Simone and Her Books
books, reviews, and recommendations
Author: Simone
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I read this book on the suggestion of my friend at @deedireads. It’s been on my radar for quite some time, but we all know what that reader life is like. But I’m so glad that I actually took the time to read it because it is well worth the read! I’m honestly mad at…
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Thanks Orbit Books for the gifted books. Do you ever go online and find yourself completely overwhelmed by the number of books that are coming out? I feel that all the time, but the worst is when I see a book I haven’t seen before or new to me. If it sounds super good, then…
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Happy Tuesday! Another glorious pub day with some great books I’m excited are now in the universe. I’m most excited for Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko mostly because I just finished Raybearer and astonished at how incredible that book was. Seriously, I highly recommend that one. But there’s some others as well, including my favorite romance…
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Thanks Avon Books for sending me a gifted copy. Every once in a while, I get the urge to read a little bit of romance. I guess that’s probably obvious from the romance reviews I share on this page. But when you combine royalty and baking in an enemies-to-lovers/grumpy and sunshine story, I couldn’t help…
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Thanks Tor Teen for the gifted copy of these books. I didn’t really get into Western stories until my husband and I watched a few together. I’ve never read Westerns before and when I think about it, it sounds like old white dudes riding on their horse with a cigarette pursed at their lips and…
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Thanks Read Forever Books for the gifted copy of the book. I’m fairly new to Farrah Rochon’s writing and only started reading her work with The Boyfriend Project last year. I remember devouring that book in a single day. It helped that my mental health wasn’t the best at the time and reading romances felt…
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I went into this book was very different expectations than what came out of it. Dark academia is my favorite kinds of stories and I thought A Lesson in Vengeance had it in spades. There was an interesting and inclusive cast of characters, a big question mark around one Felicity, and a story that really…
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Earlier this year (can you believe it was earlier this year? Neither can I), I put together a list of all the science fiction and fantasy books I’m anticipating in the first half of 2021. I mentioned in my post that I would also put out a list of the second half of the year…
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I received a copy of this book from the publisher. My opinions have not been influenced by the publisher or the author. A haunting YA fantasy story about a young girl who’s way smarter than her peers, falls in love, saves her family, and watches her town descend into chaos. Oh, and she’s a bee…
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This post contains books gifted by Tor Teen, Orbit Books, Get Underlined, and Read Forever. A couple of days late, but it’s finally here and ready for your perusal. I used to do TBR posts more frequently, but then I dropped off because I’m very lazy. But recently, I’ve been thinking about accountability, especially when…