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September Book Haul - Part 2 inspired by Booktube


There is now an ever growing and much loved community on YouTube referred to as BookTube.  This is now a diverse community not covering just Young Adult but many topics and genres.  


 There are far too many that I follow to mention however, some of my current haul purchases have been inspired by the following channels and so I wanted to tip my hat so to speak to these in particular and thank them not only for their amazing content but also for the range of books they have brought to my attention.

Simon of SavageReads

Simon is a charismatic and funny guy, he always shows such enjoyment in reading and sharing his thoughts with us and I have watched all his videos to date. 

 Both of these books were given 5* reviews and his enthusiasm in describing both the synopsis of the books and his thoughts were contagious creating a must have purchase instinct in me.

 I have to also say that this is not the first purchase I have had to have from his channel and he has become the book devil on my shoulder regularly enticing me to skip the "wish list" and just get now.
The Essex Serpent is set in Victorian London and an Essex village in the 1890's, and enlivened by the debates on scientific and medical discovery which defined the era, The Essex Serpent has at its heart the story of two extraordinary people who fall for each other, but not in the usual way.



Foxlowe is a debut novel set in a commune and is based around the group mentality, superstition and betrayal – and a utopian commune gone badly wrong.  We were the Family, and Foxlowe was our home.

Jen Campbell 


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These two titles have been reviewed on Jen's channel and she has felt that they are must reads for this year.  I greatly respect Jen's opinion so immediately placed my order for both of these titles in Kindle Edition (as I am running out of shelf space).
With the level of news reporting on the Syrian Conflict and its refuges I felt that it was an important book to read and fully understand the situation from someone who has experienced it.

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This titles publication has currently been put
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We have also become increasingly aware of gun crime and specifically the laws that seem to enable its continuation within the USA.  Another Day in the Death of America shows us a selection of incidents which take place at the same time across the country and have never been reported.  These range from gang violence to incidents involving children and their access to deadly weopons.

Kaitlin of KittyGee

Kaitlin from KittyGee is a lover of Science Fiction and Fantasy as well as other genres.  She also like me has a love of books with Dragons.  So when these appeared on her channel who was I to refuse adding these on to my Kindle.

First off the art work itself is stunningly beautiful.  Secondly the premise of this series sounds really good with Isabella (Lady Trent) introducing us to her world and the varieties of Dragons she experiences.  She also gave the first installment 5* so who can resist.

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 This book I purchased in paperback and was given 4* by Kaitlin, this is a new genre for me Science Fiction:Steampunk and I was so drawn by her enthusiasm I had to buy a copy and experience it for myself.  The good reads synopsis says: This is the story of M. Francisco Fabrigas, explorer, philosopher, heretical physicist, who took a shipful of children on a frightening voyage to the next dimension, assisted by a teenaged Captain, a brave deaf boy, a cunning blind girl, and a sultry botanist, all the while pursued by the Pope of the universe and a well-dressed mesmerist.

Dark plots, demonic cults, murderous jungles, quantum mayhem, the birth of creation, the death of time, and a creature called the Sweety: all this and more waits beyond the veil of reality.

I hope you will take the time to look at their channels and that some of their recommendations may also peak your interest.

Happy Reading
Emma
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