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January 2020 Book of the Month

January 2020 Book of the Month

We had some solid choices for the January Book of the Month club! Come see what I picked.

Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 by Allison SpeakmonIn Book of the Month, Books, January 20206 Minutes Read

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Speaking of...Book Review! ⠀ .⠀ Our @letsreadrantrepeat January discussion is going to be Live tomorrow at 7pm CST. Join @readwithwine and me as we discuss our January Book Club pick The Nickel Boys! ⠀ .⠀ Now without getting to into the weeds, this book is 200 pages of masterful writing. It also took me the longest time to read because its such a deep, heart wrenching story. Based on the Dozier School for Boys, Nickel Academy says its a reform school but is really a center for abusive and violence. To think that a school could operate for 111 years, with so many allegations etc blows my mind. I’ve got my full review up on the blog this morning, link in bio, and make sure to tune into our Live chat tomorrow for even more thoughts! ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #speakingofbooks #speakingofblog #speakingof #bookreview #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookstagram #letsreadrantrepeat #letsreadrantrepeatjanuary #thenickelboys #historicalfictionbooks #colsonwhitehead #notjustaprettybook #bookreviewsneedlovetoo #bookstabuddies📚 #riotgram #yelpreads #epicreads

Speaking of...Friyay!! ⠀ .⠀ It’s been a week, which means after my workout tonight, I’m making martinis! If you need a good cocktail to go with your reading, i recommend picking up Tequila Mockingbird! It has recipes to match all your favorite literary stories and they’re pretty tasty if I do say so myself! Not all books have to be for serious reading, sometimes they’re for fun! ⠀ .⠀ What’re your favorite types of cocktails?! ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #booksanddrinks #speakingof #speakingofbooks #tequilamockingbird #cocktails #cocktailbook #friyay #books #bookstagram #bookstabuddies📚

Speaking of...Currently Reading! ⠀ .⠀ Sadie was able to complete a 5k run with me yesterday and she only tripped me twice! We’re starting to get the hang of running longer distances together and she’s getting better at not pull my arm off and not getting distracted from the trail. The next milestone we’re aiming for next week is a 5 miler run, which will put us at perfect half marathon training pace! ⠀ .⠀ I use to run on the treadmill for long runs, where I would catch up on my shows. But since I’ve gotten Sadie, I like getting to run with her. But long runs can be boring so I love finding good audiobooks to listen to while we run. Currently I’m listening to Tom Hanks read The Dutch House as a buddy read! I’m about halfway through and while I love Tom Hanks narrating, I’m torn on the book so far. ⠀ .⠀ Anyone else finish The Dutch House? Does it get more interesting?? Anyone have any other great audio recommendations?!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #speakingof #speakingofbooks #speakingofblog #thedutchhouse #audiobooks #currentlyreading #currentlylistening #runandread #bookblogger #bookreview #bookstagram #bookclubbooks #tomhanks #audible #bookstabuddies📚 #riotgram #yelpreads

Speaking of...Book Review! ⠀ .⠀ Big Lies in a Small Town came out yesterday and I’m telling everyone to read it. Huge thank you to @stmartinspress for my #giftedbook!⠀ .⠀ North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women's Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold―until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will see her released immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to leave prison, she accepts. What she finds under the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of small town secrets.⠀ .⠀ North Carolina, 1940: Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. Alone in the world and desperate for work, she accepts. But what she doesn't expect is to find herself immersed in a town where prejudices run deep, where people are hiding secrets behind closed doors, and where the price of being different might just end in murder. What happened to Anna Dale? Are the clues hidden in the decrepit mural? Can Morgan overcome her own demons to discover what exists beneath the layers of lies?.⠀ .⠀ The writing in this book is excellent but what I really enjoyed was the mixture between mystery and historical fiction that this book contained. I also enjoyed learning more about the mural and art itself, which there was tons of information buried in the story. I’ve got some other thoughts on this book but don’t want to ruin the ending! Head over to my blog for my full review, but be warned spoilers! Link in bio! ⠀ .⠀ This is my first Diane Chamberlain book, what other books of hers should I put on my list? ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #speakingof #speakingofbooks #speakingofbookreview #bookreview #notjustaprettybook #bookreviewsneedlovetoo #bigliesinasmalltown #historicalfiction #dianechamberlain #newbooks #januaryreads #stmartinspress #booklover #bookblogger #blogger #pupsandpages

Speaking of...new release Tuesday!⠀ .⠀ Happy #bookbirthday to some great new releases! So many new new books are hitting the shelves today but here are some of my most loved. ⠀ .⠀ Followers: a modern dystopian novel that follows Orla, Marlow, & Floss and their journey with social media and fame. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ see my full review up on the blog. ⠀ .⠀ Father of Lions: a non-fiction account of the evacuation of the Mosul zoo. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ see my full review up on the blog. ⠀ .⠀ Big Lies in a Small Town: Diane Chamberlain is back with a new tale that spans three generations of artist. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ keep a look out for my full review up on the blog tomorrow. ⠀ .⠀ The End of the Ocean: a captivating story of the power of nature and the human spirit that explores the threat of a devastating worldwide drought, witnessed through the lives of a father, a daughter, and a woman who will risk her life to save the future. ⠀ .⠀ What new books are you excited for today?! Thank you to the tagged publishers for my copies of these books. ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #speakingof #speakingofbooks #speakingofblog #newbooktuesday #newbooks #newbookrelease #theendoftheocean #bigliesinasmalltown #fatheroflions #followers #graydenbooks #forgebooks #stmartinspress #harpervia #bookblogger #bookreview #bookreviewer #notjustaprettybook #yelpreads #riotgram

Speaking of...Book Review⠀ .⠀ Starting Monday off with a killer new book & review for ya’ll. ⠀ .⠀ Angelo takes the reader through two story lines, 35 years apart. The first follows Floss & Orla ‘pre-spilling’, who aim to be famous, no matter what the cost. The second ‘post-spilling’ follows Marlow. Who has lived the majority of her live in a private community where everything is filmed and lives her life by the amount of fans she has. As we follow the three women, we find out how private our lives really are and get a glimpse to what a technology apocalypse could look like. ⠀ .⠀ ⠀ I feel that everyone on instagram should read this book. Angelo has done a great job of capturing what social media is in our current age and how it has morphed our society. She has also envisioned a very new perspective of the effects all our social media can lead to. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me and check out my blog for my full review, link in bio! ⠀ .⠀ Followers comes out tomorrow 1/14/20. Thank you to @bookishfirst & @harlequinbooks for my advanced copy! ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #speakingof #speakingofbooks #speakingofblog #bookblog #bookblogger #followers #newbooks #newrelease #meganangelo #graydonbooks #harlequinbooks #bookblogger #bookreview #notjustaprettybook #bookreviewsneedlovetoo #review #bookblogger #bookreviewer #janrelease2020

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