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12 books by 12 friends (but it’s actually 13 books by 13 friends because i can’t choose) 🤍

i’m so excited to start this challenge!! i usually don’t participate in this one because i fail all the time as a mood reader but i found a solution for that: putting them in a jar and blindly picking one each month with my tbr jar. smart i know.

thank you friends for these wonderful recommendations. i can’t wait to chat about them with you <3

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Sort of a wrap up, more of a random dump, and halfway through i remembered that today (as in the 24th) is my two year bookstagram anniversary whaaaaat?!!

And, as always, i love to take this time to say a huge thank you to all the amazing people i’ve met through this account! it’s been super cool to geek out about lots of random things with you guys!!! I’ve mentioned some of them here so please do give them all a follow, and some that aren’t mentioned here due to lack of space but that i still adore very much <3

(also the tawny man review is coming soon.......)

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Y’all, I could have spent d a y s inside of this bookstore. The vibes were immaculate and I’m honestly glad I don’t live super close to it or I’d be in serious financial trouble 😬

I’ve done some damage over the past two weekends and have officially put myself on a book buying ban for the foreseeable future. Swipe to see my recent book purchases and guess which one I’m starting!

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happy birthday 🎂

it is now a tradition of mine to read my friends’ favorite books for my birthday as a way to celebrate having them in my life.

• @storieshaven
NANA volume 1 to 3 by ai yazawa
this is such a cool manga about girlhood and growing up, i highly recommend that you read it as well

• @domis.reading
boys don’t cry by fiona scarlett
i really don’t have a great track record when i read domi’s favorite book so imagine my surprise when i loved this book! i actually cried when finishing it.

• @land.sp4ce
a darker shade of magic by v.e schwab
literally the coolest book by this author!! i love schwab but each of her books are always for a different type of reader and i’m so happy this one found me.

• @bookish_consent
the hobbit by JRR tolkien
after dnf’ing LotR because of how slow it was i thought this author wasn’t for me but wow this was brilliant.

• @ifiweresummer
what the wind knows by amy harmon
disclaimer! this is not her favorite book… just a book she loved 6 years ago. there was a little mix-up, and i didn’t have time to read Martyr! by kaveh akbar (her actual fav book) after things cleared up. but i still had fun, the history part of the book was exciting.

well this was fun!! i love challenging myself, getting out of my comfort zone, and especially trying to see why these books are so dear to my friends.

[last slide is other bookstagrammer i love that you should check out and if i had all the time in the world i would read their favorite book too]

💭 what’s the last book recommendation you loved?

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24hrs readathon ✨🌈🌼

this is a 100% queer readathon for the last day of pride month (kind of homophobic if you ask me)

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my TOP 5’s in celebration of my 1 year on bookstagram 🥳🎂

mentioned some faves of mine that i think shaped me and continue to be a part of my personality. including some people who made my time in this community fun and so worth it !! of course thank you to everyone who took the time to interact with me it means the world to me and i hope i get to continue sharing my thoughts and silly pictures of books with you all !! im so happy i created this account at 2am a year ago 🥺💌

who’s surprised i finally did this? i am ☝️🤓

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☞ 2024 wrap-up

In the 4 years I’ve been actively tracking my reads, this was my most productive year! Although I don’t think it had the same quality as past years, I still found some new favourites🤍

☞ 2024 top 3
- In Memoriam
- I Fell in Love with Hope
- Fellow Travelers

☞ 2024 letdowns :((
- Sword Catcher
- The Sins on Their Bones
- Immortal Dark

☞ 2024 library savings
💰 Saved $728.71
📚 27/37 read were library books

☞ Goals for 2024
- DNF more books I’m not vibing with
- try to read what I own
- selectively buy books (even second hand)

☞ Did I achieve any of my 2023 book-related goals?
✅ used the library
✅ shopped at local bookstores and used up big chain gift cards
❌ read what I own
🔸 (sometimes) reading for myself over social media

Thank you ALL for sticking around here after over 3 years! Sometimes it feels harder and harder to ‘grow’ this account, but I’m already spoiled with all of you here🫶🏻

Happy reading in 2025!
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#readingwrapup #canadianbookstagram #basementofbooks #reading #favouritebooks #noshameinmylibrarygame

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3 book challenge 🦢🌿

I haven’t done a tag in a hot minute so I thought this would be fun!! Thanks @bookswithmaddyy for tagging me, you are so very sweet!

3 books you read recently:
-crier’s war by nina varela 💫3.75/5 (I expected sm more from this one :/)
-daisy haites by jessa hastings 💫4/5 (more drama gimme gimme gimme)
-the serpent and the wings of night by carrisa broadbent 💫3.5/5 (trashy but fun)

3 books you wish you could read again for the first time
-heaven by mieko kawakami 💫1 million/5 (always)
-pew by catherine lacey 💫5/5 (i think about this book quite frequently)
-when we lost our heads by heather o’neill 💫5/5 (this book was perfect. 10/10. no notes.)

3 books you want to read
-roland rogers isn’t dead yet by samantha allen (this one sounds so cute and I hope it gives under the whispering door energy)
-the wild robot by peter brown (i wanna read the book before seeing the movie. This story sounds so SWEET)
-vanishing world by sayaka murata (y’all don’t understand how long i’ve been waiting for this. I love you miss sayaka murata)

Thats it for now!! Let me know if you guys have read any of these or want to!

Mwah 💋

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🎃 current watch + current read 🎃
Supernatural the Anime and The Shining by Stephen King

easing into the Halloween mood with these two 🦉🧡

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my 5 top 5 ! this was an excruciating process because my obsessions latch deep and burrow into my soul while also taking turns in the favorites spot :3

bonus category ! i also took this opportunity to show my top 5 people on booksta (while also unabashedly lying bc u are insane if you think i could only pick 5) i just love u all so !!

ok love u guys xoxo byeeee

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20 obsessions tag 🌱

catching up on some months-old tags 👀
thanks @princessofstories for tagging me! 💕

Koda, my doggie
My cat Sen
Forests
Star gazing
Snowy/rainy days
Pasta dishes
Matcha
Jane austen
Supernatural
Jigsaw puzzles
Hot water bottles
Video essays
Bears
Clowns
Lotr
00s (teen drama/crime) tv shows
My Spotify playlists (all 300+ of them)
Haunted houses
Scented candles
Blink 182

do we have any in common? 😌🫶🏼

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What's your current read?

Summer scavenger hunt! 🛼🫧
Thank you, @rosewaterreads, for the tag!!!

A book with a season in the title 🌱
A New Spring - There was a shocking lack of seasonal titles on my shelves, but Robert Jordan saved the day!!!

A book about a journey 🤺
The Belgariad- a very classic quest fantasy with some of the most comforting settings in fantasy

A book set in space 🛸
The Exo Project - one of the most hidden gems on my shelf, I enjoyed the Exo project so much!!!

A book about an animal 🐿
Despereaux!!

A book with a celestial theme ✨️
The girl who drank the moon 🌙

A book with an ocean theme 🦑
The last voyage of Poe Blythe - another hidden gem! Liveship traders is also absolutely spectacular!

I will tag some lovely readers, but as always, if you want to do the tag- wabam, you are tagged! Thank you again, @rosewaterreads, for the tag. It was so fun to do!!!

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