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Choosing 20 books that have stayed with me and influenced my writing. One book per day for 20 days. πŸ’™πŸ“š Day 10 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge

Choosing 20 books that have stayed with me and influenced my writing. One book per day for 20 days. πŸ’™πŸ“š Day 9 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge

Choosing 20 books that have stayed with me and influenced my writing. One book per day for 20 days. πŸ’™πŸ“š Day 8 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge

Choose 20 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS who you would invite to a Dinner Party. 1 character per day for 20 days. No explanations, no names, just gifs or pics. Day 16 #Filmsky #Booksky

Choosing 20 books that have stayed with me and influenced my writing. One book per day for 20 days. πŸ’™πŸ“š Day 7 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge

Looking for a break in the Sci-Fi series I’m currently reading. Does anyone have a nice palate cleanser book? Something light and fun? πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky #BookRec

Choosing 20 books that have stayed with me and influenced my writing. One book per day for 20 days. πŸ’™πŸ“š Day 6 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge

Oh lord, it’s gorgeous πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky #TheDevils #JoeAbercrombie

Sometimes the very best way to learn more about writing is to read, read, read and not just in your own genre. #writing #reading #books #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky

Today is time for Tuesday Book Boost for #Authors!! 🌈 RT Main post for visibility 🌈 Share a link and synopsis to a book 🌈 Reply to yourself to share multiple books 🌈 Check out any other books that interest #TuesdayBookBoost #AuthorBoost #PromoThread πŸŒˆπŸ“š πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸŒˆπŸ’œ

Love a good duology. The Celestial Kingdom books by Sue Lynn Tan are lots of fun and beautifully written. In a world full of trilogies and 5-7 part series, what are your favorite duologies? πŸ“šπŸ’™πŸŒΆοΈ #BookSky #CelestialKingdom

Tough morning

Choosing 20 books that have stayed with me and influenced my writing. One book per day for 20 days. πŸ’™πŸ“š Day 5 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge

Is it perfect? No. Is it perfect to me? Absolutely. Fun fact, 2004’s Troy is one of the rare instances where Sean Bean doesn’t die. πŸ“½οΈ #film #movies

Throwback to Daisy trying to stop me from reading The Will of the Many πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky #Cats

FUN FACT: Helen Hunt is a stage name, her given name is The Iliad

A lot came to mind, but blazing through The Spiderwick Chronicles as a kid and spending way too long in my backyard looking for signs of fairies is top of the list. πŸ’™πŸ“š #WritingCommunity #Writers

Choosing 20 books that have stayed with me and influenced my writing. One book per day for 20 days. πŸ’™πŸ“š Day 4 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge

Some days it’s hard to get any words on the page and other days you knock out 2k words in one sitting. πŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŒΆοΈ #mmromance

Sharing this snippet of Elektra being reunited with her brother because it devastates me every time. πŸ’™πŸ“š #BookSky

I love cases when sci-fi published over fifty years ago can still remain so relevant to our society today. Le Guin’s study of androgyny in Left Hand of Darkness felt so progressive when I first read it that I couldn’t believe it was published in 1969 What other examples are out there? πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky

Choosing 20 books that have stayed with me and influenced my writing. One book per day for 20 days. πŸ’™πŸ“š Day 3 #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge

Well, that’s it! My ranking of the main Bridgerton novels. We haven’t touched on the happy ever after prologues or the other novels in the series. If you have any recommendations for other romance novels then I’m all ears. This was my first taste, but I loved it!πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky #JuliaQuinn #Bridgerton

#1. When He Was Wicked Damn. This book was the spicier than its predecessors and I think marked a turning point for the series IMO. Francesca being a widow opened a lot of doors for Quinn to put her and Michael in lurid and scandalous situations. πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky #JuliaQuinn #Bridgerton 1/4

#2. Romancing Mister Bridgerton It was tough to decide whether this was #1 or #2. Finding out what happens in this book was the reason I began the series. I wasn’t disappointed. In fact, I liked it far more than the show. πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky #JuliaQuinn #Bridgerton 1/3

#3. It’s In His Kiss. In a perfect world this book was #1. I loved Hyacinth and Gareth. I loved the mystery/suspense sub-genre that I found myself suddenly reading. I loved it all. Quinn masterfully transfers Hyacinth from little sister to main character πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky #JuliaQuinn #Bridgerton 1/2

#4. On the Way to the Wedding Gregory Bridgerton is a child for a good chunk of the series and it’s finally his turn to have the spotlight I was somewhat excited. This book was enjoyable and has one of the weirdest endings in the series. Lucinda is delightful #BookSky #JuliaQuinn #Bridgerton 1/2

#5. The Viscount Who Loved Me Let’s be honest, it didn’t matter how well Antony was written in this book, it was going to be tough to live up to Johnny Bailey. Kate and Antony’s dynamic in the novel is that wonderful enemies to lovers trope done to a tee. πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky #JuliaQuinn #Bridgerton 1/2

#6. The Duke and I I loved the dynamic between Simon and Daphne and overall ended up enjoying it more than its show counterpart. This book is the first in the Bridgerton series and it’s evident that Julia Quinn’s abilities as a writer only grew with each one. πŸ“šπŸ’™ #BookSky #JuliaQuinn #Bridgerton