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Cool Watches: Unique twist on a timeless accessory

January 30, 2018January 29, 2018 / bookishconnoisseur / 2 Comments

If you know me or have been following me for any length of time, you know I like to be cozy. I like to wrap up in blankets with a hot cup of tea and read books for hours. Having that warm, cozy feeling is important to me in all aspects of my life, not … Continue reading Cool Watches: Unique twist on a timeless accessory

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Happy Saturday! What was your most recent fantasy read? I’m hoping to finally start We Hunt the Flame by @hafsahfaizal ! 💙 ✨ Synopsis: People lived because she killed. People died because he lived. . Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. . Both are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya—but neither wants to be. . War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the king on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds—and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine. . Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, We Hunt the Flame is a gripping debut of discovery, conquering fear, and taking identity into your own hands. . . #wehunttheflame #hafsahfaizal #yafantasy #fiercereads #yafantasybooks #2019books #bookishconnoisseur #booklove #beautifulbooks #booksofinstagram #bookphotography #readergram #readerlife

How about a little historical fiction with your mystery? This is another lovely book that came my way via @littlebirdpublicity & @amazonpublishing , so huge thanks to them for Relative Fortunes by Marlowe Benn!! ✨ Synopsis: In 1920s New York, the price of a woman’s independence can be exorbitant—even fatal. . In 1924 Manhattan, women’s suffrage is old news. For sophisticated booklover Julia Kydd, life’s too short for politics. With her cropped hair and penchant for independent living, Julia wants only to launch her own new private press. But as a woman, Julia must fight for what’s hers—including the inheritance her estranged half brother, Philip, has challenged, putting her aspirations in jeopardy. . When her friend’s sister, Naomi Rankin, dies suddenly of an apparent suicide, Julia is shocked at the wealthy family’s indifference toward the ardent suffragist’s death. Naomi chose poverty and hardship over a submissive marriage and a husband’s control of her money. Now, her death suggests the struggle was more than she could bear. . Julia, however, is skeptical. Doubtful of her suspicions, Philip proposes a glib wager: if Julia can prove Naomi was in fact murdered, he’ll drop his claims to her wealth. Julia soon discovers Naomi’s life was as turbulent and enigmatic as her death. And as she gets closer to the truth, Julia sees there’s much more at stake than her inheritance… . . #relativefortunes #marlowebenn #amazonpublishing #littlebirdpublicity #historicalfiction #historicalfictionnovel #mysterynovel #lakeunionpublishing #bookishconnoisseur #booklove #bibliophile #booksofinsta #readergram #bookgram

Happy happy Thursday! I’m bringing you ANOTHER thriller to add to your TBR! I feel like I should just make this a regular thing at this point... Anyhow. Thanks to my friends at @littlebirdpublicity & @amazonpublishing for sending along Gretchen by @shannonkirk_books !! This sounds so dark and delicious! ✨ Synopsis: The new tenants have a terrible secret. So do the landlord and his daughter… . Ever since Lucy was two, she’s been on the run alongside her mother. She’s never understood the reason for a lifetime of paranoia, aliases, and lies. All she understands are the rules: never lock eyes with strangers, never let down your guard, and always be ready to move on. . Finally, after thirteen years and eleven states, their next hideaway seems perfect. An isolated, fortresslike place in the New Hampshire woods is the new home they share with its owner, a gentlemanly pianist, and his lonely daughter, Gretchen. She’s Lucy’s age and soon becomes Lucy’s first real friend. . But Gretchen and her father have secrets of their own—and an obsession with puzzles that draws Lucy into a terrifying new game of hide-and-seek. Lucy’s dark past is about to come calling. And this time, for her and her mother in the house on the hill, it might be too late to run. . . #gretchen #shannonkirk #thriller #thrillermystery #mysterythriller #horrorbooks #bookishconnoisseur #booklove #timetoread #mustread #bookstagram #readerlife #bookphotography #bibliophile #suspensethriller

I’m back with another thriller to add to your TBR list! This one came to me thanks to my friends at @littlebirdpublicity & @amazonpublishing , A Matter of Will by @adammitzner is a financial thriller set on Wall Street! ✨ Synopsis: Will Matthews came to Wall Street with hopes and dreams of hitting it big. But things have not been going as expected. He’s on the verge of being fired when he meets the devilishly mysterious and fabulously wealthy Sam Abaddon. . Winning Sam’s business answers Will’s prayers, catapulting the young stockbroker into the privileged world of money and luxury. Not only that, but Will also has met his dream girl, ambitious attorney Gwen Lipton. . All at once, it seems as if Will’s life couldn’t get any better. . And it doesn’t. . When Will witnesses a shocking act of violence, his charmed new existence is revealed to be a waking nightmare as the truth about his benefactor—and his own complicity in criminal conduct—becomes devastatingly clear. As the noose draws tighter, Will faces an impossible choice: feast upon the poisonous fruit of his bloody business or defy his patron and face dire consequences. . Then again, maybe there’s a third option… . . #amatterofwill #adammitzner #amazonpublishing #thomasandmercer #thrillerbooks #thrillersuspense #suspensethriller #bookishconnoisseur #thrillerreaders #bibliophile #booklove #bookphotography #bookphotographer #readersofinstagram #timetoread

Happy happy Wednesday! I’m jumping for joy because it’s my Friday and tomorrow I’m going on a little road trip with my bestie to see one of our favorite podcasts live! 🧁 But today I’m excited to partner with @sourcebooks to tell you about some of the most adorable and decadent books on my shelf! Meet Me At the Cupcake Cafe and The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris both by @jennycolganbooks are available now with a lovely cover redesign. 💗 Check out the synopsis for Loveliest Chocolate Shop below and treat yourself to a copy! Synopsis: As dawn breaks over the Pont Neuf, and the cobbled alleyways of Paris come to life, Anna Trent is already awake and at work; mixing and stirring the finest, smoothest, richest chocolate; made entirely by hand, it is sold to the grandes dames of Paris. . It's a huge shift from the chocolate factory she worked in at home in the north of England. But when an accident changed everything, Anna was thrown back in touch with her French teacher, Claire, who offered her the chance of a lifetime — to work in Paris with her former sweetheart, Thierry, a master chocolatier. . With old wounds about to be uncovered and healed, Anna is set to discover more about real chocolate — and herself — than she ever dreamed. . . #theloveliestchocolateshopinparis #meetmeatthecupcakecafe #jennycolgan #sourcebooks #sourcebookslandmark #womenslit #chicklit #contemporaryfiction #contemporarynovels #romancenovels #beautifulbooks #bookcovers #bookishconnoisseur #partner #booklove #bookphotography

Do you fall for beautiful covers? I know I do. It’s so hard *not* to judge a book by its cover. The Doll Factory by @elizabethmacneal has an incredibly beautiful cover that leaves me completely intrigued! Thank you so much to @atriabooks for sending a copy my way! 💗 ✨ Synopsis: Obsession is an art. . In this “sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art, and obsession” (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train), a beautiful young woman aspires to be an artist, while a man’s dark obsession may destroy her world forever. . In 1850s London, the Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and, among the crowd watching the dazzling spectacle, two people meet by happenstance. For Iris, an arrestingly attractive aspiring artist, it is a brief and forgettable moment but for Silas, a curiosity collector enchanted by all things strange and beautiful, the meeting marks a new beginning. . When Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly, her world begins to expand beyond her wildest dreams—but she has no idea that evil is waiting in the shadows. Silas has only thought of one thing since that chance meeting, and his obsession is darkening by the day. . . #thedollfactory #elizabethmacneal #atriabooks #gothicfiction #historicalfiction #historicalfictionnovel #psychologicalthriller #gothicthriller #bookishconnoisseur #beautifulbooks #bookcovers #booklove #readersofinstagram #readinglife #mustread #bookphotography

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