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Archives for January 2021

Shelfie Sunday | November OwlCrate – Growing Wild

01.31.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

The November box was a bit of a mixed bag for me.  There were some items that I really liked, but there were other items that I wasn’t as big on.  Overall, I had a positive feeling about the box but obviously they can’t all be perfect.

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Ashley’s January Haul and Wrap Up

01.31.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

January marked the start of a brand new reading year.  I’m excited for a fresh start and to read some really good books.  I’m hoping to be able to tick more books off of my physical TBR, so I’ve joined a TBR challenge through bookstagram.  Five of the books I read this month are from that.

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Book Review | The Project by Courtney Summers

01.30.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of The Project by Courtney Summers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to them and the publisher for this opportunity.

The Project by Courtney is an upper YA thriller novel about cults and complicated family relationships.  Lo is trying to figure out what happened to her sister. It is set to be published on February 2nd, 2021.  I rated it four stars on GoodReads.

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Shelfie Sunday | October Owl Crate

01.24.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

The October OwlCrate was another pretty good box.  It had some items that were definitely unconventional, but overall I really liked the designs of the items and the general practicality of them.

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Book Review | Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

01.24.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced reader’s copy of Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to them and the publisher for this opportunity.

Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power is her sophomore novel.  It’s a YA horror/mystery thriller.  The novel is about a girl named Margot who has a complicated relationship with her mother, and ends up returning to the town her mother grew up in to find out more about her family history.  It was published on July 7th, 2020.  I rated it 4 stars on GoodReads, but it’s probably more of a 4.5.

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Book Review | Star Wars The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray

01.22.2021 by Kari // Leave a Comment

***Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Star Wars The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray from NetGalley through Disney Lucasfilm Press for review purposes. Thank you so much for opportunity.

I’ve been in such a Star Wars mood lately! All thanks to my husband, who is making his way chronologically through every Star Wars book. We also watched Clone Wars and Rebels rather recently and the stories in those really got my hooked as well.

I haven’t had the pleasure of reading Claudia Gray’s other Star Wars books, however, this one has definitely sealed my fate.

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Shelfie Sunday | September Owl Crate

01.17.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

The September OwlCrate box was a pretty great box.  I’m usually quite happy with the OwlCrates, but I loved the practicality of a bunch of the items in this box.  Overall, they did a wonderful job with the curation of this box.

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Shelfie Sunday | August Owl Crate

01.10.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I’m so behind, but here we are doing a breakdown of the August OwlCrate box.  This box had a lot of really interesting items and I’m happy to feature it here.

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Ashley’s December Wrap Up and Haul

01.09.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I honestly can’t believe that December is coming to a close and that 2020 is wrapping up.  This has been a hard year, but it’s also had some good moments for me personally.  That being said, I am glad that it’s coming to an end and am hoping for even better things in 2021.  I had a pretty decent reading month this month, and I hauled a few books.  I’m just going to jump into those now, but you’ll find them below the cut.

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Top 5 Thursday | Ashley’s Best Reads of 2020

01.07.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I had an amazing reading year in 2020.  I read way more books than I expected I would read and more than I probably will ever read in a year again.  It was a messy year, but I read a lot of books which is pretty great.  This is going to be a quick overview of my favourite books that I read this year. It is also going to be a few more than the top 5, so I’m sorry about that.

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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

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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I finished The Final Girl Support Group recently a I finished The Final Girl Support Group recently and I had a lot of fun reading it.  It’s a really compelling story and I really enjoyed the characters. 
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It seems to me that there are lots of books about Final Girls and it kind of makes me want to read them all to see which is the best!
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Q: What are your weekend reading plans?
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A: I have a long weekend this weekend and as much as I would like to spend the whole weekend reading, I unfortunately have some work responsibilities to fulfill.  I have a bunch of marking to do.  However, I will do some reading as I need to finish my audiobook of The Secret History!
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Kari’s Bookstagram

Hi friends! ♡ What’s your favorite Greek myth Hi friends! ♡

What’s your favorite Greek mythology tale?
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Welcome to my stop in the Bookstagram & Creative Tour for Zeus by @carlyspade, book 6 in the Contemporary Mythos series! Zeus/Zane, King of the Greek gods, holds the world in his palm in both his mortal and godly form… until Hera leaves him, forcing him to uphold Gaea’s clause: There must always be a Queen, or he loses his title and part of his power along with it. Time is short. Too bad the one woman he has his sights on wants nothing to do with him...or does she? Zeus is out now & can be read as a standalone!

I loved this book so so much! It was extremely fun and a really engaging read. I read it within a day. Zeus and Keira’s chemistry was electrifying (both literally AND figuratively) and I loved seeing the growth between them both.

While Zeus is not depicted as the best of gods (because let’s face it, he really isn’t), I super loved him in this book and couldn’t help but root for him in the end. Carly Spade, I’m not sure if I should love or hate you for that 😂 All joking aside, if you’re looking for a passionate and fun read, this is definitely it! I gave it 5 stars!
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INTL TOUR-WIDE GIVEAWAY
One reader will win a signed Zeus paperback and swag. If International, the book will be sent via Book Depository and First Class mail art print, signed bookplate, and bookmark.

HOW TO ENTER
- Like & leave a comment
- Follow me (@thedevourerofwords), @carlyspade & @mtmctours

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES
- Tag friends in different comments
- Share this post via stories tagging me & @mtmctours
- Visit #ZeusMTMC from May 16th to May 25th for more epic tour stops!

Ends May 28th. Results announced on mtmctours' account in the tour wrap-up. Must be 18+ or have parental permission to enter. (Not affiliated/endorsed by Instagram)
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#carlyspade #contemporarymythos #mtmctours #greekmythology #retellings #darkheartsandbooks #beautifulbooks #readnext #bookrecs #glowingreview #zeus #booksbooksbooks #bookstagrammer #booktour #readinaday #ipreview via @preview.app
Hi friends! ♡ If you could have dinner with an Hi friends! ♡

If you could have dinner with an author, who would it be?
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I’ve teamed up with @bookofmatchesmedia for a great giveaway featuring The Wish-Eater, great for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik, and Edith Pattou.

There is no greater pain than a wish unfulfilled— a truth Elodie Mercer and Sebastian Beringer know all too well. After four long years of trying for a child, Elodie’s hopes of motherhood have all but consumed her. She’s convinced a baby will save her loveless marriage and help banish her husband’s demons. Sebastian’s suffered his own secret pain—watching Elodie married to the wrong man for all these years.

So when a stranger comes to their quiet village with a fantastical tale of a mythical, wish-granting creature, Elodie latches onto the story as her salvation. Driven by the desperate desire to see their wishes fulfilled, Elodie and Sebastian embark on a dangerous quest to find the Wish-Eater, only to discover that there are things worse than a wish unfulfilled, after all.

GRAND PRIZE:
- Signed hardcover of The Wish-Eater
- $20 Amazon gift card

TO ENTER:
-Must be following me (@thedevourerofwords), @claireluana and @bookofmatchesmedia
-Like, comment, save, and tag 1 bookish friend

EXTRA ENTRIES:
- Share giveaway in story for 24hrs tagging @claireluana and @bookofmatchesmedia
- Add The Wish-Eater to your Goodreads Shelf 
- Tag 3 friends in a comment (you can do this up to 10 times on each post)
- Search #TheWishEaterTour and enter the giveaway on all the tour hosts' posts every day for 10 days for more chances to win!

RULES:
Giveaway will end on May 5, 2022 at midnight PST, open to US/INTL, not affiliated with IG, must be 16+ or have parental permission to enter, must be a public act to verify entries.
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Hi friends ♡ What song is currently on repeat f Hi friends ♡

What song is currently on repeat for you?

For me it’s currently “That That”!! So damn catchy, I love Psy and Suga.

Happy Friday everyone! I’m SO ready for this weekend and the week following because my bestie @kategracia is coming for the week! Ahhhh this week has been so long with anticipation 😂
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