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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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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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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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, Winter · February 25, 2019

Another Way to Wear a Chunky Red Sweater

It’s easy enough to rock a chunky sweater with jeans and sneakers, but dressing it up is another story. Here’s an easy way to do it.

Let me be 100% honest with you right now: this outfit was a super last minute, pulled-together look, right before I rushed out the door. I had a spontaneous photoshoot for a campaign that was due the next day, and I needed a flirty look since it all revolved around Valentine’s Day. However, I ended up loving the outfit so much, we took pictures of it all put together after the campaign so I could share it with you. This chunky sweater has been on major repeat lately (and you all loved when I posted it the first time), so I felt like it was a neat opportunity to share how versatile it is. And when I say it’s been on repeat, I mean it’s hard for me to not wear it every day. It’s one of those “no one saw me yesterday, so I can get away with it today” kinda pieces. I also own it in tan, but there’s something about red that just gets me.

Needless to say, this outfit is perfect for a date night, drinks with friends, or just because you’re feeling sassy – which I obviously was on this shoot day. I’ve had the star-print faux leather mini for a couple of years, but decided to spice it up with a mixed print in the form of these tights. Then I added some crushed velvet sock booties, my go-to quilted crossbody bag, and ta-da! Quite a winner of a look, if I do say so myself. The sweater is super oversized, so I tucked it into the tights beneath my skirt to smooth out the edges, but you could also tuck the hem up under your bra to create the same illusion.


Outfit Details
sweater c/o Chicwish | similar skirt | tights c/o Berkshire via Lipton Publicity | booties | similar bag | similar watch c/o Thom Olson | similar earrings

Majorly exciting details regarding the accessories I paired with this chunky sweater, comin’ right at ya!

I’ve been wearing these booties for a couple of years now and they’re definitely my most reached-for pair. They’ve got a relatively high heel, so they’re not always the best for long periods of standing (learned that the hard way by wearing them to a standing concert and my toes were aching) BUT they are fantastic for just regular days of walking around or going to events. I wear them with tights, with boyfriend jeans, and with literally everything else. And they had originally sold out before the first time I shared them on my blog. However, I found them – in multiple colors, mind you – and they’re in stock for only $30! Like, ya’ll don’t understand how excited I am because I get compliments on these boots nonstop, and I really want you to be able to wear them too!

In addition, my tights are majorly affordable at $12, and they’re the most talked-about pair of hosiery I own. Seriously, I get endless sweet comments about them on Instagram, so you know they’re the bees knees.  They stay on my waist, and don’t sag between my legs. They’re also really comfortable and I can wear them for hours at a time without feeling suffocated! The sizing is a little funky on these, so make sure you read the product details. I wear a size 1/2 for reference and I’m 5’6″ and normally a size 24 on the bottom!

These are the perfect items to pair with my favorite chunky red sweater!


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Coziest Chunky Red Sweater // What to Wear on a Date Night // A 100% Honest Review of Chicwish

How would you dress up a chunky sweater like this one?

In: Fashion, Winter · Tagged: affordable fashion, Berkshire, black mini skirt, Chicwish, Chunky Sweater, crossbody bag, crushed velvet booties, faux leather skirt, leather mini skirt, ootd, oversized sweater, printed tights, quilted bag, red sweater, Richmond blogger, Richmond fashion blogger, Richmond Virginia, RVA, spring style, velvet sock booties, winter style, winter to spring

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Tanvi Rastogi
7 years ago

I love the simple yet chic look. Solids pair well together and you always make it work with your smile and personality 🙂

❥ tanvii.com

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Donna
7 years ago

I would never think of combining textures like this, but you always make me think again. Thanks for your inspiration. Beautiful look!

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Em
7 years ago

such a fun outfit! love how you styled the sweater

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Rach
7 years ago

I love a good red chunky sweater! I love wearing mine and need inspiration on different ways to wear it. Love how you wore it in this post. It’s feminine, edgy, and has a cool vibe to it!

http://www.rdsobsessions.com

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Hillary Conheady
7 years ago

Ah that skirt is so so cute! I love anything with stars on it!

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Tanvi Rastogi
7 years ago

I love the simple yet chic look. Solids pair well together and you always make it work with your smile and personality 🙂

❥ tanvii.com

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Anna English
7 years ago

I love pairing chunky sweaters with a cute mini skirt! This combo looks great on you.

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Cathy
7 years ago

Love this outfit, that sweater is so cute and cozy!

XOXO
Cathy

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Laura Adney
7 years ago

I love the bold red and you really elevated the look by styling it this way!

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Tabitha Bradley-Raines
7 years ago

I love chunky sweaters and chunky sweatshirts. I also love textured tights and fishnets. I never thought of wearing them together! The way you wear them definitely makes it possible on my petite frame.

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Beth
7 years ago

I love what you’ve done with this outfit. So much attention to detail! Thanks for the inspiration.

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Delia Atenea
7 years ago

Love the way you styled this! It’s so much better than wearing it with just simple jeans! And those tights!!! Need them!

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Em
7 years ago

such a fun outfit! love how you styled the sweater

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Lee
7 years ago

ummm okay, the subtle star print on the faux leather mini is AMAZING! Need!!!!

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Lyddiegal
7 years ago

Glad you were able to photograph this look, because it’s so cute! I love the leather boots, and those tights are perfect.
Chic on the Cheap

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Delia Atenea
7 years ago

Love the way you styled this! It’s so much better than wearing it with just simple jeans! And those tights!!! Need them!

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Kileen
7 years ago

This is such a cute sweater and I am loving that star skirt, so cute!!

Kileen
cute & little

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Lee
7 years ago

ummm okay, the subtle star print on the faux leather mini is AMAZING! Need!!!!

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Lyddiegal
7 years ago

Glad you were able to photograph this look, because it’s so cute! I love the leather boots, and those tights are perfect.
Chic on the Cheap

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Kileen
7 years ago

This is such a cute sweater and I am loving that star skirt, so cute!!

Kileen
cute & little

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Carolyn
7 years ago

You dressed this up so well! I’m crushing over all the little details of your outfit, from the tights to the quilted bag! You look fab, of course! <3

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Indya | The Small Adventurer
7 years ago

This is honestly my ideal outfit! I have almost the exact same boots and skirt, and they look SO good with your bright red sweater! Stunning 😍

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Helen
7 years ago

That is SUCH a great color! I’m obsessed with chunky sweaters right now.

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Summer
7 years ago

Teach me your ways!!! Ah, how I wish my legs were longer lol! Love you in bright red – it’s classy and the perfect bit sassy. 🙂 That skirt is super fun, too! I need to find more mini skirts for spring!

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Taylor Mobley
7 years ago

Ok but like how do you tuck your sweater in without making your skirt look bulky?!?!!? I always want to do looks like this but end up looking really lumpy LOL

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Carolyn
7 years ago

You dressed this up so well! I’m crushing over all the little details of your outfit, from the tights to the quilted bag! You look fab, of course! <3

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Helen
7 years ago

That is SUCH a great color! I’m obsessed with chunky sweaters right now.

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Summer
7 years ago

Teach me your ways!!! Ah, how I wish my legs were longer lol! Love you in bright red – it’s classy and the perfect bit sassy. 🙂 That skirt is super fun, too! I need to find more mini skirts for spring!

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Taylor Mobley
7 years ago

Ok but like how do you tuck your sweater in without making your skirt look bulky?!?!!? I always want to do looks like this but end up looking really lumpy LOL

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Sabina
7 years ago

I love your outfit. Red looks good on you!

I’ll have to get myself a skirt similar to yours.

xoxo
Sabina
sabiithefirst.com

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Liz
7 years ago

Red looks amazing on you! I love this whole outfit too – so pretty!

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Kelsey
7 years ago

This outfit is PERFECT!!! I love the tights!

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Tonya Morris
7 years ago

Ok totally just bought this bag after seeing it on you! I LOVE this whole look!

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Deborah
7 years ago

This outfit is so chic! I have a hard time wearing and styling chunky sweaters just because I’m petite (I’m 5’3″) but you’ve given me the inspiration to try to style them again!

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theeyetraveler
7 years ago

cute sweater!! love how you paired it with the leather skirt, super edgy and comfy.

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Deborah
7 years ago

This outfit is so chic! I have a hard time wearing and styling chunky sweaters just because I’m petite (I’m 5’3″) but you’ve given me the inspiration to try to style them again!

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theeyetraveler
7 years ago

cute sweater!! love how you paired it with the leather skirt, super edgy and comfy.

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Laura Leigh
7 years ago

Really loving this sweater and the over all on you! Also, crushing very hard on this location. Can’t stop staring at that adorable fence and sweet yellow house in the background.

xo Laura Leigh
Louella Reese

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Laura Leigh
7 years ago

Really loving this sweater and the over all on you! Also, crushing very hard on this location. Can’t stop staring at that adorable fence and sweet yellow house in the background.

xo Laura Leigh
Louella Reese

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Morgan
7 years ago

You seriously are the best at mixing patterns and textures! I LOVE this skirt!

-Morgan
How 2 Wear It [] http://how2wearit.com

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ralizabeth
7 years ago

i love how you styled that sweater, with the skirt and fun tights. super simple but looks so chic!

oh, she’s lovely

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Candace
7 years ago

LOVE this outfit! Edgy, but still feminine and flirty. Thanks for the inspo!

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Tara Fuller
7 years ago

i love the edgy chic vibes! the sleek fit of the skirt looks great with a slouchy sweater!

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Tara Fuller
7 years ago

i love the edgy chic vibes! the sleek fit of the skirt looks great with a slouchy sweater!

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Denise Kokinis
7 years ago

Have definitely had that happen to me as well! I end up loving the combo more than other outfits I put together haha!
I love this combo with the red and black, the contrast is so nice! The skirt with the tights as well edges up the outfit a little bit!

Denise | Fashion Love Letters

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Alexis
7 years ago

You always have the CUTEST outfits! I’m loving how you dressed up this adorable sweater.

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Rach
6 years ago

I love a good red chunky sweater! I love wearing mine and need inspiration on different ways to wear it. Love how you wore it in this post. It’s feminine, edgy, and has a cool vibe to it!

http://www.rdsobsessions.com

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Hillary Conheady
6 years ago

Ah that skirt is so so cute! I love anything with stars on it!

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Beth
6 years ago

I love what you’ve done with this outfit. So much attention to detail! Thanks for the inspiration.

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Laura Adney
6 years ago

I love the bold red and you really elevated the look by styling it this way!

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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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#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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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 🥰

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

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

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

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

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#cozyreads #readingescape #bookishvibes #bookaesthetic #booknerd book animals, cats of Instagram, book cats, fantasy books, romance books, cozy aesthetic

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