Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 TTT Posts I’ve Really Enjoyed Doing

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is a Thankful Freebie! Hello Readers! November has been flying by as I’ve been busy with Nanowrimo and somehow managing to squeeze in reading, as well. I wrapped …

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Book Review

Book Review | The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Title: The Storied Life of A.J. FikryAuthor: Gabrielle ZevinGenre: ContemporaryFirst Published On: April 1, 2014Movie Tie-in Edition: September 20, 2022Publisher: AlgonquinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 273 Synopsis: On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is the motto “No Man Is an Island; Every Book Is a World.” A. J. Fikry, …

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ARC Review | The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook

Title: The Man I Never MetAuthor: Elle CookGenre: Romance, ContemporaryPublished On: November 22, 2022Publisher: Random HouseSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 336 Synopsis: Is it possible to love someone you’ve never met? A young woman finds out in this sweeping will-they-or-won’t-they love story that begins with a chance wrong number dial. . . . When Hannah picks up …

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ARC Review | Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer

Title: Jasmine Zumideh Needs a WinAuthor: Susan Azim BoyerGenre: Young Adult, Historical FictionPublished On: November 1, 2022Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 336 Synopsis: A fresh spin on the cult-classic Election meets Darius the Great Is Not Okay in Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win when an international incident crashes into a high school election, and Jasmine is caught between doing the right …

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ARC Book Review | Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras

Title: Kiss Me, CatalinaAuthor: Priscilla Oliveras Genre: RomancePublished On: November 1, 2022Publisher: Montlake RomanceSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 280 Synopsis: Dreams come true for an untamable rising star and a mariachi idol in a rousing romance about passion, fame, and family by USA Today bestselling author Priscilla Oliveras. Ambitious San Antonio singer Catalina “Cat” Capuleta gets the chance of a …

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Blog Tour | Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family by Erika Hayasaki

Title: Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family Author: Erika Hayasaki Genre: NonfictionPublished On: October 11, 2022Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 317 Synopsis: Identical twins Isabella and Hà were born in Vietnam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the other’s existence, until they were reunited …

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ARC Review | Built to Last by Erin Hahn

Title: Built to LastAuthor: Erin HahnGenre: RomancePublished On: October 18, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 330 Synopsis: Shelby Springfield has spent the last ten years trying to overcome her past, sanding it away like she does the rough spots on the vintage furniture finds she makes over. But as a former child star, it’s …

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ARC Book Review | One Last Gift by Emily Stone

Title: One Last GiftAuthor: Emily Stone Genre: Contemporary, RomancePublished On: October 11, 2022Publisher: Dell (Penguin Random House)Source: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 379 Synopsis: When a young woman finds herself lost and at a crossroads, one last gift from her brother just might give her another chance at life and at love in this epic holiday romance from the …

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ARC Book Review | Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy

Title: Bad Girl Reputation (Avalon Bay, #2)Author: Elle KennedyGenre: Romance, New AdultPublished On: October 4, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digitalPages: 320 Synopsis: When former bad girl Genevieve West returns home for her mother’s funeral, she’s prepared to keep her distance from her ex-boyfriend, Evan Hartley. Their history is rife with turbulence. And passion. A heck …

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ARC Book Review | Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch

Title: Spells for Lost ThingsAuthor: Jenna Evans Welch Genre: Young AdultPublishes On: September 27, 2022Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young ReadersSource: print and digital (Netgalley)Pages: 368 Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato comes a poignant and romantic novel about two teens trying to find their place in the world after being unceremoniously dragged to …

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