Figured that the best time to share #MyAgeInFacts Figured that the best time to share #MyAgeInFacts is on my BIRTHDAY! ๐Ÿฅณ
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1. I've been a full-time blogger for almost 6 years - previously fashion/lifestyle and recently rebranded to books!
2. My husband and I literally had a meet-cute at a wedding
3. I did musical theatre for 6 years and ballroom dancing for 3
4. When I was 16, I auditioned for the American Idol Experience, and somehow wound up singing to a full theater + broadcasted to the park (on Christmas Eve)
5. I was home-educated all the way through HS graduation
6. I didn't go to college, but I was accepted into a fashion merchandising program at VCU after high school
7. I nearly went to a makeup artistry school in Chicago
8. Clearly I love fashion/makeup but now I prefer to live in comfy clothes, makeup-free
9. I'm a total introvert and homebody and love that I work from home
10. I have a gastrointestinal chronic illness called gastroparesis (which is part of why I work from home)
11. I'm allergic to a TON of really bizarre food and can't eat any of Thanksgiving dinner
12. I listen to more audiobooks than music, but I still adore some good jazz or anything Taylor Swift lays her hands on
13. I don't have a favorite color
14. I've only ever had cats and my kitty, Luna, is my BFF
15. The library is my happy place and I cried when I got my first library card as a kid
16. I collect cute coffee mugs
17. I've only been off the east coast one time and barely remember it because I was so young
18. I have a super overactive imagination and can't stand anything remotely frightening
19. My hair is naturally auburn but I've been coloring it every shade of red since I was 18
20. Right now, I'm realizing I'll have to finish these facts in the comments because I'm way too wordy for my own good ๐Ÿ˜‚
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CONT. IN THE COMMENTS ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
Will you be joining my BOOK CLUB in March?๐Ÿ“š โ € Will you be joining my BOOK CLUB in March?๐Ÿ“š
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The next #EspressoClubReads book has been chosen: we are going to be reading LEGENDBORN by @tracydeonn and I truly can't wait! ๐Ÿ’ฅ
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We've got a diverse King Arthur retelling with tons of magic - and I haven't heard anything but phenomenal reviews! ๐ŸŒŸ If you're interested in joining us for this read-at-your-own-pace book club throughout the coming month, make sure to head to the link in my bio and click on BOOK CLUB for all the info! ๐Ÿ’ป
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Have you read Legendborn? ๐Ÿ“– 
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What are some of your favorite dystopian novels? ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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This was one of the first questions I asked when I joined bookstagram, but I wanted to revisit it because this community has grown and I'm curious to see if I'll get any unfamiliar responses! ๐Ÿค”
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I recently began reading Escaping Eleven (big thank-you to @entangledteen for sending this copy my way) and I'm really enjoying the Fallout-meets-Divergent kinda vibes ๐Ÿข
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Have you read this one? ๐Ÿ“– 
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Controversial question time: is A Court of Thorns Controversial question time: is A Court of Thorns and Roses (the series) really worth all the hype? ๐Ÿ˜ณ
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This is something I've been considering a lot since joining bookstagram ๐Ÿ“ฑ Up until last year, I didn't even know this was a popular series at all - let alone possibly the MOST popular series (in the bookish world) ๐Ÿคฏ And it's not just popular because it's loved; there are a lot of mixed thoughts on this fandom as a whole ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ
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In the past few months, I took it upon myself to read all the books leading up to A Court of Silver Flames and I'm getting BRUTALLY HONEST on the blog with my thoughts regarding this fantasy series ๐Ÿคญ If you're curious, head to the link in my bio to check it out ๐Ÿ”—
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SIDE NOTE: Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out to me with care and concern for my sweet kitty, Luna ๐Ÿฅบ Your encouragement, prayers, and positivity have been invaluable during this challenging time and I feel so blessed to have this supportive community in my life ๐ŸคŽ 
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What's the last book that made you SQUIRM? ๐Ÿฅด
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I've been looking forward to reading THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, primarily due to the amount of mixed reviews (I love forming my own opinion on super hyped books ๐Ÿ™ˆ), but I guess I didn't read those reviews very well because I was not expecting for it to make my HEART RACE ๐Ÿซ€ BLOOD PUMP ๐Ÿฉธ and SKIN CRAWL ๐Ÿ›
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After a couple of chapters, I checked out the author's note on Goodreads and was grateful that she did, in fact, give content warnings ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ It's not for the faint of heart, that's for sure ๐Ÿ˜น
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Have you read this 1920's-Shanghai-gang-Romeo-&-Juliet retelling? ๐Ÿ—ก 
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What is your favorite book with a STRONG FEMALE LE What is your favorite book with a STRONG FEMALE LEAD? ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿป
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I have a list a mile long (actually, approximately thirty books/series long, if we're being realistic) and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO is just one of them! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
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I'm a huge fan of a badass leading lady, so I wrote up an entire post about this topic and I'm hoping you'll decide to check it out (LINK IN BIO) ๐Ÿ’ป
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Tell me about how you came up with your bookstagra Tell me about how you came up with your bookstagram name! ๐Ÿ“ฑ
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I knew from the moment I decided to join booksta that my name had to reflect what I wanted to photograph - and I desperately wanted to get creative with coffee and books! โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿ“š I kept trying to think of interesting combinations that expressed what Iโ€™d be sharing but nothing felt satisfactory until... THE ESPRESSO EDITION popped into my head and I went OMG THATโ€™S IT!!! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
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One of the prizes for my bookstaversary giveaway was a custom The Espresso Edition candle from @janzywaxco ๐Ÿ•ฏ There was just one problem: after the giveaway ended, I realized that I wanted one for myself ๐Ÿ˜‚ Janzy is the BEST and made a second one just for me - complete with the PERFECT scent profile:
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๐Ÿ“– READING
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If thatโ€™s not me in a candle, I donโ€™t know what is ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Now is THE TIME to get one of her candles for yourself and you can use ESPRESSO10 for a discount ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Do you participate in book clubs (or group/buddy r Do you participate in book clubs (or group/buddy reads)? ๐Ÿค
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I had never been part of a book club until I joined bookstagram ๐Ÿ˜ฑ I've participated in a few virtual ones in the last year and now I'm HOSTING MY OWN ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
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Yesterday was the first group discussion for February's pick: Wicked Lovely ๐Ÿฆ‹ This is one of my favorite books/series of all time, so introducing it to my friends (and finding others who have already read it and wanted to reread) is SO much fun ๐Ÿฅณ
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Should I keep this virtual book club/group read going and pick a new title for next month? ๐Ÿ“– 
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Have you ever realized the impact a book has had o Have you ever realized the impact a book has had on you the more you talk about it? ๐Ÿ—ฃ
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โ€œ๐‘ซ๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’†๐’† ๐’‰๐’–๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’š๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’”?โ€ ๐’”๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’š๐’”.
๐‘จ๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’‰๐’† ๐’‚๐’”๐’Œ๐’” ๐’‰๐’๐’˜, ๐’”๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”. โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’๐’๐’†. ๐‘จ ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’… ๐’‚๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’†.โ€
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue left its mark on me - but I didnโ€™t even know it until I was halfway through a voice text to my booksta bestie @ivashclove ๐Ÿ™ˆ She asked me if it lived up to the hype or left me feeling underwhelmed... and I had way more to say than I realized! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
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My full review can be found on my blog (LINK IN BIO) ๐Ÿ’ป And Iโ€™m curious to know what you think of this book if youโ€™ve read it! โœจ
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P.S. Thank you THANK YOU, Kait, for sending this beautiful book to me - it made reading it even more special ๐Ÿค
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    Figured that the best time to share #MyAgeInFacts Figured that the best time to share #MyAgeInFacts is on my BIRTHDAY! ๐Ÿฅณ
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1. I've been a full-time blogger for almost 6 years - previously fashion/lifestyle and recently rebranded to books!
2. My husband and I literally had a meet-cute at a wedding
3. I did musical theatre for 6 years and ballroom dancing for 3
4. When I was 16, I auditioned for the American Idol Experience, and somehow wound up singing to a full theater + broadcasted to the park (on Christmas Eve)
5. I was home-educated all the way through HS graduation
6. I didn't go to college, but I was accepted into a fashion merchandising program at VCU after high school
7. I nearly went to a makeup artistry school in Chicago
8. Clearly I love fashion/makeup but now I prefer to live in comfy clothes, makeup-free
9. I'm a total introvert and homebody and love that I work from home
10. I have a gastrointestinal chronic illness called gastroparesis (which is part of why I work from home)
11. I'm allergic to a TON of really bizarre food and can't eat any of Thanksgiving dinner
12. I listen to more audiobooks than music, but I still adore some good jazz or anything Taylor Swift lays her hands on
13. I don't have a favorite color
14. I've only ever had cats and my kitty, Luna, is my BFF
15. The library is my happy place and I cried when I got my first library card as a kid
16. I collect cute coffee mugs
17. I've only been off the east coast one time and barely remember it because I was so young
18. I have a super overactive imagination and can't stand anything remotely frightening
19. My hair is naturally auburn but I've been coloring it every shade of red since I was 18
20. Right now, I'm realizing I'll have to finish these facts in the comments because I'm way too wordy for my own good ๐Ÿ˜‚
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CONT. IN THE COMMENTS ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
    Will you be joining my BOOK CLUB in March?๐Ÿ“š โ € Will you be joining my BOOK CLUB in March?๐Ÿ“š
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The next #EspressoClubReads book has been chosen: we are going to be reading LEGENDBORN by @tracydeonn and I truly can't wait! ๐Ÿ’ฅ
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We've got a diverse King Arthur retelling with tons of magic - and I haven't heard anything but phenomenal reviews! ๐ŸŒŸ If you're interested in joining us for this read-at-your-own-pace book club throughout the coming month, make sure to head to the link in my bio and click on BOOK CLUB for all the info! ๐Ÿ’ป
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Have you read Legendborn? ๐Ÿ“– 
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    What are some of your favorite dystopian novels? ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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This was one of the first questions I asked when I joined bookstagram, but I wanted to revisit it because this community has grown and I'm curious to see if I'll get any unfamiliar responses! ๐Ÿค”
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I recently began reading Escaping Eleven (big thank-you to @entangledteen for sending this copy my way) and I'm really enjoying the Fallout-meets-Divergent kinda vibes ๐Ÿข
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    Controversial question time: is A Court of Thorns Controversial question time: is A Court of Thorns and Roses (the series) really worth all the hype? ๐Ÿ˜ณ
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This is something I've been considering a lot since joining bookstagram ๐Ÿ“ฑ Up until last year, I didn't even know this was a popular series at all - let alone possibly the MOST popular series (in the bookish world) ๐Ÿคฏ And it's not just popular because it's loved; there are a lot of mixed thoughts on this fandom as a whole ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ
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In the past few months, I took it upon myself to read all the books leading up to A Court of Silver Flames and I'm getting BRUTALLY HONEST on the blog with my thoughts regarding this fantasy series ๐Ÿคญ If you're curious, head to the link in my bio to check it out ๐Ÿ”—
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SIDE NOTE: Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out to me with care and concern for my sweet kitty, Luna ๐Ÿฅบ Your encouragement, prayers, and positivity have been invaluable during this challenging time and I feel so blessed to have this supportive community in my life ๐ŸคŽ 
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    What's the last book that made you SQUIRM? ๐Ÿฅด
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I've been looking forward to reading THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, primarily due to the amount of mixed reviews (I love forming my own opinion on super hyped books ๐Ÿ™ˆ), but I guess I didn't read those reviews very well because I was not expecting for it to make my HEART RACE ๐Ÿซ€ BLOOD PUMP ๐Ÿฉธ and SKIN CRAWL ๐Ÿ›
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After a couple of chapters, I checked out the author's note on Goodreads and was grateful that she did, in fact, give content warnings ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ It's not for the faint of heart, that's for sure ๐Ÿ˜น
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Have you read this 1920's-Shanghai-gang-Romeo-&-Juliet retelling? ๐Ÿ—ก 
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    What is your favorite book with a STRONG FEMALE LE What is your favorite book with a STRONG FEMALE LEAD? ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿป
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I have a list a mile long (actually, approximately thirty books/series long, if we're being realistic) and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO is just one of them! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
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I'm a huge fan of a badass leading lady, so I wrote up an entire post about this topic and I'm hoping you'll decide to check it out (LINK IN BIO) ๐Ÿ’ป
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    Tell me about how you came up with your bookstagra Tell me about how you came up with your bookstagram name! ๐Ÿ“ฑ
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I knew from the moment I decided to join booksta that my name had to reflect what I wanted to photograph - and I desperately wanted to get creative with coffee and books! โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿ“š I kept trying to think of interesting combinations that expressed what Iโ€™d be sharing but nothing felt satisfactory until... THE ESPRESSO EDITION popped into my head and I went OMG THATโ€™S IT!!! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
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One of the prizes for my bookstaversary giveaway was a custom The Espresso Edition candle from @janzywaxco ๐Ÿ•ฏ There was just one problem: after the giveaway ended, I realized that I wanted one for myself ๐Ÿ˜‚ Janzy is the BEST and made a second one just for me - complete with the PERFECT scent profile:
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    Do you participate in book clubs (or group/buddy r Do you participate in book clubs (or group/buddy reads)? ๐Ÿค
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I had never been part of a book club until I joined bookstagram ๐Ÿ˜ฑ I've participated in a few virtual ones in the last year and now I'm HOSTING MY OWN ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
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Yesterday was the first group discussion for February's pick: Wicked Lovely ๐Ÿฆ‹ This is one of my favorite books/series of all time, so introducing it to my friends (and finding others who have already read it and wanted to reread) is SO much fun ๐Ÿฅณ
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Should I keep this virtual book club/group read going and pick a new title for next month? ๐Ÿ“– 
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    Have you ever realized the impact a book has had o Have you ever realized the impact a book has had on you the more you talk about it? ๐Ÿ—ฃ
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โ€œ๐‘ซ๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’†๐’† ๐’‰๐’–๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’š๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’”?โ€ ๐’”๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’š๐’”.
๐‘จ๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’‰๐’† ๐’‚๐’”๐’Œ๐’” ๐’‰๐’๐’˜, ๐’”๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”. โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’๐’๐’†. ๐‘จ ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’… ๐’‚๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’†.โ€
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue left its mark on me - but I didnโ€™t even know it until I was halfway through a voice text to my booksta bestie @ivashclove ๐Ÿ™ˆ She asked me if it lived up to the hype or left me feeling underwhelmed... and I had way more to say than I realized! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
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My full review can be found on my blog (LINK IN BIO) ๐Ÿ’ป And Iโ€™m curious to know what you think of this book if youโ€™ve read it! โœจ
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P.S. Thank you THANK YOU, Kait, for sending this beautiful book to me - it made reading it even more special ๐Ÿค
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    Whatโ€™s one series thatโ€™s grown on you over tim Whatโ€™s one series thatโ€™s grown on you over time? ๐Ÿ“š
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When I say I *hated* ACOTAR, I mean I really, really hated it ๐Ÿ™ˆ I tried reading it three times over the years and probably disliked it more with each read ๐Ÿ˜… I didnโ€™t understand why all these people were hyping it up when I joined bookstagram ๐Ÿค”
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I gave it one final try this past autumn and after getting past that awful first book (I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ll ever change my mind on that), I was super surprised ๐Ÿคฏ The following books included great character development and world-building, had relatable and emotional moments, and it made me want to continue the series! ๐Ÿ“– Now, I wonโ€™t call myself a mega-fan or anything, but Iโ€™m about to read ACOFAS and Iโ€™m quite looking forward to the release of ACOSF (even though I hate Nesta - donโ€™t @ me ๐Ÿ™Š)
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This series certainly grew on me and I have booksta to thank for that ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
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