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, Spring · April 24, 2019

The Little Red Dress

Whether you’re a wedding guest, a graduate, a corporate employee, or just looking for a killer outfit for a date – this is the perfect red dress!

Over the past few years, my eye has been drawn to lots of color. In the spring and summer, the desire for color has always increased. Last year, I believe I owned more vibrantly colored and patterned pieces than I have in my entire life. My wardrobe looked like a rainbow had thrown up on it! 😂 However, over the past few months, I’ve found myself much more drawn to subdued colors, lighter patterns, and classic cuts. I even believed I would bring that with me into the warmer seasons. What I didn’t know was that I’d see this dress and be so obsessed with it that I had to have it – bright red color and all! I guess old habits do die hard!

While I don’t think my entire closet will be filled with vibrant, intense colors and patterns for spring and summer, I do think it’s never bad to own at least one statement piece – for when you’re feeling sassy. That’s when red comes in. It’s known for inducing confidence and making you feel more powerful and cheerful. Talk about a great color to wear, especially when you have a special occasion!


Outfit Details
dress c/o Chicwish | similar booties | earrings c/o Sugarfix | bag

There’s no doubt in my mind that this is the perfect red dress for so many reasons!

Let’s start with the obvious: the cut is incredibly flattering! It’s not too short, but it’s not too long. The crochet-style overlay at the hem is great because while it’s still lined to mid-thigh, you get that peek of leg without showing an extreme amount – making it appropriate for an office environment or even church! The neckline is high, but it’s anything but stifling. I felt very comfortable while wearing this dress. And the sleeves aren’t capped, yet still show skin, making it feel like a sleeveless dress without it actually being one.

It’s versatile! Wear it with a denim jacket and high-top sneakers for errands, then change into booties and grab some statement accessories for date night! You could also wear this to a dressier event like a wedding or graduation – just style it with cute, pointed-toe heels. There are so many options with this perfect red dress.

You can’t forget about this color. BABES – even if you’re into a neutral palette and prefer understated clothing, you’ve gotta admit this fierce red is eye-catching and enviable. I saw it on several other blogger babes I la-la-LOVE, and if I hadn’t already purchased this piece, they would’ve made me impulse-buy it! It’s just so stunning. Oh, and if I haven’t convinced you yet – it’s still available in all sizes (XS-XL) for only $69 – AND it’s offered in white as well (if the bright color seriously isn’t your jam).


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How would you wear this little perfect red dress?

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Maggie
6 years ago

This red dress is so stunning! I love the classic shape and pretty lace!

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Hillary Conheady
6 years ago

This dress is soooo cute! Love how you paired it with those white booties!

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Liz
6 years ago

That color is so pretty on you! I really love the design of the dress and how you styled it too!

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Maggie
6 years ago

This red dress is so stunning! I love the classic shape and pretty lace!

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rebecca
6 years ago

red is SUCH a great color on you steph!!! so pretty.

xx rebecca // the crystal press

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Hillary Conheady
6 years ago

This dress is soooo cute! Love how you paired it with those white booties!

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Donna
6 years ago

Followed from your Instastories to here. Love your newsletter and your blog AND THAT RED DRESS!💃🏻❤️❤️

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Liz
6 years ago

That color is so pretty on you! I really love the design of the dress and how you styled it too!

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Crystal // Dreams
6 years ago

I don’t know what I love more: the dress or the boots and earrings you paired with it! So cute!

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Kiara Carniewski
6 years ago

Your style is amazing, and this dress is so gorgeous! I love the addition of white with the booties. Stunning for any occasion you wear that dress for!

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Kait | Slumber & Scones
6 years ago

Ooh, I am loving the lace overlay on this dress! I love when solid colored pieces have some texture like this. The styling with the booties is just perfect.

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Carolyn
6 years ago

Well, I’m convinced! This really is the perfect red dress, for all the reasons you mentioned. I like neutrals as well, but can’t resist a deliciously bold red! Maybe because you are wearing it so well!

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Summer
6 years ago

You seriously look amazing in red!! I want to slowly incorporate more color into my style and I do love a bold red! Need to get myself a red dress.

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Crystal // Dreams
6 years ago

I don’t know what I love more: the dress or the boots and earrings you paired with it! So cute!

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Indya | The Small Adventurer
6 years ago

Oh my, I love love love this dress! Red is such a gorgeous colour, and this super bright shade is breathtaking 😍🙌

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Kiara Carniewski
6 years ago

Your style is amazing, and this dress is so gorgeous! I love the addition of white with the booties. Stunning for any occasion you wear that dress for!

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Kait | Slumber & Scones
6 years ago

Ooh, I am loving the lace overlay on this dress! I love when solid colored pieces have some texture like this. The styling with the booties is just perfect.

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Carolyn
6 years ago

Well, I’m convinced! This really is the perfect red dress, for all the reasons you mentioned. I like neutrals as well, but can’t resist a deliciously bold red! Maybe because you are wearing it so well!

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Summer
6 years ago

You seriously look amazing in red!! I want to slowly incorporate more color into my style and I do love a bold red! Need to get myself a red dress.

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Indya | The Small Adventurer
6 years ago

Oh my, I love love love this dress! Red is such a gorgeous colour, and this super bright shade is breathtaking 😍🙌

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Becky
6 years ago

You are always so fashionable! I love red and this dress is gorgeous and looks great on you. I would need to try it on because the only thing that concerns me is with a high neckline, I’m bigger up top so sometimes the top half can be too tight. But I love all the details of this dress.

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Alexis
6 years ago

Girl, you are killing this look! I’m obsessed with the color and lace detail.

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Deborah
6 years ago

That dress is PERFECT! I Love the punchy color, the gorgeous lace details, and the classic silhouette! Love love love!

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Becky
6 years ago

You are always so fashionable! I love red and this dress is gorgeous and looks great on you. I would need to try it on because the only thing that concerns me is with a high neckline, I’m bigger up top so sometimes the top half can be too tight. But I love all the details of this dress.

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Alexis
6 years ago

Girl, you are killing this look! I’m obsessed with the color and lace detail.

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Taylor Mobley
6 years ago

You pull off red better than anyone I know! LOVE.

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Deborah
6 years ago

That dress is PERFECT! I Love the punchy color, the gorgeous lace details, and the classic silhouette! Love love love!

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Tonya Morris
6 years ago

You’re so right this is truly perfect for any occasion!

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Morgan
6 years ago

I am more of a neutral girl at heart but love this classic red!

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

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Tonya Morris
6 years ago

You’re so right this is truly perfect for any occasion!

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Anna English
6 years ago

I love this paired with white booties! It looks so chic lady.

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Jasmine Vargas
6 years ago

Look at you! This dress looks so good on you.

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Greta
6 years ago

I know I’ve said this before but red is your color. So gorgeous!

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Alyssa
6 years ago

Loving this classic cut in such a fun color! Matched with those booties- I’m obsessed!

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Kelsey
6 years ago

You can never go wrong with red! Love it!

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Amanda
6 years ago

Such a gorgeous bold red– I love the style of this dress, the collar is too cute!

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Em
6 years ago

this dress is adorable! I love the details

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Laura
6 years ago

This red dress is stunning on you!! I absolutely love all the details!

xo, Laura

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Deanie
6 years ago

OMG this red dress is so pretty!! I love the detailing on it! It’s so cute how you styled it with the white booties! Love!!
Xo, Deanie
Deanie Michelle

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Cathy
6 years ago

Love how you styled this dress! You look fabulous!

XOXO
Cathy

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Madison Fichtl
6 years ago

This red dress is so fun! I absolutely love the lace!

xo,
Madison | Madison-Fichtl.com

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Cathy
6 years ago

Love how you styled this dress! You look fabulous!

XOXO
Cathy

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Madison Fichtl
6 years ago

This red dress is so fun! I absolutely love the lace!

xo,
Madison | Madison-Fichtl.com

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Deanie
6 years ago

OMG this red dress is so pretty!! I love the detailing on it! It’s so cute how you styled it with the white booties! Love!!
Xo, Deanie
Deanie Michelle

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Laura
6 years ago

This red dress is stunning on you!! I absolutely love all the details!

xo, Laura

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Em
6 years ago

this dress is adorable! I love the details

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Anna English
6 years ago

I love this paired with white booties! It looks so chic lady.

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Jasmine Vargas
6 years ago

Look at you! This dress looks so good on you.

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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? 📖

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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? 🤎

—

#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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