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Blog Tour: Not Now, Not Ever

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Review: The Key to Everything by Paula Stokes

Review: The Key to Everything by @pstokesbooks

I love Paula Stoke’s writing style and her stories. They are always realistic, thought-provoking, and with great family and/or friend dynamics. The Key to Everything is no exception. I enjoyed Oakland’s and Morgan’s friendship, always sticking together and through crazy ideas, let it be about hookups, searching for your soul mate, quite simply, mutually supporting each other’s goals and dreams.…

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Everless by Sara Holland: Gripping and Mind-Blowing

Everless by @Sara__Holland : Gripping and Mind-Blowing @harperteen

Everless was among the last books I read in December, and I couldn’t have ended the year on a better note. It is the kind of book you don’t expect to blow your mind to bits and leave you grasping for more. My main reason to pick it up was that it proposed an interesting and not common concept of magic and time (at least for me). It reminded me of the 2011 movie In Time with Justin Timberlake. I…

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Review: The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman

Review: The Burning Page by @GenevieveCogman @AceRocBooks

… In the third installment of The Invisible Library series, Genevieve Cogman was able to impress readers yet again with the wonderful multi-dimensional settings and action. Loose ends were tied regarding the main villain, though leaving more questions in its wake. Irene was just as kickass as in the previous two books as she faces the possible destruction of her beloved Library in the hands of…

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A Line in the Dark: Blog Tour + Review!

A Line in the Dark: Blog Tour + Review!

Marianne’s Review: A  Line  in  the  Dark  is  not  your  typical  f/f  love  story  with  a  happy  ending.  In  fact,  itʼs not  a  love  story,  and  the  main  character  doesnʼt  have  a  romance  arc  at  all.  A  Line in  the  Dark  is  a  tale  of  best  friends,  and  what  you  find  yourself  doing  for  them  out of  loyalty  and  love. What  I  liked: -The  story  unfolds  through…

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BEASTS MADE OF NIGHT: Blog Tour + Review!

BEASTS MADE OF NIGHT: Blog Tour + Review!

“Every time it feels like itʼll last forever. The sorrow that rakes my skin. The guilt that grips my mind. The cold that pierces my bones and freezes my marrow. I want to cry out, but my throat is full of sin, and the moment stretches out like a piece of rubber being pulled and pulled until finally it snaps.” Marianne’s Review: Beasts Made of Night is imaginative and dark. This bookʼs world…

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The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli [Review]

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli [Review]

I began to read this book at around 2AM, seeing as I had it as an eARC and didn’t want to sleep. Word of advice: if you don’t want to sleep, pick up this book! I was hypnotized from the very first sentence “I’m on the toilet at the 9:30 Club, and I’m wondering how mermaids pee,” not only because of how random it was but also of how this turned out to be the beginning of a flowering relationship…

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Sanctuary: Rebekah Weatherspoon Does It Again!

Sanctuary: Rebekah Weatherspoon Does It Again!

Marianne’s Review: Sanctuary was just the book I needed to read to get out of a massive book slump. Liz as a protagonist is a dream come true: badass black attorney in a male-dominated company. Liz knows she has to hold her own and she does so spectacularly. I love how she has this “take no crap” attitude, and is very protective of her family and friends. When I first started Sanctuary, I didn’t…

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THE REREAD CAMPAIGN: JOIN ME!

THE REREAD CAMPAIGN: JOIN ME!

Hey guys! Penguin Random House was kind enough to include me in their new campaign for the Sea of Ink and Gold series.  Below I’ve included a description of the book and a little bio of the author + my booktube video for the campaign!  Feel free to watch and join me this month. THE REREAD CAMPAIGN: The Reader Sefia knows what it means to survive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees…

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Remember Me Always by Renee Collins: Blog Tour and Giveaway!

Remember Me Always by Renee Collins: Blog Tour and Giveaway! @reneecollins_ @SourcebooksFire

Review: Remember Me Always wasn’t at all like I expected, in a good and bad way. I thought this was going to be solely a romantically epic story, almost like the soul mate ones. The premise held that promise of heartache and enough swoon to curl your toes while also dreading the chaos that losing someone you love could have brought. Which actually happened and I enjoyed to bits. However, there is…

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Review: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman

Review: The Masked City by @GenevieveCogman @AceRocBooks @BerkleyPub

In the sequel to the incredible The Invisible Library, we have our favorite Librarian spy on the hunt for the abduction of her apprentice, Kai, which could unfold a war between the reality loving Dragons and chaotic Fae. Armed with her wits and skills, Irene will have to travel between dimensions, face off formidable foes, and perform a rescue mission. Reading a book in a cozy chair would be…

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Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa: Fun & Flirty Romantic Comedy

Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa: Fun & Flirty Romantic Comedy

“I didn’t know her name, nationality, age, or occupation, but I know this: Someday I’m going to marry the woman sitting in 12D.” Marianne’s Review: “I didn’t know her name, nationality, age, or occupation, but I know this: Someday I’m going to marry the woman sitting in 12D.”   So that’s how Acting on Impulse begins, and it’s a pretty memorable opening line. I loved a lot of things about this…

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The Chaos of Longing by K.Y. Robinson: Raw, Potent and Enlightening.

The Chaos of Longing by K.Y. Robinson: Raw, Potent and Enlightening.

I got to read the new and expanded version of this poetry collection so my opinion may be a bit biased. Even though I’m a huge fan of novels and long series, sometimes you just want to dive into your feelings and read something that won’t work up your fictional motors. Poetry is cathartic for me and for many others and today felt like a good day to read this. To start off, I thought this…

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Trace + Olivia Series by Micalea Smeltzer: Release Blitz!

Trace + Olivia Series by Micalea Smeltzer: Release Blitz!

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There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins: Promised a Spark but Delivered a Fizzle

TSIYS has a great premise, however its execution leaves a lot to be desired. Instead of being a murder/thriller type book, what I found it to be was a contemporary romance novel with a murder thrown in at certain moments. It’s like the book would forget it was supposed to be about a killer being on the loose, and would focus on the boring romance between our main character and the town’s…

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Spinning by Tillie Walden: ARC Review!

Spinning by Tillie Walden: ARC Review!

This graphic novel was anything BUT what I expected it to be. I expected something lighthearted and full of fluff but it’s definitely no that. Spinning tells the story of a young girl named Tillie who has been figure skating since she was little. Her story is one filled with loneliness even when surrounded by dozens of girls, which is kind of the lesbian experience when one is very young. She’s…

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