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🖤✨ In my cozy Mama Era ✨ 🖤
☕️ ✨ Curl up, sip tea, turn the page with me ✨ ☕️
✨ Finding magic in every chapter ✨
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📖🗓️Fill My 2026 TBR Shelf📖🗓️

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

As I wrap up my 2025 reading goals (I’m almost there 😅) I’d love some book recs for 2026 🤩

I generally go for mystery, thriller, psychological thriller, small town romance, enemies to lovers and second chance romance. I’m open though to others ♥️

❓What books do you recommend for 2026?❓

Bookstagram | Book Review| December Reads | Reading Mama by @cozychapterlauren

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10 months ago

It’s me, hi! I’m Lauren!

I recently re found my love of reading during my postpartum journey. Sneaking in chapters between changing diapers, chasing my toddler and when sleep schedules went out the window. The life of a Mama Reader!

Follow along, let’s be friends!

#lifeofamama #midnightsbecomemyafternoons #toddlermomlife #newbornmom #bookmom #opalite #booksbooksbooks #bookstagrammer #swifties #lifeofashowgirl #letsbefriends #postpartumjourney by @cozychapterlauren

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a year ago

Hi, I’m Lauren 🤍 Welcome to Lauren’s Cozy Chapter ✨📖☕️
This is my little corner of the internet where books meet blankets, warm mugs, and quiet moments of joy. As a Mama, you’ll find:
-Cozy reviews & recommendations
-Seasonal TBR stacks
-Reading rituals & bookish routines
-A safe space for anyone who believes stories feel like home 🏠

I can’t wait to connect with fellow readers and share this journey with you as I re find my long lost love of reading postpartum

Drop your current read in the comments so we can start chatting!
Here’s to turning the page together 📚✨
— Lauren

#booksbooksbooks #booklover #cozycorners #longlostlove #bookstagrammer by @cozychapterlauren

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A Haunted House Where… Bookish edition! 👻

I’ve definitely had most of these happen to me before 😂

❓Which of these is your biggest bookish fear?❓

Bookstagram | Reading Mama | Haunted House | Halloween | PNW Reader | October | Bookish Memes by @cozychapterlauren

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2 days ago

💅📖 SO - your girl just passed the 1K followers threshold!! This means a lot to me because it was a goal I had set for myself to accomplish in a year on Bookstagram - and yall crushed it with months to go before my anniversary. 🥺

All the more reason to give a lil shoutie to some of the folks who’ve been so lovely, supportive, and whose feeds are examples I’m striving for! 🥰 This community can be such a cute place! I’m grateful for the friendship AND the book recs!

Follow these fantastic humans!! 💖💅👀
@imagensbookishdiary
@acesofash
@cozychapterlauren
@ashhdreaux
@awitchandherbook
@upstatebookbitch
@reads_with_k.rose
@courtneyyallreads
@ysaleftyouonread

Thank you, thank you *everyone* for the kindness. 💖 taken in Book Club by @cozychapterlauren

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“The Witch” by Freida McFadden

𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕝𝕠𝕥

This was such a great spooky read for October!

The book is dual timeline and follows Caroline from the 17th century and Julia in present day. The two women lived in the same house, centuries apart.

Caroline was said to be a previous wife of Julia’s Great Grandfather who was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake. After her death, Julia’s Great Grandfather married her Great Grandmother who was a maid at the time in their home.

But what secrets linger within the walls and within the ground?

𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤

I thought this was a really great atmospheric book that walked the line of paranormal vs reality.

I felt like this Freida McFadden book had a different vibe to it than many of her others do. Riley Sager is one of my favorite authors and I had to keep reminding myself that this wasn’t one of his books, since his books are formatted in a similar way with the dual timelines paralleling each other.

I did guess part of the plot twist, but for me it was trying to figure out how they get to that end point throughout the story.

Overall though, 4.5 stars!

Photos are from went to Salem, MA a few years ago. I’m headed back soon and this book got me excited for the trip!

❓What’s the favorite place you’ve traveled to?❓

Bookstagram | Freida McFadden | Thriller Reader | The Witch | Massachusetts | Witch Trials | PNW Reader | Reading Mama | October Books | New Releases by @cozychapterlauren

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🎃🍁October Mornings 🍁🎃

This has been a super busy week with volunteering at my son’s school, birthday parties, swim lessons and work in between all there as well.

There’s something magical though about waking up before the kids do, making a cup of coffee and reading a few chapters of a good book before the rest of life gets in the way 🧡

❓Are you team late night owl reader, early bird morning reader or frantic squirrel trying to sneak in chapters wherever you can reader?❓

October Reading | Reading Mama | PNW Reader | October Mornings | Thriller Books | Plot Twists | New Release | Freida McFadden | The Witch by @cozychapterlauren

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📖🎃October Hopefuls 🎃📖

This is the perfect season for all things spooky, whimsy, mysterious and cozy!

Here’s some books that I hope to read this October.

Photo credit to one of my favorite places to visit in the Fall, the Cedar Creek Grist Mill

❓What book is high on your list for October?❓

Bookstagram | October | TBR | PNW Reader | Reading Mama | Thrillers | Mystery | Fantasy | Whimsy by @cozychapterlauren

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📖✨Celebrating One Year of Bookstagram✨📖

One year already 🥰

When I first started my Bookstagram, I truly had no idea what I was doing (sometimes I still wonder🤣).

I in general wasn’t super familiar with Instagram, had no idea how to make reels, and hadn’t ever played around with Canva or any other editing apps. Had no idea how the daunting algorithm worked, or the power of key words and hashtags. I still don’t even remember why I chose Instagram 🤣

I was just a mom, new postpartum who had recently re found her long lost love of reading and decided to jump blindly into the world that is Bookstagram ✨

The Bookstagram community has been amazing though, and I’ve gotten to know so many fellow readers, I’ve gotten an endless amount of book recs that overflow my TBR and have met so many kind hearted fellow Bookstagramers who have hyped me up when I’ve been discouraged or nervous to post the content.

Here’s to another year of figuring out the ever changing algorithm, adding more books than I can keep up with to my TBR and continuing to make wonderful connections.

Thank you all 😘 by @cozychapterlauren

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🍁📖September Reading Wrap Up! 📖🍁

September was quite the month!

I definitely didn’t hit a record number of books read, but September was a great experience!

I flew to Texas to go see my good friend which was lovely. While there, we visited the Dallas World Aquarium, my first Buc-Ees and of course Texas Roadhouse!

We also got to ride a vintage train and saw the President JFK Memorial/ assassination site. As a history lover, this was really interesting to see.

On the trip I also got to visit the Chickasaw Reservation in Oklahoma which was gorgeous and so peaceful ☺️

Fun fact: My husband and I have made it a goal to visit all 50 states and so far we’ve been to 33 in our almost 10 years of being married. We’re aiming for 50!

I also got some surprise new songs from Ms Taylor Swift which was a wonderful surprise.

I also started Chapter 32 in this crazy thing called life 😂

September did have some heavy moments as I try and somehow manage working and rushing around to get my Kindergartener on and off the bus everyday and always feeling behind, but that makes me feel even more thankful for my escapes from reality in my books 🥰

I’m loving the Fall weather though and embracing all of it 🫶

❓What was your favorite part of September?❓

Bookstagram | Reading Mama | September | Reading Wrap Up | Travel | by @cozychapterlauren

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18 days ago

📖🍁“Something About September” by Julia McKay 🍁📖

𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨

This was a sweet second chance small town romance, perfect for September!

The book follows Rebecca, a woman who left her small town lifestyle for the city and became a college professor. After returning home after her Grandmother passes away, she learns she has inherited her Grandmother’s diner. The diner has been closed for a year, and the city says she either needs to re open the business or sell the building. Every day that the business sits empty is another fine. The building though is in bad shape. In comes Cort, the town’s only construction business owner who has a romantic past with Rebecca.

Will Rebecca be able to set aside her feelings towards Cort for the greater good of her inherited legacy?

𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤

I’m giving this book 4 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the perfect book for a cool Fall day. The author does a great job at setting the scene for the small town with apple orchards, a giant pumpkin contest and the quirky characters of the town. It was like a Hallmark movie in book form.

I also took a few hours to myself at my local library where I knew no one would bother me. My new fave Fall activity 😂

❓What’s your favorite Fall activity?❓

Bookstagram | September Books | Fall activity | Reading Mama | PNW Reader | Autumn by @cozychapterlauren

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My early morning plans🎃

Sometimes between the running around with the kids, meeting deadlines for work and trying to maintain my sanity, I’ve found setting my alarm an hour early in the morning to get in a little bit of reading time for myself has done wonders 🥰

I’m excited to finally read this, as it’s been recommended to me so many times 😍

It’s the perfect time to read it since the movie is coming out soon! One of the book clubs I’m a part of is already planning to go see it as a group 💜

❓What are you reading this weekend?❓

Bookstagram | Reading Mama | Thriller | September Books | Verity | PNW Reader | by @cozychapterlauren

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