{"id":14612,"date":"2021-10-30T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=14612"},"modified":"2021-10-30T22:18:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T02:18:22","slug":"blog-tour-journey-to-the-heart-of-the-abyss-by-london-shah-review-aesthetic-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-journey-to-the-heart-of-the-abyss-by-london-shah-review-aesthetic-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Journey to the Heart of the Abyss by London Shah (Review + Aesthetic Board!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrandbeyondtours.com\/2021\/09\/23\/tour-schedule-journey-to-the-heart-of-the-abyss-light-the-abyss-2-by-london-shah\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Journey-to-the-Heart-of-the-Abyss-Banner.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Journey to the Heart of the Abyss by London Shah (Review + Aesthetic Board!)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Saturday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE ABYSS by London Shah! I absolutely <strong>LOVED<\/strong> this book and I\u2019m so ridiculously happy to share my review with all of you today, PLUS my aesthetic board, AND you can learn more about the rest of the tour and the author! And now without any further ado, let\u2019s get to the review!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/journey-to-the-heart-of-the-abyss-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Journey to the Heart of the Abyss by London Shah (Review + Aesthetic Board!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Journey to the Heart of the Abyss by London Shah (Review + Aesthetic Board!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Journey to the Heart of the Abyss<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/london-shah\/\">London Shah<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/light-the-abyss\/\">Light the Abyss #2<\/a> <br><strong>Also in this series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-the-light-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-by-london-shah-review-giveaway\/\">The Light at the Bottom of the World<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  November 16, 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/little-brown-books-for-young-readers\/\">Little Brown Books for Young Readers<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/dystopian\/\">Dystopian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/futuristic\/\">Futuristic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/science-fiction\/\">Science Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/thriller\/\">Thriller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 384 <br><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/formats\/earc\/\">eARC<\/a> <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> NetGalley <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57007763-journey-to-the-heart-of-the-abyss\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonshah.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/17495980.London_Shah\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/london.shah\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/i><\/span> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Leyla McQueen has finally <span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">reunited with her father after breaking him out of Broadmoor, the illegal government prison\u2014but his freedom comes at a terrible cost. As Leyla celebrates his return, she must grapple with the pain of losing Ari. Now separated from the boy who has her heart and labeled the nation\u2019s number one enemy, Leyla must risk illegal travel through unchartered waters in her quest for the truth behind her father's arrest. <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nAcross Britain, the fallout from Leyla's actions has escalated tensions between Anthropoid and non-Anthropoid communities, bringing them to an all-time high. And, as Leyla and her friends fight to uncover the startling truths about their world, she discovers her own shocking past\u2014and the horrifying secrets behind her father\u2019s abduction and arrest. But as these long-buried truths finally begin to surface, so, too, do the authorities\u2019 terrible future plans. And if the ever-pervasive fear prevents the people from taking a stand now, the abyss could stay in the dark forever.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2021-10-30T09:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nHappy Saturday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE ABYSS by London Shah! 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Let me just say, I think <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/artist\/2484712162\" target=\"_blank\">Shiromi Arserio<\/a> deserves a lot of credit here, because I had the digital\/print copies for several weeks and couldn&#8217;t get myself into the story, but it only took a few days for me to listen to THE WHOLE THING! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">favorite character?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">my favorite character was Ari&#8217;s little sister!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did i read it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I had a wonderful time reading <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-the-light-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-by-london-shah-review-giveaway\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Light at the Bottom of the World<\/a><\/em> a couple years ago, and I jumped at the chance to review this for the TBR and Beyond tour!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">will i re-read it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">probably!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">three words to describe the book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">underwater, <strong>PLOT TWISTS<\/strong>, hope<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">other thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I <em><strong>really<\/strong><\/em> loved how this worked as a duology. the pacing was wonderful, the action and adventure were thrilling, and I felt like all the threads were tied up nicely without rushing or anything. I&#8217;m definitely looking forward to reading <em>(okay, listening)<\/em> to whatever London Shah writes next!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Perfect-GIF-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13963\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media3.giphy.com\/media\/XtFPdti2uaZcN9lsUP\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e4772xmzjugntz3bfttr1bp2irq0g9swjw5kke4ouma&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"Drowning Bandai Namco GIF by Bandai Namco Entertainment\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Judging-a-Book-By-Its-Cover-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13964\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>okay, I know covers often get a redesign when book one goes to paperback before the release of book two (<em><strong>and also when they change publishers)<\/strong><\/em>, but I REALLY loved the first cover for <em>The Light at the Bottom of the World<\/em> and I just don&#8217;t think the new style is that great. I do like the ~ombre~ of the colors, and I&#8217;m glad you can see Leyla on the cover, but I wish it looked more like the original cover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">7.2\/10 stars!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/This-Reminds-Me-Of-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13965\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em style=\"color: initial;\">The Hybrid Chronicles<\/em><span style=\"color: initial;\"> by Kat Zhang<\/span><\/li><li><em>Daughter of the Deep<\/em> by Rick Riordan<\/li><li><em>Children of Eden<\/em> by Joey Graceffa<\/li><li><em>Replica<\/em> by Lauren Oliver<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ao3-Tags-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13966\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>#swimming down to the most abyssal oceanic depths to pick stupid fights with the natives<\/li><li>#look! a wild plot twist appears!<\/li><li>#author is British so wild Britishisms <s>may<\/s> appear<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Spoilers-Sweetie-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14068\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>WHO thought that <span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\"> Leyla was an anthropoid?!?!?!?!??! <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span> Okay, maybe in hindsight that was a little more obvious than I thought, but&#8230;&#8230; ????<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and ALSO <span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\"> everything that happened with Ari and Leyla&#8217;s families&#8230;  <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>I was expecting something, but not that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Bookstagram-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13967\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">coming soon!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Aesthetic-Board-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14000\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Journey-to-the-Heart-of-the-Abyss-Aesthetic-Board-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Journey-to-the-Heart-of-the-Abyss-Aesthetic-Board-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Journey-to-the-Heart-of-the-Abyss-Aesthetic-Board-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Journey-to-the-Heart-of-the-Abyss-Aesthetic-Board-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Journey-to-the-Heart-of-the-Abyss-Aesthetic-Board-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Journey-to-the-Heart-of-the-Abyss-Aesthetic-Board.png 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/About-the-Author-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13959\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About London Shah<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/London-Shah-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>London Shah is a British Muslim of Pashtun ethnicity. She has lived in Britain\u2019s capital for most of her life, via England\u2019s beautiful North. On any given day she can be found daydreaming of a different past, an alternate present, or some surreal future. She enjoys drinking copious amounts of tea, eating all the sweets and cakes, strolling through Richmond Park or along the Thames, getting lost on an evening in the city\u2019s older, darker alleyways\u2014preferably just after it\u2019s rained\u2014listening to punk rock, and losing herself in a fab SFF book or film. The Light at the Bottom of the World is her debut novel. The sequel Journey to the Heart of the Abyss releases 26.10.21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonshah.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/17495980.London_Shah\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/london.shah\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrandbeyondtours.com\/2021\/09\/23\/tour-schedule-journey-to-the-heart-of-the-abyss-light-the-abyss-2-by-london-shah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Follow-the-Tour-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13957\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Questions-and-Answers-Fall-2021-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13968\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think about <em>Journey to the Heart of the Abyss<\/em>? Have you added it&nbsp;to your tbr yet?&nbsp;Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1322\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13969\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Saturday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE ABYSS by London Shah! I absolutely LOVED this book and I\u2019m so ridiculously happy to share my review with all of you today, PLUS my aesthetic board, AND you can learn more about the rest of the tour and the author! 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