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Picture from the before times! I think this is me not studying and instead reading Neverwhere. Which certainly made me cry in public.

#neverwhere #neilgaiman #studygram #toms #books #bookstagram
My first Life’s Library book came today! I am very excited about How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid. This book otherwise might not have crossed my radar, which would be a bummer because I am excited to read it. I really adore
I realized I am not physically visible often over here! I am a human with a face and it generally looks like this. Also, I am truly delighted to be reading Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert. I started it at 1am and was up far too late reading
I’ve been trying to break up my series consumption whenever possible. I do like to marathon a whole series, but I find that I am less able to differentiate a single book from the whole when I do that. That isn’t inherently a problem obvio
Cozy Saturday reading Bridge of Souls by @veschwab while it rains and all my dogs are very asleep. 

This third installment of the series takes place in New Orleans, a wonderful place for a ghost book obviously, but also they eat beignets, one of the
Yesterday I finished my 25th book of the year! I am reading way more than us usual so far this year and am very happy about that. The book was You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar. I love Amber Ruffin, I t
I know I posted about this book a few days ago, but I sat down with a blanket and a hot beverage and realized this was the most bookstagram thing I could have done. So photo documentation seemed appropriate. 

I’m excited to get my copy of Chai
What I read in February! The two not pictured books are When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole and Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh! I did not expect to actually surpass the 11 I read in January, but am very happy I did! 

My average rating did go
I would like to read this book before Chain of Iron comes out. I was bananas excited to read Chain of Gold when it came out, but I was also busy planning an international move during a pandemic. After that my only excuse was that I do a thing where I
Book mail. Made me laugh when I went to my very over full mailbox. 

#bookstagram #owlcrate #bookmail #books
Why yes! I am also reading this book right now. Also lots of dog hair on my bed. 

I was awake until 4:15 reading this book, the eye strain I woke up with was so bad I haven’t been also to read the last hundred pages until now. I am very ready.
If anyone is looking for a book that will improve your mood, I 100% would push this book onto anyone. It is an adult fantasy that follow Linus, a man who is basically a social worker for an organization that oversees magical children. He is lonely an
I’m taking a few (so far just two, but hopefully more) slightly involved book pictures and thought a picture of my destroyed shelves would be fun! 

I have legitimately had to lay down after two pictures. This is a very odd workout and my poor
I genuinely really like to read big books, but they are often put aside to read a higher number of books than a higher page count. I am trying to get better at this, it helps that I am 13 books ahead of schedule on my book goal (I guess I undershot i
Blue (or blue-ish) books! The new blue rug decided my theme for today. It seems as legitimate as any grouping. 

Swipe for my adorable sleepy companions. One of which is a certified book murderer so this was a dangerous proposition. 

#mockingjay # s
(Some of) the series I am playing catch-up on. I guess Crescent City and Chain of Gold are first books in series, but I feel like I am behind on both of them, which makes more sense for the Shadowhunter book but I didn’t think too deeply about
For Valentine’s Day I, like lots of book people, decided to share a stack of books with romances I like! They are not all romance books, as a heads up, but they are all books I really loved! 

Ghost Talkers and The Space Between Worlds are the
For Galantine’s Day I wanted to recommend the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard! It is a wonderful epic fantasy with a pretty big cast that has a very solid foundation on a female friendship. 

Once Witchshadow is out later in the year I will
What is your favorite retelling? Austen or otherwise!

I was considering doing a Jane Austen reread (and I still might) but finally getting to this modern YA Pride and Prejudice retelling seemed like just as good of an idea! I love retellings, though
So far half of what I have read this month hasn’t been on my TBR. But I got an audio copy of The Silvered Serpents from my library and I wanted to participate in @booksandlala’s buzzword reading challenge, this months theme is books with
 

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