Of Shadows, Dreams & Flames | Shadow Magic Series Review + An Interview with Joshua Khan

I don’t read nearly as much middle grade as Macky does, but I do (try to) listen when he puts a particular series on my radar - just like he did for the Shadow Magic trilogy. Shadow Magic , the first novel and the only one I’ll talk about in detail, introduces readers to two characters: Thorn and L…

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Alexa's Adventures #13 | Book Events, Road Trips & Foodie Outings

I realized over the weekend that it's been a little too long since the last time I shared about what I've been up to lately, so I decided I needed to remedy that. I've always enjoyed being able to look back on these posts and see what I've been up to, and this one in particular is …

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Macky Reads Twilight of the Elves

(Alexa's Note: If you haven't yet read the first book in this series, The Adventurers Guild , you may want to go over to check out Macky's review for it ! Otherwise, carry on.) Once again, the “me and my friends save the world” genre has done it for me. I cannot say enough how much I enjo…

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Abbreviations #70 | The Devil's Thief, A Very Large Expanse of Sea + The Darkest Star

If you’ve been following my blog since last year, you’ll know that I thoroughly enjoyed The Last Magician . ( I even shared five reasons to check out the series! ) The entire premise of that novel is that Esta is sent back to the past to retrieve an artefact that will change the course of history (and…

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Gift Guide for Jade | Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix Blog Tour

I read and loved Forest of a Thousand Lanterns last year, so you can imagine how excited I was for  Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix ! It's the companion sequel, out just last week, which happens years later and follows the journey of Jade, the last princess in the line of the Dragon Kings and the…

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Table for Two #23: Matcha N' More

Rachel of Hello, Chelly and I have teamed up to bring you a collaboration that involves two of my favorite things: New York City & food. Welcome to Table for Two , where we will be highlighting restaurants and dessert spots in New York City. Today, I'll be sharing my thoughts on Matcha N'…

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Abbreviations #69 | Good Girl, Love Story + Walk of Shame

After thoroughly enjoying Blurred Lines earlier this year and after Rachel convinced me to, I downloaded more Lauren Layne titles in March. I'm happy to say that I enjoyed Good Girl , which is the second in the Love, Unexpectedly companion novel series. This romance is all about America's sw…

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Friends with ARCs | The Light Between Worlds + The Resolutions

It's been five years since the night Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were hiding in a London bomb shelter with their older brother. Five years since all three siblings were transported into the magical realm called the Woodlands, where the fantastical beings became their friends-like-family and th…

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What I Loved: October 2018

I love talking about my latest obsessions with my friends! It's always fun to discover people who share my tastes and interests, and to potentially find even more things to fall in love with. I'm sharing some of my favorites from October today, but come and share with me in the comments wh…

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October 2018

October started off with a bang! We kicked off the month with two days at Walt Disney World, followed directly by a few days at New York Comic Con (where I got to meet David Tennant for the first time, and saw Matt Smith and Alex Kingston both a second time), a visit to the Harry Potter: A History…

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