#booksarepugaliciousjuly21

[ventureswithbooks]

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.” - The Cruel Prince . . 🌟QOTD: have you ever been disappointed by the ending of a book or series? (No spoilers please and be respectful!) . . Hello friends and happy Sunday!! I hope everyone had a great weekend!! I have one more day of work and then a 4 day stretch off and couldn’t be more excited!! This is definitely an unpopular opinion but I hated the ending to this series! The Cruel Prince was okay, The Wicked King was awesome and The Queen of Nothing had so much potential but it just fell flat for me. I just wanted so much more and instead I got a very weird twist, which I still don’t fully understand where it came from. Anyway I still love how gorgeous the books look! I hope everyone has a relaxing Sunday! . . #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Chaol: Unpopular Opinion #BookSummerLovin - Laia/Elias: forbidden love #DisneyLadiesJuly21 - Thumbelina: tiny book . . #thecruelprince #thewickedking #thequeenofnothing #hollyblack #folkoftheair #unpopularopinion #shelfiesunday #bookblog #unitedbookstagram #bookpics #instagramreads #fantasybooks #readersofinsta #vscoreads #bookster #yalovin #readreadread #ireadya #bookaddicted #totalbooknerd #idratherbereading #bookrecs #readeveryday #rainbowbookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CRMB2wMrHqb/?utm_medium=tumblr

[booktineus]

Q: Do you still book blog? Have you ever had a book blog? I'm asking again because I need to follow more. I miss reading blogs and so many of my old favourites don't post much anymore (if at all) because the audience is so diminished now. Almost all of the old audience has migrated to other social media platforms. Blogging was always my favourite book community platform honestly. I started in 2010 on a small blog of my own that no longer exists. Then in 2013 I started to contributing to a blog called Readers in Wonderland (which also no longer exists because my coblogger and I got busy and missed the domain renewal due date in 2018 😭) and became more active on Tumblr (an account that still exists but I always forget to update 😅). Last year I finally got back into it, by contributing to @happyindulgence book blog, and it's been so wonderful to be back. I love being back and writing different types of posts again, but sometimes it feels like shouting into a void compared to the community it used to be. //CHALLENGES// #booksarepugaliciousjuly21 - Susannah (The Summer I Turned Pretty): comfort reads #disneyladiesjuly21 - Wendy: character you'd name a pet or child after #MyFandomObsessionsJuly21 - ...and that makes us mighty. (teamwork) #RFABJuly21 - Book & Candle #unleashroyalpower - "We're immortal, not invincible." #AusBookishFeatures - Snowball fight: Books recommended to you #Bookishbellesjuly21 - Pina Colada - Book & Beverage //HASHTAGS// #bookrecs #bookblogger #ausyabloggers #auskiwibooksta #aussieauthor #julietmarillier #sjm #crescentcity #heartsblood #hoeab #houseofearthandblood #newadultbooks #bibliophile #bibliophilebuzz https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8aHQerod5/?utm_medium=tumblr

[naoadays]

Q: What is your favorite book you read in July?. Me, actually posting a wrap up post on the last day of the month?! AMAZING!. Full wrap up post on the blog now, link in bio. In July, I read 9 books total – this seems to be my monthly average these days! The month started off a little rocky but once I found my footing in books, I read a lot of 4 and 5 star reads so I’m really happy about that!. It's hard to pick just ONE favorite this month, but if I had to pick, I'd say Firekeeper's Daughter was my overall favorite. A mystery/thriller with Native American characters with contemporary Native American culture and language (Anishinaabemowin) prevalent throughout the book. Kept me on the edge of my seat and intrigued the entire time. I just finished Malibu Rising yesterday and once again, Taylor Jenkins Reid surpasses my expectations. I would like to live inside of a Taylor Jenkins Reid book please and thank you. She has such a way with words and setting the scene, I feel like I am really THERE. Her storytelling ability is unlike anything else. I loved Mary Jane as well - so as you can tell, I have a thing for historical fiction set in the 1970s/80s eras!. #WrapUp - #BombBooks721, #AlltheBooksJuly21, #ForShelfSake, #MyFandomObsessionsJuly21, #WishyWashyWishful, #booksarepugaliciousjuly21, #bookishcoven, #readgushjuly21, #arcmusic21, #RFABJuly21 #summerreading #JulyWrapUp #MonthlyWrapup #MonthlyReads #JulyReads #BookReviewer #BookBlogger #Bookstagram #Bookish #Bibliophile #Bookworm #BoostingYA #BookishLife #BooksOfIG #Bookstagrammer #bookwrapup #librarybookstagram #booksandvegetables https://www.instagram.com/p/CSAnmW1L5JO/?utm_medium=tumblr

[talesofanavidreader]

ℚ𝕆𝕋𝔻: Have any of your recent reads surprised you?⁣ ⁣ I was totally blown away by The Saltwater Heir!! I found out about this book through working with @sapphire_ink_press_ and I was totally intrigued by the cover and blurb. I was excited to read it, but I had no idea how amazing it was going to be. The Saltwater Heir is one of my favorite reads of 2021!⁣ ⁣ If you like magic, mystery, romance, family bonds, and more all set in a gorgeously crafted world and told by an incredible cast of characters … then you should definitely check out this new adult fantasy! I highly recommend The Saltwater Heir by @cclarkewriting!! ⁣ ⁣ [Plus you all need to meet Finn. He’s the best and one of my new favorite characters 💚]⁣ ⁣ ✨Challenges✨⁣ #FirstRidersPhotoChallenge - strix: cliffhangers ⁣ #BooksArePugaliciousJuly21 - kitay (the poppy war): newly discovered favorite⁣ ⁣ ✨Hashtags✨⁣ #TheSaltwaterHeir #SapphireInkPress #FavoriteReads #ReadingRec #BookReview #AdvancedReadersCopy #ARCReview #FantasyReads #CliffhangerEndings #AnticipatedSequels #ReadersAssemble #BookObsessed #TotalBookNerd #BookNook #PrettyBooks #CoverLove #LoveYourShelf #BookstaFeatures https://www.instagram.com/p/CR1WDuBL4kd/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.” - A Court of Thorns and Roses . . 🌟QOTD: you’ve been dumped in the middle of the fae lands and you can choose 2 items out of all of these, which do you pick? 1- a magical map 2- a dagger that never misses 3- a coin that will grant 3 wishes 4- a water bottle that is never empty 5- a compass that will point you home . . Hello friends and happy Monday!! Whew this has been a crazy holiday weekend but I had such a blast!!! Lol I feel like I need a weekend to recover from this weekend!! Anyway, I absolutely love a good Map Monday especially with my favorite map from ACOTAR!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday!! . . #ReadGushJuly21 - Map #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Susannah: comfort reads #DisneyLadiesJuly21 - Wendy: character you’d name a pet or child after . . #mapmonday #acotar #acourtofthornsandroses #sarahjmaas #sjm #pyrthianmap #bloomsburypublishing #librariesofig #bookishcommunity #bibliophilelife #youngadultbooks #readersofig #lovetoreadbooks #booksofinsta #readingforfun #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagrammers #bookstagramcommunity #bibliophiles #bookwormlife #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookstagrammademedoit #bookreader #rainbowbookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8tw11rVwv/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“You could rattle the stars," she whispered. "You could do anything, if only you dared.” - Throne of Glass . . 🌟QOTD: what’s the longest series you’ve read? . . Hello friends and happy #stacksaturday well I mean kind of…lol more like a sideways stack but I still love it! Throne of Glass was definitely the longest page count series I think I’ve read although a few others definitely come close!! I struggled a bit to push through but I am so so glad I did because I absolutely loved this series!! I had no idea when I read the first book what this series would turn into and looking back on it I’m still so amazed that I thought it was this simple book about a competition…hahaha boy was I wrong!!! Anyway I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!! . . #ReadGushJuly21 - Stack #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Silas: character who changes forms #BookSummerLovin - Will/Tessa/Jem: love triangle . . #throneofglass #throneofglassseries #sarahjmaas #sjm #crownofmidnight #heiroffire #queenofshadows #empireofstorms #kingdomofash #bloomsburypublishing #tbrpile #biblio #booksonbooks #bookclubs #avidreader #readingismagic #instareading #bookaesthetic #bookishlife #bookaholics #bookwormproblems #booksoninstagram #bookchallenge #bookstagramit #bookshelves #rainbowbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CRbdFMULcM3/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“You're going to have to get to know me better before you taste my cake." - Wicked . . 🌟QOTD: what is a series that surprised you? . . Happy Friday friends!! I’m going to spend the day outside reading in the sunshine again and I am soooooo excited!! For some reason I didn’t think I would like this series…I was like ohhhh I love JLA but I don’t think this series is for me. But then vacation came around and I decide to start reading and holy crap on a cracker was I wrong!! I absolutely loved this series and binged it all in like three days!! I should know by now that JLA will always surprise me and I will LOVE it!! Any book or series do that to you?! . . #ReadGushJuly21 - Blue #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Mitch: cinnamon roll characters #DisneyLadiesJuly21 - Tinker bell: small but fiesty . . #brave #wicked #torn #jenniferarmentrout #jenniferlarmentrout #jla #thisisakissingbook #librariesofig #bookishcommunity #bibliophilelife #youngadultbooks #readersofig #lovetoreadbooks #booksofinsta #readingforfun #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagrammers #bookstagramcommunity #bibliophiles #bookwormlife #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookstagrammademedoit #bookreader #rainbowbookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/CRrKs0nLTUR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“You want something in this life?" She came to stand over me. "You take it, Fable.” - Fable . . 🌟This or That (pirate edition): Sword or Dagger Eye patch or Peg leg Mead or Rum Captain or First Mate . . Hey friends! I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday! I just want to say how gorgeous this @atouchofmagicdesigns print is and that they have been giving us some gorgeous art lately!! I absolutely love a good print and am so happy to have some more Fable prints in my collection!! I hope everyone has a great day! . . #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Genya: stunning cover #BookSummerLovin - Kaz/Inej: slow burn #DisneyLadiesJuly21 - Lilo: found family . . #fable #adrienneyoung #namesake #wednesdaybooks #atouchofmagicdesigns #bookprint #tbrpile #biblio #booksonbooks #bookclubs #avidreader #readingismagic #instareading #booksharks #bookaesthetic #bookishlife #bookaholics #bookwormproblems #homelibrary #booksoninstagram #bookchallenge #bookstagramit #bookshelves #rainbowbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmJmjELmsw/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“Nights like this were meant to be shared, remembered, and talked about for years. Skies like this were meant to be kissed under.” - House of Salt and Sorrows . . 🌟QOTD: what are some of your favorite books involving the sea? . . Hello friends and happy Friday!! It was an amazing night with some of my best friends but I am sooo happy to be spending the day in bed because I am exhausted!! I absolutely love books that take place by the sea including Daughter of the Pirate King, Fable, To Kill and Kingdom and of course this gorgeous book in the photo!!! I’m not usually a fan of books that are a bit on the scarier side but this one just entranced me!! I absolutely loved the story line and all the twists and turns it took!! I do have to say I didn’t take a bath for a while though….if you know you know! I hope everyone has a great Friday!! . . #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Vataea: mermaids #BookSummerLovin - Alosa/Riden: love at sea #DisneyLadiesJuly21 - Esmerelda: doesn’t end up with the main character . . #houseofsaltandsorrows #erinacraig #scarybooks #seabooks #owlcrateedition #librariesofig #bookishcommunity #bibliophilelife #youngadultbooks #readersofig #lovetoreadbooks #booksofinsta #readingforfun #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagrammers #bookstagramcommunity #bibliophiles #bookwormlife #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookstagrammademedoit #bookreader #rainbowbookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZHXyRrlDJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

🚨 Cover Reveal! 🚨 . . 🌟QOTD: if you could mix two stories which would you choose?! . . I am so excited to be participating in the cover reveal for this gorgeous beauty by @alexandriawarwick called The North Wind!! When I read the synopsis and heard it was a standalone, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance that was a combo of Hades/Persephone meets Beauty/the Beast I was hooked!! Check out the synopsis below for more info: . . Long before civilization, there were the gods. And before the gods, there was the earth, the celestial bodies, and air given flesh. They are the Anemoi—the Four Winds—and they have been banished to the four corners of the world. Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. Her parents are gone. Survival is all she knows. For three hundred years, the land known as the Gray has been encased in ice, surrounded by a great barrier called the Shade, which protects the townsfolk from the Deadlands beyond. But day by day, the Shade weakens. Only one thing can stop the Shade’s fall: a mortal woman taken captive across the barrier, bound in wedlock to the dark god who reigns over the Deadlands. He is the North Wind, the Frost King, an immortal whose heart is said to be as frigid as the land he rules. And the time has come for the Frost King to choose his bride. . . This beauty will be out Jan 2022 so be sure to add it to goodreads in the meantime!! Have a great day everyone!! . . #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Marshall: retelling of a classic #BookSummerLovin - Ash/Meghan: enemies to lovers . . #literaryboundtours #thenorthwindreveal #alexandriawarwick #indieauthor #coverreveal #enemiestolovers #librariesofig #bookishcommunity #bibliophilelife #youngadultbooks #readersofig #lovetoreadbooks #booksofinsta #readingforfun #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagrammers #bookstagramcommunity #bibliophiles #bookwormlife #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookstagrammademedoit #bookreader #rainbowbookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjMTdoL6UP/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“You can achieve everything in this world, but if it’s for someone else, it’s pointless. Live for yourself.” - Blood Heir . . 🌟QOTD: is there a character you’d love to meet but would be super scared to come face to face with?! . . Hello friends and happy Thursday!! As much as I talk a big game I’m definitely a big scaredy cat!! I know if I came face to face with Anastacya Mikhailov I would be soooo nervous!! Obviously she’s a sweetheart when you aren’t trying to destroy her country but still those eyes would be nerve wrecking!! If you haven’t checked out this series yet I HIGHLY recommend it!! It’s got magical affinities, political power plays, and a serious slow burn romance!! I cannot wait for the gorgeous third and final book!! Have a great day everyone! . . #ReadGushJuly21 - Spiral #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - May: dark fantasy #BookSummerLovin - Damen/Laurent: royal couple #DisneyLadiesJuly21 - Ariel: transformation . . #bloodheir #redtigress #ameliewenzhao #penguinteen #delacortepress #cosplay #booktography #booknerdigan #readingcommunity #bookhoarder #booknook #yabookstagram #readersgonnaread #toberead #allthebooks #readinggoals #booksaremagic #bookblogging #bookstagramfeatures #yafantasy #shelfie #bookporn #booksarelife #rainbowbookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CREVZDvLR6C/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“You're an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature.” - From Blood and Ash . . 🌟QOTD: which character deserves a spin off series? . . Hello friends and happy Friday!! Today is more like a Sunday for me since I have to work the next two nights but I’m still excited to be going to another fun show tonight!! I absolutely loooooove this series so much and I 100% believe that Kieran should get his own spin off!! I’d love to know more about the wolven and his family!! Also how friggin gorgeous is this poster?! When I saw it I immediately hit purchase and have not regretted it once!! I hope everyone has a great weekend!! . . #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Puck: character with a spin off or character who deserves one #BookSummerLovin - Cinder/Kai: retelling #DisneyLadiesJuly21 - Belle: book you hauled recently . . #frombloodandash #akingdomoffleshandfire #thecrownofgildedbones #pojainterart #bookishart #jenniferarmentrout #jla #jenniferlarmentrout #booktography #booknerdigan #readingcommunity #bookhoarder #booknook #yabookstagram #readersgonnaread #toberead #allthebooks #readinggoals #booksaremagic #bookblogging #bookstagramfeatures #yafantasy #shelfie #bookporn #booksarelife #rainbowbookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CRHMpMqL12P/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“For one truly committed to a goal, there is no possibility that could stand between her and success.” - Strange Gods . . 🌟QOTD: the world is in serious danger! You and the main character of your current read are fighting to save it, do you succeed? . . Hello friends and happy Wednesday! I am so excited to talk to you all about this gorgeous book!! I am beyond grateful to have received an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. Overall I really enjoyed this book! It was a quick read that had me thinking the story was going to go one way and then flipped into something I really loved! The entire storyline had a fast pace to it that made it hard for me to stop reading…I mean I did read it all in one sitting, who needs to stop anyway?! Spooky, the main character, started out as a character I wasn’t sure I liked but by the end she had me in tears rooting for her!! This book had me hooked with its unique storyline of strange gods, doorways to different worlds and the fate of earth in the hands of a couple delinquents! I cannot wait to see what happens in book 2!! . Strange Gods comes out July 20th and is definitely worth checking out!! I’ll put the preorder link and synopsis in my story!! . . #ReadGushJuly21 - Beach #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Storm: non-human character you love . . #strangegods #alisonkimble #indieauthor #booktography #booknerdigan #readingcommunity #bookhoarder #booknook #yabookstagram #readersgonnaread #toberead #allthebooks #readinggoals #booksaremagic #bookblogging #bookstagramfeatures #yafantasy #shelfie #bookporn #booksarelife #rainbowbookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CRBxIGDAbze/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“She had two choices. One was to continue lying there, doing nothing. The other was to get up and defy all odds. To reach and try for something that the world didn’t think she should have.” - A Trial of Sorcerers . . 🌟QOTD: what are some of your favorite books with contests/competitions? . . Hello friends and happy Tuesday!! It felt so nice to do absolutely nothing yesterday!! I really needed that recovery day!! One of my favorite competition books is this gorgeous one right right!! I absolutely love all the worlds Elise creates but I always love coming back into the Air Awakens world!! It was one of the first series I read when I was just starting to get into bookstagram and Elise’s was the first street team I joined!! I am loving how many people are discovering her books and absolutely looooooove sharing every new one she writes!!! If you have read any yet I definitely recommend them all!!! Have a great day!! . . #ReadGushJuly21 - Kiss #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Marlee: contests and competition #BookSummerLovin - Dain/Sable: self-published/indie . . #atrialofsorcerers #atos #elisekova #indieauthor #selfpublished #selfpublishauthor #nakedcover #tbrpile #biblio #booksonbooks #bookclubs #avidreader #readingismagic #instareading #booksharks #bookaesthetic #bookishlife #bookaholics #bookwormproblems #homelibrary #booksoninstagram #bookchallenge #bookstagramit #bookshelves #rainbowbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ_Tg6ArFyO/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ventureswithbooks]

“I can tell myself I have no choice, but it’s not the truth. I want this with every shadowy part of my soul that I work so hard to keep locked down.” - Neon Gods . . 🌟QOTD: what is your first read of July? . . Hello friends and happy friggin weekend to me!! After another friggin crazy night at work (but really aren’t they all lately) I am done for 4 days now!! I am so excited for the 4th of July holiday here and all the fireworks!! Be prepared for tooooons of stories!! Anyway my first read of July is carrying over for June and it’s Neon Gods!! WOW OH WOW am I in serious love with this book. I am a huge fan of a good Hades/Persephone retelling and this one is shaping up to be my favorite!! I cannot wait to read more this weekend and hopefully finish!! I hope everyone has a great day!! . . #ReadGushJuly21 - Favorite #BooksarePugaliciousJuly21 - Kenji: character w/ supernatural abilities #BookSummerLovin - Lina/Max adult romance #DisneyLadiesJuly21 - Snow White: deserves more love . . #neongods #kateerobert #adultromance #hadesandpersephone #steamyreads #smutbooks #dirtydirtybook #booktography #booknerdigan #readingcommunity #bookhoarder #booknook #yabookstagram #readersgonnaread #toberead #allthebooks #readinggoals #booksaremagic #bookblogging #bookstagramfeatures #yafantasy #shelfie #bookporn #booksarelife #rainbowbookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ02DkLLpNF/?utm_medium=tumblr

[booktineus]

Q: What are some of your favourite things to do to relax? Bonus points if it's not reading 😂 I've recently gotten back into journaling! It's been fun, but I'm very out of practice. At the moment I'm keeping it pretty low key and just doing spreads for my favourite reads each month (with a few others thrown in for readalongs and things). I hope you've been enjoying all my time lapse reels of them! //CHALLENGES// #booksarepugaliciousjuly21 - Kitay (The Poppy War): newly discovered favorite #LMSJuly2021 - Comfort https://www.instagram.com/p/CR0-Di3LsnF/?utm_medium=tumblr