Simone and Her Books
books, reviews, and recommendations
Author: Simone
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As a recent advocate for fantasy and a fantasy reader, I felt like it was finally time for me to explore the creators of the fantasy genre. While I love authors like Leigh Bardugo and VE Schwab and Kiersten White and Cassandra Clare for really modernizing the genre, I have to give props to the…
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One of my all-time favorite things to do is read a book and compare it to its movie adaptation. Lately, it feels like many books being published are also being picked up for movies or tv series. I could rattle off a list of all the great books made into television or movie adaptations that…
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I love Thanksgiving. I love turkey and football and eating so much that you feel like you’ll explode. I also love making turkey sandwiches a la Ross from Friends (the moist maker is the key). Of course, with the holidays approaching, I wanted to get my holiday reading in order. Sadly, Thanksgiving isn’t covered much…
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This was my first Talia Hibbert book. I know from my paranormal romance research that Talia Hibbert is more known for her steamy novels with hunky bros on the cover. But the one thing that really drew me to Talia Hibbert is her effort to create diverse romance stories. Not only does she cover diverse…
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Good Morrow, gentle fellows! I woke up this morning looking over my Goodreads when I noticed I didn’t write a review for Well Met. How could I make such an error? It probably was vacation brain taking over trying to pack and figure out what reads to take with me. But I’m back from vacation…
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When I first picked up this book, I was excited about the premise. A bunch of dudes that put together a romance book club? I’m all about it. Gavin is the second basemen of the Nashville Legends and he just got the worst news of his life; his wife, Thea, wants a divorce. As his…
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“Remember, remember the Fifth of November…” Happy Guy Fawkes Day! So a few weeks back, I might have teased that November was going to be a big month for publishing. I mean, many months are a big month for publishing, but this November 5th is the mother lode of highly anticipated reads we’ve been dying…
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After a night of Halloween candy and watching scary movies, it’s finally the end of October. And that means another wrap up of my reading month. I read nine books this month. I feel like I need to re-name my wrap ups to “books Simone spent a month yammering about because they’re so good.” Because…
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Once upon a time there was a sea filled with endless possibilities, sweeping sagas, and stories; so many stories. But one day something happened to the sea leaving it stuck with stories but no endings. People thought this to be a scary change in the sea of possibility and decided to close the doors to…
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Look, something new! No, I’m actually excited today because I get to share my first tea review with you all. Recently, Plum Deluxe reached out to me asking if they could send me some tea. Gratefully, I said “sure” and picked out a couple of their teas to sample. One of my all-time favorite beverages…
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