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  • Zen by Shabnam Minwalla -novel about Mumbai in 1935 and 2019
  • May in life and reading #Monthlywrapup
  • Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton – fantasy with underworld journey
  • 10 Kickass Heroines I Love in Fantasy and Sci-Fi

QOTD- at what age did you start reading? Happy release day to OF DEEDS MOST VALIANT by @sarahklwilson!  Many thanks @penguinsters for review copy. Welcome to my stop in the Promo Tour for The Blood That Binds Us by @erinmainordauthor! What are you reading this month? Have you read any of these? How was your May? Welcome to my stop in the Bookstagram & Creative Tour for Deadbeat Druid by @slaytondavidr! What are you reading this week? Welcome to my stop in the Promo Tour for Heir of Fates by @katiecollupy!

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    Saturday Short-Story Review: Bigfoot (Mysterious Monsters #1) by David Michael Slater

    Books Teacup and Reviews / 3 March 2018 / 0 Comments

    Hello Book Lovers! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Today’s short story review is on Bigfoot first in Mysterious Monsters series by David Michael Slater. Publication Date: July 5th 2017 Publisher: Incorgnito Publishing Press…

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    The Call of the Swamp by Davide Cali

    Books Teacup and Reviews / 26 August 2017 / 0 Comments

    Hello everyone! Hope you all are enjoying weekend. Today’s short story is children’s picture-book, The Call of the Swamp by Davide Cali. Expected publication: September 25th 2017 by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers…

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    Books Teacup and Reviews / 19 August 2017 / 0 Comments

    Hello Everyone! Hope you all are enjoying weekends. Today I’m reviewing 2 short stories by Kelly Pulley. The Cycling Wangdoos by Kelly Pulley Expected publication: October 28th 2017 by Schiffer Publishing Read date:…

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  • Lovelight Farms (Lovelight #1) by B.K. Borison – small-town fake dating romance
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📖: Lovelight farm by B. K. Borison
RG: 39/60

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QOTD- at what age did you start reading? I sped QOTD- at what age did you start reading? 

I sped up video, it's still a little long but i couldn't resist sharing this. It's such a lovely feeling to see kid reading and showing interest in books. 

She doesn't like reading prepositions or she skips them and rush to read words as her eyes keep wandering. I doubt she completely understands what she is reading but i still feel proud she could read and tries to read new words on her own. 

Many thanks @penguinsters @tinklecomicsstudio for sending book 3 #DumdumtotheRescue of #AdventuresofLittleShambu 6-in1 chapter book. 
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Happy release day to OF DEEDS MOST VALIANT by @sarahklwilson! 

She has a demon infested dog. He has an inconvenient vow. Together, they’ll need to escape this deadly monastery. Of Deeds Most Valiant is an adult romantic epic fantasy stand-alone novel that features paladins in all their aspects and is perfect for lovers of T. Kingfisher, Tamsyn Muir and Danielle L. Jensen.

𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲:

⚔️Paladin Fantasy
⚔️Puzzles & Mysteries
⚔️Swoony Romance
⚔️Rivals to Lovers/Forbidden Love
⚔️Honor Under Pressure
⚔️Side Character That Steals the Show

Of Deeds Most Valiant is out now & it's also available to read on Kindle Unlimited! (Full blurb in the comments below/my stories.)

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𝗤𝗢𝗧𝗗 - which of the above mentioned trope/arc do you like?  Or What are your read-bait words for fantasy? 

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#OfDeedsMostValiant #mtmctours #fantasy
Many thanks @penguinsters for review copy. 

𝙕𝙚𝙣 by @shabnamminwalla ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Zen is beautiful, deep, well-written mix of contemporary and historical fiction that cleverly blends the lives of two girls with the same name from different time periods, Mumbai in 1935 and Mumbai in 2019, and how political changes in India affect their lives along with family drama and romance.

Writing is beautiful, realistic, and steady-paced with dual timeline. The present is written in third person narrative mostly from Zainab Currimji, aka Zen’s perspective while the past is written in diary format from Zainab Essaji’s perspective. I loved the mixed media format in the book. Apart from the diary format, there is text messages, newspaper articles, and phone call conversations that made the story more interesting and also helped to know other characters better. I also loved black pages that were written from a dead person’s perspective and the identity of that person was revealed in the climax.

The setting of Mumbai is perfectly written. Author perfectly captures the nuance of Mumbai in different era. I also loved the chapters titled under different colors which also played an important role in past Zainab’s life and each chapter opened with song lyrics and snippets. 

It’s clear from the beginning both Zainabs are related. I was more interested to see how Zen is going to find that out and what happened to the past Zainab, if she found her happily ever after, how the current situation affects Zen, and if she too can hope to love- amid all the controversies, prejudice and judgments- that too from a boy whose father is extremely right-wing.

I loved both Zen in the present and Zainab in the past. The family dynamic of both Zainabs was equally interesting. I also loved how the author included other characters that both Zainabs meet in their everyday life.

The theme and layers were amazing. I love how the topic was realistic and moreover, I love reading it from Indian Muslim’s perspective. Even with all the serious topics and themes of the book, there are many lighthearted, positive and uplifting scenes.

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𝙌𝙊𝙏𝘿- Which is your favorite book set in India?

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Welcome to my stop in the Promo Tour for The Blood Welcome to my stop in the Promo Tour for The Blood That Binds Us by @erinmainordauthor!

She is the wielder of blood magic, and she may end them all. Harboring a power so lethal, unpredictable, and entirely forbidden by kingdom law, Wren’s spent her whole life hiding what she is—who she is. A bloodwitch.

The Blood That Binds Us is a Dark Romantic Fantasy and the first book in The Bound by Blood series. 

You must read it if you love:

✨Enemies to Lovers
✨Forced Proximity
✨Dark Secrets
✨Touch Her and ☠️
✨Only one tent

Read the full blurb in pics/my stories and don't forget to add it to your TBR!

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𝙌𝙊𝙏𝘿 - which is your favorite fantasy trope? Or your favorite book with touch her and die trope? I lately love that trope and need recommendations. 
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#TheBloodThatBindsUs #fantasyromancebooks #mtmctours
What are you reading this month? Have you read any What are you reading this month? Have you read any of these? 

I'm continuing Zen by Shabnam Minwalla i started in May. I still need to read last 200 pages. 

I'm starting Lovelight Farms by B. K. Borison simultaneously as I have tour next week. 

I'm pretty excited to buddy read Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn. I think I remember most of things from Legendborn and hopefully I wouldn't have to go back to it while reading this. 

The Benevolent Society of Ill-mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman is historical fiction featuring fierce women of Victorian era. Sounds exactly my kind of book. 

The Prince of Secrets by A. J. Lancaster is sequel of Lord of Stariel i read in may. It's a cozy fantasy. I liked Wyn in first book and secret he was keeping was interesting but i still would like to know him more. Hopefully this book is more about him. 

I also plan to finish this series this month so will read next installment Stariel Quartet, The Court of Mortals. 

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How was your May? Have you read any of these book How was your May?
Have you read any of these books?
What are your plans for June?

May for me was both good and bad. It's been busy month with a lot happening. I didn't expect I could read more than 6 books but I managed 7 full novels and 3 short ones. 

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙨

Books read – 10
Total Pages – 3394

Romance – 3
Fantasy – 2
Contemporary fiction – 2
Middle grade – 1
Children’s book – 2

Goodreads Challenge – 38/60

𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝:

Twisted Lies
The Daydreams

My kid loved this book so I'm also including - Strangus Derangus and other adventures of Little Shambu

𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 :

Christian – Twisted Lies
Jules – Twisted Hate

𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙚

- Me and @readingtonic2020 are buddy reading Bloodmarked

- Read at least 6 books.

- Finish the Stariel series.

- Start another embroidery project.
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