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Are you a Pride and Prejudice fan? Have you ever wanted a book about any of the other Bennett sisters? . Thank you @henryholtbooks for this gifted copy! #sprc2020 . Synopsis: Mary, the bookish ugly duckling of Pride and Prejudice’s five Bennet sisters, emerges from the shadows and transforms into a desired woman with choices of her own. What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of The Other Bennet Sister, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Austen fans. Ultimately, Mary’s journey is like that taken by every Austen heroine. She learns that she can only expect joy when she has accepted who she really is. She must throw off the false expectations and wrong ideas that have combined to obscure her true nature and prevented her from what makes her happy. Only when she undergoes this evolution does she have a chance at finding fulfillment; only then does she have the clarity to recognize her partner when he presents himself—and only at that moment is she genuinely worthy of love. Mary’s destiny diverges from that of her sisters. It does not involve broad acres or landed gentry. But it does include a man; and, as in all Austen novels, Mary must decide whether he is the truly the one for her. In The Other Bennet Sister, Mary is a fully rounded character—complex, conflicted, and often uncertain; but also vulnerable, supremely sympathetic, and ultimately the protagonist of an uncommonly satisfying debut novel. . . . #booksharks #getthebook #springreading #quarantineandchill #bookwineandmetime #prideandprejudice #mrdarcy #elizabethbennet #bookstagram #momentsofmine #aquietstyle #slowliving #liveinthemoment #liveslowly #theartofslowliving #hyggelife #seekinspirecreate #simpleandstill #aquietmoment #myeverydaymagic #slowingdown #thesimpleeveryday #bookvibes #biblio_feature #mybookfeatures (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-j6-0XHsJ2/?igshid=gmrzh79h3xto

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It’s Manic Moody Monday over here. It took me so long to get myself in gear this morning. No motivation whatsoever. I hope everyone had a great weekend and a great Mother’s Day if you celebrate it! . 🕵🏻‍♀️ . Thank you to @minotaur_books and @booksparks for sending me a free copy of LITTLE SECRETS by Jennifer Hillier. I have been anxiously waiting for this book to release, and I am so excited to finally have a copy! . 🕵🏻‍♀️ . Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They're admired in their community and are a loving family. Up until the day Sebastian is taken. A year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. The FBI search has gone cold. The publicity has faded. She and her husband rarely speak. The only thing keeping her going is the unlikely chance that one day Sebastian reappears. She hires a P.I. to pick up where the police left off, but instead of finding him, she discovers that Derek is having an affair with a younger woman. Kenzie Li is an artist and grad student—Instagram famous—and up to her eyeballs in debt. She knows Derek is married. She also knows he's rich, and dating him comes with perks: help with bills, trips away, expensive gifts. He isn't her first rich boyfriend, but she finds herself hoping he'll be the last. She's falling for him—and that was never part of the plan. Discovery of the affair sparks Marin back to life. She's lost her son; she's not about to lose her husband, too. Kenzie is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix. But as she sets a plan in motion, another revelation surfaces. Derek's lover might know what happened to their son. And so might Derek. . 🕵🏻‍♀️ . #littlesecrets #jenniferhillier #booksparks #SPRC2020 #getthebooklook #booksharks #minotaurbooks #mustread #readallthebooks #shelfie #shelvesofbooks #bookphotos #tbrlist #coverlove #jennblogsbooks #bookstagram #Bibliophile #unitedbookstagram #bookobsessed #booksbooksbooks #lovetoread #allthebooks #bookphoto #booktography https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEQ60gl2y8/?igshid=r3vtf9ylysrw

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Spring is almost here and I’m proud to announce that I am an ambassador for @booksparks Spring Reading Challenge. 💐 . What is your favorite part of spring? . Thank you @booksparks @simonandschuster for gifting me this copy. . Synopsis: The Greatest Showman meets This Is Us by way of Sarah Dessen in this heart-wrenching, hopeful contemporary novel about a multiracial teen who risks it all to follow her dreams by joining the circus, from the critically acclaimed author of Starfish. Harley Milano has dreamed of becoming a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her heart and soul that she would be up there herself one day. After a huge fight with her parents, who continue to insist she go to school instead, Harley leaves home, betrays her family, and joins the rival traveling circus Maison du Mystère. There, she is thrust into a world that is both brutal and beautiful, where she learns the value of hard work, passion, and collaboration. At the same time, Harley must come to terms with the truth of her family and her past—and reckon with the sacrifices she made and the people she hurt in order to follow her dreams. . Do you have plans to read this one? . . . #booksharks #SPRC2020 #partner #getthebooklook #bookwineandmetime #bookstagram #momentsofmine #aquietstyle #slowliving #liveinthemoment #liveslowly #theartofslowliving #hyggelife #seekinspirecreate #simpleandstill #aquietmoment #myeverydaymagic #slowingdown #thesimpleeveryday #bookvibes #biblio_feature #mybookfeatures #coffeeandbooks #coffeephotography #plantsplantsplants #plantsmakemehappy #tsundoku (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9g-_64n0L8/?igshid=1ink4zqsleonr

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Are you sleeping more or less lately? My sleep seems to be a toss up these days! . Thank you @jackiefriedland @booksparks for gifting me this copy! . Synopsis: Meredith Altman’s engagement to Wesley Latner ended in spectacular disaster. When Wesley lost his parents in an accident, mere weeks before the wedding date, he blamed Meredith and left for an open-ended journey to Europe, breaking off their engagement and shattering Meredith. It was Aaron Rapp, a former Ivy League football player and baby-saving doctor who finally helped lift her heart off the floor. Now a couple of years into their courtship, Aaron and Meredith have just gotten engaged, and she feels her life is on a positive trajectory at last. As they celebrate their engagement at a new TriBeCa hotspot, however, Meredith is stunned to find the restaurant owner is none other than Wesley, the man she is still secretly trying to forget. Now that Wesley is back in the States, Meredith is bumping into him everywhere, and he clearly still has the feels for her. Before long, she learns that he has been diagnosed with ALS, and her feelings about their past become all the more confusing. As Meredith spends more time with Wesley and is pulled further under his spell, she learns what kind of man her new fiancé really is—and what kind of woman she wants to be. . Is this on your tbr? . . . #sprc2020 #getthebooklook #booksharks #bookwineandmetime #thatsnotathing #cosybed #cosyhome #sleepbetter #readtosleep #lovelymoments #simpledecor #calmyourmind #quietplace #inspiredliving #quietplace #bookstagramming #hearthandhandwithmagnolia #targetfinds #booknerdsunite #tsundoku #readingisfundamental #ilovetodecorate #bedtimereading #cosynights #hyggehygge (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-9uxFPn86S/?igshid=ndktxcnyf30u

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Do you read historical fiction? Any recommendations for me? . Thank you @stmartinspress @karintanabe @booksparks for gifting me this title. . An evocative historical novel set in 1930's Indochine, about the American wife of a Michelin heir who journeys to the French colony in the name of family fortune, and the glamorous, tumultuous world she finds herself in—and the truth she may be running from. . . . #booksharks #booksparks #sprc2020 #historicalfiction #bookwineandmetime #calm_collected #slowlivingforlife #ofquietmoments #slowandsimpledays #thedarlingmovement #seekthesimplicity #wondermore #idratherbereading #cozyvibes #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #makemoments #dowhatmakesyouhappy #prettythings #livethelittlethings #bibliofeature #totalbooknerd #cosybed #readingisfundamental (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zY-aMHvCh/?igshid=nqtx2s6eqh5e

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I think today is Monday 🤔 It was one of those weekends. All my days are blurring together at this point. I’m averaging 1 audiobook every 2 days which definitely makes me happy 😁 . 📚 . I am playing catch up with my #SPRC2020 books from @booksparks today. I was pleasantly surprised to see how nicely they all look stacked together. We’re almost done with the Spring reading challenge and it’s making me feel some sort of way. How did it go by so fast❓ . 📚 . #blueandwhitebooks #bookstack #GetTheBookLook #springreadingchallenge #jennblogsbooks #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbookspines #bookobsessed #readingchallenge #unitedbookstagram #somanybooks #bookmail #readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #booksharks #booksparks #constantreader #lockdown2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-78pTtll95/?igshid=91f521g7mtaa

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Are you a fan of thrillers? Do you have a favorite kind of thriller? . Thank you @booksparks and @stmartinspress for gifting me with this copy of The New Husband. This is quite the page turner that I found hard to put down. If you are a fan of domestic thrillers I definitely recommend this one. . Synopsis: Just because you love someone doesn't mean you know them. Nina Garrity learned that the hard way after discovering that her missing husband, Glen, had been leading a double life with another woman. But Glen's gone--presumably drowned while fishing on his boat--so she can't confront him about the affair or any of his other misdeeds. A year and a half after the accident, Nina considers herself a widow, even though the police never found a body. Following a chance encounter with Simon Fitch, a teacher from her daughter Maggie's middle school, Nina finds love again and has hopes of putting her shattered life back together. Simon, a widower still grieving the suicide of his first wife, has found his dream girl in Nina. His charm and affections help break through to a heart hardened by betrayal. Nina's teenage son, Connor, embraces Simon as the father he wishes his dad could have been, but Maggie sees a far darker side to this new man in their lives. Even Nina's good friends wonder if Simon is supremely devoted--or dangerously possessive. But Nina is committed, not only to her soon-to-be new husband but also to resuming her former career as a social worker. Before she can move forward, however, Nina must first clear her conscience that she's not making another terrible choice in a man. In doing so, she will uncover the shocking truth: the greatest danger to her, and her children, are the lies people tell themselves. . . . #booksharks #sprc2020 #getthebooklook #mustread #booksta #bookwineandmetime #plantsplantsplants #thrillers #goodreads #booksofinstagram #bedroomideas #farmhouseinspired #cosyhome #inspire_me_home_decor #paperback #lovelyinterior #simplehomestyle #quietmoments #hyggedecor #readtosleep #allthebeautifulthings #ireadeverywhere #nightstand #inspiremehomedecor #calmness (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7NzzBHB6c/?igshid=1bdu8fuhkp93m

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Tell me the first thing you plan to do when this quarantine lifts. . Today I’m sharing this gorgeous book gifted to me by @tulepublishing for @booksparks spring reading challenge. The cover is stunning and makes me immediately want to read it! . Synopsis: For Delia math just makes sense—more sense than people, anyway. It’s 2006, and Delia Mulcahy is living in a shabby apartment and facing crushing student debt. Suddenly, she’s plucked from obscurity to work for Wall Street’s top hedge fund. Determined to make her millions, Delia must master the cutthroat world of big-stakes trading and profit off of the cataclysm of the looming crash. In the underbelly of finance, no one is who they say they are. Delia finds herself embroiled in devious schemes and duplicitous deals as her recklessness threatens every relationship in her life: family, friends and especially the two rival CEOs vying for her genius. It's a high-risk game and she is a better player than most. When her soul is on the line, how much is enough for her greedy heart? . Is this one on your tbr? . . . #getthebooklook #booksharks #sprc2020 #bookcart #plantstand #plantsplantsplants #calm_collected #slowlivingforlife #ofquietmoments #slowandsimpledays #thedarlingmovement #seekthesimplicity #wondermore #idratherbereading #cozyvibes #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #makemoments #dowhatmakesyouhappy #prettythings #livethelittlethings #bibliofeature #totalbooknerd #quarantinereads #springreading (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-uQbPPnyzv/?igshid=17sv9sc6aavab

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What’s one goal you have for this week? . Thank you @booksparks @shewritespress for gifting me this gorgeous copy! . Synopsis: A chance meeting with a charismatic photographer will forever change Elizabeth’s life. Until she met Richard, Elizabeth's relationship with Georgia O’Keeffe and her little-known Hawaii paintings was purely academic. Now it’s personal. Richard tells Elizabeth that the only way she can truly understand O’Keeffe isn’t with her mind—it’s by getting into O’Keeffe’s skin and reenacting her famous nude photos. In the intimacy of Richard’s studio, Elizabeth experiences a new, intoxicating abandon and fullness. It never occurs to her that the photographs might be made public, especially without her consent. Desperate to avoid exposure—she’s a rising star in the academic world and the mother of young children—Elizabeth demands that Richard dismantle the exhibit. But he refuses. The pictures are his art. His property, not hers. As word of the photos spreads, Elizabeth unwittingly becomes a feminist heroine to her students, who misunderstand her motives in posing. To the university, however, her actions are a public scandal. To her husband, they’re a public humiliation. Yet Richard has reawakened an awareness that’s haunted Elizabeth since she was a child—the truth that cerebral knowledge will never be enough. Now she must face the question: How much is she willing to risk to be truly seen and known. . Is this book on your radar? It sounds like an excellent read! . . . #sprc2020 #getthebooklook #booksharks #bookishladiesclub #bookwineandmetime #bookstabuddies📚 #targetfashion #denimstyle #flatlayoftheday #calm_collected #slowlivingforlife #ofquietmoments #slowandsimpledays #thedarlingmovement #seekthesimplicity #wondermore #idratherbereading #cozyvibes #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #makemoments #dowhatmakesyouhappy #prettythings #livethelittlethings #bibliofeature #totalbooknerd (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XCmAPHTY2/?igshid=13hs8i81remup

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For the first time in 2 weeks tonight actual feels like a typical Sunday night. After two weeks off my kids are finally starting cyber school again tomorrow, and I am so excited to have a routine again 🤗 . 📖 . THE OTHER BENNET SISTER by Janice Hadlow releases on Tuesday, and it sounds so good! This book follows the ugly duckling Bennet sister, Mary, from Pride and Prejudice and imagines her going down a different path in life. This is a definite must read for Jane Austen fans! . 📖 . Thank you to @booksparks for sending me an early copy for #SPRC2020 #GetTheBookLook . 📖 . #newbooks #flatlay #bookflatlay #readersofinsta #bookcommunity #staycation2020 #crushedbymytbrlist #readingissexy #bookbabe #jennblogsbooks #booksbooksbooks #theotherbennetsister #janicehadlow #henryholtbooks #booksparks #booksharks #bookcommunity #bionicbookbabe #quarantine2020 #bookbeau https://www.instagram.com/p/B-VqfWMltZT/?igshid=1p8fsn2zxr0o7

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Have you been learning anything new during your time at home right now? Or doing anything you normally wouldn’t have time to? . Thank you @gallerybooks @booksparks for gifting me this gorgeous copy! . Do you read memoirs? I really enjoy them and have found so much inspiration from them. . Synopsis: After graduating from college, Jen Gotch was living with her parents, heartbroken and lost, when she became convinced that her skin had turned green. Hallucinating that she looked like Shrek was terrifying, but it led to her first diagnosis and the start of a journey towards self-awareness, acceptance, success, and ultimately, joy. With humor and candor, Gotch shares the empowering story of her unlikely path to becoming the creator and CCO of a multimillion-dollar brand. From her childhood in Florida where her early struggles with bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety, and ADD were misdiagnosed, to her winding career path as a waitress, photographer, food stylist, and finally, accidental entrepreneur, she illuminates how embracing her flaws and understanding the influence of mental illness on her creativity actually led to her greatest successes in business and life. Hilarious, hyper-relatable, and filled with fascinating insights and hard-won wisdom on everything from why it’s okay to cry at work to the myth of busyness and perfection to the emotional rating system she uses every day, Gotch’s inspirational memoir dares readers to live each day with hope, optimism, kindness, and humor. . . . #sprc2020 #getthebooklook #bookwineandmetime #booksharks #springdecor #floralart #plantsplantsplants #bookstagram #momentsofmine #aquietstyle #slowliving #liveinthemoment #liveslowly #theartofslowliving #hyggelife #seekinspirecreate #simpleandstill #aquietmoment #myeverydaymagic #slowingdown #thesimpleeveryday #bookvibes #biblio_feature #mybookfeatures #memoir #inspirationalwomen (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PNiLKH7b5/?igshid=ttc9s6n005rz

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I’m so behind in life right now. Anyone else? . The DNA of You and Me is the second book of @booksparks spring line up! Thank you @williammorrowbooks for the gifted copy. . Synopsis: Emily Apell arrives in Justin McKinnon’s renowned research lab with the single-minded goal of making a breakthrough discovery. But a colleague in the lab, Aeden Doherty, has been working on a similar topic, and his findings threaten to compete with her research. To Emily’s surprise, her rational mind is unsettled by Aeden, and when they end up working together their animosity turns to physical passion, followed by love. Emily eventually allows herself to envision a future with Aeden, but when he decides to leave the lab it becomes clear to her that she must make a choice. It is only years later, when she is about to receive a prestigious award for the work they did together, that Emily is able to unravel everything that happened between them. . . . #booksharks #bookwineandmetime #bookstabuddies📚 #bookishladiesclub #sprc2020 #getthebooklook #calm_collected #slowlivingforlife #ofquietmoments #slowandsimpledays #thedarlingmovement #seekthesimplicity #wondermore #idratherbereading #cozyvibes #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #makemoments #dowhatmakesyouhappy #prettythings #livethelittlethings #bibliofeature #totalbooknerd #partner (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-HlED1nMV0/?igshid=1wgsudmhambk4

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Happy Monday! How was everyone’s weekend? Did you participate in #24in48 ? I only read for about 12 hrs over the weekend, but it’s still better than nothing 🤷🏻‍♀️ . ☀️ . It’s a dreary day here but this bright, yellow cover is definitely cheering me up. Total bonus that this book is about mental health when we all need to take care of ourselves right now ❤️ . ☀️ . #SPRC2020 #GetTheBookLook #booksparks #booksharks #jennblogsbooks #booksbooksbooks #theupsideofbeingdown #jengotch #newbook #brightcovers #cheermeupmonday #gallerybooks #bookstagrammer #booktography #bookflatlay https://www.instagram.com/p/B-GIekqFaLP/?igshid=i4d37nsjhm25

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Happy first day of Spring! Are you experiencing any kind of block on your creativity or motivation? I am reading/listening to books constantly during this shutdown. I’m also starting to organize and alphabetize my shelves, but for the life of me I have no motivation to take any book pictures 😫 It makes me so mad because I have so much extra time right now! . 🔹 . Up next for the @booksparks spring reading challenge is THE DNA OF YOU AND ME by Andrea Rothman! This book released last week and is a romance that takes place in a research lab. Definitely a unique setting for a romance novel. . 🔹 . Check out the summary in the comments and let me know what you think! . 🔹 . #GetTheBookLook #jennblogsbooks #thednaofyouandme #andrearothman #williammorrowbooks #SPRC2020 #springreadingchallenge #readingchallenge #chicklit #researchlabromance #bookcommunity #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #shelfie #booksparks #booksharks https://www.instagram.com/p/B99ns29lkdm/?igshid=xczy0z2xs473

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Happy Sunday! My weekend was filled with ice hockey, cleaning, and only a little bit of downtime. . 🎪 . HARLEY IN THE SKY by Akemi Dawn Bowman releases this Tuesday and is the first book for the Spring Reading Challenge with @booksparks I had never heard of this book before but the trapeze/circus theme really intrigues me. This one will definitely be going on my #tbrlist . 🎪 . Harley Milano has dreamed of being a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her soul that she could be up there herself one day. After a huge fight with her parents, who continue to insist she go to school instead, Harley leaves home, betrays her family and joins the rival traveling circus Maison du Mystère. There, she is thrust into a world that is both brutal and beautiful, where she learns the value of hard work, passion and collaboration. But at the same time, Harley must come to terms with the truth of her family and her past—and reckon with the sacrifices she made and the people she hurt in order to follow her dreams. . 🎪 . #SPRC2020 #GettheBookLook #harleyinthesky #akemidawnbowman #jennblogsbooks #booksparks #booksharks #springreadingchallenge #youngadult #shelfie #booksandflowers https://www.instagram.com/p/B9fffb-FkX7/?igshid=1sw6opclv06ho