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Book Review | The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Scwab through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to them and the publisher for this opportunity.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab is a  adult fantasy/historical fiction-esque novel with a pretty epic romance thrown in.  It takes place in 2014 and over the past of the title character, Addie LaRue. It is set to be published on October 6th, 2020.  I rated it five stars on GoodReads.

 

 

 

 

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Book Review | The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

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

The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi is a young adult fantasy novel set in the past of our world.  It is the second book in The Gilded Wolves series. It is set to be published on September 22nd, 2020.  I rated it four stars on GoodReads.

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Misc Monday | Anticipated September Releases

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I can’t believe it’s September already.  2020 has been such a roller coaster ride and I don’t really want to get into that all, but it seems like it’s gone by in a blink.  I don’t know what the rest of the year has in store for us, but I do know that September has an insane amount of really good books coming out.  Let’s just jump into it.

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Book Review | The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

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This book had been on my TBR pile for a few years, ever since I heard Lin-Manuel Miranda was supposed to have a hand in a TV adaptation of it. I am a sucker for LMM and would listen to him perform the dictionary because he could rock that. (I don’t actually know if this still a thing, but at the time it was.)

I was pleasantly surprised to see how popular this was on bookstagram! It took me about three years to finally get to it and about five months to actually read it, but it was definitely worth it! I’m so excited to continue the series.

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Book Review | Fable by Adrienne Young

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**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced reader’s copy of Fable by Adrienne Young through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity!

Fable by Adrienne Young is the first of two books in the Namesake duology. It is a young adult fantasy novel set in a seafaring world, and tells the story of a teenage girl named Fable who is just trying to survive and get by. Fable is set to be published on September 1st, 2020. I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads.

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Blog Tour | Review – Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

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***Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles from NetGalley through Wednesday Books for review purposes. Thank you to Wednesday Books for the opportunity!

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

I’ve heard this book be compared to Moulin Rouge and Caraval mixed together. While I haven’t read Caraval yet (I know, I know it’s on my TBR!), you had me at that comparison! This definitely did not disappoint!

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Ashley’s August TBR | ScallywagAThon – August 16-23

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August is kind of a catch up reading month for me, because I brought home a whole bunch of books from my classroom and school library and only dipped into a couple during July.  It meant that I have a whole bunch still left to read for August, so I never made a TBR post at the start of the month.  However, I’ve since decided to participate in the ScallywagAThon, which is hosted by HardbackHoarder, Paper Faerie, and Read All the Books.

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Book Review | Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

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**Disclaimer: I recieved a free advanced reader’s copy of Cinderella is Dead through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to the publishers and to NetGalley for this opportunity.

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron is a young adult fantasy novel that takes place in the same world as Cinderella, but 200 years after Cinderella died.  It’s feminist and queer, and plays with that familiar story we all know.  The book published on July 7th, 2020.  I rated it three stars.

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