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? 📚

—

#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? 🤎

—

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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? 💭

—

#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? 📖

—

#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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Fashion, Winter · November 25, 2020

20 Stylish Coats That Are Perfect for Winter

Want to stay warm without sacrificing style? Look no further, because I’m sharing 20 fabulously stylish coats under $100!

Alright friends, it’s that time of year! Nope, not just the holiday season, but the season to bundle up and stay toasty in the chilly temperatures as you go to see Christmas lights, grab spiked mocha with friends, or head to a festive party. However, if you’re anything like me, you don’t want to cover up a cute outfit just for the sake of staying warm. That’s where owning a stylish coat comes in handy!

A few years back, I wrote up a similar post, also sharing coats from this particular retailer. It goes to show that my taste in brands hasn’t changed much over the years, and I still trust Chicwish to keep me warm and cute all winter long. These coats are top of the line as far as quality goes, so they’ll be the ones you reach for season after season. To this day, the most-complimented item in my wardrobe is a sparkly tweed coat from Chicwish and I wear it nonstop each year!


outfit details
similar coat | sweater c/o Chicwish | pants | similar shoes | similar bag | belt

Let me tell you a little bit about my outfit.

Just a few weeks ago, I received this gorgeous coat, and it instantly became my “it piece” for the season. It’s the perfect soft, wool material with a silky lining. It has the ability to be buttoned on either the left or right side, or you can wear it open. It’s a neutral, gray-taupe color which allows it to be paired with either warm or cool colors. For this particular outfit, I did something I never thought I’d do: I mixed gray, brown, and black. Years ago, I would’ve seen this as a major fashion faux pas, but now I absolutely love the combo.

I felt incredibly classy and confident in this outfit. To tie the colors together, I wore a pair of leopard pumps and accessorized with items decked out in gold and black. I was quite warm in this ensemble, and if I needed any additional “heat,” I could easily swap my pumps for fleece-lined boots, and toss a blanket scarf around my neck. This is the kind of outfit (and the coat) you’ll find me in all winter long!


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Lizzie
5 years ago

OMG I am SUCH a coat girl! I have way too many but I just can’t help myself! You found some really cute ones for a great price. Love the pink one!

Lizzie
http://www.lizzieinlace.com

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Molly @ Transatlantic Notes
5 years ago

I usually give winter coats a miss because I can never find anything suitable for my size and shape but there are some that you’ve included here that could actually suit me! Thanks so much for sharing!

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Alyssa Hixenbaugh
5 years ago

I seriously love your style! These coats are so fashionable and make the perfect winter outfit!

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Kileen
5 years ago

All of these coats are so cute and would be so perfect for the cooler weather! I love coats, and feel like I couldn’t have enough of them. Your outfit is so cute and so classy, I love it!

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Neely Moldovan
5 years ago

I just love the one you have on. So classic and looks so warm. I need a new coat so I need to look into some of these.

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Jennifer Prince
5 years ago

I really like the top right pink one. So so cute! There are lots of fabulous options. I haven’t gotten a new coat for years, but it’s about time that I get a new one to add to my wardrobe. I love your choices!

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Amber
5 years ago

These are all so cute, I especially like the pink one! So fun to be looking at coats now that the weather is feeling cooler.

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Melissa
5 years ago

So many cute coats! It can be a real struggle to find a good and cute winter coat, especially because I’m short. I look so funny with some long winter coats haha.

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Deborah
5 years ago

Ohmygosh these coats are all so fabulous! I especially love that olive green one – what a classic!

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Amanda
5 years ago

Love the style of the coat you’re wearing! So many chic coat styles & perfect for the colder weather.

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Anika
5 years ago

Great selections, I love the fit and colour of yours too. It suits you SO well!

Anika | chaptersofmay.com

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Cara Duncan
5 years ago

How could you ever choose just one?! I tend to prefer coats that cinch at the waist, and you’ve got quite a few linked here! I love them all.

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Lee
5 years ago

Can’t believe all these picks are under $100!! They’re so chic!

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Lee
5 years ago

Can’t believe all these picks are under $100!! They’re so chic!!

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Lydia
5 years ago

I wouldn’t think twice about wearing all these gorgeous neutral pieces together, (of course I also blogged through the heydays of color blocking and print mixing) and having a gorgeous coat to pull a look together is so important when the weather gets cold. That’s how I rationalize having so many coats…
Chic on the Cheap

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Sarah Lindner
5 years ago

I love the gray…such a perfect neutral (especially for NY winters). Looks great on you! xoxo, Sarah

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Adaleta Avdic
5 years ago

Loving all of the coats, especially this one in your photos but I really don’t have too many opportunities to wear it in all honesty! I have them in the back of my closet for NYFW since that’s the only time they all seem to get a lot of wear!

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Venus
5 years ago

I feel like now winter coats are getting more affordable. Also, some of these coats are definitely my style.

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Lauren
5 years ago

These are a great selection of coats. I like longer coats but I can’t always pull them off as I am a bit shorter, but I think they are quite nice. Thank you for sharing.

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Natalie Ast
5 years ago

loving this coat roundup! so many cute styles you shared here. I’m a sucker for tweed and plaid coats and will definitely check out some of your links. Xo, Natalie

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Charissa
5 years ago

These coats look great! Actually, I love ALL your winter fashion ideas here!

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Genesis
5 years ago

Wow, all of these coats are so adorable! I love the white one with the fur collar! I also used to be wary of mixing brown and black, but I have since grown to love the combo 🙂

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Crystal // Dreams, etc.
5 years ago

You always have the best outfits! I love all the coats you included. If that pink one came in a different color, I would totally go for that one!

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Anna English
5 years ago

You found some really great affordable options! I love this one on you, and how you styled it!

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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? 📚

—

#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? 📖

—

#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? 💭

—

#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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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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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 😅

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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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