Simone and Her Books
books, reviews, and recommendations
Category: Books
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I’ve been thinking a lot about fantasy and science fiction and how much I appreciate and love these genres. One of my big goals for 2021 is to read more into these genres because truth is, I’m not very knowledgeable. I want to dive deeper into these worlds and discover new and different voices that…
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Happy Friday! I hope that everyone’s reading of The Priory of the Orange Tree is going well! I just got into it on Wednesday, finished the first 200 pages, and already working on the rest of the book. So far, it’s been dizzying with the amount of info and events going on. I’m enjoying the…
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The end of a year always comes with some tension. There’s books I want to read, but haven’t had a chance to. There’s books I’ve said I’ll read, but probably won’t. Books from publishers that I considered to cover on the blog and on Instagram. Books I bought on a whim, but aren’t interested in…
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Early this week, there was news that one of the biggest industry and fan-based book festivals will be retiring. Book Expo and BookCon. You can read more about this here. Obviously, I’m a little sad about this. The world has seen a lot of changes this year with the pandemic and that includes the loss…
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At some point in September, I was on the Lionbrand website looking at different challenging sweaters to make. I could do a color-worked sweater or a cable knit sweater. I could start another top-down sweater or try my hand at pieces that I would need to sew together. The options for sweaters were endless, but…
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Hi hello! A couple of months ago, someone mentioned to me that they would love to buddy read The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon with me. I couldn’t be more excited to read the book, but I’m having trouble remembering who I spoke to about it. But that conversation gave me an…
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Happy Monday and happy last day of November! I can’t believe we’re here again! Around this time of year, I’m always feeling a little bit of fatigue from reading. I think it’s because the year is winding down and all I want to do is watch comforting movies and eat cookies and hang out with…
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Happy Pub Day! I can’t believe we’ve reached the end of another month of great releases. Of course, November isn’t going out with a bang. Here’s the three books I’m excited are being published today. What else is publishing today that you’re excited about? The Princess Knight by GA Aiken For a while, I’ve been…
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If you’re not sure what Dark Academia is, it’s basically an Internet trend. At the beginning of the pandemic and quarantine, some TikTok folks were creating new aesthetics with the items they have in their house. There’s many different aesthetics from cottagecore (people who were baking bread and doing handcrafts) to dark academia (academic types,…
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This is probably the most exciting publishing Tuesday of the year. So many great books have been published today and some by my favorite authors. It’s the gift that keeps on giving! Let’s check out what’s being published: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson I think Brandon Sanderson has sorta ruined fantasy novels for me,…
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