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💬 Which 2021 fall release are you MOST excited for? Sitting at the top of my list is Ilahara by @cmkarys! This one releases November 1st and is now up for preorder! I just preordered my copy and cannot wait for it to arrive!! 🤩 I get so excited when I see amazing members of this community achieving their dreams. (So happy for you two, @_ckarys & @_mkarys!! 🧡) . . . s u m m a r y : Princess Asharaya Myrassar lost everything on the night of the Coup of Fire when the usurper queen, Aerella Argarys, slaughtered the royal family and claimed the throne of the fae kingdom of Ilahara. After seeking refuge on the human continent and leaving her magical past behind, Asharaya takes on a new identity: Shara, an assassin blessed with dark powers. Prince Derron Argarys owes his royal title to his mother's coup, and although he has all the status and power one could wish for, he cannot escape the memories of the brutal death of the former prince he once called friend. Now the heir to the throne, Derron must set aside his memories and learn to rule by the Argarys words: show your power, hide your heart. But when a crone proclaims the last of the dragon-blessed rulers still lives and prophesizes Asharaya's return to Ilahara, friend and foe alike set out to find her, Derron among them. Yet he discovers in Asharaya not only a cold and beautiful assassin but also the princess he once knew. When the chance to rid his family of the Myrassar threat comes, Derron hesitates in dealing the killing blow, charting a new course that may see Asharaya's return to Ilahara to face her greatest enemy and her destiny as the last dragon-blessed queen. . . . h a s h t a g s : #ilahara #cmkarys #yafantasy #yabooks #dragonbooks #bookdragon #bookstagram #bookishphotography #bookphotographer #bookpic #beautifulbooks #ilovebooks #toberead #hopetoread #onmytbr #beautifulphoto #readersofinstagram #fallreading #igreads #books #bookcommunity #bookishfriends #bookfriends #weekendreads #flatlayphotography #flatlaytoday (at Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTYDNbwPK0a/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy book birthday to LATE TO THE PARTY by Kelly Quindlen 🎉 This coming-of-age YA novel is described as "an ode to late bloomers and wallflowers everywhere," and if that doesn't sound like a me book, I don't know what is. Thanks to @fiercereads for this copy. I'll post the full synopsis in the comments below. . . 🎉 Are there any new releases today you're hoping to snatch up? . . Book sleeve by @loveyoumorestudio - NOVEL10 to save on any order. (Plus keep an eye on their feed + stories for updates on their next mask restock.) . . #latetotheparty #yabooks #fiercereads #newbook #NewRelease #yabookstagram #IReadYA #loveyoumorestudio #booksleeve #wanttoread #onmytbr #toberead #bookstoread #yabookstagrammer https://www.instagram.com/p/B_P8Vk8Awz3/?igshid=1j5750q5b5ama

Are there any authors that you’ve been wanting to try but haven’t yet? 📚. . I have wanted to try @veschwab books for so long but still haven’t 🙈 I have heard so many amazing things about the A Darker Shade of Magic series and I am hoping to binge read the series soon! 📚. #lilbookishmerchfeatures - ADSOM . Holiday candles by @novelheartbeatcreations . #adsom #adarkershadeofmagic #veschwab #onmytbr #seriestoread #adsomseries #Christmasvibes #christmasaesthetic #holidayvibes #novelheartbeat #novelheartbeatcreations #bookishcandles #bookstagram #torbooks #torteen #youngadultbooks #yabooks https://www.instagram.com/p/BqnnC2OF82c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u56r76kz5znz

💬 What are some of your most anticipated 2021 reads? . Thank you to @epicreads for gifting me this ARC copy of Realm Breaker by @victoriaaveyard! I’m beyond excited to have this copy in my hands and I cannot wait to start it!! . ✩ Mug by @fablegroundscoffee! Use code LIFEINLIT15 for a discount! . . . s u m m a r y ⇣ Irresistibly action-packed and full of lethal surprises, this new fantasy series begins where hope is lost and asks: When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword? A strange darkness grows in Allward. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient lineage—and the last hope to save the world from destruction. But she won’t be alone. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions: A squire, forced to choose between home and honor. An immortal, avenging a broken promise. An assassin, exiled and bloodthirsty. An ancient sorceress, whose riddles hide an eerie foresight. A forger with a secret past. A bounty hunter with a score to settle. Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed. . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #realmbreaker #victoriaaveyard #yafantasy #yafantasybooks #yabooks #onmytbr #toberead #beautifulbooks #bookphoto #bookphotographer #readersofinstagram #readerslife #readercommunity #coffeeandbooks #booksandbeans #readerofinstagram #readergram #morningslikethese #pursuepretty #aquietstyle #cornerofmyhome #cozyaesthetic https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZsPMLnD01/?igshid=1smo1yd59hw5e

💬 What’s your least favorite romance trope? . I’m not a huge fan of love triangles. I usually tend to steer clear of that trope. Though, in all honesty, I have read some that I did end up enjoying quite a bit. So I suppose if they’re done extremely well, I can actually enjoy them. . . Thank you to @booksparks for gifting me this copy of FAKER by @authorsarahs! This is an enemies-to-lovers romance between two construction workers. I absolutely lovvvvve enemies-to-lovers romances, especially when they’re work-related too! This is a #WRC2021 pick! Are you joining the reading challenge? . . . s u m m a r y ⇣ Debut author Sarah Smith nails this fun and sexy multicultural romance where two office foes hammer out their differences to build a love that will last... Emmie Echavarre is a professional faker. She has to be to survive as one of the few female employees at Nuts & Bolts, a power tool company staffed predominantly by gruff, burly men. From nine to five, Monday through Friday, she's tough as nails--the complete opposite of her easy-going real self. One thing she doesn't have to fake? Her disdain for coworker Tate Rasmussen. Tate has been hostile to her since the day they met. Emmie's friendly greetings and repeated attempts to get to know him failed to garner anything more than scowls and terse one-word answers. Too bad she can't stop staring at his Thor-like biceps... When Emmie and Tate are forced to work together on a charity construction project, things get...heated. Emmie's beginning to see that beneath Tate's chiseled exterior lies a soft heart, but it will take more than a few kind words to erase the past and convince her that what they have is real. . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #faker #sarahsmith #contemporaryromance #enemiestolovers #toberead #onmytbr #girlsthatread ##nestandflourish #lovelysquares #capturequite #flaylayoftheday #flatlayphotography #bookphotography #bookpic #readersofinsta #ilovemybooks #themagicofbookstagram #bookish https://www.instagram.com/p/CKAdMeXHvUf/?igshid=wym7wmhlhwji

What are some of your favorite fairytale retellings? 🌹. . Besides the Lunar Chronicles I haven’t read many retellings and I definitely want to change that! I really enjoy fairytale retellings and would love your recommendations! I am excited to read The Beasts Heart by @leife.shallcross ! This is a Beauty and the Beast retelling told from the Beasts POV and it sounds just as beautiful and magical as this cover! It released on February 2 and I will leave the synopsis below! . Thank you so much to @penguinbooks for gifting me with this free book! __________________________________________________________ A luxuriously magical retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in seventeenth-century France--and told from the point of view of the Beast himself. . I am neither monster nor man—yet I am both. . I am the Beast. . He is a broken, wild thing, his heart’s nature exposed by his beastly form. Long ago cursed with a wretched existence, the Beast prowls the dusty hallways of his ruined château with only magical, unseen servants to keep him company—until a weary traveler disturbs his isolation. . Bewitched by the man’s dreams of his beautiful daughter, the Beast devises a plan to lure her to the château. There, Isabeau courageously exchanges her father’s life for her own and agrees to remain with the Beast for a year. But even as their time together weaves its own spell, the Beast finds winning Isabeau’s love is only the first impossible step in breaking free from the curse . . . #thebeastsheart #leifshallcross #penguinbooks #acepublishing #fairytale #retelling #thebeast #beautyandthebeast #fairytaleretelling #fairytalestory #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookstagram #onmytbr #cozyvibes #fairylights #booksandfunko #dorbz #flatlay #flatlaylove #bookflatlay https://www.instagram.com/p/Btn5d4dlelw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iv4i2jvn4hu0

I’m excited to share another #waitingonwednesday post with you all today! Suitors and Sabotage by Cindy Anstey, the Author of Love, Lies & Spies! This book sounds like so much fun! It releases on April 18, 2018 and is available for preorder. I will leave the synopsis below for you all to check out! Thank you so much to @swoonreads and @macmillanusa for sending me this book! 📖. __________________________________________________________ Two young people must hide their true feelings for each other while figuring out who means them harm in this cheeky Regency romance from the author of Love, Lies and Spies and Duels & Deception. . Shy aspiring artist Imogene Chively has just had a successful Season in London, complete with a suitor of her father's approval. Imogene is ambivalent about the young gentleman until he comes to visit her at the Chively estate with his younger brother in tow. When her interest is piqued, however, it is for the wrong brother. . Charming Ben Steeple has a secret: despite being an architectural apprentice, he has no drawing aptitude. When Imogene offers to teach him, Ben is soon smitten by the young lady he considers his brother's intended. . But hiding their true feelings becomes the least of their problems when, after a series of "accidents," it becomes apparent that someone means Ben harm. And as their affection for each other grows―despite their efforts to remain just friends―so does the danger. . . . In Suitors and Sabotage, author Cindy Anstey delivers another witty young adult historical fiction novel that is the perfect mix of sweetly romantic and action-packed. #suitorsandsabotage #cindyanstey #swoonreads #macmillanpublishing #onmytbr #fallfeels #vintagetypewriter