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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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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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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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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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? 💭

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Fashion · May 14, 2018

A Dress So Nice, You’ll Wear It Twice (Or Maybe a Thousand Times)

Not even kidding in the title – I wore this vibrant, pink party dress twice in a week. What’s more: it was two days in a row!

You know those magical pieces that you sometimes find, and you realize you love them so much you could wear them every day of the week and be satisfied? Yep – that’s how I felt about this dress. It was sent my way right before my trip to South Florida, and I just couldn’t get enough! I donned this ruffle mini dress on the day Brandon and I visited FATVillage, because I knew the bright colors would just look so fun amongst all the street art! Not only was I right about that, but I also discovered that this dress was crazy comfortable … like, shockingly comfortable!

When you’re playing tourist, you want to be as comfy as possible, right? I thought I might be good to go for a couple of hours – but I ended up wearing this ensemble for the entire day!  The dress is definitely short, but with the ruffled hem, it was plenty long enough to cover my booty and my long legs! I expected the material to get itchy or hot, but it was quite breathable – even in the Florida heat – and never once rubbed my skin the wrong way.


Outfit Details
similar dress | similar earrings | necklace | bag | similar shoes | phone case c/o iDeal of Sweden

We celebrated my future mother-in-law’s birthday while we were in Florida, so I knew I needed a fun party dress to wear for the occasion! This fuchsia number did the trick!

I wore it for several hours in a crowded 80’s club – and while I was dripping sweat from the lights and the many bodies surrounding me, the dress itself was never a problem. I’m really glad I brought it along!

My favorite part about this piece? The tie waist! The wrap can be worn as loose or as tight as you’d like and it helps accentuate the tiniest part of your torso! I’ll admit it took me a couple of tries to get my bow tied nicely enough for my perfectionist self, but once I figured that out, I was set for the day and looking cheery AF under all those bright palm trees!


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Donna
7 years ago

That dress depicts you, inside and out. Always stay bright!

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Annie Fairfax
7 years ago

LOVE this dress, it’s so cute and fun for summer!

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Donna
7 years ago

That dress depicts you, inside and out. Always stay bright!

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KatWalkSF
7 years ago

This dress is so good one! I need it ASAP!

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Rach
7 years ago

Cute & Comfy? I’m sold! Whenever I travel, I try to find those combo! I love the wrap style too. It’s a chic detail and I love how the fit can be adjusted!

http://www.rdsobsessions.com

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Annie Fairfax
7 years ago

LOVE this dress, it’s so cute and fun for summer!

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lydia
7 years ago

SUCH a cute dress on you, the color is amazing! A cute and comfy dress, yes please! I always have those items of clothing that I keep coming back to because they’re so comfy. Sounds like you all had a great time in Florida, so much fun! And as always, loving these pics of you!

xo, Lydia

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Jessica
7 years ago

That dress is so fun! Love the bright shade of pink on you! Great for date night with the hubs!
xo Jessica
http://www.whatsfordinneresq.com

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

Oh I’d so wear this dress over and over again too! It would be a great dress for date night too. I love all of the ruffles.

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Ifeoluwa
7 years ago

Looks be this pink dress! You wear it so well! Some dresses you just have to wear a billion times

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KatWalkSF
7 years ago

This dress is so good one! I need it ASAP!

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Ifeoluwa
7 years ago

Looks be this pink dress! You wear it so well! Some dresses you just have to wear a billion times

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Whitney
7 years ago

I love this color on you! Those heels are adorable!

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Megan
7 years ago

I would definitely wear this dress over and over! I love the color and style!

Megan | http://www.pipmegan.com

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Candace
7 years ago

I can see why you wore this dress twice in one week. It’s perfect on you! I am loving the color, the ruffles and the tie. It is the perfect summer “it” dress! Keep on wearing it, haha!

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Whitney
7 years ago

I love this color on you! Those heels are adorable!

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Kileen
7 years ago

This dress is so cute on you babe and I am loving your cute floral mules!!!

Kileen
cute & little

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Azanique
7 years ago

This dress is so adorable! I love the color on you 🙂

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

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Megan
7 years ago

I would definitely wear this dress over and over! I love the color and style!

Megan | http://www.pipmegan.com

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Kileen
7 years ago

This dress is so cute on you babe and I am loving your cute floral mules!!!

Kileen
cute & little

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Taylor Mobley
7 years ago

I love this hot pink on you! You look so fab!

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Kenzi || Life of a Sister
7 years ago

This is so a dress I’d wear multiple times! I love the color and the ruffles. I love the floral mules, such a great combo!

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Anna English
7 years ago

I’m obsessed with the bright color of this dress. So cute!

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Taylor Mobley
7 years ago

I love this hot pink on you! You look so fab!

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Laura Leigh
7 years ago

Oh it is SO pretty! The color and fit is everything. Aka the whole dress is everything haha! I just love it on you gal!

xo Laura Leigh
http://www.louellareese.com

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Deborah
7 years ago

AHH I need that dress in my life! I love the wrap, the ruffles, and the material! Also, your shoes are everything!!

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Hannah
7 years ago

Wow now this is a bold dress!! It looks absolutely fabulous on you:) I love how fun it is with the ruffles and absolutely perfect for summer!

xoxo, Hannah

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Morgan Klein
7 years ago

This dress is AMAZING!!! I need it! It looks so so pretty on you and I’m obsessed with the color!!

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Narhee
7 years ago

Love this dress!

Narhee | Made in Mauve

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Kristina
7 years ago

I love this wrap dress on you- the hot pink and bow are too cute!

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Denise Kokinis
7 years ago

I love when I find a dress like this! I am always so in love with bright pink dresses for spring and summer! This color is gorgeous on you, especially with your hair!

Denise | Fashion Love Letters

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Iris Elle
7 years ago

This shade of pink is really just so gorgeous on you! I love the pretty sleeves on this dress and love all your neutral accessories!

Iris Elle

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Nicole
7 years ago

This dress is so flirty and fun and feminine!! I love the color on you too!! How did you walk all day in those shoes?? Lol!!

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Hannah
6 years ago

Wow now this is a bold dress!! It looks absolutely fabulous on you:) I love how fun it is with the ruffles and absolutely perfect for summer!

xoxo, Hannah

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Kenzi || Life of a Sister
6 years ago

This is so a dress I’d wear multiple times! I love the color and the ruffles. I love the floral mules, such a great combo!

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Narhee
6 years ago

Love this dress!

Narhee | Made in Mauve

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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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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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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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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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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? 💭

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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 🙏🏼

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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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