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A Family of Strangers (Spoiler-Free)

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We Were Beautiful (Spoiler-Free)

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Smoke in the Sun (Spoiler-Free)

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The Hiding Place (Spoiler-Free)

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Pretty in Punxsutawney (Spoiler-Free)

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Thank you to @tlcbooktours and @harlequinbooks for sending me this free copy of A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards to read and review! You can check out the synopsis below and find my full spoiler-free review up on my blog—link in bio ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A Family of Strangers gets 4.5/5 ✨ I was intrigued from the get-go and couldn’t put it down! I’ll definitely be checking out the other books Emilie Richards has written 😍🙌 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Synopsis (via Emilie’s website): “All her life Ryan Gracey watched her perfect older sister from afar. Knowing she could never top Wendy’s achievements, she didn’t even try. Instead Ryan forged her own path while her family barely seemed to notice. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now Wendy shares two little girls with her perfect husband while Ryan mourns the man she lost after a nearly fatal mistake in judgment. The sisters’ choices have taken them in different directions, which is why Ryan is stunned when Wendy calls, begging for her help. There’s been a murder—and Wendy believes she’ll be wrongfully accused. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While Wendy lies low, Ryan moves back to their hometown to care for the nieces she hardly knows. The sleuthing skills she’s refined as a true-crime podcaster quickly rise to the surface as she digs for answers with the help of an unexpected ally. Yet the trail of clues Wendy’s left behind lead to nothing but questions. Blood may be thicker than water, but what does Ryan owe a sister who, with every revelation, becomes more and more a stranger? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Is Wendy, who always seemed so perfect, just a perfect liar—or worse?” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sponsoredpost #AFamilyofStrangers #EmilieRichards #MIRA #mystery #suspense #bookclubs #mustread #tlcbooktours #framed #bookaesthetic #mybookfeatures #bookishpost #calmversation
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same...” ~Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I don’t read many classics, but a while ago I decided to read Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and found that I really enjoyed her writing style. A couple of my favorite quotes can be found in this book and I was super excited to have received these “Secrets of the Moor” nail wraps as part of Espionage Cosmetic’s Heart of Mine nail mail 🥰 Lovely doesn’t even begin to describe them 😍 From the illustration of the tree and branches, to the bronze foil, to the elegant text/font (it’s not in this photo, but you can even make out Catherine’s name, the book title, and parts of my favorite quote!) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Question: What books (or books) do you most love having merch for? (Whether that’s clothes, jewelry, bags, mugs, coasters, nail wraps, etc.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sponsoredpost | These were sent to me for free as part of my Espionage Cosmetics #NerdManicure Ambassador Rep Package. Thanks, Nerd Misfits!!! 💕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out @espionagebeauty for more awesome literary (and non-literary!) designs 😊 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #EspionageCosmetics #crueltyfreebeauty #nailwraps #classicromance #wutheringheights #emilybronte #nakedspines #bookspines #classicliterature #classicbooks
I hope you all had a great weekend! Ours has been full of dance/music practice and gigs, house-hunting, and paperwork. Lots and lots of paperwork. But we’ve been productive, that’s for sure 😅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I realized it’d been a while since I posted a #socksunday post so, in keeping with my Harry Potter re-read, I thought I’d dress my feet up in these pretty Master of Death socks (designed by @themichellegray and included in @owlcrate’s January 2019 “Magical Artifacts” Box) 🥰 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #owlcrate #bookmerch #booksandtea #booksandsocks #bookaesthetic #mybookfeatures #bookishpost #calmversation
New Book Squad Episode up on my YouTube Channel! (Link in Bio ❤️) This month’s scenario is “Living in a Dorm” (Thank you, Jasmine and Cassidy, for contributing this scenario to the mix) 😄 So tell me, which 4 book characters would you choose to live in a dorm with??? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also, if you’d like to contribute any scenarios, let me know down in the comments and I’ll add it to the mix and give you a shoutout when/if your scenario is chosen 🥰 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo repost from August 2018, because while I remembered to edit my video, I forgot to take a photo 😅 But also because I chose a character from this series to live with—and that’s the only hint you’ll get! 🤪 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #toalltheboysivelovedbefore #jennyhan #netflix #copythatcover #coverlove #bookstack #mybookfeatures #yalovin #bookfeaturepage #booktube #thereaderslounge #bookstafeatures #onthebedproject #booktuber
Happy Aloha Friday! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No lengthy caption for tonight. I’m just gonna leave this here—Child of the Library enamel pin, designed by @brioandbrandish, included in @owlcrate’s June “Libraries of Wonder” box 🥰 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Any exciting plans for the weekend? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #unboxing #owlcrate #subscriptionbox #bookbox #bookmail enamelpin #bookishmerch #subscriptionboxaddict #pinaddict #brioandbrandish #bookmerch #librarylove
Four down, three to go! Next up on my HP re-read is Order of the Phoenix. I wasn’t able to finish Goblet of Fire last month, but now that I’m finally done (yes, I cried—AGAIN), I’m looking forward to the next one (there will be more tears). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Question: Do you ever take photos and then find that you don’t really like them? Or that they’re just not up to your posting standards? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That’s been happening to me these past several days, and I’ve gotten to the point where I just choose not to post it if I don’t like it, but I think I’ve finally gotten out of my funk 🤞 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #coverlove #funkofundays #funkofam #harrypotterfan #pottermore #potterheads #bookstagrammers #booksandflowers
Question: What’s on your July TBR? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m planning to continue my re-read of the HP series, but in between those books I like to mix things up a bit and read one or two non-HP books. This month I’m hoping to get to Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan. I say “hoping” because my monthly TBR has really become a Reading Wish List as opposed to goals or even guidelines 😅 🤷‍♀️ Let’s just hope for the best 🤞 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you read Wicked Saints? If so, what did you think? No spoilers, please! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #julytbr #tbr #wickedsaints #emilyaduncan #booksandtea #openbook #booksandcandles #bookmap #wednesdaybooks
Question: Have you read the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher? If so, what did you think? No spoilers, please 😊 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m closing out the month of June with these “Consulting Wizard” nail wraps, which are inspired by the Dresden Files 🥰 The silver foil! The text! The illustration! AND they glow in the dark 😍🙌 So much to love! But I seriously need to read the book series. My friend has been trying to get me to read them for YEARS. ...what can I say—I’m a procrastinator 😅🙈 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sponsoredpost | These were sent to me for free as part of my Espionage Cosmetics #NerdManicure Ambassador Rep Package. Thank you, Nerd Misfits! ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out @espionagebeauty for more awesome designs! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ P.S. Sorry for the delay in responding to your comments and messages! It’s been a crazy week, but I’ll be getting back to you all in the next couple of days 💕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #EspionageCosmetics #crueltyfreebeauty #nailwraps #consultingwizard #thedresdenfiles #dresdenfiles #jimbutcher #harrydresden #smallfavor
June’s OwlCrate Unboxing is up on my YouTube Channel! (Link in bio) 🥰 This month’s theme was “Libraries of Wonder” and, as usual, all the items were awesome 🙌 Check out my vid to see what was included ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #owlcrate #bookmail #booksubscriptionbox #unboxing #booksaremagic #digitalmanipulation #digitalcontentors #bookstagramming #booktuber #booktube #bookblogger #bookblog #bookcommunity @owlcrate

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