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Archives for July 2022

Ashley’s July 2022 Haul and Wrap Up

07.31.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

July has been a pretty mellow month.  I’ve been able to do a lot of relaxing, which was really nice after the hectic nature of the school year.  I have been taking an online course so I haven’t done as much reading as I wanted, but I have managed to read quite a few books, which is nice nonetheless.  I also got to read some fun books!  I was so excited when I got my two five star reads this month.  I also hauled some fun books that I’m really excited about.  Below the cut you’ll find all of the books that I read and hauled in July.

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Book Review | British Professor by Lydia Michaels

07.24.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of British Professor by Lydia Michaels through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.

British Professor by Lydia Michaels is an adult romance novel.  It is about the youngest daughter of a large family learning about herself and coming into her identity as a woman, while also falling in love with a professor at her school.  It was published on May 17th, 2022.  I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | Elements of Submission by Karissa Knight

07.24.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of Elements of Submission by Karissa Knight through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.

Elements of Submission by Karissa Knight is a dark romance with mystery elements.  It follows an infamous criminal defense lawyer named Mina as she takes on a new client and gets sucked up into a greater mystery, while also being incredibly drawn to her new client.  It was published on June 21st, 2022.  I rated it 2 stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Various Authors

07.19.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories is a graphic novel collection of short stories of First Nations myths and stories.  It was published on April 5th, 2022.  I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | Fangirl Volume 2 by Sam Maggs

07.18.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of Fangirl, Volume 2 by Sam Maggs through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Fangirl, Volume 2 by Sam Maggs is a young adult graphic novel adaptation of the young adult novel of the same name by Rainbow Rowell.  It is the story of Cath who goes to university with her twin sister and her coming into herself.  The graphic novel published on June 14th, 2022.  I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | Three Little Wishes by Paul Cornell

07.17.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of Three Little Wishes by Paul Cornell through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Three Little Wishes by Paul Cornell is an adult graphic novel about a woman who accidetnally finds a fairy who offers to grant her three wishes, but rather than just choosing simple, selfish wishes, she decides to change the world.  It was published on July 12, 2022.  I rated it 4 wtars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | Real Hero Shit by Kendra Wells

07.07.2022 by Ashley // 1 Comment

**Disclaimer: I recieved a free eARC of Real Hero Shit by Kendra Wells through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.

Real Hero Shit by Kendra Wells is an adult fantasy graphic novel about an unlikely group of adventurers who set about investigating the disappearance of some villagers.  It was published on February 22, 2022.  I rated it four stars.

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Ashley’s June Haul and Wrap Up – 2022

07.02.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

June was a busy and hectic month.   I read a lot of things and did a lot of things.  Most of what I read were graphic novels, which are typically fast reads for me.  I lost track of my hauling of books in the last little while, so I’m just going to list all the books that I hauled in May and June below.

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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

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

𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ What is 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

What is a book you’re dying for a show/movie adaptation of?

I just wanted to get the chance to show off one of the three Thrawn trilogies out there. I’m so excited for Ahsoka because I love her and my girl Sabine Wren is gonna be in it. Also, Thrawn hahaha

Ah, tomorrow I’m seeing Taylor Swift and I still can’t believe it! If you want a pic/media spam of my adventure, just let me know and I’ll send it your way.

Have a wonderful Friyay!
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#timothyzahn #thrawnascendancy #chaosrising #greatergood #lesserevil #starwars #thrawn #bookstagram #bookish #shelfie #readstarwars #coverlove #booksbooksbooks
𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ What’ 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

What’s a book that was recommended to you?

My friend Liz read the first book by Piper CJ and really recommended it! I love getting book recs from friends!

Thanks so much to @read_bloom for sending me these copies of The Night and Its Moon and the sequel, The Sun and Its Shade! I’ve heard a lot about this story so I’m very interested to see what it’s about. The covers are so pretty!

Right now I’m currently rereading Garden Spells and it’s helping my slump. @love.books.and.coffee thanks for the idea 💙
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#pipercj #thenightanditsmoon #thesunanditsshade #bloombooks #romance #booksandflowers #bookstagrammer #bookishphoto #lovetoread #alwaysreading
𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ Any pla 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

Any plans for the weekend? Any good book you’re reading? Tell me everything!

I don’t plan on doing much this weekend except chillin. It’s been nice not being extremely busy lately!

Thanks so much to @penguinteen for sending me these finished copies of Chloe and the Kaishao Boys and When You Wish Upon A Lantern! So very excited to dig into these 😍
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#maecoyiuto  #chloeandthekaishaoboys #gloriachao #whenyouwishuponalantern #PenguinTeenPartner #asianrep #shelfie #bookstagram #readya #yalover
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