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Book Review | Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to them and the publisher for this opportunity.

Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards is a young adult thriller novel set on Christmas Eve.  A high school senior is just trying to get home to her mother for Christmas, and ends up getting into a car with four strangers and then getting caught in a snow storm. It is set to be published on October 6th, 2020.  I rated it three stars on GoodReads, but it’s probably about a 3.5.

 

 

 

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Book Review | Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to them and the publisher for this opportunity.

Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia is a middle grade fantasy novel that is a part of the Rick Riordan presents series.  It is the second book in Tristan Strong series. It is set to be published on October 6th, 2020.  I rated it four stars on GoodReads.

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Ashley’s October TBR

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I cannot believe it’s October already!!! It’s been a crazy year, but I’m excited to load my TBR up with some spooky books! I’m also going to be participating in Sbooktober which is hosted by Paper Faerie, and some others.  I’m not sure if doubling up on prompts is okay for that readathon, but I’m going to roll with it and that’s what I’m doing.

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Ashley’s September Wrap Up

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September has been a crazy month! It was back to school and since it’s not exactly a normal year, it’s been a bit hectic all around.  However, I still managed to read 15 books, which is not too shabby at all.  Also I got all but one of the prompts completed for the September back to school edition of The Loyal Book-a-Thon.  Let’s jump into all of the books that I read this month!  You’ll find them below the cut.

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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 | Smash It by Francina Simone

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**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced reader copy of Smash It by Francina Simone from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to them for this opportunity.

Smash It by Francina Simone is a young adult contemporary novel. It is an #ownvoices coming of age story, and also a retelling of the Shakespearean play Othello.  The book publishes on September 22nd, 2020.  I rated it four stars.

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Book Review | Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp

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** Disclaimer: I received a free advanced reader’s copy of Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp is a young adult mystery thriller set at an isolated cabin on a mountain. It is about five friends who play a roleplay game together, and who are getting together for the last time only for things to go horribly wrong. Even If We Break is set to publish on September 15th, 2020. I rated it 4 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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Ashley’s August Wrap Up

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August was a lighter reading month for me, and there really wasn’t all that much of a reason behind that.  I just didn’t read a lot, and instead did other things.  I will say that I ended up reading more physical copies that I usually do, which was neat. I also read a lot of different things at once, and didn’t finish them all. However, I did end up reading 16 books.  You’ll find everything I read below the cut.

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