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Well, today was an adventure. But the worst that happened was a flat tire on the side of the highway and being a little late to a work event. It was a beautiful day, and the people filling it were all amazing. Have you ever had to deal with a car issue on the highway? Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – Iko: *I can't believe it's not human!* - I went “fae” instead of “android” on this one. Honestly, one of my biggest pet peeves with fae novels is that they’re often represented as perfect humans with superpowers. I think Holly Black finds a good balance, though, between keeping fey fae while also letting them be relatable/ dynamic characters. #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – “The World Above”: set in the real world – It actually is set right here in our contemporary world! Even if most of it is in the fey realm. #ReadingAdventuresOct19 – Crisp Air: hardbacks #AmpersandOct19 – Werewolves: cover changes – This is @OwlCrate’s version. #bookishconlifeoct19 – Lock, Shock, Barrel: sidekicks – The Court of Shadows #ARCOCT19 – Sturmhound: characters with aliases – The Bomb, The Roach, The Ghost #WildAdventuresOct19 – This Savage Song: monsters – Evil fey are definitely monstrous. … … … #TheCruelPrince #HollyBlack #OwlCrate

Voyage of the Dawn Treader! September’s @pixie_dust_official box was packed with adventure! Swipe to see the treasures, and read for the breakdown. - "Courage, dear heart.” bookmark – Adore this quote! - Recipe Card for a mead-like concoction – Mmmm tasty! - Poster featuring Eustace’s journal entries – lol Eustace. - Reepicheep Card by @karen_leopold – SO Cute. - Keychain by @literarytreasures – Clever! - Enamel Pin by @sjwonderlandz – Stunning! - Bottled Sea Foam by @prideandpamper – Smells fresh and amazing! - Exclusive Dust Jacket (and print/author’s note) by @marmieshea – Wow! Deep, Dark + Epic. - The Book, of course. I’ve had my dad’s old books, and I love getting to collect my own with these editions. - And blue Pixie Dust! Each month, one of the pixie dust bottles also includes a code for a free box the next month! My favorite items this month are the Reepicheep art print and the gorgeous pin! How about you? … … … #PDdawntreader #PixieDustOfficial #TheChroniclesOfNarnia #CSLewis

Les Mis in Space!? Sign me up. We talk a lot about fairytale retellings in this corner of bookstagram, but how do you feel about classics retellings? I actually, randomly, have an outline for a Les Mis in space WIP. Will I ever write it? Who knows... But I’m excited to have a comp title if I ever do! Hoping to get to Sky Without Stars by the end of the month. Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – Smoke + Mirrors: book + candles #wickwednesday – forgot to post yesterday… oops! #MoodReadersOct19 – Thermos: ceramic or metal? – Ceramic! #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – “Fathoms Below”: a book you’ve been dying to read #ReadingAdventuresOct19 – Dictionary Day: great descriptions #bookishconlifeoct19 – Dr. Finklestein: sci-fi … … … #SkyWithoutStars #Jessica Brody #JoanneRendell

Not all mindless armies are created equal. If you were an evil overlord, would you prefer to have an army of… - Trollocs and Orcs - Droids and Clones - Alien Hive Minds Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – Clones: villain with impersonal armies/minions #MoodReadersOct19 – Apple cider or mulled wine? – I’m trying to think if I’ve every actually had mulled wine… But I love apple cider! #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – Atlantica: all-time favorite fictional world – The Cosmere!! And Middle Earth! Which Wheel of Time is neither… but it’s a pretty great one. #bookishconlifeoct19 – Werewolf: bookish animal – Trollocs are terrifying half-human half-animal soldiers of the dark lord. … … … #TheWheelOfTime #RobertJordan #ThePathOfDaggers

“You are not nothing. You never have been. You never will be. You are something to someone. You are everything to me. Promise.” ♡ ♡ ♡ Happy Mermaid Monday! I’m so so excited. @saraellawrites and @tnzfiction just sent me the FINAL EDITION of Coral, and it’s lovely. I took this picture of the ARC for today before I received the final copy, but I’ll show you the final soon! It’s so beautiful. Find Coral’s summary in my comments. Coral releases in 1 Month! If you pre-order and turn in your receipt via Sara’s bio link, there are still PRE-ORDER GOODIES available: 》 A mermaid sticker designed by @halthegal_storyart that says “You are not nothing. You are not alone.” 》 A double-sided watercolor bookmark designed by @createexploreread 》 A signed bookplate (also designed by Emilie) 》 A PDF download of Sara’s annotations from chapters of Coral! – Which you can get even if the physical goodies run out. Also! Sara’s hosting a GIVEAWAY PHOTO CHALLENGE next month!! Swipe for it and add it to your list. Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – Artemis Fowl: hidden symbols in the cover – Okay, these aren’t /that/ hidden, but they’re not arbitrary. #MoodReadersOct19 – Hogwarts or LotR? – 100% Lord of the Rings! #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – #mermaidmonday #AmpersandOct19 – Kraken: sea of books (not the hashtag, but a book of the sea /wink/) … … … #SaraElla #CoralMermaidBook #SaraEllaMermaid

What’s your Number One most anticipated release for the rest of the year? This is a horrible question because there are /so many/ good ones coming in these last few months of 2019. But I have to answer with THE BURNING WHITE by Brent Weeks, releasing October 22nd! After all the building this series has done and the twist upon climactic twist (especially in The Blood Mirror!), I am ready for Brent’s conclusion. I /need/ to know how he wraps everything up. Honorable mentions: THE TOLL by Neal Shusterman, STARSIGHT by Brandon Sanderson, and THE QUEEN OF NOTHING by Holly Black. I could easily continue because there are so many good ones about to release. So, tell me, what’s your most-anticipated? Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – The Resonance: climactic twist #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – Ariel’s Grotto: #shelfiesunday #ReadingAdventuresOct19 – Full Moon: book with fantasy creatures – do color wights count as fantasy creatures? We’re counting them. #AmpersandOct19 – Haunted: gave you the creeps – A certain unsavory assassin was definitely built to give all the creeps. #ClockworkOctober – Red Books #WildAdventuresOct19 – The Hearts We Sold: a book you’d make a deal with a demon to get - *never* never would I ever – Nevertheless I am chomping at the bit for this one. … … … #BrentWeeks #TheBloodMirror #TheLightbringerSeries

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Well, today was an adventure. But the worst that happened was a flat tire on the side of the highway and being a little late to a work event. It was a beautiful day, and the people filling it were all amazing. Have you ever had to deal with a car issue on the highway? Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – Iko: *I can't believe it's not human!* - I went “fae” instead of “android” on this one. Honestly, one of my biggest pet peeves with fae novels is that they’re often represented as perfect humans with superpowers. I think Holly Black finds a good balance, though, between keeping fey fae while also letting them be relatable/ dynamic characters. #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – “The World Above”: set in the real world – It actually is set right here in our contemporary world! Even if most of it is in the fey realm. #ReadingAdventuresOct19 – Crisp Air: hardbacks #AmpersandOct19 – Werewolves: cover changes – This is @OwlCrate’s version. #bookishconlifeoct19 – Lock, Shock, Barrel: sidekicks – The Court of Shadows #ARCOCT19 – Sturmhound: characters with aliases – The Bomb, The Roach, The Ghost #WildAdventuresOct19 – This Savage Song: monsters – Evil fey are definitely monstrous. … … … #TheCruelPrince #HollyBlack #OwlCrate

Voyage of the Dawn Treader! September’s @pixie_dust_official box was packed with adventure! Swipe to see the treasures, and read for the breakdown. - "Courage, dear heart.” bookmark – Adore this quote! - Recipe Card for a mead-like concoction – Mmmm tasty! - Poster featuring Eustace’s journal entries – lol Eustace. - Reepicheep Card by @karen_leopold – SO Cute. - Keychain by @literarytreasures – Clever! - Enamel Pin by @sjwonderlandz – Stunning! - Bottled Sea Foam by @prideandpamper – Smells fresh and amazing! - Exclusive Dust Jacket (and print/author’s note) by @marmieshea – Wow! Deep, Dark + Epic. - The Book, of course. I’ve had my dad’s old books, and I love getting to collect my own with these editions. - And blue Pixie Dust! Each month, one of the pixie dust bottles also includes a code for a free box the next month! My favorite items this month are the Reepicheep art print and the gorgeous pin! How about you? … … … #PDdawntreader #PixieDustOfficial #TheChroniclesOfNarnia #CSLewis

Les Mis in Space!? Sign me up. We talk a lot about fairytale retellings in this corner of bookstagram, but how do you feel about classics retellings? I actually, randomly, have an outline for a Les Mis in space WIP. Will I ever write it? Who knows... But I’m excited to have a comp title if I ever do! Hoping to get to Sky Without Stars by the end of the month. Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – Smoke + Mirrors: book + candles #wickwednesday – forgot to post yesterday… oops! #MoodReadersOct19 – Thermos: ceramic or metal? – Ceramic! #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – “Fathoms Below”: a book you’ve been dying to read #ReadingAdventuresOct19 – Dictionary Day: great descriptions #bookishconlifeoct19 – Dr. Finklestein: sci-fi … … … #SkyWithoutStars #Jessica Brody #JoanneRendell

Not all mindless armies are created equal. If you were an evil overlord, would you prefer to have an army of… - Trollocs and Orcs - Droids and Clones - Alien Hive Minds Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – Clones: villain with impersonal armies/minions #MoodReadersOct19 – Apple cider or mulled wine? – I’m trying to think if I’ve every actually had mulled wine… But I love apple cider! #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – Atlantica: all-time favorite fictional world – The Cosmere!! And Middle Earth! Which Wheel of Time is neither… but it’s a pretty great one. #bookishconlifeoct19 – Werewolf: bookish animal – Trollocs are terrifying half-human half-animal soldiers of the dark lord. … … … #TheWheelOfTime #RobertJordan #ThePathOfDaggers

“You are not nothing. You never have been. You never will be. You are something to someone. You are everything to me. Promise.” ♡ ♡ ♡ Happy Mermaid Monday! I’m so so excited. @saraellawrites and @tnzfiction just sent me the FINAL EDITION of Coral, and it’s lovely. I took this picture of the ARC for today before I received the final copy, but I’ll show you the final soon! It’s so beautiful. Find Coral’s summary in my comments. Coral releases in 1 Month! If you pre-order and turn in your receipt via Sara’s bio link, there are still PRE-ORDER GOODIES available: 》 A mermaid sticker designed by @halthegal_storyart that says “You are not nothing. You are not alone.” 》 A double-sided watercolor bookmark designed by @createexploreread 》 A signed bookplate (also designed by Emilie) 》 A PDF download of Sara’s annotations from chapters of Coral! – Which you can get even if the physical goodies run out. Also! Sara’s hosting a GIVEAWAY PHOTO CHALLENGE next month!! Swipe for it and add it to your list. Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – Artemis Fowl: hidden symbols in the cover – Okay, these aren’t /that/ hidden, but they’re not arbitrary. #MoodReadersOct19 – Hogwarts or LotR? – 100% Lord of the Rings! #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – #mermaidmonday #AmpersandOct19 – Kraken: sea of books (not the hashtag, but a book of the sea /wink/) … … … #SaraElla #CoralMermaidBook #SaraEllaMermaid

What’s your Number One most anticipated release for the rest of the year? This is a horrible question because there are /so many/ good ones coming in these last few months of 2019. But I have to answer with THE BURNING WHITE by Brent Weeks, releasing October 22nd! After all the building this series has done and the twist upon climactic twist (especially in The Blood Mirror!), I am ready for Brent’s conclusion. I /need/ to know how he wraps everything up. Honorable mentions: THE TOLL by Neal Shusterman, STARSIGHT by Brandon Sanderson, and THE QUEEN OF NOTHING by Holly Black. I could easily continue because there are so many good ones about to release. So, tell me, what’s your most-anticipated? Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – The Resonance: climactic twist #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – Ariel’s Grotto: #shelfiesunday #ReadingAdventuresOct19 – Full Moon: book with fantasy creatures – do color wights count as fantasy creatures? We’re counting them. #AmpersandOct19 – Haunted: gave you the creeps – A certain unsavory assassin was definitely built to give all the creeps. #ClockworkOctober – Red Books #WildAdventuresOct19 – The Hearts We Sold: a book you’d make a deal with a demon to get - *never* never would I ever – Nevertheless I am chomping at the bit for this one. … … … #BrentWeeks #TheBloodMirror #TheLightbringerSeries

“Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.” ― Brandon Sanderson, The Hero of Ages Happy weekend, friends! It’s sunny and a high of 55°F today, and I’m glorying in it while I find café window seats and edit. What are you up to? Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – Unmasked: naked hardcovers #StackSaturday #MoodReadersOct19 – Hot cocoa or coffee? – Mix them!! 😏 #TheLittleMermaidOct19 – Vanessa: a bad book with a beautiful cover – Stalking Jack the Ripper #ReadingAdventuresOct19 – Pumpkin Patch: Stack Saturday #AmpersandOct19 – Familiar: magical creatures/pets – A plethora of dragons, wolves, and birds in Priory! #ClockworkOctober – Cursed Characters – Isobel getting turned into a bunny by mischievous fair folk. Poor Bel. #bookishconlifeoct19 – Day 2: never a dull moment – The Bands of Mourning + The Hero of Ages 😎 #ARCOCT19 – David: nerdy characters – Steris in The Bands of Mourning. She is the best. … … … #BrandonSanderson #TheHeroOfAges #TheBandsOfMourning

“You are thinking of the end, which seems impossible, and the beginning, which seems faltering. You are forgetting about the middle—the most important part, the part where you change.” – Grey Stone, @jeanknightpacewrites Here’s an IG author’s books I haven’t talked about in a while. Grey Stone is about a world where cruel werewolves rule, singing dogs run wild, wily cats are (thought) extinct, and humans are slaves. I’ve put the book’s summary in my comments. Grey Lore: I’ve never seen this before. The first book was high fantasy. The sequel is urban fantasy. And they work together so well. I can’t go too much into the plot without spoiling the first book. Let’s put it this way: Grey Lore is Vampire Diaries with werewolves minus the steamy angst, interwoven with fairy-tale retellings. The protagonists may be in high school, but the cast of POV characters ranges through the age spectrum—all the way to the centuries’ old. We are, after all, dealing with a world filled with werewolves, magic, and talking cats. Challenges: #StoriesWithStephOct19 – The Tardis: world that’s bigger than expected – specifically applied in the sequel which is an urban fantasy set far after the events of the first book #MoodReadersOct19 – Werewolf or Vampire? #fantasyfriday – Neither… #AmpersandOct19 – Doppelganger: similar covers #ClockworkOctober – Favorite Paranormal – I don’t actually like paranormal books, but this duology might fit that category, and it’s pretty good. #bookishconlifeoct19 – LACC starts: mythical creature #ARCOCT19 – Marie: underrated #WildAdventuresOct19 – The Wicked Deep: witchy … … … #JeanKnightPace #GreyStone #GreyLore

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