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My Fall 2023 Book HookUp Unboxing

After visiting New York, my husband gifted me a subscription to The Strand’s The Book HookUp. We’d visited New York City for the first time at Christmas in 2018, stopping in at The Strand bookstore, of course, so it was the perfect gift. What I love about this subscription is that it’s quarterly, so not …

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ARC Review | The Reunion by Kit Frick

Title: The ReunionAuthor: Kit FrickGenre: YA, Thriller, MysteryPublished On: August 29, 2023Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: From the author of I Killed Zoe Spanos comes a YA thriller in the vein of The White Lotus and Karen M. McManusโ€™s The Cousins following a doomed family reunion at a posh Caribbean resort, where old grudges and …

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ARC Book Review | Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings

Title: Tilly in TechnicolorAuthor: Mazey EddingsGenre: Young Adult Contemporary RomancePublished on: August 15, 2023 Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: Tilly Twomley is desperate for change. White-knuckling her way through high school with flawed executive functioning has left her burnt out and ready to start fresh. Working as an intern for her perfect older sisterโ€™s …

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My Summer 2023 Book HookUp Unboxing

After visiting New York, my husband gifted me a subscription to The Strand’s The Book HookUp. We’d visited New York City for the first time at Christmas in 2018, stopping in at The Strand bookstore, of course, so it was the perfect gift. What I love about this subscription is that it’s quarterly, so not …

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ARC Review | Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

Title: Something MoreAuthor: Jackie KhaliliehGenre: YA ContemporaryPublishes On: June 6, 2023Publisher: Penguin Random House CanadaSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 336 Synopsis: A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school, for fans of Jenny Han and Samira Ahmed. Fifteen-year-old Jessie, a quirky loner …

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My Spring 2023 Book HookUp Unboxing

After visiting New York, my husband gifted me a subscription to The Strand’s The Book HookUp. We’d visited New York City for the first time at Christmas in 2018, stopping in at The Strand bookstore, of course, so it was the perfect gift. What I love about this subscription is that it’s quarterly, so not …

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ARC Review | You Wouldn’t Dare by Samantha Markum

Title: You Wouldn’t DareAuthor: Samantha MarkumGenre: YA Contemporary Publishing On: March 28, 2023Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 368 Synopsis: A rom com about trying to have the summer of your life before everything changes – only to realize change might be exactly what you need… When Juniper Nash Abreheart kissed Graham Isham for the first …

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ARC Book Review | The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim

Title: The Love MatchAuthor: Priyanka Taslim Genre: Young AdultFirst Published On: January 3, 2023Publisher: Salaam Reads / Simon Schuster Books for Young ReadersSource: physicalPages: 400 Synopsis: To All the Boys Iโ€™ve Loved Before meets Pride and Prejudice in this delightful and heartfelt rom-com about a Bangladeshi American teen whose meddling mother arranges a match to secure their familyโ€™s financial …

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My March 2023 TBR

Hello Readers! How is it already the fifth day of March?! I’m late with my TBR, but I did share My Trope-ical Readathon TBR on the first day of the month and it included all the books here, as well. For my monthly TBR, I’ll only be including those books I’m determined to read—mostly ARCs. …

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My February 2023 TBR

Hello Readers! I hope you’re warm and well wherever you are. We were iced in down here in Texas, and that’s something we’re not very used to. But I enjoyed the extra time to read and blog! February is Valentine’s and my birthday month, neither of which I celebrate too much ๐Ÿ˜‚, but I do …

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