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Sims-A-Thon Prompt #21 *** ~LIVE MODE~ Pay Your Bills: 1pt (Most recently acquired book) *** "Be Mighty" by Jill A. Stoddard, PhD #currentlyreading #simsreadathon #arc #earlyreviewer #librarythingearlyreviewers https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ZtUi7ALE7/?igshid=13quopwo9e6s6

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Book Feature/Book Review...... The Witchfinder by J. Todd Kingrea The realm of Deiparia teeters on the edge of a new millennium. Spiritual fervor is high. The Church of the Deiparous is worshiped & served as God. The Church’s rising star, “The Hammer of the Heiromonarch,” Malachi Thorne of the Paracletian Order, is on track for great things. So when a convicted traitor & heretic escapes Thorne’s grip, you know he won’t tolerate anything marring his perfect record.   Thorne journeys across the realm in pursuit of his quarry & a freedom fighter named Traugott, confronting demons, sorcery, a witch cult out for his blood. However, these pale in comparison to the truth about Traugott. When Witchfinder and freedom fighter come face to face, Thorne is plunged into a mental & spiritual crisis.    Dario Darien, Thorne’s clerk and trusted friend, uncovers evidence of a sinister cabal of resurrected evil from the Church’s forbidden past. As he searches for answers to his brother-in-law’s mysterious death, his niece & nephew become pawns in a sinister plan.              Teska Vaun is a survivor, a woman with a chip on her shoulder & a unique gift that has earned her the nickname “The Ghost.” She pursues vengeance against Solomon Warner, one of Thorne’s deputies. But she didn’t expect to develop feelings for a certain Witchfinder nor discover she might be the redeemer—or ruination—of the future.   The realm of Deiparia races toward a cataclysmic confrontation of war, magic, freedom & faith. Beliefs will be shattered, tenuous alliances made, & no one will be left unchanged. This book was a pleasant surprise!The world building & the character development were fantastic. It was fascinating to hear how the city was set up! Some rules or laws that were in place surprised me. I really hope this is going to be a series! Once the book got going, I was hooked, & I wasn't ready to leave this world just yet! Release date September 23rd by BHC Press Amazon: https://amzn.to/3z0VkOR Thank you BHC Press and J. Todd Kingrea for my #gifted copy! #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bhcpress #fantasybook #bookfeature #upcomingbookrelease #jtoddkingrea #book #librarythingearlyreviewers (at Cleveland, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTsfpejLOOQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 1 of #springtimereadsmar21 is TBR. 📚 This month I’m going with some I’ve already started, along with a few rereads, and one ARC from LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I’ll see how it goes. 📚 #bookstagramchallenge #bookaddict #igbooks #instabooks #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #marchtbr #tbr #librarythingearlyreviewers #cslewis #thegreatdivorce #ploughpublishing #breadandwine #patticallahan #becomingmrslewis #tishharrisonwarren #prayerinthenight #tierafletcher #gingerrue #wonderwomenofscience #christinefaragher #othervoices https://www.instagram.com/p/CL50dxUAFUo/?igshid=mat8h3fivmka

[jannianni]

The Roanoke Girls: A Novel by Amy Engel-A 4/5 Star Review!

Lane Roanoke has spent childhood desperate to find out more about her family.  Frustrated by her mother’s depression and secrecy, she is still stunned when she discovers that her mother left this world and her behind by suicide.  Even more stunning is when she discovers there has been a family waiting to meet her and bring her back to her mother’s childhood home.

But Lane only stayed for one summer.  One summer was far long enough and chaotic enough for her to understand why all of the Roanoke Girls are special.  And why they all leave.  Or die.

Although Lane makes it out of Roanoke alive, she is called back years later when her cousin Allegra goes missing.  Lane and Allegra were inseparable that summer that she spent at Roanoke.  Despite the time and distance that separated them, Lane knew immediately that she had to go back and find her.  

Roanoke does not seem to have changed much in the time Lane has been gone.  Nor do the people in it.  Can she find her way back out alive once again? This novel was a dark and twisted novel about how things can be too good to be true.  Also, it is about how those who seem perfect on the surface often have twisted secrets buried deep away from the light.  

My favorite character was Cooper because he worked hard to overcome what he came from.  This is a daily struggle and he strives to make the right choices.  Lane tests these choices yet he continues to try to do the right thing, and is understanding and forgiving with her.  I also enjoyed that he was somewhat of an underdog figure in the beginning.  A character that could be easily assumed would never change, yet develops and deepens the more contact the reader has with him.

This book jumps from the past to present every other chapter.  It is mostly told in Lane's perspective, however, there are a few brief chapters where the perspective is given to the other Roanoke Girls.  I thought the alternating perspectives in this case added to the story as it mostly told about how those Roanoke Girls left or died.

The main thing that is holding me back from giving this book a five star review is that there were some points throughout the novel where I felt it lagged in action.  Furthermore, the setting was beautifully described but the heat of the summer discussed far too much that it seemed repetitive to me.

I would recommend this book for those interested in a dark novel about how family secrets can stay with us forever, regardless of how far we try to stretch our ties.

On the other hand, I would not recommend this book for readers who may be uncomfortable with the following: foul language, violence, explicitly sexual scenarios, adultery, incest, depression, suicide, abortion, miscarriage, substance abuse, manipulation, and physical abuse.

Please note: a paperback copy of this book was generously provided for free in exchange for an honest review.

[mollycovertocovercafe]

Recent book mail this week! #bloggingforbooks #kathleenfullerstreetteam #barboureviewcrew #librarythingearlyreviewers #bloggingforjesus #justreadtours #cafinatedreads #bookblogger

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Finished the "Fantastic Beasts" screenplay reread! Still listening to the audiobook for "Sisterhood Everlasting" each night, but my main read is now "The Heap" by Sean Adams. I got this #arc from the #earlyreviewer group on #librarything :) #currentread #books #reading #librarythingearlyreviewers https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Fse0gH7JG/?igshid=1dc8jt5iijvkv

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Got my next Early Reviewer book in the mail yesterday! This is from the September batch so came through in good time :) #earlyreviewer #librarythingearlyreviewers #librarything #arc #advancedreaderscopy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NXdSDgnI_/?igshid=1p00yesbacs3r

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Day 2 of #septembershelfawareness19 is #currentlyreading 📖 These are both review copies from LibraryThing Early Reviewers, so I need to get on with reading them. 📖 #septembershelfawareness19 #igbooks #instabooks #bookaddict #bookstagram #currentlyreading #librarything #librarythingearlyreviewers #earlyreviewers #voyagesintheunderworldoforpheusblack #alexisdeacon #juliansedgwick #marcussedgwick #jeanvanierportraitofafreeman #annesophieconstant https://www.instagram.com/p/B17v2LlAt-u/?igshid=1iws0iq3mnc7z

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Day 24 of #augustshelfawareness19 is #stacksaturday 📚 This is a small stack of freebies I’ve received from LibraryThing for review. Hopefully I’ll get them all read and reviewed soon. 📚 #augustshelfawareness19 #bookaddict #igbooks #instabooks #bookstagram #stacksaturday #fatangierebelgirlrevolution #eecharltontrujillo #soccerschoolseason3 #alexbellos #benlyttleton #voyagesintheunderworldoforpheusblack #marcussedgwick #juliansedgwick #alexisdeacon #jeanvanierportraitofafreeman #annesophieconstant #librarything #librarythingearlyreviewers #earlyreviewers https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ktU7-AKeo/?igshid=1i4v12bis840n

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Day 2 of #augustshelfawareness19 - #currentlyreading 📖 Both of these are review copies from Early Reviewers at LibraryThing. 📖 #augustshelfawareness19 #igbooks #instabooks #bookstagram #bookaddict #currentlyreading #librarythingearlyreviewers #annesophieconstant #jeanvanierportraitofafreeman #alexbellos #benlyttleton #soccerschoolseason3 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0r9uF3gpwu/?igshid=1a7tk94591qgq

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Some free #bookmail today - a copy of the soon to be released Jean Vanier biography from LibraryThing for review. 📖 #bookmail #librarythingearlyreviewers #jeanvanier #portraitofafreeman #annesophieconstant https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_JiUDBrwB/?igshid=10jvd02tdme6q

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Got my #earlyreviewer book for June 2019 from #librarythingearlyreviewers today :) #librarything #arc https://www.instagram.com/p/BztrYYRlmdy/?igshid=dxg8ynbaphxc

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Well, it's taken since late March, but I finally received my second #earlyreviewer book, "Time After Time" by Lisa Grunwald! 😍 Looks like I'll be fast-passing this one to my TBR for June :) #tbr #librarythingearlyreviewers #arc #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/ByThXbQnY_d/?igshid=1k19n1j5kldeu

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Time to finally read my #earlyreviewer copy of "A Divided Mind" by M. Billiter! #currentread #librarythingearlyreviewers https://www.instagram.com/p/BxOnqXmnONK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tlc4n7aqeab4

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So since watching Doctor Who episodes and reading DW fanfiction has been a major distraction for May, I decided to pull my new additions to my TBR in June purely from my Doctor Who section of my library to embrace the current obsession. 📚JUNE TBR 📚 . * "Harry Potter et La Coupe de Feu" by JK Rowling (my french #potterchallenge read) * "Everything I Thought I Knew" by Shannon Takaoka (ARC) * "4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace" by Johan Twiss (eARC) * "Always Never Yours" by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka * "As Old As Time" by Liz Braswell * "The Stealers of Dreams" by Steve Lyons * "Doctor Who: The Complete Guide" by Mark Campbell * The Coming of the Terraphiles" by Michael Moorcock * "50 Years: The Essential Guide" by Various Authors #tbr #doctorwho #arc #earlyreviewer #librarythingearlyreviewers #booksiren #bibliophile #reading #books #boomstagram #reviewrereadunhaul #french #harrypotter https://www.instagram.com/p/CPj2qmvrfmr/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I got this one free in the mail today from LibraryThing Early Reviewers. It fits in with the theme for day 16 of #bookishvariety which is ‘Fantasy’ 🧚‍♀️📖🧚‍♂️ #bookishvariety #bookstagram #bookaddict #instabooks #marchphotochallenge #fantasy #phoebewahl #backyardfairies #librarythingearlyreviewers #picturebook #bookmail #freebook