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Blood Like Magic
Blood Like Magic | Liselle Sambury
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A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her familys magic. The problem is, shes never been in loveshell have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him. After years of waiting for her Callinga trial every witch must pass in order to come into their powersthe one thing Voya Thomas didnt expect was to fail. When Voyas ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agreesand then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic. Voya is determined to save her familys magic no matter the cost. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, shell first have to find the perfect guyand fast. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. What she doesnt count on is being paired with the infuriating Luchow can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her? With mounting pressure from her family, Voya is caught between her morality and her duty to her bloodline. If she wants to save their heritage and Luc, shell have to find something her ancestor wants more than blood. And in witchcraft, blood is everything.
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Kenyazero
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If you're looking for a dark, witchy sci-fi fantasy centering a strong female protagonist, this might be a pick for you! I enjoyed it but I didn't love it. A few things didn't work for me, especially every characters' insistence that words without set meaning definitely have this one specific random interpretation that doesn't make a ton of sense. That part was just frustrating and was a major plot element. #LGBTQIA #Witchy

ShyBookOwl I just started one by Sambury an hour ago! Delicious Monsters. I'm LOVING it so far (3 chapters in) 5mo
Kenyazero @ShyBookOwl nice! I hope you keep loving it. I definitely like Sambury's style. 5mo
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Kenyazero
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I'm loving this book so far but everyone's inflexibility on the meaning of words is killing me! They're all like "destroy definitely = kill, so you must murder someone!" and "First love definitely = romantic/sexual love!" ? I get that the author may be trying to mislead the reader, but I find it extremely tedious that not a single person has suggested any alternative readings of either word.

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Bookgoil
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My two favorite audios of the month are big and at the top - I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and In the Lives of Puppets.

my fave graphic novel this past month - Tokyo Rose Zero Hour which really dug into some WWII history I was not familiar with and brought to light a story that was so compelling, especially in graphic format.

Hoping to push my reading more this summer!

kspenmoll I so enjoyed I am not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter- we have it has a book group choice for our freshman. (edited) 10mo
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DebbieGrillo
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Please tell me there is a sequel. This was an outstanding YA fantasy. I loved Voya and I want more! If you like strong female characters, magic, and moral dilemmas, this one is for you.

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DebbieGrillo
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DebbieGrillo
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This is the first time I've noticed a content warning in a book I'm reading. I like it.

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BookmarkTavern
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Mehso-so

Voya is set to receive her family‘s gift of magic when she completes a task given by an ancestor. The task? Destroy her first love. The problem? She‘s never been in love.

There was so much I loved about this story. Fascinating magic system, sci-fi & fantasy elements fused together, fully fleshed out & beautifully diverse secondary characters. But ultimately, this was a slow read, with a pretty unsatisfying & frustrating ending for me. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

BookmarkTavern Chapter five has a description of the whipping of a black woman and the murder of her lover by a white mob 13mo
KateReadsYA @ozma.of.oz I definitely agree with this 100 percent, my review included my frustration on the ending as well. 13mo
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BookmarkTavern
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We‘re supposed to be getting up to 16 inches of snow today. ❄️🙃❄️

Fortunately, it‘s the beginning of my weekend, so I get to turn on the fireplace, make some mint truffle hot chocolate, and curl up with a blanket and the #WhimsicalReads book! 💜

Leftcoastzen Love your cup! 13mo
FashionableObserver The Kid, The Husband and I are all working/doing school from home because of this snow. I‘m flashing back to Spring 2020! 😫 PS: love that cup!! 13mo
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KateReadsYA
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I finished this up for the #whimsicalreads book club this evening. It was good, but I won't read the second book because all my questions were answered and I don't feel like I want more of this world. It was very enlightening and different from what I've read lately. Do I think Kei's future should have been destroyed? No! Luc might not have had as much, but he still had family, and he could have had his freedom unlike her being tied to their home.

KristiAhlers I feel the same way. I enjoyed this one but I won't continue with it. 13mo
KateReadsYA @KristiAhlers What I liked most about it is that it's not what I was expecting! 13mo
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sarahgreatlove
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I‘m making even more of an effort to diversify my reading this year, starting with pushing play on audiobooks that come in. I liked this one a lot, a long listen but really engaging. I loved the family and found it really hard to figure out how the plot would resolve. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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KateReadsYA
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It's black history month and I can not express enough how important it is to celebrate black girls! Growing up in a state that likes to turn the other way(ahem: Texas)was so difficult on other cultures and races! My friends were mainly black girls, and I remember how differently they were treated growing up in a dominant white school. Continued..

KateReadsYA I heard "you're pretty for a black girl" more times than I can count, "let me touch your hair", & don't even get me started on the looks they received when showing up to my job or when we went shopping. Black girls need so much more praise, love, and opportunities than what they are given! But the world is waking up more and more, voices are being heard and action is being taken. Love this shoutout Liselle writes to her main audience. 14mo
Zuhkeeyah This is the best dedication. I agree 1000% with every word of it. 14mo
KateReadsYA @Zuhkeeyah when she says the sassy comedic relief, ugh the sadness my heart feels! I did not expect a shoutout like she wrote and I know any black girl that reads it is gonna feel HEARD & SEEN. 14mo
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Clwojick
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Gosh, I love this cover. I‘ve been reading a lot more mystical/fantasy books lately, and I‘m still trying to figure out what I like and don‘t like. While I thought this would check all my boxes, it ended up being a 3.5 ⭐️ read for me. I‘ll still read the next in the series, but I‘m not itching to dig into it immediately. #whimsicalreads #buddyread #loveathon

KateReadsYA Man you are quick! Haha. So glad you liked it. 14mo
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KateReadsYA
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KristiAhlers So looking forward to this. 14mo
Clwojick Just starting it now, so it will probably be the first book I finish in February. 💜 14mo
KateReadsYA @KristiAhlers some pretty popular authors gave great reviews so I'm hoping for a 5 star read from this one, it sounds really really good⭐️ 14mo
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KateReadsYA @Clwojick Same! I'm debating if I should read any tonight even though I'm so exhausted I really want to start it. 14mo
BookmarkTavern My hold is supposed to come in in the next two weeks! 💕 14mo
KateReadsYA @ozma.of.oz Woohoo! :) 14mo
PageShifter I am really intrigued!! I hope I have time to read it too!! 14mo
KateReadsYA @PageShifter I hope you do too 🤗 14mo
joolz_92 I‘m already on chapter 3 and I‘m hooked! 14mo
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @BooksNBowls

Super excited for our February pick! There‘s still a week left to get your copy!! You can find our reading group on Fable: https://fable.co/club/whimsical-reads-book-club-with-katelyn-sosa-280784130362 and we are also voting for our March pick over on @KateReadsYA profile!! 💜 #WhimsicalReadsBookClub

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BooksNBowls
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Super excited for our February pick! There‘s still a week left to get your copy!! You can find our reading group on Fable: https://fable.co/club/whimsical-reads-book-club-with-katelyn-sosa-280784130362 and we are also voting for our March pick over on @KateReadsYA profile!! 💜 #WhimsicalReadsBookClub

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KateReadsYA
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https://fable.co/club/whimsical-reads-book-club-with-katelyn-sosa-280784130362?r...

✨️💜 For anyone who would like to join us next month this will be our #whimsicalreads book club pick.✨️🩷 Just tap the link above to join in discussions through Fable or let me know in the comments if you'd like to be added to future posts if you'd prefer to just read and post on Litsy! ✨️💖

BookmarkTavern Just put my hold in! 💜 1y
KateReadsYA @ozma.of.oz Yayy, how did you like The Liars Crown?? 1y
BookmarkTavern Haven‘t been able to start it yet! I‘m almost finished with the ARC I‘m reading, and it‘s sitting in my Libby account waiting for me! ❤️ 1y
KateReadsYA @ozma.of.oz Ohhh goody. I hope you enjoy it. Sadly it was only a 3.5 and I wondered if I'd regret rating it that the next day but it wasn't memorable to me. Others have been giving 5 stars so maybe it was just my mood. 1y
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KateReadsYA
Blood Like Magic | Liselle Sambury
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January is only a couple days away & I am so excited to start our first Read of the New Year! Please let me know if you were unable to get ahold of this book & would like to join us, I have quite a bit of credits saved up & I'd love to share if you'd like to read through the Fable App. For February we will be celebrating #blackgirlmagic & supporting black authors so what better pick than this gem! The cover is everything. 💜✨️ #whimsicalreads

BookmarkTavern Woo! My hold on the Liar‘s Crown just came in a couple days ago! 1y
KateReadsYA @ozma.of.oz Perfect timing! 🥰 1y
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ShelleyBooksie Excited to start! 1y
KateReadsYA @ShelleyBooksie I hope it's amazing! 1y
Clwojick I love how stunning these covers are together. I feel like now you‘re going to have to keep choosing candy coloured covers all year to keep with the theme. 😂 1y
KateReadsYA @Clwojick oh my gosh I didn't even think of that 🤭 1y
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KateReadsYA
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Picked these up yesterday evening from Barnes and Noble while walking around an outside marketplace! Very very excited to read them soon. I was so close to getting zodiac academy: the awakening but there are just too many in that series and I don't need that stress right now haha!

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Gissy
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Voya received her calling, meaning first bleeding. The ritual is that one of the ancestors will appear to assign her a task that must be completed in order to become a witch. YA fantasy with a “pinch” of sci-if which I didn‘t expect, mystery. I liked the story it was ok, entertaining but unnecessarily too long. It appeals to the importance to take decisions. I think is overrated in GR. the bleeding ritual parts were disgusting, nasty🤢3.3⭐️

Gissy Love that cover😍

#InmemoryofSharonreadathon @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @professionsl_book_dragon

February 2022 #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks

#BlackHistoryMonth

#TheForgottenBookClub YA book club-book chosen for this month but it will be discussed March 1st.
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TheAromaofBooks Sometimes it feels like authors just want to be kind of “edgy“ to seem more creative. 😕 2y
Gissy @TheAromaofBooks Maybe 😳but the story was entertaining. I need to read different genres and for different audiences because I need variation in my monotone life🤣and I really love that cover with those colors, silly because that‘s maybe irrelevant to the story but I can‘t help it🤷🏽‍♀️ 2y
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xicanti
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It felt appropriate to do some #audiocooking while I sank into a book about a talented teenage cook. BLOOD LIKE MAGIC starts off with some major infodumping, but after last night‘s arancini-making session and a couple other tasks today, I‘ve made it far enough in that I‘m invested in the characters and their world. I loveloveLOVE how trans-inclusive Sambury‘s near-future Canada is, too.

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kera_11
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when Voya fails her challenge to inherit her family magic, she gets a second chance if she destroys her first love. one small problem. she‘s never been in love. until she finds someone who just might fit the bill.
sooooo upset to finish this and realize it‘s a duology that won‘t be finished until later this year, definitely very YA, but Voya‘s growth was *chefs kiss*

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Hooked_on_books
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In 2049 Toronto, Voya has just had her first bleeding, which means she will have to complete a task to determine whether or not she will have magic like the rest of her family. While this is the plot, much of this book is dedicated to developing the characters of Voya‘s family, which lends it a wonderful richness not always found in YA. I really enjoyed this and apparently it‘s the start of a series, so I‘m excited for more!

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rachelsbrittain
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A magical book for a magical evening

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rachelsbrittain
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1. Blood Like Magic and Velvet Was the Night

2. Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

3. The super supportive moms from This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

#WeekendReads

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LibrarianRyan
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#BlackGirlMagic and #OwnVoices. I think anyone who like fantasy, should probably put this on their TBR.

Out June 15
#CoverLove #YAedition

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rachelsbrittain
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My smoothie matches my current read 😂

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Love that cover! 3y
chlolovesbooks Mmmm yummm 3y
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rachelsbrittain
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Friday night with a new book 😍

keys_on_fire I love the bath tray! 3y
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rachelsbrittain
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So excited for this ARC that just got in!

peanutnine Cover 😍 3y
rachelsbrittain @peanutnine right? I'm obsessed 3y
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