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We’re Back (and on WordPress!)

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Kat and I have been on a bit of a blogging hiatus since March. When Virginia locked down due to the pandemic I started taking to Kat about finally migrating our site to WordPress as a project and distraction.

In the mid-2010’s moving to WordPress was this rite of passage for book bloggers. The process always looked intimidating so we put it off for years.  I started researching and found the process was more streamlined than I remembered. I’m moderately tech-savvy and felt I could Google my way through it. Also, the new Blogger made me ready to jump ship.

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The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

9 hours 44 min. | Viking | YA Fantasy | Release Date: 10/30/18

In this Italian inspired fantasy, we travel to the mountains of Vinalia and meet Teodora “Teo” Di Sangro, the second daughter of a high ranking family. Teo has a secret. She’s a strega who uses her magic to turn the men who have wronged her family into objects. You know…like a straight-up serial killer.

Stregas are supposed to be things of the past but when tragedy strikes her family, Teo joins up with Cielo– a mysterious orphaned strega who can change genders– to teach her how to become a boy and take over as the Di Sangro family son.

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Five Black Children’s Books For Young Bookworms

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Jess and I bought our nephew his first book at two months old because you’re never too young to excited about books! We have a list of children books by Black authors that will make perfect additions to a burgeoning bookshelf.

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AudioFile Magazine’s Picks of the Best New YA Audiobooks For Winter Listening

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We are teaming up with AudioFile Magazine, the place for audiobook reviews, narrator interviews and audiobookish content, to present AudioFile Magazine’s Picks of the Best New YA Audiobooks for winter listening. This Earphones Award-winning list has fantasy, historical fiction, and long-awaited series finales.

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Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

15 Hours 54 Minutes | Hachette Audio | YA Fantasy  | 10/02/2018

There is just no way Laini Taylor’s brain works the way everyone else does. Her vibrant and expansive imagination allows her to dive into fantasy worlds that are beautiful, mystifying and devastating. 

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New Cover Who Dis 2020 : Illustrated Edition

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It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these but we’re in the age of illustrated covers and some of our faves are getting a whole new look

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