💬 Happy August!! Which one book are you most excited to read this month? . If you’re anything like me, you cannot stick to a TBR each month no matter how hard you try. BUT there’s often a book or books that I’m so excited for, I insist on fitting them in. Period. This baby right here is one of them!! I’m so proud of Mia @cosyreads on publishing her first book baby just a few short weeks ago, and I’m sooooo excited to finally have a copy in my hands!! I plan to read this one this month for sure!! 💕 . (And can we all just take a short moment to admire this stunning cover!! I mean, really. 🤩 I’m obsessed!!) . . . s u m m a r y ⇣ Aleja whiles away her days in her family's dusty tavern in Seville, dreaming of distant lands and believing in the kind of magic that she's only ever read about in books. After all, she's always being told that girls can't be explorers. But her life is changed forever when adventure comes for her in the form of a fabled vessel called the Ship of Shadows. Crewed by a band of ruthless women, with cabin walls dripping with secrets, the ship has sailed right out of a legend. And it wants Aleja. Once on board its shadowy deck, she begins to realize that the sea holds more secrets than she ever could have imagined. The crew are desperately seeking something, and their path will take them through treacherous waters and force them to confront nightmare creatures and pitch-dark magic. It will take all of Aleja's strength and courage to gain the trust of her fellow pirates - and discover what they are risking everything to find. . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #theshipofshadows #mariakuzniar #middlegradebooks #middlegradefantasy #mgfantasy #flashesofdelight #petitejoys #slowandsimpledays #smallmomentsofcalm #ofquietmoments #postitfortheaesthetic #toeachtheirpath #onthebed #inspiremyinstagram #yabookstagram #bookworm #mybookfeatures #readersgonnaread #readersofig #beautifulcover #coverlove #booknerd https://www.instagram.com/p/CDWteYMnl_N/?igshid=1ib80ynk5kx2e