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Sundays in Bed With…The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

Published on August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 by CelesteLeave a comment

Time to try out a new book meme! 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!

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

I started reading this a couple of days ago and, at 40% in, am really enjoying it so far. I don’t have any guesses yet what will happen, but this chess match ride has me sitting tight. I’ve read a couple of books inspired by Irish mythology, such as THE DAUGHTER OF ERABEL series (1, 2), but this books also includes a more historical fiction element during a time of Viking and Irish intermingling.

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First Lines Fridays: August 19, 2022

Published on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 by CelesteLeave a comment

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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ARC Review: A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

Published on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 by Celeste7 Comments

Author: Alexandra Rowland
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Tor
Publish Date: August 30, 2022
Print Length: 512

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of A Taste of Gold and Iron on Bookshop.org!*

*These are not affiliate links and I do not make a commission from any purchase made using these links.

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Book Blogger Hop: August 12-18

Published on August 16, 2022August 14, 2022 by Celeste2 Comments

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

The Book Blogger Hop post image was created by Coffee Addicted Writer.

This Week’s Question

What are some of your favorite books? (Julie @ Stepping Stone Book Reviews)

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Book Review: The Last Jew of Treblinka by Chil Rajchman

Published on August 15, 2022August 7, 2022 by CelesteLeave a comment

Author: Chil Rajchman
Series: None
Age Category: —
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publish Date: February 15, 2011
Print Length: 160

Buy a copy of The Last Jew of Treblinka on Barnes & Noble.*

*These are not affiliate links and I do not make a commission from any purchase made using these links.

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