#grecy 📖

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Honestly the writing isn’t terrible. On my scale they have been a solid 3.5-4 stars on the ones I’ve read so far. Couple of plot twists that you can kind of see coming and some things that have you screaming but like if you’re looking for a fast-mid pace reading of a book series this is definitely the one you should be reading.

Do you have any book recs to start off the new year with?? (Asking as if my tbr isn’t already super high 🤣)

Maybe I'll put it on my list for a quick read! It sounds pretty good, considering some books of that genre are um... Interesting? But we love them all the same lmao (I jest, I enjoy these as much as you).

Oh my god, now that's a question with a limitless answer 😂 my tbr is extensive too haha

Here's a little list of some of my recs! Ninth House Six of Crows Before The Coffee Gets Cold (wholesome, will make you cry) Vita Nostra XOXO (a rare romance amongst the dark books lmao) Anything by H.P. Lovecraft The Flat Share (I think you've already read that but it had to be mentioned)

It would be longer but we'd be here for a long time lmao

Do you have any recs?

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Neverland

Once upon a time, I visited Neverland I ran with Peter Pan, was young and carefree Never had a worry in the world.  but then he left, like a father running, like the leaves fall from the tree.  I was forced to leave Neverland, grow up take these memories with me I had to face the world alone, "you're on your own kid" becoming mantra.  anxiety and fear hiding in the shadows, like monsters following around a little girl that grew up too soon I wished I could go back in time To the days when I could fly and laugh and play and never having to worry but was no longer an option. So I took a breath, and I faced the world, I kept on going Epiphanies of who I can be plague my mind, ghosts of who I used to be plague my nights  wishing I could escape to Neverland once again 

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ARE YOU:$;);$:$: A BOOK SCAVENGER HUNT TO ASK SOMEONE OUT. WHEN WILL BE BE MY DAMN TURN ALREADY. 😭😭

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Ellyn!!! Hiiiee

Boooks!!

I succumbed to the booktok pressure and I’m currently reading the twisted series. I’m on book three Twisted Hate and let me tell you I’ve loved every one of them!! What have you been reading lately?

Grecyyyy!! Hellooo

I had to google it because I knew I recognised the name of the series but I forgot which one it was 😅 I'm glad you're enjoying it, what is the writing like?

I recently finished Six of Crows and I've immediately jumped into the sequel Crooked Kingdom lmao

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ELLYN!!! My fave fave Brit. HOW ARE YOU?!?

Hope you had a good day (have a good day) one second checking timezones. Hope you had a good day!! How was your week?? Any new stuffies? Books any new books?? What was your last read? What are you currently reading??

Anyways hiii I hope you have a wonderful week. Sending hugs.

GRECY!! HELLO!! I've upgraded from your fave Brit to your FAVE FAVE BRIT?? Thank you 😭 well I love you to the ends of the earth (in a non existential way) 😘

Thank you!! I hope you have too! How was your weekend? I hope the start of your week has been going well! I've been really busy doing some reno on my house, our living room is almost ready to decorate and I'm so excited! No new stuffies (yet), and no new books (also yet lmao). I was reading Six Of Crows, I like it but I had a thing in the back of my head that was screaming at me to finish The Secret History so that's what I'm on at the moment! I started it back in the summer but it just didn't feel right to read it in the summer when so many of the scenes are so wintery feeling.

Tell me everything!! Do YOU have new stuffies?? Or books? Are you up to much this week?

look i know i already sent that middle one before but IT'S SO CUTE?? also hands.

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Ok but regarding your post… point 2 makes me sad because that’s the reason we loose such amazing writers and creators. Anyways hii 💕 hope you have a good day.

Hi my lovely Grecy 🥰🥰🥰

Me too, it's such a sad realisation to come to and the thing I've learned from stepping away from tumblr before is that I just miss enjoying fanfiction and writing it so much when I leave. I wish the lack of community and tumblr going downhill was not such a problem here 😥

Thank you my love, I hope you have a good day/night too, love you always

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Ellie! I would love to see snippets of your project. Can’t wait for you to finish it so we can all enjoy and support

Thank you so much Grecy, that means so much to me!! 💕💕💕 I can't wait to share some parts of it with you!

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ellyn!!

hi! I saw your post. Please by all means take care of yourself first. Stay hydrated and well rested. 💕

Thank you Grecy 😭 I really appreciate you 💕 sending hugs your way

I'm getting some time to chill since my bestie will be over for a few days and then I think I'll take it easy for a few days just so I can focus on taking care of myself

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I follow you because I loved your whole blog aesthetic. Everything had stuff to do with magic and coffee and THE SPENCER FICS. Are you kidding me omg. Just perfectly amazing.

And I still follow you ne abuse you’re great to talk tooo. And more people should follow you because you’re freaking amazing

😭😭😭😭😭 Grecyyyyyy ily

Thank you so much for the blog compliments, it means a lot to me since my blog is my little cosy place 🥰

I love you so much!! Thank you for the ask, me and Spencer are blowing you kisses rn 💕💕

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You’re getting pushy anons … send them over 😤

Also yes yes yes please write what YOU want and not what you feel pressured to write!

Oh and hiiii

It’s like 2:35 am and I can’t sleep. I’m supposed to be up in two hours soo yaaay me

Thank you Grecy 💕 some of them are genuine and polite but a lot of the asks are just straight up rude 😖

Omg Grecy, I hope you get some sleep before you start your day, please look after yourself today! 💕

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Hiii. Ok idk how I wasn’t following the other blog already.

But

autumn - what’s your favorite part of the spooky season?

ghost - do you have any paranormal experiences?

nighttime - favorite halloween movie?

Thank you Grecy 🥰 literally the only reason for that other blog was bc when I made my tumblr about 434342354241 years ago, I didn't realise that you couldn't reply from a sideblog so now my "main" is just a reply blog/shit post blog for all of my dark academia goblin hoarding tendencies 😂 Anyway, thank you for sending these in!!

Autumn - what’s your favorite part of the spooky season? Is everything a good answer?? Lmao no I'll answer properly - decorating for the season is a definite favourite. Also it's rainy season where I live, like it rains the rest of the year too but a LOT in autumn so the rain and the temperature drop and the changing leaves are a big thing for me. It's also the time of year where I can get out my soup machine, I make pies constantly and feel like I can be a human again after summer 😂 I hate summer with my entire being

Nighttime - favorite halloween movie? Oooh I'm not a fan of horror movies, so I usually reach for the old school disney movies - Halloween Town is perfection. I'm also a fan of watching Harry Potter in the autumn, especially the third one because there are so many autumnal vibes.

Ooooh (not so) spooky ghost stories below!! Aka me just rambling about really dumb experiences I've had that can probably be explained easily.

Ghost - do you have any paranormal experiences? Ooh I definitely have a few weird stories from when I was younger, the only one from recent years was very weird but I'll share. In my old house that I lived in England before I moved to mainland Europe, it was a 70s build I think that was one in one of those classic townhouse rows in an industrial city - it was a super shitty neighbourhood but the house was nice. Anyway, apparently our landlord at the time had inherited this house from his mother who had passed away in the house and while we lived there for months on end, I had this super weird thing happening at least once a week, if not more. But in our bedroom, I would wake up in the middle of the night to this weird glow at the side of my bedroom, like white light glow. Now this was weird because: 1. I had blackout curtains and blinds on my window, so no light was getting in 2. It always happened in the middle of the night when the street lights were off 3. The light was white and it was physically in my bedroom, not a light that would come in like a passing car 4. no electronics were charging or glowing over on that side of the room because there were no outlets near there I swear I SWEAR on a few occasions in my sleep haze that I saw a woman in that light but idk. I also have had a history with sleep paralysis and nightmares that merge with real life so you can't tell real from imaginary which I was on and off going through at the time so the chances that my brain did that is pretty big but?? Who knows. Other people in my family have had absolutely fucking bone chilling stories and mine is of a disembodied woman's face floating in a white light at night lmao

Another "encounter" I had which could totally have an explanation was when I visited the tunnels below Edinburgh in Scotland. They were used by thieves and killers as well as the poor in the past. There's a witches coven down there now which is allowed by the association that runs the tourist visits and stuff. But I went down into those tunnels and there's tons of stories of them being haunted. I took a photo in a pitch black room, no windows, no light source, no one using flash and when I looked back at the photo there was this lovely little puff of white spooky smoke in the middle of the room. Oh - just to mention, the witches coven had put a ward on that room because of a demonic power and when I mentioned it later, they were like "yeah, that's the demon x" like BRO EXCUSE ME?? Idk if I believe in ghosts, but it's fun to think they might exist. I have no way of proving either way so I just sit on the fence with that one lmao.

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i Would absolutely love a Spencer moodboard. Maybe one where you’re both just reading

Hii Ellyn!

Somehow, the library had ended up being your place of choice on the one day off you and Spencer had. You hadn't meant to spend all day there, but of course between the two of you being bookworms, it was no surprise at all when the hour merged into minutes and the day passed as quickly as it began, all while you sought comfort between the library shelves. You laid against Spencer as you read, smelled his cologne, the pages beneath your fingers, you heard the soft mutters beneath his breath as he read through the book in his hands and you felt a deep sense of peace wash through you.

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Hello yes you have two options friend

Option one : part 2. Like right now

Option two: sued for emotional damages. Your pick.

I CANT BELIEVE THAT ENDING. AND WHAT HE SAID. FUCK. I NEED MORE

Well I guess I'll have to write a part two then. What Grecy wants, Grecy gets 😌

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT ENDING

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Ellyn!! Hello!!

for the get to know the blogger.

- top 5 books you always recommend (any genre)

- books you wish you had never read

- do you journal (bullet/reading) if so can you show us???

Hope you’re having a good day!

Grecy!! Sorry it took me a million years to answer, I wanted to wait until I was home so I could show you my journals! Now I want to know your answers to these questions too 🤭

Top 5 books you always recommend (any genre) 1. Vita Nostra - for those cold days when you want something magical, dark and a complex story 2. Before The Coffee Gets Cold (and the other books in the series) - for those days when you want something wholesome and that gives you the endings that make you cry but make you feel good 3. Ninth House - for a rainy day, same vibes as Vita Nostra 4. The Flat Share - for when you just *need* a proper warm, GOOD romance with all the trimmings (this one is new to my rec list but omg, I will be reccing this book for years to come lmao) 5. The Hobbit - for the days that you need an armchair adventure

Books you wish you had never read (lmk if you want a run down, but I DNFed all of these) 1. Deadly Education 2. Not Here To Be Liked 3. Once Upon A Broken Heart

I do journal! I've tried a lot of journal types, but my favourites that I stick to are creative journaling and my reading journal, here are some photos of my favourite spreads:

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I hope you had a safe trip back home!!

Hi Grecy!! Thank you, I got home a couple of hours ago, the journey was so chaotic, I think I'm ready to not move or do anything for a few days 😂 but I had such a fun week and I came home to a very excited doggo, I can't wait to catch up with you!! 💕