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✨ reading by vibes & questionable judgment
📚 mood reader • genre wander
🎁 collecting books one giveaway at a time
📖 my TBR is wildly optimistic

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Celebrating the little things! 🎂❤️

200 followers might seem small to some, but I'm all about celebrating the little wins!

I haven't been here long, but I've already loved connecting with so many fellow book lovers. Thank you all for being here and making this little corner of Bookstagram so much fun!

Here's to more books, new bookish friends, and plenty of side quests along the way! 📚🥹❤️

What's one little win you're celebrating lately? Big or small, I want to hear it! 🥹❤️ by @literarysidequest

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☀️ Poolside with a plot twist. 📖

A little sunshine, some pool time, and a thriller that will probably have me questioning everyone’s motives. 😂

Starting Saint Delilah by @isabellespotts , and I can't think of a better way to spend the afternoon!

Tell me, are you reaching for a cute romance or a dark thriller by the pool? 👀

#Bookstagram #CurrentlyReading #ThrillerReads #BookishLife #LiterarySideQuest by @literarysidequest

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🍂📚 Side Quest Unlocked: #001

Blind Date With My TBR 🤎

I can never decide what to read next, so I figured I'd let you guys choose for me!

I wrapped up three books from my TBR and put together a few clues for each one. No titles, no covers, just a little hint at what I'm getting myself into. 👀

Swipe through and let me know which one you think I should read next!

**Comment 1, 2, or 3!** ✨

I'm excited to see which one you all pick. Hopefully you don't completely wreck me emotionally. 😂

#Bookstagram #BlindDateWithABook #BookishSideQuest by @literarysidequest

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9 days ago

Currently accepting no responsibilities at this time. 👻📖

Started diving into She’s a Doll @barbarartruelove and so far, I’m happily ignoring everything else.

Cold coffee, new book, questionable priorities. Seems about right. 😂

What's currently stealing your attention? by @literarysidequest

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Reader confessions 📚🍂

Since we’re getting to know each other, I figured I should probably confess a few things…

I say “one more chapter” like I’ve ever respected that boundary.
My TBR is wildly optimistic.
I absolutely judge books by their covers.
And apparently entering book giveaways has become a personality trait. 😂

Please tell me I’m not alone.

What’s your most unhinged reader habit? 👀

#ReaderConfessions #Bookstagram #BookishHumor #BookLover #BookCommunity by @literarysidequest

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13 days ago

🎈 Taking this side quest to new heights.

Got to start my morning with beautiful balloons in the sky and a new read chosen by YOU. 📖✨

Hot Girl Murder Club by @ashleywinsteadbooks won the spooky season side quest, so apparently this is where you’ve sent me next. 😂🔪

Balloons + a new book + questionable fictional decisions feels like a pretty solid way to start the day.

Side quest officially underway. 🎈📚

Anyone else read this one? No spoilers, but tell me what I’m getting myself into. 👀

#Bookstagram #CurrentlyReading #ThrillerBooks #LiterarySideQuest by @literarysidequest

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15 days ago

🎃 Spooky season side quest: YOU choose

Apparently I can collect spooky books just fine.
Choosing which one to actually read? Different skill set. 😂

So I’m handing over control of my next side quest.

🌹 Saint Delilah @isabellespotts
🗝️ No One Leaves the Manor @kellymmcwilliams
🔮 Portrait of a Witch Undone @ksshaywrites
🔪 Hot Girl Murder Club @ashleywinsteadbooks

Which one am I reading next? 👇

Drop your vote below: 🌹 🗝️ 🔮 or 🔪 because clearly I cannot be trusted with my own TBR. ✨

May the most unhinged side quest win.

@berkleypub @littlebrown @kensingtonbooks @minotaur_books

#SpookyReads #OctoberReads #MoodReader #BookPoll #LiterarySideQuest by @literarysidequest

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17 days ago

Unexpected side quest: complete ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I won an ARC of Carrying by @samanthaloisjosephs through a @goodreads giveaway and went into it knowing basically nothing, which ended up being the BEST way to read it.

Because… what did I just read?! 😂

This book was weird, dark, funny, uncomfortable, completely unhinged, and somehow impossible to put down. Every time I thought I knew where we were going, the story said absolutely not and took another sharp left turn.

And just a heads-up, the body horror definitely BODY HORRORS. 😅 This one gets into some pretty intense and uncomfortable territory, so definitely check the trigger warnings before jumping in.

I probably wouldn't have picked this one up on my own, and somehow this random ARC win turned into a 5-star read. This is exactly why I love an unexpected literary side quest. ✨

Thank you @goodreads, @samanthaloisjosephs & @putnambooks for sending this wonderfully weird little side quest my way. 💖

Releasing October 6, 2026 ✨

#Carrying #SamanthaJosephs #GoodreadsGiveaway #ARCReader by @literarysidequest

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