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Dropping absolutely everything to read Iain Reid’s newest release!👏 I was a big fan of I’m Thinking of Ending Things, which is a book that has really stuck with me. It was atmospheric and creepy and I loved it. And the premise of Foe sounds equally compelling. . . We don’t get visitors. Not out here. We never have. . Junior and Hen are a quiet married couple. They live a comfortable, solitary life on their farm, far from the city lights, but in close quarters with each other. One day, a stranger from the city arrives with surprising news: Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm...very far away. The most unusual part? Arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Hen won’t have a chance to miss him at all, because she won’t be left alone—not even for a moment. Hen will have company. Familiar company. . Foe examines the nature of domestic relationships, self-determination, and what it means to be (or not to be) a person. An eerily entrancing page-turner, it churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale. . . Thank you @suspensethrill for mentioning this one in a post! I had no idea it was coming out.🙈 . . . . #bookblogger #amreading #books #foe #iainreid #simonandschuster #simonandschustercanada #cafe #booksandbeans #bookstagrammer #booklover #bookish #bookworm #bookfeaturepage #bookishfeatures #coffeshop #coffeeshots #igreads #thriller #halifaxblogger #newrelease #bookstagramfeature

A new read for the new week ahead.😊 I decided to go with The Unseen World by Liz Moore, which sounds like it will fit my mood. And the audiobook version I had on hold just became available.👏 . Ada Sibelius is raised by David, her brilliant, eccentric, socially inept single father, who directs a computer science lab in 1980s-era Boston. Home-schooled, Ada accompanies David to work every day; by twelve, she is a painfully shy prodigy. The lab begins to gain acclaim at the same time that David’s mysterious history comes into question. When his mind begins to falter, leaving Ada virtually an orphan, she is taken in by one of David’s colleagues. Soon she embarks on a mission to uncover her father’s secrets: a process that carries her from childhood to adulthood. What Ada discovers on her journey into a virtual universe will keep the reader riveted until The Unseen World’s heart-stopping, fascinating conclusion. . . . . #amreading #currentlyreading #booksandbeans #theunseenworld #lizmoore #bookstagramfeature #igreads #bookstagram #books #bookfeaturepage #sunday #cozy #bookishfeatures #bookworm #bookish #booklover #reading #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #readersofinstagram

Book + ice cream = perfect Saturday 😋🍦☀️ . . . . #bookblogger #bookstagram #booksandbeans #weekendvibes #saturday #halifaxblogger #dairybarhfx #bookfeaturepage #bookworm #bookishfeature #photooftheday #igreads #bookish #booklover #readersofinstagram #icecreamtime #bookstagrammer #aboutabookreviews #summerreading

Happy Friday, everyone!☀️ . With my reading having really slowed over the summer, I have discovered my love of audiobooks. And I find myself in need of recommendations! What audiobooks have you loved? . Hope you’re enjoying your Friday, and happy weekend ahead! . . . . #bookblogger #bookworm #books #audiobooks #bookstagram #igreads #bookstagramfeature #booklover #bookfeaturepage #cafe #coffeeshop #bookishfeatures #booksandbeans #bookrecommendations #bookish #halifaxblogger #whattoreadnext #cozy #readersofinstagram

Happy to receive this lovely book, which is the first in an adventure mystery series for young readers. Looking forward to the adventure!✈️ . “Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold is the thrilling first installment in a new series of adventure mystery stories that are one part travel, one part history and five parts adventure. This first book of the Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency Series introduces Kitty Hawk, an intrepid teenage pilot with her own De Havilland Beaver seaplane and a nose for mystery and intrigue. A cross between Amelia Earhart, Nancy Drew and Pippi Longstocking, Kitty is a quirky young heroine with boundless curiosity and a knack for getting herself into all kinds of precarious situations.” . Thank you to the author and publicist for the copy! . . . . #booksandlattes #coffeshop #bookblogger #booksandbeans #bookstagramfeature #bookworm #bookstagram #kittyhawk #books #thursday #igreads #cafe #read #youngadultbooks #mystery #adventure #bookfeaturepage #cozy #bookish

“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive - all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.” - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society . Making my way through The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society this week and quite enjoying this sweet book. It is told through letters, which is a format that has not always worked for me in the past, but it works well here. It took me a little bit to get into the flow but I’m fully in the swing of things now.🌼 . . . . #bookworm #booksandbeans #amreading #currentlyreading #books #bookstagram #booklover #bookfeaturepage #bookishfeatures #bookblogger #halifaxblogger #bookstagramfeature #igreads #cafe #coffeshop #booksandlattes #theguernseyliteraryandpotatopeelpiesociety #wednesday

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Dropping absolutely everything to read Iain Reid’s newest release!👏 I was a big fan of I’m Thinking of Ending Things, which is a book that has really stuck with me. It was atmospheric and creepy and I loved it. And the premise of Foe sounds equally compelling. . . We don’t get visitors. Not out here. We never have. . Junior and Hen are a quiet married couple. They live a comfortable, solitary life on their farm, far from the city lights, but in close quarters with each other. One day, a stranger from the city arrives with surprising news: Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm...very far away. The most unusual part? Arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Hen won’t have a chance to miss him at all, because she won’t be left alone—not even for a moment. Hen will have company. Familiar company. . Foe examines the nature of domestic relationships, self-determination, and what it means to be (or not to be) a person. An eerily entrancing page-turner, it churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale. . . Thank you @suspensethrill for mentioning this one in a post! I had no idea it was coming out.🙈 . . . . #bookblogger #amreading #books #foe #iainreid #simonandschuster #simonandschustercanada #cafe #booksandbeans #bookstagrammer #booklover #bookish #bookworm #bookfeaturepage #bookishfeatures #coffeshop #coffeeshots #igreads #thriller #halifaxblogger #newrelease #bookstagramfeature

A new read for the new week ahead.😊 I decided to go with The Unseen World by Liz Moore, which sounds like it will fit my mood. And the audiobook version I had on hold just became available.👏 . Ada Sibelius is raised by David, her brilliant, eccentric, socially inept single father, who directs a computer science lab in 1980s-era Boston. Home-schooled, Ada accompanies David to work every day; by twelve, she is a painfully shy prodigy. The lab begins to gain acclaim at the same time that David’s mysterious history comes into question. When his mind begins to falter, leaving Ada virtually an orphan, she is taken in by one of David’s colleagues. Soon she embarks on a mission to uncover her father’s secrets: a process that carries her from childhood to adulthood. What Ada discovers on her journey into a virtual universe will keep the reader riveted until The Unseen World’s heart-stopping, fascinating conclusion. . . . . #amreading #currentlyreading #booksandbeans #theunseenworld #lizmoore #bookstagramfeature #igreads #bookstagram #books #bookfeaturepage #sunday #cozy #bookishfeatures #bookworm #bookish #booklover #reading #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #readersofinstagram

Book + ice cream = perfect Saturday 😋🍦☀️ . . . . #bookblogger #bookstagram #booksandbeans #weekendvibes #saturday #halifaxblogger #dairybarhfx #bookfeaturepage #bookworm #bookishfeature #photooftheday #igreads #bookish #booklover #readersofinstagram #icecreamtime #bookstagrammer #aboutabookreviews #summerreading

Happy Friday, everyone!☀️ . With my reading having really slowed over the summer, I have discovered my love of audiobooks. And I find myself in need of recommendations! What audiobooks have you loved? . Hope you’re enjoying your Friday, and happy weekend ahead! . . . . #bookblogger #bookworm #books #audiobooks #bookstagram #igreads #bookstagramfeature #booklover #bookfeaturepage #cafe #coffeeshop #bookishfeatures #booksandbeans #bookrecommendations #bookish #halifaxblogger #whattoreadnext #cozy #readersofinstagram

Happy to receive this lovely book, which is the first in an adventure mystery series for young readers. Looking forward to the adventure!✈️ . “Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold is the thrilling first installment in a new series of adventure mystery stories that are one part travel, one part history and five parts adventure. This first book of the Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency Series introduces Kitty Hawk, an intrepid teenage pilot with her own De Havilland Beaver seaplane and a nose for mystery and intrigue. A cross between Amelia Earhart, Nancy Drew and Pippi Longstocking, Kitty is a quirky young heroine with boundless curiosity and a knack for getting herself into all kinds of precarious situations.” . Thank you to the author and publicist for the copy! . . . . #booksandlattes #coffeshop #bookblogger #booksandbeans #bookstagramfeature #bookworm #bookstagram #kittyhawk #books #thursday #igreads #cafe #read #youngadultbooks #mystery #adventure #bookfeaturepage #cozy #bookish

“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive - all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.” - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society . Making my way through The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society this week and quite enjoying this sweet book. It is told through letters, which is a format that has not always worked for me in the past, but it works well here. It took me a little bit to get into the flow but I’m fully in the swing of things now.🌼 . . . . #bookworm #booksandbeans #amreading #currentlyreading #books #bookstagram #booklover #bookfeaturepage #bookishfeatures #bookblogger #halifaxblogger #bookstagramfeature #igreads #cafe #coffeshop #booksandlattes #theguernseyliteraryandpotatopeelpiesociety #wednesday

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