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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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Book Review | Fable by Adrienne Young

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**Disclaimer: I received a free advanced reader’s copy of Fable by Adrienne Young through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity!

Fable by Adrienne Young is the first of two books in the Namesake duology. It is a young adult fantasy novel set in a seafaring world, and tells the story of a teenage girl named Fable who is just trying to survive and get by. Fable is set to be published on September 1st, 2020. I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads.

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

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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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Blog Tour | Review – Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

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***Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles from NetGalley through Wednesday Books for review purposes. Thank you to Wednesday Books for the opportunity!

For an excerpt of this amazing book, be sure to check the end of the post!

I’ve heard this book be compared to Moulin Rouge and Caraval mixed together. While I haven’t read Caraval yet (I know, I know it’s on my TBR!), you had me at that comparison! This definitely did not disappoint!

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

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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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Book Review | Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

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**Disclaimer: I recieved a free advanced reader’s copy of Cinderella is Dead through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to the publishers and to NetGalley for this opportunity.

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron is a young adult fantasy novel that takes place in the same world as Cinderella, but 200 years after Cinderella died.  It’s feminist and queer, and plays with that familiar story we all know.  The book published on July 7th, 2020.  I rated it three stars.

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