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2025 recap🫶
This past year has been a really good reading year for me. I tried to not pressure myself into reading this year and that has been such a good goal for me. This year mentally was challenging but I have so many amazing memories and beautiful people to bring into the new year. I can’t wait to see what 2026 has in the cards for me personally and in my reading!✨

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life & book dump <3 <3

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august slipped away…🍷☀️

wearing my hat of the summer by my love @bookswithjb @proudofyourprogress 🫶🏻 paired with my fave @kulanikinis

I can’t believe one of the best months of the year is over!! And what a MONTH it was!! So many happy memories, wrapping up my first job, TSITP season 3, engagements and announcements, it was a beautiful month. I’m sad to see it go but also soooo beyond ready for the -ber months!! I am CRAVING fall this year

Some highlights of August:
-TSITP season 3 😭😭😭 (some of my favorite memories ever will be watching this show but I don’t want it to ever end)
-trips to the beach!!
-seeing Linkin Park with my fam
-reading oh so many fantasy books!
-meeting miss @ivmariebooks
-THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL ANNOUNCEMENT!!
-Taylor engagement 🥺
-receiving an arc and loving Good Spirits ☺️
-ending my first job (although I’m kinda sad)
-lots of baking
-hitting 1k on Youtube and 7k on Insta 🫶🏻
-watching lots of @insideoutwithjamieandjordan TSITP videos
-making a lottttt of content and having so much fun posting!!

AND I SEE TATE TODAY!! happy last day of August to me!!

I hope everyone had a good August!! I love you guys

QOTD: What was your favorite memory or one thing that made you happy in August??

#august #augustslippedaway #booksta #smallbookstagram #kulanikinis #romancebook #fantasybooks #thesummeriturnedpretty #tsitpedit #goodspirits #booksbooksbooks #bookishposts #bookishcontent

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Happy Monday friends!! the last #whatthisweek of August 🤍

Last week was a wild week!! I went kinda viral on Instagram which has never happened before (kinda terrifying, kinda cool, 10/10 recommend not looking at the comment section on that reel). Hit 7k on Insta finally (YAY i love you guys) and watched one of the most devastating, best episodes of TSITP. 🥺 I also got to see some of my friends and catch up with them and frantically get everything together at work to prepare to leave!!

This is my last week at my clerkship and it honestly is so crazy, a year has gone by so fast!! I’m sad to leave my team but also really excited to start my new job in a whole new setting. But mainly I’m excited to have a week off next week ☺️

AND, most exciting this week…I’M SEEING MISS TATE MCRAE!!! My sister and I are going to the Baltimore show over the weekend and it’s all I can think about. My outfit is super cute and I just can’t wait to see her again, she’s one of the best performers :)

📚 What I’m Reading: I’m halfway through my arc of Alchemy of Secrets, which I’m really loving but I did NOT know it’s like a mystery?? Set in a magical world?? Then I’m planning to read my arcs of Our Vicious Oaths and Cover Story. I also really want to reread Katabasis when it releases but that may wait until later in the fall…

📺 What I’m Watching: alllll the fall book recs and fall fantasy reading recommendations videos on Booktube!! fall fantasy reading is almost here and I literally am SO excited!! I just released my own little Ultimate Fantasy Reading Guide video on YT but I will have a fall book recommendation video coming soon…

🎧 What I’m Listening to: The Jasad Heir!!! I have been dying to read this one and when I saw @catescozycornerofbooks rave about the audiobooks and it was available on Libby I RAN!! I am about 40% through and loving it so far.

☀️ What I’m Looking Forward to: TATE CONCERT, finishing up my job, a week off from work, all the fall new releases, new fantasy series to discover, and new episode of TSITP!!

I hope everyone has a great week 🤍

QOTD: What are you currently reading??

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a little what this week since i haven’t done one in awhile!

📖 READING: 4 things at once bc i am insane. smoke & scar (about 20% in), restitution (about 20% in), the women (about 70% in) and a fic (about 70% in).

🎧 LISTENING: a lot of a day to remember this week, plus some other pop punk throwback tunes

✍🏻 WRITING: finishing up some structural changes to my draft. i send to my dev editor in early september so i am trying to get it into solid shape before then! ALSO i had some gorgeous character art delivered to me by @nikkidoesart__ and 1) I CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU GUYS and 2) it’s just making me want to commission more and more and i can quickly see this becoming a problem lol. peep the last image for my reaction 😭😭😭

📺 WATCHING: paradise on hulu. and everyone and his brother keeps telling me to watch TSITP! will i cave??? maybe one day.

ok, gonna go try to avoid the sunday scaries for a few hours before V BIG DAY tomorrow!

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happy august to the people who live for the hope of it all…🍷

it’s starting to feel like salt air and the rust on your door!! my favorite time of the year!! compiled some of my favorite pics that remind me of August/salt air/moments at the beach (let’s pretend you guys haven’t seen some of these pics before). August probably is my favorite month of the summer even though it does suck that summer is winding down, but that means fall is right around the corner (my fave season)!!

soaking up every second of this month, playing august on repeat, listening to my bellyconrad playlist (it’s THEIR month), missing the eras tour constantly, leaning back in to all my favorite hobbies, reading some GOOD books 🤞🏻 it’s going to be a good month!!

QOTD: what is your favorite song off of Folklore?? do you like the month of August??

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such a beautiful person w a beautiful message @bookswithjb @proudofyourprogress forever love supporting u

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decorate with me!!!💗✨🎀🧸📖

i think i just found my new favorite hobby🤩🤩!!!!

already can’t wait to switch it up haha!!!

happiest fridayyyy everyoneeee party time🥳🥳🥳

i love you allll!!!!!!!! BIG HUGSSSS 🧸🤗🤗

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isn’t this just so cute?!💐🎀🤓💫🧸☀️🫧🩷

recently bought a clear case for my kindle in order to be able to showcase these beautiful stickers!!!

ugh i love it so much!! 🥹🥹🥹

i love romanticizing the little things, so i added bows to my bunny stuffed animal LOL!!! 🎀🥰 and glasses for the SUNSHINE!!! 🌞

do you like decorating your kindle case?!

stickers shown here are from @bookloverscollective_ and @proudofyourprogress !!!💛💛💙💙

you can use my code “yourfriendgen10” for 10% off at @bookloverscollective_ !!!!! 🤭🤭🤭

i hope everyone is enjoying their day today!!! ilyyy all!!! MWAH!!!! 😚😚

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First feels of summer 💛🌅☀️😎

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mental health book recs 🧠📚🫶🏻

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which is something I’m super passionate about!! No better way to celebrate than getting myself this cute hat from @proudofyourprogress as a reminder to myself and others that I’m proud of our progress and healing in my mental health journey.

I know that I come off bubbly and fun and I try to keep this account as positive as possible because it’s my happy place, but I’m someone who has struggled with mental health issues my entire life. As someone who has dealt with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts (and so many other wonderful mental illnesses) since I was very young, I find it so important to be open about my mental health. Growing up I was someone who held all my emotions and issues inside and really didn’t feel like I saw that many people talking about their mental health. But once I finally asked for help and got into therapy and medication, my entire life was changed.

Life can be so hard and full of so many challenges but one of the things that has brought me so much comfort is knowing I’m not the only feeling this way. Reading is the one thing that has always brought me so much comfort, connection, and true happiness and refinding my passion for reading was one of the things that saved me in some of my darkest days. Finding characters in books that deal with mental health issues like I do is one of my favorite things, as a reminder that we aren’t alone.

We are all human and we all have so much life ahead of us. I’m so grateful for this little life I’ve created for myself and for the friendships and community this account has brought me!! 🤍

Mental Health book recs:
- Beartown
- Passion Project (thanks @penguinbooks for the free book)
- We Could Be Rats
- Audre and Bash Are Just Friends (thanks @littlebrownyoungreaders for the free book)
- Know My Name
- Heartstopper
- Before I Let Go
- Happy Place
- Unsteady
- We’ll Always Have Summer
- Alone With You in the Ether
- The Women
- Oathbringer/Rhythm of War (thanks @torbooks for the free book)

QOTD: What is your favorite book that includes mental health representation??

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