January 2017 (+ January Flights of Fantasy Linky)

January has passed in a blur of cold wintry days, lazy weekends spent lounging and reading and catching up on all our TV shows and long weeks of work. Let's not forget to mention the underlying anxiety that's been dogging me all month, related to what's going on in the world to date. B…

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{Bookish} Style Files: Lady Helen Series

I'm always excited to be doing an edition of  {Bookish} Style Files ! This month, my dress picks are inspired by both the book covers from the Lady Helen Series (The Dark Days Club and The Dark Days Pact) by Alison Goodman . I have yet to read the books, but they're definitely on my TBR becau…

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The Lunar New Year Book Tag

When I saw that Tiff of Mostly YA Lit had tagged me to do The Lunar New Year Book Tag (which she co-created with Joey of Thoughts & Afterthoughts ), I decided it would be most appropriate for me to get this tag up on the actual date of Lunar New Year. Just one? I honestly have so many books tha…

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TYRR #1: All the Light We Cannot See

I'm really excited to be sharing my thoughts on my first official read for my pet project with my friend Lindsey,  The Year of Recommended Reads . We made the decision to tackle a book that we've been trying to read together for  nine  months now, namely All the Light We Cannot See . We finally …

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Libraries & Love • By Your Side

Autumn Collins is in the unfortunate situation of being accidentally locked in the library for an entire weekend. To make matters worse, she discovers that she’s locked in with Dax Miller, a boy who is rumored to be a whole lot of trouble and not exactly someone she wants to be stuck with. But as …

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Life with Cassandra • I Capture the Castle

I’ve been meaning to read I Capture the Castle for a really long time now, specifically ever since I first saw Hannah’s glowing review – and it finally happened this month. I’m really pleased to tell you that I absolutely loved it! It’s all about six months in the life of Cassandra Mortmain, a you…

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Alexa's A to Z | Passenger Duology

I absolutely love  Alexandra Bracken's Passenger  duology - Passenger  and Wayfarer . It is a cleverly constructed, incredibly imagined story of time travel and adventure, of family and friendship and romance, of questions of morality and truth. Passenger  is the start of the journey, where Henriett…

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Curses x Two • The Cursed Queen & Monstress

The Cursed Queen  by Sarah Fine Series: The Impostor Queen #2 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication Date: January 3, 2017 Source: ARC received from the publisher (Thanks!) (I'm a Book Depository affiliate! It would be lovely if you used my referral link if you wanted to buy this book, as…

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The Sunday Mix #38

I'm officially back with the very first edition of  The Sunday Mix  for 2017! Truthfully, I meant for this to go up last  Sunday. But it's here now, so better late than never, yes? I've linked to a lot of interesting articles below, as well as some 2017 challenges to consider checking out…

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10 Books I Want To Read in 2017

It's Friday, and you know the drill - it means a brand new video has been uploaded to my channel! Today, I'm chatting about the ten books that I definitely want to read by the end of 2017. It's a mix of stand-alones, series starters and series enders, and I want to invite you to feel f…

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Phantoms & Fairytales • RoseBlood + The Bear and the Nightingale

RoseBlood  by A.G. Howard Publisher: Amulet Books Publication Date: January 10, 2017 Source: ARC received from the publisher (Thanks!) (I'm a Book Depository affiliate! It would be lovely if you used  my referral link  if you wanted to buy this book, as I get a very small commission from it and will b…

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