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Home | Giveaway | A Very Handmade Holiday– Day #6 (Two giveaways in one)

A Very Handmade Holiday– Day #6 (Two giveaways in one)

December 20, 2014 - Updated April 27, 2021 // 31 Comments

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Hi friends! I know I don’t do a lot of giveaways on this site (not as many as I wish I could do to share the love) but I really wanted to give back to you guys. You give me so much all year round — friendship, encouragement, book recs, laughs, lovely comments and support — so I wanted to do a week of giveaways to show my appreciation. I decided to collab with some of my favorite Etsy shops and artists to give you some unique presents!

 

Today is actually two giveaways in one post!!!

 

First up we have Becca from Pivot Book Reviews! She makes some awesome book-inspired handpainted totes and sells them at her Etsy shop called Pivot Book Totes. The best part is she takes custom orders and I’ve LOVED seeing what people have asked her to make and what she’s come up with from there.

 

 

Here are some of my favorite totes she’s done so far:

 

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THE GIVEAWAY

Becca is offering up an Ignite Me tote for fans of the Shatter Me series — a series which I SUPER love and it came to an end this year! If you aren’t a Shatter Me series fan, I highly recommend considering contacting her for a custom tote at some point!

 

Ignite Me tote

 

Rules:

– This giveaway is US only.
– You must be 13 years or older to enter.
– No purchase necessary to enter.
– Giveaway ends January 3rd @ 11:59 EST.

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Giveaway #2

So one of my favorite places to read is my bathtub. My bathtub in my apartment isn’t the best and so I really, really miss the big ol’ tub from my childhood home these days but I STILL love drawing up a nice bath and reading to unwind. Normally with a glass of wine.

In honor of bathtub reading, I’ve teamed up with a new Etsy shop called Sustainable Stead to give you some goodies for your bath! I’m all about homemade soaps and these look lovely!

I’m really eyeing up this Rose infused goat milk soap to use in my own bath!
(ingredients: Organic coconut oil, Goats Milk, Rose essential oil, Rose petals)

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I also REALLY want to soak in my tub with this oatmeal rose soap satchet!

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Giveaway

These lovely ladies are offering up 3 soaps to one lucky winner!

Rules:

– This giveaway is US only.
– You must be 13 years or older to enter.
– No purchase necessary to enter.
– Giveaway ends January 3rd @ 11:59 EST.

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  1. Kate says

    December 20, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    I’d love to see a Grisha inspired tote! My favorite place to read is sitting outside in my screen porch when it’s warm and snuggled in my bed when it’s chilly out.

    Reply
  2. Rachel says

    December 20, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    The soaps look so good! I really love Lush products as well – but I seem to only own bubble bath because I never treat myself to spa-like products.

    I used to read a lot in the bathtub, but now my favorite place is in this huge dish chair I own – it’s really the comfiest place to curl up with a blanket, a cup of tea, and a book!

    Reply
  3. Tammy says

    December 20, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    This time of year I love to read by the fireplace.

    Reply
  4. Haley says

    December 20, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    My favorite place to read during the winter is in my bed where it’s warm and cozy.

    Reply
  5. Marie says

    December 20, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Falling Kingdoms is one of my favorite series, so something themed from those books. Referencing the Watchers, or something.

    Reply
  6. Mandy R says

    December 20, 2014 at 3:12 pm

    I read on the couch mostly.

    I would love a The Fault in our Stars tote!

    Reply
  7. Afrida says

    December 20, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    I would love to see a quote from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and/or We Were Liars!

    Reply
  8. Andrea @ Bookish says

    December 20, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    I think I’d go for something from Susan Dennard’s Strange and Ever After series. Definitely a line or two between Eleanor and Daniel. Ugh, love so much!

    Reply
    • Andrea @ Bookish says

      December 20, 2014 at 4:13 pm

      Also, my favorite place to read is my hammock when it’s nice out. So perfect 🙂

      Reply
  9. Allison R says

    December 20, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    Something from Dorothy must die would be a great tote idea!

    Reply
    • Allison R says

      December 20, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      Also my favorite place to read is on my couch but in the summer, by the pool!

      Reply
  10. Missie says

    December 20, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    I am in love with those totes! A My True Love Gave to Me tote would be so cute, I love that book art!
    Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
    Enter my blog birthday giveaway!

    Reply
  11. Alyssa says

    December 20, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    Totes ideas — I’d love to see a LOTR quote. Or a John Green quote. (I realise these demographics feel very far apart, but they give me ALL THE FEELS.)

    My favorite place to read is in bed. It’s always nice to drift off with a good book in your hand.

    Reply
  12. Susan says

    December 20, 2014 at 8:52 pm

    Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas

    Reply
  13. Reno @ Falling Letters says

    December 21, 2014 at 1:01 am

    Eee, both the totes and the soaps are lovely! My bathtub is also a bit lacking in charm but it’s huge and I haven’t used it yet. I need to pick up some of those and have a nice soak 🙂

    Reply
  14. Pili says

    December 21, 2014 at 8:31 am

    Becca’s Totes are amazing!! I own quite a number of them and I’m already dying to get my hands on the ACOTAR one that she has in her shop! But it’ll have to wait till after Xmas!!

    Reply
  15. Anna Weimer (@lostbraincell) says

    December 21, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    I’m all about Harry Potter and Throne of Glass so I’d LOVE a tote that had something to do with either of those series!

    Reply
  16. Anna Weimer (@lostbraincell) says

    December 21, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    My bed is my favorite place to read!

    Reply
  17. Jessica @ a GREAT read says

    December 21, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    If I were to do a custom bag with quote…well first I need to remember some quotes because I’m really bad at that! But I might go with one of my classics and choose Janco’s famous quote from Maria V. Snyder’s Poison Study!

    Reply
  18. Melissa L. says

    December 21, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    I’d go for a Throne of Glass related book tote or Grisha tote bag.

    Reply
  19. Andi says

    December 22, 2014 at 9:12 am

    My bag is famous! 🙂 I love that you are doing this series with all of these dab shops.

    Reply
  20. Emily says

    December 22, 2014 at 11:30 pm

    I LOVE to read in my bed. I know this is nothing unusual but something about laying down with blankets all around me just makes me feel comfortable and ready to sit in bed all day and read. I also have a small love seat that is near the fireplace in my living room. It’s cozy, but not so close to the fire that I feel like I am too warm. It’s perfect. I just need a better lamp near it and a table for tea or something. Bath tun reading is something I feel like I would love, but I am scared that I am the clumsiest person EVER and would drop my book or nook in the water. But that soap would make me suck it up and give it a try. Those look amazing!

    Reply
  21. Holly J says

    December 23, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    Oh man, coming up with a tote idea would be HARD. But I’m so obsessed with the Raven Cycle series right now, and my Raven boys. I would loooove a tote inspired by that series (even though I already have one, thanks to Gillian’s shop). Or the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. 🙂

    Reply
  22. Josy Herrera says

    December 25, 2014 at 10:54 pm

    Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire would be amazing

    Reply
  23. Josy Herrera says

    December 25, 2014 at 11:01 pm

    I love to read in my bedroom

    Reply
  24. Abbie Gaile says

    January 1, 2015 at 5:26 am

    I know there are lots Harry Potter inspired totes but who wouldn’t want them, right? So, I’ll want to see a HP inspired one from Becca 🙂

    Reply
  25. La La in the Library says

    January 1, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    Oh my gosh, a custom tote from Becca would have to be the cover of Blue Lily, Lily Blue! Thanks for the fab giveaway. 🙂

    Reply
  26. La La in the Library says

    January 1, 2015 at 12:19 pm

    My favorite place to read a physical book is in my reading chair by the window on a rainy day. My favorite place to read on my Kindle is in bed with my cat. She likes it because the Kindle gives me afree hand to pet her while I read. Thanks for this wonderful giveaway. 🙂

    Reply
  27. Sarah @ Confessions of a Bookaholic says

    January 1, 2015 at 10:55 pm

    I love to read in bed if I’m reading an e-book or library book (because I don’t trust myself reading in a bath lol) and if I’m reading my own physical copy of a book I love to read in a hot bath or sitting propped up on pillows in my bed.

    Reply
  28. Michelle @ Pink Polka Dot Books says

    January 2, 2015 at 8:42 am

    If I were to choose a book to go on a tote, it would be To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before or one of the Lunar Chronicles books or Looking for Alaska or My Life Next Door. GAH there’s so many I would love to have totes of!!

    Reply
  29. elena says

    January 2, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    For the tote, I would choose Divergent! And my favorite place to read is just in my room. 🙂

    Reply

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I managed to pick my next read, as chronicled in these photos, but it was not easy with so many options! 

Decided to go with a most anticipated book of 2022 for me from an author who has written books I’ve really enjoyed.
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I am about halfway through and cruising along because I NEED to figure out if Joseph is the worst or what really is going on here in this story that starts with 3 women being stood up by the same guy on Valentine’s Day.  I feel like there is something more to this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet! ⁣
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Hoping to finish it this weekend! What are you reading this weekend? And do you have trouble picking your next read? How do you choose amongst all the options?
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Truly felt like there were zero things more joyful than the warm sun on my face after colder, dreary days and remembering how much I love the feel of reading a mass market paperback. It’s probably a very specific little joy of mine and I definitely reveled in it today.⁣
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But the real big joy has been rereading this book and experiencing it all over again before @bridgertonnetflix season 2 — especially the Pall Mall scene. And something to do with a 🐝 😅 iykyk⁣
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With all the joy I’m getting out of this reread it makes me wonder why I don’t prioritize rereading like I used to before I started blogging 10 years ago.⁣
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In my head I just want to experience all the new stories and try to make a dent in my TBR but I forget, until I do it, the genuine pleasure in revisiting old companions and how it’s a different side of reading one can experience — the nostalgia, the person I’ve become since reading the book and the way I approach a book already knowing what happens. Well the general sense of what happens because my memory is 💩!⁣
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Anyways that’s what I’m up to currently. Trying to finish this up so I can pack my books for a short trip I’m going on later this week. My first ✈️ since 2019!⁣
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Whatcha reading? Do you reread often? And tell me a little teeny tiny joy from your day.
If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow m If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow mash up the “screaming, crying”  Blank Space clip with the “emotional damage” refrain to the Bastille’s Pompeii to let you know how I feel after the last few chapters of #TheGildedCage !!⁣
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And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
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But woo boy do I need the third installment of this series!!! But I also think I’m going to be even more emotional damaged after that one soooo.⁣ 
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Seriously, one of the best simple joys of my life is the feeling of being so wholly and totally invested in a series that you have to remind yourself it’s fiction lest you spend all day in bed crying about the devastated look a character had on their face — a face you didn’t even see with your own two eyes but you are so invested that you feel nauseous and gutted like you sure did.⁣
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Anyways, hope everyone is having a good weekend! Have you read Black Cake or The Dry? Where are my Ted Lasso fans at? I’m happy to join your ranks! Also please tell me your fave character bc I am finding it impossible to pick this far!
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Like for real. She wrote a tweet in 2015 that she was taking a few weeks off and then.... no tweets, no new books. Radio silence.

I hope she’s okay, for real, and that she knows I obsessively stalk Goodreads/Twitter/the internet to make sure I haven’t missed new book news from her at least twice a year. 🥺

Is there any author who you’ve been waiting forever for a new release from??

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Along For The Ride (out April 22) — one of a handful upcoming @sdessen books being adapted in the near future and I can’t wait! These books are so near and dear to my heart.⁣
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Have you read any of these? Anyone else hyped for these adaptations.

Also, for the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of books becoming movies/tv shows for the year. Head to my bio to check out the list! I try to update it weekly and keep on top of it all but life ya know 😆 but I try!
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⁣So let me tell you about that adult debut — The Unsinkable Great James!!

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A perfect setting to escape into (Alaska), a tender-hearted meet cute and a poignant look at the shared grieving experience of those left behind.

I was initially drawn, like I always am, to the daughter losing a mother storyline and an exploration of that grief but I was so taken by the father/daughter relationship between two people who were left untethered by losing the person who held their family together.

Greta and her father don't see eye-to-eye on basically anything when they are thrown together on this Alaskan cruise, a trip Greta's father and mother were supposed to take, and you can feel the tension of their long-standing tumultuous and fractured relationship -- a relationship that feels like its hanging in a balance and could not recover.

The two are both hurting so much from this loss  and it took my breath away at times in how true it rang to be in your own grief bubble and feeling like the loss is yours and yours alone while forgetting about the others shouldering their own piece of this loss. I loved watching them very slowly SEE one another.

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Last - The Girl With the Louding Voice: Adunni is by far one of the most memorable voices I’ve read in a book in a very long time. Her hope and resilience in the face of some awful situations kept me turning the pages and rooting for her. I can’t believe it took me so long to finally read it. Highly recommend!⁣
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Now - Deep in Providence (thank you @fiercereads ): I’m about halfway through after I carved out some time to read early this morning and I’m enjoying this story of grief, love and magic. I’m nervous about these girls trying to resurrect their dead friend though! When I put it down today I was getting a little creeped by some things happening.⁣
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Next - The Kiss of Deception: I’m rereading the first book in this YA fantasy series because it’s been forever and I really wanna finish the trilogy. I’ve been really wanting to go through series I’ve left unfinished for years (not for lack of interest but because I suck at juggling all the series I start) so this is one of them. I remember loving it so I’m excited to dive in and binge. 

Whatcha reading? Have you read any of these? Anyone else on the struggle train with reading at night right now?
Braved the downpour to get my library holds. I hop Braved the downpour to get my library holds. I hope they are worth it! Please tell me they are!⁣
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This is also, before I get to the stack,  an appreciation post for my tiny library and wonderful librarians.⁣
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They normally open at 9am during the week —except Fridays. Did I remember that? Nope. So I was I was SO proud of Riley and I for getting our butts in gear to be for around opening time to drop off a stack and get my new ones.⁣
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And alas, I go to open the door and it’s locked. Now I’m holding Riley’s hand, two tote bags full of books, an umbrella that I’m trying to keep over the both of us, mind you. I’m thoroughly confused until it hits me that it’s Friday.⁣
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So I’m like, welp, guess we are just dropping off in the bin so I try to grab my books out and put them in one-handed while juggling the umbrella and less than enthused Riley.⁣
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Mercifully the door opens and  our children’s librarian takes pity on us and lets us in to drop off and pick up the holds.⁣
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Is this what being a VIP as a celebrity feels like?? Sure feels like it to me 😆 for real though, it pays to be a regular and have a cute kid in tow who is being pelted with rain.⁣
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Anyways excited about this stack but especially Wahala, Daughter of the Moon Goddess and How High We Go In The Dark the most.⁣
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Also have been meaning to snag The World Gives Way after @jordys.book.club recommendation!⁣
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Have you read any of these? Any that you think were definitely worth the rain-soaked journey for??⁣
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Alright now I’m off to curl up and read on this rainy, dreary day which is really what I think a day like this is meant for.
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“Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — “Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — she says as she is surrounded by piles on piles of books on the floor and desk and packed on her bookshelf and book cart. (Partner @berkleypub - thanks for the review copy).⁣
⁣
I managed to pick my next read, as chronicled in these photos, but it was not easy with so many options! 

Decided to go with a most anticipated book of 2022 for me from an author who has written books I’ve really enjoyed.
⁣
I am about halfway through and cruising along because I NEED to figure out if Joseph is the worst or what really is going on here in this story that starts with 3 women being stood up by the same guy on Valentine’s Day.  I feel like there is something more to this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet! ⁣
⁣
Hoping to finish it this weekend! What are you reading this weekend? And do you have trouble picking your next read? How do you choose amongst all the options?
Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perf Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perfectly in my hands.⁣…
⁣
Truly felt like there were zero things more joyful than the warm sun on my face after colder, dreary days and remembering how much I love the feel of reading a mass market paperback. It’s probably a very specific little joy of mine and I definitely reveled in it today.⁣
⁣
But the real big joy has been rereading this book and experiencing it all over again before @bridgertonnetflix season 2 — especially the Pall Mall scene. And something to do with a 🐝 😅 iykyk⁣
⁣
With all the joy I’m getting out of this reread it makes me wonder why I don’t prioritize rereading like I used to before I started blogging 10 years ago.⁣
⁣
In my head I just want to experience all the new stories and try to make a dent in my TBR but I forget, until I do it, the genuine pleasure in revisiting old companions and how it’s a different side of reading one can experience — the nostalgia, the person I’ve become since reading the book and the way I approach a book already knowing what happens. Well the general sense of what happens because my memory is 💩!⁣
⁣
Anyways that’s what I’m up to currently. Trying to finish this up so I can pack my books for a short trip I’m going on later this week. My first ✈️ since 2019!⁣
⁣
Whatcha reading? Do you reread often? And tell me a little teeny tiny joy from your day.
If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow m If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow mash up the “screaming, crying”  Blank Space clip with the “emotional damage” refrain to the Bastille’s Pompeii to let you know how I feel after the last few chapters of #TheGildedCage !!⁣
⁣
And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
⁣
But woo boy do I need the third installment of this series!!! But I also think I’m going to be even more emotional damaged after that one soooo.⁣ 
⁣
Seriously, one of the best simple joys of my life is the feeling of being so wholly and totally invested in a series that you have to remind yourself it’s fiction lest you spend all day in bed crying about the devastated look a character had on their face — a face you didn’t even see with your own two eyes but you are so invested that you feel nauseous and gutted like you sure did.⁣
⁣
Just me orrrrrr?⁣
⁣
No but for real. If you love YA fantasy, go start #theprisonhealer so you can be caught up when The Blood Traitor comes out in June (and be my emotional support person for the duration of reading it). I love these characters and I dying to see what happens next. 

Have you read this series yet? Last book series that had you SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP because of the EMOTIONAL DAMAGE it inflicted?
A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be bothered to make it pretty — mismatching fuzzy sucks, coffee almost gone and Christmas pajama pants that are super old.⁣
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But y’all Black Cake is so good!! I’m almost halfway through and I know it’s A Choice to declare it one of the best books I’ve read all year but I’m feeling bold based on how it’s going.⁣
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I love a good family story (especially one with a family secret!) and this is top notch. The writing is 👌🏻 and I know I’m going to be screaming when the pieces come together!⁣
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In other news, I’m 65% of the way through The Dry by Jane Harper and I’m enjoying it so much that I ended up staying on the treadmill twice this weekend after my allotted time was over just so I could keep listening.⁣
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Will and I FINALLY started Ted Lasso this weekend. It is a damn delight!! For all the hype and praise, it has overdelivered for me which is kind of shocking because normally hype is scary. I told Will that I feel like all the praise hasn’t even come close to how much I could love it. We are only 7 episodes in so no spoilers!⁣
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I’m kinda mad we sat on starting it for so long but at the same time I think the timing is right to help me see my way out of this February funk I have found myself in the past couple weeks.⁣
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Anyways, hope everyone is having a good weekend! Have you read Black Cake or The Dry? Where are my Ted Lasso fans at? I’m happy to join your ranks! Also please tell me your fave character bc I am finding it impossible to pick this far!
No but seriously every year I contemplate organizi No but seriously every year I contemplate organizing a search party for one Katjay Millay who wrote one beautiful and amazing book and then...vanished.

Like for real. She wrote a tweet in 2015 that she was taking a few weeks off and then.... no tweets, no new books. Radio silence.

I hope she’s okay, for real, and that she knows I obsessively stalk Goodreads/Twitter/the internet to make sure I haven’t missed new book news from her at least twice a year. 🥺

Is there any author who you’ve been waiting forever for a new release from??

I’d also like to add YA author Sarah Ockler to this list! Last release was 2015 😭😭
Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are becoming movies/tv shows soon! And one of them is out TODAY!⁣
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The Sky is Everywhere — it’s out today on AppleTV+ and I can’t wait to sob my brains out. One of my absolute most favorite books ever by one of my all time favorite authors. It’s gorgeous and heartbreaking in its poignant depiction of grief, first love and healing — all woven together in Jandy’s signature gorgeous, lyrical writing.⁣
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Along For The Ride (out April 22) — one of a handful upcoming @sdessen books being adapted in the near future and I can’t wait! These books are so near and dear to my heart.⁣
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No release dates yet for The Summer I Turned Pretty tv series (the ultimate coming of age summertime story!) or The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (the cutest meet cute of all meet cutes all set in 24 hours) but I am HYPED and have all my fingers crossed for 2022 🤞🤞

Have you read any of these? Anyone else hyped for these adaptations.

Also, for the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of books becoming movies/tv shows for the year. Head to my bio to check out the list! I try to update it weekly and keep on top of it all but life ya know 😆 but I try!
Is this a book club? I think we just started a boo Is this a book club? I think we just started a book club. Or maybe just a @jenniferesmith appreciation club?? (partner @randomhouse )⁣
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Either way, after loving Jennifer E. Smith's YA books for years, it's been a real treat to also read her debut picture book with Riley (we loved!!) as well as her adult debut out in 3 weeks!⁣
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⁣So let me tell you about that adult debut — The Unsinkable Great James!!

This one just was the perfect warm-hearted read for a cold and gloomy January.

A perfect setting to escape into (Alaska), a tender-hearted meet cute and a poignant look at the shared grieving experience of those left behind.

I was initially drawn, like I always am, to the daughter losing a mother storyline and an exploration of that grief but I was so taken by the father/daughter relationship between two people who were left untethered by losing the person who held their family together.

Greta and her father don't see eye-to-eye on basically anything when they are thrown together on this Alaskan cruise, a trip Greta's father and mother were supposed to take, and you can feel the tension of their long-standing tumultuous and fractured relationship -- a relationship that feels like its hanging in a balance and could not recover.

The two are both hurting so much from this loss  and it took my breath away at times in how true it rang to be in your own grief bubble and feeling like the loss is yours and yours alone while forgetting about the others shouldering their own piece of this loss. I loved watching them very slowly SEE one another.

I can't say enough good things about this one -- great setting, Greta's music, the meet-cute, the messy and imperfect nature of family and love. Definitely recommend!⁣

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