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✨How To Start A Reading Journal Part 2-
Spreads To Include✨

Hi loves! I hope this voiceover was helpful in deciding what to include if you’re starting a new reading journal. Remember, this is just what I personally like to do. You can do as many spreads or as little as you want! You don’t have to draw, you can use stickers and washi to decorate. You can make it super simple if you’d like. I know sometimes I go a little overboard on the details because it’s fun for me. Regardless of what you include or how you decide to create yours, it’s so fun to collect the stories we read like treasures ✨

Let me know if you’ll be creating a reading journal for 2026 🫶🏼

Part 1 is already up on my page and I go over all my favorite supplies. Part 3 will be up soon! Let me know what else you’d like me to cover in this series.
Feel free to ask any questions in the comments ♥️
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#readingjournal #bookjournal #bookstagram #journalcommunity howtojournal by @mandyjournals

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10 months ago

✨Top 10 Books Of 2025✨

Hi loves 🫶🏼 Here is my official top 10! I read so many good books this year 🥹 I decided to just pick one from the TOG series so that one is basically representing all of it. My top 10 is a mix of gothic vibes, magical fantasy and horror. Books that are cozy and whimsical or emotional and dark- full of faeries, vampires and lovable sidekicks! Which is actually a perfect representation of what I love!

💫 Have you read any of these books?

📖 What was your top read of the year?
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#favoritebooks #topreads #bookstagram #bookish #booksoftheyear by @mandyjournals

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9 months ago

✨2026 Reading Journal Bookshelf✨

Hi loves 🫶🏼 I shared a reel of this yesterday with some close ups but I had to post a picture too! I’m still working on the bookshelf process reel ♥️

On Thursday I hit 25k 😭🥳💫 I am honestly so in shock that 25,000 people care enough about my IG to follow me! I am so grateful for all the love on my journals and bookish content. I still smile everytime someone leaves me a nice comment or message 🥹 I love you all and thank you for being here 🫂
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#readingjournal #bookshelf #bookjournal #journalgram #bookstagram by @mandyjournals

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10 months ago

✨Update My Reading Journal- September Reads✨

Hi loves 🫶🏼

September was such an amazing reading month! There were 3 new releases from some of my favorite series of all time- Dead Beat, The Mirror Of Infinite Endings and The Knave And The Moon 🥰 I am so grateful that I loved all of them so much! The new release excitement is continuing in October and I just can’t read fast enough!

💫 What were your favorite reads of September?
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#readingjournal #bookjournal #journalwithme #bookstagram #readingwrapup by @mandyjournals

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✨🍂Autumn TBR🍂✨

Hi loves 🫶🏼 Every year I make an “autumn hopefuls” list and every year it gets longer and longer 😅 I even left out a few other books that didn’t fit but let’s be real, I’ll be happy if I get to half of these! A lot of these are new releases that I’m looking forward to. I’ve already read Dead Beat and The Mirror Of Infinite Endings ( I loved them so much 😭) and I just started Belladonna. A lot of these are gothic fantasies and I can’t get enough of that genre 🥰 I’m so excited to read all these books!

🍂📖 What’s on your autumn TBR?

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#falltbr #readingjournal #bookjournal #autumntbr #bookstagram by @mandyjournals

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8 days ago

✨Muneca- Reading Journal Spread✨

Hi loves 🫶🏼
Muneca is a witchy horror novella with a touch of historical sapphic romance. I loved this so much! It’s the perfect time of year to pick this one up 🍂✨
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💫 @thegivinggirl
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#readingjournal #bookjournal #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #horrorbooks by @mandyjournals

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✨ Journal With Me- Autumn Bucket List + Cozy Craft Cart ✨

Hi loves 🫶🏼 I hope you’ve been liking these journal with me videos that I’ve been posting more of lately! They are a lot more time to edit but I always enjoy watching these types of reels so I hope you do too 🥰

I was super inspired by my incredible friend @curiouslycandace and decided to build a cozy fall craft cart too! I’m so excited to collect some of these crafty and self care items and build my cart 🥰 it’ll be the perfect thing to grab from when I need a little moment of self care or want to do a cozy craft. It’s honestly bringing me so much joy and I’m so grateful for my dear friend always sharing the best ideas with me! 🫶🏼

In the right side I made my autumn bucket list that I like to make every year 🥰 it gets me so excited to start thinking about all the activities I want to do during my favorite time of year ✨

💫 journal from @black.petal.stationery (code mandy10) PET tape from @thegivinggirl @papermintystudio
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#journalwithme #fallvibes #fallcrafts #journaling #journalinginspiration by @mandyjournals

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15 days ago

✨Reading Journal Spread- Restitution (The Edge Of Darkness- book 3) @authorleighrivers ✨

Hi loves 🫶🏼 I saved this spread for @black.petal.stationery dark romance collection Sinners Love in collaboration with @notriggersjustcharms 😍 I just recieved my rep pack and had to instantly use these stickers because they’re perfect for this series!

I think about Kade all the time 🥹 This series was FULL of trauma. These characters are put through it and it was PAINFUL 🫠 I have so much love for Stacey and Kade 🥹❤️

💫 Leftover stock will be added to @black.petal.stationery site mid October (code Mandy10)
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#dᴀʀᴋrᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ #journalcommunity #journalwithme #readingjournal #bookjournaling by @mandyjournals

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17 days ago

✨Create A Whimsical Bookshop With Me✨

Hi loves 🫶🏼 I know it took me awhile to get this one uploaded. I had a couple hours of footage to edit but I finally got it done 🥰 I hope you can take a few minutes to relax and reset your nervous system with some cozy, whimsical vibes 💫 I had so much fun drawing this!

Should I do an autumn version? 🍂✨

Supplies used: @micronart fineliners @colirocolors watercolor paint in moon gold @tombowusa dual brush pens
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#drawwithme #journalart #whimsicalart #bookstagram #journalcommunity by @mandyjournals

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🍂✨Journal With Me- Autumn TBR✨🍂

Hi loves! In case you’re new here and don’t know this about me.. I literally wait all year for autumn to come back around 🥹 The nasty hot weather that makes my chronic illnesses 1000 times worse subsides and we get crisp cool air. The world is painted in vivid colors as the leaves change and the sky is full of fluffy clouds. We get to stroll in pumpkin patches and apple orchards, wear sweaters and flannels and drink our PSLs 😍 The stores are flooded with all the cute spooky season stuff and all of the best books and movies get released. Life is beautiful and I can breathe again! 🍂

So of course my autumn TBR is always overly ambitious but I can’t help myself 🥹 I have so many more books I want to add too. I haven’t even decided on my horror reads yet so only a few are sprinkled in here 🫠 I need help okay 🙈

I hope you enjoy this journal with me! 🥰

💫 @canonusa (canon Selphy printer link in bio)
Journal clip @black.petal.stationery (code mandy10)
PET tape @papermintystudio
Washi @taylorryandesign
Scrap paper @thegivinggirl
Name plate @zari.prints (mandy10)
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#journalwithme #autumntbr #falltbr #readingjournal #bookstagram by @mandyjournals

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✨Update My Reading Journal- August Reads✨

Hi loves 🫶🏼 I think this was my slowest reading month this year! I only finished 4 books. I absolutely loved An Arcane Study Of Stars though and that made my whole month 💖

💫 What was your favorite read in August?
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#readingjournal #bookjournal #readingwrapup #journalwithme #bookstagram by @mandyjournals

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✨Happy Release Day- Knave And The Moon✨

I’m so excited to be back with my Bartholomew! 🥹 How cute is my little Bartholomew figure. He talks and it came with a little booklet of Bartholomew-isms 🥰

Today’s been such a nice day. I went to Barnes & Noble to pick up the book, got a Pumpkin Spice Latte and had a picnic at the park. The leaves were actually falling 🍂✨ and it was the perfect way to celebrate the start of September! I also had to stop and get some bath bombs from Lush too 🥰 I will be reading for the rest of the day!

So happy to be back in this world 📖
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#knightandthemoth #bartholomew #rachelgillig #bookishpost #fallday by @mandyjournals

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