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I'm definitely going to be staying on the other account, so make sure to go and follow me at @haileyreadsbooks

SORRY FOR THE WHIPLASH TO MY 90 FOLLOWERS

BUT, I am just going back to my hold blog which used to omgreading before I created the new one haileyreadsbooks.

But um, I changed the names. I just changed the names and I'm going to keep the old blog that I posted on for a year.

WHY DIDN'T I JUST CHANGE THE NAMES.

Oh yeah, because I wanted to start fresh.

THAT WAS A GARBAGE IDEA.

So, now in a complicated way, I have changed my old blog to the new name, and this is just a placeholder for like a week or two before I delete it.

SO, new followers here who weren't already following the other account, please come and find me at

@haileyreadsbooks

I promise I am not always like this!!

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SORRY FOR THE WHIPLASH TO MY 90 FOLLOWERS

BUT, I am just going back to my hold blog which used to omgreading before I created the new one haileyreadsbooks.

But um, I changed the names. I just changed the names and I'm going to keep the old blog that I posted on for a year.

WHY DIDN'T I JUST CHANGE THE NAMES.

Oh yeah, because I wanted to start fresh.

THAT WAS A GARBAGE IDEA.

So, now in a complicated way, I have changed my old blog to the new name, and this is just a placeholder for like a week or two before I delete it.

SO, new followers here who weren't already following the other account, please come and find me at

@haileyreadsbooks

I promise I am not always like this!!

#booklr #bookblr #bibliophile #bookworm #bookish

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I've decided reviews are stupid. FOR ME. And so I will not be doing them for every book. Mainly because I can't be bothered.

I will do them for ARCs because like that's the whole point.

I am also going to go back to doing like daily posts of what my day was like I used to do on my other blog before I just gave up on everything.

You might have seen how bad I am at following through, so let's see if this happens.

#booklr #bookblr #bibliophile #bookworm #bookish #text #hrbposts

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I did read every day in June, but I did not review every book. I still can, so that's a good thing.

I basically have to review all the Ice Planet Barbarians and Icehome books.

OR MAYBE, I just don't saddle myself with reviews that aren't for ARCs. WHO KNOWS.

Also, this is the true half-point of the year. Not only did I lie, but I was bad at math.

I read every day last year for 30 minutes. I was reading every day this year for 15 minutes until March and then I hit a minor speed bump.

I want to read every day again. I think I am also going to put it back to 30 minutes a day. I feel like that will ensure I at least read one chapter every day.

I am also going to review everything I finish, might be a smol review, but I'm going to do it.

Halfway point of the year, June 1st, seems like a good place to start.

#booklr #bookblr #bibliophile #bookworm #bookish #I'm a slack ass bitch #hrbpost #text

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I did it. I finished the Ice Planet Barbarians series. It was a lot of fun.

I will probably finish reading the Icehome series as well and that is another 10 books I think. I'm going to take a break for a day or two and then try to finish those before June ends. It should be easy, they are pretty short.

My stats for this month are going to jacked up and make the rest of the year look like garbage.

I still need to write reviews for these, but they will probably be just a few lines about the pairings because a lot of the story is redundant.

#booklr #bookblr #ice planet barbarians #icehome #bookish #ruby dixon #hrbposts #text

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Ice Planet Barbarians

I'll pretty much read anything if I'm told to.

I started Ice Planet Barbarians on the 10th and 10 days later; I have read 26 books written in that universe. I am nearly done with the Ice Planet Barbarians series and I've made it a third of the way into the Icehome series.

I just can't stop reading them. They are funny and corny. Written pretty well, a decent plot (even if it gets redundant), and good world-building. I'm sure the sexy times are great, but I don't even need any of that. The whole idea is kind of ridiculous, which is why I started reading them.

If you are waffling on them, I say check them out. The character development gets better with each book, so if after the first one you don't like it, try another, that is literally the worst one.

Definitely check out the trigger warnings for the books, no one seems to warn that in the first book there is some pretty heavy stuff. I would say check it for each book to make sure you are comfortable because some themes come up again.

These are really short and fun reads.

#ice planet barbarians #icehome #ruby dixon #booklr #bookblr #ipb #reading #kindle unlimited #hrbposts #text

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Google Kindle Unlimited free trial or Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 for three months. It's how I continuously keep it. And I had to renew the other day to keep reading the series.

me, joking about reading Ice Planet Barbarians: 

me, now wanting to pay for the two months of Kindle Unlimited to finish the series and read more smutty literature:

#ice planet barbarians #hrbtalks

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Review tips or format?

I made a new goal for the rest of the year to review every book I finish. I mainly started this because I am using NetGalley now and that's the whole point, but to also build myself us a reviewer to kind of help build up my social media presence.

However, I am just not great at reviews. I've posted two to my Goodreads so far and they are like the bare minimum. When I google how to do better reviews I find either really vague ones or ones about like college book analysis.

Does anyone have tips they could share with me, I'd appreciate it!

#booklr #bookblr #bibliophile #bookworm #bookish #reviews #reviewer #hrbposts #text #goodreads

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The feeling that she had never really lived in this world caught her by surprise. It was a fact. She had never lived. Even as a child, as far back as she could remember, she had done nothing but endure.

#the vegetarian #fav #othersphotos

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Shelf Confidence BPC | June 3 | Book With a View

#picnic at hanging rock #othersphotos #fav

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I’m going to post this here too bc I’ve been meditating on it a lot recently and I think it’s important. 

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What I read in May.

#booklr #bookblr #bookly #bookish #bibliophile #my dark vanessa #captive prince #prince's gambit #king's rising #the summer palace #the priory of the orange tree #the curious incident of the dog in the night time #city of heavenly fire #may2021 #2021reads #hrbposts #hrbphotos #hrbbookishphotos

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Books to #ReadWithPride

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month, everyone! 🏳️‍🌈

Seeing our identities and the world around us reflected in the books we read is vitally important. This Pride Month and all year long, we’re excited to spotlight some incredible LGBTQIA+ stories and creators. 

Check out some YA books to dive into and #ReadwithPride!

You Should See Me in a Crown

A joyful book about a queer Black girl who runs for Prom Queen to win a college scholarship…but then finds herself falling in love with one of the other girls in the competition. Start reading here!

Here the Whole Time

A body-positive YA love story between two boys who must spend 15 days living with each other over school break. Start reading here!

The Bridge

Two teens. One bridge. Four ways their story could end. A powerful novel about mental health, identity, and how our choices shape the world around us. Start reading here!

The Ghosts We Keep

After their brother is killed, Liam faces the world without the person they loved the most. Their brother’s best friend is the only one who knows what they’re going through…for better or worse. Start reading here!

Zara Hossain is Here

Zara’s family has waited years for their visas to be finalized, but now that dream is in jeopardy. Zara seeks justice to stay with her girlfriend and in the only home she’s ever known. Start reading here!

Follow Your Arrow

When bi influencer CeCe breaks up with her famous girlfriend and starts dating a boy who is very much NOT online, she’ll find out what it means to speak her truth. Start reading here!

Girl from the Sea

After Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie, everything they’re each trying to hide will find its way to the surface. Start reading here!

Heartstopper

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. Start reading here!

Where We Go From Here

A story about three boys whose lives will become intertwined in a story of HIV, friendship, love, and self-acceptance. Start reading here!

Technically, You Started It

A hilarious, snarky, and utterly addicting book that explores friendship, sexual orientation, mental health, and falling in love (even if things might be falling apart around you). Start reading here!

The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali

When Rukhsana’s conservative Muslim parents catch her with her girlfriend, Rukhsana’s carefully planned future begins to collapse around her. Start reading here!

I Wish You All the Best

After Ben comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they’ll move in with their estranged older sister and find friendship, love, and acceptance along the way. Start reading here!

The Music of What Happens

Over the course of one summer, two boys will have to face their biggest fears and decide what they’re willing to risk – to get the thing they want the most. Start reading here!

Openly Straight & Honestly Ben

This heartfelt series follows two boys, Ben and Rafe, who struggle to find who they really are in the midst of falling for one another. Start reading here!

Lie to Me

A pulse-pounding novel about love, betrayal, and a serial killer that features a bisexual protagonist. Start reading here!

Muted

A riveting story of ambition, music, and innocence lost - and a deep relationship between two girls who could be something more on their quest for stardom. Start reading here!

Tarnished Are the Stars

The Lunar Chronicles meets Rook in this queer #OwnVoices science-fantasy novel that features asexual, bisexual, and lesbian characters working together to put an end to a deadly epidemic. Start reading here!

The Witch Boy

In Aster’s family, all the girls are raised to be witches and the girls are raised to be shapeshifters. But Aster is fascinated by witchery–can he find the courage to save his family and be truly himself? Start reading here!

King and the Dragonflies

A story about loss, grief, and finding the courage to discover one’s identity. Start reading here!

I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain

A powerful novel about navigating death and navigating life, at a time when the only map you have is the one you can draw for yourself. Start reading here!

#want to read #wtr #ya

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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Here are more young adult books by AAPI authors in our collection. Stay tuned for more posts!

Authors: Wesley Chu, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie C. Dao, Somaiya Daud, Pintip Dunn, Susan Ee, Hafsah Faizal, Sara Farizan, Andrew Fukuda, Kelly Loy Gilbert, Maureen Goo, and I. W. Gregorio

#want to read #wtr #aapi #aapi authors

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[grabs u and shakes u] i don’t care if a female character is badass, is she IMPORTANT

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Scribd is an amazing place to find ebooks and audiobooks in so many genres. It also has a lot of new releases available in audiobooks, so check it out.

#booklr #bookblr #bibliophile #bookworm #bookish #books #scribd #hrbposts #links

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I read every day last year for 30 minutes. I was reading every day this year for 15 minutes until March and then I hit a minor speed bump.

I want to read every day again. I think I am also going to put it back to 30 minutes a day. I feel like that will ensure I at least read one chapter every day.

I am also going to review everything I finish, might be a smol review, but I'm going to do it.

Halfway point of the year, June 1st, seems like a good place to start.

#booklr #bookblr #bibliophile #bookish #books #I also think I will make some reading goals for the 2nd half of the year #I didn't make any this year #reading #reading goals #hrbposts #text