July 2023 - Page 2 of 3 - A Literary Escape

Book Review: Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Published on July 17, 2023July 6, 2023 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL COVEN by Juno Dawson. The premise of this book sounded interesting and I’d heard that there’s a good amount of LGBTQ representation. Unfortunately, the presentation fell flat for me for many reasons.

Author: Juno Dawson
Series: Her Majesty’s Royal Coven #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publish Date: May 31, 2022
Print Length: 448

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DNF: Brittle by Beth Overmyer

Published on July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 by Celeste4 Comments

Today I have a review of BRITTLE by Beth Overmyer. Unfortunately, I did not finish this ARC. I debated whether to post this DNF review, but ultimately decided to because, as I said earlier, reviews are for readers.

Author: Beth Overmyer
Series: Blade and Bone #1
Age Category: New Adult
Publisher: Flame Tree Press
Publish Date: August 15, 2023
Print Length: 304

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Book Review: Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

Published on July 10, 2023July 1, 2023 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s review is about LOVELIGHT FARMS by B.K. Borison, a small town romance. It’s set at a Christmas tree farm around the holiday season, so this would be a great read for those who appreciate holiday romances.

Author: B.K. Borison
Series: Lovelight, #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publish Date: June 6, 2023
Print Length: 336

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Short-Term Hiatus

Published on July 7, 2023July 2, 2023 by Celeste12 Comments

Good morning! I will be on a short-term hiatus. Everything is ok, but I will be on vacation and not really able to blog hop or reply to any comments. I scheduled a few posts, though, so this blog won’t be completely dead. So, if you leave any comments, know that I will appreciate them and I’ll return and reply to them in due time. Twitter is much easier for me to partake in while on vacation, so I still plan to read blog posts and boost them on that platform.

Have a great July, everyone!

July 2023 TBR List

Published on July 6, 2023July 2, 2023 by Celeste10 Comments

It’s time for my July 2023 TBR list! July is a busy month for me because my attention will be elsewhere for a bit. So I’m honestly not sure how many of these I’ll actually finish. But it’s good to have goals (or so I’m told), right? August has a ton of book releases, for which I have four ARCs, I believe. It may not seem like a lot to the bookish community at large, but it is when juggling travel, a full-time job, mundane house chores, and gardening.

That said, my intent is to focus on these August ARCs. But mood reading is good for the soul. And chances are I will stray from my ARCs to get a mood read or two in. So, let’s get on with my July 2023 TBR list!

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