❗New Book Box Alert ❗
Introducing @headymixbooks, a bimonthly box with books crafted in diverse experience, alternative lives and different cultures - aka #BooksWithBalance.
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I was thrilled when #HeadyMixBooks reached out to offer me one of their debut boxes with the theme: Loud Silence - featuring books written by, or about, people from the D/deaf community. (The next theme is Afrofuturism, and I am so here for it!!) Each box contains 2 novels, one anthology of stories, essays and flash fiction, plus a surprise gift!
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What's in the 📦:
🔹Books With Balance Reading Journal
🔹Greetings Cards, designed by Katerina Sophia
🔹Ismael and His Sisters by Louise Stern
🔹Being Greta by Maxine Sinclair
🔹Loud Silence, features various writers from the D/deaf community that asks the reader to challenge the notion that the absence of silence is sound!
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Hit the link in my bio to find out more about the items in this box and how Heady Mix are #ChangingTheNarrative.
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I don't care what anybody says, pancakes are the breakfast of champions! But let me focus on my current dilemma, to read the book or listen to the audio? I have quite a few books in print and audio, sometimes I switch between the two, sometimes I know instantly whether I want to read or listen, and other times I'm completely stumped! Take #Freshwater for example - do I read it or listen to the audio?
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A very real #audiobook problem: love the book, go to type a review, cannot spell a single characters name 🤣!
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Kicking off September with my stop on the paperback #blogtour for The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor. I absolutely loved this novel when it first came out, so I couldn't resist @michaeljbooks invite to shout about it again!
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Then . . . One night, Annie went missing. Disappeared from her own bed. Forty-eight hours later, she came back. But she wasn't my Annie.
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Now. . . The email arrived in my inbox: I know what happened to your sister. It's happening again. . .
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<Annie is gone for 48 hours so in 48 hours, head over to @murder_she_read for the next stop on the tour!>
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#BookReview: Tudor has originalinality, a fresh writing style with a cool 80’s vibe. Along with the suspense, the tension, the unease, the great characters, nothing was missing in this novel!
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Tudor’s fantastic use of wit and dark humour really stood out. They eased the horror, but some parts still sent shudders down my spine!
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I did predict parts of this novel but I still loved it, and that’s how I know it was excellent! It was fresh in its telling, gripping in delivery.
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Dark in nature, dark in humour, great characters, a gripping plot, perfect level suspense. Highly recommended!
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And can we mention how amazing the chalkman spines are 😍. You know its love when you have a hardback AND paperback version of the same book!
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Do you plan on reading this one? Or what're your thoughts if you've read it already?
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#thetakingofanniethorne
#cjtudor #horrorbook #keeperofpages #bookstagramtour
What book are you closing out the month with?
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I'm finishing up #ThosePeople for @criminallygoodbookclub (discussion is tomorrow). It's a 'neighbours from hell' novel, I'm about half way through, it reads quickly, simple prose, looking forward to seeing how it ends!
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At the end of July, I had a mass cull of about 250 books and then got started on the #theunreadshelfproject, you can swipe to see my stats for this month. All the books read are from my shelf, I've left out the 2 library books! Any month the total goes down, it's a win, so I'm off to a winning start!
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Have a great weekend #bookstagram 🖤
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I raced through the Bill Hodges Trilogy by Stephen King, listening to one book a week. And I was so pleased my gifted headphones from @sudio arrived in time for the last book, End of Watch. While it wasn't my favourite in the trilogy (Mr Mercedes was!), it was the best listening experience because nothing beats a good quality pair of headphones!
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My main bugbear with headphones is that it always feels like one headphone is louder than the other, so I feel like I'm only listening with one ear (please tell me you know what I mean!) However, with #Sudio you get equal ear listening, and it makes the world of difference! Also, I've finally entered the 21st century as I now have Bluetooth headphones (that connect to iOS and Android).
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These #headphones are gorgeous and I'm so pleased with them, I'll share a bit more info in my story. I chose the Tretton (9 hours battery life) model but they have a range on their website (sudio.com - link in bio if you wanna browse), KEEPEROFPAGES will get you 15% off your order!!
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On the road to completing my nonfiction reading challenge, here's books 13 and 14 of #mynonfiction19.
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#MyFriendAnna was a good read, although repetitive in parts. It's the story of Rachel DeLoache Williams experience of being friends with, and falling victim to, con artist, Anna Delvey. While I'm sure it was a horrible experience for Rachel, if I'm completely honest, she didn't seem too traumatised, and her white girl privilege protected her in some ways. I mean do you think I could even charge 1p to my work account without being fired, let alone thousands of dollars! If I was Rachel, we'd all be washing dishes in Morocco for years to come, tha fuck you mean, can I put it on my card!!!!!
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The book I wanna read is Anna's story, the psychology of it all would be so interesting. Eg. How do you know when's the right time to strike, and know other people will pay/lend you money, how do you choose your victims, are there certain characteristics you look out for, and when you were caught in your lie, what was your thought process behind escape?
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#TheTrialOfLizzieBorden was also a good read, suited for anyone looking for a solid account of Lizzie, accused of murdering her father and step-mother. A bit dull during the prosecutions part of the trial but when everything is circumstancial, I can see the difficulty. However, the photos were a nice touch, and it makes for a great buddy read (thanks @noveldeelights) as you can discuss guilt and innocence throughout the read!
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