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💬 "I imagine it's always easier to do sundering monstrous if you can convince yourself you aren't going to, up to the last minutes, until you do." 🎉 Happy Publication Day 📙 The Golden Enclaves 📚 Lesson Three of The Scholomance ✒️ Naomi Novik 💥💥💥💣 A thrilling finale to this trilogy! After hearing all about the cliffhanger ending in book 2, The Last Graduate, I purposely held off reading it until a couple of weeks ago knowing book 3 is coming... I'm so glad I did! On the other hand, however, I was finding El completely frustrating and I thought maybe it's because I was reading them back to back. However, there is a particular thought/idea that I just didn't believe in but that I didn't realise the characters in this book fully believed until it was proven "wrong" just after halfway through. This is one reason why I was so confused and annoyed by El's actions! I had a completely different mindset than hers. It was all ok once we were all on the same page 😜 The Golden Enclaves is the thickest book in the trilogy but I found it very slow (and as per above, frustrating) for the first half. It just wasn't gripping me as the first book did. The last half was so much better with twist on twist and oh, the irony of El vs Orion from what we saw of them in book 1 to the reality we found them in now! And I do so love when everything is tied up neatly at the end. Can't wait to see what Novik will write next! My thanks to @penguinbooksaus for gifting me a copy of this book. Thoughts are mine own. #TheGoldenEnclaves #LessonThreeOfTheScholomance #TheScholomance #NaomiNovik #ADeadlyEducation #TheLastGraduate #trilogy #fantasy #ausbookstagram #ausbookstagramer #bookstagram #bookandflower #backtoschool #tandemfandom @tandemcollectiveglobal @tandemcollectiveuk https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci_0E6HLwaq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🙋‍♀️Help me pick my June TBR! I've put up a few choices in my stories for what I want to read in June and I'd love for all of you to help me pick a few ☺🥰 #bookshelves #bookshelfie #booksofinstagram #junetbr #pickmytbr #ausbookstagram #ausbookishfeatures #australiaisreading #readbyamity #bookstacks https://www.instagram.com/p/CPSUzMpL7Kt/?utm_medium=tumblr

🎉 Happy Publication Day ⌚️ The 6:20 Man ✒️ David Baldacci . I have to admit that while I’m a huge fan of a couple of Baldacci’s series (Atlee Pine &  John Puller), I just couldn’t get into the others. My interest in this one is really geared by the idea of this protagonist’s  9 to 5 grind, which basically is also my life (thanks, Financial lines!), until life threw a huge spanner in his way. This made a great thrilling read (but I don’t want that kind of spanner in my life, lol). Travis Devine is an easily likeable character. He’s highly intelligent and also physically capable man. And he wants truth and justice to prevail but sometimes, that just doesn’t happen in real life. Due to a misstep, he is now punishing himself and redemption seems far away especially when the past came back to haunt him. There is no choice for Devine now but to dive in and find the killers as well as deal with the underhanded world of Wall Street.  He is definitely a hit with me. Baldacci definitely knows his craft and kept the pace tight yet the human interest of Devine and other characters were truly touching. I don’t think the whole mystery is quite wrapped up yet though I could be wrong but I think, I hope, that this is just a set up (a first book) for a series. I’d love to see Travis Devine again and hopefully, see him more settled in his role. My thanks to @macmillanaus for copy of book in exchange of my honest thought. #The620Man #DavidBaldacci #thriller #bookstagram #ausbookstagram #mystery #fiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CfVFZi0vDzn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

📖 Review The Good Captain ny Sean Ranbin 🐬🐬🐬 The world presented in The Good Captain is such a miserable one. While most scenes are in open seas, it is implied that the rest of the world isn’t in such a good condition either and yet, still… there aren’t enough people caring for the world. . The novel opens with a secret mission on land gone wrong; a lot of blood, a fast getaway, and a mysterious cargo. Then we meet all the crew of the ship. Each with their own love for the ocean and willingness to sacrifice all to protect her. There were natural threats and some of human variety but this crew’s belief in their purpose helped them overcome all obstacles. The mysterious cargo was an interesting one though I had my doubts as to the purpose it was revealed for still the twist at the end was a bit of a eye-roll for me; there just didn’t seem to be much of a muchness. . While I can appreciate the importance of the book’s message, I didn’t particularly love it. With so many characters and unknown factors, I just found it a little bit of a mess. I didn’t find it too hard to follow except for a certain character but I found the story didn’t quite flow as smooth as I’d like. Well, maybe it’s a reflective of the ocean they are travelling on? There are others who truly enjoyed this read and while it’s not quite for me, you might enjoy it more than I did. . My thanks to Transit Lounge Publishing for this paperback copy of book in exchange of my honest thoughts . #TheGoodCaptain #SeanRabin #ausbookstagram #Aussiereads #AussieAuthors #postapocalyptic #thriller #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CcpK0-yrXuH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi This beautiful piece of work fulfils my #blackathon2022 IG Challenge Day 4 prompt: A book by an author that isn't from the US or UK. #freshwater #akwaekeemezi #supportblackauthors #ausbookstagram #booksofinstagram #aussiekiwibooksta #readbyamity #bookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/CZzAh0avQpD/?utm_medium=tumblr

Day 2 of the #blackathon2022 IG challenge is to rock an outfit inspired by a black-authored book. The changeling is one of the first booktube recommendations I ever picked up and is still a fave, plus the cover is stunning 😍 #blackbooks #supportblackauthors #ausbookstagram #booksofinstagram #bluebooks #bookcover #thechangeling #victorlavalle #bookoutfit https://www.instagram.com/p/CZtqcSgPh7H/?utm_medium=tumblr

One of my favourite book cover elements is bold bright colours. How stunning are both of these beauties?! 😱😍 #booksofinstagram #ausbookstagram #ausbookishfeatures #aussiekiwibooksta #bookcover #bookstacks #brightcovers #conveniencestorewoman #yolk #beautifulbooks #readbyamity https://www.instagram.com/p/CYfbj6_vZor/?utm_medium=tumblr

2021 top nine! I feel very appreciative of this community and I hope to put more time into it in 2022. But no promises 😅 #topnine #topnine2021 #booksofinstagram #ausbookstagram #aussiekiwibooksta #readbyamity https://www.instagram.com/p/CX8Ap87rs-B/?utm_medium=tumblr