Celeste, Author at A Literary Escape

Wyrd and Wonderful Book Discoveries

Published on May 30, 2022June 11, 2022 by Celeste2 Comments

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Wyrd and Wonder is a celebration of all things fantasy. The format of figurative consumption doesn’t matter. You can read, watch, game, puzzle, etc. anything fantasy! To learn more visit my introduction post, which includes links to the hosts and more information about this month-long appreciation of the fantasy genre.

Today’s prompt is “Wyrd and Wonderful,” for which we share a book that we were introduced to during (this or a previous) Wyrd and Wonder. I can’t just pick one book, so I’ve included a few below. Since this is my first Wyrd and Wonder, these books were all mentioned by this year’s participants. I linked to Bookshop.org (not affiliated) where possible; otherwise the book link navigates to Amazon (not affiliated).

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Book Review: In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

Published on May 29, 2022August 14, 2022 by Celeste2 Comments

Author: F.T. Lukens
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publish Date: April 20, 2021
Print Length: 320

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of In Deeper Waters 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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To Love or To Loathe…There’s the Trope

Published on May 25, 2022June 11, 2022 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s Wyrd and Wonder prompt is “love it or loathe it”:

What cover art themes / tropes instantly make you pick up a book – or put you off it?

For this prompt I decided to talk about tropes that I either love or loathe. Let’s start with the ones that make me wrinkle my nose, shall we?

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2022 Support Book Bloggers Challenge: May Check-in

Published on May 24, 2022May 22, 2022 by Celeste5 Comments

In an effort to support and promote book bloggers further in 2022, Pages Unbound is hosting a (very casual) “Support Book Bloggers” Challenge. The idea is simple: we will work together to read blog posts, share them, comment on them, and boost book bloggers in other ways. To learn more about the challenge and the 12 prompts involved, visit the original post here. (The above banner was created by Pages Unbound.)

If you decide to join in on the fun, the social media hashtag to use is #BookBloggerSupport22.

Here are my responses to the previous prompts:

January: Find 10 book bloggers you’ve enjoyed reading and give them a shoutout
February: Find 10 new-to-you book bloggers to follow
March: Comment on 10 book blog posts
April: How to support book bloggers

Without further ado, keep reading for May’s prompt.

I interpreted this as sharing directly from a book blogger’s website. So here are 10 blog posts I shared to my Twitter account.

#Blogtour #Review – Sistersong by Lucy Holland on Blue Book Balloon
Book Review: The City Of Dusk (The Dark Gods #1), by Tara Sim on KBbookreviews
How to Use Post Tags Correctly | SEO Basics on Reader Voracious
I n Praise of Mythopoeic Fantasy on Peat Long’s Blog
A Deep Dive Into The Book Community’s Toxic Cancel Culture on Frappes and Fiction
Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber – ARC Review! on Becky’s Book Blog
SEO Beginners Guide For Bloggers on Tales from Absurdia
When Women Were Dragons book review on Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
Decolonizing Story Structure & Literary Form with Lilly Lu on Bookish Brews
Let’s Talk: Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week on Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub

Book Review: The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick

Published on May 23, 2022November 29, 2024 by Celeste3 Comments

Today’s review is about THE NORTH WIND by Alexandria Warwick. It’s the first book in The Four Winds series, though I believe it reads as a standalone within a series. This first installment is a dark fantasy romance billed as a cross between Hades and Persephone and Beauty and the Beast.

Author: Alexandria Warwick
Series: The Four Winds #1
Age Category: New Adult/Adult
Publisher: Andromeda Press
Publish Date: January 13, 2022
Print Length: 551

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of The North Wind 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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5. SHARE 10 BLOG POSTS TO SOCIAL MEDIA