrators! I just felt so sad for Simon and Baz, after the climatic events in Carry On, Simon is definitely feeling useless and melancholy, as if he had lost his purpose. What an adventure it was, too! The usually confident-headed Bunce had some troubles throughout this book, I felt so sad for her at first, though I've always admired her steely loyalty to Simon (Agatha too) and her determination to see a mission out until the end. When Penelope detects that something is amiss with Agatha, as well as not liking seeing her best friend (Simon), in such a sad state, she initiates a road trip across America, in order to rescue Agatha from the trouble she may have got herself into, as well as rejuvenating Simon. I loved everyone's points of view being carried across during their adventure, I could feel everyone's determination and angst! Who could our friends trust? I truly didn't know! There was especially one character who enters our friends lives, I was so weary of him! I felt like he was earnest but I really wasn't sure, and it kept me so curious throughout! I think that's just one of the many engaging aspects of Rainbow Rowell's wonderful writing! Also, how whimsical are their spells? I just love the odd incantations! Wayward Son is the perfect follow on to Carry On, with a whole lot of magic and excitement throughout! #ipreview via @preview.app
Good morning lovely readers! What's everyone reading this weekend? I just finished drafting a review for a highly anticipated title so I can't wait to share that with you all on Tuesday ☺️ I'm now reading Rules For Vanishing which I recieved from @walkerbooksaus for review and I'm only 37 pages in and I'm obsessed! I need answers 😬😬😬 Sypnosis: Cross The Blair Witch Projectwith Stranger Things and you’ve got Rules for Vanishing: a skin-crawling story that grows more unsettling with every step… Once a year, a road appears in the forest. And at the end of it, the ghost of Lucy Gallows beckons. Lucy’s game isn’t for the faint of heart. If you win, you escape with your life. But if you lose… Sara’s sister disappeared one year ago – and only Sara knows where she is. Becca went to find the ghost of Lucy Gallows and is trapped on her road. In the sleepy town of Briar Glen, Lucy’s road is nothing more than local lore. But Sara knows it’s real, and she’s going to find it. When Sara and her skeptical friends meet in the forest to search for Becca, the mysterious road unfurls before them. All they have to do is walk down it. But the path to Lucy is not of this world, and it has its own rules. Every mistake summons new horrors. Vengeful spirits and broken, angry creatures are waiting for them to slip, and no one is guaranteed safe passage. The only certainty is this: the road has a toll and it will be paid. Sara knows that if she steps onto the road, she might not come back. But Becca needs her. And Lucy is waiting. #bookstagram #catstagram #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookblog #rulesforvanishing #katealicemarshall #bookish #booklover #booknerdigans #yalit #ireadya #yabooks #bookwyrms #bookdragon #blackcatsarethebest #blackcatsaregoodluck #bookandcat #blackcatsareawesome #yathriller #horror #epicbooks #coverlove #bookgram #walkerbooksaus #igbooks #rulesforvanishing
Book Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Oasis by Katya De Becerra ❤ I recieved an eARC from the author and publisher via @netgalley in exchange for an honest review which you can find live on my blog here: https://brooklynthebookworm.wordpress.com/2019/09/19/earc-review-oasis-by-katya-de-becerra/ (also below) I recieved an eARC of Oasis from the author and publisher, Macmillan US, all thoughts are my own. Well, well, well! Katya De Becerra has indeed knocked my socks off once again! She’s an utterly fabulous and engaging author, I love her debut, What the Woods Keep and I’m so excited for the world to read this! It’s such a twisted, addictive story that definitely had me wondering what is real and what isn’t! What starts as a planned getaway for Alif and her best friends at an archeological dig site turns into a fight for survival unlike no other! The word building in this story was absolutely addictive, I couldn’t put it down and could not wait to see what would unfold next! It was quite incredible, the way Katya De Becerra depicts not only the day to day archeology activities, but when everyone stumbles upon the Oasis itself – from then on I could not fathom what would come next! Alif and her friends are such a likeable bunch, and it was really clever and angsty seeing everyone develop from a carefree and curious group who all relied on one another and who all had such close friendships, unravel ever so wildly at the sight of this supposed Oasis. What was happening? What is real? Who knew! I truly think it’s best to go into this novel with as little context as possible! This is one of the most unique, wild and addictive stories I’ve read in some time and will definitely stick with me for some time yet! You don’t want to miss Oasis! #bookreviewer #bookblogger #katyadebecerra #oasis #yalit #ireadya #yabooks #yalovin #kindlepaperwhite #eARC #bookblog #bookreviews #bookandflowers #bibliophile #bookish #bookworms #bookdragon #aussiereaders #yathriller #readabook #readingissexy #lovetoread #ipreview via @preview.app
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