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Miscellaneous Monday | 23 Books to Read in 2023

01.30.2023 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

In previous years I have been creating a list of books to read based on my age, but I have not always been good about actually reading those books.  However, this year I have decided to not do that and instead I’m going to try to read 23 specific books since it is 2023.  I’m hoping that this is a more manageable number for me, but I guess we’ll see.  I’m going to list the books down below.  Let me know if you have read any of them, and which ones I should prioritize.

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Misc Monday | 30 Books to Read in my 30th Year

12.06.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I turned thirty on Friday, and so it’s time for another one of my reading challenges to myself.  I didn’t do the best on my challenge from the previous year, but I like the challenge and I like trying to check books off of my physical TBR.  I have a large personal library, and while I have read a lot of them, there’s always more to read.  Below the cut you’ll find my list of 30 books I want to read before my 31st birthday.

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Ashley’s June TBR Hopefuls

06.01.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I didn’t do a TBR in May because I had disappointed myself the previous month by not achieving all of the TBR challenge prompts I was supposed to do.  I didn’t do that in May either.  I technically read books that applied to all the prompts but I didn’t read all of the books I had planned for the prompts.  However, I still kind of wanted to do this post because I like talking about the books that I’m going to read.  So I will do so below the cut.  However, I want to emphasize that I don’t plan on reading all of these, but I know I will get to a fair few of them.

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Ashley’s March 2021 TBR

03.01.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

After a stellar reading month in February, I’m excited to jump into the month of March and to see what books I’ll read then.  I’m participating in the TBR Tackle Challenge once more, and I’m definitely excited because it’s made me check off a lot of books from my TBR even two months into the year.

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Ashley’s February TBR

02.01.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

February is going to be a busier month for me as my schedule changes at school and I have more courses to teach.  However, I’m still hoping to get a fair amount of reading done, and I might have a somewhat ambitious TBR as a consequence.  I’m going to list the books I’m planning on reading below the cut.

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Ashley’s January TBR

01.04.2021 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

I’m a bit late to the game, but I have a pretty decent TBR for January.  I had an excellent reading year in 2020, and while I know that I won’t surpass my reading total, I’m excited for the wide open potential of a new reading year.  So I felt like it would be fun to go over my January TBR.  **Disclaimer, I have already read a few of these books.

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The Loyal Book-A-Thon | Back To School Edition

08.27.2020 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

Hello friends!  Inspiration has struck Kari and I again, so we are back once more with another edition of The Loyal Book-A-Thon!  This time we took inspiration from everyone’s favourite time of year: back to school!  (I will admit to a little bit of sarcasm there, especially in light of the current times but I digress!)  Our next readathon will occur during the month of September and we really hope you’ll come along with us on this journey! 🙂

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

08.13.2020 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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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Shelfie Sunday | May’s OwlCrate

07.12.2020 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

May’s OwlCrate was a box that I was eagerly anticipating.  I definitely understand why it takes so long for the box to be sent out, and I don’t blame them for that, but I do wish it was still coming mid month.  However, that didn’t change my enjoyment of the box.  I’m overall quite happy with all the items that came in the box.

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Ashley’s July TBR

07.07.2020 by Ashley // Leave a Comment

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 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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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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Kari’s Bookstagram

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𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ What is 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

What is one of your favorite Asian or Asian American books?

Happy #aapi month friends!

I was so thrilled when I received this book last year from @fairyloot. The fact that it had to do with Korean mythology made my heart soar! I love learning more about my heritage, especially because I was adopted. The older I’ve gotten, the more diaspora I’ve felt.

I know this version of Coldplay’s “Yellow” is in Chinese, but I couldn’t help but include it because I read how the director for Crazy Rich Asians fought for it to be in the movie and I honestly think the reasoning was awesome.

Some of my favorites by Asian American authors are:
• The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
• Portrait of the Thief by Grace D. Li
• The Dandelion Dynasty series by Ken Liu
• Crazy Rich Asians series by Kevin Kwan
• The Poppy War by RF Kuang

I know there’s still more I need to read!
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#axieoh #thegirlwhofellbeneaththesea #koreanamerican #fairylootedition #bookstagram #koreanmythology #readya #asianamerican #supportaapiauthors #beautifulbooks  #bookish #bookaesthetic #booksofig
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Do you like horror? What about space horror?

I’m so excited to read this one! One of my favorite video games is Dead Space.

Thanks so much to @orbitbooks_us for sending an ARC my way!
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Paradise-1. Earth’s first deep space colony. For thousands of people, it was an opportunity for a new life. Until it went dark.

No communication has been received from the colony for months. And it falls to Firewatch inspector Alexandra Petrova and the crew of the Artemis to investigate.

What they find is more horrifying than anything they could have imagined.
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𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡ What is 𝐡𝐢 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ♡

What is your favorite Star Wars movie or show? Otherwise, what is your favorite character from a space related book?

Happy #maythe4th!

I don’t know why, but I felt like sharing these awesome Shakespearean novelizations of the Star Wars saga. I love everything about them.

I’m SUPER excited for Ahsoka and for Visions s2. Also, I need more Bad Batch, like right now 😭😭😭
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