March 2021 – Pen and Page Gals

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March 28, 2021

March Book Club Recap: Shadow & Bone Series

Via @janeesjournal We were so so so excited to talk about this month's trilogy, the Shadow & Bone series by Leigh Bardugo. It was a re-read for us (maybe third or fourth time for one;), and it was like slipping on a favorite sweatsuit (because that's what we're all living in still right?)... perfectly fitted with all the fuzzy warm feels. This is THE series for anyone who needs a little escape from the everyday; Leigh imagines such a unique world in the Grishaverse, an amazing blend of magic and science with a beautiful Russian influence. It checks all our[...]

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March 18, 2021

RANT: Majesty by Katharine mcgee

BY SOPHIA Have you ever read a book that you were absolutely SMITTEN with and couldn't stop thinking about? That's how I felt about the prequel to this book, American Royals. But this post isn't about that book and this post isn't going to be a rave, unfortunately. No, this post is going to be an unapologetic rant because aside from the travesty that was Christmas in Paris (by Anita Hughes, DNR!!), this book has been the BIGGEST waste of my time and most poorly written sequel that I've ever read. Strong words, I know but honestly ... why does anyone rea[...]

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March 11, 2021

Review: Cursebreakers Series

Photo via @read_with_natalie I started this series by Brigid Kemmerer last year and blew through the first two books, even putting them on my year end best lists. The third and final book, A Vow So Bold and Deadly, finally came out in January, and in true book friend/fiend fashion, Sophia and I (and our frequent co-host and og book club founding member, Stephanie) read it together, which is always fun and exciting and full of back and forth memes and gifs. If you want to hear me gush about how much I loved A Curse So Dark and Lonely (an incredible Beauty an[...]

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March 4, 2021

Feb Book Club Recap: A Court Of Silver Flames

BY SOPHIA In this month's PPG book club discussion, we read & talked about the LONG AWAITED next installment of the queen Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Thorns & Roses series - A Court of Silver Flames. I personally had this book pre-ordered in my Amazon cart and ready to arrive on release day and could NOT wait to get my hands on it to read. For those who don't know, this latest book dives into the storyline of two characters who were really side characters in the original 3 books: Nesta & Cassian. Specifically, it dives into the loveline betwee[...]