Tag: Melissa Albert

Book Lists, Top Ten Tuesdays

Book’s I’ve Read that I didn’t Review

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This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is books too good to review properly. Since I’ve started this blog I’ve got a habit now of reviewing all the books I read, however there are some circumstances where I just either don’t have enough to say about the book, I’ve already done heaps of reviews that month and didn’t feel a need to post another one or it was a smutty romance. So these are 10 books I have read since starting my blog 4 years ago that I didn’t post a review for!

Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray & Barbed Wired and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss

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Famine by Laura Thalassa

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Well Met by Jen DeLuca

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The Language of Thorns; Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

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Burn by Patrick Ness

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Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee

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Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

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The Night Country by Melissa Albert

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Top Ten Tuesdays

Books I’ve Read but Won’t be Purchasing

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Today I decided to redo a TTT prompt I did around this time last year which was books I’ve read but won’t be purchasing. I’m still somewhat on a book buying ban and have restricted myself to only purchasing books that I’ve rated ⭐️4/5 stars or higher so these are 10 books that I rated lower than that, which I probably won’t be purchasing for my personal collection.

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The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

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The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

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The Night Country by Melissa Albert

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Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

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Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

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Burn by Patrick Ness

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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

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He Started It by Samantha Downing

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Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

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The Raven and the Dove by Kaitlyn Davis

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Wrap Ups

July Wrap Up

by amyleighreads5 Comments on July Wrap Up

I’ve had a pretty great reading month in terms of quantity, the quality of the books were a little average though. There was a lot that I thought I would love that were just kind of ok. I participated in two readathons this month which went really well and I read a lot of books that have been on my radar now for a while so I am definitely satisfied with that!

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The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker – ⭐️3/5 stars

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski – ⭐️3/5 stars

Kingsbane by Claire Legrand – ⭐️4/5 stars

A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai – ⭐️4/5 stars

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert – ⭐️5/5 stars

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa – ⭐️4/5 stars

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller – ⭐️5/5 stars

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Night Country by Melissa Albert – ⭐️3/5 stars

Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo – ⭐️3/5 stars

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – ⭐️3/5 stars

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan – ⭐️2/5 stars

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan – ⭐️5/5 stars

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Readathons, Wrap Ups

Reading Rush Wrap Up

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I accomplished all the goals I set for myself and completed some great books along the way! All of my ratings for the books will be in my monthly wrap up!

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

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The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

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Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

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The Night Country by Melissa Albert

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Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

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I ended up completing all of the reading challenges plus I collected a few of the extra badges along the way!

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Readathons, TBR

Reading Rush 2020 TBR

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The 2020 round of The Reading Rush will be starting next week from Monday 20th – Sunday 26th July. I participated for the first time last year and really enjoyed this readathon, I found it to be an incredibly fun and inclusive with a great community vibe. To watch the announcement video and hear all the challenges click HERE. I am going to try my best to complete the seven books, but I know there are a couple of books on my TBR that can actually fit multiple prompts so I may end up doubling up on a few… we’ll see how I go!

The Prompts and my TBR for the Reading Rush is:

Read a book with a cover that matches the colour of your birth stone

My birth stone is Amethyst: Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

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Read a book that starts with the word ‘The’

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

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Read a book that inspired a move you’ve already seen

Gone Girl  by Gillian Flynn

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Read the first book you touch

The Night Country by Melissa Albert

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Read a book completely outside of your house

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

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Read a book in a genre that you’ve always wanted to read more of

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

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Read a book that takes place on a different continent that where you live

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

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