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Book Review | The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George

03.27.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George is a young adult mystery thriller.  It features a group of teens who worked at a summer camp a couple of years before the events of the book, but mysteriously they can remember no details about the summer.  They reunite after the discovery of their science teacher’s body to try and figure out what happened that summer.  The book was published on March 8th, 2022.  I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.

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Ashley’s February 2023 Book Haul and Wrap Up

03.16.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I had a pretty good February.  There were some moments were I was really struggling, but I would say that on the whole I had a good reading month.  I loved most of what I read, and I picked up some books that I was pretty excited about.  I ended up reading 25 books, which is pretty good all things considered.

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Book Review | Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

03.14.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced reader’s copy of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa is a young adult romance graphic novel.  It features the high school mascot who asks out the head cheerleader because she has a crush on her, but the cheerleader is already in a relationship with a top athlete at the school, and together they are the it couple.  Things escalate from there.  It is set to be published on March 21, 2023.  I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | Come Out, Come Out Whatever You Are by Kathryn Foxfield

03.11.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I recieved a free advanced readers copy of Come Out, Come Out Whatever You Are by Kathryn Foxfield through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Come Out, Come Out Whatever You Are by Kathryn Foxfield is a young horror thriller novel.  It is about a girl who goes onto a reality television where the point is for the contests to try to be the last one standing in a haunted spot.  The novel was published on December 6th, 2022.  I rated it 3 stars on GoodReads.

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Book Review | Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters

03.10.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced reader’s copy of Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters is a young adult coming of age thriller novel about a girl named Tillie who is forced to move after dubious events at her old school.  In her new town, she makes friends and more with a girl named Madison and things spiral from there.  The novel was published on February 28th, 2023.  I rated it four stars on Goodreads.

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Ashley’s December 2022 Book Haul and Wrap Up

01.27.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

December was also a busy month, and I think by this time I was feeling a little burnt out from the year.  My course was all wrapped up at the start of the month.  Then I celebrated my birthday and it was Christmas and my family was visiting.  I didn’t get as muhc reading done as I wanted but I read some good stuff anyways. Let’s just dive into it!

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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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Book Review | Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

01.07.2023 by Ashley // 1 Comment

**Disclaimer: I recieved a free advanced reader’s copy of Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire is a fantasy novel in Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series.  This novel revolves around a character named Antsy whose life when severely downhill after her father died.  She ends up running away from home and finding herself in the shop where all the lost things go.  The novel is set to be published on January 10th, 2023.  I rated it 5 stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | Someone is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong

12.27.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free eARC of Someone is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Someone is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong is a young adult mystery novel.  It features a group of young people who go to a private school run by the company their parents work for.  One girl begins acting very strangely and they quickly realize that something very strange is going on.  It is set to be published on January 3rd, 2023.  I rated it 3 stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

12.24.2022 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced readers copy of The Villa by Rachel Hawkins through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins is an adult mystery thriller.  It covers two timelines: one where a struggling writing travels to Italy with her childhood best friend, and another where some young troubled people spend a summer in the same villa in Italy but it ends in tragedy.  It is set to be published on January 3rd, 2023.  I rated it 5 stars on Goodreads.

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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

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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#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #daughtersofadeadempire #readersofinstagram
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Kari’s Bookstagram

𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ What is 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

What is a book you’re dying for a show/movie adaptation of?

I just wanted to get the chance to show off one of the three Thrawn trilogies out there. I’m so excited for Ahsoka because I love her and my girl Sabine Wren is gonna be in it. Also, Thrawn hahaha

Ah, tomorrow I’m seeing Taylor Swift and I still can’t believe it! If you want a pic/media spam of my adventure, just let me know and I’ll send it your way.

Have a wonderful Friyay!
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#timothyzahn #thrawnascendancy #chaosrising #greatergood #lesserevil #starwars #thrawn #bookstagram #bookish #shelfie #readstarwars #coverlove #booksbooksbooks
𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ What’ 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

What’s a book that was recommended to you?

My friend Liz read the first book by Piper CJ and really recommended it! I love getting book recs from friends!

Thanks so much to @read_bloom for sending me these copies of The Night and Its Moon and the sequel, The Sun and Its Shade! I’ve heard a lot about this story so I’m very interested to see what it’s about. The covers are so pretty!

Right now I’m currently rereading Garden Spells and it’s helping my slump. @love.books.and.coffee thanks for the idea 💙
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#pipercj #thenightanditsmoon #thesunanditsshade #bloombooks #romance #booksandflowers #bookstagrammer #bookishphoto #lovetoread #alwaysreading
𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ Any pla 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

Any plans for the weekend? Any good book you’re reading? Tell me everything!

I don’t plan on doing much this weekend except chillin. It’s been nice not being extremely busy lately!

Thanks so much to @penguinteen for sending me these finished copies of Chloe and the Kaishao Boys and When You Wish Upon A Lantern! So very excited to dig into these 😍
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#maecoyiuto  #chloeandthekaishaoboys #gloriachao #whenyouwishuponalantern #PenguinTeenPartner #asianrep #shelfie #bookstagram #readya #yalover
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