What was the last sequel/companion novel announcem What was the last sequel/companion novel announcement that got you really excited? 🤩
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I was SO thrilled when I saw @kristinaforest's announcement for The Partner Plot, an adult romance that follows Violet (the older sister of Lily from The Neighbor Favor) and her high school sweetheart 🩷 It's coming out in the spring of 2024 and I'm already counting down the days until it's in my hands 🙌🏼
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If you haven't read The Neighbor Favor yet, what are you waiting for? 😉 It's absolutely ADORABLE and I was so thrilled to get a copy of it in one of my @litlovebox packages - along with some delicious chocolates and coffee, of course ☕️ Use the code STEPH5 for a discount on your very own box (good til the end of May!) 🎁
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What was the last cute romance book that you loved? 📖
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What was the last series that you started? 📚
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I've been starting (and completing) a lot of series this year 🙌🏼 Admittedly, half of them are rereads, but they still count, right? 😅
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Series rereads I've finished this year:
🌊 All the Stars and Teeth
🏹 The Hunger Games
🦌 Shadow and Bone
❣️ Shades of Magic
🐦‍⬛ Six of Crows
🍂 Heartstopper (up to date)
🦸🏻‍♀️ Renegades
 
Series I've finished this year (not rereads):
💚 The Green Bone Saga
🥰 Jansen Brothers
🌲 Lovelight Farms
🔍 Truly Devious (trilogy - still working on the continuations)
🫖 The Tea Dragon Society
🧚🏼‍♀️ These Hollow Vows
🃏 The Cardplay Duology
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I've also started several more, but I'm most proud of the ones I've completed ✅ There's something so satisfying about finishing a series, don't you think? 😂
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Have you read any of these yet? 📖
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What are your favorite adult fantasy series? ⚔️
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A few years ago, I devoured The Daevabad Trilogy and completely fell in love with the absolutely magnificent world-building 😍
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Adult fantasy can be tricky if you're used to the pacing in YA fantasy, but after some time, you might find that you really enjoy the way that the story develops 🙌🏼
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Some of my favorite completed adult fantasy series:
💚 The Green Bone Saga (Jade City, Jade War, Jade Legacy)
🧛🏻‍♂️ All Souls (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life)
🐺 The Wilderwood (For the Wolf, For the Throne)
⏳ Shades of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, A Conjuring of Light)
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What's one book you'd recommend to someone just di What's one book you'd recommend to someone just diving into fiction for the first time? 📖
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I've asked this in the past, but I'm curious how the answers might change since so many books have come out in the last several years that I think would fit this perfectly 👌🏼
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I don't have many IRL friends who enjoy reading, but I have been lucky enough to recommend books to fiction newbies in the past and I usually start with The Midnight Library! 📚 I think it's a book everyone should read (but that's because it saved my life, so it's very special to me) and I especially recommend it during May, Mental Health Awareness Month! 💚
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‼️ I’m taking the next week away from social media/blogging for my own mental health. I’ll probably be lurking some but please note that I won’t be updating much of anything til after the 15th 🫶🏼
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Have you read The Midnight Library yet? ☕️
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Have you reached your quarterly reading goals (if Have you reached your quarterly reading goals (if you set any)? 📊
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I was tagged by @estherfungreads to do a quarterly reading wrap-up:
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Total books read: 92
Rereads: 28
Favorite genres: fantasy & romance as per usual
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☕️ Personal favorite reads (not counting rereads):
Begin Again, Legends & Lattes, Happy Place
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☕️ Favorite new-to-me authors:
Angie Thomas, Maureen Johnson
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☕️ Favorite authors revisited:
Leigh Bardugo, V.E. Schwab, Marissa Meyer, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Emily Henry
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☕️ Books that made me laugh (not counting rereads):
Funny Feelings, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, Happy Place 
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☕️ Books that made me cry:
We Are All So Good at Smiling, The Crossover, Happy Place (yes it fits in both categories)
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☕️ Currently reading:
If the Shoe Fits, These Twisted Bonds, Crumbs
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☕️ What's left on my priority TBR:
Babel, A Curse for True Love, Foxglove, This Cursed Light, The Stardust Thief, A Wilderness of Stars, Painted Devils, Bring Me Your Midnight, Someone Just Like You, The Brothers Hawthorne, and several more tbh 
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Did you love any of your April reads so much that Did you love any of your April reads so much that you wanted to immediately turn around and read them again? 🤎
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I certainly felt that about a few of the books I read this past month, but especially:
🫖 The Tea Dragon Society - this entire MG graphic novel trilogy just warmed my heart so much. It's precious and wonderful and if you haven't read it, please do because you won't be able to wipe the smile off your face.
🔍 Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - within the first couple of chapters, I was belly-laughing so hard I was crying. This was hilarious and adorable and I didn't want it to end. I immediately began recommending it to everyone. 
⛱️ Happy Place - because of course! I mean, this book did make me sob my eyes out multiple times, but it also made me belly laugh more than once as well. It was perfect in every way and very quickly became my second fave of Emily's books (just after PWMOV)!
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Thank goodness I'm a big fan of rereading because I know I'll be revisiting all of these books again in the future 🙌🏼
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Have you read any of my April favorites? 📚
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Convince me to read your FAVORITE book of all time Convince me to read your FAVORITE book of all time in the comments ☕️
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It's been a while since I've screamed about my favorite book, INTO THE HEARTLESS WOOD by @gamwyn, in-feed... so here's another reminder to not just buy this, but actually READ IT - like RIGHT NOW 😉 I take every opportunity I can to recommend this one because it truly is unlike any other fantasy I've ever read and I just adore it with my ENTIRE HEART 🤎
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If you love hauntingly beautiful fantasy books with:
🔭 cinnamon roll astronomer boys
🌲 monstrous tree siren girls
🎶 villain falling for the hero
💫 stars and leaves and everything in between
you will absolutely LOVE this book 📖
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Have you read Into the Heartless Wood or anything else by Joanna? 📚
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If you could visit the setting where your current If you could visit the setting where your current read takes place, would you? 🧳
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I'm currently rereading Archenemies (Renegades 2) and I'd absolutely visit Gatlon City to see all of the people with superpowers - but I’d also be a little nervous as a “sidekick” civilian 🙈 Maybe Sketch could lend me some of his powers? ✍🏼 
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I'm also reading Stealing Infinity and I probably wouldn't visit because I'd be too scared of getting unalived right away ☠️ This is the problem with fantasy books... I simultaneously wanna visit but also just don't wanna be deceased within two seconds of entering the high-stakes world 😅 
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Fashion · December 4, 2017

Street Style in RVA

I’m constantly inspired.  Everywhere I go, I see something that reminds me of how beautiful the mundane can become.  I guess I truly do see style in everything!  The other day, I did something that is very uncommon for me.  I went out to walk in one of my favorite parts of the city – alone.  That might not seem unusual, but as someone who works from home, I don’t go out all that often, unless it’s to meet a friend for coffee, do a photoshoot, or grab some food with my fiancé.  I rarely go out to do anything by myself except run errands, so taking this opportunity to just walk the quiet streets and enjoy the cool weather that is wrapping up autumn in RVA was really wonderful.  I sat in my favorite bookshop and watched the store’s pet cat.  I rifled through vinyls at the coolest record store in town.  I even got a chance to scout locations for upcoming photoshoots.  Throughout the day, I realized just how lucky I am to call RVA my home.  I always envy New Yorkers with their SoHo photo backgrounds, or my friends in LA who have constant beach excursions.  However, when it comes down to it, I truly do love that I can bring my own style and flair to the streets of Richmond.  I can rock some chic street style or go full-on boho … and maybe I don’t “fit in” but what would be the fun in that, anyway?

The next day, I met up with my beautiful and talented photographer, Sarah (if you’re not following her on Instagram yet, you should be – she’s the bees knees), in the same part of town, to take some photos.  The results were some of the most fun and colorful I’ve ever gotten to share on the blog.  I had originally envisioned something very Pinterest-esque, with tall city buildings behind me while I strutted along in my bodysuit, high-waisted denim, and embroidered leather jacket.  Instead, I got something even better, when we spotted a vibrantly-painted restaurant.  It made my more simple ensemble stand out in the best way, encouraging the street style vibes I’ve had a love affair with all along.

If you’re looking to wow with your outerwear this winter, I highly suggest picking up this jacket.  It mimics the well-known BLANKNYC embroidered moto, but while the price is less than half, the quality remains equal.  If you’re not big on jewelry, an embellished jacket is an excellent way to go, because it gives the appearance that you added accessories, without the effort.  I seem to find myself picking up more and more leather and moto jackets each year, and sometimes I wear them in place of a coat, when the weather is more agreeable and I just need that “third piece” to give my outfit a little pizzazz!  I’m looking forward to finding ways to incorporate this jacket into my holiday looks this year!  How would you wear it?


Outfit Details
jacket ($67) | similar bodysuit | pants ($75) | similar booties | similar bag

Photos by Sarah Schultz-Taylor Photography

In: Fashion · Tagged: Charming Charlie, chic, Chicwish, embroidered jacket, Forever 21, leather jacket, RVA, street style, Topshop, warm clothing, winter fashion, winter style

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Maggie
5 years ago

This jacket is so good! I love the embroidery!

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Gentry Adams
5 years ago

The embroidery on that jacket makes it so unique! I love it!

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megan
5 years ago

so pretty! love this jacket!

xo megan

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Nicole
5 years ago

This jacket is absolutely amazing on you and I adore all your photos, they are just beautiful in your city! I need to get an embroidered moto jacket ASAP! I would totally throw this on over a cute dress!!

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Alice
5 years ago

The cutest embroidered jacket I ever did see!! I seriously hope embroidery NEVER goes out of style!

xo,
Alice

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Kate
5 years ago

Cute denim and I love that bag!

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Maggie
5 years ago

This jacket is so good! I love the embroidery!

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Gentry Adams
5 years ago

The embroidery on that jacket makes it so unique! I love it!

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Nelli
5 years ago

Love your jacket, gorgeous floral detail! Love how you dressed it down with casual denim! Beautiful look! xo, Nelli

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megan
5 years ago

so pretty! love this jacket!

xo megan

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Nicole
5 years ago

This jacket is absolutely amazing on you and I adore all your photos, they are just beautiful in your city! I need to get an embroidered moto jacket ASAP! I would totally throw this on over a cute dress!!

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Alice
5 years ago

The cutest embroidered jacket I ever did see!! I seriously hope embroidery NEVER goes out of style!

xo,
Alice

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Kate
5 years ago

Cute denim and I love that bag!

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Nelli
5 years ago

Love your jacket, gorgeous floral detail! Love how you dressed it down with casual denim! Beautiful look! xo, Nelli

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Rachel
5 years ago

Love, love, love this outfit and the embroidered detailing on your jacket! Ordering these booties and denim, now!

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Thomas Falkenstedt
5 years ago

Dear Stephanie,
That’s the thing. I’m based in both London and Stockholm and I hear you. In Stockholm everyone is freaking beautiful, but dress very similarly and in London everyone either dresses really bad or stands out way much so it’s fun to be the outsider and bring your own flair to a “small” town (not saying neither London nor Stockholm are small haha). As for your pictures I love them as they show us a whole new side of you! One that I truly like!
Thomas xx

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Madeline
5 years ago

Such a cute look! The booties are so awesome!

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Rachel
5 years ago

Love, love, love this outfit and the embroidered detailing on your jacket! Ordering these booties and denim, now!

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Thomas Falkenstedt
5 years ago

Dear Stephanie,
That’s the thing. I’m based in both London and Stockholm and I hear you. In Stockholm everyone is freaking beautiful, but dress very similarly and in London everyone either dresses really bad or stands out way much so it’s fun to be the outsider and bring your own flair to a “small” town (not saying neither London nor Stockholm are small haha). As for your pictures I love them as they show us a whole new side of you! One that I truly like!
Thomas xx

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Madeline
5 years ago

Such a cute look! The booties are so awesome!

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Iliana Garcia
5 years ago

I absolutely LOVE this look on you! The fit on those jeans is amazing. You look look bad ass hahaha

The jacket is totally my favorite. I mean that embroider is super lux!

xx
Iliana | http://www.sophisticatedfashionista.com

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Azanique
5 years ago

This jacket is adorable! I am loving this look girl.

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

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Nataly
5 years ago

I am loving this whole look! Such a chic yet cool style here!

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Stefanie
5 years ago

gosh i just can’t with these pictures!! that jacket is amazing, you nail street style every time!

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Nataly
5 years ago

I am loving this whole look! Such a chic yet cool style here!

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Liz
5 years ago

I love that jacket! It’s super cute!

Liz
http://Www.lizzieinlace.com

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Stefanie
5 years ago

gosh i just can’t with these pictures!! that jacket is amazing, you nail street style every time!

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mindy thompson
5 years ago

LOVE this jacket!
Xo Mindy amixofmin.com

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Cassie Rea
5 years ago

I’m so obsessed with the touch of embroidery. It really elevates and adds a feminine touch to an otherwise classical edgy piece.
XOXO, Cassie Rea
http://www.cassierea.com

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Liz
5 years ago

I love that jacket! It’s super cute!

Liz
http://Www.lizzieinlace.com

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Candace
5 years ago

Still can’t believe I’ve never owned an embroidered moto. This one is just gorgeous! So glad you and your photographer were able to take some colorful photos!

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Torey Noora
5 years ago

I LOVE the jacket! and those boots are going on my wishlist right now!

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Candace
5 years ago

Still can’t believe I’ve never owned an embroidered moto. This one is just gorgeous! So glad you and your photographer were able to take some colorful photos!

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April
5 years ago

Love the embroidery on your leather jacket. Makes it such a unique piece!

April | http://www.thebluehydrangeas.com

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leah
5 years ago

Ok, how cute are you?! glad I found your blog!

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leah
5 years ago

Ok, how cute are you?! glad I found your blog!

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Amanda
5 years ago

The jacket is gorgeous! I love leather jacket + distressed jean combos!

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Hannah
5 years ago

You picked an incredible location to shoot this jacket! I love the embroidered flowers:)

xoxo, Hannah

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Laura
5 years ago

I love that jacket and it’s such a great price too!! Such a great outfit and love those high waist jeans. They fit your perfectly!

xo, Laura
http://www.have-need-want.com

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Lauryn Hock
5 years ago

That jacket paired with distressed jeans give me life! SO CUTE and rebellious!

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Amanda
5 years ago

The jacket is gorgeous! I love leather jacket + distressed jean combos!

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Laura
5 years ago

I love that jacket and it’s such a great price too!! Such a great outfit and love those high waist jeans. They fit your perfectly!

xo, Laura
http://www.have-need-want.com

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Cathy
5 years ago

I know what you are saying, sometimes I look at NY and LA backdrops and think I am missing out! But you’re right, there is beauty everywhere and in every city, town, village, around the world. I love your backdrops and your jacket too!!

XOXO
Cathy

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Nita
5 years ago

That jacket is gold– I LOVE IT!

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Nita
5 years ago

That jacket is gold– I LOVE IT!

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Gita
5 years ago

Well you know the background is only as good as the subject in front of it 😉

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Elisabeth
5 years ago

the embroidery is so fun and i LOVE your bag!

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Elisabeth
5 years ago

the embroidery is so fun and i LOVE your bag!

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Azanique
3 years ago

This jacket is adorable! I am loving this look girl.

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Cassie Rea
3 years ago

I’m so obsessed with the touch of embroidery. It really elevates and adds a feminine touch to an otherwise classical edgy piece.
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What was the last sequel/companion novel announcem What was the last sequel/companion novel announcement that got you really excited? 🤩
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I was SO thrilled when I saw @kristinaforest's announcement for The Partner Plot, an adult romance that follows Violet (the older sister of Lily from The Neighbor Favor) and her high school sweetheart 🩷 It's coming out in the spring of 2024 and I'm already counting down the days until it's in my hands 🙌🏼
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If you haven't read The Neighbor Favor yet, what are you waiting for? 😉 It's absolutely ADORABLE and I was so thrilled to get a copy of it in one of my @litlovebox packages - along with some delicious chocolates and coffee, of course ☕️ Use the code STEPH5 for a discount on your very own box (good til the end of May!) 🎁
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What was the last cute romance book that you loved? 📖
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What was the last series that you started? 📚
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I've been starting (and completing) a lot of series this year 🙌🏼 Admittedly, half of them are rereads, but they still count, right? 😅
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Series rereads I've finished this year:
🌊 All the Stars and Teeth
🏹 The Hunger Games
🦌 Shadow and Bone
❣️ Shades of Magic
🐦‍⬛ Six of Crows
🍂 Heartstopper (up to date)
🦸🏻‍♀️ Renegades
 
Series I've finished this year (not rereads):
💚 The Green Bone Saga
🥰 Jansen Brothers
🌲 Lovelight Farms
🔍 Truly Devious (trilogy - still working on the continuations)
🫖 The Tea Dragon Society
🧚🏼‍♀️ These Hollow Vows
🃏 The Cardplay Duology
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I've also started several more, but I'm most proud of the ones I've completed ✅ There's something so satisfying about finishing a series, don't you think? 😂
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Have you read any of these yet? 📖
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What are your favorite adult fantasy series? ⚔️
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A few years ago, I devoured The Daevabad Trilogy and completely fell in love with the absolutely magnificent world-building 😍
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Adult fantasy can be tricky if you're used to the pacing in YA fantasy, but after some time, you might find that you really enjoy the way that the story develops 🙌🏼
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Some of my favorite completed adult fantasy series:
💚 The Green Bone Saga (Jade City, Jade War, Jade Legacy)
🧛🏻‍♂️ All Souls (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life)
🐺 The Wilderwood (For the Wolf, For the Throne)
⏳ Shades of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, A Conjuring of Light)
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Have you read any of these yet? 📚
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What's one book you'd recommend to someone just di What's one book you'd recommend to someone just diving into fiction for the first time? 📖
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I've asked this in the past, but I'm curious how the answers might change since so many books have come out in the last several years that I think would fit this perfectly 👌🏼
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I don't have many IRL friends who enjoy reading, but I have been lucky enough to recommend books to fiction newbies in the past and I usually start with The Midnight Library! 📚 I think it's a book everyone should read (but that's because it saved my life, so it's very special to me) and I especially recommend it during May, Mental Health Awareness Month! 💚
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‼️ I’m taking the next week away from social media/blogging for my own mental health. I’ll probably be lurking some but please note that I won’t be updating much of anything til after the 15th 🫶🏼
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Have you read The Midnight Library yet? ☕️
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Have you reached your quarterly reading goals (if Have you reached your quarterly reading goals (if you set any)? 📊
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I was tagged by @estherfungreads to do a quarterly reading wrap-up:
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Total books read: 92
Rereads: 28
Favorite genres: fantasy & romance as per usual
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☕️ Personal favorite reads (not counting rereads):
Begin Again, Legends & Lattes, Happy Place
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☕️ Favorite new-to-me authors:
Angie Thomas, Maureen Johnson
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☕️ Favorite authors revisited:
Leigh Bardugo, V.E. Schwab, Marissa Meyer, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Emily Henry
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☕️ Books that made me laugh (not counting rereads):
Funny Feelings, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, Happy Place 
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☕️ Books that made me cry:
We Are All So Good at Smiling, The Crossover, Happy Place (yes it fits in both categories)
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☕️ Currently reading:
If the Shoe Fits, These Twisted Bonds, Crumbs
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☕️ What's left on my priority TBR:
Babel, A Curse for True Love, Foxglove, This Cursed Light, The Stardust Thief, A Wilderness of Stars, Painted Devils, Bring Me Your Midnight, Someone Just Like You, The Brothers Hawthorne, and several more tbh 
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Did you love any of your April reads so much that Did you love any of your April reads so much that you wanted to immediately turn around and read them again? 🤎
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I certainly felt that about a few of the books I read this past month, but especially:
🫖 The Tea Dragon Society - this entire MG graphic novel trilogy just warmed my heart so much. It's precious and wonderful and if you haven't read it, please do because you won't be able to wipe the smile off your face.
🔍 Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - within the first couple of chapters, I was belly-laughing so hard I was crying. This was hilarious and adorable and I didn't want it to end. I immediately began recommending it to everyone. 
⛱️ Happy Place - because of course! I mean, this book did make me sob my eyes out multiple times, but it also made me belly laugh more than once as well. It was perfect in every way and very quickly became my second fave of Emily's books (just after PWMOV)!
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Thank goodness I'm a big fan of rereading because I know I'll be revisiting all of these books again in the future 🙌🏼
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Have you read any of my April favorites? 📚
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Convince me to read your FAVORITE book of all time Convince me to read your FAVORITE book of all time in the comments ☕️
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It's been a while since I've screamed about my favorite book, INTO THE HEARTLESS WOOD by @gamwyn, in-feed... so here's another reminder to not just buy this, but actually READ IT - like RIGHT NOW 😉 I take every opportunity I can to recommend this one because it truly is unlike any other fantasy I've ever read and I just adore it with my ENTIRE HEART 🤎
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If you love hauntingly beautiful fantasy books with:
🔭 cinnamon roll astronomer boys
🌲 monstrous tree siren girls
🎶 villain falling for the hero
💫 stars and leaves and everything in between
you will absolutely LOVE this book 📖
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Have you read Into the Heartless Wood or anything else by Joanna? 📚
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If you could visit the setting where your current If you could visit the setting where your current read takes place, would you? 🧳
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I'm currently rereading Archenemies (Renegades 2) and I'd absolutely visit Gatlon City to see all of the people with superpowers - but I’d also be a little nervous as a “sidekick” civilian 🙈 Maybe Sketch could lend me some of his powers? ✍🏼 
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I'm also reading Stealing Infinity and I probably wouldn't visit because I'd be too scared of getting unalived right away ☠️ This is the problem with fantasy books... I simultaneously wanna visit but also just don't wanna be deceased within two seconds of entering the high-stakes world 😅 
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My *gorgeous* coffee (I mean, seriously, this packaging 😍) was part of my March @litlovebox ☕️ You choose your book, and they'll pair it with coffee and chocolate! 🙌🏼 Use STEPH5 to subscribe and save 🤎
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Have you read either of the books I mentioned? 📚
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What was the last cartoon cover romance book you r What was the last cartoon cover romance book you read and loved? ☀️
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While a lot of people tend to use spring and summer as an "excuse" to read romance, I'm definitely someone who reads equal amounts of romance and fantasy all year long! 🥰
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A recent favorite of mine was The Neighbor Favor, which I picked for last month’s @litlovebox 📖 It was absolutely adorable in every way and I know I'll want to read it again in the future 🫶🏼
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In the past couple of months, I've also enjoyed:
🎤 Funny Feelings by Tarah DeWitt
🏰 The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway by Ashley Schumacher
🍿 Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky
📻 Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan
🌾 In the Weeds by BK Borison
🌲 Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
🎒 Begin Again by Emma Lord
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The Neighbor Favor also paired wonderfully with the fantastic coffee and cookies that came in my @litlovebox package ☕️ Definitely one of the best bookish boxes I've seen out there, and you can use STEPH5 for a discount when you subscribe 📚
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Have you read any of these cute romances? 🤎 
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