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The holidays are always a bit rough on those of us in #EDrecovery due to the heavy focus on food, but I know I can lean on my friends and most of all, everything I learned in treatment to help me through. This is my constant reminder and was my gift to myself upon graduating from @renfrewcenter. #recovery #mentalhealthawareness #eatingdisorderrecovery #eatingdisordersurvivor #EDNOS

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Midsummer Meets Marie Lu

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Go check out our 5 bard review of #daughterofthepirateking by @tricialevenseller #dotpk is in my top 5 fave books of 2017! I hope everyone loves it as much as I do! Link in our bio!! 🗡🗡🗡 . . . #books #bookstagram #book #bookseries #ireadya #iloveya #bookreview #pirates #argggg #youngadult #youngadultbooks #yalit #yaliterature #bookphotography #bookphoto #bookblogger #bookish #booklr #boat #ships #pirate (at Laramie, Wyoming)

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This will never not be one of my favorite photos. Huge shout out to @realtimrozon @michaelseklund and @officialshamieranderson for this epic hug. #earper #wynonnaearp #docholliday #bobodelrey #xavierdolls #dragoncon2017 #hugs #fangirl #fandom (at Dragon*Con)

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Happy book birthday to the final book in the #jackabyseries I can't wait to get my hands on this book later today!! . . . . 📚 . #books #bookstagram #book #bookseries #ireadya #youngadult #youngadultbooks #yalit #yaliterature #bookphotography #bookphoto #bookblogger #bookish #jackaby #williamritter #sherlockholmes #paranormal (at Laramie, Wyoming)

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I can not wait for this to come out in 2018!!! #theprincesssavesherselfinthisone broke my heart and brought it back together again. I can't wait to see what journey we will go through with @ladybookmad poetry 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 #Repost @ladybookmad (@get_repost) ・・・ thanks to everyone for the lovely cover reveal day, and much appreciation to @buttermybooks and @bookbeau for sharing the first look! here it is in its total form, minus any small tweaks that might happen later. 'the witch doesn't burn in this one' coming to you on march 6, 2018. 🔥 . . . . #freeverse #poetryisnotdead #poetsofinsta #writersofinsta #poetrycommunity #poetrygram #quotesandsayings #poemoftheday #feministpoetry #qotd #bookmad #bibliophile #theprincesssavesherselfinthisone #thewitchdoesntburninthisone #womenaresomekindofmagic #amandalovelace #weekendreading #weekendreads #summerreading #summerreads #witchy #witchyvibes (at Laramie, Wyoming)

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Wayward Nerds: A Supernatural Podcast by Jessica Dunlow and Sarah Wallace on Apple Podcasts

Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of Wayward Nerds: A Supernatural Podcast by Jessica Dunlow and Sarah Wallace for free.

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In honor of my favorite wizard's birthday here are a couple photos from my engagement photo shoot a couple years ago. I still love my snitch ring so much. Thank you #jkrowling for always giving us a family and a place to call home. . . . . #happybirthdayharry #hp #harrypotter #ring #goldensnitch #wand #ireadya #yalit #youngadultlit #iloveya #jkr #hogwartsschoolofwitchcraftandwizardry #hogwarts #middlegradebooks #bookstagram #books #reading #youngadult #youngadultliterature #youngadultbooks (at Laramie, Wyoming)

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My @wickworms order arrived and I had to take a photo of them with their inspiration (Labyrinth DVD not pictured), WINTERSONG by @sjaejones! They both smell absolutely amazing so you need to get your hands on some! 😍🕯✨ #bookstagram #bookphotography #wintersong #shadowsong #fiercereads #thegoblinking #underground #labyrinth #davidbowie #ireadya #iloveya #yalit #bookmerch

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Happy Monday, Everyone!! I was so excited to receive and copy of this book and one of our reviewers will be covering it soon! Do you love musical narratives? #iloveya #ireadya #solo #bookstagram #bookish #kwamealexander #Blink #poeticverse #musical #bookphotography #music (at Charlotte, North Carolina)

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Sunday funday here! What are you reading? I've got @nicklakeauthor's SATELLITE! I love Sci-Fi, so this book is right up my alley! #bookstagram #bookish #nicklake #yascifi #prhpartner #ireadya #iloveya #satellite #sciencefiction #amreading

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Hey everybody! Go check out Liz's latest review of the first book in the #kanechronicles by #rickriordan Link is in the bio!! . #theredpyramid #rickriordanbooks #disneyhyperion #books #bookstagram #book #bookseries #ireadya #iloveya #bookreview #egypt #egyptianmythology #mythology #percyjackson #youngadult #youngadultbooks #yalit #yaliterature #bookphotography #bookphoto #bookblogger #bookish # (at Laramie, Wyoming)

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The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan Book Review

Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.

One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.

Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them —Set— has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe - a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

I spent my childhood going to museums and my favorite exhibits were always the ones about Egypt. When I found out one of my favorite authors was writing a series about Egyptian mythology I was ecstatic! I couldn’t wait to see how Rick Riordan would weave his story.

Here are a couple of things i enjoyed about The Red Pyramid(very minor to minimal spoilers ahead):

The world building was phenomenal! I loved how Riordan blends his stories with realism and mythology.

The character building. The way the author writes his characters and makes you become attached despite your best attempts to not become attached because let's be honest here, Mr. Riordan is not the kindest when it comes to characters. He can enjoy seeing them suffer.

The fact that incest is actually addressed.  There is a lot of incest in Ancient Egyptian history.  It actually makes learning more about the culture of the pharaohs a little difficult. The way Mr. Riordan handles it is graceful and leaves no doubt in your mind that there is no incest in his books.

I have always enjoyed how the love story is not a big deal in Riordan’s books.  It helps us keep in mind that the character are in their young teens.  No young teenager needs to worry about being in love and finding the love of their life. There is plenty of time to do that when they are older.

In Chapter 9 she says ‘My dear, i’m a cat everything i see is mine’.  I have always loved cats i have 3 of them. They are simply the most precious and sassy animals in the world.

Not many authors are comfortable about addressing race in their books but something Riordan has always done well is talk about the realities of being one race or having a specific belief.  In The Red Pyramid the relationship between PoC(in particular African American men) and the Police. He is very open and honest and states things exactly how they are. He does not gently blow this topic off(which would be difficult since one of the main characters is a PoC)

One of the final things I appreciated in this book is the fact that Riordan makes little references to his other books. In particular he references the Percy Jackson Series. If you have not read the Percy Jackson books you won't understand the reference but if you do you will immediately be saying to yourself ‘I see what you did there’.

This book is perfect for anyone who wants a story that has an adventure but isn't all consumed in romance. I feel like most adventure books are more absorbed in the romance and use that as a point to move the plot along but in my opinion none of Riordan’s books do that.  This book is technically middle grade so it is also very easy to read.

Overall I give this story 4.5 Bards!

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What is everyone #currentlyreading I just pickup this gem! I'd like to take a moment and apologize for the lack of posts lately. Life has been super busy for all of us lately. To make it up to you I have a joke! I hope you like it. 😊😊 What did King George think of the colonists? . . He thought they were revolting. . . #ireadya #ya #youngadult #youngadultbooks #silverintheblood #jessicadaygeorge #bloomsbury #bookstagram #yalit #bookstagram #bookblogger #youngadult #amreading #bookphotography (at Laramie, Wyoming)

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Supernatural Friends: Try out our new podcast. Not only do we discuss the episodes but we focus on the importance of the secondary characters! 

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It's almost like @delacortepress knew I was in a reading slump and sent me one of my most anticipated reads of 2017 😍📚 I know what I'm reading on my vacation this next week! @elockhartbooks #bookstagram #bookmail #prhpartner #ireadya #iloveya #youngadult #yalit #bookblogger #genuinefraud #sept2017 (at Charlotte, North Carolina)