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#ShelfieSunday⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ My shelf/shrine area for @lbardugo is a little sloppy lately, but it still brings me much joy. I’m itching for a day of re-doing all my shelves, but then I think about it and immediately want to lay down. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ QOTD: What are you currently reading and what emojis describe your feelings so far?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ AOTD: I read The Wicked King yesterday in its entirety. 🤨🤦🏼‍♀️🍆🙈⚔️😳😳😳⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Saturday!⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ Happiest of weekend, friends. I’ve relocated to the surface of the sun and will be laying on any available AC vents today. With a book, of course. After a binge of thrillers this month, I’ve FINALLY decided to read The Wicked King. I’ve always had mixed feelings on The Cruel Prince. I love it...and loathe the characters. It’s a bizarre enjoyment where I root for no one. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ QOTD: What are you reading? Is it cold where you live? Can I come visit until October? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ I am in love with this pin from @hollydunndesign. She’ll be opening up her new shop soon! Be sure to subscribe to her newsletter for all the info. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Thursday!⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ I might be a little MIA today, but I wanted to pop on and remind you there’s still time to enter to win a #NOVLbox from @thenovl! What's a NOVLbox? It's a care package from @theNOVL, curated by a favorite author or content creator (@buttermybooks did this month). Or sometimes by NOVL HQ! What's inside? Well, here's a look at this month's books. The full box can be seen a little further down in my feed. It's not a subscription box because it's free and all you have to do is enter for a chance to win every month! You can enter for this one at http://thenovl.com/novlbox until July 31st (Link in my bio!).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ QOTD: Let’s make it really easy: You can have anything you want for dinner tonight, what are you having? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Wednesday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ If I were to compile a list of things in this world that make me happy, it would be something like: my family, tacos, British accents, good coffee, good books, stained edges. Being a rep for @illumicrate has supplied me with so many colorful edges, this isn’t even all of them! The July ‘It’s A Kind Of Magic’ box will add another one to the stack, and I am ready. Someday we’ll have a whole Illumicrate rainbow.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ QOTD: What are the top five things on your, “this makes me happy,” list? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ And, of course, code BOOKWORM5 saves on 3/6 subscriptions over at @illumicrate! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➵ As I was setting up this photo, I immediately thought of Kelsea (@anovelescape). Clearly her book stacks were whispering inspiration in the back of my mind! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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🔮M a g i c🔮 ⠀⠀ Happy Sunday, bookworms! ⠀⠀ Oh happy day, we had an intense and very long storm last night, and the heat has finally broken! Listen, I love summer, and I even don’t mind heat, but this last week has been dangerously excessive and I’m glad to see it go. ⠀⠀ Quick reading update: Teeth in the Mist is so much more than I expected, and I am here for it. I’ve gotten genuinely uneasy and creeped out several times, and I’m fully invested. ⠀⠀ The Bone Charmer wasn’t quite the book I had hoped it would be, but the magical system in it is top notch. I loved the idea of using bones-mostly human-to perform magic, and I’m hoping the inevitable book two will have way more explanation. I’m posting my full review of this book on the blog tomorrow, so stay tuned! ⠀⠀ —————————————————— QOTD: I’ve seen this around recently...ask me my top three anything! —————————————————— ⠀⠀ #bookishcoven Dance magic dance | Magical systems . . . . . #bookstagram #bookworm #AmReading #bibliophile #BookAddict #bookaholic #bookphotography #bookdragon #bookstagrammer #booknerdigans #bookishfeatures #instabooks #booklover #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookaddiction #yalit #booksarelife #booksofig #bookish #bookishphotochallenge #thebonecharmer #magicalsystem #julybookishphotochallenge

💀S a t u r d a y💀 ⠀⠀ Happy Saturday, my lovely bookworms! ⠀⠀ My minion free-ish day was super productive! I was able to get the back bedroom half way cleared out for the tiniest minion, but more importantly I finally really got into Teeth in the Mist! It’s so much darker, weirder, and more gothic than I thought it would be and I am totally into it. ⠀⠀ If you haven’t read anything by Christopher Moore, then do yourself a favor and go grab one of his books. They’re funny, smart, and more than a tad ridiculous. Basically, they’re a super fun read that still makes you think. A Dirty Job and Lamb are my hands down favorites. A quick note to all my friends stuck in the insane heat wave with me...be careful! This heat is no joke. Keep hydrated, and stay in the air conditioning as much as possible. Be safe, darlings! —————————————————— QOTD: Let’s do some predictive text for this sweltering Saturday! “It’s a dirty job, but____________.” AOTD: “It’s a dirty job, but I’m so excited to be back in here again.” 😂 —————————————————— ⠀⠀ #bookishcoven | You must be dead because I don’t know how to feel ⠀⠀ #grimdragon | What a hideous beautiful beast . . . . . #bookstagram #bookworm #AmReading #bibliophile #BookAddict #bookaholic #bookphotography #bookdragon #bookstagrammer #booknerdigans #bookishfeatures #instabooks #booklover #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookaddiction #yalit #booksarelife #booksofig #bookish #bookishphotochallenge #christophermoore #adirtyjob #skulls #julybookishphotochallenge

🕷F r i d a y🕷 ⠀⠀ Happy Friday, bookworms! ⠀⠀ I’m having a minion free-ish day today...to clean out the back bedroom. It’s not my favorite way to spend a day, but the tiny minion needs to have his own room, so Spooky Mama will get it done. <cue trumpets sounding in glory> ⠀⠀ I will definitely set some time aside today to read today because I still have not fully started Teeth in the Mist. I have such a hard time beginning new books, especially by new-to-me authors, but once I’m invested it’s smooth sailing. Does anyone else have that problem? ⠀⠀ For today’s fictional dad prompt, I went a little godly and the All-Father himself: Odin. I’m a big fan of Norse mythology, and Odin is such an integral part of that. I loved Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology so much, and I’m fervently hoping that he does more in the future. Odin, Loki, Thor, and all the rest in Gaiman’s voice...oh yeah, I’m all in for that. ⠀⠀ —————————————————— QOTD: What author would you like to see do a retelling of established mythology/folklore? AOTD: I would love to see Queen Leigh do a book of Russian retellings! —————————————————— ⠀⠀ #bookishcoven | #dadsteve ⠀⠀ #bookreadhappyhour | A book I haven’t posted in awhile . . . . . #bookstagram #bookworm #AmReading #bibliophile #BookAddict #bookaholic #bookphotography #bookdragon #bookstagrammer #booknerdigans #bookishfeatures #instabooks #booklover #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookaddiction #yalit #booksarelife #booksofig #bookish #bookishphotochallenge #julybookishphotochallenge #norsemythology #neilgaiman

💀T h u r s d a y💀 ⠀⠀ Hello and happy Thursday, bookworms! ⠀⠀ Well, my IG is semi working today, so hopefully I’ll be able to catch up with everyone and be around more today! ⠀⠀ Do you enjoy short stories and novellas? It depends on the writer for me since they are actually very tricky to pull off. It should be no surprise that Stephen King is my favorite short story author, and, in my humble opinion, a master do the craft. ⠀⠀ Different Seasons is one of my favorite King novella collections, and it includes the stories that were made into the movies Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption. The other two stories in the book are pretty dark, but only one in the entire book is horror, so this might be a good pick for those interested in King who don’t like to be scared. ⠀⠀ —————————————————— QOTD: Are you a short story fan? If you are, what are some of your favorite collections? If not, why? —————————————————— ⠀⠀ #bookishcoven | I do not leak! You leak! . . . . . #bookstagram #bookworm #AmReading #bibliophile #BookAddict #bookaholic #bookphotography #bookdragon #bookstagrammer #booknerdigans #bookishfeatures #instabooks #booklover #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookaddiction #yalit #booksarelife #booksofig #bookish #bookishphotochallenge #stephenking #differentseasons

🥀B e t r a y a l🥀 ⠀⠀ Hello, bookish babes! ⠀⠀ Well, friends, I have once again shunned my tbr in favor of a mood read. I have just been in such a horror/paranormal mood lately, and nothing on my tbr was quenching that thirst. I blame Gideon the Ninth 🤷🏼‍♀️. Anyway, I went with a recent release and started Teeth in the Mist...here’s hoping it’s creepy enough to satisfy my spooky craving. ⠀⠀ In other news, I hit 3K followers this weekend! I’m truly blown away, and I’m so grateful for everyone’s support. To say thank you, I’m planning a super fun international giveaway, so stay tuned... ⠀⠀ —————————————————— QOTD: Give me a book recommendation based on a tv/movie...”If you like ____, then you should try_______.” AOTD: If you like Westworld, then you should try The Kingdom. ————————————————— ⠀⠀ #bookishcoven Lando! | Betrayal ⠀⠀ #bookreadhappyhour If you build it, he will come | Buildings on the cover ⠀⠀ #grimdragon What could go wrong? . . . . . #bookstagram #bookworm #AmReading #bibliophile #BookAddict #bookaholic #bookphotography #bookdragon #bookstagrammer #booknerdigans #bookishfeatures #instabooks #booklover #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookaddiction #yalit #booksarelife #booksofig #bookish #bookishphotochallenge #julybookishphotochallenge #thekingdom #jessrothenberg

🥀F u l l. M o o n🥀 ⠀⠀ Hello, and happy full moon, my darling bookworms! ⠀⠀ I don’t know about you, but we are definitely feeling the full moon over here at the Spooky Manor. I love the full moon, but it can really run havoc on the minions 🤦🏼‍♀️. ⠀⠀ I finished Wilder Girls last night, and I have to say it wasn’t quite what I’d hoped. It was good, just not amazing. Don’t you hate it when that happens? I’ll throw a mini review up in my stories, and a full review will be in the blog soon! ⠀⠀ You all know how amazing @creativeleighcrafts mugs are, but did you know they have gorgeous hand crafted coasters too? These Cruel Prince inspired coasters are hand painted, and so each one is uniquely lovely. Swipe over to see a close up of these babies. Use my code Spooky15 for a discount on your order, and pick up a coaster to go along with your mug! ⠀⠀ —————————————————— QOTD: You’re trapped in the land of the Fae with three other bookstagrammers...who do you hope to have with you to make it out alive? AOTD: First and foremost Ms @kirasalchemyofbooks to lead the team, then @bookwnoname to kick some faerie ass, and @notthepathtonarnia to be the strategizer and taco maker of the team. We’re totally making it out alive. —————————————————— ⠀⠀ #bookishcoven | Greed is good•Full Buck Moon . . . . . #bookstagram #bookworm #AmReading #bibliophile #BookAddict #bookaholic #bookphotography #bookdragon #bookstagrammer #booknerdigans #bookishfeatures #instabooks #booklover #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookaddiction #yalit #booksarelife #booksofig #bookish #bookishphotochallenge #creativeleighcrafts #cruelprince #julybookishphotochallenge

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