BookTube | June 2018 Faves

It's been a little while since I've shared any of our BookTube videos with you, but I decided it was high time I start doing it again! Ever since my channel shifted to become our channel (Macky & I, that is), it's been so much fun making videos to talk about books. Here's our f…

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The Great Alone (Giveaway)

Kristin Hannah is an author I'm very interested in, especially after hearing such incredible things about The Nightingale . (My sister actually just read it recently and really liked it, as much as you can like something that is set in such a difficult, heartbreaking era.) I'm really excite…

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The Constellations Inside • Girl Made of Stars

I’ve been trying to figure out how to write my review for Girl Made of Stars  for some time now. (I’m almost tempted to just direct you to my friend Mishma’s review , because it’s so, so good. Please go and read it.) I really loved this book, but it’s also one of the most difficult books I’ve read th…

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Abbreviations #58 | Furyborn, Little Do We Know + Bruja Born

Furyborn is the story of two women, separated by centuries, who are both powerful enough to save or destroy the world. There’s Rielle Dardenne, who has the ability to wield all seven kinds of elemental magic and must endure seven trials (one for each) in order to prove that she is the Sun Queen, th…

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Gift Guide for Charlotte, Alexander + Jane | My Plain Jane Blog Tour

I'm thrilled to be a part of the blog tour for My Plain Jane  (which is out today!). I was lucky enough to read this one earlier this year and fall head over heels in love with it ( see my review for details ), and I hope the same can be said for many of you once you get to read it. Today, I'…

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Table for Two #18: Bareburger

Rachel of Hello, Chelly and I have teamed up once more to bring you a collaboration that involves two of my favorite things: New York City and food. Welcome to Table for Two , where the two of us will be highlighting restaurants and dessert spots in New York City. Each month, you'll be hearing o…

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BookTube | What We Read S02E02

It's been a little while since I've shared any of our BookTube videos with you, but I decided it was high time I start doing it again! Ever since my channel shifted to become our channel (Macky & I, that is), it's been so much fun making videos to talk about books. Here's the s…

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Tunes & Tales 2.0 | May 2018

Back in the day, Tunes and Tales was a series I enjoyed featuring some of my favorite albums alongside books each song reminded me of, but it ultimately ended up having an expiration date as I don't fall head over heels in love with a lot of albums in their entirety. Anyway, I've decided t…

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The Real Story Of... • My Plain Jane

I sincerely hope that the lovely, talented trio known collectively as the Lady Janies - Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand & Jodi Meadows - will keep on writing together for the foreseeable future. After having read two of their jointly written novels, it's safe to say that I find their ability to…

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(Not) All According to Plan • The Kiss Quotient

I’m so, so excited to be talking about The Kiss Quotient today! It is, without a doubt, one of my favorite reads of 2018, and also one of my favorite contemporary romances of all time. I was a little worried going into it that I would fall victim to the hype monster again and find my expectations …

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Three Nights at the Ballet

I love going to the ballet. It's become a yearly tradition for Rachel & I to attend three ballets performed by the American Ballet Theatre in that sweet spot between spring and summer (Here's my 2016 round-up and my 2017 round-up , if you're curious.) This year, we had a lot of fun …

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BookTube | What We Read S02E01

It's been a little while since I've shared any of our BookTube videos with you, but I decided it was high time I start doing it again! Ever since my channel shifted to become our  channel (Macky & I, that is), it's been so much fun making videos to talk about books. Here's the v…

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Macky's Middle Grade Round-up: Chilling with Wiley, Donut and Bob

Meet Wiley, the genius trapsmith behind the deadly traps that pepper the pathways of Carrion Tomb. He’s young, he’s super smart and though he believes he isn’t the best little hobgoblet specimen around, he is absolutely sure he has what it takes to keep all the machines and deadly creatures of Car…

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Abbreviations #57 | North to You, Always Never Yours + Snow & Rose

I’m partial to a well-told second chance romance, and that’s exactly what you’ll get with North To You . It’s the story of two former sweethearts: Camille Marino, who is juggling her food truck career and being her younger sister’s guardian, and Drew Bautista, who is back in San Francisco to work o…

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Mabuhay! Of Music + Fiction

Happy Philippine Independence Day! As we've done every year since 2014, Rachel of Hello, Chelly & I are teaming up yet again to bring you Mabuhay! We take the opportunity every year to team up with Filipino authors, as well as highlight something we love about Pinoy culture. This year, we …

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