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me reading fourth wing:

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i don’t like dain

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// can we all just take a minute and think about the way @colleenhoover broke bookstagram with the news of an IEWU sequel featuring a lily/atlas happily ever after 🥰 •• be still my heart 🥺 honestly i just cannot contain how giddy i am with excitement about this. also like, i am kinda nervous at the same time bc IEWU was soo amazing and beautiful and magnificent, so why mess with perfection? 😅 •• nevertheless i just know that when this book finally comes out this october, i’m going to eaaaatt it up and leave no crumbs behind 💅 •• book featured: 🌸 “it starts with us” by @colleenhoover (to be published october 18th 2022) •• (ID: in the foreground of the picture, there is a hand holding a book titled “it starts with us” by american author @colleenhoover. the book cover features white daffodils floating on what looks to be a shallow pool/beach environment) •• #colleenhoover #colleenhooverbooks #readersofinstagram #fyp #bookblogger #itendswithus #booktok #remindersofhim #uglylove #booklover #itstartswithus #darkacademia #bookreview #atlascorrigan #spicybooks #tbr #romcom #friendstolovers #spicy #lilybloom #romance #atriabooks #enemiestolovers #wattpad #steamy #smut #bookboyfriend #ireadromance #romancebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9arDetKi5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// the way my inner gollum comes out, says “hold my drink” and makes me go 𝓂𝓎 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝒸𝒾𝑜𝓊𝓈 to all the pretty cartoon covers i encounter during my book shop outings 😅 •• some of these books made me laugh out loud, some of them made me want to lock myself in my room all day and play my sad playlists on repeat, annndd some of them may just have cleared my sinuses bc of how hot and bothered they made me feel 😮‍💨 •• y’all wanna guess which is which? •• books featured: 📚 “north and south” by elizabeth gaskell 📚 “fix her up” by @tessabaileyisanauthor 📚 “the spanish love deception” by @thebibliotheque 📚 “it ends with us” by @colleenhoover 📚 “punk 57” by penelope douglas 📚 “it happened one summer” by @tessabaileyisanauthor •• (ID: photo of all the aforementioned books placed on the floor, and surrounding by objects just as roses, pine cones, bookmarks and ornament snowflakes) •• #colleenhoover #colleenhooverbooks #readersofinstagram #fyp #itendswithus #booktok #penelopedouglas #punk57 #itstartswithus #darkacademia #brendantaggart #atlascorrigan #spicybooks #aaronblackford #mishalare #friendstolovers #spicy #tessabailey #romance #mishaandryen #enemiestolovers #bookstackchallenge #steamy #smut #bookboyfriend #romancebooks #thespanishlovedeception #bookstack https://www.instagram.com/p/CaFKdW_g-8t/?utm_medium=tumblr

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men written by women are 📈 but men written by any of these women are 🚀 • in case you couldn’t already tell how obsessed i am with historicals, here’s just another stack to casually grace your feed on this fine friday eve ☺️ • #lifestyleblogger #bookworm #vintage #rustic #autumn #cosyvibes #baroquecore #stepbacksaturday #cottagecore #mybeigelife #bookphotography #chanel #historicalromances #spicybooks #smuttok #booktok #darkacademia #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #romancebooks #romancebookstagram #bookclub #bookish #reader #bookrecommendations #bodiceripper #avonromance #avon https://www.instagram.com/p/CXTV2pWAmFI/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// gorgeous gorgeous girls sit home only to read their favourite regency romances and simp for certain characters by day and then insert themselves in maladaptive dream scenarios featuring said characters by night 💅 • book featured: ✨ “nine rules to break when romancing a rake” by @sarahmaclean • #lifestyleblogger #vintage #manuscript #rustic #autumn #cosyvibes #inspiration #baroquecore #stepbacksaturday #cottagecore #bookblogger #bookphotography #historicalromances #spicybooks #smuttok #booktok #darkacademia #booktoker #bookstagramreels #bookstagram #bookstareel #bookreels #bookreel #bookshelf #creativebookstagram #booklover #bookish #reading #readersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CYOjJmPLVFd/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// nothing says✨gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss✨ quite like having a whole island to yourself and living that ultimate cottagecore life with all the resources you need at your disposal and having the ability to zap anyone who wrongs you into animals 💅 • book featured: 🍂 “circe” by @madeline.e.miller • #bookworm #cottagecore #vintage #manuscript #rustic #autumn #cosyvibes #baroquecore #cottagecore #bookblogger #bookphotography #enemiestolovers #circe #vscocam #greekmythology #spicybooks #smuttok #booktok #darkacademia #bookish #bookstagram #fantasy #ireadromance #bookworm #bookreels #booktok #aesthetic #booklover #retelling https://www.instagram.com/p/CYfSYp6onF5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// @author.jenniferhartmann really woke up one day and chose✨emotional damage✨ • this book utterly messed me up. it ripped me up, made my stomach turn, stomped on me a couple times for good measure and then swallowed me whole 🥲 • book featured: 💔 “still beating” by @author.jenniferhartmann (note: this is a dark romance so please check content warnings on goodreads/authors page before picking it up ⚠️) • what was the last book y’all read that gave you major irreparable emotional damage? 😭 • #romancebooks #romance #reading #readersofinstagram #fyp #darkromance #booktok #bookworm #booklover #booklife #darkacademia #bookreview #bookishlife #reading #spicybooks #tbr #friendstolovers #spicy #bookreels #romance #enemiestolovers #wattpad #steamy #smut #bookboyfriend #ireadromance #romancebooks #forcedproximity https://www.instagram.com/p/CZRkro4Leoq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“𝚈𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚎.“ 𝙷𝚒𝚜 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚗. “𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍. 𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚖𝚎.“ — 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚆𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝙻𝚒𝚜𝚊 𝙺𝚕𝚎𝚢𝚙𝚊𝚜 • if you haven’t yet read “marrying winterborne” or are planning to, the next two slides might be kinda spoilery so slide/view at your own discretion ⚠️ • book featured: ⚜️ “marrying winterborne” by @lisakleypas • safe to say this book is definitely my fave by @lisakleypas. haven’t really had much luck with the wallflower series and some of her other standalones, but the second ravenel book stood out shining above the rest ❤️ • #reading #rhyswinterborne #fyp #stepbacksaturday #booktok #regency #lisakleypas #booklover #stepbacksaturday #darkacademia #bookishlife #stepback #victorianromance #spicybooks #tbr #romcom #friendstolovers #spicy #romance #enemiestolovers #wattpad #steamy #smut #bookboyfriend #ireadromance #romancebooks #ravenels https://www.instagram.com/p/CZfr0MpvqB2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// i was today years old when i discovered that st abby/cm owens (aka the author of the mindf*ck series) tragically passed away last year. wish she were here today to witness all the love her books were getting and just how special they are 🤍🥺 • book featured: 🔪 “mindf*ck series” by st abby (please check trigger warnings on goodreads before reading as this story features dark themes/sensitive content ⚠️) • (ID: book has a black background and two hands holding a red apple with nails piercing around it) • #reading #readersofinstagram #fyp #bookblogger #booktok #bookworm #booklover #booklife #bookreview #bookishlife #readers #reading #spicybooks #tbr #romcom #darkromance #spicyromance #romance #enemiestolovers #mindfuckseries #steamyromance #smut #bookboyfriend #romancebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CZrN6elvphO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// tfw you read a story that just scratches all the right itches, iykyk 😮‍💨 •• i’ve nothing but respect for the way @katee_robert channelled all that raw, unrelenting energy into perfecting this smutty beaut 💯💅 •• tropes featured: ✅ marriage of convenience/fake relationship ✅ forced promixity ✅ “i came to kill you but ended up falling for you” 🥺 ✅ plus-size rep 👏🏽 ✅ filthy, filthy mouthed boi 🔥 •• book featured: ❤️‍🔥 “electric idol” by @katee_robert •• (id: flatlay featuring aforementioned book, surrounded by various small decorative objects such as roses, journal spread, an open book, pine cones, snowflake ornaments, jewellery and a hand-made diecut design that says “you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars” as quoted by american poet ee cummings) •• #electricidol #kateerobert #readersofinstagram #fyp #bookbloggersofinstagram #booktok #regency #bookworm #hadesandpersephone #darkacademia #bookreview #erosandpsyche #readers #greekmythology #tbr #valentines #friendstolovers #spicy #fantasy #romance #enemiestolovers #darkolympusseries #steamy #smut #bookboyfriend #valentinesday #romancebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ4EPFhL8Tn/?utm_medium=tumblr

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this book (from one of my absolute fave trilogies of all time) came out in the form of a gorgeous exclusive collectors edition (as pictured) and i completely forgot that it existed on my shelf. well right up until now when i uncovered it upon cleaning out and reorganising the several piles of books i had on my desk 🙈 • i also bought myself an instax mini link a week ago and i’ve been having so much fun with it and printing out some of my favourite pics that i took during my trip to london/uk last year 🥰 • do you guys own any collectors’ editions of your favourite books? • other collectors editions’ i have include: 💡 ‘a darker shade of magic’ trilogy by ve schwab 💡 ‘game of thrones’ by grrm (illustrated version) 💡 ‘the dark artifices’ trilogy by cassandra clare; and 💡 ‘little women’ by louisa may alcott (tie in movie edition) • #bookstagram #lifestyleblogger #love #vintage #manuscript #rustic #shakespeare #autumn #cosyvibes #inspiration #mybeigelife #bookblogger #bookphotography #babysbreath #livethelittlethings #vscocam #winte mr #fantasy #beautiful #highfantasy #clockworkangel #theinfernaldevices #booktok #historicalromance #historicalfantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/CGfQ458gIIt/?utm_medium=tumblr

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happy holidays everyone! 🎄 • also happy summer solstice to my fellow southern hemisphereans (although it doesn’t quite feel that as of late due to the rain!) and happy winter solstice to my friends in the north ✨ • i took this picture last year when i was visiting london’s natural history museum and of course it’s an absolute beaut! 😍 this pic/place gives off so many magical dark academia vibes (it also reminds me of the night circus for some reason) and i LOOVE it! another awesome place i visited that gives off those vibes is oxford. i’m just dying to go back there and explore many other places 🥺 • what are some places you’ve been to that ✨scream✨ dark academia? • also just an update on my reads; i’m currently reading ‘a touch of darkness’ by scarlett st. claire and it is sooo spicy 🌶🔥 and sexy. it’s a fantabulous hades/persephone retelling and a great guilty pleasure read for me now, just what i needed when i was looking for an escape. • what are some of your fave guilty pleasure/escape reads?! • #bookstagram #lifestyleblogger #vintage #manuscript #rustic #shakespeare #autumn #cosyvibes #inspiration #mybeigelife #bookblogger #bookphotography #thehappynow #babysbreath #livethelittlethings #vscocam #winter #fantasy #journalspread #beautiful #highfantasy #naturalhistorymuseum #london #darkacademia #lightacademia #baroque #thenightcircus https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGcAzVA6Fj/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// happy valentine’s day, everyone! 🌹 • also this is technically my first post of 2021 😂 so happy belated new year *whispers to my feed* • i almost forgot about instagram and that posting here was actually still a thing. 😭 • how are you guys spending valentine’s day? or what is your perfect idea of a valentine’s date? 😭 • i spent the day with my girls ❤️ spent the day after work just walking around in the city and finding places to eat 😂 also my ideal valentines date, as predictable as it sounds, would be to curl up in my nook and read a really good romance novel (aka live vicariously through the characters) and have a comfort snack to munch on (smth like salted caramel popcorn or pretzels with a dip) 😍 • speaking of great romance novels, if you’re looking for the perfect romantic escape; one with ✨scorching sexual tension✨ and follows the enemies to lovers trope to a TEEEE then look no further than ‘a kingdom of dreams’ by judith mcnaught 😍 • i read it last week and i’m still thinking about it ☺️ • #bookstagram #lifestyleblogger #love #vintage #manuscript #rustic #shakespeare #autumn #cosyvibes #inspiration #mybeigelife #bookblogger #bookphotography #thehappynow #babysbreath #livethelittlethings #vscocam #winter #fantasy #journalspread #beautiful #highfantasy #valentines #romance #historicalromance #regencyromance #medievalromance #judithmcnaught #akingdomofdreams #stepbacksaturday https://www.instagram.com/p/CLRWX9MArCK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// hey everyone! ✨ • long time no post, i know 🙈 that’s usually what happens when you’re smack dab in the middle of a pandemic and instagram loses its sheen so you resort to tiktok (which over time ultimately became the superior platform) 🌝 just imagine instagram reads this and decides to shadow ban me ah-GAIN 😂 • anyway, what are you all reading? • i’m in the middle of rereading the vampire academy series ☺️ i know. i’m treading down a dangerous path and revisiting books i read almost 10 years ago 🥲 but so far i’m safe, i’m up to ‘shadow kiss’ and i’m enjoying it just as much as i did 10 year however i AM noticing some things that are bothering me but not enough to outweigh my enjoyment of the book so that’s good 😌 • also i’ve been in the mood for good historical romances for the past year so if you guys have good recommendations for books similar to the ones pictured here hmu✌🏽 • #bookstagram #lifestyleblogger #love #vintage #manuscript #rustic #shakespeare #autumn #cosyvibes #inspiration #mybeigelife #bookblogger #bookphotography #thehappynow #babysbreath #vscocam #winter #fantasy #journalspread #beautiful #highfantasy #historicalromance #bridgerton #theduchessdeal #tessadare #juliaquinn #stepbacksaturday https://www.instagram.com/p/CM_L2ZQLcxZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// hi everyone! ✨ • i haven’t posted on here in ages so i think the ig algorithm might get really confused by this post 😅 • also how are y’all doing? what have you been up to/reading lately? • anyway, i just wanted to check in and give y’all an update about some things. well not really that big an update but more as a way for me to document some stuff. • so far, in 2021: 📍i’ve reached an all-new reading record. i read 30 books so far even tho my original goodreads reading goal was to finish at least one book 🥰 📍i feel like i’m maintained a good skin care routine this year bc ive noticed a lot of changes. i know ive never showed my face on here before and that is primarily due to some personal/body image issues (amongst other reasons). so on that regard i feel proud of myself for coming this far on my skincare journey ☺️ 📍and i also feel like i’m getting more in touch with some other things i want to accomplish in life. ie i’ve always wanted to start my own business and eventually write my own book and also hopefully travel/nourish my mind with knowledge (hopefully when things get better 🤞🏽). like i have an idea on what to do for the first part, so rn i’m hoping to take that leap into the unknown and see where it takes me ☺️ • i know i’m rambling and i might not make sense rn but yh that’s how crazy things feel sometimes. and sometimes when you have too many thoughts and the memory/attention span of a goldfish, you just have to write them down otherwise you forget 🙈 • tell me things you’ve been doing lately and feel free to share some accomplishments you’ve made this year. it could be anything like ‘i ate an apple today’ or ‘i learnt how to whistle’ 🥰 • #bookstagram #lifestyleblogger #love #vintage #historical #rustic #shakespeare #autumn #cosyvibes #inspiration #mybeigelife #bookblogger #bookphotography #thehappynow #babysbreath #livethelittlethings #vscocam #winter #fantasy #journalspread #beautiful #highfantasy #tiktok #stepbacksaturday https://www.instagram.com/p/CQTfHTqrIzu/?utm_medium=tumblr

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// hey everyone ☺️ • okay so i guess spring hath sprung a lil earlier than expected. on the bright side, yay flowers and nature and just the general ‘rejuvenation’ side of things 🌺 on the other hand, i’m not ready to let winter go just yet, i mean it’s only august ffs 😭😭😭 • also sydney’s back under lockdown so i finally got around to completing my goodreads reading challenge. yasss!! 👏🏽👏🏽 thinking about it, 50 books is A LOT considering how i’m someone who, in the past has found it almost unfathomable on some years to even reach 10 books a year. well partly bc i had uni studies and less free time/opportunity to concentrate 😭😭 • do you guys have reading goals? if so what measures do you take to keep track of everything? • #bookstagram #lifestyleblogger #love #vintage #manuscript #rustic #shakespeare #autumn #cosyvibes #inspiration #mybeigelife #bookblogger #bookphotography #thehappynow #babysbreath #livethelittlethings #vscocam #winter #fantasy #journalspread #beautiful #highfantasy #historicalromance #romance #spring https://www.instagram.com/horriblism/p/CR_ojkqjXbq/?utm_medium=tumblr