What is your favorite cozy fantasy book? 🌿 It’s b What is your favorite cozy fantasy book? 🌿

It’s been really fun to see how cozy fantasy books have become so popular over the last several years. When done well, reading one of these stories can feel like a comforting hug or sitting down with a cup of something warm and yummy 😌

The Teller of Small Fortunes was a book I read last year and enjoyed very much. I have The Keeper of Magical Things on my TBR for this year 🙌🏼

Some of my very favorite cozy fantasy books are...
🌪️ The Nature of Witches
☕️ Legends & Lattes (series)
🪴 The Spellshop (series)
🐉 The Tea Dragon Society (series)
🧹 The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches AND A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping
 🥖 A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
🪄 Selcouth (series)
🫖 The Spellbound Sisters (series)
 🗡️ This Will Be (series)
🍄 A Curious Kind of Magic
💀 The Bone Houses AND The Drowned Woods AND The Wild Huntress
🍵 Tomes and Tea (series)

Aaaaand that’s where I’ll cut that list off because otherwise we’ll be here for days 😂 

Have you read any of these books? 📚

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#cozyfantasy #cozyreads #readingescape #fantasybooks #bookaesthetic cozy read, escapism, book hangover, fantasy world-building, book recs, reread worthy, comfort books
In honor of my first day at my new job at my favor In honor of my first day at my new job at my favorite local coffee shop (everyone say “YAY!” 🥳)… would you take the characters from your current read for a cup of coffee? ☕️

💎 I feel like it would be so fascinating to take Brynja, Ballast, and Saga from When the Light Returns to go get coffee. I’d have so many questions about their magic!

🐦‍🔥 I would give anything to take the entire group of characters from Ruin and Rising to get coffee. It would be such a dream to talk to the people from my favorite series!

📖 To sit down and have a chat with Diana and Matthew from The Book of Life over coffee would be incredible. They’re both so intelligent and I think I’d just sit there gaping at them the entire time!

♟️Honestly, I’d be thrilled to have coffee with *anyone* from The Inheritance Games universe. They’re BRILLIANT and I want to pick their brains for hours on end. 
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Have you read any of the books I’m currently reading? 📚

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#fantasyreads #fantasybooklover #bookcommunity #cozyreads #bookishvibes escapism, book hangover, fantasy world-building, book recs, reread worthy, books and coffee
Tell me about some of the media you’re obsessed wi Tell me about some of the media you’re obsessed with that’s unrelated to books! 🫢

Last summer, along with the rest of *absolutely everyone*, I watched KPop Demon Hunters... and fell head over heels in love with every single thing about it 🙈 

It was a chain reaction of epic proportions 💥 I watched it about a week after it premiered because I kept seeing it online. I liked it, watched it again a week later, LOVED it, suggested it to friends who suggested it to their friends, started deep-diving into all of the behind-the-scenes info, wound up listening to the soundtrack so much that my entire Spotify Wrapped was just songs from that album, still somehow manage to talk about it nonstop to everyone I encounter, and I can’t WAIT for the sequel. Let’s just say it kinda became my personality 😂

Along with KPDH, I spent the last year and some change obsessing over One Tree Hill (first time watching it, got to meet some of the cast last summer, have turned Wilmington into my second home, you know... normal obsessed fan things 😉) and Marielle Kraft’s music (SO FREAKING GOOD. Saw her in concert and got to meet her as well and she’s the sweetest human) 🤎

Do we have any obsessions in common? 🤝🏼

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#kpopdemonhunters #bookphotography #bookishvibes #bookaesthetic #booknerd cozy read, weekend read, book photography, cozy aesthetic, bookish
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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Fashion · December 10, 2018

The Cutest Christmas Party Look Under $100

This post is in partnership with Versona. As always, all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support The Espresso Edition.

“City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style.” I guess they got the hint and picked up this Christmas party look from Versona!

The holiday season is expensive enough without thinking about what to wear to your next party, dinner, or work event. I’m all about saving my cents, so when Versona generously gave me a gift card to shop their winter collection, I decided to put together an entire look that’s quite budget-friendly. From head-to-toe, the Versona pieces in this outfit cost $98 – and I know I will wear every piece again!

*Mini disclaimer: I did purchase shapewear to layer beneath this dress since it’s definitely on the clingy side. I also added a necklace I already owned. Those two items bring the price of this outfit up a bit, but they’re not 100% necessary to complete the look.

Outfit Details
dress c/o Versona | booties c/o Versona | bag c/o Versona (available in cognac) | earrings c/o Versona (available in “merry christmas”) | necklace | shapewear

I don’t know about you, but along with budget-friendly, I like my holiday outfits to be stylish and functional.

This dress is super stretchy, which makes it incredibly comfortable. It hugs all the right curves, and it’s a great length. I was completely shocked that it wasn’t too short on me. I didn’t feel the constant need to pull the hem down or tug on the shoulders. Add a little shapewear and you’ll be feeling confident as can be no matter where you’re wearing this festive dress.

I chose wintery-white accessories to compliment the vibrant red of the dress. These booties are true to size and come in several other patterns and colors on the Versona website. My mini handbag sold out immediately in white, but it is available in cognac now! I couldn’t get enough of the “naughty” and “nice” mismatched earrings – and you can grab them with the phrase “Merry Christmas” for only $8. I’ve found that Versona is the place to shop all year round – but especially during Christmas time! My look from last year sold out within a week after I shared the post! You gotta make sure you stock up on their pieces right away. They’re the perfect place to shop for yourself – and for gifts!

Here’s to a very Versona Christmas! 😉

In: Fashion · Tagged: affordable fashion, bell sleeve dress, bodycon dress, Christmas, christmas outfit, holiday, holiday fashion, holiday outfit, holiday season, party dress, party outfit, red and white, red dress, under $100, Versona, winter weather

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Mona
7 years ago

That red dress is adorable. Loving the sleeves

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Mollie
7 years ago

First of all, I’m obsessed with those boots. Second of all, this is such a fab holiday look!! I’m going to a wedding on Friday and want to recreate this!!

xx Mollie
http://www.molliemooreblog.com

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rebecca
7 years ago

red is a great color on you steph!

xx rebecca

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Annie
7 years ago

that is such a gorgeous dress! I love your look and your infectious smile! Happy Holidays!

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Mona
7 years ago

That red dress is adorable. Loving the sleeves

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Cathy
7 years ago

This dress is really pretty, I love the sleeves and pairing it with white boots is expected and fabulous. Love it!

XOXO
Cathy

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Mollie
7 years ago

First of all, I’m obsessed with those boots. Second of all, this is such a fab holiday look!! I’m going to a wedding on Friday and want to recreate this!!

xx Mollie
http://www.molliemooreblog.com

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rebecca
7 years ago

red is a great color on you steph!

xx rebecca

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Jheelam
7 years ago

This is a perfect Christmas look ! Your happy smile is making it even more fabulous. The sleeves are gorgeous.

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Annie
7 years ago

that is such a gorgeous dress! I love your look and your infectious smile! Happy Holidays!

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Lee
7 years ago

I love that you created this whole look for under $100! That handbag is especially amazing!

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Helena Marz
7 years ago

Wow this dress is smoking hot! I love the sleeves! And that purse is super cute❤️

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Sarah Lindner
7 years ago

Love this whole look!! Can’t believe how budget friendly everything is!!

xoxo Sarah

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Jasmine Vargas
7 years ago

love that everything is under $100. So affordable and yet you look like a million bucks.

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Shira Rosenbluth
7 years ago

So much yessssss to that red dress on you! Those white ankle boots are amazIng too!

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Beth
7 years ago

What a great look! I love the dress so much and that purse is really unique and fun. I’m a big fan of fun earrings too.

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Ruthie Ridley
7 years ago

LOVE how you styled this dress! Those earrings are so fun!

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theeyetraveler
7 years ago

This red dress is on fire! Perfect for the holiday season, and you are so adorable <3

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Lily
7 years ago

You look SO darn cute! I am loving this dress on you and your earrings are darling.

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Beth
7 years ago

What a great look! I love the dress so much and that purse is really unique and fun. I’m a big fan of fun earrings too.

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theeyetraveler
7 years ago

This red dress is on fire! Perfect for the holiday season, and you are so adorable <3

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Danielle
7 years ago

You pull off red so well, girlfriend! Beautiful look and the earrings are such a cute touch, too!

xx, Danielle | Pineapple & Prosecco

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Becky @ Disney in your Day
7 years ago

That dress is adorable! I love the sleeves.

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Lauren
7 years ago

So pretty in red!! Love this holiday look.

x,

Lauren | lifestylesbylauren.com

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Danielle
7 years ago

You pull off red so well, girlfriend! Beautiful look and the earrings are such a cute touch, too!

xx, Danielle | Pineapple & Prosecco

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Taylor Mobley
7 years ago

Versona is one of my favorite stores!

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Becky @ Disney in your Day
7 years ago

That dress is adorable! I love the sleeves.

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ashley hargrove
7 years ago

This look is absolutely adorable! I think red dresses make such a statement for the holidays!

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Alix Maza
7 years ago

Those earrings are so fun! Cute look!

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Deborah
7 years ago

Oh WOW! that dress is absolutely perfect for the holiday season! That bright red is perfect on you and I love the sleeves!

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Katelyn
7 years ago

You look so happy in all of these pics. I love how genuine they are. And of course the outfit is super cute. I like that it’s festive but also stylish.

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Lauren
7 years ago

So pretty in red!! Love this holiday look.

x,

Lauren | lifestylesbylauren.com

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Denise Kokinis
7 years ago

This dress really is so amazing on you! The red is such a gorgeous color with your hair and I love the sleeve detailing on it!
Also, this bag is seriously so dang cute!

Denise | Fashion Love Letters

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ashley hargrove
7 years ago

This look is absolutely adorable! I think red dresses make such a statement for the holidays!

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Alix Maza
7 years ago

Those earrings are so fun! Cute look!

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Katelyn
7 years ago

You look so happy in all of these pics. I love how genuine they are. And of course the outfit is super cute. I like that it’s festive but also stylish.

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Carolyn
7 years ago

Oh, so cute! Love the look you found. The white pops against the red. Very festive and cute! Bonus points that it’s affordable!

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adriana
7 years ago

That dress is gorgeous! I love how you styled it too – the sleeves are so festive and fun!

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Sarah at Ponder Trail
7 years ago

This is so cute, Stephanie! I love how your outfit coordinates with the ornaments on the tree! It’s the perfect touch of elegance for a Christmas outfit!

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Carolyn
7 years ago

Oh, so cute! Love the look you found. The white pops against the red. Very festive and cute! Bonus points that it’s affordable!

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adriana
7 years ago

That dress is gorgeous! I love how you styled it too – the sleeves are so festive and fun!

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Sarah at Ponder Trail
7 years ago

This is so cute, Stephanie! I love how your outfit coordinates with the ornaments on the tree! It’s the perfect touch of elegance for a Christmas outfit!

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Celeste Godoy
7 years ago

Oh I’m so in love with this outfit and how you styled it, Steph! Versona was one of my fave shops back in AR, they always have on trend and affordable styles!

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ralizabeth
7 years ago

such a great look! love the red dress with the white booties! totally something i would wear. xoxo

oh, she’s lovely

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Ada
7 years ago

Loving this dress and those white booties! So cute.

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Ada
7 years ago

Loving this dress and those white booties! So cute.

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Kileen
7 years ago

This is such a gorgeous red dress and I love it paired with these white booties. So gorgeous girl!

Kileen
cute & little

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Azanique S. Rawl
7 years ago

You look amazing babe! That sleeve detail is so cute 🙂

-xo, Azanique | http://www.lotsofsass.com

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Nailil
7 years ago

This dress is really petty. I love the color and sleeves. Perfect for parties.

Xx, Nailil
thirtyminusone.com

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Azanique S. Rawl
7 years ago

You look amazing babe! That sleeve detail is so cute 🙂

-xo, Azanique | http://www.lotsofsass.com

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What is your favorite cozy fantasy book? 🌿 It’s b What is your favorite cozy fantasy book? 🌿

It’s been really fun to see how cozy fantasy books have become so popular over the last several years. When done well, reading one of these stories can feel like a comforting hug or sitting down with a cup of something warm and yummy 😌

The Teller of Small Fortunes was a book I read last year and enjoyed very much. I have The Keeper of Magical Things on my TBR for this year 🙌🏼

Some of my very favorite cozy fantasy books are...
🌪️ The Nature of Witches
☕️ Legends & Lattes (series)
🪴 The Spellshop (series)
🐉 The Tea Dragon Society (series)
🧹 The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches AND A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping
 🥖 A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
🪄 Selcouth (series)
🫖 The Spellbound Sisters (series)
 🗡️ This Will Be (series)
🍄 A Curious Kind of Magic
💀 The Bone Houses AND The Drowned Woods AND The Wild Huntress
🍵 Tomes and Tea (series)

Aaaaand that’s where I’ll cut that list off because otherwise we’ll be here for days 😂 

Have you read any of these books? 📚

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#cozyfantasy #cozyreads #readingescape #fantasybooks #bookaesthetic cozy read, escapism, book hangover, fantasy world-building, book recs, reread worthy, comfort books
In honor of my first day at my new job at my favor In honor of my first day at my new job at my favorite local coffee shop (everyone say “YAY!” 🥳)… would you take the characters from your current read for a cup of coffee? ☕️

💎 I feel like it would be so fascinating to take Brynja, Ballast, and Saga from When the Light Returns to go get coffee. I’d have so many questions about their magic!

🐦‍🔥 I would give anything to take the entire group of characters from Ruin and Rising to get coffee. It would be such a dream to talk to the people from my favorite series!

📖 To sit down and have a chat with Diana and Matthew from The Book of Life over coffee would be incredible. They’re both so intelligent and I think I’d just sit there gaping at them the entire time!

♟️Honestly, I’d be thrilled to have coffee with *anyone* from The Inheritance Games universe. They’re BRILLIANT and I want to pick their brains for hours on end. 
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Have you read any of the books I’m currently reading? 📚

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#fantasyreads #fantasybooklover #bookcommunity #cozyreads #bookishvibes escapism, book hangover, fantasy world-building, book recs, reread worthy, books and coffee
Tell me about some of the media you’re obsessed wi Tell me about some of the media you’re obsessed with that’s unrelated to books! 🫢

Last summer, along with the rest of *absolutely everyone*, I watched KPop Demon Hunters... and fell head over heels in love with every single thing about it 🙈 

It was a chain reaction of epic proportions 💥 I watched it about a week after it premiered because I kept seeing it online. I liked it, watched it again a week later, LOVED it, suggested it to friends who suggested it to their friends, started deep-diving into all of the behind-the-scenes info, wound up listening to the soundtrack so much that my entire Spotify Wrapped was just songs from that album, still somehow manage to talk about it nonstop to everyone I encounter, and I can’t WAIT for the sequel. Let’s just say it kinda became my personality 😂

Along with KPDH, I spent the last year and some change obsessing over One Tree Hill (first time watching it, got to meet some of the cast last summer, have turned Wilmington into my second home, you know... normal obsessed fan things 😉) and Marielle Kraft’s music (SO FREAKING GOOD. Saw her in concert and got to meet her as well and she’s the sweetest human) 🤎

Do we have any obsessions in common? 🤝🏼

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#kpopdemonhunters #bookphotography #bookishvibes #bookaesthetic #booknerd cozy read, weekend read, book photography, cozy aesthetic, bookish
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? 📖

—

#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? 🤎

—

#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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