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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Coming-of-Age”

Blog Tour & Review: WILDCHILDS by Eugenia Melian

Janelle October 11, 2018 BLOG TOUR, Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, Contemporary, Finished Copy, Publicist, Smith Publicity Services 0 Comments

Thank you so much Smith Publicity for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own.  Description:  Seventeen years ago, Iris was forced to abandon Gus, the love of her life, and her career as a top model in …

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Blog Tour & Review: THE ANCIENT NINE by Ian Smith

Janelle September 20, 2018 Advance Copy, BLOG TOUR, Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, From Publisher, Mystery, St. Martin's Press, Suspense 2 Comments

Thank you so much St. Martin’s Press for inviting me to participate in the blog tour and my free review copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:  Spenser Collins is an unlikely Harvard prospect and Dalton Winthrop is a white-shoe legacy at Harvard. …

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Review: FRUIT OF THE DRUNKEN TREE by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Janelle August 26, 2018 Advance Copy, Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, Doubleday, From Publisher, Literary Fiction 0 Comments

Thank you so much Doubleday Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:  Seven-year-old Chula and her older sister Cassandra enjoy carefree lives thanks to their gated community in Bogotá, but the threat of …

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Review: THE MYTH OF PERPETUAL SUMMER by Susan Crandall

Janelle July 26, 2018 Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, Finished Copy, From Publisher, Gallery Books, Historical Fiction 1 Comment

Thank you so much Gallery Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Description:  Tallulah James’s parents’ volatile relationship, erratic behavior, and hands-off approach to child rearing set tongues to wagging in their staid Mississippi town, …

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Review: TIN MAN by Sarah Winman

Janelle July 18, 2018 Advance Copy, Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, From Publisher, Goodreads Giveaway, Literary Fiction, Putnam Books 0 Comments

Many thanks to Putnam Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Description: This is almost a love story. But it’s not as simple as that. Ellis and Michael are twelve-year-old boys when they first become …

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Review: THE PISCES by Melissa Broder

Janelle July 18, 2018 Advance Copy, Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, Contemporary, Crown Book Ambassador, Crown Publishing Group, Fantasy, From Publisher, Hogarth Press, Magical Realism 0 Comments

Thank you so much to Crown Publishing and Hogarth Press for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Description:  Lucy has been writing her dissertation on Sappho for nine years when she and her boyfriend break up …

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Review: HOW TO BE FAMOUS by Caitlin Moran

Janelle July 18, 2018 Advance Copy, Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, Contemporary, Feminism, From Publisher, Harper Books, Harper Books Ambassador, Humor 0 Comments

Thank you so much to Harper Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Description:  Johanna Morrigan (aka Dolly Wilde) has it all: she is nineteen, lives in her own flat in London, and writes for …

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Review: WHAT SHOULD BE WILD by Julia Fine

Janelle June 29, 2018 Advance Copy, Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, Fantasy, Finished Copy, From Publisher, Harper Books, Harper Books Ambassador, Magical Realism, Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense 0 Comments

Thank you so much Harper Books for my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:  Cursed. Maisie Cothay has never known the feel of human flesh: born with the power to kill or resurrect at her slightest touch, …

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Review: PROVIDENCE by Caroline Kepnes

Janelle June 29, 2018 Advance Copy, Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, From Publisher, Lenny Books, Mystery, Paranormal, Random House, Science Fiction, Suspense, Thriller 0 Comments

Thank you so much to Random House and Lenny Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:  Best friends in small-town New Hampshire, Jon and Chloe share a bond so intense that it borders …

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Review: MAP OF SALT AND STARS by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar

Janelle June 15, 2018 Book Reviews, Coming-of-Age, Finished Copy, From Publisher, Literary Fiction, Mythology, Touchstone Books 0 Comments

Many thanks to Touchstone Books for my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:  In the summer of 2011, just after Nour loses her father to cancer, her mother moves Nour and her sisters from New York …

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Instagram post 2157829608911691675_5480751027 @tlcbooktours @williammorrowbooks #partner | . 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏‘𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒍 𝒖𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌? . THE LYING ROOM by the writing duo Nicci French is a fun and fast read with an intriguing premise. . Neve Connolly is in a stale marriage of 20 years with her husband Fletcher. Fletcher is depressed and overworked so Neve finds herself in an extramarital affair, finding the excitement she is looking for in Saul. When Saul sends her a message, she goes to his apartment but when she gets there she finds him dead by a blow to the head with a hammer. Desperate to keep her family from finding out about the affair, she wipes down the apartment to get rid of any trace of her, tampering with the crime scene. The detective on the case is suspicious of Neve, but she continues to get stuck in her web of lies and deceit. . THE LYING ROOM is a compulsive read that kept me entertained until the very end. I especially enjoyed the portrayal of a more realistic marriage, but I found the rest of the story a little hard to believe. However, that did not deter from the fact that this is a twisty, fun book to dig into even though there were a few unexplained things that left me going...hmmm. I am glad I gave this book a try and would love to see what they come out with next. ★★★
Instagram post 2157384811067594337_5480751027 The #buddyreadstodiefor pick for November is The Testaments by the incomparable Margaret Atwood. ✊🏻 . . Let us know in the comments below if you’d like to be included in the group chat. If you’re new, we keep the reads very easy - read at your own pace throughout the month and discuss at will, but please no spoilers. We’ll pick a time at the end of the month when we will begin discussions. Looking forward to reading with you all! . . “More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third voice: a woman who wields power through the ruthless accumulation and deployment of secrets. As Atwood unfolds The Testaments, she opens up the innermost workings of Gilead as each woman is forced to come to terms with who she is, and how far she will go for what she believes.” . . #margaretatwood #thetestaments #groupread #dystopian #sequel
Instagram post 2157082412235079309_5480751027 @randomhouse @eccobooks @harperviabooks #partner | . I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date!” - The White Rabbit ⏰ . Here are the week’s new releases that I’m so super excited to read! AMERICANS ARE IMMIGRANTS is especially gorgeous! . @ronanfarrow’s CATCH AND KILL, THE LESS PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT US by Axton Betz-Hamilton, WILD GAME by @adriennebrodeur’s & @eltonjohn’s ME are nonfiction titles that I cannot wait to crack open! And I’m already a fan of @billbryson8394 so THE BODY should be fun! YOUR HOUSE WILL PAY by Steph Cha sounds incredible! A little poetry by @sharon.olds234 for the soul and last but certainly not least, IT WOULD BE NIGHT AT CARACAS by @laksb which looks amazing! ✨ . What are you most excited about? Any not included in this stack?
Instagram post 2156306474056290185_5480751027 IT’S A GIVEAWAY! 🔥🔥 . I have partnered with @kmrutkin to give away TWO SIGNED copies of SHE DIED FAMOUS along with some swag! You guys, I devoured this book in one sitting - it was that good! I promise you will love this book as much as I did! See details below to enter! 👇🏻 . 𝓑𝓵𝓾𝓻𝓫: Set in Hollywood, She Died Famous is an innovative thriller that exposes the dark side of fame and obsession in today’s digital landscape. The story’s shocking twists and unreliable narrator will have every reader asking: Who killed Kelly Trozzo? 🔥 . To enter: . 1. Like this post 🔥 2. Please follow @shereadswithcats & @kmrutkin 3. Tag 2 reading buddies and tell me the last book you were obsessed with 🔥 . US only • this giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram • the winners will be selected on October 20 • good luck readers! 🔥🔥
Instagram post 2155913715965273462_5480751027 @randomhouse #partner | . After reading my first Salman Rushdie, it is no surprise that QUICHOTTE was shortlisted for @thebookerprizes. His style of writing is incredibly unique, with elements of magical realism that may not be for every reader, but I quite enjoyed. A modern version of Cervantes’ Don Quixote, but thrown into today’s America with its current political climate. . An older gentleman by the name of Ismail Smile was just fired from his job as a pharmaceutical salesman. He dreams of family and finding love and believes it exists on the other side of a television screen. In the dawn of “fake news” and in the chaos of “anything-can-happen”, he sets off on a quest across America with his imaginary son, Sancho, to find what he is looking for. In this satire, we also meet his creator and author, Sam DuChamp, who is experiencing a crisis of his own. I cannot stress this enough, but I love books with a story within story – a novel with an author as a character. . There are many references to politics, pop culture, and other works of literature that make this story so clever, humorous, and at times magical. Quichotte is addicted to television and has blurred the line between facts and fiction. His quest to win over a celebrity talk show host named Salma R with an imaginary companion is a little out there but somehow Rushdie makes it work. Rushdie has a way with words, his characters are fantastic and interesting, and his writing is beautiful. There are a plethora of brilliant quotes that I couldn’t stop underlining. Rushdie’s picaresque structure, blended with magical realism, science fiction, satire, emotion, and imaginative meta-storytelling, is masterful. I can’t say if every reader will be on board with Rushdie’s sense of humor, surrealism, and writing style, but I can tell you I found a new author to obsess over. ★★★★
Instagram post 2155702600647973937_5480751027 @atriabooks #partner | ✨ . When I read HEART TALK last year I knew @cleowade is something special. When I first got wind of WHERE TO BEGIN, I was over the moon, must treat-myself-with-a-beer-to-celebrate, happy! Thank you @atriabooks for being so kind and sending me TWO COPIES! That’s right, I have an extra copy to give to a friend and I would like to gift it to one of you! ✨ . To enter, leave a comment below and tell me your favorite poet! Then share this post in your Instagram story for 24 hours and be sure to tag @shereadswithcats with the #wheretobegingiveaway ✨ . Must be in the US! This is not affiliated with Instagram. I will chose a winner in 24 to 48 hours! Good luck my friends ♥️
Instagram post 2154868835189156844_5480751027 @harlequinpublicityteam #partner | . Thrillers are my ride or die so I’m super, super excited to feature ONE NIGHT GONE by @beanglish. Has anyone read this one?! If your interest is piqued, take a 👀 at the synopsis in the comments! . My days are going way too fast but I’m catching up on my reviews! Pretty soon you’ll see some rapid fire posts, but I’m excited to get them out there! 🔥🔥
Instagram post 2153398602519731203_5480751027 That time I met @tjenkinsreid and it was glorious! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 . She’s the coolest, kindest, most hilarious person in the room. I never laughed so much when seeing an author discuss her book. DAISY JONES & THE SIX is one of my all time favorite books and by the way, the audiobook is phenomenal. 🎉 I have multiple editions and true to form when I walked up to the table I failed miserably at constructing sentences. . THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO is my ONE TRUE LOVES but DAISY is the coolest cat around. I highly recommend each and every one of Ms. Reid’s books because she’s a pro and her characters work their way deep into your heart. 💘 That opening scene alone in FOREVER, INTERRUPTED will forever have a place on my list of jaw dropping literary moments. . AFTER I DO the thing where I reflect on the night and gush over my beautiful autographs, I played the clip of Stevie Nicks singing Wild Heart because it’s so DAISY. 🌼 . MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE we could be best friends. I mean any person who can gush over Bruce Springsteen and his butt, is amazing in my book! And of course I immediately went on to pick up Bruce’s memoir because TJR made me do it 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Instagram post 2152560559499868734_5480751027 Hey now, it’s Friday! It’s getting colder and Halloween is just around the corner! 🎃 The hubs has taken a few days off this month because Halloween is my Christmas and he wants to make me happy. Do you have any special plans for the best month of the year?! 🍁🍎 . I’m a little late to the party but here are some of the week’s new releases! GRACE YEAR is so good and HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES is amazing! Also, I just finished reading NINTH HOUSE and it’s 🔥🔥🔥
Instagram post 2151948248519240615_5480751027 @booksparks #partner | #FRC2019 #HittheBookClub ✨ . When I found out @jojomoyesofficial’s THE GIVER OF STARS was going to be in the #BookSparks fall lineup I was all in! I am super picky with contemporary fiction and I fell in love with ME BEFORE YOU (ahhh I still need to watch the movie 🤦🏼‍♀️). I’ve seen nothing but great reviews of this book so I am over the stars excited to start reading this! ✨ . Have you been following along this season? What’s your favorite book from #FRC2019 lineup? Peek at it below 👇🏻 . THE NINE • DOMINICANA • PRETTY GUILTY WOMEN • THE NOBODIES • THE WONDER OF NOW • TWINE • THE GIVER OF STARS • LIFE ON LOAN • DEAR GIRLS • AS LONG AS IT’S PERFECT • TWICE IN A BLUE MOON • REVELATION • CONVERSATIONS WITH RBG • NOT THE GIRL YOU MARRY • RAVEN LANE • REPUTATION • REGRETTING YOU •
Instagram post 2151269833185033627_5480751027 @tlcbooktours @williammorrowbooks #partner | . I am such a fan of historical fiction so I could not resist this book! Kate Quinn has written a couple of my favorites so it was a no brainer. . Blurb: A breathtaking, epic novel illuminating the hopes, desires, and destinies of princesses and peasants, harlots and wives, fanatics and philosophers—seven unforgettable women whose paths cross during one of the most tumultuous and transformative events in history: the French Revolution. . Doesn’t this sound fantastic?! There are some really talented writers who worked on this book!
Instagram post 2151170600180373966_5480751027 GIVEAWAY ✨ I am so excited to #partner with @tlcbooktours and @atriabooks to give away one copy of @carolanshaw’s RIGHT AFTER THE WEATHER to one lucky reader! ✨ . People magazine states “this timely novel takes on friendship, desire, fear, and vulnerability in one incisive, witty, and powerful package.” Also, the cover is gorgeous! See below for details to enter ✨ . To enter: . 1. Like this post 2. Please follow @shereadswithcats and @atriabooks 3. Tag two friends and tell me the last book that knocked your socks off! ✨ . US & Canada only • This giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram • The winner will be selected on October 13 • Good luck! ✨
Instagram post 2150513081741127924_5480751027 @tlcbooktours @harpervoyagerus | . I am so excited to feature A LUSH AND SEETHING HELL by John Horner Jacobs today because it not only looks fantastic but I recently saw @mother.horror give it a glowing 5 star review on Cemetery Dance Magazine! I mean what more do you need?! 🌹🌹 . What are your favorite spooky reads?! . Synopsis: A brilliant mix of the psychological and supernatural, blending the acute insight of Roberto Bolaño and the eerie imagination of H. P. Lovecraft, The Sea Dreams It Is the Sky examines life in a South American dictatorship. Centered on the journal of a poet-in-exile and his failed attempts at translating a maddening text, it is told by a young woman trying to come to grips with a country that nearly devoured itself. In My Heart Struck Sorrow, a librarian discovers a recording from the Deep South―which may be the musical stylings of the Devil himself.
Instagram post 2149798073193372778_5480751027 Heyyy Book Lovers! 👏🏻 I just wanted to show off my new @myfavoritemurder #FanCult shirt! I’m obsessed. . I listen to #KarenKilgariff and @hardstark’s #podcast religiously because it keeps me sane. It combines my love of true crime and smart, hilarious women. I also love @billyjensen and @paul.holes’ #TheMurderSquad aka @jensenandholes, anything @npr, @thestacks, and @bookriot’s #AlltheBooks 📚🎉 . But I need more podcasts!!! What are your favorite true crime, bookish, or scary podcasts?! 🔪🔪
Instagram post 2149385421803682730_5480751027 Happy Monday! 🎉 I’m curious, do you have a favorite book that you read forever ago but can’t stop thinking about? THE BELL JAR is one of those books for me. What’s yours? . This beautiful pink geode from @bookartbookmarks matches my new edition of Plath’s one and only novel perfectly. Margaux is so thoughtful in her selections and everything she sells is of the highest quality. If you pop on over into her shop be sure to use code SHEREADS to save 10%! ✨
Instagram post 2149047428320527295_5480751027 It's time for a spooky and sweet book swap with your favorite book witches! 🎃 👻 . Join @shereadswithcats @wherethereadergrows @readingbetweenthe__wines and @jessicamap for a fun Halloween book swap this month! . What are we swapping? One book 📖 One bookmark 🔖 and a delicious reading treat 🍬🍫 . When are we swapping? Make sure to fill out our form (found in all of our stories and highlights!) by October 13th! All bookish packages must be shipped between October 25th and 28th! . This swap is for US and Canada only! . We cant wait for everyone to join in and make sure to tag #halloweenbookswap2019 in your photos!
Instagram post 2148975664609591873_5480751027 Happy Sunday friends! ✌🏻 . I took a page from @scaredstraightreads’ playbook because he’s the king of props! Here are a few of my vintage Stephen King books. I’ve been collecting them over the years starting with a few I inherited from my parent’s shelves. My favorite from this photo is Pet Sematary and IT 🤡🎈 Have you read any of these?! . Also, did you notice my gorgeous sleeves from @sewhappystitchhappy? They are perfect in every way. It’s obvious that Carolyn puts so much love into each one. ❤️✨ . If you head over to her shop, be sure to use code SHEREADS to save 10%!
Instagram post 2148330073168577520_5480751027 I never thought I was someone who would get star struck but as soon as I walked up to the table to have my NINE BOOKS SIGNED by @joe_hill I lost the ability to speak. ⭐️⚡️ . We planned an entire trip to Petaluma in order to catch @joe_hill on his book tour and it was worth every single minute. He’s interesting, clever, hilarious, down-to-earth, and above all, kind. My husband hasn’t read any of his books but really enjoyed hearing him read YOU ARE RELEASED from his new story collection FULL THROTTLE. As I’m sure you all know by now my favorite book is NOS4A2, which by the way all of you must read immediately or hit the audiobook for a top notch performance by @thekatemulgrew. But I was so enamored by the entire experience that I immediately went and bought his comic book story collection LOCKE & KEY. I just know it’s going to be my newest obsession!🔒🗝 . And yes, I lost my shit when he answered questions about his writing career and of course, life with his dad @stephenking. You know Stephen King?!...the author I grew up reading in the 80’s that I’ve loved my entire life! 📺🕹 . The Q&A session was amazing but my favorite part was when someone asked him about how being King’s son affected his childhood - in the sense that an author like Stephen King, who’s known for writing horror and disturbing stories, had impacted him. Hill said that his dad doesn’t sell fear, he sells bravery. That totally resonated with me because growing up reading his books I was never afraid - it was always the reality that caused fear. Ahhh don’t you just love a prolific family of extraordinary writers?! 📖🖊
Instagram post 2147600898124331360_5480751027 @henryholtbooks @simonandschuster @randomhouse @aaknopf @pantheonbooks @oneworldbooks #partner | . Do any of you pay attention to book awards?! I get so excited every year when the books are announced! Here is what I have from the @nationalbookfoundation‘s #NBAwards Longlists 📚🥂 . I have every book in fiction, six nonfiction titles, two poetry, and two young adult. I cannot wait to see who the finalists are when they are announced on October 8! 🤓 . Have you read any of these books? If so, what book or books would you want to see win?! Drop your picks below in the comments 👇🏻
Instagram post 2147499120074451858_5480751027 { @hachettebooks @macmillanusa @simonandschuster @harpercollinsus #partner } . Happy Friday! Who’s ready to party?! And by party I mean lazy-around all weekend and read! 🙋🏼‍♀️ The weather is finally cooling down to that crisp air feeling and it makes me so happy. Should be a relaxing weekend 💅🏻 . Here are some of the week’s #newreleases - Which one are you most excited about?!
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