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ListsJanuary 23, 2021

12 Duologies You (And I) Should Read

In a world where trilogies abound, sometimes we want something a little different. But maybe a fourteen book saga is just too much of a time commitment. Standalone? Just too […]

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ListsJanuary 16, 2021

21 Books with Characters that Aren’t Quite Human

You know there’s something special about them, these characters. Maybe you can name it, maybe you can’t. But one thing’s for sure: They’re not quite human… For the Beat the […]

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ListsJanuary 9, 2021

10 Books I Forgot I Had (and Plan To Read ASAP!)

Do you ever just look at your bookshelf, desperately searching for something to read (even though you’re already in the middle of six books), and find yourself shocked to see […]

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ListsJanuary 2, 2021

12 Books I’m Determined to Read in 2021

I am dreadful at reading challenges. Specifically, I am dreadful at sticking to a TBR list which translates to generally not doing well with said challenges. And you’d think that, […]

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Beat the BacklistNovember 12, 2020

Everything You Need to Know about the 2021 Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge

After months (and certain days 👀) that felt like decades, the end of the year is nearly upon us and we don’t know about you, but we are READY! For […]

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Blog Tour • Book ReviewOctober 26, 2020

Magic Dark and Strange by Kelly Powell | ARC Review [TOUR]

I almost loved Magic Dark and Strange. As a whole, this book truly wasn’t that bad, but needed a bit more meat on its bones. I was initially intrigued […]

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Book ReviewSeptember 29, 2020

A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe | ARC Review

A Golden Fury hooked me from the first page, and only sleep got me to put it down. This was exactly the book I needed right now, and was such…

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Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark | ARC Review
Book ReviewSeptember 22, 2020

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark | ARC Review

I kept seeing Ring Shout on those “Book you HAVE to read in 2020” lists, so obviously, I had to read it. And I’m so glad I did! This little…

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Book ReviewSeptember 18, 2020

The Original by Brandon Sanderson & Mary Robinette Kowal | Audiobook Review

I stumbled upon The Original randomly last week, and was pretty surprised that a Sanderson book somehow skipped over my radar. Mary Robinette Kowal is an author I’ve been wanting…

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Book ReviewSeptember 15, 2020

White Ivy by Susie Yang | ARC Review

Here’s the thing: White Ivy is not the kind of book I would normally pick up. When I read the synopsis though, something just grabbed me. This turned out to…

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Do you have an interest in tarot? Own any cool dec Do you have an interest in tarot? Own any cool decks?⁠
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Cat in Ava Morgyn's upcoming novel THE SALT IN OUR BLOOD is left at her grandmother's house with nothing but a tarot deck so I thought this was the perfect time to chat tarot!⁠
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THE SHORT: I love tarot and have 7 decks so far. I have a few featured here (including my tarot coins!) and have a few others stacked in a drawer. I'm not GREAT at tarot readings but I like using the decks for writing my stories sometimes.⁠
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THE LONG: My fascination with tarot knows no bounds 😂 Beyond my current decks, I have two more I backed on Kickstarter, and I don't have it here but one of my new favorites is my Pokemon deck.⁠
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Also featured here are the Marigold Tarot (bottom right), Line Defined (bottom left), Everyday Tarot (right center), Tarot of the Divine (top center), and tarot coins (scattered everywhere)⁠
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I think what I find most interesting about tarot is how much it can bring to the surface during readings, things you might not have been thinking about until a particular card comes up. It's so cool!⁠
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And if you're a tarot fan, THE SALT IN OUR BLOOD might just be the book for you! Take a trip to New Orleans with Cat as she tries to unravel her family's past and explore a tense relationship with her mother. Thank you to @avamorgyn for the early copy!⁠
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BONUS! If you pre-order THE SALT IN OUR BLOOD, you can submit your receipt to receive a book-themed tarot card with a mini reading by the author, signed bookplate, Mardi Gras beads, and be entered to win a one-on-one tarot reading from the author! Check out @avamorgyn's website for more info.⁠
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I'll drop the synopsis in the comments for anyone interested!⁠
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#TheSaltInOurBlood #AvaMorgyn #YAFantasy #Tarot #TarotCards #TarotDeck #TarotReading
Alright. Hypothetically... if you spilled a bunch Alright. Hypothetically... if you spilled a bunch of magical ink, what's the LAST animal you'd want to see emerge from it?⁠
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THE SHORT: I think I'd have originally said some sort of large predator that would want to eat me (maybe a dinosaur?) but after reading #Inkblot, I'm thinking a cat might be just as terrifying though for different reasons.⁠
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THE LONG: Today's "stack" is a little different because I wanted to share the current issues of @inkblotcomic! There are currently 5 issues out right now (though I believe Issue 6 releases next week...), and here I have the first 4 (the 5th is the alternative cover for Issue 1). My copy of Issue 5 is still on its way but will hopefully be here soon!⁠
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This is such a fun comic series about a powerful sorceress trying to fix a problem of her own creation -- a cat who causes mischief through time and space. And if you've ever had a cat, you KNOW they would be one of the worst animals you could (accidentally) release on a timeline.⁠
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If you prefer graphic novel volumes rather than individual comic books, Volume 1 of Inkblot releases this coming April and includes the first 6 issues!⁠
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INKBLOT is only the second comic series where I've bought the individual issues (the first being V.E. Schwab's STEEL PRINCE). Usually I just get the graphic novel volumes instead. But now I'm hooked and have my third comic book coming (LABYRINTH MASQUERADE for anyone curious)⁠
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So. Not so short version but:⁠
1) check out @inkblotcomic, and give them a follow for regular cat shenanigans content in your feed!⁠
2) let me know if you have any comic series you keep up with in the comments!⁠
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#InkblotComic #ImageComics #ComicBook #GraphicNovel #Comics #ComicBookArt⁠
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What happened to January? Am I the only one here a What happened to January? Am I the only one here a little amazed that we've 1) made it almost to the end of the month, and 2) that it's here already?⁠
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Are there any books you're determined to read before the end of January?⁠
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THE SHORT: I was looking at my TBR progress so far (or lack thereof) and since it's only 12 books, I want to try and read one a month. This month I'm hoping to still fit in PHOENIX EXTRAVAGANT!⁠
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THE LONG: Why oh WHY am I still sitting on this book?!?! I want to read it. I KNOW I want to read it. But somehow the time has disappeared and we're now at the end of January and, um, what happened 😂⁠
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I'm giving myself a break (a bit) because the first 20 days of this month were a lot from stress alone, but also work stuff too. Though I think this weekend is the perfect opportunity to just sit and read ALL the things (in between the virtual convention panels I'm planning to watch)⁠
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So. PHOENIX EXTRAVAGANT this weekend. Fun panels. And hopefully some writing.⁠
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I should also probably sleep at some point? Maybe? 😅⁠
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Let me know if there are any books you still want to read before the end of the month in the comments!⁠
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ABOUT THE BOOK⁠
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Dragons. Art. Revolution.⁠
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Gyen Jebi isn’t a fighter or a subversive. They just want to paint.⁠
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One day they’re jobless and desperate; the next, Jebi finds themself recruited by the Ministry of Armor to paint the mystical sigils that animate the occupying government’s automaton soldiers.⁠
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But when Jebi discovers the depths of the Razanei government’s horrifying crimes—and the awful source of the magical pigments they use—they find they can no longer stay out of politics.⁠
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What they can do is steal Arazi, the ministry’s mighty dragon automaton, and find a way to fight…⁠
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#PhoenixExtravagant #YoonHaLee #FantasyBookstagram #FantasyNovel #FantasyBook #RebellionPublishing #Solaris #Automaton #Dragons
Finishing series really shouldn't be so hard 😂⁠
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I was looking at my shelves over the weekend and realized just how many series I've started and still haven't finished for one reason or another. It was... not good 😅⁠
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Are there any series you want to try and finish this year?⁠
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THE SHORT: I read Anthony Ryan's THE WAKING FIRE a while ago, really liked it... and never got around to the rest of the trilogy. So I'm hoping to re-read THE WAKING FIRE (since it's been some time since I read it) and finish the series!⁠
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THE LONG: Oh look, a new post! That I meant to share last week... OH well! I'm a bit behind on my posting schedule because I took a couple unexpected days off but that's alright because it just means you'll have new posts almost every day THIS week!⁠
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For today, I bring you a trilogy I started and definitely want to try and finish this year.⁠
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This series has dragons!! And badass characters. And seafaring. And adventuring. And DRAGONS 🐉 I really enjoyed THE WAKING FIRE when I first read it, though I remember it took me a bit to get through (though I'm also pretty sure that was a time issue not a book issue). They're not exactly short reads so it'll be a bit of a time commitment to get through the series but I'm determined to do it this year!⁠
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I don't read a ton of SFF books by cis male authors anymore (this series/author being one of the exceptions), not necessarily because I'm actively avoiding them, but I've found myself drawn more to the stories that also happen to be written by female, non-binary, and non-cis-male authors. This year I started using @xcrini's reading tracker spreadsheet mixed with modifications from my own so I can get the actual numbers on what kinds of books I'm reading and who's writing those stories. Looking forward to seeing the breakdown at the end of the year! ⁠
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As to this series, I'll drop the synopsis for the first book in the comments for anyone interested!⁠
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#TheWakingFire #TheLegionOfFlame #TheEmpireOfAshes #AnthonyRyan #DraconisMemoria #Dragons #EpicFantasy #HighFantast #AceBooks
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