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Month: January 2019

Posted on January 21, 2019March 6, 2019

Book Review : The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

Book Details: Title: The Broken Girls Author: Simone St. James Publisher: Berkley Books Date: March 20, 2018 Pages: 336 ISBN: 9780451476203 Genre: Fiction / Mystery Format:…

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Posted on January 6, 2019March 6, 2019

Most Anticipated Winter 2019 New Releases

Winter is here and we're having the rain storms to prove it! There is nothing I love more than being wrapped up in snuggly warm…

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Posted on January 5, 2019March 6, 2019

2019 Reading Goals

A selection of my unread books... Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely and relaxing holiday season - I certainly did! This…

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I'm currently listening to The Witch Elm by Tana French. This is one (maybe the only one) of French's standalone novels. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It's okay so far. I've been listening to this one for quite a few hours now and it's really slow to start. I'm still invested because I trust Tana French, but I hope it starts to pick up soon.⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #elliesbookshelf #thewitchelm #tanafrench #mystery #mysterynovel #suspense #thriller #amreading #currentlyreading #audiobook #currentread #bookstagram #bookish #bookblogger #reader #igbooks #igreads #instabooks #instareads #bookworm #booknerd #bookcommunity #allthebooks #booktography #readersofinstagram #igreads #bookworm #readersofig #lovetoread #overdriveapp
Happy Shelfie Sunday!! What are you all reading this weekend? I'm still slowly making my way through The Obelisk Gate. It's a great book and I wish I had more time to devote to it.⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #elliesbookshelf #bookshelf #shelfiesunday #bookshelfie #shelfie #bookshelves #harrypotter #jkrowling #booklover #bibliophile #reads #bookaholic #bookobsessed #bookstagrammer #igbooks #booklove #booksofintstagram #booksbooksbooks #instareads #bookshelfgoals #shelfgoals #bookaesthetic #bookspines #beautifulspines #booked #bookish #bookishlove #ilovebooks #ilovereading #readmorebooks
I can't wait to jump on the bandwagon and read this book!! I loved The Broken Girls and I've heard that The Sun Down Motel is just as good. Thanks @bookofthemonth for making this one a selection for this month!! ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #elliesbookshelf #thesundownmotel #simonestjames #botm #bookofthemonth #bookofthemonthclub #januarybotm #booksubscription #bookbox #bookishthings #bookish #bookishlove #newbooks #hardcoverlove #hardcover #booknerd #bookaddict #booktoread #needtoread #mustread #newrelease #booksofig #botmaddict #booklover #readingiscool #readmorebooks #booksta #thriller #read #bookgram
The pressure to read this book is real! Where the Crawdads Sing is probably the book I saw posted about the most in 2019 here on bookstagram. And forget about borrowing it from the library - the hold lists for this title are through the roof. The hashtag #wherethecrawdadssing has been used in 20.5K posts - that is insane!! Given all the hype, I sure hope I like this book whenever I end up reading it.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ When a book gets hyped up like this I'd say that about half the time I end up disliking it. But that means that the other 50% of the time I end up enjoying it, so there's still hope!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ How do you feel about overhyped books? If you've read Where the Crawdads Sing do you think it deserves the hype (no spoilers please)?⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #elliesbookshelf #wherethecrawdadssing #deliaowens #literature #literaryfiction #fiction #bookclubbooks #reesesbookclub #hardcoverbooks #hardcover #hardcoverlove #reading #bookclubreads #readingislit #overhypedbooks #instabooks #bookstagram #booklover #bibliophilelife #bookishfeature #tbr #toberead #booktography #readreadread #bookstagrammer #bookworm #bookobsessed #bookish #bookishlove
On this day 11 years ago I finished Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. I thought I remembered enjoying this book but according to Goodreads I only gave it 2 stars and I honestly cannot remember why. TBH I don't really remember the plot at all and reading the Goodreads description didn't spark any memories. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Nevertheless, there must have been something I liked about this book because I was very excited to read Sara Gruen's 2015 release, At the Water's Edge, which I gave 5 stars.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Now I'm so curious - why did I rate this book so low?! Have you read this book? What were your thoughts??⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #elliesbookshelf #waterforelephants #saragruen #paperback #paperbacklove #readthisbooks #minibookreview #bookreview #books #bookstagram #bibliophile #readingisfundamental #booksbooksbooks #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #fiction #readallthebooks #throwbackthursday #bookstagrammer #bookworm #bookphotography #booksaddict #instareads #coverlove #beautifulbooks #reader #readersofinstagram #booksofinstagram #bookobsessed #timetoread⁠⠀ ⁠⠀
It's time for my first 2019 Book Haul Check In! Last January I hauled some *amazing* books. Look at them all! 🤩So please tell me why I've only read two of them so far?! This is not okay.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)⁠⠀ The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Have you read any of these books? See any favorites??⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #elliesbookshelf #bookhaul #tbr #toberead #tbrlist #whattoread #aplaceforus #libraryofauschwitz #thetattooistofauschwitz #thegown #thewinterofthewitch #chinarichgirlfriend #therevolutionofmarinam #thesistersofthewinterwood #greatreads #goodreads #bookishfeatures #bookish #mybookfeatures #readersofinstagram #bookphotography #toread #bookgeek #booknerd #instabooks #instaread #igreads #bookcollector #bibliophile #booklover⁠⠀

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