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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: What's your favorite page to screen adaptati QTOD: What's your favorite page to screen adaptation? Mine is probably the first #ToAllTheBoys movie. It's just so sweet and cute! That said, I haven't watched the other last one yet. In my defense, it's kind of hard to watch when you don't have Netflix and can't watch it with friends. 😅 Do you enjoy watching book to whatever adaptations? — I meant to post this edit closer to when TATB3 came out earlier this year but I forgot. . [Image description: A photoshopped recreation of the book cover of Always & Forever by Jenny Han.] . . ⚔️ challenges #TumblesOverBooks [set at schools or universities] #CozyAsCanBee [wholesome] #SixOfCrowsSept21 [page to screen adaptations] #BookstaWitchery [cover love] . #AlwaysAndForeverLaraJean #JennyHan #bookcommunity #currentlyreading #bookdragon #allthebooks #beautifulbooks #yafantasy #readeveryday #readergram #readersunite #booksmakemehappy #yabookstagrammer #coverlove #bookishedit
QTOD: Are you ever tempted to peek at endings whil QTOD: Are you ever tempted to peek at endings while reading? I... I am. Often. And I end up doing it often too. 😅 Look, it's not my fault I get secondhand embarrassment easily. It's also not my fault I prefer faster-paced books. So if I'm ever in the middle of reading a book, and I either get too embarrassed for a character or feel like the story is moving too slowly, yeah, I wanna take a peek at the ending. I just want to know if the end is worth the pain. This strategy was actually pretty efficient and straightforward for me when I was younger. There are too many books to read, and not enough time, you know. If the ending isn't satisfying then I'll just DNF and move on. But if it seems interesting I'll go back to reading chapter 20. The problem is, these days, if I end up peaking, it's more or less a guaranteed DNF, no matter how much I enjoyed the book before I got stuck or how good/bad the ending is. It seems like I never want to go back to chapter 20 anymore. Once I spoil the ending for myself, my brain is like, thank you, next! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Do spoilers ever ruin books for you? — [Image description: Flatlay of the book, The Program by Suzanne Young, on a wood table with a cup of coffee and some (fake) flowers.] . . . ⚔️ challenges #AllTheBooksSep21 [hardcovers] #OneSquareStory [fall] #MyFictionalMusings [white books] . #SuzanneYoung #bookgeek #booksofinstagram #readmorebooks #readingcommunity #vscoreads #yabookstagram #yafiction #readergram #lightreading #yabookstagrammer #readersunite #bookrelated
QTOD: What's your favorite underrated read? #TheD QTOD: What's your favorite underrated read? #TheDarkestMinds is one of mine! I feel like not enough people talk about it here, but it's one of my absolute favorite books. Although to be fair, it did get adapted into a movie, so I'm not sure if I can actually call it underrated. 😅 It just has such a great balance between having well-developed characters, an exciting plot, and great world-building. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a dystopian read. But as much as I love this series (it's a trilogy, btw), I can't seem to bring myself to read its spin-off. I'm terrible at reading the last book set in a world I love. Do you ever procrastinate with finishing a series you love? — [Image description: The book, The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken with a cup of coffee and a mini apple pie twist thing.] . . . ⚔️ challenges #SixOfCrowsSept21 [books with your fav quote] #WanderingMystical [#OTPMonday] #BookstaWitchery [enchanting worlds] #MyFictionalMusings [underrated book] . #AlexBracken #AlexandraBracken #bookdragon #bookblogger #readingisfun #readreadread #readeveryday #bookpost #readingtime📖 #booksmakemehappy #mybookishfeatures #bookdragons #cozyreads #lightread
QTOD: What's one of your favorite tropes? I have QTOD: What's one of your favorite tropes? I have a soft spot for enemies to lovers. I love watching that relationship between characters progress from hatred to something more special. That said, not all enemies-to-lovers stories are written that well. I feel like a lot of them try to cash in on the popularity of the trope but end up cheating me out of watching the relationship between the MCs grow and glow up. What are some of your favorite books with enemies to lovers? (This series is one of mine, btw). — [Slides 1 & 3: A stack of books against a white background. The books are a part of the Folk of the Air series written by Holly Black: The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, The Queen of Nothing, and How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories.] . [Slide 2: A photo of the same stack of books but with a quote from the novel on the background. The quote reads "If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse."] . . . ⚔️ challenges #MyFictionalMusings [faeries] #WanderingMystical [duology or trilogy] #BookstaWitchery [faeries] . #HollyBlack #TheNovl #TheCruelPrince #FolkOfTheAir #booklife #bookclub #bookhoarder #whatiread #allthebooks #readersgonnaread #totalbooknerd #readingforpleasure #bookishcommunity #readerproblems #bookaesthetics #hyggebookstyle
QTOD: What's one of your favorite book covers? I QTOD: What's one of your favorite book covers? I love the cover of #TheBoneWitch by #RinChupeco! It's been a few years since I first saw it on NetGalley but every time a photo of it pops up in my feed, I always have to take a few seconds to admire it. It doesn't hurt that it's one of the few purple (my favorite color) covers out there. This is a #ThrowbackThursday post to 2017 when I used to be into arranging more intricate flatlays. I haven't done one in a while due to a mix of being uninspired and also pure laziness (the cleanup afterwards is... not fun). How has your bookstagram style changed? — [Image description: The book, The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco surrounded by some (fake) flowers, a plate of cookies, purple eyeshadow, some pens, a purple notebook, and a cup of tea.] . . . ⚔️ challenges #CozyAsCanBee [for the aesthetic] #MyFictionalMusings [favorite genre] #BookReadHappyHour [I'm a wild and untamed thing] . #readersofinstagram #readingisfun #readerlife #bookaddiction #constantreader #bookstagramit #mybookishfeatures #readingtogether #loveofreading #bookdragons #cozybooks
QTOD: What's an author you want to read more from? QTOD: What's an author you want to read more from? I'd love to read more books from #JenniferLynnBarnes. I loved her The Naturals series and also enjoyed The Fixer duology. I still have to read The Inheritance Games, though. I feel like since I'm already behind (the second book came out today), I might as well wait for the series to be completed before starting it. I'm not a fan of cliffhangers. 😅 Do you binge read series? — [Image description: Flatlay of the book The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes on a blanket with a cup of coffee, a candle, and some fake greenery.] . . . ⚔️ challenges #CreativeBookstagram [legacy] #AllTheBooksSep21 [flatlay] #BookstaWitchery [favorite author] . #TheInheritanceGames #TheNOVL #amreading #reading #booksarelife #avidreader #bookrecommendation #bookpics #booksaremagic #bookreaders #readingforpleasure #readersunite #bookstagrammademedoit #averybookishpost
QTOD: What's a city you'd like to explore? I'd lo QTOD: What's a city you'd like to explore? I'd love to explore more of Philly and NYC, the major big cities near me, but also San Francisco. I've been there a few times since I have family who live in the Bay Area, but I don't think I've ever really had the opportunity to do really touristy stuff. And if I had, I don't remember (sorry Mom). 😅 I've actually weirdly been thinking of SF a lot lately. I guess it's because I've been thinking of visiting family there again, #LastNightAtTheTelegraphClub taking place there in the 1950s, and also Shang Chi, the new Marvel movie, being set there. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Have you seen Shang Chi yet? Are you planning to? — [Image description: A photoshopped edit of a hand holding the book The Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo in front of a photo composite meant to match the book cover. The composite is supposed to depict a street in San Francisco.] . . . ⚔️ challenges #MyFictionalMusings [standalone #TumblesOverBooks [pitch an underrated read]] #AllTheBooksSep21 [reading (nat. read a book day)] . #PenguinTeenPartner #PenguinTeen #MalindaLo #bookcommunity #bookdragon #allthebooks #beautifulbooks #yafantasy #readeveryday #readergram #readersunite #booksmakemehappy #yabookstagrammer #coverlove #bookishedit
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