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2020 End of Year Survey
Posted March 4, 2021 in wrap up

2020 End of Year Survey

Characters Whose Jobs I Wish I Had
Posted March 2, 2021 in bookish memes

Characters Whose Jobs I Wish I Had

Review – The Ravens
Posted November 3, 2020 in review

Review – The Ravens

Review – Chasing Lucky
Posted October 23, 2020 in review

Review – Chasing Lucky

Am I Too Old for YA?
Posted October 21, 2020 in Investigated

Am I Too Old for YA?

Mini Reviews – Jenn Bennett Edition
Posted October 16, 2020 in review

Mini Reviews – Jenn Bennett Edition

Review – The Silvered Serpents
Posted September 18, 2020 in review

Review – The Silvered Serpents

Review – The Gilded Wolves
Posted September 11, 2020 in review

Review – The Gilded Wolves

Review – Fable by Adrienne Young
Posted August 28, 2020 in review

Review – Fable by Adrienne Young

Review – Where Dreams Descend
Posted August 21, 2020 in review

Review – Where Dreams Descend

Review – A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Posted August 7, 2020 in review

Review – A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

Review – The Fixer
Posted July 31, 2020 in review

Review – The Fixer

A Breakdown of My Bookshelf Audit + Free Templates
Posted July 29, 2020 in bookish challenges

A Breakdown of My Bookshelf Audit + Free Templates

Review – Instructions for a Secondhand Heart
Posted July 24, 2020 in review

Review – Instructions for a Secondhand Heart

Review – Girl from Nowhere
Posted July 17, 2020 in review

Review – Girl from Nowhere

Review – Reign the Earth
Posted July 10, 2020 in review

Review – Reign the Earth

My Most Read Authors
Posted July 6, 2020 in bookish memes

My Most Read Authors

Review – Cinderella is Dead
Posted July 3, 2020 in review

Review – Cinderella is Dead

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QTOD: Who are some of your favorite fictional sibl QTOD: Who are some of your favorite fictional siblings? Two of my favorites are Suzette and Lionel, aka Little and Lion from the book named after their nicknames, Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert. They're just such a lovable pair of step-siblings who are always willing to help each other out. Do you have any nicknames? โ€” [Image description: An old photo of the book Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert with dalgona coffee and a candle in the background.] . . . โš”๏ธ challenges #AllTheBooksJune21 [want to reread] #OneSquareStory [lgbtq+] #BookishRoadTrip21 [fav siblings] #TumblesOverBooks [made you cry] . #LittleAndLion #BrandyColbert #TheNovl #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #readingisfun #readerlife #bookaddiction #constantreader #bookstagramit #mybookishfeatures #readingtogether #loveofreading #bookdragons #cozybooks
QTOD: What's your favorite pirate / sea / beach re QTOD: What's your favorite pirate / sea / beach read? I don't think I've read too many pirate books - the only one I can really remember reading is Daughter of the Pirate King so it wins by default (it's a well-deserved win, regardless). I've heard The Girl from Everywhere is also a good read, but despite owning it for the last few years, I still haven't gotten around to reading it. I feel like my June posts are having this accidental theme of "books I've had for years but still have not read". ๐Ÿ˜… To be fair to my past self, most of these books are part of series that I don't have full access to at the moment. As someone who likes to binge read series, I like having all the books on hand before I start reading the first book. There are few things more annoying than reading a book and then having to scramble to find a copy of the sequel asap. Or at least, that's the excuse I've been using. My library is about to fully reopen so I don't know how much longer I can hide behind that reasoning. Do you like to binge-read series? โ€” [Image description: A book, The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig, open to its title page. The book is signed by the author with the inscription "To Emily, find your anchor".] . . . โš”๏ธ challenges #CozyAsCanBee [books & coffee] #TumblesOverBooks [debut novel] #BookReadHappyHour [you're gonna need a bigger boat] #RFABJune21 [contemporary or fantasy] . #TheGirlFromEverywhere #HeidiHeilig #SignedBook #SignedBookSundays #amreading #reading #booksarelife #avidreader #bookrecommendation #bookpics #booksaremagic #bookreaders #readingforpleasure #readersunite #bookstagrammademedoit #averybookishpost
QTOD: What's an old favorite you like to reread? QTOD: What's an old favorite you like to reread? I'm planning on rereading Percy Jackson and also Heroes of Olympus soon. I've been in a horrible slump lately so I'm hoping rereading the series can get me out of it, or at the very least get me to read the Trials of Apollo books. I'm also curious to see if any of my feelings about the series have changed. I started reading the Percy Jackson books when I was in middle school, so it's been more than ten years now. I wonder if I'll pick up on anything that I didn't before, especially knowing what I know now about the importance of diversity and proper representation. I'm hoping it'll continue to be one of my favorites after this reread. Have you ever reread an old favorite and then regretted it? โ€” [Image description: Girl wearing a Camp Half-Blood shirt, holding a stack of books in a (photoshopped) forest. The books are from the Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan.] . . . โš”๏ธ challenges #MyFictionalMusings [old favorite] #BookishRoadTrip21 [fictional place you want to move to] #BookReadHappyHour [quest? quest] #WanderingMystical [comfort characters] . #PercyJackson #RickRiordan #HeroesOfOlympus #CampHalfBlood #bookstagramfeature #bookworm #bookishlove #booksonbooks #bookaesthetic #bookgirl #readinggoals #bookishcommunity #justread #readerproblems #readingstagram
QTOD: What are some of your favorite LGBTQIA+ book QTOD: What are some of your favorite LGBTQIA+ books? Some of my favorites are The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston, Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron, and Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert. I'm hoping I can add History is All You Left Me to that list someday, but I'm just not ready for all the crying and heartbreak it may cause right now. โ€” A little fun fact: I just realized I got this book in the same signing in 2017 that I got Empress of a Thousand Skies, which I posted about a couple of days back. There were four authors at the event and I have yet to read a single book that they were there promoting. It turns out I am really, REALLY bad at reading books I buy in a timely manner. . [Image description: Flatlay of History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera with an old cup of coffee, a candle, and bunch of (fake) flowers.] . . โš”๏ธ challenges #AllTheBooksJune21 [book & flowers] #OneSquareStory [drinks] #CozyAsCanBee [friendship] . #HistoryIsAllYouLeftMe #AdamSilvera #booknerdigans #booklover #vscobooks #readingismagic #yalovin #bookishpost #readingcommunity #bookwormsunite #bookishphotography #booksconnectus #loveofbooks #booksarelife๐Ÿ“š
QTOD: Is there a book you've been meaning to read QTOD: Is there a book you've been meaning to read but keep putting off? I've been meaning to read The Astonishing Color of After for ages. Like Empress of a Thousand Skies, it's been on my physical tbr for years now, but I can never seem to get in the right mood to read it. I've heard nothing but great things about it, and it's set in Taiwan, where my parents were born, but I also know it's a heavier read. I love reading stories with heartaches but heartbreak is a totally different category. Especially when that heartbreak is caused by the death of a family member. I'm still determined to read this book, though. It just might have to wait a few more years for that to happen. ๐Ÿ˜… Do you enjoy heavier reads? โ€” [Image description: a book, The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan, lying on a table surrounded by (fake) flowers.] . . . โš”๏ธ challenges #MyFictionalMusings [beautiful cover] #CreativeBookstagram [emotional] #TumblesOverBooks [recommend a diverse read] #BookishRoadTrip21 [magical realism] . #TheAstonishingColorOfAfter #EmilyXRPan #thenovl #bookreview #bibliophile #readersofig #yabookstagram #beautifulbooks #bookstagramit #readreadread #readergram #lightreading #bookaesthetics #loveofreading #bookishgram
QTOD: Do you collect multiple editions of the same QTOD: Do you collect multiple editions of the same book? I try not to. For starters, my wallet gets very upset with me when I decide to buy another edition of a book I already own. And on top of that, I'm out of shelf space so I really don't have room for multiple copies (right now). And yet, I somehow ended up with three copies of #VampireAcademy by #RichelleMead. ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ It all started because I decided it was more budget-friendly to buy a box set of the series. That box set happened to include the movie edition of the first book. I'm not (usually) a fan of movie adaption covers so I decided to buy a used copy of VA to match the rest of the series. Unfortunately for me, the book I ended up getting was the first edition paperback (I think?) and not the updated cover that was advertised (this is what happens when you buy books used and the publisher uses the same ISBN for both the old and new editions). I gave up and decided to just settle for the mismatching editions I was stuck with. Then, one day I found the 10th-anniversary edition on sale for a really good price so I had to snap it up. It was something like $3 and about a third of it is new content so it was worth it. And that's the story of how I ended up with three editions of Vampire Academy. All because of my need for matching series. Do you need your series to match or are you okay with mismatching series? โ€” [Image description: flatlay featuring three different editions of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. The photo primarily focuses on the first edition paperback but also includes part of the movie-inspired paperback and the 10th-anniversary edition paperback.] . . . โš”๏ธ challenges #AllTheBooksJune21 [reading now] #OneSquareStory [excite] #BookReadHappyHour [buildings on the cover] #WanderingMystical [#OTPMonday] . #PenguinTeen #RoseHathaway #booksbooksbooks #bookish #alwaysreading #bookpost #yareads #booksaremagic #bibliophilelife #booksmakemehappy #mybookishfeatures #yabookstagrammer #readersunite #bookrelated
QTOD: What's a book that you've owned for years bu QTOD: What's a book that you've owned for years but is still on your tbr? One of my old high school classmates bought up the fact that our 5 year reunion would be this year. And that's crazy - I can't believe it's been 5 years since I graduated from high school in 2016. But what's even crazier, (and maybe even scarier) is that I went through my shelves the other day, and realized most of the books on my "unread" section were acquired during my high school years. Which by logic, means that most of the books I have yet to read have been sitting on my shelves, waiting to be read, for at least 5 years. ๐Ÿ™ˆ Yikes. Thankfully, #EmpressOfAThousandSkies by #RhodaBelleza is not one of those books. I bought this one at a signing in 2017. ๐Ÿ˜† Are you good at reading books you buy soon after you get them? โ€” [Image description: A book, Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza, open to its title page on a table with a Photoshopped latte. The title page is signed by the author with the inscription: "Emily - A thousand thank yous".] . . . โš”๏ธ challenges #MyFictionalMusings [open book] #CozyAsCanBee [books & coffee] #TumblesOverBooks [book set in summer] . #SignedBook #SignedBookSundays #readingtime #booknerd #instareads #bookwormlife #booksofinsta #readinggoals #whatiread #readingtogether #bookreaders #bookdragons #cozyreads #lightread
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