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Bookish Virginia

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  • Book Review: House of Bastiion

    First of all, thank you to the author and Book of Matches Media Tours for gifting me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Title: House of BastiionAuthor: K.L. KolarichGenre: High FantasyMy Rating: 4 / 5 starsContent Warnings: Assault, ethnocentricity, sexual references, substance abuse, trafficking, violence (from the author’s website)…

    Virginia S

    January 31, 2021
    Book Reviews
    arc, bomm tours, book review, fantasy
  • Book Review: Thorn of the Night Blossoms

    Thank you to the author and BOMM Tours for providing me with an ARC of this one in exchange for participating in a tour on Instagram for the book and reading/giving my honest feedback about the book. And can I just start by saying LOOK AT THAT COVER?!?! It is seriously on another level. I…

    Virginia S

    January 26, 2021
    Book Reviews
    bomm tours, book review, diverse reads, fantasy, J.C. Kang, lgbtq+, novella
  • Book Review: Shadow Crusade

    3.5 / 5 stars I had the pleasure of participating in an ARC tour for this book. This review (spoiler-free!) represents my fair and honest reaction to the book. If you like new adult fantasy that includes fierce female characters, compelling magic, mysterious lineage, and some romance, then look no further. This one is for…

    Virginia S

    January 23, 2021
    Book Reviews, Uncategorized
    arc, bomm tours, book review, jessaca willis, new adult fantasy, romance
  • Book Review: How to Fail at Flirting

    One daring to-do list and a crash course in flirtation turn a Type A overachiever’s world upside down. First of all, I have to say a huge THANK YOU to Berkley Publishing for being so awesome about letting me read ARCs of a lot of their amazing books. I am so blessed to get the…

    Virginia S

    December 2, 2020
    Book Reviews, Uncategorized
    berkley, book review, contemporary, denise williams, diverse reads, netgalley, romance, romantic comedy
  • Book Review: The Song of the Marked

    An ancient evil is stirring. The old gods grow restless. Can she stop the storm that’s brewing? Today I am coming to you with my review of this amazing indie fantasy that came right out of left field and totally gob-smacked me with how good it is. Okay, so I knew I would like it…

    Virginia S

    October 26, 2020
    Book Reviews
    arc, bomm tours, book review, fantasy, romance, s.m. gaither
  • Blog Tour: The Emperor’s Wolves

    Today I’m featuring a brand new release from Michelle Sagara in her world of Elantris. THE EMPEROR’S WOLVES is a prequel to the CHRONICLES OF ELANTRA, and gives us the backstory for one of my favorite characters from the series, Severn. I love when authors give us a new take on a beloved character, so…

    Virginia S

    October 13, 2020
    Uncategorized
    arc, blog tour, book review, fantasy, harlequin, michelle sagara
  • Blog Tour (Reread Special): Cast in Wisdom

    It is such an honor to be taking part in this reread tour for Michelle Sagara’s CHRONICLES OF ELANTRA SERIES. Thank you to Harlequin for including me on the tour! There is one stop on this tour for each of the 15 books in the series, all in advance of the exciting release of a…

    Virginia S

    October 12, 2020
    Book Reviews
    blog tour, book review, fantasy, harlequin, michelle sagara
  • Blog Tour & Review: The Opposite of Falling

    Today we have the blog tour of Jillian Liota’s THE OPPOSITE OF FALLING! Check out this gorgeous new romance and be sure to get your copy today!  Title: The Opposite of Falling Author: Jillian Liota Genre: Contemporary Romance About The Opposite of Falling:  BRIAR MITCHELL is home in Cedar Point – single, broke and unemployed.…

    Virginia S

    October 10, 2020
    Uncategorized
    arc, contemporary, jillian liota, romance
  • Book Review: Stealing Embers

    A realm of monsters. A world of lies. She belongs to both. Happy release day to this beautiful book that I had the pleasure of reading in advance, thanks to the author Julie Hall and to Book of Matches Media. Do you like reading about angels and monsters, characters with powers they don’t understand, all…

    Virginia S

    September 22, 2020
    Book Reviews, Uncategorized
    arc, bomm tours, julie hall, romance, urban fantasy
  • Book Review: Saving Ruby King

    Title: Saving Ruby King (Amazon, Goodreads)Author: Catherine Adel WestGenre: Literary FictionMy Rating: 4 / 5 stars Favorite Quote:“All have the potential to discover peace, turn it into something everlasting. But humans carry their sorrow and disappointment, their trials and tragedies. They drag them with them, ugly, battered luggage, opened and rummaged through for the sheer purpose of torturing themselves with unfortunate…

    Virginia S

    July 23, 2020
    Book Reviews
    catherine adel west, debut author, diverse reads, harlequin, literary fiction, mystery, netgalley
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Virginia is just a regular person, talking about books and reading and writing and living.

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