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Archives for June 2019

Ashley’s June Wrap Up

06.30.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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June is always a crazy month in the life of a teacher.  You’re exhausted and ready for summer, and so are the kids.  Then it becomes time for report cards and you go a little crazy trying to get all the marks in so you can finalize the grades, and then you have to write comments.  To top all of that off, I also came down with a cold in June, so it probably wasn’t my best reading month ever.  That being said, I still read a fair few things and I really enjoyed a lot of them!  Without further ado, please check out my wrap up below the cut! 🙂

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Ashley’s June Haul

06.29.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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I felt like I kept my book buying to a minimum in June.  I hauled six books, which is maybe not super reasonable in terms of shelf space but in comparison to some past months where I went a little crazy with my purchases, I felt pretty good about this one.  One was a preorder, one was from an order last month, one was from Owl Crate, and then three were from my trip to the bookstore with my boyfriend this month.  I’ve also already read two of these! 🙂 Without further ado, let’s jump into the list of books I hauled in June.

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Film Friday | The Haunting of Hill House – TV Show vs Book

06.28.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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One of my all time favourite shows from this past year is The Haunting of Hill House, the Netflix original series based on the novel by the same name by Shirley Jackson.

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Tag Tuesday | Days of the Weeks in Books

06.25.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

Reading is one of those equal opportunity hobbies.  You don’t need to schedule it; you can just fit it in whenever you want, and whenever you have time.  Personally, I like to read in every free second I can find.

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Misc Monday | Borderlands 3

06.24.2019 by Kari // Leave a Comment

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Hello and welcome to the first Miscellaneous Monday hosted by me, Kari!

How many of you readers are also gamers? *raises hand*

One game I’m super duper excited for that’s going to be released later this year is Borderlands 3! This game is rated M, so in case you’d like to skip this post, everything else (including the trailer) is after the cut. There’s also some story spoilers as well.

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Book Review | What Happened That Night by Deanna Cameron

06.23.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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**Disclaimer: I received a free copy of What Happened That Night by Deanna Cameron from NetGalley for review purposes.  Thank you to NetGalley, Wattpad Books and Smith Publicity for this opportunity.

What Happened That Night by Deanna Cameron is a YA Mystery/Thriller.  It is going to be published on September 17th, 2019.  I gave this book 4 stars.

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Tag Tuesday | Beverage Book Tag

06.18.2019 by Ashley // 2 Comments

Today, I have the Beverage Book Tag for you!  It’s very important to stay hydrated, so grab yourself a glass of water and settle in for today’s post!

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Tag Tuesday | The Avengers Book Tag

06.11.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I have a whole bunch of book tags that I meant to do on Bookstagram, but I never really got around to them, which is too bad.  I thought that it might be fun to share them here, and Kari agreed, because it’s always nice to have different kinds of things to post.  So we’re going to start a Tag Tuesday series here on the blog!

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Misc Monday | It’s Been a Year

06.10.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

June 7th marked the one year anniversary of my first post on this blog.  I can’t believe it’s already been a year, who knows where the time went? (Not me, that’s for sure).

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Review | Waiting For Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey

06.10.2019 by Kari // 1 Comment

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***Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey from NetGalley through Berkley for review purposes. The final copy was gifted to me from the publisher. Thank you so much for opportunity.

For an awesome excerpt of the book, be sure to check the end of the post!

Let’s take a moment to be real: who doesn’t love Tom Hanks? Even if you’re not one for romcoms like You’ve Got Mail, how about movies like Saving Private Ryan, Turner & Hooch, Castaway, or my personal favorite, Toy Story?

Even though his name is mentioned probably 100 times, Tom Hanks is not actually in this book. Basically, Tom Hanks is the metaphor for the perfect partner in a romantic comedy.

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Ashley’s Goodreads

The Complete Works
The Complete Works
by William Shakespeare
The First Part of the Contention Between the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster, &c., 1594
The First Part of the Contention Between the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster, &c., 1594
by William Shakespeare
All the Stars and Teeth
All the Stars and Teeth
by Adalyn Grace
I Am Still Alive
I Am Still Alive
by Kate Alice Marshall
Blood of Elves
Blood of Elves
by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Kari’s Goodreads

The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
Contagion
Contagion
by Erin Bowman
Crown of Midnight
Crown of Midnight
by Sarah J. Maas
Queen of Shadows
Queen of Shadows
by Sarah J. Maas
Ruthless Gods
Ruthless Gods
by Emily A. Duncan

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Ashley’s Bookstagram

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Where’s your favourite place to read? . . One of Where’s your favourite place to read?
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One of my favourite places to read is in the tub.  I know it’s a little bit weird but there’s something really relaxing about shutting out the rest of the world and escaping into a book.  It’s a small piece of perfection.
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The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd was a book that I read for my staff book club.  It was a fascinating read with wondrous elements of magical realism that felt marvellously woven into the narrative.  I felt like I learned a lot about maps as well.  The characters were interesting.
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#booksbooksbooks #bookworm #book #readersofinstagram #reading #thecartographers
Q: Long books or short books? . . A: I feel like l Q: Long books or short books?
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A: I feel like lately I’ve been really preoccupied with the number of books that I read per year as opposed to reading the long books that pile up on my shelves.  I get scared by how big the book is and how it’s a much bigger time commitment.  However, I often find that when I finally commit myself to the big book I end up loving it. 
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#reading #readersofinstagram #booksofinstagram #booknerd #booklover
Q: What’s in the recipe for your perfect book? . Q: What’s in the recipe for your perfect book?
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A: I find it’s hard to fully answer this question even though I am the one who is asking the question.  However, I find that sometimes the perfect book for me will hit me in my nostalgia for books that I read as a kid or in my interests from when I was little. 
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I found out about this book, Daughters of a Dead Empire, through #booktok and it was an instant buy for me when I figured out the plot.  I loved the premise of what if Anastasia Romanov survived the execution of her family and how that might have played out.  I loved this story!  The dual points of view were really well done and I loved the story arc.  It was well written and I highly recommend it.
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Kari’s Bookstagram

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𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ What is 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

What is one of your favorite Asian or Asian American books?

Happy #aapi month friends!

I was so thrilled when I received this book last year from @fairyloot. The fact that it had to do with Korean mythology made my heart soar! I love learning more about my heritage, especially because I was adopted. The older I’ve gotten, the more diaspora I’ve felt.

I know this version of Coldplay’s “Yellow” is in Chinese, but I couldn’t help but include it because I read how the director for Crazy Rich Asians fought for it to be in the movie and I honestly think the reasoning was awesome.

Some of my favorites by Asian American authors are:
• The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
• Portrait of the Thief by Grace D. Li
• The Dandelion Dynasty series by Ken Liu
• Crazy Rich Asians series by Kevin Kwan
• The Poppy War by RF Kuang

I know there’s still more I need to read!
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#axieoh #thegirlwhofellbeneaththesea #koreanamerican #fairylootedition #bookstagram #koreanmythology #readya #asianamerican #supportaapiauthors #beautifulbooks  #bookish #bookaesthetic #booksofig
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Do you like horror? What about space horror?

I’m so excited to read this one! One of my favorite video games is Dead Space.

Thanks so much to @orbitbooks_us for sending an ARC my way!
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Paradise-1. Earth’s first deep space colony. For thousands of people, it was an opportunity for a new life. Until it went dark.

No communication has been received from the colony for months. And it falls to Firewatch inspector Alexandra Petrova and the crew of the Artemis to investigate.

What they find is more horrifying than anything they could have imagined.
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#davidwellington #paradise1 #readhorror #spacehorror #bookstagrammer #arc #advancedreadingcopy #orbitbooks #shelfie #bibliophile #bookish
𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ What is 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

What is your favorite Star Wars movie or show? Otherwise, what is your favorite character from a space related book?

Happy #maythe4th!

I don’t know why, but I felt like sharing these awesome Shakespearean novelizations of the Star Wars saga. I love everything about them.

I’m SUPER excited for Ahsoka and for Visions s2. Also, I need more Bad Batch, like right now 😭😭😭
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#iandoescher #williamshakespearesstarwars #starwars #maytheforcebewithyou #bookstagram #alwaysreading #readstarwars #booksbooksbooks #bookpile
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