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A friend of mine sent me this fun game for my birthday (which is next week) it was such a surprise! I can‘t wait to play it!

Look how cute! 😍 #BookishPuzzle

A gift from my daughter in law! Books and a puzzle what could be more fun?

This is a cute teen book. Mary's family is very literary (both parents are professors), and she navigates life based on what she knows about classic literature. This system does not serve her well, leading to misunderstandings with friends and a love interest. Lots of references to classic literature.

#ItHadToBeYou #BookLove Mary loves books, especially the classics, and uses them as a reference for her own life.
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This is another romance where I actually liked the stories of family and of friendships more than I liked the romance side of the story. The mc, Mary, is all about classic books and is very naive but thinks she‘s not. She reminds me a lot of Jane Austen‘s Emma. Of course, in her judgements, she makes mistakes and needs to be forgiven for them. How her friends treat her regarding these mistakes teaches her about real friends.

I really enjoyed this one! I loved all of the references to classic literature, and I just thought it was a really fun book.

I‘m so glad I gave this book a chance! I wasn‘t sure what to expect with all the mixed reviews, but this ended up being one of my favorite rom-coms I read all year. It was cute, easy-to-read, and full of classic literary references. Loved it!

“The beginning of the upending of my life took place on a sweltering August afternoon, the summer before my sophomore year of high school”
-By the Book: A Novel of Prose and Cons by Amanda Sellet
#FirstLineFridays

Bail at 26%. I NEVER bail on books but this book was just SO BAD. It could have been so good too. The main characters personality trait is judging everyone around her and talking like she's from the 1800s. She's suppose to be 15, nobody talks like that girl. You can like classics and still talk like a normal person. And all of her friends are just as flat and boring. I just couldn't stand this book.

I think the tagged book may be my favorite from this month! Not a great month of reading number-wise, but not terrible either.
#februarywrapup

Loved it! A really cute YA love story with lots of literary references to boot!

#bookspinbingo - no bingo this month ☹️
#booked2021 - author‘s first name starts with A, B, or C

I wish I had written this book. It was sooooo good and really captured what it‘s like to compare what you see in real life to what you‘ve read in 19th century literature. Loved Mary, her friends, her big quirky family, the kids from her old school, and all the situations they found themselves in. The writing was something special, I think. That‘s why, about 3 pages in, I turned to my husband and said “I‘m reading the book I wish I had written.” 💗

Driving home from the cottage and I‘m officially done all the books I brought with me 😢 I loved this YA bookish novel with references to all the classics I have loved and I few I need to read. I laughed out loud so many times ❤️❤️❤️

Some YA for reading by the water

If you are a reader, a writer or a fan of classic literature this book NEEDS to be on your shelf! It‘s such a cute YA novel that is different from other YA novels in existence. The characters are so well though t out and the story is so relatable to anyone who love literature. I am posting a link to my new video so you can see how much I love this novel ❤️

https://youtu.be/fzgYoZgBKbU

Oh my gosh, this is the cutest, sweetest book I have read in a long time. #currentlyreading #friendship #romance #family #literary #booknerd #humour #pg

Hey guys! Sorry for not being as active. I was able to go back to work and have been busy with that for a few days. Still able to keep up with my schedule for videos, but I may not be posting a lot. I hope you guys understand :) here is my new vlog! I hope you guys like it!

https://youtu.be/PrhZ_Yf2n-4

Back at it again after a small break, during an inconvenient move. Excited to dive into this one

A cute ya about a girl who starts a new school, makes some friends in a whole new way. And generally tries to understand her world based on classic literature.

It‘s By the Book virtual launch party day for my friend and author Amanda Sellet! Cheers!

This was a very cute YA contemporary romance that I'm glad to have gotten via #netgalley. A nice light read for these trying times, which was good. Mary is a very sweet protagonist who is believably both naive and mature as someone who transfers to public high school after a classics-based private education. The book is as much about friendship as it is about the romance and while it was a touch overlong I enjoyed it. Out on May 12 📚