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I am super pleased to announce that Never Say Never was a Finalist in the American Writing Awards! That’s likely the last of what was a really touching amount of awards. Not bad for a silly book about surviving divorce, being yourself, Greek Goddesses, and ice cream. And most importantly about love. I’m so proud of this book. . . . . . #amreading #writerslife #writersnetwork #writersofinstagram #alwaysreading #writerlife #writerscorner #writersofinsta #bookworm_insta #independentpublishing #bookwormforlife #bookwormproblems https://www.instagram.com/p/ClouBYGgrdZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

There are two points of view in this book, first there is Princess Lira, the most dangerous siren in all the seas. She and her kind take the hearts from sailors every year for power but Lira only takes the hearts of Princes, which is something her mother started for her and she wants to do everything to please her mother and prove she can be a queen herself someday. Lira then makes a big NO-NO and her mother punishes her by making her human and asks her to take the heart from Prince Elian, the siren killer, without her siren charms. Elian is the captain of the Saad, he and his loyal crew hunt down sirens and also do piraty things, like drinking and stealing, everything that is in no way apt for a future king, but that is not one of Elian’s current concerns. He is in the search for the eye of Keto which says that can give the power to destroy all sirens from the ocean, with a few leads he embarks on this journey not before having a rebel girl that he found on the ocean tell him that she can tell him how to use this power and the ritual that has to be done before using it. Can you guess who that is? So, I know there are predictable bits to it but I really enjoyed this book. Lira was dark and twisty, and Elian is not the perfect prince that we are used to seeing in most fairy tales. The characters are all enjoyable and lovable, they are a pirate family so obviously there are some trust issues. There is a bit of background on a few members of the crew from the Saad and we get to see how tough and loyal they are. The banter between them was so amusing to me and of course Elian and Lira (slow-burn romance alert) have this I hate you more relationships until they don’t, and it was very entertaining to read. I was a little disappointed by the ending but only because I wanted to know more and there were some things that felt unresolved for me. I will recommend this to all fantasy-mermaid-pirate lovers out there and I will definitely give it a second read. #booksbooksbooks📚 #bookblogger #bookish #beautifulbooks #books #booklover #bookcommunity #bookwormforlife #booknerdlife #booklove #bibliophile #bookslover #bookaholicgirl #bookreviewers #bookreviewblog https://www.instagram.com/p/CPGUDc_LnL5/?utm_medium=tumblr

Enjoying the 70s in Chicago by getting some new books! I don’t ever wanna go home. #bookish #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookishlife #booklove #bookishcommunity #bookblogger #bookblogging #mybookfeatures #bookaholic #readersofinstagram #readingislife #readingisfun #readersgonnaread #readingaddict #bookwhore #bookwormforlife #bookaddict https://www.instagram.com/p/CVL3mzMPQVn/?utm_medium=tumblr

I've been really struggling with my faith lately. I walked away for a while because I was dead set on God being the source of the trouble that has come my way, I felt it was God's fault for allowing me to be constantly abused and attacked by others, I felt God didn't want me or even love me and that's why all these other Christians were quick to condemn me to Hell. I was so mad because God remained silent. I felt His silence was His confirmation about not loving me anymore. I felt it was His way of saying that I was too far gone and was no longer His child. I thought He was telling me I wasn't worthy of His grace, mercy, and love and that I never would be. It's been so difficult and it caused a lot of depression and suicidal ideations. Jared and I went to camp last week, and it's like that's where God wanted me because the messages that I heard during evening services were exactly what I needed to hear. The messages reminded me that God may be silent, but He isn't absent, and it's not God's fault that I'm being abused and torn down, but He is using those problems for my greater good! I can proudly say that I gave my life back over to God and have come back to the faith. To further confirm that God wanted me there, I gave my grandma a Billy Graham Study Bible years ago, and have been looking for one since. The last day at camp, they had been giving away a Billy Graham Study Bible in the free Bibles. God works in mysterious but wondrous ways! ❤ #Bookstagrammer #Bookstagram #bookreviewer #bookwormsofinstagram #bookworm #bookwormforlife #bookworms #bookwormsunite #booklover #booknerd #bibliophile #bibliophilelife #alwaysreading #bookreviewersofinstagram #bookreviewers #bookreviewerslife #savedbygrace #Jesusfreak #Christian https://www.instagram.com/p/CRQW2NKLcpD/?utm_medium=tumblr

Bought a new #kindlepaperwhite (mine boasted of, like, 3Gb worth of storage way back when I got it— which was really impressive. Like, “I’ll never use all this space!” impressive. Needless to say: I ran out of space.) New #kindle, of course, means new cover. I love it. #books #reading #kindlebooks #kindlereads #kindlelove #bookworm #bookwormforlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CJufEYBFv8Z/?igshid=iz1uquddb0g8

Hi lovelies! Today it’s warm here in Sweden and I’m sitting on my balcony with my rawfood ice cream and my current book ✌️ . But enough about that. The books in today’s picture are the ones I want to talk about. Featured is the sci-fi series Midnighters by Scott Westerfeld. It was the first books series I read in English and, for a long time, the only sci-fi books I liked. Then the Illuminae Files happened but that’s another story. . Here is the backside text from book 1 - The secret hour: “A few nights after Jessica Day arrives in Bixby, Oklahoma, she wakes up at midnight to find the entire world frozen. For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. And only a small group of people—Jessica included—is free to move about then. They are The Midnighters. ”. . I loved this series to bits when I read it between 2006-2008. It was a really thrilling kind of read. I bought the first book in the summer of 2006 and I read it so fast. Then I had to wait a year for the next book. I remember I found this very frustrating 😅 . I don’t see much about this series around, perhaps it’s because it is quite some years old now. But I still hold it close to my heart and recommends it dearly. . . .Do you have any book series you love but most people don’t talk about? Leave a comment and give me a tip about it!

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