Recommend a book that feels like a fairytale 🧚🏼‍♀️ Recommend a book that feels like a fairytale 🧚🏼‍♀️

Recently, I finished THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER by @timesnewrachel ☀️ While it was quite different from the modern, witchy fantasy books I’ve come to associate with her (otherwise known as some of my favorite books of all time), she has created a signature style of storytelling that made reading *this book* feel like coming home 🥰

I felt it instantly when I sensed her intense love for nature and the earth woven through the story, paired with such atmospheric writing that I regularly forgot I was not *in* the ethereal, whimsical world I was reading about 🌌 I felt it again in the way she writes of longing and love so powerful that there’s no doubt the characters will overcome every obstacle they face together 🤎 I felt it once more when I began to cry over supporting characters that (possibly) weren’t meant to elicit such strong emotions in the first place 🥹

THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER was everything I could possibly hope and dream a fairytale would be. It was beautiful and magical, and left me feeling so filled with joy and hope. It’s an absolute masterpiece 🙌🏼

Have you read this or any of Rachel’s other books? 📚

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#fantasyreads #fantasybooklover #thesunandthestarmaker #rachelgriffin #fairytalebooks escapism, book hangover, fantasy books, book recs, reread worthy, favorite author
Tell me the last vampire book you read 🧛🏻‍♀️ I go Tell me the last vampire book you read 🧛🏻‍♀️

I gotta be real honest with y’all... I don’t read a ton of vampire books 😅 I was a wolf girly starting in middle school, and that really hasn’t changed much. I do love a good vampire book, but they haven’t always been my favorite supernatural creature 🙈

However, maybe due to the V.E. Schwab magic, I absolutely adored Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 😍 It was precisely as toxic as she promised it would be, and I ATE IT UP. It was dark, seductive, sometimes bloody, and there was never a dull moment. I genuinely didn’t want it to end.

Have you read this one yet? 📖

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#buryourbonesinthemidnightsoil #veschwab #vampirebooks #fantasyreads #fantasybooklover supernatural fantasy, book hangover, fantasy world-building, book recs, reread worthy, sapphic, late-night chapters @veschwabfeatures
Do you pay close attention to monthly releases? 📖 Do you pay close attention to monthly releases? 📖

For several years, I would write a blog article every month that included somewhere between 20-40 new releases 🫢 While I was working my previous job, I didn’t have the opportunity to blog, let alone pay attention to new releases, and I feel like I missed SO MANY 🙈 

I’m happy to be back to blogging semi-regularly, and equally thrilled to be back in the habit of knowing which books are coming out each month! 🙌🏼 If you swipe through, you can see 24 March releases and their corresponding release dates 🗓️

Which of these titles are you most looking forward to reading? 🤎

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#bookcommunity #bookphotography #bookaesthetic #cozyreads #readersofinstagram cozy read, new book releases, fantasy books, book recs, TBR, romance books, late-night chapters
Do you have a library card? 🪪 Ya girl is the self Do you have a library card? 🪪

Ya girl is the self-proclaimed biggest fan of the library to ever walk the earth 🌍 Okay, that could be an exaggeration, but most of the time it doesn’t feel like one. I cried with happiness over my first library card as a kid, and I won’t purchase a book until I’ve borrowed it from the library and loved it enough to own it. I have 5 library cards, swear by Libby and Hoopla for all of my audiobooks and ebooks, and at this point, I feel like an Arthur tattoo might be necessary (IYKYK) 😂

But I digress... February is National Library Lovers’ Month, and I think you should get a library card (or 5) and celebrate not only the perk of FREE BOOKS but also the countless ways public libraries are integral to our lives and communities! 🙌🏼

What was the last library book you checked out? 📖

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#nationallibraryloversmonth #libraryloversmonth #bookcommunity #bookphotography #readersofinstagram support your public library, library lovers, bookish vibes, cozy aesthetic, book nerd
If you could only recommend one book for the rest If you could only recommend one book for the rest of your life, what would it be? 📖

This one has been an easy answer for me since 2020, when I read THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY. It completely changed my life.

Since then, I have recommended it to countless people, and have felt intense amounts of joy as I’ve seen those people recommend it to others, buy copies for friends, suggest it for their book clubs, and come back to me to tell me how it changed their life just like it changed mine 🥰

Which book would you say changed your life for the better? 🤎

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Would you want to have the same occupation as the Would you want to have the same occupation as the main character(s) in your last read? 💼

I recently finished Thunderhead, and I absolutely would *NOT* want to be a Scythe! 🙅🏻‍♀️ I also definitely wouldn’t want to be in the shoes of the royalty in my other previous read, A Psalm of Storms and Silence 😬

Is there a book character’s “career” that you know you would love to have? 💭

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Is there an author who consistently writes books t Is there an author who consistently writes books that bring you to tears? 😭

I have cried while reading every single one of Amber’s books... and that’s only a small part of what keeps me coming back for more 🤎

I’m struggling with even knowing how to put in words what her books mean to me, because even thinking about it is making me tear up 🥹 So instead of trying to craft the perfect thing to say, I’m just going to urge you to read everything she’s written. You can thank me later 🙏🏼

What was the last book that made you cry? 📖

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Who are your favorite book pets? 🐈‍⬛ I absolutely Who are your favorite book pets? 🐈‍⬛

I absolutely love when a book has animals in it—whether that’s someone’s pet, familiar, or when the animal is the main character 😻

I’m always absurdly happy when there’s a cat, and if they have a creative name it’s even better. I think the stand-out for me was a cat named The Darkling in Accidentally Amy. I’ll never forget it! 😂

Do you have a furbaby companion? Tell me all about them! 🐾

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Beauty · August 22, 2018

3 Lip Products You Should Be Using Right Now

This post is sponsored by Maybelline and Her Campus Media. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make The Espresso Edition possible!

Confession time: I’m a lip product junkie.

It’s true. Makeup was my first love. Yes, even before fashion. I actually hoped I would go to cosmetology school in Chicago (but life had other plans for me). However, that hasn’t kept me from perfecting my craft, and hoarding way too much makeup – or is there even such a thing? Either way, if you were to look through all the cosmetics I own, you’d notice a trend: LIPS. For someone who basically swears by the use of lip balm only, I sure do collect plenty of lipsticks, glosses, and the like.

When the opportunity to work with Maybelline arose, I knew I had to jump at it. From high school, through my young adult years, all the way until now, I’ve reached for Maybelline lip products. They’re long-lasting, incredibly pigmented, and they’re comfortable on my lips. I’ve tried dozens of other brands – from the drugstore and high-end – and nothing works quite like Maybelline. It’s no wonder they’re the world’s leading cosmetics brand (available in 129 countries)! So, it’s without further ado that I get to introduce not one, not two, but three lip products they’ve launched recently that you definitely need to try!


Product Details
Electric Shine Shades : Midnight Prism / Magnetic Ice / Moonlit Metal / Lunar Gem / Electric Blue / Cosmic Light
Glitter Fix Shades : Gold Boost / Steamy Nights / Spell Struck / Shadow Hunter / Pink Smoke / Wicked Tease
Metallic Foil Shades : Vortex / Nemesis / Calypso / Luna / Zen / Trident

Say “buh-bye” to super matte lips.

Gloss and glow are so in! I couldn’t be more thrilled! When I first received my package from Maybelline, I immediately reached for the Electric Shine Prismatic Lip Gloss. The nearly holographic appearance on my lips reminds me of my childhood in the 90’s. Think “Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century” and her vibrant makeup styles. In the past week, I’ve worn nearly every shade, and loved them all! The formula is creamy, but not sticky, and has some serious lasting power!

The Glitter Fix Glitter Lip Gloss is my fiancé’s worst nightmare (he hates all things glittery), but I sure do love it. It literally sparkles in the right lighting, but it’s also subtle, not making your lips seem tacky or juvenile. It’s super lightweight, and it even looks incredible over your favorite lipstick!

Last, but certainly not least, you’ve absolutely gotta check out the Metallic Foil Metallic Liquid Lipstick. My number one tip with this bad boy is to let it dry with your lips parted for a few minutes after application before closing your mouth and going about as you normally would. Otherwise there will be a sludgy effect you definitely want to avoid. Once it’s set, the metallic sheen is so subtle and beautiful – and the shade range is so sultry and perfect for date night!

Which of these dynamite Maybelline lip products would you reach for?

In: Beauty · Tagged: glitter gloss, HerCampus Media, InfluenceHer, lip colors, lipgloss, lipstick, Maybelline, Maybelline lip glosses, Maybelline lip products, metallic lips, summer lip products

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Cathy
7 years ago

Those colors look so pretty on you! These sounds like great lip products!

XOXO
Cathy

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Mollie
7 years ago

I’v only recently started getting into makeup more, and I’ve been trying to be more adventurous with my lip color! I need to check these Maybelline products out!

xx Mollie

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Rach
7 years ago

I’m really digging the colors you are wearing! They’re so pretty!! I’m trying to up my lip color game. So thanks for sharing this!

http://www.rdsobsessions.com

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Nicole
7 years ago

*casually sweeps the seven lip products I literally just bought into a drawer* Um, I need all of these.

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Cathy
7 years ago

Those colors look so pretty on you! These sounds like great lip products!

XOXO
Cathy

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Nicole
7 years ago

Wow! You had me at Metallics and glitter!!! Gotta try these ASAP!!

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Lily
7 years ago

I love trying new lip products, so I have to try these!

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Nicole
7 years ago

Wow! You had me at Metallics and glitter!!! Gotta try these ASAP!!

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Helena Marz
7 years ago

Wow all of these colours are so pretty and so fun to try each one of them to change up your look! I’ll have to check it out❤️

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Laura || Walking in Memphis in High Heels
7 years ago

I love all of these looks! The metallics are perfect for a glam look, to make the eyes pop! I love changing the lip color to change the look!

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Crystal // Dreams, etc.
7 years ago

I’m a lip product junkie, too! I love the red you’re wearing!

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ashley hargrove
7 years ago

These photos are so fun!! Looks like so many beautiful shades!

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Lily
7 years ago

I love trying new lip products, so I have to try these!

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Kendra
7 years ago

I haven’t tried these yet but they look gorgeous on you girl!

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Greta
7 years ago

Maybelline has the best lip colors. I love these shades!

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Denise
7 years ago

These all look so good with your hair color! I’m definitely picking up a few of these 🙂

Denise // http://theelleaesthetic.com/

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Kileen
7 years ago

Ooh, all of these sound like such a fun lip product to try! I am loving the glitter and metallic shades, so cool!

Kileen
cute & little

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Kimberly Smith
7 years ago

I love the subtle shimmer of these – will have to pick some up on my next Target run!

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Alix Maza
7 years ago

These shades are gorgeous! I think the Electric Shine gloss is my favorite also.

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Kimberly Smith
7 years ago

I love the subtle shimmer of these – will have to pick some up on my next Target run!

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Tanvi Rastogi
7 years ago

As always love the pictures … I too am a lipstick junkie. I enjoy trying different colors.

❥ tanvii.com

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Kelsey
7 years ago

You always have the best lip colors!! You convinced me- need these!

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Alix Maza
7 years ago

These shades are gorgeous! I think the Electric Shine gloss is my favorite also.

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Kristina
7 years ago

Trying out new lip colors is the best- I’ll have to check these out!

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Kelsey
7 years ago

You always have the best lip colors!! You convinced me- need these!

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Jasmine Vargas
7 years ago

Maybelline has awesome lipsticks. I need to get my hands on these.

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adriana
7 years ago

These are all such great lip products! The colors are amazing on you too!

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Jasmine Vargas
7 years ago

Maybelline has awesome lipsticks. I need to get my hands on these.

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adriana
7 years ago

These are all such great lip products! The colors are amazing on you too!

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Jordyn Sifferman
7 years ago

I love a glossy lip and there are so many beautiful colors with Maybelline.

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Jordyn Sifferman
7 years ago

I love a glossy lip and there are so many beautiful colors with Maybelline.

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Whitney
7 years ago

I am totally gonna miss matte but I am excited for the glow!

xo, Whitney

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Kileen
6 years ago

Ooh, all of these sound like such a fun lip product to try! I am loving the glitter and metallic shades, so cool!

Kileen
cute & little

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Greta
6 years ago

Maybelline has the best lip colors. I love these shades!

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Mollie
6 years ago

I’v only recently started getting into makeup more, and I’ve been trying to be more adventurous with my lip color! I need to check these Maybelline products out!

xx Mollie

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Laura || Walking in Memphis in
6 years ago

I love all of these looks! The metallics are perfect for a glam look, to make the eyes pop! I love changing the lip color to change the look!

Reply
Helena Marz
6 years ago

Wow all of these colours are so pretty and so fun to try each one of them to change up your look! I’ll have to check it out❤️

Reply
Nicole
6 years ago

*casually sweeps the seven lip products I literally just bought into a drawer* Um, I need all of these.

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ashley hargrove
6 years ago

These photos are so fun!! Looks like so many beautiful shades!

Reply
Rach
6 years ago

I’m really digging the colors you are wearing! They’re so pretty!! I’m trying to up my lip color game. So thanks for sharing this!

http://www.rdsobsessions.com

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Crystal // Dreams, etc.
6 years ago

I’m a lip product junkie, too! I love the red you’re wearing!

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Denise
6 years ago

These all look so good with your hair color! I’m definitely picking up a few of these 🙂

Denise // http://theelleaesthetic.com/

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Recommend a book that feels like a fairytale 🧚🏼‍♀️ Recommend a book that feels like a fairytale 🧚🏼‍♀️

Recently, I finished THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER by @timesnewrachel ☀️ While it was quite different from the modern, witchy fantasy books I’ve come to associate with her (otherwise known as some of my favorite books of all time), she has created a signature style of storytelling that made reading *this book* feel like coming home 🥰

I felt it instantly when I sensed her intense love for nature and the earth woven through the story, paired with such atmospheric writing that I regularly forgot I was not *in* the ethereal, whimsical world I was reading about 🌌 I felt it again in the way she writes of longing and love so powerful that there’s no doubt the characters will overcome every obstacle they face together 🤎 I felt it once more when I began to cry over supporting characters that (possibly) weren’t meant to elicit such strong emotions in the first place 🥹

THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER was everything I could possibly hope and dream a fairytale would be. It was beautiful and magical, and left me feeling so filled with joy and hope. It’s an absolute masterpiece 🙌🏼

Have you read this or any of Rachel’s other books? 📚

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#fantasyreads #fantasybooklover #thesunandthestarmaker #rachelgriffin #fairytalebooks escapism, book hangover, fantasy books, book recs, reread worthy, favorite author
Tell me the last vampire book you read 🧛🏻‍♀️ I go Tell me the last vampire book you read 🧛🏻‍♀️

I gotta be real honest with y’all... I don’t read a ton of vampire books 😅 I was a wolf girly starting in middle school, and that really hasn’t changed much. I do love a good vampire book, but they haven’t always been my favorite supernatural creature 🙈

However, maybe due to the V.E. Schwab magic, I absolutely adored Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 😍 It was precisely as toxic as she promised it would be, and I ATE IT UP. It was dark, seductive, sometimes bloody, and there was never a dull moment. I genuinely didn’t want it to end.

Have you read this one yet? 📖

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#buryourbonesinthemidnightsoil #veschwab #vampirebooks #fantasyreads #fantasybooklover supernatural fantasy, book hangover, fantasy world-building, book recs, reread worthy, sapphic, late-night chapters @veschwabfeatures
Do you pay close attention to monthly releases? 📖 Do you pay close attention to monthly releases? 📖

For several years, I would write a blog article every month that included somewhere between 20-40 new releases 🫢 While I was working my previous job, I didn’t have the opportunity to blog, let alone pay attention to new releases, and I feel like I missed SO MANY 🙈 

I’m happy to be back to blogging semi-regularly, and equally thrilled to be back in the habit of knowing which books are coming out each month! 🙌🏼 If you swipe through, you can see 24 March releases and their corresponding release dates 🗓️

Which of these titles are you most looking forward to reading? 🤎

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#bookcommunity #bookphotography #bookaesthetic #cozyreads #readersofinstagram cozy read, new book releases, fantasy books, book recs, TBR, romance books, late-night chapters
Do you have a library card? 🪪 Ya girl is the self Do you have a library card? 🪪

Ya girl is the self-proclaimed biggest fan of the library to ever walk the earth 🌍 Okay, that could be an exaggeration, but most of the time it doesn’t feel like one. I cried with happiness over my first library card as a kid, and I won’t purchase a book until I’ve borrowed it from the library and loved it enough to own it. I have 5 library cards, swear by Libby and Hoopla for all of my audiobooks and ebooks, and at this point, I feel like an Arthur tattoo might be necessary (IYKYK) 😂

But I digress... February is National Library Lovers’ Month, and I think you should get a library card (or 5) and celebrate not only the perk of FREE BOOKS but also the countless ways public libraries are integral to our lives and communities! 🙌🏼

What was the last library book you checked out? 📖

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If you could only recommend one book for the rest If you could only recommend one book for the rest of your life, what would it be? 📖

This one has been an easy answer for me since 2020, when I read THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY. It completely changed my life.

Since then, I have recommended it to countless people, and have felt intense amounts of joy as I’ve seen those people recommend it to others, buy copies for friends, suggest it for their book clubs, and come back to me to tell me how it changed their life just like it changed mine 🥰

Which book would you say changed your life for the better? 🤎

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Would you want to have the same occupation as the Would you want to have the same occupation as the main character(s) in your last read? 💼

I recently finished Thunderhead, and I absolutely would *NOT* want to be a Scythe! 🙅🏻‍♀️ I also definitely wouldn’t want to be in the shoes of the royalty in my other previous read, A Psalm of Storms and Silence 😬

Is there a book character’s “career” that you know you would love to have? 💭

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#bookcommunity #bookphotography #bookaesthetic #cozyaesthetic #readersofinstagram current read, currently reading, cozy aesthetic, escapism, late-night chapters, what I’m reading
Is there an author who consistently writes books t Is there an author who consistently writes books that bring you to tears? 😭

I have cried while reading every single one of Amber’s books... and that’s only a small part of what keeps me coming back for more 🤎

I’m struggling with even knowing how to put in words what her books mean to me, because even thinking about it is making me tear up 🥹 So instead of trying to craft the perfect thing to say, I’m just going to urge you to read everything she’s written. You can thank me later 🙏🏼

What was the last book that made you cry? 📖

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#theleavingroom #booklover #bookcommunity #cozyreads #bookishvibes poetry, Amber McBride, The Leaving Room, sapphic books, books that will make you cry, book hangover, book recs, reread worthy, late-night chapters
Who are your favorite book pets? 🐈‍⬛ I absolutely Who are your favorite book pets? 🐈‍⬛

I absolutely love when a book has animals in it—whether that’s someone’s pet, familiar, or when the animal is the main character 😻

I’m always absurdly happy when there’s a cat, and if they have a creative name it’s even better. I think the stand-out for me was a cat named The Darkling in Accidentally Amy. I’ll never forget it! 😂

Do you have a furbaby companion? Tell me all about them! 🐾

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#cozyreads #readingescape #bookishvibes #bookaesthetic #booknerd book animals, cats of Instagram, book cats, fantasy books, romance books, cozy aesthetic
Do you tend to enjoy book-to-screen adaptations? 🤔 Do you tend to enjoy book-to-screen adaptations? 🤔

I’m always torn between excitement over seeing my favorite stories come to life and anxiety about what they might change and how it could disappoint me 😅

I fell head over heels in love with the adaptation of People We Meet on Vacation 🤎 For those who don’t know, this is not only my favorite EmHen, but it’s my all-time favorite romance book. I was lucky enough to read an ARC of it in 2021 and have inhaled every format of it multiple times since 🥰

I was nervous about the movie, but loved how they stayed true to the *vibe* of PWMOV 🏖️ Even with the changes they did make, Alex and Poppy were precisely as I had always imagined them, and I adored watching every second of their friends to lovers romance 🎥

This is a negativity-free zone! If you loved the PWMOV movie as much as I did, tell me your favorite part of the film! 🍿

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Tell me about your book-related dreams 💭 Do you w Tell me about your book-related dreams 💭

Do you want to open a bookstore? Write a novel? Become an editor? Get a bookish tattoo? Host an author panel? 

This is a place to put your hopes and dreams out there in the universe. You never know what might happen! 😉

As for me? I want to own a book bus that eventually becomes a brick and mortar bookshop with a café and apothecary. I want it to be the kind of comforting and safe atmosphere that allows people to feel like they can just *breathe* for a little while whenever they visit. That’s my dream ☕️

So, if this dream becomes reality, where should I take my book bus first? 📍

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