The Broken Earth trilogy review

July 21, 2019July 20, 2019 Aunt Bre ESQ ReadsLeave a comment

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[The first picture is of a paperback copy of The Fifth Season on a light wood background with a small grey rock slightly visible. The second picture is a paperback copy of The Obelisk Gate on a grey tile ground meant to look like wood. The last picture shows my hand holding up a paperback copy of The Stone Sky in front a tree with purple flowers.]

Titles: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky
Series: The Broken Earth Trilogy
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Rating: 5/5 ⭐
Genre: Epic Fantasy/ Dystopian
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#AsianLitgram Midyear Update

July 19, 2019July 20, 2019 Aunt Bre ESQ ReadsLeave a comment

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[Pictured is a stack of books on my blue porch railing with my neighborhood in the background. The books are those listed below except All You Can Ever Know and Miracle Creek are not pictured.]Read More »

Reading Women 2019 Challenge January to June Update

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 Aunt Bre ESQ ReadsLeave a comment

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[Pictured is a pile of books on my grey reading chair: Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, The Queen of Attolia, Salvage the Bones, Ice Wolves, Internment, Home Fire, On the Come Up, What the Eyes Don’t See, and Pachinko.]

I thought I would give you all a little update on how I’m doing on the Reading Women 2019 Challenge since I haven’t posted reviews on here in months so there’s no way you could know lol. I do always post pretty regularly on Instagram so if you don’t already you can always follow me over there! My username is AuntBreESQReads!Read More »

Pachinko Review

July 3, 2019July 1, 2019 Aunt Bre ESQ Reads1 Comment

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[Pictured is a hardcover copy of Pachinko laying flat on the ground. It is mostly surrounded by green grasses and yellow flowers but some small stones are visible to the left.]

Title: Pachinko
Author: Min Jin Lee
Rating: 5/5 ⭐
Genre: Historical Fiction
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June 2019 Reading Wrap-up

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Aunt Bre ESQ Reads2 Comments

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[Pictured is a stack of books on a dark wood nightstand with fake pink flowers poking out the the right. The books are: Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, Juliet Takes a Breath, Morning Star, A Long Way Down, The Unwinding of the Miracle, Tinderbox, and Pachinko.]Read More »

#AsianLitGram TBR

January 28, 2019January 27, 2019 Aunt Bre ESQ Reads1 Comment

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[Pictured is a stack of books in a grey armchair. The list of titles can be found below listed as book I own]

This year I have decided to join @books_andstories_ call to make sure that our reading diversity includes reading books written by Asian authors. To participate all you have to do is read Asian authors this year (a minimum of 12) and use the hashtag #asianlitgram on Instagram.Read More »

Review of Home Fire

January 26, 2019January 25, 2019 Aunt Bre ESQ ReadsLeave a comment

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[Pictured is a hardcover copy of Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie on a grey fabric ottoman with sunshine streaming onto it.]

Title: Home Fire

Author: Kamila Shamsie

Rating: 5/5 ⭐

Genre: Contemporary