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Things I learned while doing this challenge 😅

1) Almost all of my books are over 400 pages
2) Nearly all of my books are series
3) Holding 4 books in one hand is a CHALLENGE

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Gild by @ravenkennedybooks
Hollow Knight by Kina Jane Buxton
Threshing Day by @rebeccayarros
Tender is the Flesh by @agustinabazterrica

Thank you @innerworldlibrary for tagging me in this!

I’m tagging some friends, no pressure!!
@bookish.little.thing @just.jess.reading_ @green_mage01 @etnies7533

#bookchallenge #booksunder400pages #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #lovebooks

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So here we go, I thought it was time for a bit of a refresh/reintroduction (along with my friends, hi friends!). Feel free to agree to disagree or stake your claim in the comments. What are the bookish hills you will expire on? Do we have any that are the same?

#hottakes #bookish #bookstagram

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✨5-4-3-2-1 Challenge ✨

I was tagged by the amazing @taysreadingjournal to do this challenge 🩷

I am so excited to read all of these and REALLY need to get onto Crescent City 🙈

What’s a book you’ve been meaning to read but keep putting off? 📚

I’ve tagged a few to give this a try, but as always no pressure at all 🫶🏻

#bookchallenge #tbr #currentlyreadi̇ng #54321challenge

Empire of the Damned | Blood Bound | Crescent City | SJM | Serpent & the Wings of Night | ACOTAR | TBR | currently reading | Sweetest Fiend | Fantasy reads | Romantasy | romance | horror | book recommendations | reading slump | Staircase in the Woods | next reads |

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Sunshine/Yellow Stack ☀️💛🧡

This challenge has taught me I don’t have enough yellow or orange books so OBVIOUSLY that means a trip to bookshop 📚

I was tagged by the lovely @books_by_geda to give this challenge a try and I’m finally getting to it 🥰 thank you lovely for the tag!

Books here;

Sunsplitter by @authorsamaclean
Gilded Cage by @lynettenoni
Woven Kingdom by @tahereh
Priory of the Orange Tree by @say_shannon
Dom-Com by @adriana.anders
White Hot Kiss by @jennifer_l_armentrout
Build A Boyfriend Project by @mason_deaver
Spark of the Everflame by @authorpenncole

I’ve tagged a few to give this a try, but as always no pressure at all 🥰

#bookstack #yellowbooks #fantasyreads #romancereads

💛🧡fantasy | yellow books | TBR | orange books | sci fi | sunshine bookstack | Adriana Anders | Mason Deaver | Penn Cole | Kindreds Curse | calcifer | bat | Samantha Shannon | book challenge | Romantasy | add this to your TBR | S A Maclean | Lynette Noni | flat lay | bookstagram

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You know how it is, you roll in the group chat and of course, books are going to come up. Let’s see what my group chat (love you 5 Star Sluts) made, ahem, influenced me to buy.

First up we have Heart Eyes @effiecampbellauthor , which I was told was unhinged and involved something about a coffee filter. Leave it to @spreading.pages to find the weird dark stuff for me.

Next we have Fount & Fortune @authormickeyschoonover which was raved on by @rae_rae_reads , when she gives recs you had best listen. She does NOT miss.

Storm @r.a.raineauthor had a double whammy with both @gillyanna_coops and @heygirl.read.this coming in HOT on this one. So of course, I gotta snag me on too. FOMO is real y’all.

What Feeds Below @thebuffwriter came from @erikawasreading and I always listen to what she says, she has not steered me wrong yet. Weird, yes. Wrong, no.

Vatra Witch @gvhext_author came from @alwaysbookedbrooke who quite literally could NOT stop raving about this book. She convinced more than a few of us to grab it and that makes her a bonafide influencer now!

Last and definitely not freakin least is, He Who Fights With Monsters @shirtaloon would you look at that beast of a book! Also pardon my busted ass nails). @green_mage01 kept sending page pics of this one and I couldn’t stop snorting with laughter. Instant buy right there. Can also double as a weapon against said monsters, so win win?

What books did your GC convince you to buy?

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💗 This or That: Romance Tropes 💗

Our group chat reads a lot of the same books, but we definitely have *thoughts* about tropes!

Do you have any favorites among these tropes? Is there someone whose reading tastes match yours?

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#bookcommunity #bookishfun #bookgroupchat

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We talked about DNFs last time, it’s only fair to turn the table and talk about ARCs. Specifically, what they are and what they aren’t.

But wait, I already know what ARCs are, those are advance reader copies. I apply for them, they get sent if I’m accepted and then in exchange I review them. That’s what ARCs are.

What if we told you that’s only partly right? Read through and see what ARCs and ARC readers really are.

Have you been treating ARCs differently than you thought you had to? Which one surprised you the most? Tell me down in the comments!

#arcreader #arcs

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I will never exploit another's trauma for my own gain or as a marketing strategy. Nor will I ever support others who do. Consent was stripped away once from them, let's not strip it away again.

https://www.traumasupportservices.org/

#supportandspreadawareness

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DNF = Did Not Finish. But what does a DNF really mean for an ARC? It’s not what you think…

Sometimes as an ARC reader you come across a book that ticks all your boxes. All the tropes are your favorite, it’s the right setting, it’s got all the things you look for in a great book. So, it’s an automatic 5-star book, right?

It can be written well, but something isn’t clicking. You’re struggling to finish it even though it has everything you want in a book. It becomes clear…this book is not a match.
What do you do?

That’s where the DNF comes in.

DNF feedback can help authors and publishers in a lot of ways, like making changes before it goes to print or marketing the book to the appropriate audience. DNFing an ARC isn’t a moral failing, or something to feel guilty about. It’s an important part of the process.

The next time you DNF an ARC, don’t use it as a tool to bring someone down.
Use it as an opportunity to help a book be its best possible version.

What do you think? Does this change your mind about DNFs?

#books #arcreading #dnf

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Fantasy readers, we want to hear from you. Are you the type to read the glossary, pronunciation guide, family tree, and lore before you dive in? Or do you white knuckle it and jump in while you desperately hope to catch up? Bonus points if you rename characters with whatever your brain says it is regardless of the very helpful pronunciation guide. (It’s pronounced Fay-er. Fight me.)

Let us know in the comments which camp you fall in!

#fantasy #readers #reading

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To be trusted with an ARC or an ALC is something I will never take for granted, reading is what keeps me going and to have the privilege to read an advance reader copy and help promote a book is something that honestly feels surreal I can’t believe I get to do it and I’m so grateful, what I’m trying to say is #thankyouauthors

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Thank you to EVERY single one of you truly amazing authors!! I am so grateful for every single one of you!! I get so excited every single time I get chosen for a new ARC!!! I can’t believe how many amazing authors I have got to meet and be apart of their Street teams as well!

#thankanauthor #arcreaders #indieauthors #supportauthors

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