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We Were Beautiful (Spoiler-Free)

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The Hiding Place (Spoiler-Free)

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Pretty in Punxsutawney (Spoiler-Free)

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Dead Drunk (Spoiler-Free Review)

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Why I Gram

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The Secret Language of Cats (Spoiler-Free)

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First Question: Do you like fairy lore/novels? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Second Question: Which type of fae folk stories do you prefer - ones where the fairies have wings and are super tiny like Tinker Bell? Or ones with fae like Rhysand and company in the ACOTAR series and Ash and the gang in the Iron Fey series? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I grew up with Disney, so my intro to fairies was Tinker Bell. From there I went on to collect those little ceramic fairy statues (I had A LOT of them) and I was also a teensy bit obsessed with those Cottingley Fairy photos. More recently, however, I’ve found myself more intrigued with stories that have a broader definition of fae - like ACOTAR and the Cruel Prince. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #tinkerbell #faefolk #acotar #ironfey #thecruelprince #thewickedking #folkportraits #moodyportraits #creative_portraits #yalovin #yafiction #yabookstagram #digitalmanipulation

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Happy Aloha Friday, everyone! 🌸 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How was your day? Any fun plans for the weekend? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I dusted off my bullet journal (it’s been almost two months 😂) in attempt to get re-organized and so far so good! I’ve started to list one primary goal each day as well as a To Do List. I’m 2 for 3 in the primary goal department—the one I failed was waking up at 4:30am to go to the gym with Ian 🤣 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today my goal was to take all the photos I had brainstormed earlier and I spent an inordinate amount of time doing just that. But at least I was able to accomplish my goal for the day! With the exception of one photo that I need to retake, because it came out all blurry 🤦‍♀️😪 And actually, I need to edit all these in photoshop, so there’s still a chance that they might not come out the way I envisioned, which would require me to try and try again 🤷‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #booksandtea #bujo #bulletjournaling #bulletjournal #journaling #flatlayforever #flatlay #flatlaystyle #aquietstyle #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #instabook #inspiration #seeksimplicity #livethelittlethings #simpleandstill #mybookfeatures #bookstafeatures #thereaderslounge

First Question: Have you read The Red Scrolls of Magic? What did you think? (Okay, that was two questions...) Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments! But keep it spoiler-free, please! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Second Question: Who’s your favorite Mortal Instruments OTP? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I haven’t read this gem yet, because I want to finish my re-read of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban first, but you better believe it’s next on my list. #Malec is my Mortal Instruments OTP so I’m really looking forward to seeing what they’re up to in this book. Also, Cassandra Clare has written a ton of books in this universe (keep them coming, pretty please!), and if you’re like me, you might be a little overwhelmed as to when exactly all these different stories take place (someone draw me a picture!). BUT, worry not, because Clare’s website has a very handy TIMELINE that very helpfully depicts the order of each book and short story 😍 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #malecappreciation #redscrollsofmagic #shadowhunterarmy #theeldercurses #shadowhunters @wesleychu1 @cassieclare1 @simonteen #digitalmanipulation #theredscrollsofmagic #advancedselfie #folkportraits #moodyportraits #creative_portraits #myeverydaymagic

First Question: Who watched the season premiere of Game of Thrones last night? 🙋‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Second Question: Regardless of whether you watched last night or not, who do you think (or hope) will take the throne? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ian and I watched the premiere and had SO MANY THOUGHTS! No spoilers, but a lot of what I hoped would happen did in fact happen - so yaaaay! HOWEVER, I must have slacked in my ability to keep up with news of the show before the premiere, because I was still under the impression that each episode was going to be longer than an hour. So, I think you can imagine my surprise (utter dismay) when episode 1 ended after just 54 minutes. Apparently the first 2 episodes will be under an hour each (say whaaaat?! 😱), and the last 4 episodes will be over an hour long. So much to cover in such a short amount of time! I really have no idea what will happen in the rest of the season. I think I’ll just sit back, (try to) relax, and enjoy the show 😬🤞🙌 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gameofthrones #gameofthronesseason8 #jonsnow #asongoficeandfire #housestark #housetargaryen #forthethrone #winterishere #bookstack #bookspines

I’m now on YouTube! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ First Question: Do you watch YouTube/BookTube? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Second Question: Do you have any recommendations of YouTubers/BookTubers to follow? I’m already subscribed to a few channels, but I’m always looking for more recs. The more the merrier! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a while now and after months (years?) of thinking and planning (and thinking some more, and talking myself out of it, and then talking myself back into it, lather, rinse, repeat 😅), I’ve finally got my channel up and running 🙌 Only two videos so far - a short trailer and a Book Squad episode (which is something I’ll be doing on a regular basis) - but I’m really excited about it 🥰 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The link’s in my bio if you’d like to check it out. I’ll be doing monthly wrap-ups, Book Squad Episodes, skits, and more. Hope you all enjoy! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #booktube #booktuber #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookcommunity #bookgeek #bibliophile #creativegrammer #bookphotography #bookishlove #writerslife #officespace #deskspace #whereiwrite

Thank you to @tlcbooktours and @pagestreetkids for sending me a free copy of The Sound of Drowning by @katherine_fleet! 🖤 I’ve been seeing this beauty all over #bookstagram and am really looking forward to reading it 🙌 Check out the synopsis below! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Synopsis: “Meredith Hall has a secret. Every night she takes the ferry to meet Ben, her best friend and first love. Though their relationship must remain a secret, they’be been given a second chance, and Mer’s determined to make it work. She lost Ben once before and discovered the awful reality: She doesn’t know how to be happy without him. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Until Wyatt washes ashore—a brash new guy with a Texas twang and a personality bigger than his home state. He makes her feel reckless, excited, and alive in ways that cut through her perpetual gloom. The deeper they delve into each other’s pasts, the more Wyatt’s charms become impossible to ignore. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But a storm is brewing in the Outer Banks. When it hits, Mer finds her heart tearing in half and her carefully constructed reality slipping back into the surf. As she discovers that even the most deeply buried secrets have a way of surfacing, she’ll have to learn that nothing is forever—especially second chances.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #thesoundofdrowning #pagestreetkids #teampagestreet #YAlit #youngadult #teenreads #YAcontemporary #mustread #tlcbooktours #copythatcover

Question: When you re-read your favorite books, do you find that you read at your usual pace? Or do you read slower or faster than usual? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I find that I read at a slower pace, because I already know what’s happening (or what will happen), so there’s not that usual urgency to keep reading to find out what comes next. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Last night I finished my re-read of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and I have lots of thoughts. Hopefully I’ll be able to get everything down and in order so that I can share with you soon ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And then I can move on to re-read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! 🙌 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #harrypotterfandom #hogwartsismyhome #chamberofsecrets #potterhead #pottermore #digitalmanipulation #myeverydaymagic

First Question: How was your weekend? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Second Question: What’s your favorite color? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ian and I had a productive weekend. If by “productive” you mean we caught up on sleep 😜 We did also get some work done too 🙌 Still not ready for the week though 😪 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And as far as colors go, I have a few favorites—one of which is purple. My list is constantly shifting, but purple always remains near the top of the list. That and maroon ♥️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #WHPfavoritecolor #shelfiesunday #shelfie #digitalmanipulation #pursuitofportraits #folkportraits #moodyportraits #creative_portraits #myeverydaymagic

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