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Archives for October 2019

Ashley’s October Wrap Up

10.31.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I love reading in October. As silly as it might sound, it gives me a good excuse to read spooky and creepy books and I am entirely here for it. They’re not always ones that I will pick up in the rest of the year, but I definitely indulged this month! I have to admit that I wasn’t amazing at sticking to my TBR for the month but I did end up reading 20 books and finally breaking 200 books read this month!

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Ashley’s October Book Haul

10.30.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

October is not the traditional month to go crazy when buying things, but it is a month where I start to get more into the swing of the school year. Things get super busy and hectic and I get more stressed. In order to combat that stress, I tend to want to treat myself. I know that’s not sure healthy, but it did help make me feel a little better. That being said, I picked up a few cool books this month. You’ll find them below the cut!

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Book Review | The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

10.26.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received an advanced reader’s copy of The Family Upstairs from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell is an adult mystery thriller set in London. It is about a young woman named Libby who comes into an unexpected inheritance and an unexpected family history. The book is set to be published on November 5th. I gave it five stars on Goodreads.

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Writing Wednesday | Falling Lies

10.23.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

So, I have loved to write for a long time.  I haven’t always been the most consistent with it, and sometimes I am super terrible about following through with things that I started.  I used to be better and worse at the follow through.

As I was thinking about posts for the blog, I was thinking about Writing Wednesdays that I wanted to do, and I found myself struck by nostalgia.  I wanted to look at some of my old writing and I found a story I had written when I was in my final year of high school.  After re-reading, I thought it might be fun to share it with you all.  It’s called Falling Lies and you will find it below the cut.

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Tag Tuesday | This or That

10.22.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

One of the things I know about people is that they tend to be pretty opinionated.  I am definitely that realm sometimes, but I have to admit that I have some serious moments of indecisiveness.   Because of my indecisiveness and the fact that I read Hamlet recently with my class, I thought it might be fun to make myself do a tag where I have to make some decisions.

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Tag Tuesday | #booksanddisneyvillains

10.15.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

 

Disney was such a formative thing for me as a kid.  I used to watch the movies all the time, and my mom tells me that my favourite when I was really little was 101 Dalmatians.  I’d ask her over and over to watch ‘Dogs’.  However, I was never super into the villains.  When I got older, I got a bit more of an understanding of the character and when I watch the movies now, I understand the depth of their characterization.  I’m still not much of a villain lover today, but they’re really interesting.

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Film Friday | Ashley’s Horror Movie Recommendations

10.11.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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I can’t say that I love horror movies, but I have to admit that I really do enjoy them.  They can totally be hit or miss because some of them are really, really bad, but some of them are so impressively well done.  As we move into October, I am planning on watching some spooky films and I figured it might be fun to recommend some of my favourites for you to add to your films to watch.

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Top 5 Thursday | Things I am Thankful For

10.10.2019 by Ashley // 1 Comment

Thanksgiving has rolled around in Canada and I thought it might be a good time to talk about some things that I’m thankful for.

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Misc Monday | Anticipated October Releases

10.07.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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The problem with being a book lover and a voracious reader is that even though you read a lot, there are always so many new and wonderful books coming out.  I have so many authors that I love and want to support, and there are so many books coming out from authors that I have never read that I’m definitely interested in.

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Book Review | Love, Heather by Laurie Petrou

10.05.2019 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Love, Heather from Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for review purposes.  Thank you to them for this opportunity.

Love, Heather by Laurie Petrou is a YA contemporary, with some mystery/thriller aspects, that draws inspiration from classic 80s revenge flicks.  It is set in Canada and primarily revolves around a girl named Stevie who is a freshman in high school and struggling with certain social dynamics.  I gave this book 4 stars on Goodreads.  It publishes on October 8th.

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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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#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #daughtersofadeadempire #readersofinstagram
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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
𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ Do you 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

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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