What was the last book that made you SOB? 😭 ⠀ What was the last book that made you SOB? 😭
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For me, it was WE ARE ALL SO GOOD AT SMILING by @ambsmcbride 📖 I read this in one sitting and cried crocodile tears through 80% of it 🐊
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This book - whew - it's heavy and haunting and simultaneously so beautiful and hopeful ✨ I've truly never read anything quite like it and I know I'll want to revisit it time and again, especially when I find myself struggling with the negative voices in my head 🤎 (Please note the content warnings before beginning your journey into this incredible story)
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90-100%: hot coffee in a handcrafted thumb mug ☕️
70-89%: lavender vanilla loose-leaf tea in a clear teacup 🫖
50-69%: dry red wine in a square edge stemmed glass🍷
30-49%: taro milk tea with boba in a reusable tumbler 🧋
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Aaaaand now I want to enjoy all of these in the near future 🤤 I normally always have the first three on hand, but ya girl wants to try making bubble tea at home and it's been a hot second since I've had a bourbon or whiskey 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Recommend your favorite mysteries! 🔎 My mom ca Recommend your favorite mysteries! 🔎

My mom can confirm that when I was younger, I was constantly gobbling up mystery books 📖 As I got older, I found that so many books labeled as “mysteries” for YA and adults were more like thrillers - focusing on suspense and fear, rather than sleuthing (not my jam) 🙈

Now, I’m realizing that I must have just been looking in the wrong places for good mysteries, because they’re definitely out there 🙌🏼 I absolutely devoured The London Séance Society - enjoying the way it blended historical mystery, a healthy dose of suspense, and wild fantastical elements into just over 350 pages 🔮

Have you read this one yet? 🕯️

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What are some childhood classics that you'd like t What are some childhood classics that you'd like to see reimagined? 🪞
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COVER REVEAL for The Looking-Glass Illusion by @saraellawrites 🤩 Swipe through to see the stunning cover and read the synopsis for the second book in The Curious Realities series 📚
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When I was a kid, the idea of tumbling down the rabbit hole or finding a way through the looking glass to Wonderland excited me to no end 🍄 As an adult, I get to enjoy this world in a new light, thanks to Sara's extraordinary imagination and creativity 💭
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I absolutely adored The Wonderland Trials and seriously can't wait to dive into the next book, coming in September 2023 🙌🏼 Will you be reading this classic-inspired sequel when it's released? 📖
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Using EMOJIS ONLY, describe how you feel about Sha Using EMOJIS ONLY, describe how you feel about Shadow and Bone season 2 📺
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My emotions are all over the place when it comes to this particular season of the show, so enjoy the chaotic range of emojis based on my premiere day binge sesh:
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That’s just scratching the surface, friends 😂 I posted over 100 spoiler-filled stories to my close friends list during premiere day as I binged all 8 episodes, so to say I had a lot of thoughts would be an understatement 🙈
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No matter what I thought though (positive or negative), I support this cast and Leigh with my whole heart 🤎 So, I’ll be continuing to stream the season like crazy to get that Crows spin-off/season 3 (and I suggest you do too)! 👌🏼
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How do YOU cure a book hangover? 🥴 ⠀⠀⠀⠀ How do YOU cure a book hangover? 🥴
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Ever since I finished my reread of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, I've found it so hard to get into anything else and all I want to do is just drop my entire TBR and continue rereading the rest of the Grishaverse 🫶🏼 
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Y'all, the S&B obsession is so real (again) for me right now and I don't know if tomorrow's premiere will help soothe me or make things even worse 🙈 Oh, who am I kidding? 😅 It’s gonna make me a thousand times more insufferable 🤷🏻‍♀️
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I've never been in a reading slump and I've only had a book hangover a couple of times, so I'm thinking that continuing with comfort reads of the same world/genre is going to be the most beneficial 📚 Off to open up Six of Crows next 🖤
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Which Shadow and Bone character(s) would you want Which Shadow and Bone character(s) would you want to invite to a watch party? 📺
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GOSH, I could not be more excited for season 2 of the show to premiere on Thursday (I even rebooked a dentist appointment for this - and gave myself the day off work 🙈) And I think I’m somehow even more excited since Daisy Head gave me a shoutout on the Netflix IG page and Ben Barnes replied to my Q&A comment on Reddit 😱 
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You all know Genya would be the first on my guest list, but of course, I'd also want to invite Alina, Jesper & Wylan, Tamar, and probably Inej as well 🙌🏼 And yes, yes, I'd love The Darkling to be there (if he can... behave himself? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Or maybe even if he can’t 😏)
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If you're looking for all the Grishaverse goodness, peep my blog for everything from merch (like my Sun Saint candle from @janzywaxco ☀️) to themed drinks (the Jurda Parem is my favorite 🍹) to a full dissection of The Darkling's character 🖤 And make sure to let me know what you're most excited for this season! 🫶🏼
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The last one I read and enjoyed was One Dark Window 🪟 The last one that absolutely did NOT live up was The Roughest Draft 👎🏼 The next on my radar is Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, so I hope I wind up loving it! 🤎
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I think @litlovebox actually read my mind when they created the Coffee & Chocolate box ☕️ Each month, they send a gourmet bag of coffee (I chose whole beans so I can grind them for espresso), a delicious chocolate snack (walnut toffee and a chocolate lolly for me) and a newly released novel (Georgie, All Along - which sounds so cute) 🙌🏼
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Wedding · October 31, 2018

Interview With the Maker of Our Wedding Signs

This post is in partnership with Susan Atkins Style + Design. As always, all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support The Espresso Edition.

Now that we’re less than three weeks away from the wedding, I’d like to introduce you to one of our incredible vendors – the maker of our wedding signs!

I was introduced to Susan of Susan Atkins Style + Design shortly after I began the wedding planning process. We met over afternoon coffee and connected immediately, as she’s a bride-to-be herself, and a creative like me! She’s incredibly talented, and her artistic style perfectly aligned with my wedding vision. Of course, I’ll be sharing the stunning signs she created for my big day during the wedding wrap-ups in just a few weeks. For now, here’s a sneak peek of her work, and a fun interview I held with her.

Read on to learn a little more about Susan and her work:

Tell us a little about yourself!

Hi everyone!

I’m Susan, owner of Susan Atkins Style + Design. I’m a Richmond native and live with my fiancé and a few house plants just steps from the James River. I attended college in West Virginia (Go Mountaineers!) where I studied Nutrition. Then, I made my way to the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for ~5 years to attend pharmacy school + get my professional career started. I love creating and working with my hands, despite choosing a very left-brained career!

How did Susan Atkins Style + Design get started?

This right-brained business sort of started because of my day job – I needed a creative outlet! Last summer, I broke my left ankle (broke my right when I was 16) and was confined to the couch for several weeks. Prior to, I had signed up for a hand-lettering workshop and was determined I wasn’t going to miss it! My oh-so-patient fiancé got me out the door, in the car, and into the workshop. Don’t worry, he came back and picked me up!

Fast forward a few weeks – a friend of mine was getting married and needed some wedding signage completed and asked if I would do it. No pressure or anything?! So I did! The rest is kind of history. I helped another friend for her wedding a few months later, and from that, this small business was born.

I know you’re also a pharmacist, and you’re getting married soon! How do you make time for it all?

Time management + an understanding and patient fiancé, family members, and friends! The thing is, you don’t necessarily make time for it all, but you make time for what’s important that day or week and take things one day at a time. Being a pharmacist is exactly that. For example, these prescription orders are due in the next 15 minutes to an hour, but those aren’t due until tomorrow – placing energy and efforts towards things that matter right now versus tomorrow will provide the best outcomes and experiences for everyone. Same is true for my small business! Being a planner, having a Type-A personality, and setting realistic expectations is also key! I look at things big picture (six months out) and month-of to see how I can best allocate time for my loved ones, my own wedding, and client projects. You’re human – you can only do what you can do!

What are your favorite products to create?

I love designing and creating things that are personal and meaningful, not just something that is functional for the day of an event.

In the Spring, I created a sign for a couple that had late night pizza delivered to their wedding reception. Pizza is a mutual love for them and something very meaningful to their relationship as a couple. Fun fact – they chose to display it in their kitchen after the wedding!

This summer, I designed several travel-themed baby shower signs for a mama-to-be (at the request of the grandmother). The mama-to-be loved them so much that she removed some of the menu lettering and asked that I make personalized touches for the signs so that they could display many of them in the nursery.

I love knowing things I have created are being preserved and used again, even if only for a small chapter of life!

What’s the coolest thing you’ve done so far with your business?

I’ve unintentionally fallen into branding for events and specialized items for a few local businesses. Gifted is a wonderful small business that specializes in locally-curated gifts that are ready for delivery. I have provided branding logos for Gifted and for one of their clients’ corporate gift boxes, The Graduate Hotel. Recently, I have partnered with Rebelle Con, a group focused on lifestyle design for entrepreneurial women. Their fall weekend workshops are coming up in November and I’m excited to create various items for their inspirational weekend!

Time for a little rapid-fire questionnaire:

Favorite pizza topping?

I have two favorite combos! Pepperoni and banana peppers OR sausage and mushroom. But the real MVP – the pepperoni roll! No tailgate is complete without them!

Never leave home without …?

My crossbody leather bag … which usually has a tape measure inside. Never know when I’ll need it, but I’m ALWAYS glad when I have it.

Dream vacation?

My perfect day is dreary, maybe a light rain, and a max temperature of 55°F. Needless to say, this carries over into my vacation dreams also. I love charm. My destination and accommodations must have loads of charm! I’d say the English countryside, France, Ireland, or Prague – I’d be entirely satisfied with any of those. Think, The Holiday (with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet) – that stone cottage, c’mon?!

I won’t share my recent honeymoon revelation but rest-assured it satisfies everything I listed above!

Best coffee place in Richmond?

I love Sugar + Twine like any good Richmonder but Café Zata has one of the best lattes in Richmond, in my honest opinion. A toffee nut or coconut latte is my go-to treat. Also, their blueberry cake donuts made in house – dead.

I can’t wait to show you all the rest of the stunning signs very soon!

In: Wedding · Tagged: boho bride, boho wedding, bride to be, calligraphy, engaged, engagement edit, fall wedding, hand made signs, i do, local company, Richmond, rustic wedding, RVA, Susan Atkins Style + Design, wedding planning, wedding signs, wood signs

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Comments

  1. Becky @ Disney in your Day says

    August 21, 2019 at 3:33 AM

    These are so cute! I feel like I got married in the stone age, haha – before Pinterest and Etsy were really big. I did some crafty stuff myself but there are so many good ideas out there now!

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  2. Nailil says

    October 31, 2018 at 10:46 AM

    These are just beautiful. I love the lettering, it’s so nice the mix of print and cursive.

    Xx, Nailil
    thirtyminusone.com

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  3. Becky @ Disney in your Day says

    October 31, 2018 at 2:45 PM

    These are so cute! I feel like I got married in the stone age, haha – before Pinterest and Etsy were really big. I did some crafty stuff myself but there are so many good ideas out there now!

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  4. Melanie Smith-Holmes says

    October 31, 2018 at 4:29 PM

    Beautiful signs! My fiancé makes signs as well but his are all wood carved signs. These are gorgeous!

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  5. Candace says

    October 31, 2018 at 8:10 PM

    Those wedding signs are beautiful! You are so close to the date now!! OMG! I can only imagine how you are feeling. Enjoy the process<3

    XO
    Candace
    http://www.thebeautybeau.com

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  6. Carolyn says

    October 31, 2018 at 8:43 PM

    Cute! Can’t wait to see the rest of the signs. Can’t believe it’s just 3 weeks away!!

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  7. Beth says

    October 31, 2018 at 9:54 PM

    The signs are beautiful! As a former wedding photographer, I love details like these! Susan’s business sounds like it is doing well.

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  8. Ada says

    August 21, 2019 at 3:33 AM

    These are all so beautiful! I think these details can help make a wedding even better.

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  9. Ada says

    November 1, 2018 at 10:36 AM

    These are all so beautiful! I think these details can help make a wedding even better.

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  10. Helen says

    November 1, 2018 at 11:31 AM

    These are beautiful! My wedding signs are still some of my favorite details from our wedding.

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  11. Sara says

    November 1, 2018 at 1:54 PM

    This makes me want to plan my wedding all over again haha! I love your signs and wish we would have done them!

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  12. Caitlin says

    November 1, 2018 at 9:11 PM

    Those signs are so much fun! I love all the Q&A too 🙂

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  13. Azanique Rawl says

    November 1, 2018 at 9:38 PM

    These signs are so cute! I love the simplicity of them 🙂

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

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  14. Laura Leigh says

    November 1, 2018 at 10:47 PM

    They are so cute! I am loving that s’more sign. Adorable!

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

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  15. Lily says

    November 1, 2018 at 11:31 PM

    OMG — you guys are officially in wedding month now!! Yay! LOVING all of these signs, so pretty!

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  16. Taylor Mobley says

    November 2, 2018 at 10:54 AM

    OMG IT IS WEDDING MONTH!!!!! So excited for you.

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  17. Deborah says

    November 2, 2018 at 11:08 AM

    That sign is so beautiful!!

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  18. Tonya Morris says

    November 2, 2018 at 11:44 AM

    These signs are stunning! Love that you interviewed her for this!

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  19. Courtney says

    November 2, 2018 at 12:33 PM

    This makes me miss wedding planning. We had signs similar to these and I absolutely loved them and still use some of them in our home. Congratulations on making it to the home stretch, I wish you a blessed marriage!

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  20. Delia Atenea says

    August 21, 2019 at 12:29 AM

    Stephanie!!! Its almost your big day! Oh my gosh I just got nervous and its not even me!!! These signs are just perfect!

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  21. Delia Atenea says

    November 3, 2018 at 9:51 PM

    Stephanie!!! Its almost your big day! Oh my gosh I just got nervous and its not even me!!! These signs are just perfect!

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  22. Bernice says

    August 21, 2019 at 12:29 AM

    Omg I love your wedding signs! So exciting your day is coming together x

    https://www.bunnybernice.com/

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  23. Bernice says

    November 4, 2018 at 11:43 PM

    Omg I love your wedding signs! So exciting your day is coming together x

    https://www.bunnybernice.com/

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  24. Kristina says

    August 21, 2019 at 12:29 AM

    Those signs and lettering are absolutely gorgeous!!

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  25. Kristina says

    November 7, 2018 at 8:48 AM

    Those signs and lettering are absolutely gorgeous!!

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  26. Nicole Camacho says

    August 21, 2019 at 12:29 AM

    These signs are perfect! Your wedding is going to be so beautiful! I just followed you on IG so I don’t miss it Lol

    Niki
    GirlTalksGeek.com

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  27. Nicole Camacho says

    November 7, 2018 at 7:17 PM

    These signs are perfect! Your wedding is going to be so beautiful! I just followed you on IG so I don’t miss it Lol

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    GirlTalksGeek.com

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  28. Tania Cascilla says

    August 21, 2019 at 12:29 AM

    Those signs are so lovely!!! Few weeks away you must be super excited 😀

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  29. Tania Cascilla says

    November 8, 2018 at 11:19 AM

    Those signs are so lovely!!! Few weeks away you must be super excited 😀

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  30. Alexis says

    November 11, 2018 at 9:25 AM

    How pretty are those signs?! I just love the look of calligraphy on wood, especially for weddings.

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What was the last book that made you SOB? 😭 ⠀ What was the last book that made you SOB? 😭
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For me, it was WE ARE ALL SO GOOD AT SMILING by @ambsmcbride 📖 I read this in one sitting and cried crocodile tears through 80% of it 🐊
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This book - whew - it's heavy and haunting and simultaneously so beautiful and hopeful ✨ I've truly never read anything quite like it and I know I'll want to revisit it time and again, especially when I find myself struggling with the negative voices in my head 🤎 (Please note the content warnings before beginning your journey into this incredible story)
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Have you read this book or is it on your TBR? ☕️
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Based on your battery percentage, tell me which be Based on your battery percentage, tell me which bev you're enjoying while you read: 
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90-100%: hot coffee in a handcrafted thumb mug ☕️
70-89%: lavender vanilla loose-leaf tea in a clear teacup 🫖
50-69%: dry red wine in a square edge stemmed glass🍷
30-49%: taro milk tea with boba in a reusable tumbler 🧋
0-29%: spiced bourbon on the rocks in a crystal glass 🥃
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Aaaaand now I want to enjoy all of these in the near future 🤤 I normally always have the first three on hand, but ya girl wants to try making bubble tea at home and it's been a hot second since I've had a bourbon or whiskey 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Do you typically have a drink and snack with you when you read - or are you someone who prefers to eliminate any chance of a mess? 🙈
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Recommend your favorite mysteries! 🔎 My mom ca Recommend your favorite mysteries! 🔎

My mom can confirm that when I was younger, I was constantly gobbling up mystery books 📖 As I got older, I found that so many books labeled as “mysteries” for YA and adults were more like thrillers - focusing on suspense and fear, rather than sleuthing (not my jam) 🙈

Now, I’m realizing that I must have just been looking in the wrong places for good mysteries, because they’re definitely out there 🙌🏼 I absolutely devoured The London Séance Society - enjoying the way it blended historical mystery, a healthy dose of suspense, and wild fantastical elements into just over 350 pages 🔮

Have you read this one yet? 🕯️

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What are some childhood classics that you'd like t What are some childhood classics that you'd like to see reimagined? 🪞
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COVER REVEAL for The Looking-Glass Illusion by @saraellawrites 🤩 Swipe through to see the stunning cover and read the synopsis for the second book in The Curious Realities series 📚
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When I was a kid, the idea of tumbling down the rabbit hole or finding a way through the looking glass to Wonderland excited me to no end 🍄 As an adult, I get to enjoy this world in a new light, thanks to Sara's extraordinary imagination and creativity 💭
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I absolutely adored The Wonderland Trials and seriously can't wait to dive into the next book, coming in September 2023 🙌🏼 Will you be reading this classic-inspired sequel when it's released? 📖
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Using EMOJIS ONLY, describe how you feel about Sha Using EMOJIS ONLY, describe how you feel about Shadow and Bone season 2 📺
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My emotions are all over the place when it comes to this particular season of the show, so enjoy the chaotic range of emojis based on my premiere day binge sesh:
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That’s just scratching the surface, friends 😂 I posted over 100 spoiler-filled stories to my close friends list during premiere day as I binged all 8 episodes, so to say I had a lot of thoughts would be an understatement 🙈
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No matter what I thought though (positive or negative), I support this cast and Leigh with my whole heart 🤎 So, I’ll be continuing to stream the season like crazy to get that Crows spin-off/season 3 (and I suggest you do too)! 👌🏼
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If I compiled all my spoiler-y watch day videos into something I could share publicly, would you wanna see it? 👀
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How do YOU cure a book hangover? 🥴 ⠀⠀⠀⠀ How do YOU cure a book hangover? 🥴
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Ever since I finished my reread of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, I've found it so hard to get into anything else and all I want to do is just drop my entire TBR and continue rereading the rest of the Grishaverse 🫶🏼 
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Y'all, the S&B obsession is so real (again) for me right now and I don't know if tomorrow's premiere will help soothe me or make things even worse 🙈 Oh, who am I kidding? 😅 It’s gonna make me a thousand times more insufferable 🤷🏻‍♀️
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I've never been in a reading slump and I've only had a book hangover a couple of times, so I'm thinking that continuing with comfort reads of the same world/genre is going to be the most beneficial 📚 Off to open up Six of Crows next 🖤
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What was the last read that left you with a book hangover? 📖
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Which Shadow and Bone character(s) would you want Which Shadow and Bone character(s) would you want to invite to a watch party? 📺
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GOSH, I could not be more excited for season 2 of the show to premiere on Thursday (I even rebooked a dentist appointment for this - and gave myself the day off work 🙈) And I think I’m somehow even more excited since Daisy Head gave me a shoutout on the Netflix IG page and Ben Barnes replied to my Q&A comment on Reddit 😱 
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You all know Genya would be the first on my guest list, but of course, I'd also want to invite Alina, Jesper & Wylan, Tamar, and probably Inej as well 🙌🏼 And yes, yes, I'd love The Darkling to be there (if he can... behave himself? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Or maybe even if he can’t 😏)
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If you're looking for all the Grishaverse goodness, peep my blog for everything from merch (like my Sun Saint candle from @janzywaxco ☀️) to themed drinks (the Jurda Parem is my favorite 🍹) to a full dissection of The Darkling's character 🖤 And make sure to let me know what you're most excited for this season! 🫶🏼
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Tell me the last hyped book/series you read that D Tell me the last hyped book/series you read that DID live up to the hype and the last one that DIDN'T 📖
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Hyped books are funny things to me because I do read a decent amount of them, but I feel like very few of them actually live up to the praise they receive 🤷🏻‍♀️ 
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The last one I read and enjoyed was One Dark Window 🪟 The last one that absolutely did NOT live up was The Roughest Draft 👎🏼 The next on my radar is Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, so I hope I wind up loving it! 🤎
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Have you read any of these? 📚
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If you could create the perfect bookish subscripti If you could create the perfect bookish subscription box, what would be inside? 📦
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I think @litlovebox actually read my mind when they created the Coffee & Chocolate box ☕️ Each month, they send a gourmet bag of coffee (I chose whole beans so I can grind them for espresso), a delicious chocolate snack (walnut toffee and a chocolate lolly for me) and a newly released novel (Georgie, All Along - which sounds so cute) 🙌🏼
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If you want to indulge in this amazing box for yourself, use STEPH5 for a discount and enjoy all the books, coffee, and chocolate your heart desires 🤎
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Have you subscribed to any new book boxes lately? 📚
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What are some of your favorite cozy fantasies? ☕ What are some of your favorite cozy fantasies? ☕️

I love that this is becoming more of a popular sub-genre because I am all about cozy vibes all the time 🤎 

I’ve read The House in the Cerulean Sea, adored A Psalm for the Wild-Built and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, and I have been waiting for my copy of Legends and Lattes at the library for eons, so suggest something NEW! 😉

Have you read this book (or any of the ones I mentioned)? 📚

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