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Book Review: Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton

March 5, 2018 by motifink

The night Quin Kincaid takes her Oath, she will become what she has trained to be her entire life. She will become a Seeker. This is her legacy, and it is an honor. As a Seeker, Quin will fight beside her two closest companions, Shinobu and John, to protect the weak and the wronged. Together they will stand for light in a shadowy world. And she’ll be with the boy she loves–who’s also her best friend. But the night Quin […]

Categories: Fantasy, NetGalley, Uncategorized • Tags: Arc, Arwen Elys Dayton, book review, NetGalley, NetGalley Review, Seeker

Book Review: She’s Not There by P.J. Parrish

February 28, 2018 by motifink

They say it’s better to battle the devil you know. But what if you don’t recognize him before it’s too late? She knows her name is Amelia, but after waking up in a hospital battered and bruised with just the clothes on her back, it’s all she knows. Unable to piece together her shattered memory, she’s haunted by a vision: menacing faces and voices implying her nightmare is far from over. Relying only on her wits and her will to […]

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Book Review: Black Chuck by Regan McDonell

January 15, 2018 by motifink

Psycho. Sick. Dangerous. Real Dufresne’s reputation precedes him. When the mangled body of his best friend, Shaun, turns up in a field just east of town, tough-as-hell Real blames himself. But except for the nightmares, all Re remembers is beating the living crap out of Shaun the night of his death. Shaun’s girlfriend, sixteen-year-old Evie Hawley, keeps her feelings locked up tight. But now she’s pregnant, and the father of her baby is dead. And when Real looks to her […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Arc, Black Chuck, book review, NetGalley, Orca Book Publishers, Regan McDonell, young adult

Subscription Review: My Lit Box

October 17, 2017 by motifink

This is my first subscription review *YAY* However, My Lit Box is not my first subscription. Just the first I wanted to talk about. MY LIT BOX  is a monthly book subscription box celebrating diversity in literature! Each month you will receive a box containing a newly released novel as well as 1-2 quality book related goodies that will make your reading experience all the more enjoyable!- My Lit Box What caught my attention with this box is its focus. This […]

Categories: subscription box, Uncategorized • Tags: Adult Fiction, Ayobami Adebayo, book related items, books, Celeste Ng, Diversity, my lit box, subscription box, Ysra Daley-Ward

Muslim Writers

April 11, 2017 by motifink

In the light of some interesting books and viewpoints being created and posted, specifically on Twitter, I decided to dedicate this post to Muslim writers. If you did not know by now, I identity myself as a practicing Muslim woman, hijab and all. And although it is not new to see Muslims as the topic of discussion, I felt that something needed to be said at this point. Why? Because reading is the most important thing that humans are capable […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Contemporary, fantasy, fiction, muslim authors, muslim reads, muslim shelf space, opinion, twitter, ya

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Book Review: The Rising of the Shield Hero by Aneko Yusagi, Minami Seira (Illustrator)

January 30, 2017 by motifink

Naofumi Iwatani is summoned into a parallel universe, while reading a book in the library. In this world he discovers he is one of four heroes with a legendary weapon destined to save the world from the predicted end.  But he is the shield hero, who is considered the weakest of them all. And because of that he has no one to turn to, is penniless and is betrayed. Here is the story of the shield hero. I was surprised […]

Categories: Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Uncategorized, Young Adult • Tags: (Illustrator), adventure, Aneko Yusagi, book review, fantasy, Kiss Manga, manga, Minami Seira, romance, The Rising of the Shield Hero

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What Tanya Wants: October 2016

October 5, 2016 by motifink

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Manga Review: Unbreakable Machine-Doll by Reiji Kaitou

June 21, 2016 by motifink

Raishin Akabane is a puppeteer with a mission. Traveling from Japan to Liverpool with his automaton Yaya, he begins attending Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart. Once every four years, the Academy conducts a “Night Party” This “party” is a competition where puppeteers use their automatons to fight until the last person stands. The prize? To become the “Wiseman” the most powerful puppeteer in the world.  But Raishin can careless for the title; his mission is revenge and the only way […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: androids, book review, high school, Kiss Manga, magic, manga, New Adult, Reiji Kaitou, romance, studio JG, Unbreakable Machine-Doll, ya

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Minor Housekeeping

March 12, 2016 by motifink

Hi, Guys! Just wanted to update you with some minor housekeeping details. I have a bookstagram (instagram): motifbytanya I do not have a facebook page and have no intentions of getting one *shrugs* Finally, I still have my twitter: @motifink   That is all for today :)   Happy Reading!     <3 Tanya

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: bookstagram, facebook, housekeeping, instagram, twitter

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