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its the happiest of days today because it is shine your icy crown’s release day!!!! i am such a huge fan of @ladybookmad . not only as a writer, but also as a person!!! i was lucky enough to get an early look at her newest collection and it is just as stunning as you would imagine.
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Do you have any books on your Christmas list? I usually have one or two on my list, this year included.
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Can you BELIEVE Christmas is in just a few days?? I am very excited this year because i finished all of my christmas shopping really early so ive been able to relax most of December!!
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how did you spend your holiday? I spent mine eating way more than I should have and then reading the night away which means I have a new book recommendation for you!
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What’s your favorite birthday memory? I have lots but I think this year, in South Dakota, was the best!
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Happy Halloween! What are your plans for today?
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I know most of us have had to modify our regular Halloween plans due to the pandemic, but I am still celebrating with my boyfriend! We decided to make snacks and watch spooky movies all night.
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This photo was taken on my trip to Salem last year. We went a day or two after Halloween so most of the crowds were gone and it was perfect! It was super cool to see the Hocus Pocus house and find out its literally right on the water! who knew!!!!
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#bookstagram #hocuspocus #halloween #travelgram #tripstagram #dametraveller #salem #solotravel #FallAesthetic #HalloweenLook #samhain #buttermybooksblogs #travel #visitmassachusetts #salemmassachusetts #witchesofinstagram (at Hocus Pocus House)
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What’s one place you hope to visit when it’s safe to travel again?
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I have a lot of places on my list but I am really hoping to make it to Japan as soon as possible! I had planned an entire trip before Covid ruined it and now I really just hope to be able to make it there one day soon!! I also miss NYC and all of the good restaurants and all of my friends who live there. this is the longest ive gone without visiting new york in 14 years and there isnt even an end to the pandemic in sight
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please make sure youre wearing a mask we’re in this together ❤
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#bookstagram #buttermybooksblogs #read #travelgram #tripstagram #travel #dametraveller #solotravel #hotel #nyc #212 #visitnyc #newyorkcity (at New York, New York)
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what’s your coffee order?
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Ive always been an iced coffee girl but lately ive been enjoying hot lattes! i spent some time reading and enjoying Coffee Days Whiskey Nights at @capybaracoffee this week and i think its my new regular spot! If you havent read @cyrusparker ’s newest book, you definitely should. i think its my new favorite of theirs!!!
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#bookstagram #bookishfeatures #buttermybooksblogs #cyrusparker #coffeeshop #cozy #latteart #latteart #865life #scruffycity #scruffyknox #knoxvilleblogger #knoxville (at Knoxville, Tennessee)
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there are few things as reliably good as @tristamateer ’s poetry. i always seem to find myself reaching for her books when im sad or in a slump. even if its a reread of a collection ive previously experienced, her books always seem to be the cure im looking for. her newest book, when the stars wrote back. is no exception. its wonderful and empowering and is full of incredible illustrations to make reading it an even better experience. if you havent read this one, you definitely should.
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what book to reach for when youre in a reading slump?
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#bookstagram #bookishfeatures #buttermybooksblogs #tristamateer #poetry (at Knoxville, Tennessee)
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pray for your friends that travel often because we are not okay the only thing getting me through this year are memories from last .
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its been a rough year for all of us (duh) and i dont think anyone could have predicted everything thats happened so far but i hope youre all keeping your head up and staying safe ❤ remember that its okay to not be okay and if you need a pick me up, feel free to message me and ill send over some quality puppy content ❤
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lets make the comments a positive place!! tag someone who’s been there for you during quarantine or tell me something that makes you happy!!!!
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#buttermybooksblogs #bookishfeatures #bookstagram #travel #iceland #icelandwithaview #skogafoss #dametraveler #solotravel #visiticeland #tripstagram #travelgram (at Skógafoss)
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have you made any crazy quarantine purchases? ive spent way too much money on way too many things but at least some of those things were books and we never feel bad about buying books, right?
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if you are like me and cant stop buying new books, let me introduce you to your next purchase! Dont Make A Sound is available on June 1st and if you’re a fan of thrillers then you will be sure to love this one. ill leave the synopsis below!
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About Don’t Make A Sound: Plagued by traumatic childhood memories, crime reporter Sawyer Brooks still struggles to gain control of her rage, her paranoia, and her life. Now, after finally getting promoted at work, she is forced to return home and face her past. River Rock is where she’d been abandoned by her two older sisters to suffer alone, and in silence, the unspeakable abuses of her family. It’s also where Sawyer’s best friend disappeared and two teenage girls were murdered. Three cold cases dead and buried with the rest of the town’s secrets. When another girl is slain in a familiar grisly fashion, Sawyer is determined to put an end to the crimes. Pulled back into the horrors of her family history, Sawyer must reconcile with her estranged sisters, who both have shattering memories of their own. As Sawyer’s investigation leads to River Rock’s darkest corners, what will prove more dangerous—what she knows of the past or what she has yet to discover?
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@trraganauthor @amazonpublishing #DontMakeASound #sponsored #AmazonPublishing #bookstagram #bookishfeatures #buttermybooksblogs
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TW: sexual abuse, physical abuse
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http://amazon.com/dontmakeasound12 (at Knoxville, Tennessee)
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Do you watch crime documentaries?
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I have become obsessed with them lately and have watched SO many. Since I’ve made my way through all of the ones on netflix, I’ve decided to start reading books with the same themes!!
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Which is exactly why I wanted to read #CrossHerHeart by @melindaleigh1. This title is releasing on 3/17 and will be the first in the Bree Taggert series. You can grab this one at the link below and also on kindle unlimited! let me know if youll be grabbing this one!
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Wow, Hi, it’s been quite a while since ive posted but I couldnt miss a @ladybookmad release day! So happy that the world can finally fall in love with this collection like i have!
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QOTD: favorite fairytale?
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Not sure if anyone noticed but ive been doing quite a bit of social distancing this year - and not just the coronavirus kind. I decided that I wanted to focus on being more present in my day to day life in 2020 because i was feeling very burnt out on this whole social media thing. Most of you know that I started creating content for the bookish world several years ago and since then ive held myself to impossible standards. Creating new content every single day for YEARS and it finally caught up with me. I started to hate what I was putting out into the world and let it take me to a really bad place mentally so for the sake of me and my creativity i decided to stop letting social media take priority in my life. This little tolerance break did wonders for me and although im not ready to dive back in 100% of the way, i am ready to dip my toes! So expect periodic content from here on out!!!! PS if you read this far, ILY SO MUCH OK TY BYE
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happy friday jr!!!! what are you looking forward to this weekend? i think this will be my first calm weekend in a while and i plan to read and binge bridgerton and nobody better disturb me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i read the suite spot by @trishdoller last weekend and it was literally so cute i couldnt put it down. just what i needed ❤️
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#bookrecommendations #bookstagram #buttermybooksblogs #getawayhouse #knoxvillereaders #knoxvilleinfluencer #knoxvilleblogger #tripstagram (at Getaway Nashville: Dale Hollow Cabins)
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if you had to choose between a summer holiday at the beach or a winter holiday in london, which would it be?
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i love pretty much all vacations but cold weather in a city is my favorite!!! That must be why im LOVING #thecertaintyofchance by @jaxmiddleton_author. It releases TODAY!!!! (HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!!!!) and is the perfect holiday read so be sure and grab it asap!!! Ive read and loved all of her books so i can totally vouch for this one ❤
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Hook, Line, And Sinker by Tessa Bailey
3.5 out of 5 Stars
Synopsis:King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he’s a guaranteed good time–in bed and out–and that’s exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She’s immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his… personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is.
Now, Hannah’s in town for work, crashing in Fox’s spare bedroom. She knows he’s a notorious ladies’ man, but they’re definitely just friends. In fact, she’s nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with
a few tips from Westport’s resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker’s eye… yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants himinstead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can’t deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost.
Living with his best friend should have been easy. Except now she’s walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and… and… man overboard! He’s fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he’s all in, she’ll choose him instead?
My Thoughts: After reading and LOVING my first tessa bailey book, i knew i had to read the next in the series and luckily enough i was provided a review copy by the publisher! I started this baby as soon as it was delivered to my kindle in hopes that it would suck me in the same way that Piper and Brendans story did. However this book is paced much slower than its companion. I didn’t mind the pacing too much because the story was a great mix of sweet and angst. I fell quickly in love with Fox and my heart ached at his inner turmoil.
Also, due to Fox’s reputation it takes much longer for things to heat up in this book compared to It Happened One Summer. I understand the decision to take things slow as it was the only thing that would have made sense with these two. I do wish we had seen more of the side characters in this book but it was predominantly just Fox and Hannah so i definitely missed the small town character aspect.
Overall i really liked this book and would definitely recommend it, but it wasn’t quite what I had imagined! Will you be picking this one up?
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
5 out of 5 stars
Official Synopsis: Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late father’s dive bar… in Washington. Piper hasn’t even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won’t last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper can’t do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? She’s determined to show her stepfather—and the hot, grumpy local—that she’s more than a pretty face. Except it’s a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there’s an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn’t want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan—and this town full of memories—may have already caught her heart
My thoughts: OH. MY. GOSH. This book is everything I have ever wanted from a romance book!!! Also WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT TESSA BAILEY BEFORE NOW????? Anyway, this was my very first Tessa Bailey novel and I super loved it!!!
It Happened One Summer was inspired by Schitts Creek, one of my all time favorite shows and it did not disappoint. In the beginning we meet Piper, a mid to late twenties party girl influencer with rich parents. Piper seems to have Hollywood completely figured out until everything goes wrong. I loved reading about her first experiences with cooking and learning to live alone, all while still looking flawless. She meets Brendan and instantly becomes the sunshine to his grumpy. I did appreciate the way that Bailey wrote their love story as it wasnt quite insta-love but definitely instant attraction.
I also got major Paris Hilton on the Simple Life vibes mixed with a little of Deadliest Catch, so basically my early 2000s dream book!!! This book had so many funny moments mixed with a lot of meaningful moments and character development. I have already read my 2nd Tessa Bailey book and can’t wait to start my 3rd!
