A book photo collage graphic featuring a book stack of Fantasy books by independently published authors. "Where the Veil Things" by Jasmine Sears, Promixa's Gift by Marc Peter Keane, The Hevenly Sword by Alice Poon, Time-Marked Warlock by Shami Stovall and A Thousand Full Moons by Jonathan Glassman. As well as the following stories by Brett Lurie: The Cold Brook Job, Folktales from the Endless Frontier Volume 1 and The Hunter and the Knight. The graphic is mostly black with white lettering - with the caption stating "Journey with Jorie as she navigates into Weird West, Wuxia and Urban Fantasy stories - whilst she charts her own path into Fantasy this May! This is for the social and blog event called: Wyrd And Wonder.

Hallo, Hallo dear hearts!

You might be curious - what became of Jorie this May!?

I've been creating content for #bookstagram whilst writing content for my #bookblog at a slower pace. Here's my #bookstack of #currentreads for #WyrdAndWonder!

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Thank you, for sharing your kind thoughts and reaction with me! I truly enjoy putting these together and sharing them socially with bookish and readerly communities. It gives me a lot of JOY to let books shine through my artistic #bookphoto collages! 🤗

I’m so happy hear this! Made my whole day 💪🎉

Yes, my understanding is that Hachette is the only big 5 who has publicly said a firm no to AI-written manuscripts. Wonder why the others haven’t? 🤔

Ohhh wow. I just read the premise of the story you're reading -- goodness! A Coup of Tea sounds awesome! I'm going to see if I can find the audiobook of it - found it via Audible - I don't believe I've read / listened to Gaslamp before either - 3x of these lovelies are released. Added it! 👍👏

I've been in such a reading rut lately - finally able to jump start my return by listening to a captivating audiobook called Half-Life Empire - the narrator is wicked good at giving me a wicked good listen with a character who is as spunky as she has snarkified humour! Laughs. Top cheers to us both!

#amlistening to the #audiobook narrated by Diana Richardson. She has the spunk, and the snarky humour of Kita nailed. Kita is living through an incredible moment in her life and this world is lethal just to survive! It is the perfect diversion for me and beyond engaging!

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Blog tour banner - in a purple hue of loveliness. Features The Write Reads badge and the BBNYA (Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award) badge as well. It also mentions this book "The Half-Life Empire" by Shami Stovall was one of the award finalists for 2024 - taking 11th place. The Write Reads is a book blogging community and has blog tour hosting services.

Hallo, Hallo dear hearts,

I have been in such a readerly rut lately - too much on my heart/mind to properly focus on STORIES. Sad yet true 😔I knew I needed to pull myself out of this FUNK and guess what? The Half-Life Empire by @gameoverstation.bsky.social is just the kind of STORY I need right now

I was hoping you might have a new book coming out; I used to host your lovely blog tours with HFVBTs. It has been an age since I've dived into #HistFic and yours were always wicked wonderful reads of mine; I will definitely be seeking this out as I love the House of Saint Laurent💜🙌

Two books featured in photo: Murder on Oak Street and Murder on West Main by the author I.M. Foster. Graphic collage featuring blue (light and dark) flowers with blue leaves. A blue book and a green book with a butterfly overlay graphic too. Quotation from a book review featured on jorielovesastory.com.

I am so wicked happy to have found I.M. Foster's series (ie. The South Shores #Mysteries) as they're #CosyCrime #HistoricalMysteries - full of intrigue & drama - the kind which keep you up at night! I *devoured!* the first book already!

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I'm on @thewritereads.bsky.social #blogtour for Buddy the Knight and the Queen of Sorrow -- my goodness! I am full of reactions and takeaways which are being knitted into my review which will arrive on my #bookblog tomorrow! Definitely a keeper for #MiddleGradeFantasy This story is incredible!😍

👋Hallo, Hallo --

This New Year is sailing past me it feels like, however, I've had two lovely #bookhauls, wicked good #bookpost and #amreading such exciting stories of late, I am happily bookish & content! 😁Just finished a fab first novel of a #CosyHistoricalMystery, too! Eek. Review on Friday👍

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Support your local library, speak up for your local library, love your local library 💙📚

We can never express enough support for libraries!

Thanks for this!! 😍I'm quite literally dead on my feet lately from work and I never had the chance to even scope out the US release dates! 😒This gives me a good deadline - I am truly hoping to have read your first novel & the first #JinYong novel w/in the timeline of the new film releasing!🤗🙌

For new & hot #wuxia movie, watch out for #LegendoftheCondorHeroes, which is coming to US cinemas on FEB. 21. It's the newest adaptation from a classic novel by #JinYong.
For novels with #wuxiaxianxia tropes and vibes, try the #SwordMaidenfromtheMoon duology ( #TheHeavenlySword + #TheEarthlyBlaze ).

Hehe, your positivity is contagious! 😍💞

Or, feel elated that they felt they had to make an exception to that rule and include *11!* books which elevated the category and celebrated its merits! There are different ways of looking at that - and for me, I'm celebrating the fact *both!* your novels made the cut! 😍🎉

Both #TheHeavenlySword and #TheEarthlyBlaze are 2024 #IndieInkAwards finalists! I feel honored but at the same time a bit embarrassed, because there were only a total of 11 nominees in this category and their rule is to pick 10 finalists! It just shows how neglected the category is 😗

I've finally decided to take time out to write my End of the Year Survey for books read &/or partially read today; it has been a rather chill day free of work and just a relaxing into the hours to sort out thoughts/ruminations; plus, of course, looking ahead towards the NY too! Will read yours soon

I've been spending my leisure Sunday enjoying listening to music via #Spotify and sorting out thoughts on my bookish journey over the past twelvemonths as I blog my Year End Survey inspired by @brokeandbookish.bsky.social It is a tradition I've not maintained and one that I have missed! 💜🦝

Thank you so much! And, a very Happy Christmas and a very blessed New Year's to you and your family, too!😉🎄

In the beginning, I had to tilt my eyes up/down to see at the different ranges. After about three to four weeks, I started to notice I wasn't doing that as much - my mind/eyes were syncing faster and were making the adjustments to which range I needed & when automatically; unless I'm tired! 4/4

I sometimes forget to switch to the readers; but they help loads for reading long stretches of time whilst also I am hopeful will help with knitting, too, as it is for close work; I bought them as a pair on Zenni. I do know they don't always work for everyone but I was thankful they did for me. 3/4

range you can have for Progressives? Meaning, the lens themselves has the Progressive bits in a fuller scope of the glasses than usual. I figured I needed as much of that as I could get. Thankfully the price point was 75% less than my doctor's estimated cost! I also have a pair of readers, too 2/4

I've been in Progressive since January (of this year) - for me, I was worried my mind/eyes wouldn't sync but when I went back to work with them on for the first time - goodness! It was like my whole world opened up to me! I have a pair from Zenni Optical - where I took advantage of the fuller 1/4

I've been following the Alien Beer #podcast files on #Spotify as that platform is working for me - I've been trying to see if other pods I enjoy are on there as well; it has become a good resource for me in respect to music, pods and audiobooks!😉

A Christmas tree graphic with a reindeer and girl sitting cross-legged with a Santa hat on as well as twinkle lights adorn this graphic which features a book photo showcasing "A Light in the Window" by Julie Lessman, "Tales of a Paperboy" by Andrew J. Mair and "A Guardian Till Christmas" by Danielle Throne. With the words Merry Christmas 2024.

Happy Christmas, #booksky💙📚

I'm #amreading #ChristmasReads this Christmas week which include: a lovely prequel novella to a beloved saga penned by Julie Lessman; a #LoveInspired #SweetRomance by Danielle Thorne and a novel about finding the Christmas spirit after devasting loss by Andrew J. Mair.

A snowy background with snowflakes, cardinals, pinecones and holly. A Cloak and Dagger Christmas on Jorie Loves A Story announces the readathon. Book covers for Prison Break Hostage by Anna J. Stewart, Death on the Golden Mile by Caleb Wygal and King of the Night by DJ Williams are in the center of the graphic.

My #CloakAndDaggerChristmas is going wickedly as I *devoured!* Prison Break Hostage. 💙📚

"This is the kind of psychological suspense narrative I love to read or watch in a film. The story was on an adrenaline piercing coaster of emotions as soon as it began!"

My #bookreview via wp.me/p4Y8Bq-9lA

Oh my! What an adrenaline rush reading the Honor Bound series is by @annajwriter.bsky.social !! I am completely consumed by the pace and action of where I am with the series - I especially am loving the continuity of it whilst stepping into the lives of different characters with each new installment

Photo featuring the Honor Bound series by Anna J. Stewart. Including Gone in the Night, Guarding His Midnight Witness, The PI's Deadly Charade, Deadly Vegas Escape, A Detective's Deadly Secrets and Prison Break Hostage. Collaged graphic with purple and blue flowers, and a large stack of books.

👋Hallo, #booksky!

I'm #currentlyreading the Honor Bound series by @annajwriter.bsky.social for #cloakanddaggerchristmas - as announced via #bookstagram

Unsure if anyone is currently hosting this lovely readathon but I decided to do it myself this year; Mysteries, Suspense & Thrillers for me! Oh my