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TheBookwormAdventures

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The Shield and the Thistle | Jillian Bondarchuk
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I cannot recommend this series enough. If you love historical romance and fantasy and magic and Scotland, don‘t hesitate to give these books a try! They‘re both available on Kindle Unlimited now. 💜

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I‘ve only read the first of these (I‘m about 50 pages into book two), but I am enjoying the magical world that Forrest has created. Very thankful to my local library for fulfilling this purchase request for me!
#harleymerlin #bookseries #fantasy #magicalbooks #currentlyreading

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4/5⭐️
This was a sweet, nostalgic book. Anne of Green Gables was one of my favorite series as a little girl and this paid homage to it without detracting from LM Montgomery‘s story.
#marillaofgreengables #anneofgreengables #sarahmccoy #lmmontgomery #PEI #historicalfiction

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Kingdom of Ash | Sarah J. Maas
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I can‘t wait to get to this beauty! So glad I binged this series a few months ago.
#kingdomofash #throneofglass #ToG #sarahjmaas #ya #fantasy #newbook #series #gorgeouscover

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One of my favorite series of all time! It is such a long and intimidating series so I‘m glad that I read it when I was very young. This book really introduced me to the fantasy genre and became the first fandom I ever was a part of.
#lotr #lordoftherings #tolkien #fandoms

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2/5⭐️
This was so disappointing - nothing happened throughout the entire book and the ending was even more anticlimactic. #stephenking #thegirlwholovedtomgordon #octoberreads

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The Bronze Horseman | Paullina Simons
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I‘ve heard so many good things, and there‘s no doubt this was written with an outstanding amount of research, which is why I gave it 2/5. The main characters - Tatiana and Alexander - are two of the most infuriating, stubborn, obnoxious characters I‘ve ever read. I love a good antihero (Scarlett O‘Hara and Rhett Butler are my favorite), but these two were the worst. #thebronzehorseman #donotrecommend #badreads #bookisihated

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An Enchantment of Ravens | Margaret Rogerson
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4/5⭐️

This book is great if you're suffering from A Court of Thorns and Roses withdrawal. It's similar with its focus on fair folk and forbidden love, but much shorter.

#anenchantmentofravens #margaretrogerson #ya #yafantasy #yalit #newbooks2017 #fallvibes #gorgeouscovers

GondorGirl I think this one is coming in one of my subscription boxes this month. Your review makes me excited to get it! 7y
TheBookwormAdventures @GondorGirl I‘m glad to hear that! I hope you enjoy it. 😊 7y
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The Good People | Hannah Kent
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"How hidden the heart, Nance thought. How frightened we are of being known, and yet how desperately we long for it." -Hannah Kent, The Good People
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What are you currently reading?
I am so excited to delve into this; I've heard good things, and I loved Burial Rites by this author.
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#thegoodpeople #hannahkent #newbooks #beautifulbooks #ireland #folklore #currentlyreading #badassbookbabes #bibliophile #booknerd #bookaddict #booklove

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What's your honest opinion of ACOWAR?

(The Velaris candle is from NerdWicks Candles and the bookmark is from LittleInklingsDesign.)

#shelfie #acowar #acotar #acomaf #sarahjmaas #acourtofthornsandroses #acourtofmistandfury #acourtofwingsandruin #fandom #bookworm #bibliophile #booknerd #bookaddict #bookmark #bookishcandle

GondorGirl I enjoyed the series, but didn't think it was the be-all-end-all greatness like lot of people. I doubt I'll ever re-read it, but it was an enjoyable way to spend a vacation. 7y
TheBookwormAdventures @GondorGirl I'm a full blown fangirl, I can't wait to reread it (when I find the time). 🙈 That being said, the third book was definitely the weakest of the series in my opinion. 7y
LadyPotterHead I honestly thought ACOWAR was the best in the series until the end where it just got really cheesy and that kind of ruined it for me, it was just one ex machina after another, 🙃seriously made me 🙄🙄🙄 several times 7y
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TheBookwormAdventures @MyBookZleeves oh really?? I was kind of bored by ACOWAR. I flew through the other two - especially ACOMAF 😍 - but it took me like a week to read ACOWAR. 🙈 I agree about the ending though, I felt like it was so over dramatic. 7y
LadyPotterHead Yeah I enjoyed it the most, I found ACOTAR very slow moving and repetitive, atleast 2/3 of it and maybe it's because I knew what was going to happen in ACOMAF, I was impatient and felt like it took forever to get there. OMG the dad bit at the end of ACOWAR was ridiculous! It didn't make any sense and didn't build to it at all 🙄 7y
TheBookwormAdventures @MyBookZleeves I totally agree about the end of the ACOWAR! A lot of it was cringey and made me roll my eyes. 7y
LadyPotterHead @TheBookwormAdventures Exactly! I'm glad I'm not the only one 👍🏼😁 7y
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Game of Thrones | George R R Martin
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"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies...The man who never reads lives only one." George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
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I just finished season 7 of Game of Thrones! ?
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#gameofthrones #agameofthrones #got #adancewithdragons #jonsnow #daenerys #bookmail #reader #alwaysreading #bookme #badassbookbabes #bookish #bookworm #bibliophile

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Tower of Dawn | Sarah J Maas
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Is this on your TBR? I'm ashamed to say that I have only read the first Throne of Glass book. 🙈 I'm hoping to get into the series next month - my TBR this month is booked. 😉
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#towerofdawn #sarahjmaas #throneofglass #newbooks #chaolwestfall #empireofstorms #queenofshadows #heiroffire #crownofmidnight #alwaysreading #bookish #bookworm #bookphotography #bibliophile #booknerd #bookaddict

CareBear Love this series! I've read the first three...trying to stretch them out so I'm not waiting impatiently for the last one! 7y
TheBookwormAdventures @CareBear I need to get on it and read them already! But part of me wants to wait until they're all out! 😂 7y
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"The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of the past centuries." -Rachel Caine, Ink and Bone

#inkandbone #paperandfire #thegreatlibrary #rachelcaine #ya #bookseries #beautifulcovers #bookit #badassbookbabes #bookish #bookworm #bookphotography

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A Game of Thrones | George R. R. Martin
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Despite George RR Martin irritating the shit out of me as an author (and a person), I do love this series. Dany is my favorite character, followed by Jon Snow and Ghost. #agameofthrones #gameofthrones #GoT #daenerys #motherofdragons #khaleesi #ironthrone

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Cress | Marissa Meyer
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This and a few other books make up my August TBR! What's on yours?
#augusttbr #thelunarchronicles #caroline #truthwitch #augustbooks #tbr

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Scarlet | Marissa Meyer
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"Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love.
It did not end well." -Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone
I'm super intrigued by this quote from Daughter of Smoke and Bone! ?

#daughterofsmokeandbone #daysofbloodandstarlight #dreamsofgodsandmonsters #lainitaylor #tbr #yabooks #ireadya #bookquote

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Roar | Cora Carmack
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3.5/5⭐️

This book was a pure cover buy. It's gorgeous, it's YA, fantasy, and a female protagonist - all good things. The only thing stopping me from giving it a lower rating is that I know it's the first book in a series, and I'm hoping massive character development happens, because I'm not a fan of Roar/Rora. She felt very one dimensional, as did several others. Here's hoping it gets better as the series goes on!
#roar #coracarmack #ya #fantasy

MrBook Nice review! 7y
sdrosereads I'm halfway through it and this is exactly how I feel so far! 7y
TheBookwormAdventures @sdrosereads I'm really hoping the next book is better! 😐 7y
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Final Girls | Riley Sager
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Wow. I really loved this book! It had some serious Friday the 13th vibes and was the perfect amounts of thriller, horror, and slasher. It kept me guessing until the very end - I stayed up until 2 am and finally made myself put it down around page 185. Then I read the rest the next day in one sitting. It was a heart-pounding, refreshing homage to the horror flick trope of the "final girl".
#finalgirls #rileysager #thriller #slasher #arc #julyreads

MrBook Nice! It's on my TBR. 👍🏻 7y
TheBookwormAdventures @MrBook it was a good read! Definitely worth it. 7y
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Carry On | Rainbow Rowell
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Happy Pride Month! Here's a bookish rainbow for this beautiful, windy Sunday afternoon. 🌈
#pridemonth #lgbtq #bookishrainbows #simonvsthehomosapienagenda #thegiver #carryon #beautifulredemption #offireandstars #cress #thesmellofotherpeopleshouses

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This book was a heartbreaking look into the life of a woman who could never have who she truly wanted by her side.
I loved that Evelyn challenges Monique (her biographer), forcing her to see beyond the preconceived notions of what Evelyn's marriages, relationships, and family life meant, and how she felt throughout them all.
The ending paid tribute to the rest of this beautiful, lyrical novel with an ending note of finality and grace.

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I don't know about you guys but I LOVED this duet/duology. My favorite ship is Nina and Matthias. What about yours?
#sixofcrows #crookedkingdom #leighbardugo #ya #yalit #fantasy #yaseries #ninaandmatthias #bookships #bookcandles

tracypapergeek I loved this series. I would say my favourite ship was Jesper and Wylan 7y
TheBookwormAdventures @tracypapergeek I love them too! Nina and Matthias just have a special place in my heart. ❤️ 7y
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The Upside of Unrequited | Becky Albertalli
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This is my current read. I'm only a few pages in but I really like the dialogue and banter between the characters so far.
#theupsideofunrequited #beckyalbertalli #ya #contemporary #currentread

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My current read! I'm about 1/3 of the way done. 😊

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Paul McCartney: The Life | Philip Norman
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Several months later (what feels like an eternity), I finished this monstrosity. It's very informative but kind of dense - I got a lot of dates/names/facts but not a lot of feeling for who Paul is as a person. Overall, still a pretty good read.

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Paul McCartney: The Life | Philip Norman
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I'm about to tackle this 800+ page monstrosity. 🙈

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This book is about cats in a library. I work in a library, I have two cats. This was a no brainer. Sweet and adorable, I have no qualms saying I shed several tears at the end.

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Lois Lane: Fallout | Gwenda Bond
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I had high expectations for this book, but it fell flat for me. Lois Lane is communicating via messages to "SmallvilleGuy" while trying to expose some shenanigans going on at her school. The first half felt like nothing happened, and then everything got resolved too quickly in the last half.

Kristin.C.07 I started this then put it down. Seemed boring. 8y
TheBookwormAdventures I have a problem - I can't not finish things. But I was pretty bored. 8y
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The Bride | Julie Garwood
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This book makes me want to sit the author down and ask her what the hell was she thinking. The "hero", Alec, is a smug, condescending alpha male who thinks he needs to constantly remind his airhead bride Jamie of her "place" as a woman. I hate romance fiction with such horrible sexist cliches.

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Finding Winnie | Lindsay Mattick
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This book was so cute! I rarely read picture books but I got it for my sister to read to my brand new niece. She told me I had to read it too, and I'm glad I did. It's factual and sweet, with lovely illustrations and an index of photos at the end.

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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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Since I am reading a biography of Charlotte Brontë, it seems fitting to review one of my favorite books - Jane Eyre. I've loved that book since I was 11: the gothic, dark, dreary wonderfulness that only a Brontë sister can create. Jane is unapologetically independent for her time.

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Charlotte Bront: A Life | Claire Harman
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Book #57 for the year and my first Litsy post! #135booksin2016

Godmotherx5 I bought A FIERY HEART recently. I can't wait to dig in! 8y
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