#lastnownextreads

[annibtj]

my last, now, next reads

(malibu rising, wuthering heights, klara and the sun)

from my ig

[adayinbookland]

Aug 10th, 2020 📚reading updates📚 . 🌸LAST - Stamped from the Beginning. I still have a chapter + the epilogue left to read but it's safe to say this is a 5 star read. It is more on the academic side of non-fiction and it deals with a lot of information about racial prejudice spanning through centuries. Kendi's work is outstanding and open my eyes to a loads of issues I had no idea about - especially about assimilationists and how their way of thinking has done more damage than good. This should be mandatory reading for everybody. It took me 2 months to get through it because I wanted to soak everything in. Most pages are highlighted and annotated. This is a must read. . 🌿NOW - Hamnet & Mexican Gothic. I am halfway through both of them and enjoyed both. I'm typing this as I read another chapter of Hamnet that brought me to tears. O'Farrell's writing is a dream. And with regards with Mexican Gothic, I can say I am intrigued and disgusted at some scenes at the same time. Really atmospheric novel. Cannot wait to see how the story unfolds. . 🌼NEXT - Rage of Dragons. I forgot to get the book for the picture but it is the novel I am planning on picking up first because I joined Busy Bee Bookclub and that's the pick for August. I've heard nothing but amazing things and despite not reading much military fantasy I cannot wait to read it. . What are you currently reading? • • • #lastnownextreads #hamnet #maggieofarrell #mexicangothic #silviamorenogarcia #stampedfromthebeginning #ibramxkendi #literaryfiction #womensprize #horrorfiction #nonfiction #antiracistbooks #augustreads #unitedbookstagram #bookaesthetics https://www.instagram.com/p/CDt0nO4qJoG/?igshid=cy3q6hg195sk

[adayinbookland]

Aug 18th, 2020 • 📚reading updates📚 . 🌿LAST - Pew. I honestly don't know what to make of this book. I loved both the writing - I highlighted several passages - and the themes explored (identity, race and religion among others). However, despite a very strong beginning and my own drive to see where the book would take me, the ending completely underwhelmed me, to the point where I am wondering if I actually understood what the author was trying to do. . ⚔️NOW - Rage of Dragons. This is military fantasy and it is indeed quite heavy on the military training and the military divisions. However, I am really enjoying it. The societal class system, as well as the magic one, are extremely complex and I am fascinating by all of it. It also has a glossary at the end which is life-saving as I do tend to look at it here and there for certain words. . 🧜🏿‍♀️NEXT - The Deep. I am keeping my promise and focusing on the books I received from my birthday - so far I've read Pew, Mexican Gothic (review soon) - and in truth I am 20 pages into this one (I started it last night) and I am intrigued. • • #lastnownextreads #augustreads #pew #catherinelacey #literaryfiction #therageofdragons #evanwinter #thedeep #riverssolomon #fantasybook #currentlyreading #currentreads #unitedbookstagram #bookphotograph #bookishpost #bookloversunite #readersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CEB6pxtgzyK/?igshid=b5tx5p7uvzx0

[lisa-lostinlit]

💬 Let’s do #lastnownextreads! What was the last book you finished, what are you currently reading, and what do you plan to read next? . Last: True Loaf by L. Austen Johnson (an adorable short story!) Now: Blood Wedding by Pierre Lemaitre (a psychological thriller with an unreliable narrator. It’s intense!) Next: For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing (a thriller set in a prestigious boarding school with a teacher who wants to teach the spoiled brats a lesson.) . . Today I’m featuring Wolves of Adalore by @morgan_gauthier_! This is a fantasy adventure that’s sure to keep you entertained! Click the link in my bio to grab your copy! . . . s u m m a r y : Niabi killed for it once and is prepared to kill again. Crispin wants it and is determined to have his revenge. Salome wants nothing to do with it, but has to fight for it. After years of people insisting she must be cursed due to her discolored left eye, Salome starts to believe they might be right. But when Harbona the Seer unexpectedly visits her, he reveals not only has the Year of the Hunter begun, but Salome’s distorted eye is in actuality the Mark of the Hunter, and she is charged to avenge the blood of the innocent. With the Immortal Seer, their axe-wielding guardian, and a dangerous bounty hunter known as the Wanderer in their company, Salome and her brother, Crispin, embark on a journey to defeat their sister and reclaim the White Throne. . . . h a s h t a g s : #wolvesofadalore #morgangauthier #fantasybooks #booksareeverything #coffeeandbooks #booksandbeans #coffeeandcurrentlyreading #bookphotography #booksandcoffee #readingnook #bookishaesthetic #bookish #booklove #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksofig #readersofig #readersgottaread #hyggehome #bookishhygge #onthebedproject #cozyvibes #cozylife #bookphoto #bookstack #toberead https://www.instagram.com/p/CRT8CxBt-LS/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bookmama]

#LastNowNextReads 📚

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Yesterday I finished Resistance by @toriamos and absolutely loved it! Highly recommended this one in audiobook form, which is read by Tori herself.

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Right now I am bouncing between fiction and nonfiction with The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg and A Highlander Is Coming To Town by @lauratrentham . Yes I know it is August and I am reading a Christmas book😂 This is Book three in the Highland Georgia series and I am loving this one as much as I loved the first two. The Fixed Stars is a memoir that already has me hooked!

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Next I am planning on reading The Heat Wave by Kate Riordan. I am so excited for this new dark thriller set in France!

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Thank you to all of the tagged publishers for the gifted copies of these books! Resistance by Tori Amos was purchased by me and not a review copy❤️

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What are you planning on reading next? Do you follow a strict tbr list, or are you more of a mood reader?

[emilynelhams]

Tagged for a #lastnownextreads challenge. Thanks @ezzies_bookery_nook , Last The Switch, Now The Family Upstairs (not started yet) next, Summer at Bramblewood Farm https://www.instagram.com/p/CDoo6IzgJlH/?igshid=111vl3suw7ili

[adayinbookland]

July 27th, 2020 || 📚reading updates📚 . LAST - You Should See Me in a Crown. This is a feel good type of book; it is cheesy and over the top but that's the point. It's a book that despite having characters dealing with difficult issues, gives you joy, steals a smile from you and makes you believe in good things happening to good people. I wish though that Liz and Robbie relationship have been explored a lot more because it was one of the elements I liked the most at the beginning of the book and thought the sibling dynamic was going to be a pivotal point but despite the reader knowing how much they love and care about each other, I wanted more scenes of them together, as well as with their grandparents. . NOW - Stamped From the Beginning. I am going to focus on this book until I finish it. I went on a mini-holiday and didn’t take it with me and so fell behind on my reading. It’s a book you need to read slowly to be able to process everything but this one should be mandatory for everybody. . NEXT - Love After Love & Hamnet. I wanted to read the latter when it came out and I got it in April but since it deals with grief I didn’t think I was ready for it at the time. Maybe it would’ve helped me but it’s a triggering issue for me and I thought it best to wait a bit. I think I’m ready for it now. And I got Love After Love after @ns510reads recommendation and I cannot wait to dive into it. . what are you currently reading? 🤓 • • • #lastnownextreads #youshouldseemeinacrown #leahjohnson #stampedfromthebeginning #ibramxkendi #hamnet #maggieofarrell #loveafterlove #ingridpersaud #literaryfiction #yaliterature #nonfiction #julyreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJDLtSKZlC/?igshid=4yhhs2k3z4g4

[adayinbookland]

July 14th, 2020 || 📚reading updates📚 . LAST - Red, White & Royal Blue. Finished it last week and it was cheesy and fluffy and sometimes over the top but i enjoyed it. . NOW - I am almost done with Kintu (the plan is to finish it today) and I am halfway through Get a Life, Chloe Brown. It a light-hearted romance but at the same time it deals with difficult topics such as abusive relationships and we have disabled main character. . NEXT - look at me reading all the romance (🤪 who am i?) i picked up Beach Read due to the great reviews and since i am going away for a few days with my best friends to just relax, i thought this one could be a great read while on the swimming pool. . what are you currently reading?🤓 • • • #lastnownextreads #redwhiteandroyalblue #getalifechloebrown #kintu #beachread #taliahibbert #emilyhenry #jennifernansubugamakumbi #literaryfiction #contemporaryfiction #romancenovels #currentlyreading #readingupdate #unitedbookstagram #bookloversunite https://www.instagram.com/p/CCnlEjTKOby/?igshid=5baqp1qtgjm8