Happy 4th of July from Take Me Away!
TODAY THERE WILL BE NO POST! Happy 4th of July to those who celebrate! I’ll be spending this time with my family! I will be back with this week’s STS tomorrow!
Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton
Hardcover, 243 pages Release Date: June 22, 2021Published by: Quill Tree Books Read from: June 26 – July 2, 2021Stand-alone Source: BoughtTW: For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age, YA Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious,…
Book Blogger Hop: Theme Songs!
Have you ever searched out theme songs for your favorite books? Theme songs? No. But I do find myself comparing the books I’m reading to pop culture, which sometimes is songs. Other times it might be a movie or podcast or something, I should probably post them here……… Is that something y’all would want to…
The Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2021!
Total Number of Posts: 3,353 (This includes those that aren’t published!) Books Reviewed: 8Movies/ Shows Reviewed: 0 Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli (2.5 Stars) Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan (4 Stars) The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon (3.5 Stars) Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney (3.5 Stars) Hang the Moon…
WoW: One True Loves by Elise Bryant
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Brea From the author of Happily Ever Afters, comes the highly anticipated companion novel, One True Loves, another irresistible YA romantic comedy full of self-discovery, Black love, and a dreamy European cruise. Lenore…
TTT: Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of 2021!
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish and is now run by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join. This week’s topic is: Top 10 Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of 2021! I know for a…
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Hardcover, 304 pages Release Date: June 1, 2021Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: June 1-26, 2021Stand-alone Source: BoughtTW: Cheating (Not on page, but is mentioned several times) For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age, Magical Realism, YA #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon is back with her eagerly anticipated…
Stacking the Shelves #428 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. From the Library: Bought: For Review: The Weekly Wrap-Up: Sunday 06/20/21: Stacking the Shelves #427 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!Monday 06/21/21: With You All the Way by Cynthia HandTuesday 06/22/21: TTT: Bookish Wishes!Wednesday 06/23/21: WoW: Black Boy Joy edited by…
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
e-Audio, 11:05:56Narrated by: Julia WhelanRelease Date: June 1, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: June 20-25, 2021Companion to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the SixSource: Overdrive AudioTW: Excessive drug use, Child abandonmentFor Readers Interested In: Historical Fiction, Multiple timelines, multiple POVs, Adult Malibu: August…
Book Blogger Hop: Up All Night
How long have you stayed up to read a book? The latest I’ve stayed up to read was about 4:30. It was one of the Harry Potter books. I don’t remember which one tho. The only thing I remember was being very happy that the next day was Saturday and I didn’t have a job…