ablondebookishgirl https://ablondebookishgirl.com Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:40:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/ablondebookishgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-4-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 ablondebookishgirl https://ablondebookishgirl.com 32 32 244797816 Into the wilderness https://ablondebookishgirl.com/into-the-wilderness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=into-the-wilderness https://ablondebookishgirl.com/into-the-wilderness/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:40:04 +0000 https://ablondebookishgirl.com/?p=1793 t took me a long time to read and has SO MUCH.

This book is massive, but if you’ve conquered GOT, Outlander, or the 5th Harry Potter, you can read this one! I loved this book, it was a perfect combination of fiction and reality. If you liked Outlander, I would highly recommend INTO THE WILDERNESS! It has less fantasy and more history and it was wonderful.

Elizabeth is a self declared spinster from England and she has decided to move to the colonies from her aunts to her fathers to teach school and gets entangled in a love triangle, a property dispute, and begins to run for her life— but she doesn’t do it alone. The Bonners are a family nearby and she can’t help but be drawn to single father Nathanial, even when she has another suitor her father prefers.

My six word review:
Beautiful, historical, and completely romantic story

]]> https://ablondebookishgirl.com/into-the-wilderness/feed/ 0 1793 Such A Fun Age https://ablondebookishgirl.com/such-a-fun-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=such-a-fun-age https://ablondebookishgirl.com/such-a-fun-age/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:39:35 +0000 https://ablondebookishgirl.com/?p=1799 I read this book like a week ago (maybe 2? What is time??) and I just still am in awe with how much I loved this book and trying to figure out what I wanted to say.⠀
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SUCH A FUN AGE is about Emira a young black female babysitter for a wealthy white family. She is a little lost like most young people but loves her nanny kid Briar. After a night out with friends her boss Alix calls her in a panic, someone attacked their house and she needs Emira to come take the toddler Briar to the store just to get her out of the house. She does because she is getting paid a lot extra and at the store after a dance off with the lil one, she is approached by security and accused of kidnapping the kid. She gets frustrated (understandably so!!) and yells at security and it starts to escalate. A guy there sees what is happening and begins filming it even though Emira said she doesn’t want to be filmed and make a big deal about it. Despite her wishes, it becomes a big deal and changes everything about where she works, who she falls in love with, and her entire life course.⠀
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This was such a multifaceted story and everyone has taken something different from it. I really related to how much Emira struggled thinking about leaving her job and Briar. I know that heartbreaking feeling of knowing you have to leave for your mental health and life but leaving the kids feeling like they won’t have anyone looking out for them is difficult.⠀
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I enjoyed that this book felt lighter than most stories about race but still tackled some really complex issues and I didn’t need a mental health break after reading it. I want a bookclub on this book to better discern how I feel about this book.⠀

]]> https://ablondebookishgirl.com/such-a-fun-age/feed/ 0 1799 Late To The Party https://ablondebookishgirl.com/late-to-the-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=late-to-the-party https://ablondebookishgirl.com/late-to-the-party/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:38:39 +0000 https://ablondebookishgirl.com/?p=1801 I’m messing up my review order because LATE TO THE PARTY is releasing today! Thank you @netgalley for the advanced copy!

LATE TO THE PARTY was a really fun coming of age story about some LGBQTIA+ kids and the struggles to find your identity outside of your closest friends and family.

It’s a really relatable struggle of trying to escape who you were as a kid as you grow up and wrestle with sexuality and so Kelly Quindlen really captures that in this book.

Synopsis: Codi has two best friends from childhood, JaKory and Maritza. Codi is shy and artistic and feels put in a box by her friends. After they try and get her to get out more, she meets some new friends and starts to explore who she is and comes out of her shell. However leaving childhood friends without any explanation because you feel like they are holding you back is going to piss some people off.

This was such a diverse novel and it was really refreshing to see! The characters were complex and I couldn’t decide if I loved them or hated them in all their teenage angst.

My six word review:
Funny, relatable, and full of angst •

]]> https://ablondebookishgirl.com/late-to-the-party/feed/ 0 1801 Cash https://ablondebookishgirl.com/cash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cash https://ablondebookishgirl.com/cash/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:57:25 +0000 https://ablondebookishgirl.com/?p=3006 Happy Release Day to CASH and @jessicapauthor and thank you for the gifted eARC!

Cowboy era girlies this ones for you

What to expect..
Enemies to lovers
She’s his new boss
Grumpy sunshine
Small town
Cowboys
Spiceeee

I ate this sh!t up I read it in a couple hours and loved it so much!! For fans of #elsiesilver and #lylasage this one’s for you!!

Thank you @valentine_pr_ for the eARC!

]]> https://ablondebookishgirl.com/cash/feed/ 0 3006 Beyond The Play https://ablondebookishgirl.com/beyond-the-play/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-the-play https://ablondebookishgirl.com/beyond-the-play/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:15:34 +0000 https://ablondebookishgirl.com/?p=3005 the Callahan fam is all here 🤩🫶

The Beyond The Play series is complete and it’s so bittersweet 🥲 I love this family, I love these characters, and I love these stories. I’ll 100% be rereading these at some point!

Football starts soon so it’s the perfect time to start the series with First Down!

In this series you can expect:
Found family
Interconnected standalones (each sibling gets a book)
All the sports goodness (each sibling plays a different sport)
College setting
Open door spice

Frankly, I have no notes. It’s perfection✨🫶

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I love a summery read and these two are my fave from summer 2024! What summery reads have been your fave?

Hot Summer: Love Island/Bachelor in Paradise but two of the female contestants fall for eachother oh and one of them is there for work 👀

The Paradise Problem: They need to fake 5 happy years of marriage at his sisters island wedding so he can get his inheritance and he told his family she’s a doctor not an artist whoops

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thank you @valentine_pr_ and @laurapavlovauthor for the eARC

The next installment in the Magnolia Falls series is here and I’m obsessed with this small town and this found family. I was waiting for Nash’s story mainly because Cutler (Beefcake) is my favorite character I’ve ever read. He had me in tears laughing and he makes every scene better. I loved this book so much 💚

you can expect…
New Pediatrician x Single Dad
Small Town
Single Dad
Neighbors to Lovers

]]> https://ablondebookishgirl.com/beating-heart/feed/ 0 2963 The Bonus https://ablondebookishgirl.com/the-bonus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-bonus https://ablondebookishgirl.com/the-bonus/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:20:39 +0000 https://ablondebookishgirl.com/?p=2962 the bonus is out nowww

I was honored to receive an arc and pr from @tlswanauthor @arndellbooks for The Bonus

The bonus in emojis: 🫶💎❤️‍🔥🤰💸✨

If you like these tropes try THE BONUS!
Workplace romance
Second chance
Billionaire
Secret pregnancy

I love TL Swan (I’m seeing her Wednesday @thelastchapterchi ) and I loved this story. It was classic TL Swan for fans of the Mile High Club series I got similar vibes. Big fan all around!

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I was lucky enough to be gifted an eARC and when I say I loved this book… I LOVED THIS BOOK

TBH I love this entire series and this was the best conclusion to this beautiful family and their stories. Thinking about this series and WICKED SERVE just has me 🥵😍🫶🤩

No words just happy vibes

@authorgracereilly is doing a signing on Thursday 1 hour from me but I’m already going to a signing 1.5 hours from me on Wednesday.. but I’m so so tempted to go to both👀👀 lmk if I should go to both ⬇🙈

If you want to start this series the first book is FIRST DOWN and it’s a college football romance and it’s so so so good! The whole series is 5 stars across the board!

Thank you @valentine_pr_ and @authorgracereilly for the eARC!

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