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Blog Tour: Awaken by Jaime Guerard

Welcome to the blog tour for AWAKEN by JAIME GUERARD! Many thanks to Shane from Itching for Books and of course author Jamie Guerard for

May 30, 2013 3 Comments

Cover Reveal & Giveway: AWAKEN by JAIME GUERARD

I’ve been following author Jaime Guerard on WordPress for a while now and I was so excited when she approached me to be part of

February 11, 2013 No Comments

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Did you know that you may be able to change your b

Did you know that you may be able to change your borrow time on Libby?

Not all libraries allow 21 day borrows but some do! If you need more time so you don’t have to rush, have a lot of holds come in at once, or are a mood reader and don’t know what you’ll be in the mood to read, this is helpful to give you options and more time to read or listen to your library borrows!

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Do you always figure out the twists in thrillers o

Do you always figure out the twists in thrillers or are you often surprised? I’m a good mix of the two! I’m always multi-tasking while listening to audiobooks so my brain doesn’t guess all the plot twists right away!

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The Wayward Pines audiobooks recently made their w

The Wayward Pines audiobooks recently made their way to Libby and, being a fan of Blake Crouch’s later works, I knew I wanted to try and binge the series!

These were super easy to read, shorter audiobooks, and an interesting sci-fi hook. I’m used to how elaborate Blake Crouch’s recent books can be so this series felt like it was lacking a little bit in plot and pacing, but the characters were great to follow and really kept the series moving! I was dying to get into the details of everything and some things just didn’t really go that far, so I was left wanting in a few ways.

I’m really glad I read them and gave the series an average rating of 3.5 stars! It was a fun little sci-fi/dystopian concept that I think has a broad appeal for a large audience!

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#saturdayshelfie • Happy weekend! We have super

#saturdayshelfie • Happy weekend! We have super exciting plans to go get my tire checked on my car because it’s always losing air. Very cool adult stuff, ya know.

This is probably my favorite view of my shelves right now! I’m still filling in a lot of thriller favorites thanks to @pangobooks and I have a lot of earned credit to spend 😆

My books are generally organized by genre but I let go of making things perfectly flow and some genres blend together.

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What are some bookish things that you’ve spent a

What are some bookish things that you’ve spent a lot of money on but have no purpose (anymore)?

I used to collect bookish enamel pins and now I just have hundreds of pins just sitting in a bookcase with no purpose at all anymore. I don’t wear them, they never leave, and I don’t even photograph them anymore. Oops? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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In desperate need of some good fantasy book recomm

In desperate need of some good fantasy book recommendations!

Some of my most loved books & series are fantasy but it’s such an investment to be involved in big world-building and elaborate plots. Fantasy used to be my most read genre and now I barely read it anymore! I also have little to no desire to read romantasy and prefer little romance in my fantasy reads, and I’m also not really reading young adult anymore. Books to fit my preferences seem hard to find nowadays!

What fantasy books/series do you recommend the most?

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b o o k r e v i e w I was so excited to receive R

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I was so excited to receive Red Queen from @minotaur_books / @macmillan.audio! I ended up listening to the audiobook via @netgalley with narrator Scott Brick, whose voice I’ve enjoyed in other books too.

Red Queen wasn’t my usual domestic/psych thriller, but I do like taking breaks from the “norm”! This reminded me a lot of the vibes of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Lars Kepler’s The Hypontist (and sequels). It’s already a huge hit in Spain and this is it’s translated debut in the US!

Heading into a new series is always a lot to take in. It took me a while to get the hang of the characters but I really got invested in their stories once I finally did! I wish we had known more about Antonia right from the start so I could understand her talents more and really try to appreciate what was going on. And I still feel like I didn’t get to know Jon enough and just didn’t connect to him like I had hoped.

The story itself was interesting but it wasn’t as interconnected as I thought it would be, considering its rave reviews. Antonia did become involved personally, but I thought it was going to be deeper than it was. There was just a little something ineffable that was missing that I can’t put my finger on, and the religious undertones were a turn-off, especially since they weren’t really essential to the plot and were more of a device and alias.

I’m glad I read this one but it didn’t quite wrap up to be a super exciting finish. Another thank you to Macmillan for providing me with these review copies and helping me expand my thriller reads!

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Have you started watching Shadow and Bone season 2

Have you started watching Shadow and Bone season 2 yet? I just started today and I feel so proud as a Leigh Bardugo fan!

Fun Fact: Shadow and Bone’s debut in 2012 was the very first book event I ever attended (on the @FierceReads tour) so it’s always held such a special place for me! I read the first book and fell in love, and I’ve been such a fan ever since.

I’ve seen many books get turned into TV shows and movies, but I’ve never felt so personally connected to the whole experience. I don’t get cheesy on here often, but it feels like the fandom had a part in making the show happen… and I guess they did by showing such love for the Grishaverse!

I’ve been lucky to meet Leigh Bardugo several times over the years as well and she’s always so kind, funny, and welcoming. It’s just always so much fun being a part of this fandom!

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