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November 6, 2020
#BookishThoughts: The Haunting by Melissa M. Combs will have you healing from all those skeletons in your closet
We love, we lose, but does what we love ever let us go?
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This is the beckoning question that readers must ask themselves as they experience the chapbook “The Haunting.”
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Combs writes of a dead lover who’s ghost-like presence reminds you that love is force far beyond death and the grave.
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Heartbreak comes in phases: it hurts, it heals, and it haunts.
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The Haunting by Melissa M. Combs seeks to spook the loss of love right out of you and remind you that first comes the unfinished business of heartbreak and then comes the healing. This chapbook will quite literally eat you alive and help you survive the pain, the sting, the lost feeling of being left for dead by an ex-lover. Combs’s words will leave you in chills and help you heal.
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Her full length poetry collection is due out November 17. You can check out a sneak peek of Love in Other Realms on her Instagram and buy poetry based merch inspired by the poetry featured in her collection at her website.
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I look forward to being haunted by the words of this poet long after I finish reading any of her books.
October 29, 2020
#FromTheTube: Mental Health on Booktube Tag
Since I have no new reviews for you, I am trying to get some booktube videos done and up so you aren’t just consuming Music based content. Overall, I found this tag to be so wonderful as it helps to end the stigma about talking about mental health and also has anyone who does the tag openly talking about books that feature mental health storylines or helped in some way with mental health discussions in the readers life.
It was started by Beautiful Chaos of Books and you can check out the original tag in the description box.
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#BookishMuses: Unfettered Journey is a futuristic and philosophical romantic adventure perfect for 2020
I was given an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.
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Opening with the phrase:
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the reader is instantly taken on a journey with the perfect mix of romance, science fiction, adventure, and a philosophical curiosity of free will and the existence of God.
Bengier’s writing is futuristic yet relatable with it’s discussions of protests and social equality, and very captivating.
For more on the book and the author who created this metaphysical world, check out https://garyfbengier.com/
September 9, 2020
#BookReview and Giveaway: The Chosen Ones by @lisaluciano888
I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
To be honest, I was very excited to read this book because of the romantic mystery aspect. As a sixteen year fan of street skateboarding, I very much support books that accurately represent the sport they are based on.
Luciano’s book is well-written, figure skating is accurately represented, and full of overtly detailed writing from start to finish.
My favorite line in the book:
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My favorite scene in the book was relatable and I finally found myself within the novel.
It’s a scene where a dedicated fan finally gets to meet her favorite professional figure skater after months of writing him letters. I never felt more represented and into the book than I did reading that scene.
Now, the book wasn’t for me, per say but anyone who is a true fan of figure skating would most likely find this book that reads like a fictional creative nonfiction novel to be full of great imagery, believable characters, and true to form plot driven by real-like truths based on the author’s work as a New York Times reporter covering figure skating.
Because I believe this book deserves to be read and relished by a fan of figure skating, I’m holding a giveaway.
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In order to ENTER THE GIVEAWAY, you MUST enter through the Rafflecopter link HERE.
You can connect with the author via Instagram and Twitter and on her website lisalucianobooks.com
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