Hello again, friends! Last Tuesday, Meeghan came up with a fun prompt for Top 5 Tuesday for foodies and bookworms alike: best 5 snacks to eat while reading. Today’s topic is also one that’s kinda related and will no doubt leave you feeling a little thirsty: top 5 drinks for reading.
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Top 5 Snacks For Reading
I love doing listicles, and one of my most favorite listicles around the bookish blogosphere is the Top Ten Tuesday originally created by The Broke And The Bookish (now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl). Recently though, I stumbled upon Meeghan’s Top 5 Tuesday prompts, and I am super stoked to dive in.
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If you are like me, and you have a love of fairytale retellings, then you must check out this new Cinderella retelling: The Glass Stone by Sara Michaels. A magical tale of hope and love, The Glass Stone is the third book in The Jeweled Fairytale Retellings series, and today, I am super excited to share my interview with author Sara Michaels about her story (along with an exclusive sneak peek into the book below).
Most Anticipated Book Releases: February 2022 Edition
It feels like only yesterday I was on my cousin’s rooftop, watching fireworks and fanush painting Dhaka in a beautiful kaleidoscope of blues, reds, and golds. And yet here we are now, already done with the first month of 2022.
Continue reading “Most Anticipated Book Releases: February 2022 Edition”My Halloween 2021 Reading List
With everything that’s going on in my life right now, I really doubt I will have enough time to knock down a chunk off of my GoodReads Reading Challenge.
Blog Tour: All I’ve Wanted, All I’ve Needed By A. E. Valdez [Excerpt + International Giveaway]
Perhaps it is just the monotony of staying indoors under lockdown in this pandemic, but lately I have been reading more and more contemporary romance novels. And All I’ve Wanted, All I’ve Needed by A. E. Valdez is one of those sweeping romances that’s been on my TBR list.
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Following the story of Harlow Shaw who believes in things that are meant to be and happily ever afters (ahem…sounds a lot like me if I am being honest), All I’ve Wanted, All I’ve Needed by A. E. Valdez is a beautiful story about new beginnings, and discovering what you really want out of life and going for it unapologetically.
Thank you so much Xpresso Book Tours for choosing me as a host for this tour! 💜
Continue reading “Blog Tour: All I’ve Wanted, All I’ve Needed By A. E. Valdez [Excerpt + International Giveaway]”Cover Reveal: Don’t Forget To Breathe By Cathrina Constantine
Murder mystery meets paranormal romance in this amazing, upcoming novel, Don’t Forget To Breathe by Cathrina Constantine. Following the story of Leocadia who suffers from retrograde amnesia after her mother’s unsolved murder, we go on a spine tingling, thrilling adventure to find out who was behind the killing and what really happened to Leo that night.
Continue reading “Cover Reveal: Don’t Forget To Breathe By Cathrina Constantine”Blog Tour: Patches By Valicity Elaine [Sneak Peek/Excerpt]
A beautiful, thought-provoking, coming of novel featuring a teenage boy with vitiligo and learning how to survive high school with a condition that still bears heavy social stigma, Patches is a funny, fast-paced Young Adult contemporary novel by Valicty Elaine. Thank you to Enchanted Book Promotions for letting me be a tour host for this beautiful story.
Continue reading “Blog Tour: Patches By Valicity Elaine [Sneak Peek/Excerpt]”Cover Reveal: I Am Ayah – The Way Home By Donna Hill
Hi guys, today I am thrilled to do a cover reveal for I Am Ayah – The Way Home, a new, upcoming romance novel by best selling author Donna Hill. Thank you so much to Xpresso Book Tours for letting me be a part of this exciting cover reveal! 💜
Donna Hill is one of the most well known Black authors in the romance publishing industry for the past 28 years. Her new book, I Am Ayah – The Way Home comes out in August 2022. Not much is yet known about this book, except that it is being pitched as a fascinating, poignant novel where “history and the present collide”, so stay tuned to find out more.
Continue reading “Cover Reveal: I Am Ayah – The Way Home By Donna Hill”Blog Tour: Becoming Brooklyn [International Giveaway + Review]
Becoming Brooklyn by Amanda Deich follows the story of a superhero teenage girl, who in her quest for wanting to know more about her heroic father, agrees to join an elite military that will do anything to fight terrorism at home and abroad. What follows is just the beginning of Brooklyn’s heroic journey as the terrorists find out about her super powers and decides to bring the war to her.
Thank you Xpresso Book Tours for having me as a tour host for this book. My review of this post is at the end of this post, where you can win a chance to enter an international giveaway too!
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