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Annie Oakley has always suspected there is something “uncanny” about herself, but has never been able to put a name to it. I was granted eARC access to The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley by Mercedes Lackey via NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher. Thank you for access! My thoughts are my own and my review…
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Miriam may be the daughter of Queen Alethia of Tirendell, but she’s not a princess. Welcome to one of the October 16th stops on the blog tour for Briarheart by Mercedes Lackey with TBR & Beyond. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for spotlights, reviews, and more bonus content! #briarheart #TBRBeyondTours #mercedeslackey…
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This fourteenth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself. I was granted access to an eARC of Passages by the publisher, DAW, through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This has not swayed my opinion. My thoughts…
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I am writing this blog post as a companion for a YouTube video but I would still love to get some discussion going here on the blog around this topic as well. Next month in June will be one year since Rowling’s big essay that doubled (tripled? quadrupled?) down on all of her beliefs and…
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I’ve mentioned here and there that when I dove headlong into book blog tours back in the fall I made the mistake of a) selecting the “any date is fine” option for everything, even if I was volunteering to review, and b) not recording my tour reviews, my NetGalley ARCs, and my other-source review commitments…
I was tagged by Bookish Luna who was tagged by this tag’s creator, Reading on a Star. This tag is inspired by Christmas carols and the mid-winter season. Rules:* Thank the person who tagged you and link to their post.* Display the banner* Link to the original creator: Erin @ Reading On A Star!* Answer the questions!* Tag however…
The Game of Thrones Book Tag was originally created by Claire Rousseau, and although I was not tagged, I’ve decided to do it. I actually picked my answers and filmed the accompanying video back in May, but since that was pre-Rowling boycott, I’ve had to change two of my answers and cut those sections from…
The TSS Book Tag was created by Kiley Keeling, so be sure to check them out! This is a fun book tag inspired by Jenna Moreci’s third novel The Savior’s Sister, which releases on September 29, 2020. Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional cost to you if…
The Nope Trope Book Tag was created by Zoe’s All Booked on YouTube (Twitter @zoesallbooked), and it features 6 bookish questions based on common tropes in writing. I came across this tag on one of the other blogs I follow, The V Word. Thank you to both of you for the opportunity to have some…
The Tarot Book Tag was created by Luly Hernandez, and it features 10 booky questions inspired by tarot cards from the major arcana. Thank you to Mariah M for tagging me! Be sure to check both of them out of YouTube, and you can watch my video version of this tag on YouTube as well….
Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional cost to you if you shop using my links, but I will earn a small percentage in commission. A program-specific disclaimer is at the bottom of this post. Brianna of GusherBooks started a BookTube tag based on Beyoncé’s music. Eight prompts…