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5 Dorm Essentials You Didn’t Know You Needed
Posted July 26, 2017 in college

5 Dorm Essentials You Didn’t Know You Needed

The End and New Beginning of My Love Affair With Reading
Posted July 25, 2017 in Investigated

The End and New Beginning of My Love Affair With Reading

Do you bring books with you on vacation?
Posted July 3, 2017 in Investigated

Do you bring books with you on vacation?

State of the Blog – June 2017
Posted July 1, 2017 in wrap up

State of the Blog – June 2017

Summer 2017 Comment Challenge
Posted June 28, 2017 in blog challenges

Summer 2017 Comment Challenge

The Best Books I’ve Read In 2017 So Far
Posted June 27, 2017 in bookish memes

The Best Books I’ve Read In 2017 So Far

Reading & Research
Posted June 26, 2017 in Investigated

Reading & Research

10 Series I Still Need to Start
Posted June 20, 2017 in bookish memes

10 Series I Still Need to Start

Review – Royal Bastards by Andrew Shvarts
Posted June 15, 2017 in review

Review – Royal Bastards by Andrew Shvarts

7 of My Best Decisions of My Freshman Year
Posted June 14, 2017 in college

7 of My Best Decisions of My Freshman Year

7 of the Best Dads in YA
Posted June 13, 2017 in bookish memes

7 of the Best Dads in YA

6 Regrets From My First Year of College
Posted June 7, 2017 in college

6 Regrets From My First Year of College

10 Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books New to My TBR
Posted June 6, 2017 in bookish memes

10 Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books New to My TBR

A Day in NYC + @blogboundcon
Posted June 5, 2017 in Bookish

A Day in NYC + @blogboundcon

What Makes or Breaks a Book?
Posted June 1, 2017 in Armchair BEA, Investigated

What Makes or Breaks a Book?

Armchair BEA 2017 – Introduction
Posted May 31, 2017 in Armchair BEA

Armchair BEA 2017 – Introduction

20 Books of Summer 2017
Posted May 30, 2017 in Bookish, bookish challenges

20 Books of Summer 2017

State of the Blog – Updates & News
Posted May 27, 2017 in wrap up

State of the Blog – Updates & News

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QOTD: Do you like to gather all the books in a ser QOTD: Do you like to gather all the books in a series before you start reading it?⁣ ⁣ I do. Even before I was binging more series than not, I always liked to borrow or buy all the books in a series before I even started reading book 1. I just knew I wouldn’t be able to stand waiting for the next book, especially if the book ends on a cliffhanger.⁣ 😡 ⁣ This is just one of many ways this whole situation is killing me. I’m fortunate enough that my library system has a pretty good “virtual branch” but it’s just not the same.⁣ ⁣ Or at least that’s what I’m telling myself. The whole “must have all books on hand before starting” is also a great excuse to procrastinate.⁣ 😅 ⁣ How do you like to read series? Do you have any requirements?⁣ ⁣ --⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ 📷 pictured:⁣ ⁣ 📖 Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ …...⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #allthebooksmay20 [number in the title]⁣ ⁣ #bookbookowlmaytheodds [white rose: books and flowers]⁣ ⁣ #bookishgirlshunt [cliff hanger]⁣ ⁣ #creativebookstagram [fascinating fairytale]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #forestofathousandlanterns #juliecdao #bookworm #booklove #yafantasy #yabookstagram #tbrpile #constantreader #allthebooks #bookishlife #totalbooknerd #booksofinsta #bookreaders #bookishcommunity #averybookishpost⁣
QOTD: How do you feel about movie (or tv) adaptati QOTD: How do you feel about movie (or tv) adaptation covers?⁣ ⁣ I don’t hate them but I’m also not the biggest fan. I guess it really depends on the adaptation and the original cover. If I enjoyed the adaptation I would be more willing to own a book with a cover that reminds me of it. For example, I love the Harry Potter movies so I wouldn’t mind owning a set of HP books with movie related covers.⁣ ⁣ And then there’s also the instance where the movie covers look better than the original book cover. Like, the original cover of #CrazyRichAsians doesn’t really make me want to read it, but the movie cover kinda does.⁣ ⁣ That said, I don’t know if I will actually buy the movie tie in edition unless I knew for sure they were going to adapt the other two books in the series (and thus release new covers for those books) as well. Because one of my biggest bookish pet peeves is a mismatched set of books.⁣ 💁🏻‍♀️ ⁣ Do you like movie tie in covers? Would you buy them?⁣ ⁣ --⁣ ⁣ 📷 pictured:⁣ ⁣ 📖 Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (tbr)⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ …...⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #allthebooksmay20 [favorite tropes]⁣ ⁣ #bookbookowlmaytheodds [real or not real? Romance]⁣ ⁣ #booksofmay20 [watching]⁣ ⁣ #cozyascanbee [#bibliophile]⁣ ⁣ #tumblesoverbooks [alien planet: not my normal genre]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #kevinkwan #igreads #bookishlove #readingisfun #readingtime📖 #readeveryday #toberead #bookpost #bookstagramit #bookalicious #readreadread #loveofbooks #booksandflowers⁣
QOTD: What’s your ideal reading weather?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I’m an indoor reader so I don’t really have a favorite. That said, there’s just something special about reading when it’s cold and rainy out. That type of weather is really good at making me want to curl up under some blankets with a book and a hot cup of tea.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ And that’s the weather we’re getting right now where I am. If only my mood could figure out what it wants to read…⁣ 🤦🏻‍♀️⁣ ⁣⁣ Are any of you mood readers? How do you deal with being one?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ --⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📷 pictured:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📖 This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (4.5 stars)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ …...⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #fearyournovel [#squadgoals]⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #booksofmay20 [squad]⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #creativebookstagram [fantasy friday]⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #allthebooksmay20 [weekend reading]⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #thisshatteredworld #thesebrokenstars #disneybooks #amiekaufman #meaganspooner #readingtime #yalit #instareads #prettybooks #bookflatlay #yabookstagram #readeveryday #coverlove #yafantasy #booksandflowers #bookishpost #cozyreads #yaauthors #yascifi ⁣⁣
QOTD: What’s your favorite fictional place?⁣ ⁣ Camp Half-Blood will always have a special place in my heart. So when I had the opportunity to partner with @mapiful, I just had to feature it in a print. 😊 ⁣ Part of what makes Camp Half-Blood so special to me, is that my mom was actually the one who recommended the Percy Jackson books to me. I didn’t think I’d enjoy them but she insisted that I read them. And when I ended up loving them, she was the one who would drive me to Barnes & Noble on release day Tuesday every year to pick up the newest edition to the series.⁣ ⁣ A #mapiful print would make a great Mother’s Day gift especially since Mapiful is currently offering 50% of your 2nd print. 😉⁣ ⁣ They’re also super customizable. For example, instead of zooming in on the northeast coast of Long Island where Camp Half-Blood is said to be located, I zoomed out enough to include my hometown in the frame.⁣ ⁣ --⁣ ⁣ Fun fact: the coordinates on my map are to Camp Hero State Park which is located near Montauk at the end of Long Island. Greek demigods are not only sometimes referred to as half-bloods, but also as heroes. I wonder if that influenced Uncle Rick on where Camp Half-Blood should be located. 🤔⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ …...⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #bookbookowlmaytheodds [favorite hero]⁣ ⁣ #bookishgirlshunt [new]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #mapifulfamily #percyjackson #rickriordan #disneybooks #heroesofolympus #camphalfblood #booknerd #bookstagrammer #bookdragon #readerlife #bookalicious #bookrecommendation #totalbooknerd #readersofig #readreadread #justread #loveofreading #bookishcommunity #treatyoshelf⁣
QOTD: What’s some of your favorite feel good rea QOTD: What’s some of your favorite feel good reads?⁣ ⁣ I turned in my last college assignment yesterday and as relieved as I am to be done, it’s definitely bittersweet. This is not how I thought my last semester would end. Needless to say, I’d love to escape reality for a bit.⁣ ⁣ --⁣ ⁣ I realized Lara Jean is left handed on the cover of #ToAlltheBoys and in the movies, but there is just no way I could make that work for me. Trust me, my “handwriting” with my left hand is atrocious and super illegible. It’s pretty much just scribbles.⁣ 😅 ⁣ --⁣ ⁣ 📷 pictured:⁣ ⁣ 📖 To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ …...⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #allthebooksmay20 [favorite rereads]⁣ ⁣ #bookbookowlmaytheodds [real or not real? Romance]⁣ ⁣ #bookishgirlshunt [redemption]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #toalltheboysivelovedbefore #jennyhan #simonteen #yalit #bookphotography #bookishlove #yafiction #yalovin #totalbooknerd #bookwormlife #bookpost #bookalicious #bookaesthetic #lightreading #bookishphotography #booksmakemehappy #bookrelated⁣
QOTD: What’s at the top of your May tbr?⁣ ⁣ QOTD: What’s at the top of your May tbr?⁣ ⁣ #WhereDreamsDescend is at the top of mine. I somehow managed to snag it when it was on NetGalley as a “Read Now” title back in March. I still haven’t started reading it though.⁣ ⁣ It also happens to fit my personal reading theme for May. In the States, May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month so I’ve always tried to read more books that celebrate my heritage during it. And with everything going, it feels especially important this year.⁣ ⁣ Basically, this month my tbr is dominated by books written by or featuring an Asian or Pacific Islander.⁣ ❤ ⁣ --⁣ ⁣ 📷 pictured:⁣ ⁣ 📖 Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ …...⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #ampersandmay20 [tbr]⁣ ⁣ #allthebooksmay20 [may tbr]⁣ ⁣ #bookbookowlmaytheodds [book you want to read in may]⁣ ⁣ #bookishgirlshunt [magic]⁣ ⁣ #booksofmay20 [may tbr]⁣ ⁣ #cozyascanbee [may #tbr]⁣ ⁣ #creativebookstagram [top of the tbr]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #yalit #bookblogger #vscobooks #readinggoals #tbrpile #prettybooks #yabookstagram #netgalley #wednesdaybooks #janellaangeles #yafantasy #yareads #justread #booksmakemehappy⁣
QOTD: How fast do you read?⁣ ⁣ I sped through QOTD: How fast do you read?⁣ ⁣ I sped through books at a surprisingly fast rate in April.⁣ ⁣ Which is kind of unusual.⁣ ⁣ Actual reading wise, I’d say I’m somewhat of a fast reader. But I generally go through books at a slower rate, if that makes sense. Like, I can read an entire book in a few hours, but it’d take me days to decide what to read. 😅⁣ ⁣ --⁣ ⁣ 📷 behind the edit:⁣ ⁣ - This edit was inspired by @thechrishau who was inspired by @marinawphoto⁣ ⁣ - I used my iPad to represent the ebooks I read, even though I actually only read 2 of the ebooks on it (I read the rest on my laptop)⁣ ⁣ - The books are featured in the order I read them, starting at The Book of Broken Hearts and then going clockwise ⁣ ⁣ --⁣ ⁣ 📚 Books read in April:⁣ ⁣ 📖 The Book of Broken Hearts (4 ⭐)⁣ ⁣ 📖 The Honey-Don’t List (3.5 ⭐)⁣ ⁣ 📖 Maybe Someday (4 ⭐)⁣ ⁣ 📖 Maybe Not (4 ⭐)⁣ ⁣ 📖 Maybe Now (4 ⭐)⁣ ⁣ 📖 Say You Still Love Me (4 ⭐)⁣ ⁣ 📖 Dating You / Hating You (3.5 ⭐)⁣ ⁣ 📖 The Bromance Book Club (4 ⭐)⁣ ⁣ 📖 Alex, Approximately (4 ⭐)⁣ ⁣ 📖 The Unhoneymooners (5 ⭐; reread)⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ …...⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #ampersandapril20 [wrap-up]⁣ ⁣ #allthebooksapril20 [april wrap up]⁣ ⁣ #cozyascanbee [april #wrapup]⁣ ⁣ #tumblesoverbooks [haven't featured before]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #bookstagrammer #readersofinstagram #booksarelife #bookaddiction #readerlife #totalbooknerd #booksofinsta #bookishgirl #bookreviewer #constantreader #whatiread #loveofreading #readerproblems #colleenhooveer #christinalauren #yacontemporary
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