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Diverse genres & stories that shape us 📚 | Reviews, bookish questions, & fun | Book blogger | Turn the page with me!
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🇨🇦HAPPY🇨🇦 CANADA 🇨🇦DAY to all my

🇨🇦HAPPY🇨🇦 CANADA 🇨🇦DAY to all my fellow bookish Canadians!! I hope you are celebrating or just taking some much needed time for yourself.😊

Greenwood by Michael Christie is the first book that comes to my mind, set in various places in Canada. Drop your recs below👇🏾

I chose Shania Twain for this post because I was so so surprised to learn that she is Canadian!! I love her songs and I thought she was American, until I came to Canada😂.
❓Is there another artist/actor/actress/writer you thought was American only to find out they were Canadian?

#happpycanadaday #canadaday #celebrate #canadianauthor #canadianartist #canadianart #canadianmade

📚 Meet the Bookstagrammer 🙋🏾‍♀️ Hi

📚 Meet the Bookstagrammer 🙋🏾‍♀️
Hi book friends 👋🏾 I’ve been on Bookstagram for a long time (on and off)—but it took me forever to show my face. Classic introvert move, right? 😏

So here’s a proper hello:
👩🏾My name is Esther Aurore. Pick one—but I prefer Aurore. 😊
📍 Born and raised in Cameroon🇨🇲, now living in Canada🇨🇦 for the past 7 years (already?! Time flies!)
👩🏾‍🦱 I’m 38, a mom of 3 beautiful humans who keep life interesting: a 17-year-old girl, a 4-year-old boy, and a 1-year-old girl. (Yes, I know. The age gap is real! 🤣), a wife and daughter.
👩‍🏫 I’m also an elementary school teacher, and French is actually my first language—so if you ever see a quirky turn of phrase… blame the bilingual brain. 😄
📝 I recently launched my blog, dawnunchained.com, where I share book reviews and soulful reflections about diverse topics (life, identity, motherhood, etc)—usually inspired by the books I read.

So, why the name Dawn Unchained?
Dawn is the English word for Aurore (my name in French). Unchained symbolizes freedom—the freedom to express myself without restraints.

About My Reading Life
📚 I read across genres—whatever stirs my curiosity or emotions.
📝 Here, you’ll find a mix of deep, heartfelt reviews, fun bookish questions, and honest thoughts—always shared with warmth and intention.

Now that we’re officially acquainted…
Where are you reading this from? Or where’s home in your heart? 🌍

#meetthebookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookstagramcanada #bookishblogger #blackwomanread #justmemyselfandi

For me, no. I like learning about others' lives. N

For me, no. I like learning about others' lives. Now they way that experience is narrated will make me appreciate the book, not the experience itself. Actually, I tend to avoid books that echo my own experience😂. They will hit too close to home.

What about you?

📚Currently reading. Have you ever started a boo

📚Currently reading. Have you ever started a book, then got the impression that this is not a book that you can read while lying down, but that you must sit upright and be focused because it seems the author is about to tell you a story so important and you don't want to miss a single thing? Yeah? This is that kind of book!

Setting: Uganda 🇺🇬
Year: 1987-1994
Theme: kid soldiers, war, fanatics, God-like ruler

Do you know of any book talking about the themes above or something similar?

Some characters cross the line—and somehow, we g

Some characters cross the line—and somehow, we get it. 👀
Drop the book title (no spoilers!) and tell me: did it change how you felt about the story?

Bonus Q: Do you enjoy morally grey characters or do you prefer clear heroes and villains?

📖 Book Review: Safe by S.K. Barnett
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

This one was recommended by @book_andasong and honestly… I’m so glad I picked it up!

🌀 Safe is a fast-paced psychological thriller that kicks off with a mystery: a girl who went missing at six suddenly returns home twelve years later. Her family is stunned—but not everything adds up. And Jenny? She’s not just trying to fit back in. She starts to feel like they’re hiding something too. Why are they acting so strange? What’s lurking beneath the surface? As she starts to dig and snoop around, things get very interesting. Who’s lying? What’s the truth?

My ❤️
🏃🏾‍♀️The pacing. No boring bits. It constantly made me go “just one more chapter…”
🥨The twists! Some come early on and I was like, okay so if THIS is out already, what more is there? But trust me, there is more.
👧🏼The main character isn’t particularly likeable—but she is complex. She’s been through a lot, and trauma changes people. I didn’t love her, but I understood her.

My 💔
🔚 The ending. Big twist? Yes. But it felt a bit abrupt and far-fetched. You know those reveals that make you rethink the entire book in hindsight, and everything suddenly clicks into place? This wasn’t quite that. And for me, that’s what makes a great thriller. Like, when the breadcrumbs were right there the whole time and you just didn’t see it? That kind of reveal feeds my soul on a spiritual level 😂 It’s like a reader’s high 🤣

That said, I still really enjoyed it—and I’d actually love to discuss it with someone. I have mixed feelings about certain parts, and that always makes for the best book chats.

Have you read Safe? Let’s talk 👇🏾
👉🏾 Do you prefer going through a book blind and getting hit with a big twist at the end?
Or having the twist revealed early and wondering what else the author still has in store?

✨ Drumroll, please… My bookish blog dawnunchai

✨ Drumroll, please…
My bookish blog dawnunchained.com is officially live!
It’s been a journey of ideas, late-night scribbles, and so much heart.
Come visit — and grab your free summer reading log while you’re there!

Tap the link in my bio — then come back and tell me what you're reading!
What mood are your books giving you lately (curious, dreamy, funny...) or what kind of blog content do you love most (reviews, cozy reflections, bookish printables, newsletters...)?

📚 www.dawnunchained.com
#Dawnunchained #bookishlaunch #bloglaunch #bookishblog #bookishblogger #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookbloggers

I started this blog not because the world needed a

I started this blog not because the world needed another one —
but because I needed a place to feel "unchained".

For anyone who finds truth in fiction, who loves bookish quiet, who seeks more than just reviews... this space is yours too.
🌞Check the link in bio.

If something in the blog resonates with you, or if there's a section that speaks to you most, let me know in the comments😊. I'd love to hear your honest feedback. Thank you in advance 💛

#bookishblog #BlogWithHeart #WhyIWrite

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