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Review – Cinder & Glass
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Reflecting on 2024 & Goals for 2025
Posted January 13, 2025 in wrap up

Reflecting on 2024 & Goals for 2025

Review – Just Some Stupid Love Story
Posted June 3, 2024 in review

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Reflecting on 2023 & Goals for 2024
Posted January 13, 2024 in wrap up

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2023 Q1 Recap
Posted April 11, 2023 in wrap up

2023 Q1 Recap

Reflecting on 2022 & Goals for 2023
Posted January 15, 2023 in wrap up

Reflecting on 2022 & Goals for 2023

Review – These Deadly Games
Posted February 22, 2022 in review

Review – These Deadly Games

January 2022 Recap
Posted February 6, 2022 in wrap up

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Review – Echoes & Empires
Posted January 31, 2022 in review

Review – Echoes & Empires

Reflecting on 2021 & Goals for 2022
Posted January 19, 2022 in wrap up

Reflecting on 2021 & Goals for 2022

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

2020 End of Year Survey

Characters Whose Jobs I Wish I Had
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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

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QOTD: Did you get any new books last quarter?⁣ ⁣ I went a little crazy and completely broke my book buying ban.⁣ ⁣ What can I say, I’m a sucker for pretty edges and gorgeous endpapers.⁣ ⁣ And a good deal.⁣ ⁣ Where do you usually buy your books from?⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ [Video description: Pulling all the books I bought out of a bag. The books include Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry, Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken, and Last Violent Call by Chloe Gong.]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #AllTheBooksJun25 [june book haul]⁣ ⁣ #CourtOfReadingJun25 [june haul]⁣ ⁣ #MyFictionalMusingsJun25 [june haul]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #booklife #instareads #allthebooks #yafantasy #bookishcommunity #lightread
QOTD: Do you enjoy emotional reads?⁣ ⁣ I love QOTD: Do you enjoy emotional reads?⁣ ⁣ I love a good emotional read.⁣ ⁣ But I have to be in the right mood and headspace.⁣ ⁣ Life is stressful and sad enough so these days I prefer lighter and “fluffier” reads.⁣ ⁣ Do you read your special edition or signed books?⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ [Image description: A hardcover copy of the young adult novel, History Is All You Left Me, by Adam Silvera. The title page is signed by the author.]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #MyFictionalMusingsJun25 [sun on cover]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #bookaddict #readersofig #bookreviewer #bookstagrammers #igreads #booksconnectus
QOTD: Do you enjoy pop culture/modern day referenc QOTD: Do you enjoy pop culture/modern day references in books?⁣ ⁣ Sometimes I like them, especially if they’re limited and treated more like easter eggs.⁣ ⁣ But sometimes I feel like they can take me out of the story. In a way, they can make the book feel more real and less fictional.⁣ ⁣ And dated.⁣ 😅 ⁣ As a side note, The Gravity of Us is a cute coming of age romance. But every time I see it I always think it’s a sci-fi for a second, because it’s space adjacent (the main character’s dad works for NASA).⁣ ⁣ What’s your favorite blend of genres?⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ [Image description: An advanced reader’s copy of The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper.]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #MyFictionalMusingsJun25 [summer romance]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #bookaddict #readersofig #bookreviewer #bookstagrammers #igreads #booksconnectus
QOTD: Can you speak another language?⁣ ⁣ I’d QOTD: Can you speak another language?⁣ ⁣ I’d like to think I’m fluent in Mandarin Chinese, but tbh, my vocabulary could use some improvement since I mainly speak it at home with family or pick up phrases from c-dramas and c-pop.⁣ ⁣ I’m pretty illiterate, though. 😅⁣ ⁣ But seeing the Chinese characters on the Last Violent Call novellas made me smile even though I only recognized half the characters.⁣ ⁣ (They roughly translate to “A Bloody Murder”, which is fitting since the novella is titled This Foul Murder).⁣ ⁣ Do you enjoy novellas or bonus content?⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ [Image description: A hardcover copy of the novella, This Foul Murder, by Chloe Gong, a part of the young adult historical fantasy series, These Violent Delights.]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #AllTheBooksJun25 [hello summer reading!]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #bookcommunity #readingisfun #bibliophilelife #yalovin #readergram #hyggebookstyle
QOTD: What’s next on your TBR?⁣ ⁣ I’m hopi QOTD: What’s next on your TBR?⁣ ⁣ I’m hoping to finally read Last Night at the Telegraph Club this summer!⁣ ⁣ I’m just waiting for my Libby hold to come through.⁣ ⁣ Which I know is kind of weird to say since I have a hardcover copy, but to be honest, I don't read a lot of physical books anymore.⁣ ⁣ Physical copies are good if I know I’ll be home or have long lengths of time to read.⁣ ⁣ But these days, I usually resort to stealing 5 - 10 min to read wherever and whenever I can - on the train to work, in line at the grocery store, waiting for my lunch to be microwaved, etc.⁣ ⁣ And I’m sorry, but while I prefer owning hardcovers, I HATE lugging them around town to read them.⁣ ⁣ Not only can they be heavy, but you have to worry about protecting them, and you need decent lighting to be able to read them.⁣ ⁣ Do you prefer reading physical copies or ebooks?⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ [Image description: Hardcover copy of the young adult historical fiction novel, Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo.]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #MyFictionalMusingsJun25 [ff romance]⁣ ⁣ #CourtOfReadingJun25 [new to me author]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #bookcommunity #readingisfun #bibliophilelife #yalovin #readergram #hyggebookstyle
QOTD: Do you set reading goals?⁣ ⁣ To be hones QOTD: Do you set reading goals?⁣ ⁣ To be honest, my reading “goal” is really more like a benchmark than an actual goal.⁣ ⁣ It’s great if I hit it, but really, I set it as a comparison against the number of books I read the year before.⁣ ⁣ In all honestly, I thought I might have aimed too high this year since I didn’t read much the first 4 months.⁣ ⁣ But then I unintentionally caught up in May. 😅⁣ ⁣ In other news, I finally made some progress on catching up with some series and got to update my series tracker.⁣ ⁣ How do you keep track of series?⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ [Video description: Updating my reading journal for May.]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #CourtOfReadingJun25 [free day]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #bookcommunity #readingisfun #bibliophilelife #yalovin #readergram #hyggebookstyle #readingjournal
QOTD: Do you set seasonal/monthly TBRs?⁣ ⁣ I h QOTD: Do you set seasonal/monthly TBRs?⁣ ⁣ I have a general TBR of books I would like to prioritize, but I don’t really set any TBRs.⁣ ⁣ There’s just no point since I’m a mood reader - I need to read books that I want to read in the moment, not what I wanted to read 2 weeks ago.⁣ ⁣ But I just really need to make some progress on my physical TBR.⁣ ⁣ And that includes Cemetery Boys, which for some reason I feel like I can only read during the fall?⁣ ⁣ What’s on your TBR?⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ [Image description: Hardcover copy of the young adult fantasy novel, Cemetery Boys, written by Aiden Thomas.]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ ⚔ challenges⁣ ⁣ #MyFictionalMusingsJun25 [prop you love]⁣ ⁣ #LMSPride2025 [favorite friendships]⁣ ⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #booknerdigans #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #readerlife #bookishphotography #cozybooks
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