A Literary Escape

ARC Review: Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott

Published on July 18, 2022November 30, 2022 by Celeste3 Comments

Today I’m sharing my ARC review for DARK EARTH by Rebecca Stott. This historical fiction with fantasy elements occurs during the Early Middle Ages after the fall of Rome. It’s perfect for those who enjoy character-driven stories with strong elements of sisterhood.

Author: Rebecca Stott
Series: None
Age Category: New Adult/Adult
Publisher: Random House
Publish Date: July 19, 2022
Print Length: 336

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of Dark Earth on Bookshop.org!*

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Book Review: Jane Against the World by Karen Blumenthal

Published on July 16, 2022September 20, 2026 by Celeste5 Comments

Today I’m sharing my review for JANE AGAINST THE WORLD. It’s a nonfiction book about the history of women’s reproductive rights. It’s an important, easy, and relatively comprehensive read for those who want to learn more about this topic.

Author: Karen Blumenthal
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publish Date: February 25, 2020
Print Length: 400

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of Jane Against the World: Roe V. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights on Bookshop.org!*

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First Lines Fridays: July 15, 2022

Published on July 15, 2022July 14, 2022 by Celeste1 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!

If you read this week’s WWW Wednesday, then you might already have a good idea of what book this quote is from.

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WWW Wednesday: July 13, 2022

Published on July 13, 2022August 2, 2022 by Celeste7 Comments

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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New Blog Theme

Published on July 12, 2022July 11, 2022 by Celeste9 Comments

You may have noticed (or maybe not) that I have a new blog design! When I started this space in March 2021 I chose a WordPress theme that, at the time, I liked. It had the basics of what I wanted, which was minimalist, one column with a side bar, and lots of white space. But I wasn’t in love with it. I always knew one day I would set aside some time and truly make my blog theme reflect me.

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