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Book Hangover Wednesdays -- Lies and Letters

8/9/2017
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Today's book hangover is...

Letters & Lies
by Ashtyn Newbold


From the cover and the book genre, from the beginning, I thought I would absolutely love this book.  And then I opened it and read the first chapter and then I wasn't so sure any more.
The characters were dreadful!  Or so I thought.  
Charlotte is whiny, annoying, and selfish, while Clara is wimpy and let’s herself get pushed around.  But, after a turn of events, I came to love the characters and enjoy the story!!  And so will you!!

Check out my review HERE.

About the Book

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After a season in London, Charlotte Lyons is still regrettably unattached. With her family’s finances in peril, she is sent away with her sister to a bleak coastal town where she is expected to pursue a wealthy Earl. Beautiful and talented, how could she possibly fail? But when her heart is captured by someone entirely unexpected, Charlotte finds herself caught up in a web of lies and intrigue. Between hardship and sorrow, she finds more than she bargained for, forced to choose between the life she once wanted and a new love she never imagined.
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About the Author

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Ashtyn Newbold discovered a love of writing early in high school. Inspired by regency period romance, she wrote her first novel at the age of sixteen. Because she can’t vacation in her favorite historical time periods, she writes about them instead. When not crafting handsome historical heroes, she enjoys baking, sewing, music, and spoiling her dog. She dreams of traveling to England and Ireland. Ashtyn is currently studying English and creative writing at Utah Valley University. She lives in Lehi, Utah with her family.
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​A Snippet from the Book...

Canterbury, England, 1818

The scratching of a quill did little to settle my nerves. Neither did the patter of rain, nor the abrupt plinking of the pianoforte from downstairs. In fact, all of these sounds produced quite the opposite effect.

Slamming my quill down on my writing desk, I jumped from my chair, striking my knee on the underside of the desk. The ink well tipped, splattering my gown. I froze, staring at the teardrops of black. Propelled by a new bout of anger, I rushed at the door and threw it open.

I knew it was Clara at the pianoforte, rehearsing for a dinner party at which she was bound to humiliate us all. And as if the rain wasn't enough to upset me, my sister carried on with her horrifying display while I was trying to write a letter to my dearest friend, Alice. It had been two long months since I had visited her at Kellaway Manor, and I was itching to know if her eldest brother was still unattached.

Giveaway

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What are you currently reading?  What is your most recent book hangover?
Patty
8/9/2017 02:45:33 pm

I just finished reading the book London Tides by Carla Laureano. Haven't started anything else yet, but I think I am going to read Sweetbriar Cottage by Denise Hunter. You would not think it by those two books but I am normally a historical fiction reader.

Sydney @Singing Librarian Books
8/9/2017 03:43:12 pm

Oh my goodness!!! I LOVE that book!! <3 And I have Denise's book on my TBR pile! I love these books, as well as historical fiction too!! :) Thanks for stopping by! Good luck in the giveaway!!

Elma Brooks
8/9/2017 05:38:55 pm

I make reading A Refuge at Highland Hall..by Carrie Turansky. Would love to win a copy of this book if it's in Paperback .Thank you for the giveaway.

Sydney @Singing Librarian Books
9/11/2017 03:59:59 pm

I love Carrie's books! Enjoy! :)

Karen K.
8/9/2017 09:54:37 pm

I just finished Finding Sheba by H.B. Moore. It was pretty good, but my most recent book hangover is Words in Deep Blue. It is SO not Christian, but oh my. There were so many quotes that I saved!

Sydney @Singing Librarian Books
9/11/2017 04:00:44 pm

H.B. Moore's books are great too! Don't know that book, but it sounds like a good one! :)

Lucy Reynolds
8/10/2017 03:15:12 pm

I just finished Bringing Maggie Home by Kim Vogel Sawyer and it is AMAZING. I'm going to start Many Sparrows by Lori Benton.

Sydney @Singing Librarian Books
9/11/2017 04:01:45 pm

Both these books are on my TBR pile for this month. :) Good to hear Bringing Maggie Home was a good one. This will be my first book by this author!

Caryl Kane
8/10/2017 06:33:09 pm

I just finished reading The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green. It was INCREDIBLE.

Sydney @Singing Librarian Books
9/11/2017 04:02:26 pm

I KNOW! When I finished that book I didn't even have words to describe how I felt. And I am not sure my review did it justice! :)

Deanne Patterson
8/11/2017 03:12:17 pm

I am currently reading The Return by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Sydney @Singing Librarian Books
9/11/2017 04:02:49 pm

I have this on my TBR pile to read soon. Enjoy!


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