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Happy Pub Day to @alix.e.harrow - #amirrormended i Happy Pub Day to @alix.e.harrow - #amirrormended is our today! 

#snowwhiteandthesevendwarfs #fairytaleretelling #readingtime #alixharrow
|| BOOK REVIEW ||⁣ ⁣ A Conjuring of Light by V || BOOK REVIEW ||⁣
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A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab⁣
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Gosh, what can I say if you are a lover of V.E. Schwab? The story is tightly written. The prose evocative and eloquent.  However, this last book in the Shades of Magic trilogy fell short for me.  The last 25% felt like a slog.  I had no motivation to finish (I just did because I was so close and so invested at three books!). I think it is because by the time the end was nearing the ending seemed inevitable and even though it was the big finale - a little predictable, a little overdramatic, and it is lacking a certain urgency.⁣
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Would I recommend it? ⁣
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Yes, the series is great. But, just don't lose momentum.⁣
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
|| #𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘 ||

One feature I will keep and not give back to @greaterhoustonmoms is highlighting a local bookstore. This month we're looking a little further south at the @galvestonbookshop

Here in Houston, Galveston is a short day trip; and one we do it several times a year.  And, in all this time, I have never been to the Galveston Bookshop. We always make sure we take the kids to @lakingscandy for ice cream and taffy and we never realized there was a book store only a few walkable blocks away! 🤯 

We will absolutely rectify that oversight the next time we're in town. Plus, it will be so much easier to find with their amazing new mural that is now complete. #fancy #loveit
|| 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 ||⁣
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So, I actually have so many books I'm currently reading but after finishing #FinlayDonovanIsKillingIt the just-released sequel, 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 '𝙀𝙢 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙,  is at the top of my pile.⁣
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It's not just me, everyone reads multiple books across multiple formats at once, right? 😆⁣
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And, yes that's a sombrero hanging on my living room wall - gotta' have easy access for midnight mariachi parties!⁣
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 #currentlyreading #finlaydonovan #finlaydonovanknocksemdead ##booksofinsta #girlswhoread #booksbooksbooks #ilovebooks #stayhomeandread #bookstagram #bookish #bookaddict #booklover #booknerd #booklove #bookbabe  #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #readersofinsta #igreads #booksofig #whattoread #bookgram #readmore #booksta #keepreading #readingiscool  #mystery #fiction #highlyanticipated ⁣
@minotaur_books @ellecosimano
|| 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐒𝐓. 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑 || 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐒𝐓. 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊'𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 ||

In honor of the most viridescent holiday let's raise a glass to these awesome books set in Ireland: 🍻

☘️ Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy - Two childhood friends grow together and as their lives unfold learn the lies and sectrets pulsing behind their relationship.

☘️ P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern - Holly and Gerry are childhood sweethearts with their life plotted together. Until Gerry dies. Then as her 30th birthday nears the letters start Gerry has sent one per month to help Holly claim her life again.

☘️ Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer - A 12 year old criminal mastermind who kidnaps a leprechan as part of a plan to find his missing father.

☘️ In the Woods by Tana French - Three boys go in to the woods in 1984 and only one returns and he has no memory. Twenty years later history seems to be repeating itself.

☘️ Brooklyn by Colm Toibin - A coming of age historical fiction of a young Irish girl, Elilis who imigrates to America and falls in love with an Italian named Tony. Have to many on your #TBR pile - this one is a movie starring Saoirse Ronan.

☘️ The Guest List by Lucy Foley - An Agatha Chrisie-esqu murder mystery set on an island off the coast of Ireland.

What's your favorite Irish or Ireland-set book?
|| 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 ||⁣ || 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 ||⁣
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𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗢’𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹⁣
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I was on the fence about even reading this (not sure if I was feeling Russian politics and history - 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦) but I am so glad I did. It is a really fantastic historical fiction novel and exactly the kind of YA I would be comfortable handing a teenager.⁣
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The story is one of friendship and understanding. Set in civil war Russia (the early 1900s) the novel really helps to understand how and why communism came to Russia. Likewise, we see the fall of the opulent Romanov Empire.⁣
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The author, Carolyn Tara O'Neill, is one of my favorite kinds of authors. The ones who are not afraid to let heads roll but still value the main characters. No gratuitous deaths. Each one is well placed to evoke just the right emotion. And, while the main characters are valued they are not coddled. There is strife and danger and growth. And, a nice slow reveal. 😉⁣
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Parents will want to be aware that there is some language but it is used appropriately by characters that would use colorful language and when they would use it. It is not cursing just to curse. Beyond that, Daughters... is a green light. No romance or other social issues to screen for. ⁣
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⁣
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#alwaysreading #amreading #BeautifulBooks t #bookaddicted #bookgram #bookish #booklove #bookobsessed #bookobsession #BookstaFeatures #bookstagrammer #bookworld #fortheloveofbooks  #fortheloveofreading #girlswhoread #igreaders #igreads #ilovebooks #instabooks #instabookstagram #keepreading  #stayhomeandread #whattoread #plottwist #historicalfiction #yalit #yalovin #yareads #yabooks #youngadult  @macmillankidsuk @carolyntaraoneil
|| #60𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄 || #60𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 ||⁣
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𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙩 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼⁣
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I love ♥ love ♥ love ♥ this book! Great story, lovely writing, and such great plotting! Every breadcrumb lead somewhere. It was pulled together so well! Just the right touch of romance and audacity. I'm ready for #2.⁣
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
|| THE OXFORD COMMA ||⁣ ⁣ It's World Book Day || THE OXFORD COMMA ||⁣
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It's World Book Day AND National Grammar Day so it feels like the right day to double down on something I feel passionately about - the Oxford Comma.⁣
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It is necessary, proper, and right. ⁣
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Which side of the debate do you fall on?
|| 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 ||⁣ || 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 ||⁣
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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝘼 𝙉𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁⁣
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The Christie Affair is a fictionalized account of the 11 days famed writer, Agatha Christie, went missing.  She never offered an explanation beyond, "I can't remember."⁣
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Nina de Gramont is finally filling in the blanks. First, the emphasis is on it being a fictional account. The author makes clear this is so and even the narrarator in the novel, Nan, makes it clear that the point of view is tainted by her memories and wishes. And, Nan, being the mistress of What he Christie's husband certainly has bias. Once the story unfolds you learn her backstory, the motivation of many characters,and an unexpected but very Christie-esque murder mystery.⁣
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I really enjoyed the novel. It is a fun read that really evokes the era but speaks to modern readers.⁣
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⁣
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#BookPhotography #alwaysreading #amreading #BeautifulBooks  #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookgram  #booklove #bookobsessed  #booksofinstagram #bookrec #bookstagrammer #bookworld #fortheloveofbooks  #fortheloveofreading #ilovebooks #letsread #mybookfeatures #ReadersGonnaRead #readingiscool #readingislife #ReadingIsMagic  #readmore #readmorebooks  #TotalBookNerd  #whatimreadingnow #whattoread @stmartinspress #thechristieaffair #ninadegramont @ninadegramont
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