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emilyccannings · 8 months

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Contemporary Fiction Book Releases August 2023 PT 3

All Contemporary Fiction new releases for this August!

If you are like me and are worried you are missing out on all the new releases. I have decided to do a list of releases of all my favourite genres for this month. So here is the Contemporary Fiction releases for August 2023. Let me know which books take your fancy in the comments below. 24th – Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Info:…

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castielslostwings · 1 year

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ARC OPPORTUNITY

When it comes to transformation, magic only fixes what's skin deep, but if you love reading & reviewing books in advance, then you don't need any secret powers to get your hands on a copy of Enchanted Ink for FREE!

For a LIMITED TIME (ends 5/31/23), you can apply to review an advanced copy of this hotly-anticipated, fantastical adventure in art, life, and love. "Enchanted Ink" is even being released in both SPICY and CLEAN versions (in ebook & paperback), so you can pick your pleasure! APPLY HERE! Additional book details below --->

Tropes/themes: Fantasy/World-building, magic, gay romance, tattoo artists, magic tattoos, h/c, HEA, demisexuality, instant bond, secret identities, celebrities, spice (or not), self-acceptance journey, trauma recovery. Summary:

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ashereadsstuff · 5 months

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'Her Dark Wings' By: Melinda Salisbury

I received an ARC from David Fickling Books Through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

Rating out of 5: 🌟🌟🌟(3/5)

Release Date: July 7, 2022

Content Warnings: Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, War

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SYNOPSIS:

Her Dark Wings is a modern-day take on the Persephone myth, infused with the intense potency of teenage passions. The richness of Greek myth is vividly brought to life by the immediacy and originality of a fiery, contemporary drama. And iconic mythic figures crackle and change as a modern girl fills the Underworld with new life. Exploring the thin line between love and hate, obsession and attraction, friendship and betrayal, this is a breathless and bold story, beautifully told by an exceptional writer. It's about a girl who realises what she wants and, in getting it, brings soul to a stagnant world, and change to an unyielding god. It's about life - and hope - blooming in the unlikeliest of places. It's about being brave enough to release your wings.

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MY REVIEW:

So, "Her Dark Wings" by Melinda Salisbury kicks off with a pretty solid vibe. No boredom or annoyance so far, and the descriptions hit that sweet spot—just enough without getting too wordy. Although, I have to admit, some descriptions got a bit weird and cliché at times.

Now, Corry, the main character, goes through some heavy stuff—betrayal, lies, trauma. She's allowed to feel everything she needs to, and I stand by that, but after a while, Corry becomes a tad too dramatic. Wishing death on someone and going into full fury mode seems a bit over the top, especially when there are way worse betrayals in history that could justify that level of anger. Near the end of the book, it made it sound like she didn't care anymore, but at the same time, she still did in a weird way.

The romance between Hades and Corey? There was zero chemistry; it just kind of happened out of nowhere. The only thing that pushed them together was their one kiss in the first few chapters of the book. I honestly started shipping Alecto and Corey instead, thanks to their first interactions having so much more to them than a literal kiss between Corey and Hades. But hey, the ending gets a thumbs-up for tying things up alright. Although I kind of wanted more details on what Corey becomes, The last problem I had with the book was that it's not exactly a Greek myth retelling, which irks me a bit. Plus, where the heck is Persephone? I love the original myths around Persephone, Hades, Zeus, and Demeter. I personally didn't like how it was just overwritten.

Despite all that, it's a satisfying read in the end. So, if you're cool with a few quirks and don't mind some mythological detours, it's worth checking out.

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omnivorouscinephilia · 6 months

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Nimona: An Urban Fantasy Adventure about Marginalzation

I watched Nimona a while back and finally got around to writing my thoughts down on it. Even when I had my problems with the film, it is one of the easiest recommendations in the world right now. Go watch it on Netflix and then read my review!

Nimona has a premise ripe for drama and comedy, as befitting a work in some ways attempting to be an introductory text in dark fantasy. In an archaic futurist metropolitan kingdom, promising incumbent knight Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed, fantastic as always) finds himself framed for the assassination of the queen, and made a renegade sought out by his peers, including former lover Ambrosius…

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#Adventure #Animation #Blue Skys Studios #Chloe Grace Moretz #Contemporary Releases #Disney #Eugene Lee Yang #Film Reviews #Frances Conroy #Riz Ahmed #Science Fiction #Shrek #Sound of Freedom #Steven Universe

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amarachireads · 9 months

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Book Review | Change Of Plans by Dylan

Genre: Contemporary rom-com Tropes/themes: Rom-com Chef fmc Guardianship Dealing with ptsd and grief Found family Disabled hero Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you to Forever Publishing for this e-arc for an honest review. Change Of Plans was so touching and cute. Our main characters, Bryce and Ryker, have endured difficult and tragic things in life. Bryce just lost a sibling and is the guardian…

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#2023 #4 stars #adult fiction #arc review #book review #books #contemporary #new release #romance #romcom #upcoming release #women&039;s fiction

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queenofasgardreads · 11 months

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“My palm turns outward and my fingers slip through hers. Then we’re holding hands, just like that. And it’s everything, in a way few things can ever hope to be.”

You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

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flaviathebibliophile · 1 year

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Mad Honey by Katie Welch (Review)

Title: Mad Honey Author: Katie Welch Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Mystery Publisher: Wolsak & Wynn Published: May 10, 2022 A complimentary physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. When Beck Wise vanished, his girlfriend Melissa Makepeace poured herself into caring for the family farm, silently absorbing the fact that another…

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djisastar · 1 year

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Retro

On January 27, 2022, I was given the opportunity to interview Jarrod Shusterman and Sofia Lapuente about their newly released book, Retro. We were able to chat after their event at Mysterious Galaxy (in San Diego, CA). As usual, it was a lively and entertaining event! So fun. Thank you to Simon Teen for facilitating the interview and Sofia and Jarrod for allowing me to talk with you! This was a…

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#books #contemporary #high school #Jarrod Shusterman #new release #penguin teen #retro #Sofia Lapuente #YA #young adult #young adult fiction

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gwen-tolios · 2 years

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Hey all!

Returning to You is up for preorder directly with my publisher! If you do buy from my publisher, you can get it at a discount and early. Otherwise, links on other places will be coming soon!

https://ninestarpress.com/product/returning-to-you/

If you're not ready for a new book, I get it, so here's the GR link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60497147-returning-to-you

Summary: Monica’s relationship with her father is falling apart, made more obvious when her return to Madison after years aboard results in him throwing her out of the house. Lisa Carson, her BFF and old college roommate, takes her in. Turns out Lisa has her own issues with her parents – they’re pushing her to date despite her lack of desire. So when Monica joins a Carson family dinner, she lies and says it’s starting a relationship with Lisa that brought her back to America. Lisa goes along with the ruse – it gets her parents off her back and it’s only until Monica repairs her relationship with her father and moves out. What Monica failed to take into account however is that crush she had on Lisa in college? Yeah, that didn’t go away.

Rep: Lisa is a sex-positive aromantic and toes the line of bisexual/pansexul. Monica is a sex-neutral biromantic asexual.

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emilyccannings · 8 months

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Contemporary Fiction Book Releases August 2023 PT 2

All Contemporary Fiction new releases for this August!

If you are like me and are worried you are missing out on all the new releases. I have decided to do a list of releases of all my favourite genres for this month. So here is the Contemporary Fiction releases for August 2023. Let me know which books take your fancy in the comments below. 3rd – Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Info:…

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#2023 Book Releases #books #Contemporary Fiction #Contemporary Fiction Releases #EmilyLovesLondon #Goodreads

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danielleurbansblog · 1 day

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Review: Studies at the School by the Sea

Synopsis: The long-awaited and never-before published finale in New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s delightful School by the Sea series. After all those lessons, it’s time to graduate…. Beloved literature teacher Maggie Adair loves her life at the prestigious Downey House boarding school on the gloriously sunny, windy English coast. It was there that she found her footing as a…

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morganc89 · 1 month

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Family Family by Laurie Frankel

I decided to take a short break from my usual thrillers after reading about this add-on option from Book of the Month. This contemporary fiction piece tells the story of India Allwood, a wildly famous actress who finds herself in cancel culture’s crosshairs after doing the unforgivable—giving an honest opinion on her latest project. When the starlet is asked about the upcoming release of her new…

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ashereadsstuff · 1 year

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'Ander & Santi Were Here' By: Jonny Garza Villa

I received an ARC from Wednesday Books through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

Rating out of 5:⭐⭐⭐.5

Release Date: April 25, 2023

Content Warnings: Racism, Deportation, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Sexual Content, Violence, Trafficking

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SYNOPSIS:

Finding home. Falling in love. Fighting to belong.

The Santos Vista neighborhood of San Antonio, Texas, is all Ander Lopez has ever known. The smell of pan dulce. The mixture of Spanish and English filling the streets. And, especially their job at their family's taquería. It's the place that has inspired Ander as a muralist, and, as they get ready to leave for art school, it's all of these things that give them hesitancy. That give them the thought, are they ready to leave it all behind?

To keep Ander from becoming complacent during their gap year, their family "fires" them so they can transition from restaurant life to focusing on their murals and prepare for college. That is, until they meet Santiago Garcia, the hot new waiter. Falling for each other becomes as natural as breathing. Through Santi's eyes, Ander starts to understand who they are and want to be as an artist, and Ander becomes Santi's first steps toward making Santos Vista and the United States feel like home.

Until ICE agents come for Santi, and Ander realizes how fragile that sense of home is. How love can only hold on so long when the whole world is against them. And when, eventually, the world starts to win.

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MY REVIEW:

I received an electronic ARC on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was...Something

Even though the book was a little slow for my taste and I have a short attention span (take that as you will), I did like the book, and the amount of diversity was fucking great and made every character fun and interesting to read about. But there were times where the dialogue annoyed me or sounded like something a person wouldn’t say in real life; it was sometimes written like how an alien thinks 20-ish-year-old humans talk. There were also many pop culture references that were amusing at first but quickly became annoying and cringey. I thought that the Spanish incorporated into the book was nice, but there is no translation for the Spanish. It would be nice to include the translations in footnotes or in parentheses. As someone who is bilingual, I understand that sometimes English can not really emphasize the urgency of some words and phrases, and being a minority is very important for the characters and the plot, but people still need to understand what the characters are saying. Given the subject matter of this book, some of the conflicts seemed to be resolved far too quickly. And this book definitely didn’t feel like a YA book considering how many times it references sex and that the main characters are literally adults as well.

At first, I thought everyone should read this book because of the political and cultural topics that are being discussed and challenged, but my view changed dramatically after chapter 40. It’s incredibly slow. I somehow finished the book, but it took me a long time to get there because I had to take breaks. To give you an idea of how long it took, I started this book on January 25th, and this book is only 336 pages. Normally I finish books like that within 1-2 weeks, depending on my personal life. But I do like the ending; I saw it as very fitting considering the trajectory of the book.

I would not read this book again, and I would only recommend it to people who like cheesy, romantic movies. I don’t even know if I like the book.

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omnivorouscinephilia · 6 months

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The Creator: Do Soldiers Cry Over Mechanical Bodies

I did not much care of the latest from Gareth Edwards, the techno-orientalist war film The Creator. Far from an original film, it is one of the more trope laden works I've seen in a while. Check out my review of the film here.

Thirteen years ago, Gareth Edwards, at the time a special effects artist with aspirations of becoming a director, spearheaded his debut feature as a writer/director, Monsters. Operating as a travelogue of a world transformed by giant monsters with a budding romantic couple as the perspective characters, the film has a guerilla charm to it, with on-location filming, striking visual compositions,…

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hollymbryan · 2 months

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Blog Tour: Top 5 Reasons to Read THESE BODIES BETWEEN US by Sarah Van Name! #tbrbeyondtours

Welcome to Book-Keeping and my stop on the TBR and Beyond Tours blog tour for These Bodies Between Us by Sarah Van Name! I've got all the details on the book below, plus my top 5 reasons to read this YA magical realism novel. Read on!

About the Book

title: These Bodies Between Us author: Sarah Van Name publisher: Delacorte release date: 12 March 2024

Four girls. Four girls skating home, both sides of the road, fearless. Four girls at the mouth of an infinite ocean, sugared and salted with sand and seawater, the tide licking their sunburned feet. This summer, they’re going to disappear. For seventeen-year-old Callie and her best friends Talia and Cleo, every summer in their small North Carolina beach town is as steady as the tides. But this year, Cleo has invited enigmatic new girl Polly to join them, creating waves in their familiar friendship. And Cleo has an idea, gleaned from private YouTube videos and hidden message boards: they’re going to learn how to make themselves invisible. Callie thinks it’s a ridiculous, impossible plan. But the other girls are intoxicated by the thought of disappearing, even temporarily—from bad boyfriends, from overbearing families, from the confusing, uncomfortable reality of having a body altogether. And, miraculously, it works. Yet as the girls revel in their reckless new freedom, they realize it’s getting harder to come back to themselves… and do they even want to? Content Warning: eating disorder, death, abusive relationship

Add to Goodreads: These Bodies Between Us Purchase the Book: Amazon | B&N | Bookshop

About the Author

Sarah Van Name grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and now lives and works in Durham with her family and dog. She is the author of two young adult novels, The Goodbye Summer (2019, a Junior Library Guild pick) and Any Place But Here (2021).

Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram | Goodreads