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๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก: Hello, my name is Jessica and today, I will be presenting to you ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ด๐ฐ๐๐พ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐พ๐ ๐ฐ๐ป๐ป ๐๐ท๐พ๐๐ป๐ณ ๐๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ท๐ด ๐๐๐พ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐พ๐ ๐ณ๐๐พ๐ป๐พ๐ถ๐. โฃ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ: Maโam, this is a coffee shop. โฃ โฃ Okay, okay, fine, maybe that hasnโt happened. BUT, I have been buzzing in excitement for the month over this duology. And that excitement buzz has turned into excitement babbles, which is perfectly on brand for me. (The excited babbling also led to an incident where I choked on a piece of honeydew melon, which has so many joke possibilities for you all. Thank me later.) โฃ โฃ The babbling, mostly, ends here: my tour stop on แดสแด แดสแดแดก สษชแด แดส tour is OFFICIALLY live on the สแดแดแดแดแด แด blog! (๐๐๐๐) Link is, as always, in my bio. โฃ โฃ As always, thanks to my friends at @sourcebooksfire for gifting a copy of The Crow Rider in exchange my review! โฃ โฃ Donโt forget to follow the rest of the tour stops (๐), read my moderately coherent review, listen to my playlist inspired by the duology AND enter for a chance to win the duology!!! (Or scroll down for said giveaway.) โฃ โฃ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ-๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ: this duology is so fun, and so magical, I couldnโt put it down. (Disclaimer: I actually put it down one time to text back my friend but the next day she was attacked by a bird while jogging and I 100% donโt think thatโs a coincidence. Sorry, S.) โฃ โฃ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ: โฃโฃโฃ Weย are givingย away a copy of THE STORM CROW and THE CROW RIDER by Kalyn Josephson.ย The giveaway is OPEN INTERNATIONALLY.ย For INT readers, the book will be gifted via Bookdepository and US winners will get their books signed. The giveaway began June 23rd 2020ย and will โชfinish onย July 7th 2020ย (00:00 GMT+1โฌ). โฃ โฃ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ:โฃโฃโฃ โงFollow @jessicabeckett, @theffbc, @whatmakespatri, @kalynmjosephsonโฃ andย @sourcebooksfireโฃ โงComment what series you last binge-read and tag @theffbc! โฃ โง(Extra entries + synopsis will be in the comments!)
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Happy almost Friday! (Which is 100% a weekly celebration. You cannot convince me otherwise.) โฃ โฃ Even better than an almost Friday? Todayโs my stop on the blog tour for (actual legend) Tanaz Bhathenaโs latest release ๐๐พ๐ท๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ด๐! โฃ โฃ Thank you to my friends at @theffbc and @fsgbooks for sending a free copy in exchange for my review. โฃ โฃ Full review, and playlist, is live on the blog! Head on over there to get all the details on how you can win a copy of ๐๐พ๐ท๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ด๐โthatโs right, itโs time for another giveaway ๐๐ (Synopsis will be in the comments of this post.) โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ฒ marks Bhathenaโs first jump into YA fantasy and holds tight to the signature heartfelt prose of her prior YA contemporary novels. (Am I still crying over ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ years later? Yes.) โฃ โฃ If you are like me, and devoured her previous novels, you have likely been tripping over yourselves anticipating this one. โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ฒ showcases many of my favourite fantasy elements and offers up a breathtaking, electrically charged take on Indian and Persian mythology. The characters are great and the world-building is so perfect, I found myself feeling a bit confused by the fact that I *wasnโt* actually in the book. โฃ โฃ In short? (Er, well, ah, my version of short.) It is one of the most action-packed, and imaginative fantasy releases of 2020. โฃ โฃ Readers can expect to lose themselves in its pages. โฃ โฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฐ๐ผ: #creativityfound #myperspective #bookstack #bookstacks #bookblogger #igreads #booksharks #mybookfeatures #bookstagram #books #instabook #bookphotography #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #vscobooks #aestheticfeed #graphics #yafantasy #huntedbythesky #fiercereads #tanazbhathena
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๐๐ฅฐ๐๐ Not to be repetitive in my own dramatic ramblings of hows and whysโbut, how is JUNE almost over? I mean?! โฃ โฃ Honestly, I keep blinking and itโs like suddenly itโs weeks later. Then, itโs a month later. And then, before I know it, three more years have gone by. โฃ โฃ (Can we slow down?!) โฃ โฃ Regardless of the general speediness of June (Iโll give 2020 a break on this one: the rest of the year has been long, and an utter disaster, but I swear June passed in a swirl of colours and frustration) I wanted to give spotlight to another fantastic novel for pride. ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐ And naturally, the first book that came to mind was ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฎ. โฃ โฃ As far as I know, this book comes out in just a little over a month. So, get ready: it is the PERFECT beach read. โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ: What book are you looking forward to reading most in July? โ๏ธ๐โจ โฃ โฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฐ๐ผ: #creativityfound #myperspective #bookstack #bookstacks #bookblogger #igreads #booksharks #mybookfeatures #bookstagram #books #instabook #bookphotography #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #vscobooks #aestheticfeed #graphics #fiercereads #ikissedalice
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โ...๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.โโฃ โฃ Months after the first time I read this beauty, ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ป ๐๐ช๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ, ๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ช๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ, here I am rereading it. (In the future, there Iโll be, rereading it again and again.) Still a stunner. Still drastically, criminally, underrated. โฃ โฃ Thatโs really all there is to say as a caption about this book. The rest? Everything weโve been saying. So, listen. Hear. Amplify others. Stand up and speak out. Donโt back down, but donโt talk over the voices that desperately need to be heard above all else. The quieter you are, the more deafening it becomes. โฃ โฃ Visit https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co โฃ โฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฐ๐ผ: #creativityfound #myperspective #bookstack #bookstacks #bookblogger #igreads #booksharks #mybookfeatures #bookstagram #books #instabook #bookphotography #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #vscobooks #aestheticfeed #graphics #dearhaitilovealaine #maikamoulite #maritzamoulite #inkyardpress
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Weโre getting close to Pride Month! ๐๐ป๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Which (duh!) means I am prepping my favourites in recently released LGBTQ+ fiction and non-fiction. And that includes one of my newest favourites, which I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing earlier this yearโRobin Talleyโs beautiful ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐. โฃ โฃโฃ (If you follow me on Tik Tok, you can expect to see this book even more frequently come June. Again, thank you for 23k over thereโcompletely wild!) โฃโฃ โฃโฃ Consider this an official countdown for June (ah, can you believe May is almost over!?) AND a sign to pick up a copy of this gem. Trust meโitโs worth it! A definite favourite of 2020. โฃ โฃโฃ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ: What are some of your favourite inclusive books, shows and/or films? ๐ฅฐโฃโฃ โฃโฃโฃโฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฐ๐ผ: #creativityfound #myperspective #bookstack #bookstacks #bookblogger #igreads #booksharks #mybookfeatures #bookstagram #books #instabook #bookphotography #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #vscobooks #aestheticfeed #graphics #robintalley #musicfromanotherworld
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โฃ โ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌโ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐โ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซโ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐.โโฃ โฃ Finally have the chance to start this beauty today ๐๐ฆโจ๐ There was a little hesitancy in picking this one up. Only because of fondness for the original trilogy. (And the fairly obvious hatred of President Snow I still hold.) Still, ๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ธ๐ท๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ป๐ญ๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฎ๐ผ was an obvious must-read for me. โฃ โฃ And, yes, already Iโve found myself thoroughly surprised by the story Suzanne Collins is weaving. (Not to mention a particularly surprising addition to Snowโs family tree ๐ !) โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ: Are you a fan of the original trilogy? If so, what other characters would you have LOVED to see explored further in a prequel or spin-off? โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ: Personally, Iโve always been keen on the idea of Haymitch, Finnick/Annie, or Johanna getting their own book that centered around their games and the aftermath of said games. โฃ โฃโฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฐ๐ผ: #creativityfound #myperspective #bookstack #bookstacks #bookblogger #igreads #booksharks #mybookfeatures #bookstagram #books #instabook #bookphotography #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #vscobooks #aestheticfeed #graphics #thehungergames #theballadofsongbirdsandsnakes #suzannecollins
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โ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ.โ ๐ฆ๐โจโฃ โฃ Apparently my first thought upon editing this was, ๐ญ โGreat, great. Itโs justโwellโit needs more butterfly doodles.โ (Second thought was, holy crap, my foot still hurts from when I dropped these books five seconds after I took a photo of them.) โฃ โฃ Also, it occurred to me that I donโt hype up these books as much as I should/they deserve. ๐ And that needed to be remedied. (Like, five months ago, but, better late than never. Right?) โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ: Whatโs a book series (or standalone) that you love but donโt talk about nearly enough? โฃ โฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฐ๐ผ: #creativityfound #myperspective #bookstack #bookstacks #bookblogger #igreads #booksharks #mybookfeatures #bookstagram #books #instabook #bookphotography #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #vscobooks #aestheticfeed #graphics #cursebreakers #brigidkemmerer #acursesodarkandlonely #aheartsofierceandbroken
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Need something to look forward to? ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด has you coveredโand then some! ๐ฅณ๐๐ Full of the best kind of representation and a lot of emotionally charged moments, it goes without saying that ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด is a must read. My stop on the blog tour is officially live and you can head on over to the blog to read my review/check out the accompanying playlist. โฃ โฃ To sum up my feelings of ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด, in simple terms, is difficult. I can only say, here, in so few words, that it truly is a special book and it definitely got me all in my feelings. This was one of my most anticipated novels of 2020 and truly lived up to all Iโd hoped. โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ: What are some of your most anticipated releases of 2020? OR: What is your favourite YA contemporary? โฃ โฃ And even better news? Itโs time for a giveaway! ๐ Find out how you can win below! (Continued in the comment section along with the synopsis for ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด!) โฃ โฃ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ: โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ Weย are givingย away one (I repeat: one!!!!) copy THE HENNA WARS by Adiba Jaigirdar. The giveaway began onย MAY 12th 2020ย and will โชfinish onย MAY 26th 2020โฌ! (US/CAN Only)โฃโฃโฃ โฃ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ: This sweepstakes is NOT sponsored by Instagram. โฃ โฃโฃโฃ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ:โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ โงFollow @jessicabeckett, @theffbc, @whatmakespatri, @pagestreetya and @dibs_j โฃ โงComment your answer on todayโs question of the day (above) and tag @theffbc โจ