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Ashley’s August TBR | NEWTs Readathon

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I am so excited for August because I’m participating in the NEWTs readathon, which is a continuation of the magical readathon.  So, this month’s TBR is dedicated to completing that so that I can try and pursue my chosen magical career which is: auror!  I asked for help deciding on my bookstagram and the vote was really close and that’s what I’m going for!  I will be prioritizing the NEWTs needed to become an auror.  However, I am a bit of a glutton for punishment so I think I’m going to set a tentative TBR for the rest of the prompts and challenge myself to see how much I can get read in August.  Keep in mind that this is all pretty flexible depending on what I can and can’t get. You’ll find my TBR below the cut.

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Ashley’s July Wrap Up

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July was a crazy busy month for me! It was my first month of summer vacation and I had a bunch of stuff on the go: a garage sale, a wedding, camping, and helping my parents move! However, in between and around all those things I was able to get a bunch of reading done. I read 26 books in July. You can find my Wrap Up and brief reviews under the cut.

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Book Review | I’m Not Dying With You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones

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**Disclaimer: I received an advance reader copy of I’m Not Dying With You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones from SOURCEBOOKS Fire and NetGalley for review purposes. Thank you to them for this opportunity.

I’m Not Dying With You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones is a hard hitting YA Contemporary novel that hits the shelves on August 6th, 2019. I gave it 4/5 stars on GoodReads, but my actual rating is probably a 4.5/5.

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Tag Tuesday | Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag

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I can’t believe the year is over halfway over already.  Time seems to fly so much faster as you get older, and I’m not really sure how that works.  It doesn’t seem particularly fair to me.  However, I thought it would be fun to do this book tag.  I’ve seen it circulating on BookTube, and I thought I would maybe do it, but I cemented that idea when I saw people on bookstagram doing it.  So below the cut you will find my answers to the Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag.

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Top 5 Thursday | Bookish Vacations

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Summer vacation is here! I love teaching, but by the time June rolls around, I’m always really ready for summer and spending some time relaxing and perhaps going on vacation.  I’m hoping for a nice mix of work and play this summer as I prep for the next school year and hopefully also catch up on my sleep and the books I’ve been putting off.  So in honour of summer vacation, let’s talk about my top five bookish vacations!

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Tag Tuesday | #bookslikefriends

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Everyone needs friends, and I am no exception.  It’s not a department that I’ve always been really rich in in my life, but right now I am lucky to have some wonderful friends.  They are beacons in my life, and I’m so glad to know them.  Another beacon in my life is books.  Books are something that have always been in my life, and it’s easy to draw parallels between them and the important friends someone has in their life.

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Book Review | The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot

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**Disclaimer: I received an early copy of The Art of Taxidermy from NetGalley and Text Publishing for review purposes.  Thank you to them for this opportunity.

The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot is a young adult novel in verse.  It falls into the genre of historical fiction as it takes place in Australia is a time period that follows World War II.  This book comes out on August 23rd, 2019.  I gave it 4 stars on GoodReads.

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Ashley’s June Wrap Up

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June is always a crazy month in the life of a teacher.  You’re exhausted and ready for summer, and so are the kids.  Then it becomes time for report cards and you go a little crazy trying to get all the marks in so you can finalize the grades, and then you have to write comments.  To top all of that off, I also came down with a cold in June, so it probably wasn’t my best reading month ever.  That being said, I still read a fair few things and I really enjoyed a lot of them!  Without further ado, please check out my wrap up below the cut! 🙂

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