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Those people who only read classics:

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Bookish Would You Rather

Thanks @onceuponabookblr for tagging me! 

Have unlimited money for ebooks, or a $5000 Barnes and Noble gift card?

I can’t stand ebooks, simply because I get headaches reading a lot on computers and other devices, so it’s just not the best way to read for me. I also just prefer the feel of a physical book, so I’d have to go with the gift card! 

Meet any deceased poet or J.K. Rowling?

I’ve always said I’d love to meet Shakespeare if I could go back in time, I’ve been obsessed for ages. I actually chose to study English Literature in highschool instead of English simply because we got to study Shakespeare!

Write the world’s most famous book, or visit the world of your favourite book for one day?  

Definitely write the world’s most famous book (although it would need to be for positive reasons). I’ve wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember-as a kid I loved reading so much I thought that writing had to be the best job for me! And one day would probably not be long enough to explore my favourite book anyway!

Choose Team Will or Team Jem (from The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare)(insert the characters involved in your favorite love triangle here)?

I personally am not a fan of love triangles, so it’s difficult to talk about a favourite love triangle, but this is one love triangle I didn’t actually despise at least one of the individuals. I love both Will and Jem separately, as friends and with Tessa, I just prefer Team Will is all. But either way, Cassandra Clare handled this particular love triangle really well. 

Experience Hogwarts in a very realistic and accurate virtual reality, or travel around the world for a year, at no cost?

Definitely travel! With Hogwarts I’d want the real thing anyway! But even though I’ve been lucky enough to travel a lot already, there’s still plenty of places I’d love to go, especially as a classics and ancient history student I have my eye on a lot of countries-Jordan is a must see as I’ve studied it a bit this year.

This is my booklr blog: @storytime-reviews

I’m tagging: @youthbookreview @silvereyedslytherin @booktineus @fall-out-book-nerd @princessofbookaholics

[shadowtearling]

The Book Thief, Fangirl, and Six of Crows

these are literally the booklr Icons™ WOW

Burn: Fangirl - i’m jus here to say i don’t like RR (even though I actually love this book) 

Read: The Book Thief - it’s been too long since i last read this.......... i need a refresher on the Pain

Rewrite: Six of Crows - i really am gonna say this for every ask that includes this one lmao but this would be a perfect series if Leigh just did representation correctly 

Put three books in my ask.

[diverse-reads]

2, 11, and 21?

2. Album of the year?

I know this came out last year, but I went to a Lumineers concert this year and all I could listen to is Cleopatra!! I would definitely go again… as long as I’m not surrounded by middle-aged parents this time :P

11. Something you want to do again next year.

I got to go to the Amalfi Coast this year for spring break, and it was absolutely breathtaking! I had so much time to relax and read. I’d like to travel to Europe again next year.

21. What’s something new about your place of residence (room, home, or general location) now vs the start of the year?

Hm, good question. Well, I had a platonic breakup (if that’s a thing?) with my best friend this year, so a lot of pictures of the two of us have been taken down in my room. But now my room houses my laptop, which has a ton of cool stickers from Redbubble it used to not have before.

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Working on a transcontinental flight in the first class galley (The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian).

on a mountain in Greece trying to ease Prometheus’ pain⛰

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Me, a woman, listening to some guy mansplain a Charles Bukowski novel to me:

[storytime-writings]

Thanks @onceuponabookblr for tagging me!

I’m tagging: @youthbookreview @heroesofmyheart @silvereyedslytherin @princessofbookaholics @i-believe-in-melinda-may @b00k-freak and anyone else that wants to do it!

[thekindworthreading]

Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag 2020

Thanks @bibliophilecats for tagging me! I love doing those! :)

Best book you’ve read so far in 2020: I have read some amazing books this year, but The Nightingale by Kirstin Hannah is one that still makes me feel so many things and it definitely is one of my favourite books of all time, I could talk hours about it tbh haha

Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2020: This is easy and goes to Heartstopper Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman, I couldn´t wait for it to be released and I was so happy when I finally got to hold it in my hands

New release you haven’t read yet, but want to: There are so many, but I´ll choose one I actually own so Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Most anticipated release for the second half of the year: There are a lot again, but I think the one I´m most excited for and that I have already pre-ordered is  Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims

Biggest Disappointment: My biggest disappointment was definitely The Three by Sarah Lotz, I didn´t dislike it, but I just expected... more

Biggest Surprise: I re-read The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker and I hardly remembered anything in it, so everything was a big surprise

Favourite new author (debut or to you): Mackenzie Lee, I´m just reading my second book this year (and in general) by her!

Newest Fictional crush/ Newest favourite character: Jamie from Lost Boy by Christina Henry

Book that made you cry: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, my god I literally sobbed a lot while reading this book

A book that made you happy:  Gmorning, Gnight by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jonny Sun, I knew I would like this book, but I didn´t think it would make my days so much happier, I had a smile on my face every morning and went to sleep with one every night

Favourite book to film adaptation you saw this year: Little Women! Loved this movie and I definitely want to see it again (and finally read the book)

Most beautiful book you’ve bought this year so far (or received): There are so many beautiful books I´ve gotten or bought this year, for example Circe by Madeline Miller, The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu and so many more!

What books do you need to read by the end of the year? A LOT of books... I probably should make a list but I´d only cry so I ignore my tbr pile

I tag @utterlymealicebean, @paranoid--introvert, @myownlittlebookcorner, @pocketpen-inksplat, @onceuponabookblr, @singing-not-sleeping-beauty and whoever wants to do it :)

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Just beautiful

Happy Tuesday! My Neil Gaiman book collection is so big now that I decided to move some of the books to a different shelf in case they bent this one. I like the new way I’ve arranged them. ✨✨✨

[candlelitwriting]

First Line Tag!

Rules: share your first line and tag as many people as there are words in it

Thank you so much @etjwrites for tagging me!

When I woke up the next day, she’d already left. 

I'm tagging @harrybpoetry @itsonlythefirstdraft @onceuponabookblr @pens-swords-stuff @thebibliosphere @nmcwriting @dogwrites @scrawl-your-heart-out @alessia-writes @lux-literarum

[bookwormbrooke]

Tag Game

Thanks for the tag @brightbeautifulthings, I’m procrastinating my work

1. Do you make your bed? I used to when it was in the center of the room because it was easy, but now it’s in the corner because I don’t have enough room space and it’s too difficult

2. What’s your favorite number? I don’t have one I don’t think?¿

3. Can you parallel park? Hahahahha

4. A job you had which would surprise people? I was a ballet instructor for a couple years and then a craft store associate and was the craft room teacher for all the kids classes, loved both of those jobs

5. Do you think aliens are real? Umm, don’t know, God could’ve made aliens just as he made us

6. Can you drive a manual car? Nope

7. What’s your guilty pleasure? Watching Station 19 followed by Grey’s Anatomy on Thursday nights

8. Tattoos? Not opposed, but haven’t been able to decide on one thing I want on my body forever

9. Favorite color? GREEN, olive tones

10. Things people do that drive you crazy? Standing too close to the customer checking out in front of you, chewing crunchy foods with your mouth, planning to use a coupon at the store but getting to the register and not knowing how to pull it up on your phone

11. Any phobias? No phobias but I hate snakes

12. Favorite childhood sport? I have zero hand-eye coordination so I was a dancer, loved ballet and tap

13. Do you talk to yourself? Not usually

14. What movies do you adore? Ever After with Drew Barrymore is the first that always comes to mind, I absolutely adore that movie and know every line, also I love P.S. I Love You

15. Do you like doing puzzles? Um YES, I consider it a main hobby

16. Favorite kind of music? everything really, but mainly oldies, folk, alternative, rock, classical, and musicals

17. Tea or coffee? What kind of question is this..tea of course

18. What’s the first thing you remember you wanted to be when you grew up? A prima ballerina

Tagging @onthebookshelves @onceuponabookblr @nothingwithoutwords @notashotasmyteapot

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I'm two years out of school, but I studied international relations with a regional concentration in East Asia and a thematic concentration in American foreign policy.

Out of curiosity, who on booklr is not an English major of some kind?

[the-bookler]

onceuponabookblr replied to your post: this is how i die…period cramps good news is, only...

This was me for the last couple days. Heating pads are important!!

it’s sooo hot here, all i can do is down some ponstan and wait for it to cill... the worst bit is i can’t keep food down on days like this lol i luv food and only really eat between midday and 5, and its now three twenty SOS

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It’s been a long time but...I’m back.

Missed you, Booklr. More posts to come shortly!

[caitsbooks]

The Selection?!

Describe a book’s plot to me in one sentence and I’ll try to guess it

[cinnasbooks]

Tag Game: 15Q + 15 Mutuals

Thank you for the tag @petrareads

Rules: Answer the questions and tag fifteen mutuals.

1: Are you named after anyone?

My middle name is a more English version of my Nonna’s name.

2: When was the last time you cried?

Today... I’m on prac and one of my patients did something that broke my heart

3: Do you have kids?

nah

4: Do you use sarcasm a lot?

not at all.... ;D

5: What’s the first thing you notice about people?

Their facial expression - they interested, bored, angry, happy? etc

6: What’s your eye colour?

hazel. brown on inside and green on outside

7: Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings... alwaysss

8: Any special talents?

I can impersonate things like accents or catroon characters!

9: Where were you born?

Australia, baby! 

10: What are your hobbies?

Reading, watching movies/tv series, I paint sometimes and shopping w/ friends

11: Have you any pets?

A yellow fish called Romano and a black lab named Ruby 

12: What sports do you play/have played?

prepare yo self... martial arts, tennis, ice skating, netball, boxing and swimming. I do none now but i’m still active dw 13: How tall are you?

like 170cm/ 5′6 and a half... idk

14: Favourite subject in school?

Dont hate but math. I just understood it idk. Also design. I loved photography and we did nothing in glass

15: Dream job?

I’m studying to be a midwife so that i guess... other wise if a professional reader were a thing!

I tag: @malazan-the-younger, @heretherebebooks, @rainbowroweller, @utterly-booked, @onceuponabookblr, @flamingmirrorbookish, @coffee-obsessed-writer, @thebookrose, @booksofravenclaw, @jackthereader, @erin-fleury, @throneofbooksandpages, @thebooksniffffer, @starkreader, @that-random-bookworm