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Ashley’s March 2023 Book Haul and Wrap Up

04.13.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

March was a relatively good reading month.  I enjoyed most of the things that I read and I was able to catch up on at least a few of my eARCs, which felt really good.  I also got some really great books in and chipped away at reading them.  You can see everything I hauled and read below the cut.

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Ashley’s January 2023 Book Haul and Wrap Up

03.15.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

January was a pretty good month.  It was definitely a month with a lot of pre-orders so I got lots and lots of book mail, which was exciting.  I evern chipped away at reading some of those books, which was extra fun.  It was also a really good reading month.  My students were very helpful in encouraging me to read a book for each day of the month.  I didn’t quite succeed in that, but I read a lot, and I read a lot of very good things.  You’ll find what I’ve read below, along with the books hauled.

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Ashley’s November 2022 Haul and Wrap Up

01.23.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I will fully admit that I am incredibly behind on all of my blog stuff but I am here to finally catch up.  First on the docket is my November haul and wrap up.  November was a busy month for me because it was report card time and I was also taking a course which really took up a lot of my extra time.  So let’s just get into it.

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Ashley’s September 2022 Book Haul and Wrap Up

10.15.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

September was a hectic month, but it always is when you consider that it’s back to school for me as a teacher.  However, I also was taking a course, which was wrapping up, and then I started another one, which overlapped with that first one.  It makes for a busy time of year.  Fortunately, I was still able to get some reading in.  I also picked up some books that I am very excited about.

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Ashley’s February Haul and Wrap Up

03.08.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

February was a really good reading month for me.  I didn’t read as much as I read last February, but I’m still pretty happy with everything that I have read.  I also got some pretty good books this month and I’m really excited to add them to my shelves and to get around to reading them.  Let’s jump into it!

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Ashley’s December Haul and Wrap Up

12.31.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I can’t believe we’ve come to the end of 2021.  It’s been one heck of a year on a personal level and on a world level.  December has been kind to me.  I turned thirty and I got engaged.  I spent quality time with friends and family, and I read some pretty good books.  I also got some pretty good books as gifts and pre-orders.

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Ashley’s November Book Haul and Wrap Up

11.30.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

November was a really interesting month for me.  I read a lot of books, but I also didn’t have nearly as much time for reading as I usually do as I started a course on becoming a teacher librarian.  It’s really interesting, but with that on top of teaching full time, I didn’t get as much reading as I wanted to done.  However, I’m still happy with what I read.  Let’s jump into it.

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Ashley’s September Haul and Wrap Up

10.02.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

September wasn’t my best reading month because I headed back to work and that was an adjustment scheduling wise.  I’ve been feeling a little bit slumpy as well and it’s been making me procrastinate on reading instead of really diving into books.  Whenever I force myself to read, I do find that I really enjoy it though so that’s really good.  Let’s dive into everything I hauled and read below.

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Ashley’s August Haul and Wrap Up

09.01.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

August was off to a really good start for reading! I read a lot of really, really good reads and I’m very glad about it.  Ultimately, I ended up reading 18 books this month.  Let’s just jump into it.  You’ll find it all below the cut.

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Ashley’s July Haul and Wrap Up

08.01.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

In July I read 23 books.  I felt a little bit slumpy this month, but it’s still a pretty good amount of books read.  I read some pretty good books too so I can’t complain.  You’ll find everything I read and hauled this month below the cut.

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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

awolfinred

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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