Lovely Books and Things - 11.1.20

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Loads of sweet treats this week ;-)
2. Falling down the internet rabit hole - on how to create journals from old used hardcover books
3. Autumn bouquets at Farmer's Market

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Library: audiobook

Deadly Education
by Naomi Novik
YA, Fantasy, Magic | Goodreads

Freebies: from Free Little Library

The Sea of Lost Girls
by Carol Goodman
Mystery, Thriller, Boarding School | Goodreads

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Virtual Author event: hosted by San Francisco Public Library
Listen to archive of this (here)

Frida in America:
The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist
by Celia Stahr
Art, Biography, Feminism | Goodreads

Virtual Author event: hosted by Books Inc.
Check out their calendar for future free author events (here)

YA Halloween panel:

A Wicked Magic
by Sasha Laurens
YA, Fantasy, Witches | Goodreads

Five Dark Fates
by Kendare Blake
YA, Fantasy, Magic | Goodreads

The Companion
by Katie Alender
YA, Horror, Mystery | Goodreads

Harrow Lake
by Kat Ellis
YA, Horror, Paranormal | Goodreads

Rules for Vanishing
by Kate Alice Marshall
YA, Horror, Paranormal | Goodreads

Deathless Divide
by Justina Ireland
YA, Historical, Zombies | Goodreads

The Unleashed
by Danielle Vega
YA, Horror, Ghosts | Goodreads

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AND watched: on Netflix

Rebecca (2020)
Director: Ben Wheatley
Screenplay: Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
Based on book by: Daphne Du Maurier
Stars: Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas
Drama, Mystery, Romance | imdb | my rating: 5
A young newlywed arrives at her husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death.

LIKED this refreshed version with its gorgeous visuals.

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River Road by Carol Goodman

River Road
by Carol Goodman

Find out more about this book and author:
Amazon
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BookExcerpt
Website
Twitter @C_Goodmania

Just released (paperback): January 3, 2017
Publisher: Touchstone
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Paperback: 304 pages
Rating: 5

First sentence(s):
She came out of nowhere.

Zombie sighting:
A group of students came out of the diner clutching paper coffee cups and shuffled to the bus stop in a zombie-like trance. -chapter 9, page 80

From the award-winning author of The Lake of Dead Languages comes a chilling new psychological thriller about a professor accused of killing her favorite student in a hit-and-run accident.

Nan Lewis—a creative writing professor at a state university in upstate New York—is driving home from a faculty holiday party after finding out she’s been denied tenure. On her way, she hits a deer, but when she gets out of her car to look for it, the deer is nowhere to be found. Eager to get home and out of the oncoming snowstorm, Nan is forced to leave her car at the bottom of her snowy driveway to wait out the longest night of the year—and the lowest point of her life…

The next morning, Nan is woken up by a police officer at her door with terrible news—one of her students, Leia Dawson, was killed in a hit-and-run on River Road the night before. And because of the damage to her car, Nan is a suspect. In the days following the accident, Nan finds herself shunned by the same community that rallied around her when her own daughter was killed in an eerily similar accident six years prior. When Nan begins finding disturbing tokens that recall the death of Nan’s own daughter, Nan suspects that the two accidents are connected.

As she begins to dig further, she discovers that everyone around her, including Leia, is hiding secrets. But can she uncover them, clear her name, and figure out who really killed Leia before her reputation is destroyed for good?

My two-bits:

Starts off with a protagonist who is unreliable and unlikable in a small college town setting. However, she is forced to pull herself together to figure out the mystery that she has been pulled into. And in so doing slowly had me sympathetic.

Loved learning about some aspects of being a writer and student writers.

Greek mythology plays a part so there are easter eggs to find if you are familiar. If not, you can still enjoy the story for what it is. Or you can enhance this reading by getting quick details from wikipedia.

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* review copy courtesy of publisher

* part of Cloak & Dagger Challenge (here)

Stacking the Shelves - 12.31.16

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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FREEBIE: for kindle

Prejudice Meets Pride
by Rachael Anderson
Amazon | Goodreads
GET a free kindle version: ends today

For Review:

Different Class
by Joanne Harris
-Mystery, Thriller
courtesy of publisher -Thanks!
Amazon | Goodreads

River Road
by Carol Goodman
-Mystery, Thriller
courtesy of publisher -Thanks!
Amazon | Goodreads

UNBOXING:

From Owlcrate package (details & signup):
OwlCrate is a subscription service that sends you magical monthly boxes tailored to a chosen theme. Each OwlCrate will contain one new Young Adult novel, as well as 3-5 other bookish treats to help you get your nerd on. @owlcrate

DECEMBER Box includes:
theme: Epic
- Funko mini figurine: Hedwig
- Enamel pin: Lord of the Rings created by Jane Mount (Ideal Bookshelf)
- Game of Thrones coasters from Dark Horse Comics
- Greeting card: The Chronicles of Narnia from Susanne Draws
- Sticker: A Darker Shade of Magic designed by Miss Phi
- January teaser card: Classic Remix

AND this book...

Of Fire and Stars
by Audrey Coulthurst
-Fantasy, LGBTQ, YA
Amazon | Goodreads
Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile kingdoms. But Denna has a secret. She possesses an Affinity for fire—a dangerous gift for the future queen of a land where magic is forbidden.

Now Denna has to learn the ways of her new kingdom while trying to hide her growing magic. To make matters worse, she must learn to ride Mynaria’s formidable warhorses before her coronation—and her teacher is the person who intimidates her most, the prickly and unconventional Princess Amaranthine, sister of her betrothed.

When a shocking assassination leaves the kingdom reeling, Mare and Denna reluctantly join forces to search for the culprit. As the two work together, they discover there is more to one another than they thought—and soon their friendship is threatening to blossom into something more.

But with dangerous conflict brewing that makes the alliance more important than ever, acting on their feelings could be deadly. Forced to choose between their duty and their hearts, Mare and Denna must find a way to save their kingdoms—and each other.

Other book-related: signed up to do this...

First Book Of The Year 2017
hosted by Book Journey (details)
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