Courting Mr. Lincoln by Louis Bayard

𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝒯𝑜𝒹𝒹 𝓂𝑒𝑒𝓉𝓈 𝒜𝒷𝓇𝒶𝒽𝒶𝓂 𝐿𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓃 𝒾𝓃 𝒮𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒻𝒾𝑒𝓁𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝒻 𝟣𝟪𝟦𝟢, 𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝑜𝓃 𝓃𝑜 𝑜𝓃𝑒’𝓈 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓇𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉. 𝒜 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓃𝓉𝓇𝓎 𝓁𝒶𝓌𝓎𝑒𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒶 𝒹𝓇𝓎 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹𝓈 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓅, 𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝓁𝒶𝒸𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒷𝑜𝓉𝒽 𝓂𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓎 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝑔𝒾𝒻𝓉 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝑜𝓇𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎 𝓈𝓊𝓇𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓈𝑒𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓂𝑒𝑒𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓂. 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓎, 𝒶 𝓆𝓊𝒾𝒸𝓀, 𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻-𝓅𝑜𝓈𝓈𝑒𝓈𝓈𝑒𝒹 𝒹𝑒𝒷𝓊𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓉𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒶𝓃 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝒹𝑒𝒷𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑒𝓁𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈, 𝒶𝓉 𝒻𝒾𝓇𝓈𝓉 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓂 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓃𝒾𝑔𝓂𝒶. “𝐼 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝑜𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒,” 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓁𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓇𝑜𝑜𝓂𝓂𝒶𝓉𝑒, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒, 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒥𝑜𝓈𝒽𝓊𝒶 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝑒𝒹, “𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝑜 𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝒶𝓁𝓈𝑜 𝓇𝓊𝓃 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅.”

𝐼𝓉’𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔, 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽, 𝒷𝑒𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝑒𝑒𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐿𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝑒𝒹 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌𝓈: 𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝓂𝒾𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒, 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝒻𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓌𝒽𝑜, 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓌𝓀𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈, 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝒶 𝑔𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝑔𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓊𝓈, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓀𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓅𝑜𝓁𝒾𝓉𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒹. 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓇𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝐿𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓃 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅𝑒𝓃𝓈, 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝑒𝓅𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝑒𝒹, 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝓉𝒶𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓇𝑜𝑜𝓂𝓂𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝒽𝑜𝓌 𝓉𝑜 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒, 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓃𝒶𝓋𝒾𝑔𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝓁𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝓈𝑜𝒸𝒾𝑒𝓉𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝒮𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒻𝒾𝑒𝓁𝒹.

𝒯𝑜𝓁𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒶𝓁𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓋𝑜𝒾𝒸𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝒯𝑜𝒹𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒥𝑜𝓈𝒽𝓊𝒶 𝒮𝓅𝑒𝑒𝒹, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝒽𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈, 𝒞𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑀𝓇. 𝐿𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓃 𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓈 𝒶 𝓈𝓎𝓂𝓅𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓍 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝓊𝓃𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒; 𝒶 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝓃𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝓌𝑜 𝓂𝑒𝓃; 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝒶𝓁𝓁, 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓋𝑜𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓊𝓃𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓂𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓌𝑜𝓊𝓁𝒹 𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓌 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃’𝓈 𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈. 𝐿𝑜𝓊𝒾𝓈 𝐵𝒶𝓎𝒶𝓇𝒹, 𝒶 𝓂𝒶𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓇, 𝒹𝑒𝓁𝒾𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒶 𝓅𝒶𝑔𝑒-𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒶𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒, 𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝒷𝒾𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝓅𝑜𝓈𝓈𝒾𝒷𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑒𝓈.

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

“Men don’t always know what they need, that’s why God made Women”.

5 out of 5 stars! – Incredibly charming!

I adore novels written in a past setting, exactly what I was expecting Courting Mr. Lincoln to be… since it’s based in the 1800’s, but this was completely different. Louis has written a book in the modern day, set in the past, yet reads as a genuine classic……Brillant!

Miss Todd is smart, independent and has such a strong knowledge of politics. Truly a well rounded young lady.

Lincoln’s also smart, determined and very hardworking. He has goals and is working towards them. Although he is missing proper manners and does not have the perfect gentlemen style, just yet. Lack of funds doesn’t help with that situation, but a great friend could become very helpful with that.

This is where Joshua Speed comes in. He is truly wonderful! (Spoiler… I think Speed was my favourite character!). Speed is an incredible man, with so much warmth in his heart. Speed keeps a great pride for those he is close to, especially Lincoln.

Louis Bayard has created such a marvellous read! and I couldn’t be happier to have this wonderful addition to my shelves.

Published by Algonquin Books on April 23, 2019

On Shelves!… Go check it out.

Thank you so much to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. for sending me an arc copy!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Thank You Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

A Huge Thank You to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. has sent three new exciting reads my way.

*** Please note these are not my official reviews. I have copied the synopsis’s from amazon, in order to share what the books are about.***

Courting Mr.Lincoln by Louis Bayard

When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one’s short list to be president. A country lawyer living above a dry goods shop, he is lacking both money and manners, and his gift for oratory surprises those who meet him. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma. “I can only hope,” she tells his roommate, the handsome, charming Joshua Speed, “that his waters being so very still, they also run deep.”

It’s not long, though, before she sees the Lincoln that Speed knows: an amiable, profound man who, despite his awkwardness, has a gentle wit to match his genius, and who respects her keen political mind. But as her relationship with Lincoln deepens, she must confront his inseparable friendship with Speed, who has taught his roommate how to dance, dress, and navigate the polite society of Springfield.

Told in the alternating voices of Mary Todd and Joshua Speed, and inspired by historical events, Courting Mr. Lincoln creates a sympathetic and complex portrait of Mary unlike any that has come before; a moving portrayal of the deep and very real connection between the two men; and most of all, an evocation of the unformed man who would grow into one of the nation’s most beloved presidents. Louis Bayard, a master storyteller, delivers here a page-turning tale of love, longing, and forbidden possibilities

Published by: Algonquin Books on April 23, 2019… On shelves now!

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

Overworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City.

Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and—with a little encouragement from her friends—a few blind dates. When one man in particular makes quick work of Amy’s heart, she risks losing herself completely in the unexpected escape, and as the summer comes to an end, Amy realizes too late that she must make an impossible decision: stay in this exciting new chapter of her life, or return to the life she left behind.

But before she can choose, a crisis forces the two worlds together, and Amy must stare down a future where she could lose both sides of herself, and every dream she’s ever nurtured, in the beat of a heart.

Published by: Lake Union Publishing on May 1, 2019… On shelves now!

Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby

For Fig’s dad, hurricane season brings the music.
For Fig, hurricane season brings the possibility of disaster.

Fig, a sixth grader, loves her dad and the home they share in a beach-side town. She does not love the long months of hurricane season. Her father, a once-renowned piano player, sometimes goes looking for the music in the middle of a storm. Hurricane months bring unpredictable good and bad days. More than anything, Fig wants to see the world through her father’s eyes, so she takes an art class to experience life as an artist does. Then Fig’s dad shows up at school, confused and looking for her. Not only does the class not bring Fig closer to understanding him, it brings social services to their door.

As the walls start to fall around her, Fig is sure it’s up to her alone to solve her father’s problems and protect her family’s privacy. But with the help of her best friend, a cute girl at the library, and a surprisingly kind new neighbour, Fig learns she isn’t as alone as she once thought . . . and begins to compose her own definition of family.

Nicole Melleby’s Hurricane Season is a radiant and tender novel about taking risks and facing danger, about friendship and art, and about growing up and coming out. And more than anything else, it is a story about love—both its limits and its incredible healing power.

Published by: Algonquin Young Readers on May 7, 2019… On shelves Today!!!!

Full reviews to come as soon as I have finished these incredible reads!

Thank you again Thomas Allen & Son Ltd!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Book Cover Buys

I know every book lover has heard the term “don’t judge a book by its cover”.. right?

Can you honestly sit there and say you have never done it?

We all have, I am pretty sure of that. How can you not, some covers just pull you in with their beauty. Isn’t that what the cover is there for, to give some sort of preview of what’s on the inside.

Although I don’t always believe judging a book by its cover is a bad thing. A lot of books I picked up just for their beautiful covers became some of my all time favourite reads. I have also found new favourite authors this way as well.

I will say there are some types of covers that turn me away from the book, causing me not to pick it up. This I need to get over, who knows what amazing adventures I may be missing out on.

What are some cover buys you picked up? I would love to know, maybe I need to add them to my never-ending… slowly taking over the world list.

And of course thanks for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

The Field Guide To The North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

Advanced readers copy

Norris Kaplan is an extremely witty black french Canadian teenager. Enjoying his typical teen years in Montreal, Canada. Until he was plucked from his comfortable home of Montreal and moved to hot Austin, Texas.

Already unhappy with having to deal with all the changes of the move and not to mention the heat! Starting at a new high school was no dream either.

Along with Kaplan’s snarky teenager remarks that may get him in trouble, he starts catalogue everyone he meets. Nothing wrong with that… right?….at least he has some entertainment until he gets to run home to good ol’ Canada.

Until one day he meets Aarti, a girl he just can’t seem to place in any category.

Starting to think maybe his new life isn’t that bad. Norris begins to open up to the thought of staying in Austin.

But on prom night Norris makes a huge mistake and realises its time for him to stop hiding behind his sarcastic demeanour and make things right.

“It’s not that you can’t have an opinion. You just need to have less of them. People won’t always know when you’re joking”.

4.5 out of 5 stars

Ben created the perfect high school setting!

I felt as if I was plucked from my adult life and placed right back into the drama that was high school. This is not an easy environment to create, but Ben constructed it perfectly.

Cataloguing characters, groups, seasons, etc. really brought this field guide to life.

I would be lying if I didn’t say there wasn’t times that Norris didn’t drive me crazy. But I mean isn’t that sort of the point when it came to him as the main character?

Without giving names I will confess there is one character that really found a way into my heart. She is a huge reason for me devouring this book!

Oh and the humour!… absolutely hilarious. Constantly giggling to myself to bursting out laughing. Yet also having some truly serious moments, that you can’t take too lightly.

This is a such a fun, quirky read that deserves all the love.

Thank you so incredibly much to HarperCollins Canada for sending this hilarious read my way.

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Release Date: January 8, 2019

And of course thank you all for reading!

Your Fellow Witty Book Worm

– Nichole

#backofthebookshelfbc

Why have I not thought about sharing this on here?!?!?!….

Mid January I reached out to my fellow Bookstagrammers to see if anyone was interested in taking part in a book club through Bookstagram (Instagram). I had such amazing feedback and now we are one large book club family!

Our name …Back Of The Bookshelf Book Club! — One heck of an awesome group, if I do say so myself.

The first book we chose was for February’s read. Giving everyone a chance to get their hands on the book if they didn’t already own it.

We are currently reading The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. This incredible read will be completed by the end of February.

Our group breaks the book up by chapters, reading so many chapters each week. Carrying the book throughout the full month. Each week we jump on Bookstagram together and discuss that weeks chapters.

The discussions sure can get heated, in the best way possible. Just shows how passionate we are about what we are reading.

We have already picked our read for March!!!… The Lost Girls of Paris by the amazing Pam Jenoff.

If you are interested in reading along… please do! And please let me know you are, so I can be sure to discuss the book with you as well. If you are interested in joining our group you can find me on Instagram. My handle is nichi.i_readpastmybedtime. You can also use the hashtag #backofthebookshelfbc on Instagram to find us.

Look forward to seeing you! And I will come on here each month and share our next read.

And of course thanks for reading!

Your Fellow Bookworm

-Nichole

Book Shopping

Who doesn’t love Book Shopping?

Oh how it warms my heart.

My most favourite place in the world is Chapters Indigo (It is the Canadian Barnes and Noble.. hehe).

As soon as I walk into Chapters it’s like walking into a warm hug! I know that sounds sappy but it’s true. All the gorgeous books, colors, cozy items. It truly is heaven on earth. Not to forget it is a great place for the whole family to enjoy AND the built-in Starbucks is A…MA…ZING.

Grab a delicious, nummy, HOT coffee and browse the world of books…. Mmmm. As I said HEAVEN.

Now Chapters is my favourite bookstore alive and I love the buzz of buying new books. But I am constantly on the hunt for amazing used bookstores as well. The nostalgia of walking around a store with all the used books that have been so well-loved and now will be passed on to another fellow book lover. I also personally love giving used books a new home. Don’t forget the smell, I love the smell of older books. Yes I will proudly admit I am a Book-sniffer. Don’t you hide, yes you out there! I know you do it too…. Yes I am looking at you!

So far one of my favourite used bookstores I have found in my area is called Wee Book Inn. So adorable, and each store has an adorable, cuddly, loving, fuzzy..CAT. Soooo sweet.

Online book shopping!…Eeeekkkkk.

Very exciting! The suspense while you wait for your order to come in. Sometimes even forgetting all that you purchased and being surprised all over again.

Doesn’t matter where you are buying from, being BookOutlet, Book Depository, Amazon, Chapters Online, etc…. as the list is never-ending. Online book shopping is a wonder.

I mean the books come right to your door. Which means you don’t even have the put the book you are currently reading down in order to get more BOOKS!

It is like Christmas with each package that comes in!

Now who are my library lovers out there?

I adore the library… unfortunately my local library has next to nothing on the shelves, they are just so bare. I rarely ever see a newer released book there either. BUT! that being said my boys and I still go, I still renew my card each year and I use their audiobook app as well. library’s are so important to have and it is critical in my eyes that we bring our children and show them the world of reading. Getting to pick up a book, reading the words on the page yet create a whole story in our minds. I would be lying if I didn’t say every now and then I don’t find a true hidden gem at my local library.

Where do you buy your books from?.. Maybe you don’t and you just use the library.

Share with me as I would love to hear!

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

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The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton

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“YOU’VE NEVER READ A LOVE STORY AS TWISTED AS THIS!”

Sweet Juliette loves Nate!

Nothing in the world will stop her from being with him. Not even Nate breaking up with her, 6 months ago….

I mean who does he think he is? Doesn’t he realise what he just gave up?

Juliette knows she has met the love of her life. She will go to any length to be as close as possible, at all times. She even started working as a flight attendant with the same airline Nate works for.

Nate is just clueless and Juliette will show him! He will be hers!

“Stick to the plan, fail to plan, plan to fail”.

5 out of 5 stars

Such an easy, brilliant read!

I cannot believe this is Karen’s fist novel. She was meant to write!

I know that Juliette is deranged and really you shouldn’t be rooting for her but Karen wrote her character so so well. I found at times I was feeling bad for her and the situation she was in. That is when you know you have discovered an amazing author, when they can make you feel, even for the “bad guys” in the story.

This book was so intense! Just when I thought I had figured out where the story was going a twist was thrown in. This happened multiple times throughout the novel. Karen’s writing constantly had me stretching my brain, so many incredible shifts in the story! Yet even with the fast pace, exciting story I kept up throughout. Karen’s writing was so smooth and flawless.

I am excited to see what Karen creates next!

“I don’t believe that opposites attract; I’m sure it’s a myth”.

Thank you so incredibly much to HarperCollins Canada for sending this riveting read my way.

Publisher: Graydon House

Release Date: December 31, 2018

“Revenge is a dish best served cold, and mine is going to be frozen”.

“If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, they’re yours, If they don’t, make them”.

And of course thank you all for reading!

Your Fellow Book Worm

– Nichole

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”.

Belle’s Book Sleeves

What bookworm doesn’t travel with a book at all times?…Well most of the time anyhow.

A book sleeve is one of the best inventions created.

Travelling with your book and knowing it wont get damaged is the best feeling. Especially when you have taken the dust jacket off your hardcover wanting to keep it in great shape but then you worry about the books naked body!

I recently came across this new, up and coming Etsy shop that knows where it’s at when it comes to handmade book sleeves.

“Belle’s Book Sleeves”

Kelly is killing it left and right and selling out fast.

With new gorgeous, vibrant fabric patterns, FUR book sleeves (sooo plush!), liner color option on particular sleeves AND even starting “blind date with a book sleeve”. This is one shop you don’t want to miss out on.

I also can’t get over the theme. I mean correct me if I am wrong but Belle’s Book Sleeves gives me all the Beauty And The Beast vibes.

Shop name Belle and then the fur sleeves … come on that completely makes you think of the Beast… right?

Don’t take my word for it, go and check out her site. All I can say is —STUNNING!

Website:

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BellesBookSleeves?ref=shop_sugg

Instagram Account:

https://www.instagram.com/bellesbooksleeves/

Oh and while making your order.. because let’s be honest we all know your going to buy. You can use my code to save on your order.

Code: NICHI12 …You’re welcome!

And of course, thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

***Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca***

“Men don’t always know what they need, that’s why God made Women”.

5 out of 5 stars! – Incredibly charming!

A Huge Thank You to Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

Courting Mr.Lincoln by Louis Bayard

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby

***Advanced readers copy***

“It’s not that you can’t have an opinion. You just need to have less of them. People won’t always know when you’re joking”.

Who doesn’t love Book Shopping?

Advanced readers copy

“YOU’VE NEVER READ A LOVE STORY AS TWISTED AS THIS!”

“Belle’s Book Sleeves”

Synopsis copied from Amazon.ca

Advanced readers copy