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[meltotheany]

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)by Seanan McGuire | ARC Review

Goodreads | Amazon US | B&N | Blackwell’s | Bookshop 1.) Every Heart a Doorway ★★★★★2.) Down Among the Sticks and Bones ★★★★★3.) Beneath the Sugar Sky ★★★★4.) In an Absent Dream ★★★★★5.) Come Tumbling Down ★★★6.) Across the Green Grass Fields ★★★★7.) Where the Drowned Girls Go ★★★8.) Lost in the Moment and Found ★★★★★ ARC provided by Tor – thank you so much !! “The door wasn’t there because…

[thelittleprincessbookblog]

Backlist Reading Challenge

I know, I know only on day 2 and i’ve already have missed a day. But today i will be joining Chander Ainsley’s is backlist reading challenge which is also being co-hosted by Gabbyreads, alittlewriterem, meltotheany, we be book’n, and zoereads all on youtube. This challenge goes from March 9th to March 15th, but I will be reading from March 9th to March 21st because some of these books are going to take me longer to read. I will also be DNFing books that I don’t enjoy. I’ll post the link to Chandler’s announcement post below but today for day 2 of my 100 days of booklr i will be announcing what books I will be reading. All the prompts will be above the books, and for this post i won’t be going in depth because the actual challenge is still a little under a month away and I’m tired. So without further ado let’s get started.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdToDBwSqvs

Prompt 1: Shortest Backlisted book

Prompt 2: Read an intimidating book (whatever that means for you)

So I have the complete collection but I only plan on reading Little Women and maybe Good Wives because this is one big book

Prompt 3: Read a backlist book someone recommend to you

My aunt recommended I read this book.

Prompt 4: Read a backlist book that you were excited about 

I am probably going to read this first because i have to go back and reread the first two books which is slightly aggravating 

Prompt 5: Read a diverse backlist title

This book is the reason I said I’m going to allow myself to DNF. I’ve tried to read it in the past but it didn’t work out so I am going to try again

Prompt 6: Read a backlist title with blue on the cover

This could also double as an intimidating book because I have heard so many bad things about this book but I want to give it a try. 

[reader44ever]

Today's August 26th task for #jcfaugust is to share something #throughthewindow. The first two photos were taken just 35 minutes apart, at 4:24p and 4:59p respectively, and show the power of a cloud. ☁️😊 . . . . The first photo shows a squirrel and quail (Gambel's Quail) at our quail block. The second photo has a rabbit with the quail at our quail block. 😍❤😍 . . . . The third photo shares the books I'm reading today with my Max and a view out the window. Unfortunately, this photo couldn't be zoomed in to hide all of the many spots on our window. Oopsie. 😲😊❤ . . . . I've already completed today's allotment of The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson for @meltotheany's buddy read, and I'm now reading Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk. Blood and Sand is the last book I need to complete my second tier N.E.W.T.s. Both of the books are in Photos Three and Five. 😍❤ . . . . Only Photos Three and Four have my Max in them. All of the book photos are meant to show Blood and Sand's cover. I think this is a foiled book. Is it? 🤔🤔🤔 If it's not, I'm still counting it for second-tier Defense Against the Dark Arts: #readafoiledbook. After all, *I* Think it's a #foiledbook! 😄😉❤ . . . . #DogsofInstagram #meltotheany #bookstagram #SethDickinson #CVWyk #books #TheTraitorBaruCormorant #BloodandSand #series #TheMasquerade

[books-on-a-wire]

Used Book-a-thon TBR

My TBR for the Used Book Readathon, running Aug 3-9, hosted over on YouTube by peacelovebooksxo and literatureads. They are doing a Bingo board format and I'm doing a straight line. I chose 1) Mass Market (Faefever), 2) First in a Series (Darkhouse), 3) New to You (Libba Bray), and 4) Cover Change (The Gamble). I don't expect to finish The Diviners but since it's a Thrift Books purchase, I'm including the readalong (hosted by meltotheany).

[insidemylibrarymind]

QOTD: Give a shoutout to your favorite book bloggers in the comments! . And I'll tell you first about The Ten Thousand Doors of January - it's definitely the most gorgeously written novel I read this year. Every word matters and seems carefully considered, and the story itself celebrates stories and myths, but also the human experience. Please make sure this is on your preorder list! Many thanks to Orbit for sending me this one. . And my favorite book bloggers are: @inkandmyths @keeperofpages @paceamoregelato @bookmarkyourthoughts @thebookishactress @meltotheany @foreverandeverly @wordwoonders . and many more! The book blogging community is the nicest, most welcoming group of people and I love them all! . ✨ #allthebooksaug19 // favorite book blogs . . . https://www.instagram.com/p/B1q-7nUo215/?igshid=12rpgucl6l57p

[dreamsoffaerie]

enfp ✴ sagittarius ✴ chaotic good ✴ ravenclaw ✴ thunderbird

↳ “i have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night”

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i tag: @meltotheany @zeniksnina @azqaban

[pens-and-parchment]

#summerathon TBR ☀️

[loudmindreviews]

Hi everyone! So today starts the Buddy Read for Dragons & Tea Book Club, which is hosted by @meltotheany and @acourtofcrownsandquills on @goodreads . Last Call at the Night Shade Lounge has a really interesting premise which combines magic and mixology. I’m super excited to get into this! . . . On another note... I’ve been kind of feeling lackluster about my photos here on #bookstagram lately, which makes me really sad as I love this platform and community. I was tired of my aesthetic and just so that I could stay in the community that I love so much I began using my shelves as a backdrop while I figured out what I wanted to go for.. so this is my first photo with my new background. I love it and I’m really excited to get back into bookstagram like I used to... please excuse how my feed will look while my new aesthetic takes over 😊 . . . #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeatures #bookish #igreads #igbooks #instabooks #readersofinstagram #booksofinstagram #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #bibliophile #bookphotography #bookblogger #bookreviewer #buddyread #bookclub #fantasybooks #kimmersbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/BumDocJHAM4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ijc30i7s91ah

[mariannareads]

❄️6.1.19❄️ Happy #SockSunday Bookworms! 😉 QOTD: Where do you want to travel in 2019? . Life update: I have so much work to do today. It's not even funny. . Current read: Unravel Me and Wicked King. _ Book Challenges ✨Favorite bookstagrammers - right now I would have to say @meltotheany and @james_trevino, #AlltheBooksJan19 ✨Gray books, #booknerdsjan19 ✨Epiphany, #bookstababesjan19 ✨Tropes you want to be subverted, #FinnFuryRevolution _________________________________________ #winter2019 #bookscoffeelifestyle #januarybooks #bibliophile #igreads #goodreads #instavivlio #vscobooks #booktography #greekbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #thebookchroniclesvol #bookphotography #diavazo #mariannareads #currentlyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/BsSjf_QhFVF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13og7ay861hi0

[chapterswelove]

I decided to create a tentative TBR since I really don’t keep up with TBR list anymore, I guess I have become a mood reader but there are a few on this list that are a must read.  The list is in no particular order, these are just books I want to read or will try to read this month.

The books:

The Wicked King by Holly Black – this will actually be a re-read since I was lucky enough to get my hands on the Arc.

Slayer by Kiersten White – When I realized this was some type of buffy the slayer book I was all over it!

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire – I have read the first three books in this novella series and I absolutely need to have this one as well!

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo – I’m super excited to get my hands on this one, it is one of my most anticipated books of this year.

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum – this one I’m currently reading with going on right now and is being hosted by  Melanie @meltotheany & Amy over @acourtofcrownsandquills

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson – I have always wanted to read the Mistborn series but never got around to it so I’m excited to give this one a try.

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor – I tried to read this one last year but I just couldn’t find the time to just be able to relax and read but I’m hoping January is the month when I finally get to read it.

Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare – Shadowhunters!

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natash Ngan – everything about this book is calling my name and I need to make sure I read this!

Sadie by Courtney Summers – A missing girl on a journey of revenge. If that first sentence doesn’t grab you in I don’t what will, plus Melanie talked highly about it so I have to pick it up.  

  That is all the books I’m hoping to read this month, I had a very sad reading year in 2018 and I want to get back to reading at least 100 books but with school, work and bookish candle shop it’s hard to find the time to read but this year I will try to work out some type of schedule where I can be happy with.

Now, tell me have you read any of these books?  Do you see any that is in your TBR for this year?  Let me know would like to know your thoughts.

If you made it this far, Thank you so much!

      images taken from here

      January 2019 TBR I decided to create a tentative TBR since I really don't keep up with TBR list anymore, I guess I have become a mood reader but there are a few on this list that are a must read.  

[herbookishthings]

YOU GUYS! LOOOOK at this gorgeous cover! Today is the cover reveal for @kalynmjosephson ’s THE STORM CROW - a new YA fantasy releasing on July 9, 2019 by @sourcebooksfire - you don’t want to miss it! . Kalyn is a dear friend and CP of mine, and I’m totally stoked to finally get to scream about this book! I was lucky enough to read it over the summer, and it’s been so hard to hold back my feels. But alas, friends, let me tell you about one of my favorite books EVER . THE STORM CROW is perfect for fans of: - Sarcastic, brash princesses - Even more sarcastic best girl friends - Sweet cinnamon roll rebel boys - Dangerous princes - HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON -ERAGON (but with crows!) . I’ve included the full summary below, but be sure to check out @meltotheany ’s blog post, which has an excerpt, author interview, AND a trailer that I got to make, alongside my brother (landonragsdale.com) who wrote a custom song  just for Kalyn’s book! . Also be sure to add to your Goodreads! Andddd it’s available for preorder! . Summary: In the tropical kingdom of Rhodaire, magical, elemental Crows are part of every aspect of life…until the Illucian empire invades, destroying all the crows. That terrible night has thrown Princess Anthia into a deep depression. Her sister Caliza is busy running the kingdom after their mother’s death, but all Thia can do is think of all she has lost. But when Caliza is forced to agree to a marriage between Thia and the crown prince of Illucia, Thia is finally spurred into action. And after stumbling upon a hidden Crow egg in the rubble of a rookery, she and her sister devise a dangerous plan to hatch the egg in secret and get back what was taken from them. . . . #thestormcrow #kalynjacobson #coverreveal #sourcebooksfire #yafantasy #yalit #arcs #booklove #coverlove #ilovebooks #bookstagrammit #booksta #bookstagramfeatures #reading #reader #readersofig #bookreviewer #igreads #sourcebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/BpSFSNwh4Zu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6twpal4rfd01

[meltotheany]

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018! hi hi, loves! i hope you’re all doing well and staying cool (or warm) in whatever hemisphere you are in! i always love doing posts like this, and just reflecting on all the good book options i have for the last six months of 2024 (which feels wild to even type)! but truly, so many good books are publishing over the last half of this year, and i can’t wait to talk about them all with you! 😍 🌞 SUMMER RELEASES ☆ The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark – august 6th ⤷ once again, this book is about necromancers, assassins, and a vow our mc isn’t supposed to remember, but does. it very well could be my new personality very soon! ☆ Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright – august 13th ⤷ maybe the summer buzzword is assassins, because this queer filipino debut also stars one who is forced to work with two others to solve a magical murder mystery that could also involve vampires. this is truly the debut that i have been looking most forward to all year! ☆ The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter – august 27th ⤷ we love a tuesday birthday, and this year for mine i get a sapphic snow white dark retelling. i am obsessed with this author’s writing and her malice duology that ended up being a favorite of mine. i can’t wait for all the sapphic stories she will give us, but this birthday release one feels very special to me already. 🍁 FALL RELEASES ☆ Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio – september 24th ⤷ i mean, once everyone saw there was a new ml rio book coming out i think the entire book community let out a breath they didn’t know they were holding. it is “only” a novella (i say this as a novella lover), but it is about a group of night shift workers trying to solve a mystery at the graveyard, involving a gravedigger, and i know it’s going to be everything. ☆ The City in Glass by Nghi Vo – october 1st ⤷ at this point, i will just beg tor for anything that nghi vo writes. but this is a brand new standalone all about angels and demons and a lost city and i just know that i am going to love it like everything else this author writes! ☆ Lore Olympus: Volume Seven (Lore Olympus, #7) by Rachel Smythe – october 1st ⤷ there is just something really happy and healing about waiting for my next preorder of lore olympus to come in. volume six  was actually my favorite so far, so i extra can’t wait for this newest installment for the fall! ☆ Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5) by Stephanie Garber – october 22nd ⤷ i cannot believe we are actually get a caraval holiday story right before the holiday season! i am so curious if we will see characters from both of her trilogies in this, and if we will get some hints for what is to come next! but i love being in the world of caraval and i can’t wait for this! ❄️ WINTER RELEASES ☆ The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong – november 5th ⤷ this is actually one of my favorite covers… ever. but is a new debut about a immigrant fortune teller, traveling from town to town with her magical cat, and i think this is the tale of them trying to help someone in one of these towns! this is going to be cozy and heartfelt and i can’t wait to read. ☆ The Songbird & the Heart of Stone (Crowns of Nyaxia, #3) by Carissa Broadbent – november 19th ⤷ i am all caught up and so ready to read this new carissa broadbent book! this third full length story is about a character we know and love from books one and two, but i am curious how i am going to enjoy it because i really didn’t love the last novella i read set in this world. but i am still excited to find out this winter! ☆ Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) by Brandon Sanderson – december 6th ⤷ the fifth and last (of this story arc, before a very big time jump) of the very beloved stormlight archives. i cannot believe it will be in my hands in six months, and i also can’t believe brandon has said it is the longest bo...

[nerdfighter-steffie]

Happy Friday! I’m participating in this week’s buddy read for #Fridayfrightathon We are reading The Death of Mrs. Westaway by @ruthwarewriter Hosted by @meltotheany @acourtofcrownsandquills @pinotandpages247 and @booksandponies 🎃 . . I’m reading another book for a different buddy read this week too. I really hope I can keep up with both of them. . #fridayfrightathon #bookstagram #bookstamums #bookfeaturepage #bookstagramfeatures #fallreads #bookworms #bookdragon #bookobsessed #amreading #currentlyreading #thrillers #horrorbooks #thedeathofmrswestaway #ruthware #spookyreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1i5FIlTiQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f6s66rchbudo

[reader44ever]

Today's August 23rd task for #jcfaugust is to share a #treasurechest. I can't remember if I've shared this box or not, so here it is, again (possibly)! 😊😍❤ . . . . What's in this "treasure chest"? Turn to Photo Two! 😍❤ . . . . SHELLS! Lots and lots of shells from @_theopaque_! THANK YOU! 😍❤😍 . . . . I think I bought and received this box in July. If this is the first time I'm sharing it, I'm sorry! I really love all of these shells, especially the conch shell I uncovered! Photo Three shares this conch shell with my Max, and Photo Four shares it with the print book I am reading. 😊😍❤ . . . . I am also still reading The Darkest Promise by Gena Showalter. (This e-book is also in Photo Four. 😍) I didn't ever go back to it yesterday after my just-before-4:00p photo. 😣 Instead, I watched football with my Mom and read yesterday's allotment of The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson! 😄❤ . . . . Today I'm posting at about 1:45p, and I'm really hoping to read today's allotment of The Traitor Baru Cormorant AND finish The Darkest Promise! I have just under 40 pages left to read in The Traitor Baru Cormorant for today and 35% left of The Darkest Promise. 😊❤ . . . . #DogsofInstagram #bookstagram #SethDickinson #books #TheTraitorBaruCormorant #ebook #TheDarkestPromise #series #LordsoftheUnderworld #CurrentRead #CurrentlyReading #meltotheany #buddyread #BoutofBooks

[books-on-a-wire]

My TBR is kind of insane this month, so I’m being realistic with this list for #contemporaryathon and doubling up on several challenges. It’s running from Feb 11-17th with hosts - Chelsea at  chelseadollingreads, Natasha at myreadingisodd, Julie from pagesandpens., and Mel from meltotheany. They are doing book photo challenges, giveaways, so go check out their channels for more info. 

THE CHALLENGES: 1. Read your most recently acquired contemporary novel      I’m finishing a duology I started in January and just picked up the second book, Throne of Truth from Pepper Winter’s. It should also apply toward #4??

2. Read a book with plurple (blue or purple) on the cover      Crybaby by K. Webster has both colors. Knowing K. Webster, it will also   apply toward #4. I know nothing about it, so do your research ;)

3. Read a diverse contemporary (keep in mind it’s Black History Month)      I’m continuing The Reluctant Royals series with A Duke by Default by Alyssa  Cole. I’ve been holding onto this series for February and it’s time!!!

4. Read a dark or taboo contemporary     See #1 or #2

5. Read a contemporary you meant to read in 2018 but didn’t get to     2018, ha! I’ve been meaning to read this since 2016 when it came out -      Elastic Hearts - book #3 in the Hearts series by Claire Contreras.       6. Read a contemporary in a non-traditional format.      I want to finish up with The Reluctant Royals series with Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole. This f/f novella is out now on e-book, which is what I’ll be reading but will also be available on February 19th in Mass Market. I have been looking forward to this one so much...can’t wait!

7. Read a contemporary with a picture on the spine.      Both #3 and #5 have pictures on the spine. 

[lair-of-books]

Hey Bookworms! It’s Saturday morning when I’m writing this post to go up on Sunday. TBH I had no intentions of making this “Official” I kind of always participate on the low 😂🙈 which is probably because of how high I set the standard for myself & don’t always meet it 🤷🏻‍♀️ This time, I wanted a bit of accountability. These are just the books I’ll be reading during Contemporary-A-Thon, my actual September TBR is dreadful & scares me putting on paper so that’ll just stay in my head 😂 This readathon is run by some truly fantastic Booktubers I adore to pieces & you should definitely consider checking out:

Julie @PagesandPens

Chelsea @ChelseaDollingReads

Natasha @MyReadingIsOdd

The Challenges:

1. Read a contemporary with orange on the cover

2. Read a dark/spooky contemporary

3. Read a diverse contemporary

4. Read a contemporary in a non-traditional format

5. Read a contemporary that has your initials somewhere on the cover

6. Read a contemporary from a new to you author

7. Read a contemporary that is a 5 star prediction

  Read a contemporary with orange on the cover  What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera Not only is my MOST anticipated Contemporary book of 2018! 😱 One of my top 3 fave authors co-wrote this book! If you’ve been following my blog for some time now, you probably know how much I LOVE Adam Silvera’s books! They always leave me wrecked yet I keep returning for more tear jerking reads. I also think this will be a 5 star read & it also fits the diverse read category as well.

🌟Bonus🌟 One of the MC’s  is Puerto-Rican & therefore this book aligns with Latinx (I sure did change it to be more inclusive) Heritage Month (9/15/2018-10/15/2018) 🖤

Read a dark/spooky contemporary  Sadie by Courtney Summers which I’ve been trying my hardest not to start before the readathon! this book legit checks off so many of my boxes & appeals to my love of Podcasts. It’s been a while since I discovered Serial & the Adnan Syed case, but my time listening/obsessing over each episode is still fresh in my memory. I’ve had a couple of book blogging buddies tell me there is now a podcast to go along with the book & GAHHH! I’m so ready! I have this book in physical format & then used 1 of my Audible credits for the audiobook after hearing some AMAZING things about the narration.

Read a diverse contemporary  The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory  is sort of a companion novel to The Wedding Date (My review) published earlier this year. Carlos, one of the side characters who starred in The Wedding Date had me wishing so hard for a character swap #jussayin 😂 he was way nicer & just all around chivalrous which is something rare. Carlos also IMO has excellent taste in foods 😉

🌟Bonus🌟 Carlos is a Latino Doctor which means this book also book aligns with Latinx (I sure did change it to be more inclusive) Heritage Month (9/15/2018-10/15/2018)

Read a contemporary in a non-traditional format  Blue is The Warmest Color by Julie Maroh is a graphic novel I’ve been meaning to get to since 2017 & never got around to it. I’ve heard it’s best to go into it blind but that it for sure is a tear jerker starring a F/F romance. STOKED to finally have no excuse to not get to this one. I also just found out a movie exists for this story (IMDB) 🖤

Read a contemporary that has your initials somewhere on the cover  The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid & no a longer title I could not find 😂 truth be told, I’ve been DYING to read this for so long. My initials are simple, ‘LB’ or my unmarried initials ‘LL’ can both be found in this title. I’m possibly even more excited to read this one than What If It’s Us. All great books but this is one I’ve owned for so long with the knowledge it’s going to be a 5 star read & that once I read it I won’t be able to experience it for the first time again…anyone else do this? procrastinate with nooks you know will be your next obsession? 😩😂

🌟Bonus🌟  MC is a Cuban bi-sexual woman which makes this one perfect for Latinx (I sure did change it to be more inclusive) Heritage Month (9/15/2018-10/15/2018)

Read a contemporary from a new to you author  Flight or Fight by Samantha Young which I’ll be buddy reading with Melanie from Meltotheany (we’re also BR The Proposal). I admittedly don’t know much about this one other than it’s a cute hate to love contemporary everyone has been buzzing about. This will be my first Samantha Young read & I’m hoping to find a new fave author 🖤

Read a contemporary that is a 5 star prediction  Pride by Ibi Zoboi is one I’ve been highly anticipating! After reading American Street & the short story written by Ibi Zoboi in the YA anthology Meet Cute, I can’t help but want to read everything this author writes. The fact that it takes place in my home city of Brooklyn & that it’s a Pride & Prejudice REMIX (not a retelling 😂) has me HYPED!

🌟Bonus🌟  The MC Zuri Benitez is Afro-Latina….we don’t have no where near enough Afro-Latinx MC’s in our books, so happy to be reading this one for Latinx (I sure did change it to be more inclusive) Heritage Month (9/15/2018-10/15/2018) 🖤

Contemporary-A-Thon takes place from 9/17-9/23, all info to participate can also be found in the Booktube channels listed above. If you are participating in the readathon or just happen to have ready any of the titles I’ll be reading, drop me some luv in the comments down below 🖤

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    The One Where I Try To Read All The Books… Hey Bookworms! It's Saturday morning when I'm writing this post to go up on Sunday. TBH I had no intentions of making this "Official" I kind of always participate on the low 😂🙈 which is probably because of how high I set the standard for myself & don't always meet it 🤷🏻‍♀️ This time, I wanted a bit of accountability.