#allthebooksof2017

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Paperback books are so much more convenient, but I do love me a good hardcover, especially the ones where you discover something beneath the book jacket. It’s like unwrapping art. • ⁉️#qotd: age old question, hardcovers or paperbacks? Or ebooks? (Don’t worry, this is a safe space 😂) P.S. check out our story archives/highlights for a limited time end-of-year Ink Crate sales! 🎁 • Bookstagram challenges (out of order 😅): #rfabdecember17 - day 7, naked hardcovers @reviews_from_a_bookworm #decinbooks17 - day 9, favourite 2017 cover (that folio edition of American Gods is to die for, also strange the dreamer 😍) @bookisglee #allthebooksdec - day 28, favourite covers @thereaderbee & @loriimagination #2017YearinBookReview - 4 “hurricanes and earthquakes” a book that rocked your world (honestly I loved American Gods, the mixture of mythology from all around the world was awesome, plus Neil Gaiman just knows how to use words 😂) @farah.shamma #bookishrewind17 - day 27, best November read (gentlemen’s guide, technically i finished it in December but shhh) @deertales & @caseyrosereads #frenchiefantasydecember - day 27, best 2017 reads (American Gods and Strange the Dreamer are two of my favourite books of the year) @frenchiefiction & @queen.of.fantasy #allthebooksof2017 - 10, longest book you read (American Gods, at a glorious 750 pages) @annreads (at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

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🎄A of JAF’s (insta)review: I don’t know about you, but I’ve always loved reading books that match the season/holiday, so I really wanted to read something inspired by the holiday/Christmas season. Naturally, when I came upon The Afterlife of Holly Chase on Goodreads, I had to pick it up. I’ve only ever read one other book by @CynthiaHand (My Lady Jane) but I loved that one so much, I knew I could take my chance with Holly Chase. • The Afterlife of Holly Chase is not so much a retelling of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” but it is heavily inspired by it. And when I say “heavily inspired” I mean, imagine if the events of A Christmas Carol were to happen every year, to different misers, headed by an international organization called “Project Scrooge.” Basically, take the idea of A Christmas Carol and make it a real thing, an actual organization that worked throughout the year to convince selfish, terrible people to be better. • I loved it. I loved almost everything about it. I, personally really enjoy A Christmas Carol (okay, okay, maybe I’m thinking about “A Muppets Christmas Carol”), and I have a soft spot for things like Christmas and people who are selfish reinventing themselves, getting second chances if you will. I knew I would like this book from the synopsis, mostly because I loved the idea that there is this secret organization all around the world that picks one person that could have a giant positive impact, if only they would stop being so terrible. Full review on blog! Happy holidays and merry Christmas from us at JAF Ink! • ⁉️#qotd: Do you like reading books that match the season? What’s your favorite December read? • Bookstagram challenges (not out of order for once!): #rfabdecember17, #allthebooksdec, - day 25, merry Christmas @reviews_from_a_bookworm, @thereaderbee & @loriimagination, #decinbooks17 - day 25, show your Christmas spirit @bookisglee #frenchiefantasydecember - day 25, bookish Christmas @frenchiefiction & @queen.of.fantasy #allthebooksof2017 - 14, last read of the year (well, last finished book of the year) @annreads (at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

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The lovely ladies @untitledchapter tagged us to try and write a story out of book spines, so here it goes! — Now I rise, between the devil and the deep blue sea, an ember in the ashes (no matter the wreckage). A conjuring of light in a dark, dark wood; soundless love in the time of global warming. • ⁉️ did you know you can get 20% off all past Ink Crate boxes? That includes any extra merch! From now till December 31st! DM or check out the link in our bio! • 🎁 Bookstagram challenges (December is a good month for challenges 😂): #decinbooks17 - day 23, #stacksaturday (shhh let’s pretend it’s Saturday) @bookisglee #allthebooksdec - day 23, feel good reads (no matter the wreckage) @thereaderbee & @loriimagination #2017yearinbookreview - 8, “Muslim Ban” fave diverse reads (now I rise, an ember in the ashes) @farah.shamma #allthebooksof2017 - 3, best sequel you read (Now I Rise is so damn good, also a conjuring of light) @annreads (at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

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The weather is becoming oh so beautiful in the UAE, perfect time to be sending an #inkcrate to a friend or loved one! Past boxes, future boxes (have you got the power? Cause January’s box does 😉) custom boxes galore! • ⁉️#qotd: do you like giving books as gifts? Or are you like A of JAF and afraid the person won’t like it 😂? • Bookstagram challenges (🤩): #rfabdecember17 - day 18, fave read of 2017 (well, on of them) @reviews_from_a_bookworm #decinbooks14 - day 14, books bought because of book tube/bookstagram (I only read Sanderson because of all the bookstagram recommendations, and I regret the years missed with this author) @bookisglee #2017YearinBookReview - 5 & 6, “louvre Abu Dhabi”- favorite book cover art & “Da Vinci’s Salvador Mundi Sells” - A take my money book #bookishrewind17 - day 17, best July reas (Mistborn) @deertales & @caseyrosereads #frenchiefantasydecember - day 9, prettiest cover (look at those covers though, how could I resist?) @frenchiefiction & @queen.of.fantasy #allthebooksof2017 - 5, new-to-you favourite author (Brandon Sanderson) @annreads

[cassiesbookishcorner]

Dec 13, 2017 Happy 11 years to my Hubby!! We met as freshman in high school and on this day 11 years ago he asked me to be his girlfriend. We were 15. Now 26. I had just ended a relationship and wasn’t sure if I wanted to be in another so soon but I ended up saying yes. I am so glad I did and here we are! Married for 3 years and have two boys. I love him so much!! He is stubborn and hardheaded but that’s what I love about him. He is an amazing husband and father to our boys. He is perfect for me. ❤️❤️ ❄️❄️ #rebellashogwartschristmas - Hogwarts Library - multiple books #dreambunnybookishdecember - yellow #beastlybooksdecember17 - longest title #allthebooksof2017 - most read genre - fantasy #alliwantforchristmasisabook - tear jerker read #bookishholiday17 - book that made you cry ❄️❄️ #drseuss #harrypotter #gameofthrones #aclashofkings #jewelsofthesun #heavenisreal #yellow #candle #read #books #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookish #bookworm #winter #december2017 #happyanniversary

[schoktireviews-blog]

All the books of 2017, day 15. This is the last day for these prompts, and today I share my favourite book of the year. The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a book I would never have picked up on my own. It was assigned reading, and if you've been following along, you've probably noted my gushing over it. I love books that make me feel emotion, and this one made me feel many all at once. #allthebooksof2017 #books #bookstagram

[schoktireviews-blog]

All the books of 2017, day 14. Today I'm sharing my last book, but the year isn't over so I call shenanigans.

Anyway. Zone One by Colson Whitehead was my latest finish. Not my favorite book. Read my full review, here: https://schoktireviews.tumblr.com/post/168220664346/zone-one-colson-whitehead-a-review-imagine

[jafinkreviews-blog]

I am so in love with this book cover that I refused to carry it around with me for fear that something would happen to it. And I maybe have another copy with a different cover that was nice that became my “travel” copy 😂. Y’all don’t even know, even the texture was sublime. That’s my third copy of Prisoner of Azkaban too, because Harry Potter. • ⁉️#qotd: Do you ever buy another copy of a book just for carrying-around purposes? • Bookstagram challenges (every day is challenge day 😂): #rfabdecember17 - day 22, blue & white @reviews_from_a_bookworm #decinbooks17 - day 8 & 12, most read genre (young adult fantasy) & book that gives you the feels (PoA) @bookisglee #2017YearinBookReview - 5 & 6, “louvre Abu Dhabi”- favorite book cover art & “Da Vinci’s Salvador Mundi Sells” - A take my money book @farah.shamma #bookishrewind17 - day 11, best April read (Strange the Dreamer) @deertales & @caseyrosereads #printedalphabet12days - day 12/12, favourite fictional city (the city of Weep, or rather the floating thing above it 😂. Otherwise Red London) @printedalphabet #allthebooksof2017 - day 13, most read genre (young adult) @annreads (at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)