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This photo shows none other than Leonardo di Caprio as Jay Gatsby. In this photo, we can see a smiling Gatsby at one of his grand parties, holding a wine glass with the firecrackers in the background. “I’ve never seen a man so full of hope,” which is how Gatsby was introduced to us in the movie. In this picture, you can see the hope and the happiness though behind this picture, and that smiling face is a bigger picture that isn’t all happy and smiling. The Great Gatsby, the third novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published in 1925. This classic about love, lie, and deceit was turned into a movie in 2013 directed by Baz Luhrmann. Set in Jazz Phase New York, the novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, which tells us the tragic story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his chase of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman he loved at his young age. Nick was the neighbor of Jay Gatsby on the West Egg. Gatsby was surprisingly a young man who had an English accent, a remarkable...

AUTHOR    - Lauren Asher SERIES ORDER AND RATING  The Fine Print - ★★★★  Terms and Conditions - ★★★★★ 3rd Book (TBD) GOODREADS  -  Goodreads ✦ﾟ━━━━━━━・❦・━━━━━━━ﾟ✦ SYNOPSIS ROWAN  I'm in the business of creating fairy tales.  Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels.  Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland.  My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her.  Things spiralled out of control once I texted her using an alias.  By the time I realized where I had gone wrong, it was too late.  People like me don't get happy endings.  Not when we're destined to ruin them. ZAHRA After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland's most expensive ride, I should have been fired. Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job. The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss I'd ever met. Rowan was rude and completely off-limits, but my heart didn't care. At least not until ...

AUTHOR   -  RuNyx   GENRE  -  Thriller, Mafia, Mystery, Dark, Romance.  ORDER OF THE SERIES  The Predator  The Reaper  The Emperor  The Finisher The Annihilator  TRIGGER WARNINGS   -  Violence, Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Blood and Gore, Mention of Flesh Trade / Human Trafficking, Mental Trauma (There are many more content/trigger warnings for this book because it is a really dark book and IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE.) OVERALL SERIES RATINGS  -  ★★★★ ★ GOODREADS   -  Dark Verse ✦ﾟ━━━━━━━・❦・━━━━━━━ﾟ✦ SYNOPSIS  𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? She lives in the shadows. He rules them. She's the moon, and he the dark night encompassing her. She's surrounded by demons, and he's the biggest devil of them all. And she's his. Passion, obsession, possesion. Theirs is a tale of danger, deviance, dread, desir...

Title   - Snow White Author  - Alice Callisto, Jeanette Rose Trope(s)     Dual POV Sapphic Romance Snow White Re-telling  Overall Ratings  -  ☆☆☆.5   ✦ﾟ━━━━━━━・❦・━━━━━━━ﾟ✦ SYNOPSIS   The Evil Queen in the Making… From the time she was a child, Azura was consumed with the need to consolidate power. Unlike those born as Vessels for Elemental spirits, Azura is forced to practice Dark Magic, her powers fueled by the remains of supernatural creatures. But the remains are finite, the Mystical woods not replenishing in the speed she requires, in order to fuel the dark spells she needs, she will need to marry into a Royal Bloodline. A Royal bloodline which drips with Elemental Power, which produces not just one Vessel, but two. The crown of Lithelle is hers for the taking, finally about to become the evil queen she was born to be. Her touch makes you shiver… Born as the Vessel of the Ice Elemental, Snow White has always been kept apart from those aro...

This post is because I had the wonderful opportunity of being one of the hosts for the blog tour for Shadow Rose by Elsie Quail hosted by MTMC Tours. With gods and goddesses, twisted fates, and found family Shadow Rose is a sapphic fantasy book with adventure, action and lot of emotions.  I was able to talk to the author, Elsie Quail so there's an awesome interview, a small pinterest-style mood board and A GIVEAWAY where you can win a paperback coming your way!!! ✦ﾟ━━━━━━━・❦・━━━━━━━ﾟ✦ ABOUT THE BOOK  "This is where she found herself, the First Goddess, ensnared by mere metal." Title: Shadow Rose Series: Daughters of Moon and Sun #1 Author: Elsie Quail Publisher: EQ Books  Publication Date: May 31st, 2022 Genres: Fantasy Romance, New Adult Format: eBook Purchase a copy: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Blackwell's Add on Goodreads !   There is one who will restore the balance. Reunite the Shadow and Flame.   On one fateful night, an insi...