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Book Review | One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access readers copy of One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks from the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for this opportunity.

One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks is a Middle Grade contemporary graphic novel with some elements of magical realism.  It’s set at a fancy boarding school and focuses on a young girl named Juniper who transfers into the school in order to improve her education.  I gave the graphic novel 4 stars on Goodreads.  It publishes on July 14th, 2020.

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Ashley’s July TBR

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I’m so excited about my summer vacation even though I’m not necessarily doing all that much this summer.  I do, however, plan on getting a lot of reading done this summer though and try to keep myself entertained.  I’m looking forward to all my summer reads.  So what am I reading in July? You’ll find it below the cut.

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Ashley’s June Wrap Up

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June has come and gone and so has this very strange end of the school year.  I’m looking forward to my summer vacation and some reading and relaxing.  Before I can jump into that, however, I have to look back on my reading month in June.  I read 23 books this month, which I feel pretty good about.  You’ll find everything I read below the cut.

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Ashley’s June Haul

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I didn’t actually buy any books in June and I’m pretty proud of myself for that.  However, I did order some books in May from Indigo and they came in this month.  I also got my May OwlCrate box in and it was super exciting because it had a book AND a graphic novel.

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Shelfie Sunday | April’s OwlCrate Unboxing

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Despite the fact that COVID-19 has thrown off OwlCrate’s usual schedule, I still really loved this box and everything that it had in it.  I think that the theme (Full Moon Magic) was super fun and the items all really fit the theme.  I just wanted to do a quick post to go over everything that came in the box, and my thoughts on the items.  You’ll find that all below the cut.

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Book Review | Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan

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***Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan from NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for review purposes. Thank you so much!

I was able to get an early look at Wicked Saints last year, so I’m so grateful that I was able to get to do the same with the sequel! The first book was super enjoyable, however, I believe this time the sequel was even better.

 There will be slight spoilers in this review.

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Tag Tuesday | Ruler of Books

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When I was little, I would play make believe, and every so often I would pretend to be royalty.  I was always fascinated by the concept.  However, I didn’t just pretend to be a princess.  I also remember a time when my cousin, my little brother, and I pretended to be former Prime Ministers of Canada at the behest of my cousin who has always been interested in politics.  In today’s Tag Tuesday, we are going to pretend that I am the ruler of books.  You’ll find my answers below the cut.

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