Celeste, Author at A Literary Escape

ARC Review: The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Published on March 13, 2023March 11, 2023 by Celeste2 Comments

Today’s review is about THE DANCE TREE by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Set in 1518 Strasbourg, this book explores female identity and sense of self amidst religious fervor and what it means to be free.

Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Harpervia
Publish Date: March 14, 2023
Print Length: 256

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of The Dance Tree on Bookshop.org!*

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Sundays In Bed With…Some Desperate Glory

Published on March 12, 2023March 9, 2023 by Celeste8 Comments

The Sundays in Bed With… meme, hosted by Midnight Book Girl, dares to ask what book has been in your bed this morning. Come share what book you’ve spent time curled up reading in bed, or which book you wish you had time to read today!

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First Lines Fridays: March 10, 2023

Published on March 10, 2023March 11, 2023 by Celeste2 Comments

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The rules are as follows:

Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
Finally… reveal the book!

If you’re using Twitter, don’t forget to use #FirstLinesFridays!

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BBNYA Blog Tour: These Violent Nights by Rebecca Crunden

Published on March 9, 2023October 14, 2024 by CelesteLeave a comment

Today I bring you my book review of THESE VIOLENT NIGHTS by Rebecca Crunden. THESE VIOLENT NIGHTS placed 11th in the final round of the 2022 Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA).

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists and one overall winner. If you are an author and wish to learn more about the BBNYA competition, you can visit the official website or Twitter @bbnya_official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.

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Book Review: To Snap A Silver Stem by Sarah A. Parker

Published on March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is for TO SNAP A SILVER STEM, the second book in Sarah A. Parker’s Crystal Bloom series. It began as a dark Rapunzel retelling. Now Auren, the main character, tries to reclaim her sense of self and identity. This is a series the fans of The Plated Prisoner will appreciate.

Author: Sarah A. Parker
Series: Crystal Bloom, #2
Age Category: New Adult/Adult
Publisher: Self-Published
Publish Date: August 8, 2022
Print Length: 572

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of To Snap A Silver Stem on Bookshop.org!*

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