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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#themidnightlibrary #magicalrealism #mentalhealthbooks #bookcommunity #bookishvibes Matt Haig, books with mental health rep, magical realism books, book recs, favorite books, escapism, book hangover, reread worthy, comfort book
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Travel · April 29, 2019

Our Stay at Creek’s Edge Apartments

This post is in partnership with NTS Development and Creek’s Edge at Stony Point Apartments. As always, all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting those that support The Espresso Edition.

I test drove the Creek’s Edge at Stony Point Apartments so you wouldn’t have to, and here’s my full review of this luxurious community.

Hello RVA, and welcome to my crib. Or really, welcome to the gorgeous apartments I staycationed at this past week. If you follow my Instagram, you may have seen my stories about this complex and this stunning space I got to call “home” for 48 hours.

Honestly, it’s hard for me to even know where to begin when it comes to this review, because I just had the most wonderful stay from beginning to end. I was welcomed with smiles and Starbucks the moment I entered the leasing office. Yes, they literally have a Starbucks machine in their lobby, along with hot water for tea and more.

I got a tour of their clubhouse (shown in the two pictures below) that includes a pool table, shuffleboard, a kitchenette, and a spacious seating area if you want to study, work, or hang out with friends and watch TV. There’s a work and printing lounge, a conference room (also perfect to host game night), and a massive outdoor pool with an infinity edge. Creek’s Edge offers a gym with a plethora of equipment, and they have a grilling station by their pool – perfect for summer BBQ’s.

They took me on a golf cart ride to tour the neighborhood, and I noticed their car wash station (yep, a full-on space for washing your car and airing up your tires). I even saw the cutest puppy (a double doodle!!!), along with all the gorgeous apartments.

The model unit I stayed in overnight at Creek’s Edge literally took my breath away.

The decor was all vibrant shades of purple and green with the most magnificent textures and greenery throughout. The spacious living room was perfect for wine night with my girlfriends – which is exactly what I did. We laughed, drank rosé and pinot noir, ate popcorn, and laughed until our stomachs ached. It was honestly the best time ever, and we have plenty of photos to prove it! You could also walk from the living room to the outside patio and enjoy the sound of birds chirping in the day and crickets at night.

The guest bedroom has a massive window that just poured in sunlight! I loved every moment of that, because bright, natural light is incredibly important for my mental health and taking ideal photos for my blog! This room had a giant closet, as well as a door that led to the guest bathroom. I was shocked at the size of the guest bath. It not only had a full counter and bathtub, but plenty of space in case you need to change clothes.

From the other side of the bathroom, you can walk into the hall and across to the laundry room. Down the hallway is the master bedroom, filled with rich, royal purples and the most luxurious furniture. I loved this room because it was calming in comparison to the bright guest bedroom. It also had a large closet and its own bathroom – complete with a jacuzzi tub! Yes please!

I can’t speak highly enough about this community, their apartments, and how nice everything was. From the time spent poolside with my friends, to the girl’s wine night I was able to enjoy in the apartment and patio, to the overnight stay with my husband and the walk across the street to Stony Point Fashion Park for breakfast (yep, my favorite mall in RVA is walking distance from the apartments), the entire stay was magnificent. I 100% recommend looking into living at Creek’s Edge if you’re considering trading spaces in RVA or if you’re moving to RVA!


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Staying at Creek’s Edge was such a wonderful experience. I hope that it encourages RVA locals to call this community their home!

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Anna English
6 years ago

I love this insiders perspective! As someone who looked at apartments in the last year, this would be so helpful.

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Laura || Walking in Memphis in
6 years ago

Oh wow! This is such a great way to show off the apartment complex! I love the idea of seeing it lived in and using the amenities! It looks like it can fit plenty of furniture too!

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Anna English
6 years ago

I love this insiders perspective! As someone who looked at apartments in the last year, this would be so helpful.

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Morgan
6 years ago

OMG this place looks awesome! I love all the storage and the modern accents!

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

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

Oh wow! This is such a great way to show off the apartment complex! I love the idea of seeing it lived in and using the amenities! It looks like it can fit plenty of furniture too!

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Brandon
6 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous post!

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Alyssa
6 years ago
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This is so cool! I would love to live her!

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Alyssa
6 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

This is so cool! I would love to live here! I would spend so many weekends by the pool!

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Morgan
6 years ago

OMG this place looks awesome! I love all the storage and the modern accents!

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

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Lily
6 years ago

This complex looks amazing! Loving the vibe too.

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Greta
6 years ago

This complex is gorgeous! Such a great place to live!

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Kileen
6 years ago

Sounds like such an awesome apartment complex!! It looks like a great place to stay and loving the design and colors!

Kileen
cute & little

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Crystal // Dreams, etc.
6 years ago

That apartment is so cute! I love how they’ve decorated!

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Gentry
6 years ago

This complex looks gorgeous!! Every detail is so thoughtful and well executed- I love it! Can I move in?! 🙂

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Lily
6 years ago

This complex looks amazing! Loving the vibe too.

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Greta
6 years ago

This complex is gorgeous! Such a great place to live!

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Kileen
6 years ago

Sounds like such an awesome apartment complex!! It looks like a great place to stay and loving the design and colors!

Kileen
cute & little

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Crystal // Dreams, etc.
6 years ago

That apartment is so cute! I love how they’ve decorated!

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Jasmine Vargas
6 years ago

I have to say when I was watching your IG stories, I was like “this place looks adorable and perfect”. It’s beautiful.

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Laura Botkin
6 years ago

This sounds so fun! And those apartments are gorgeous!! If I ever move there, I’d keep them in mind!

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ashley hargrove
6 years ago

This place looks absolutely adorable!! The decorations and ambiance seem like such an inviting and great place to spend time!

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Cathy
6 years ago

Those apartments are so cute! Love the common areas!

XOXO
Cathy

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Tanvi Rastogi
6 years ago

What a charming place. Looks like you ladies had a good time.

❥ tanvii.com

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Jasmine Vargas
6 years ago

I have to say when I was watching your IG stories, I was like “this place looks adorable and perfect”. It’s beautiful.

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Laura Botkin
6 years ago

This sounds so fun! And those apartments are gorgeous!! If I ever move there, I’d keep them in mind!

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ashley hargrove
6 years ago

This place looks absolutely adorable!! The decorations and ambiance seem like such an inviting and great place to spend time!

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Carolyn
6 years ago

Oh wow, these apartments are definitely deluxe! So not your average place to stay! I love how cool they look and I’m totally longing to do a girls day like that. It looks so fun. Great review, girl!!

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Perri Nicholson
6 years ago

Wow, those apartments are AMAZING! I love all the bright colors, and their amenities sound top notch. Gotta love any place with a Starbucks machine 🙂

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Delia Atenea
6 years ago

Ahhh I’m so in love with the decor! Totally looks like the perfect place for me! Wish I lived in that area!

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Deborah
6 years ago

WOW, what a gorgeous place to stay! I don’t live THAT far from RVA and I want to staycation there!!!

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Cathy
6 years ago

Those apartments are so cute! Love the common areas!

XOXO
Cathy

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Liz
6 years ago

These apartments are so cute!! What a fun idea! It sounds like the perfect place to live!

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Tanvi Rastogi
6 years ago

What a charming place. Looks like you ladies had a good time.

❥ tanvii.com

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Sarah Lindner
6 years ago

What a great, helpful post!! Such fun pics with your girls!

xoxo Sarah

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Rach
6 years ago

What an incredible place for a staycation! It is so cute there! If I’m ever in the area, may need to consider this place!

http://www.rdsobsessions.com

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Delia Atenea
6 years ago

Ahhh I’m so in love with the decor! Totally looks like the perfect place for me! Wish I lived in that area!

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Deborah
6 years ago

WOW, what a gorgeous place to stay! I don’t live THAT far from RVA and I want to staycation there!!!

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alexis
6 years ago

This place makes my previous apartments look like I was living in the slums! It’s absolutely breathtaking and would be the perfect place to live!

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alexis
6 years ago

This place makes my previous apartments look like I was living in the slums! It’s absolutely breathtaking and would be the perfect place to live!

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Kenzi || Life of a Sister
6 years ago

I love how decorated the interior is! This looks like the perfect apartment, I love the clubhouse, looks like a great place you’d always want to go!

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Lydia
6 years ago

What a gorgeous apartment, the community sounds so amazing too! I can’t imagine it was easy to leave after just two days!
Chic on the Cheap

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Kenzi || Life of a Sister
6 years ago

I love how decorated the interior is! This looks like the perfect apartment, I love the clubhouse, looks like a great place you’d always want to go!

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Nataly
6 years ago

I love this apartment. Looks so modern and the decor is beautiful! Looks like a place I would love to live.

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Lydia
6 years ago

What a gorgeous apartment, the community sounds so amazing too! I can’t imagine it was easy to leave after just two days!
Chic on the Cheap

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rebecca
6 years ago

we are staying in a few weeks! can’t wait, it looks great!

xx reb

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Azanique S Rawl
6 years ago

When I considered moving to Richmond, this was one of the places I looked into! What a cute apartment. I love he pool area for summer nights with friends 🙂

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

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Laura
6 years ago

Wow, this apartment complex looks amazing!! I’ve how they styled the rooms. So chic!

xo, Laura

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Taylor Mobley
6 years ago

Well this apartment complex is basically GOALS. What a fun place to stay!!

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Amanda
6 years ago

These apartments are next level & this complex has SO much to offer. Um, that clubhouse is ADORABLE! So awesome you got to stay and check these out!

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Amanda
6 years ago

These apartments are next level & this complex has SO much to offer. Um, that clubhouse is ADORABLE! So awesome you got to stay and check these out!

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Sara Kelley
6 years ago

I really always look forward to seeing a retreat review from you Stephanie. You’ve visited some really awesome places. This looked so cozy. I’d love to be there on a rainy weekend and just getting all snuggled up. I like that they also had a full kitchen area. I know some apartment complexes don’t, which would feel so strange to me! Thank you for sharing another review!

Sara
http://www.mindovermango.com

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Sara Kelley
6 years ago

I really always look forward to seeing a retreat review from you Stephanie. You’ve visited some really awesome places. This looked so cozy. I’d love to be there on a rainy weekend and just getting all snuggled up. I like that they also had a full kitchen area. I know some apartment complexes don’t, which would feel so strange to me! Thank you for sharing another review!

Sara
http://www.mindovermango.com

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

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

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

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

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

Have you read any of these books? 📚

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Do we have any obsessions in common? 🤝🏼

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#kpopdemonhunters #bookphotography #bookishvibes #bookaesthetic #booknerd cozy read, weekend read, book photography, cozy aesthetic, bookish
Recommend a book that feels like a fairytale 🧚🏼‍♀️ Recommend a book that feels like a fairytale 🧚🏼‍♀️

Recently, I finished THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER by @timesnewrachel ☀️ While it was quite different from the modern, witchy fantasy books I’ve come to associate with her (otherwise known as some of my favorite books of all time), she has created a signature style of storytelling that made reading *this book* feel like coming home 🥰

I felt it instantly when I sensed her intense love for nature and the earth woven through the story, paired with such atmospheric writing that I regularly forgot I was not *in* the ethereal, whimsical world I was reading about 🌌 I felt it again in the way she writes of longing and love so powerful that there’s no doubt the characters will overcome every obstacle they face together 🤎 I felt it once more when I began to cry over supporting characters that (possibly) weren’t meant to elicit such strong emotions in the first place 🥹

THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER was everything I could possibly hope and dream a fairytale would be. It was beautiful and magical, and left me feeling so filled with joy and hope. It’s an absolute masterpiece 🙌🏼

Have you read this or any of Rachel’s other books? 📚

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#fantasyreads #fantasybooklover #thesunandthestarmaker #rachelgriffin #fairytalebooks escapism, book hangover, fantasy books, book recs, reread worthy, favorite author
Tell me the last vampire book you read 🧛🏻‍♀️ I go Tell me the last vampire book you read 🧛🏻‍♀️

I gotta be real honest with y’all... I don’t read a ton of vampire books 😅 I was a wolf girly starting in middle school, and that really hasn’t changed much. I do love a good vampire book, but they haven’t always been my favorite supernatural creature 🙈

However, maybe due to the V.E. Schwab magic, I absolutely adored Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 😍 It was precisely as toxic as she promised it would be, and I ATE IT UP. It was dark, seductive, sometimes bloody, and there was never a dull moment. I genuinely didn’t want it to end.

Have you read this one yet? 📖

—

#buryourbonesinthemidnightsoil #veschwab #vampirebooks #fantasyreads #fantasybooklover supernatural fantasy, book hangover, fantasy world-building, book recs, reread worthy, sapphic, late-night chapters @veschwabfeatures
Do you pay close attention to monthly releases? 📖 Do you pay close attention to monthly releases? 📖

For several years, I would write a blog article every month that included somewhere between 20-40 new releases 🫢 While I was working my previous job, I didn’t have the opportunity to blog, let alone pay attention to new releases, and I feel like I missed SO MANY 🙈 

I’m happy to be back to blogging semi-regularly, and equally thrilled to be back in the habit of knowing which books are coming out each month! 🙌🏼 If you swipe through, you can see 24 March releases and their corresponding release dates 🗓️

Which of these titles are you most looking forward to reading? 🤎

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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 🙏🏼

What was the last book that made you cry? 📖

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