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Wild Dark Shores
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Wild Dark Shores
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A Review of Wild Dark Shore, a novel by Charlotte McConaghy

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The Ashes & The Star Cursed King
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The Ashes & The Star Cursed King
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Raihn & Oraya’s journey continues in book 2 of the Nightborn Duet…

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Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne
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Indie Author Spotlight: Jess Layne
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Learn more about Bookishh’s featured Indie Author, Jess Layne, and her debut fantasy novel In Beds of Flowers through a detailed Q&A interview.

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Six Scorched Roses
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Six Scorched Roses
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Sunrise on the Reaping
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Sunrise on the Reaping
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The Serpent and The Wings of Night
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The Serpent and The Wings of Night
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Find me on Bookstagram! @BookishhBrooke

View fullsize I feel like as a community, this conversation just keeps popping up and I continue to see people argue on whether or not we are truly part of the book community. We are. I can't speak for anyone else, but I know I absolutely attach my soul to the
View fullsize Bookstagram has been such an unbelievable community, and I am grateful every day for all of you. I literally thought reaching one thousand of you was a pipe dream, and sitting here at four thousand is genuinely mind blowing. Thank you all for the way
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View fullsize THIS. BOOK. A perfect read, truly, for earth day. @charlottemcconaghy does a fantastic job of writing such a vivid, multi-POV story that follows five different characters and not only their interpersonal drama, but also the collapse of the island th
View fullsize As a fellow creator, I think World Creativity Day is a wonderful opportunity to re-introduce myself and start a following train! I'll go first: I'm Brooke, a mom of four (one being medically complex), who finds her escape in fictional worlds. I am
View fullsize I found this stunning hardcover of The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller at my local Goodwill (amongst a few other finds!) and literally could not leave without it. I've been trying to read more contemporary fiction in between my fantasy reads, a
View fullsize I have heard PHENOMENAL things about The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, and after seeing the special edition at Barnes & Noble, I couldn't help myself. If you've read it, tell me why I this should be my next read below (outside of it being STUNNINGGG)
View fullsize Swipe through for an unwrapping of my new favorite signed book 👀 ➡️ What’s your favorite quote from the Crowns of Nyaxia series? If you haven’t read it, WHY?
View fullsize Blood of Hercules was one of my book clubs reads these last few months, but I never got to it 🫣 Now that the collectors edition is out, I couldn’t help but preemptively buy a shelf trophy for when I read it! What recent special edition have
View fullsize Just a collection of things that constantly make me sob like a baby 😭😭😭 Which one resonates most with you?? #acotar #acotarseries #acomaf #acowar #sjm #hungergames #sunriseonthereaping #suzannecollins #thrserpentandthewingsofnight #crownsofnyax
View fullsize Finishing Sunrise on the Reaping has been making me think about the Hunger Games trilogy, particularly Catching Fire. The parallels are so masterfully written, and it’s more and more traumatizing as I think on it more. What was your favorite
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View fullsize ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I finished The Ashes and The Star Cursed King almost a week ago, and needed a few days to process the ✨trauma✨ Carissa put me through. This is by far, one of my favorite reads. For a spoiler filled review and a more comprehensive list of
View fullsize Found these Night Court Editions at my local B&N a little early 👀 What do you think of the new paperbacks?? #acotar #acomaf #acowar #acofas #acosf #nightcourt #nightcourteditions #sjm #sarahjmaasbooks #sarahjmaas #fantasy #romantasy #booktok
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View fullsize In Beds of Flowers by Jess Layne was such a phenomenal read- I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. With it being my top indie read of March, I interviewed Jess about her thoughts going into the book, as she was writing, and what we can
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View fullsize I’ve been to Broken Country via audiobook the last week and all I can say is WOW - I haven’t finished yet, I’m probably like 50ish% of the way through but the storytelling and back and forth timelines is chefs kiss🤌🏻
View fullsize March reads 🤍🤍 Between my kids battling pneumonia and norovirus, my reading slowed down quite a bit in March. I have so many anticipated reads coming up in April, and will be posting far more regularly ❤️‍🔥
View fullsize 60% of the way through this, already cried three times 🤪

“what if we go on” he said, “only to more pain and despair?

What if we go on, only to find a horrible end waiting for us?”

Aelin looked northward, as if she could see all the way to Terrasen. 

“Then it is not the end.”