Friends with ARCs | Bloodleaf + Girls with Sharp Sticks

Renaltan princess Aurelia has always known that her marriage to Achlevan prince Valentin was inevitable, an arrangement made many years ago by their parents. But when an assassination attempt that reveals Aurelia’s forbidden magical ability forces her to flee her kingdom and she winds up betrayed …

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Table for Two #26: Seamore's

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

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Alexa's Adventures #14 | Book Events, Dessert Dates & Other Outings

It's been months since the last time I talked about my life adventures  (and it makes me sad that I missed out on sharing my holiday outings, but hey, December is busy in real life and there's always this year for that)! I thought it was high time I did a little catch-up on these personal p…

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Book Review: Devil's Daughter (+Giveaway)

West Ravenel is a man with an disreputable past that he knows will taint the future of anyone he happens to be associated with. And he knows that he’s not worthy of Phoebe, the beautiful widow of a man he bullied at boarding school when they were children. But that doesn’t prevent sparks from flyin…

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Friends with ARCs | The Blood Spell + The Beast's Heart

The Blood Spell is a Cinderella-inspired tale set in the same world as the rest of the Ravenspire series. It follows two main characters: Blue de la Cour (a girl with magic in her blood who desires to use her ability to find a way to help Balavata’s homeless) and Kellan Renard (the crown prince who…

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A Galentine's Day Out

Last Saturday, I had the chance to celebrate a belated Galentine's Day with my friends Rachel & Kristin. We planned a full day out that included all sorts of food (unsurprising!), bookstore visits (also unsurprising!) and a little shopping to top it all off. It was a lovely day spent with …

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OtakuAThon Announcement (+ My TBR)

The time has finally come, friends, to announce a fun collaboration that Kristin & I have had in the works for some time now! We're pleased and excited to present  OtakuAThon , a four day-event (at least, this initial run is four days) that we're hosting from March 1-4, 2019 . Our intenti…

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Book Review: The Name of the Wind

It begins with a boy, gifted and hungry for knowledge, born and raised in a traveling troupe of players. It continues with an orphan, left to fend for himself in a city riddled with crime and corruption. It shifts with a bold (and successful) attempt to become a student at a legendary school of mag…

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Four Dead Queens Gift Guide

It's time for a new gift guide! This month, I'm sharing one inspired by Four Dead Queens , a standalone fantasy release from Astrid Scholte that's being published on the 26th of this month. You'll find out a little more about this novel below, but before that, check out all the good…

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Book Haul: January 2019

I've been exclusively doing book hauls on our channel for the past couple of years, but I recently decided that I should start sharing them here on the blog again as well. I'm always excited about getting book mail, whether it's my own purchases or the exciting things that I get from t…

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