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 Stunning Portraits of African Baby Animals by Brett Blumenthal

North Carolina-based artist Brett Blumenthal composes stunning portraits of baby animals, which are suitable for any room, especially for a nursery. She captures the vulnerability and cuteness of African baby animals with a series of delicate brushstrokes and neutral colors. The results are dainty designs, which are found on her equally adorably named Etsy shop Tiny Toes Design.

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Coffee & Flower Arrangements by Sawa

Sawa is a Japanese Instagrammer who combines her love of caffeine and flowers by creating beautiful works of art each morning. Her ongoing series is called La Fee De Fluer, where she arranges florals, ribbons and dried foliage around inviting cups of coffee. Read full article here.

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Candice Perrin

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a fun learning song for children

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book aesthetics: books and ladders (x)

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Laurent of Vere: renowned across the land for carrying out history’s slowest courtship

Damianos of Akielos: reigning champion of completely failing to notice repeat overtures of romance

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There is someone, I like but I don’t think they like me the same way. I once kissed him, just a small peck on the lips.

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Stunning Jewelry Outline City Maps 

Israeli based artist Talia Sari constructs stunning brooches, necklaces and rings of street maps of the most famous cities in the world. A true romantic piece of memorabilia, Sari aims to bring a small piece of Paris, New York and Tokyo to one’s everyday life. 

You can find more stunning designs on her Etsy shop.

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bookstores + bad habits

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I don’t have a problem. I can quit whenever I want. #bookaddict

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Captive Prince Trilogy, CS Pacat

So, as always, I am obviously late to jump onto this bandwagon, but better late than never,  right? Anyway, this is a book that I started reading based on the  rating over on goodreads and also because I wanted to read something with not-hetero characters and this book was number on one of the “Listopias” that they have. I had no idea about the craze it had (and some of the not-craze) nor did I know that it was originally written for a forum and then subsequently published as a book (though the summary did seem a little fanfic-y to me, which was actually one of the reasons I decided to give it a go.) I did this mainly because I didn’t want any of the hype/negativity to influence my reading and also because I had to get out of a reading slump that I had been in, or should I say reading-only-fanfic slump. Anyway, this is the end of me blabbering and the start of the review! Also, I am a newbie to reviewing and photoshop, so if you have any suggestions, please don’t hesitate to tell me! x

Captive Prince (Book 1) - 4/5

What the hell is this book about? : Prince Damianos of Akielos is the rightful heir to the throne. In the wake of their father’s death, he is betrayed by his half-brother and shipped away to serve the Prince of Vere as a slave. In the story that follows, Damen not only has to figure out how to escape his enslavement, but also make sure that his identity is never revealed, because being the the Prince of Akielos in Vere will only mean one thing--death. But nothing is as it seems in Vere, and how long will Damen be able keep up his facade in front of the beautiful and manipulative Laurent?

Goodread’s synopsis 

Review: This book was very different from what I had expected, with a synopsis that makes it sound more like a guilty pleasure read, this book kind of surprised me. Some of the aspects of the books were hard to get through and should definitely have some TW for some of the readers out there, but over all I was surprised by it. The writing was really good, I completed this book in one sitting because I was so eager to find out what happens to our character. A few of the scenes made me cringe, put down my book due to extreme second hand embarrassment and even groan in frustration. All in all, I did really like the first book, and wasn’t much affected by some of the questionable scenes because, mostly, I expected them. Though, I very strongly suggest that you make sure that you are aware of the warnings that this book has as , some of the times, this book does go into details.

Prince’s Gambit (Book 2) 3/5:

What the hell is this book about? : Following the events in Captive Prince, Damen and Laurent must now face the intricacies of War and slowly realize that they are just pawns in a game that is much bigger than they could have imagined. They must learn to trust each other as they each try to save their countries from war. But will that be enough?

Goodreads synopsis

Review: The general consensus seems to be that the second book was much better than the first one, however, this was not true for me. I really enjoyed reading the first book, but the story and narrative seemed to be dragging in this book. I felt that the author was trying to make up for the lack of world building in the first book by trying to describe much of the landscapes and customs in this book, which made for a very slow read. I did like some of the twists and “oh shit” moments of this book, but it took me a very long time to get through this book (at one point I put it down and didn’t pick it up for WEEKS). I had to sort of power through some of the portions and my rating is mostly based on the later half of the book, where I slowly started to re-gain interest. As with the first book, I very strongly suggest that you make sure that you are aware of the warnings that this book has as , some of the times, this book does go into details.

Kings Rising (Book 3): 4/5

What the hell is this book about?: On the brink of a momentous battle, . Laurent and Damen must unite in order to save their country and themselves. This may be a lot harder than it sounds when Damen’s true identity is revealed. Can Laurent and Damen forgive and forget? 

Goodreads synopsis

Review: This book. Seriously. I think, out of all the three, I enjoyed this the most. Firstly, the title, ah, I love it when the title is so heavily significant to the book. It gives me a thrill to know that the title will make the most sense only to the readers. This book neatly ties up the story, but also leaves some possibilities open. The ending had me wanting more, though, I was not extremely satisfied by it and found it a bit abrupt. But overall, I enjoyed this book! Again,  I very strongly suggest that you make sure that you are aware of the warnings that this book has as , some of the times, this book does go into details.

REVIEW FOR ENTIRE SERIES AT A GLANCE:

This book, while lacking a little in the world building, plays out an amazingly written story about royalty and the price you pay for it. The twists were unexpected and sometimes not so unexpected, yet shocking in the moment. It is a story that is extremely character driven, and each character has many different layers to them. This book, to me, is definitely more of a “guilty pleasure” as I have seen some of the negative reviews about this book and can’t help but agree to some of their points. I do love this story, and will want to revisit the characters sometime soon. The books might require you to power through some aspects of it, but it is quite enjoyable if you want a quick romance read, but also love the slow burn.

But, and I cannot stress this enough, if you want to give it a go, I strongly suggest you inform yourself of what you’re getting into. If you are someone who cannot handle reading about gore, manipulative tendencies, pedophilia, non-con, rape, dubious-consent, slavery, details of injury, gory descriptions of severe injuries, animal injury, etc at ANY level, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. Please, take care of yourself and steer clear of this series.

I also found this amazing post which goes into a little more details about the warnings and such, and also links/talks about a post that has marked pages which includes the page numbers where all the warnings occur, however, I, personally feel that some of the aspects are extremely difficult to avoid. Click here.

BONUS! Review for “The Summer Palace” ( A Captive Prince Short Story: Can you review a 30-page story? I sure as heck will try to. This short story satisfied my need for more of Laurent and Damen. What was left wanting at the ending of the third book, was deeply satisfied by this short story. This is just shameless pure fluff. I highly recommend.

Wow, that was lengthy AF, but anyway this was my first review, it would mean a lot if you guys put forward any suggestions/asks so that I can improve! And also, help me out with formatting text posts for tumblr? Cause it is not very user friendly!

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Guys. I just realized something.

I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING.

In this scene in DH part II, Harry, Ron and Hermione are just running around doing shit. Until now, I thought it was rather pointless and that they just took it in the movie to add some action. 

But then.

I REALIZED SOMETHING.

Okay, in this order, it happens.

First, a giant, ugly creature tries to kill them with a large weapon. They hide behind a pipe.

Second, there are spiders. Loads of ‘em.

Third, there is a werewolf.

Then, there are dementors.

In that particular order.

Still don’t get it? We’ll take it again.

FIRST, A GIANT, UGLY CREATURE TRYING TO KILL THEM WITH A LARGE WEAPON AND THEY HIDE BEHIND A PIPE.

SECOND, THERE ARE SPIDERS. LOADS OF THEM.

THIRD, THERE IS A WEREWOLF.

THEN, THERE ARE DEMENTORS.

THIS SCENE IS A PIECE OF ART AND IT IS SO GODDAMN IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY BATTLED AND NOW THEY DO IT AGAIN IN A SECOND WITH A SMALL SPELL AND IT SHOWS HOW MUCH THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND HOW MUCH THEY HAVE GROWN.

thank you and goodnight