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I’ve been loving all the incredible photos of #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ this week!!! 😍😍😍 There’s so much to love about the design of this book (hello, gorgeous cover!! 🔥) but one of my favorite details is between the pages: the scene breaks are tiny daggers. The team at @blinkyabooks put a lot of love into this book and it shows!! ❤️ • • • #bookworm #readinglist #newrelease #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #blinkya #reading #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig Then I hope you’ll check it out! htt https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcGCNOAhJf/?igshid=q888tcrnfsr2

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#Repost @blinkyabooks with @get_repost ・・・ Who else is loving #TwinDaggers by @marcykateconnolly?? Get your copy now wherever books are sold! ⚔️ #books #reading #bookworm #bookstore #readinglist #newrelease #authors #authorsofinstagram #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXaFXLANxY/?igshid=zb8fucb0cto6

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I’m so excited that #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ is finally out in the world today!!! I’ve been working on this book since 2012 so it’s been years in the making. If you like: ✨ Magic ⚙️ Machines 🕵️‍♀️ Spies (+ a loose 🎭 R + J retelling) Then I hope you’ll check it out! (Follow link in bio for buy links!) • • #bookworm #readinglist #newrelease #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #blinkya #reading #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CEUINC3g4mi/?igshid=xfa58maqmne9

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“I could not turn the pages fast enough!” -Stacey Kade, author of Finding Felicity • • • TWINDAGGERS⚔️ is out TOMORROW (!!!) and today I’m so thrilled to share this very lovely blurb from author Stacey Kade! 😍😍😍 #bookworm #readinglist #preorder #newrelease #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #blinkya #reading #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CERnNR1ANg4/?igshid=458pygpfxhmo

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Near daily conversation with my toddler: “Momma, Teddy’s sad.” “No, honey, that’s just his face.” #puglife🐾 #Totlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CEPKGzTASfW/?igshid=1abiec2pybgra

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TWIN DAGGERS will be out NEXT WEEK! *flails* The virtual launch party will be on Tuesday August 25 @ 7pm EST - the best part is that you don’t have to be in the New England region to attend! But you do need to register here: tinyurl.com/marcykateconnolly And there’s still plenty of time to pre-order the book from your favorite bookstore (which is just about the nicest thing you can do for an author)! • • • #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ #books #reading #bookworm #bookstore #readinglist #preorder #newrelease #authors #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #blinkya #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_yOD9AE8g/?igshid=11vbuzjomi48k

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“Aissa and Aro are sure to steal your heart.” -Mindee Arnett • • • We’re getting closer to the release of #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ every day! It’s always surreal to get blurbs from authors whose work you admire so I’m super thrilled to share this blurb from the awesome @mindeearnettauthor! (Thank you!! ❤️) #books #reading #bookworm #bookstore #readinglist #preorder #newrelease #authors #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #authorsofinstagram #blinkya #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4ZcwlgbPZ/?igshid=1ly0z1fufrtus

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Would YOU be a Technocrat or a Magi? Now you can find out by taking the #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ faction quiz on my (new & improved!) website: http://www.marcykate.com/books/twin-daggers/ (link in bio) Scroll down to the Extras section for the quiz! So, who are Magi and the Technocrats? The Magi are magic users who can cast spells on living things, while the Technocrats build very creative and often brutal machines. FUN FACT: when I first began writing this story, steampunk had just fallen out of fashion, so to ensure the Technocrats’ mechanical creations were a little different, I invented a special element for the storyworld that fuels it instead of steam or gas. (This is one of many reasons I love writing second-world fantasy – you can just make stuff up! :D) #books #reading #bookworm #bookstore #readinglist #preorder #newrelease #authors #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #blinkya #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CDzF6NxA42v/?igshid=wmo02dtr4yfu

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The countdown to book launch is on, and today I’m super thrilled to share that Rebecca Ross, author of Sisters of Sword & Song, called #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ “a riveting story!” 😍😍😍 • • • #books #reading #bookworm #readinglist #preorder #newrelease #authors #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #blinkya #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CDymYV8gkuV/?igshid=1576ixwyl8pze

[marcykate]

TWIN DAGGERS is out in just 2 weeks! *flails* And on Tuesday August 25 @ 7pm EST you can join me in the celebration at the virtual launch party hosted by the Toadstool Bookshop in Nashua, NH. Can’t wait – hope to see you there! 😁 To register: tinyurl.com/marcykateconnolly • • • #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ #books #reading #bookworm #bookstore #readinglist #preorder #newrelease #authors #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #blinkya #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwTojSg0ou/?igshid=ofbzzty7334k

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Kind of obsessed with my latest book spine. The gold hardcover! The red foil lettering! The daggers!!!! 😍😍😍 #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ #bookspines #reading #bookworm #readinglist #newrelease #authors #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram #blinkya https://www.instagram.com/p/CDl0S6YAkv0/?igshid=1lprgvdzu3xm9

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How To Make A BookFort with Your Shiny New Author Copies. #bookfort #itsatradition #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ #books #reading #bookworm #readinglist #newrelease #authors #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #authorsofig #blinkya #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CDhO__6gkVp/?igshid=ylm0j41nzff

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*flails* Author copies of #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ have arrived!! And they’re SO! SHINY!!! I’m not sure what it’s called and I totally failed to capture it on my camera, but all the metal clockwork and the daggers has an extra shiny foil effect and it’s so cool! #books #reading #bookworm #readinglist #newrelease #authors #yalit #yareads #teenlit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #youngadultlit #youngadultreads #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CDhNeKwgMGt/?igshid=cv281tl0rpy6

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I loved Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet when I was in high school (the drama! the very angsty teens!), but the one thing that bothered me was that Juliet in particular felt like she was just swept along by events rather than having real agency. She makes choices, of course, but even the text itself chalks their love and eventual death up to fate. TWIN DAGGERS was inspired by R+J, but with an eye to give Juliet more agency. In my spin on the tale (and its sequel) the Juliet character is a magic-wielding spy manipulating her Romeo and doing everything in her power to thwart a disastrous fate. There’s still plenty of angsty romance, but this time she’s very much in charge of her own story. #YAReads #youngadultbooks #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ #bookstagram #teenreads #blinkyabooks #retellings #shakespeare #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CC87cQRA2x3/?igshid=ajh8w7du669p

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Lost River Gorge in NH’s White Mountains inspired the Magi’s hidden underground refuge, the Chambers. We hiked the gorge back in 2012 around the time I first began writing the book, and it absolutely captured my imagination! Most of TWIN DAGGERS takes place in the city of Palinor, but the Chambers is where the remaining members of the Magi faction live when they’re not out on a spy mission. It’s all underground, but their magic provides the illusion of sunlight, helps plants grow, and enables them to carve out homes from the stone and roots. #YAReads #youngadultbooks #bookstagram #teenreads #twindaggers⚔️ #blinkyabooks #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CCqrApwgZrP/?igshid=iildeeni9s74

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I had so much fun chatting with the awesome folks at the Beyond The Trope Podcast about TWIN DAGGERS - Check it out! #YoungAdultBooks #YAReads #TWINDAGGERS⚔️ #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram https://bit.ly/BTTPodcastMKC https://www.instagram.com/p/CCon693Aebh/?igshid=1kyqxtl2sigoy

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The audiobook of COMET RISING is out today!! 🎧 😍 #cometrising☄️ #middlegradebooks #mgreads #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CCoUJPbAvcf/?igshid=195s31iqtddby