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audiobooks have been my lifeline to the book world lately, listened to pictures of you by @emmagreyauthor while I worked on these cuties!! 🎧

🏷️ #books #booksta #bookstagram #audiobooks #stainedglass

audiobooks have been my lifeline to the book world lately, listened to pictures of you by @emmagreyauthor while I worked on these cuties!! 🎧

🏷️ #books #booksta #bookstagram #audiobooks #stainedglass

figured it’s about time for a “hi, I’m alive” post on this account 👋🏼 also, we’re moving! not cross-country this time, but the next few months are going to start getting very hectic irl, so taking any suggestions on fantastic audiobooks you’ve listened to lately to load up my libby holds, because that’s probably one of the main ways I’ll be getting any book time in for the foreseeable future!!

🏷️ bookstagram, book suggestions, audiobooks, milso, military spouse, pcs

figured it’s about time for a “hi, I’m alive” post on this account 👋🏼 also, we’re moving! not cross-country this time, but the next few months are going to start getting very hectic irl, so taking any suggestions on fantastic audiobooks you’ve listened to lately to load up my libby holds, because that’s probably one of the main ways I’ll be getting any book time in for the foreseeable future!!

🏷️ bookstagram, book suggestions, audiobooks, milso, military spouse, pcs

finally made it in to check out @talesandtailsfxbg before an always delicious dinner at @fahrenheit132 😋

#bookstagram #fredericksburg

finally made it in to check out @talesandtailsfxbg before an always delicious dinner at @fahrenheit132 😋

#bookstagram #fredericksburg

“We men are perhaps too quick to reach for our guns.”

reporting live from what is hopefully the end of my reading slump… another beautifully written @kristinhannahauthor read that emotionally crushed me 😭

#bookstagram #bookrec #reading #fivestar #kristinhannah

“We men are perhaps too quick to reach for our guns.”

reporting live from what is hopefully the end of my reading slump… another beautifully written @kristinhannahauthor read that emotionally crushed me 😭

#bookstagram #bookrec #reading #fivestar #kristinhannah

I feel like I had this on hold foreverrrrr and was always available when I wouldn’t have time to get through it, glad to have finally got to read it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I feel like I had this on hold foreverrrrr and was always available when I wouldn’t have time to get through it, glad to have finally got to read it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

big @libib fan over here!!

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big @libib fan over here!!

#book #bookstagram #books #bookish #bookblogger #bookblog #booklover #bookcommunity #bookaesthetic #booktok #bookshelf #bookworm #milso #readersofinstagram #bookaddict #spaceforcewife #bookstagrammer #instabooks #readersofig #newbookstagram #newbookstagrammer #girlswhoread #bookobsessed #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorssupportingauthors #authorcommunity #shelfie

such a good fall read — well, in general a good read, but especially for fall!!

I also had a spark of inspiration for a project as I was going back and forth between eyeballing and listening, stay tuned 🤭

such a good fall read — well, in general a good read, but especially for fall!!

I also had a spark of inspiration for a project as I was going back and forth between eyeballing and listening, stay tuned 🤭

finally scanned my stack of books to @libib and straightened up my shelves (they were a leaning disaster) 🥲

finally scanned my stack of books to @libib and straightened up my shelves (they were a leaning disaster) 🥲

I was talking to a friend about this book the other day and realized I never gave it a good spot on my feed… still one of my top reads this year!!! 🚀

I was talking to a friend about this book the other day and realized I never gave it a good spot on my feed… still one of my top reads this year!!! 🚀

my original goal was to read this before my work trip last month (lol) because I’d be traveling to the area the story takes place… that didn’t happen, but I did thoroughly enjoy this one!! 🌊

my original goal was to read this before my work trip last month (lol) because I’d be traveling to the area the story takes place… that didn’t happen, but I did thoroughly enjoy this one!! 🌊

rare clean office sighting, had to document it 👀🌈✨

rare clean office sighting, had to document it 👀🌈✨

this has been in my TBR since it first made its rounds on bookstagram, and I ✨finally✨ read it! it always screamed “fall read” to me, so binged it the last couple days of august! it pulled me in and kept me guessing, I thought I had it figured out a couple different times 🫢

this has been in my TBR since it first made its rounds on bookstagram, and I ✨finally✨ read it! it always screamed “fall read” to me, so binged it the last couple days of august! it pulled me in and kept me guessing, I thought I had it figured out a couple different times 🫢

haven’t recovered from my last @kristinhannahauthor read, here goes nothing 🥲

haven’t recovered from my last @kristinhannahauthor read, here goes nothing 🥲

girls will be girls 🌱📖☀️

girls will be girls 🌱📖☀️

been fighting off a killer cold this past week, but it seems a weekend making stained glass and listening to taylor swift with my sister while she was in town might have been the cure! this is my biggest project I’ve made yet, so happy with how it turned out! 🌈☕️

been fighting off a killer cold this past week, but it seems a weekend making stained glass and listening to taylor swift with my sister while she was in town might have been the cure! this is my biggest project I’ve made yet, so happy with how it turned out! 🌈☕️

just my tears on the last page. that’s all.

atmosphere, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, of course.

@tjenkinsreid, the woman that you are 🫡

just my tears on the last page. that’s all.

atmosphere, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, of course.

@tjenkinsreid, the woman that you are 🫡

happy saturday from andy! he hopes everyone can relax uninterrupted (unlike him) 😇

happy saturday from andy! he hopes everyone can relax uninterrupted (unlike him) 😇

i’m only about a quarter of the way into this one, but i have a feeling joan goodwin will be joining evelyn hugo and daisy jones at the top of my @tjenkinsreid list 🫣

i’m only about a quarter of the way into this one, but i have a feeling joan goodwin will be joining evelyn hugo and daisy jones at the top of my @tjenkinsreid list 🫣

♾️⭐️ | joining the party a smidge late on this one, but this was such a fun, bingeable read!! I flipped between the physical and audiobook because I just needed to keep going! @booksovrbros, standing ovation… and looking forward to your next one! 👏🏼✈️ ✨

♾️⭐️ | joining the party a smidge late on this one, but this was such a fun, bingeable read!! I flipped between the physical and audiobook because I just needed to keep going! @booksovrbros, standing ovation… and looking forward to your next one! 👏🏼✈️ ✨

shelfie sunday with a side of meet the bookstagrammer, if y’all don’t mind?? it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, so wanted to say “hi” to any new faces or “hi, again” to familiar ones 😋

- originally from PA, but currently soaking up what could possibly be our last full summer in VA
- corporate IT girlie by day, systems engineering grad student by night (at a much slower pace than my last degree… iykyk)
- dinkwad³ married to my high school sweetheart with three pups
- goal of visiting all fifty states together, currently at 25/50
- serial hobbyist (reading + writing, making stained glass, running + triathlons, photography, video games)

really just trying to embrace a slower pace and keep it simple these days 🫶🏻✨

shelfie sunday with a side of meet the bookstagrammer, if y’all don’t mind?? it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, so wanted to say “hi” to any new faces or “hi, again” to familiar ones 😋

- originally from PA, but currently soaking up what could possibly be our last full summer in VA
- corporate IT girlie by day, systems engineering grad student by night (at a much slower pace than my last degree… iykyk)
- dinkwad³ married to my high school sweetheart with three pups
- goal of visiting all fifty states together, currently at 25/50
- serial hobbyist (reading + writing, making stained glass, running + triathlons, photography, video games)

really just trying to embrace a slower pace and keep it simple these days 🫶🏻✨

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | The whole time I was reading this I kept picturing Hearst Castle and looked it up afterwards, come to find out @emilyhenrywrites drew inspiration from the Hearst family! Visiting @hearstcastleshm was one of my favorite things we did when we were stationed in California, throwback pics circa 2019! 🏰

I saw mixed reviews about this one, but I think it was one of my favorites of hers!! 🤗

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | The whole time I was reading this I kept picturing Hearst Castle and looked it up afterwards, come to find out @emilyhenrywrites drew inspiration from the Hearst family! Visiting @hearstcastleshm was one of my favorite things we did when we were stationed in California, throwback pics circa 2019! 🏰

I saw mixed reviews about this one, but I think it was one of my favorites of hers!! 🤗

blondebookarazzi can’t come to the phone right now. why? oh, ‘cause she’s dead 🙂‍↕️

I’ve been thinking about changing my handle for a while and figured no time like the present while I try to bring this account back to life. Admittedly, booksta took a back burner while life happened… BUT now that I’ve had more free time, I’ve been able to enjoy reading (AND writing 👀) again!!

stay tuned 🤭

blondebookarazzi can’t come to the phone right now. why? oh, ‘cause she’s dead 🙂‍↕️

I’ve been thinking about changing my handle for a while and figured no time like the present while I try to bring this account back to life. Admittedly, booksta took a back burner while life happened… BUT now that I’ve had more free time, I’ve been able to enjoy reading (AND writing 👀) again!!

stay tuned 🤭

absolutely LOVED this when it came out on @netflix and have been sitting on it as a read for a while! loving this story (even more so than when I watched it??) — and loving that enough time has passed from the watching series that I don’t remember everything, but I can picture it so clearly at the same time!

absolutely LOVED this when it came out on @netflix and have been sitting on it as a read for a while! loving this story (even more so than when I watched it??) — and loving that enough time has passed from the watching series that I don’t remember everything, but I can picture it so clearly at the same time!

put a finger down if you’ve ever woken your partner up in the middle of the night because you were crying while reading a book 🥲

@kristinhannahauthor, please just let me know where to send my therapy bill 🫠

btw, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

put a finger down if you’ve ever woken your partner up in the middle of the night because you were crying while reading a book 🥲

@kristinhannahauthor, please just let me know where to send my therapy bill 🫠

btw, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

running yard work errands (which explains my extremely stylish outfit 🤪) and stumbled across @tbrshelfbooks parked at @lovve.bites!!

as much as we loved our time stationed in california, virginia continuously creeps up the list of favorite places we’ve lived because of small town saturday mornings like this! 😋

running yard work errands (which explains my extremely stylish outfit 🤪) and stumbled across @tbrshelfbooks parked at @lovve.bites!!

as much as we loved our time stationed in california, virginia continuously creeps up the list of favorite places we’ve lived because of small town saturday mornings like this! 😋

another moment for the books that finally made it out of purgatory (to-be-cataloged corner of shame) 🥲✨

another moment for the books that finally made it out of purgatory (to-be-cataloged corner of shame) 🥲✨

been working on rearranging some furniture, gracie doesn’t seem to mind the addition of a futon in my office 🙂‍↔️

been working on rearranging some furniture, gracie doesn’t seem to mind the addition of a futon in my office 🙂‍↔️

ain’t no party like a cataloging party… now to somehow find space on my shelves 😅

ain’t no party like a cataloging party… now to somehow find space on my shelves 😅

this felt like the right grab for a day on the water 🚤

this felt like the right grab for a day on the water 🚤

officially pulled out of my post-grad reading slump with this one!!! authorabbyjimenez with another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, but who’s surprised?!

officially pulled out of my post-grad reading slump with this one!!! authorabbyjimenez with another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, but who’s surprised?!

twelve days until I can follow gracie’s lead and just sit among books and relax 😌 (read as: graduation!! 🎓)

twelve days until I can follow gracie’s lead and just sit among books and relax 😌 (read as: graduation!! 🎓)

no trip to @visitfxbg is complete without a stop at @riverbybooksfxbg 💛 which also means I found a couple books to add to my ever growing TBR (looking verrrry forward to getting the time to start reading more again after graduation!!!)

no trip to @visitfxbg is complete without a stop at @riverbybooksfxbg 💛 which also means I found a couple books to add to my ever growing TBR (looking verrrry forward to getting the time to start reading more again after graduation!!!)

work trip to connecticut and a coworker took me to the most magical used book store — @bookbarnniantic ✨ will most definitely be leaving extra space in my suitcase next time I have to travel up here 😅

work trip to connecticut and a coworker took me to the most magical used book store — @bookbarnniantic ✨ will most definitely be leaving extra space in my suitcase next time I have to travel up here 😅

joining the flood of onyx storm posts 🫡

joining the flood of onyx storm posts 🫡

day two in wilmington! mcat day, food, and shopping — complete with a stop at @obofs 📚

day two in wilmington! mcat day, food, and shopping — complete with a stop at @obofs 📚

weekend in wilmington for nick to take the mcat ✍🏼

weekend in wilmington for nick to take the mcat ✍🏼

passenger princess mode activated 👑 road trip to nc this weekend!

passenger princess mode activated 👑 road trip to nc this weekend!

did it snow where you are today?! ❄️ only the second time it snowed since moving to virginia — cozy wfh day was a must 🫶🏻 #virginia #nova #northernneck #snowday

did it snow where you are today?! ❄️ only the second time it snowed since moving to virginia — cozy wfh day was a must 🫶🏻 #virginia #nova #northernneck #snowday

from the drafts, from july 🥲

from the drafts, from july 🥲

hi, still alive, this semester (and real life along side it) has just been absolutely brutal!

BUT finals are next week, so I’m excited to have time to be a little more active on here — at least during break 🥲

hi, still alive, this semester (and real life along side it) has just been absolutely brutal!

BUT finals are next week, so I’m excited to have time to be a little more active on here — at least during break 🥲

my first @pippipost.shop reader roulette card came up as “five star prediction” and @sniz31 just said this was an amazing read, so why not?! 🫡

my first @pippipost.shop reader roulette card came up as “five star prediction” and @sniz31 just said this was an amazing read, so why not?! 🫡

picked it up for the cover, stuck around for the story 🌊✌🏼🍾

btw, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

picked it up for the cover, stuck around for the story 🌊✌🏼🍾

btw, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

little cataloging party to get caught up on my backlog with my favorite helper 😋 … even though she’s probably only hanging out because of the new smells from books from the thrift shop 😅

little cataloging party to get caught up on my backlog with my favorite helper 😋 … even though she’s probably only hanging out because of the new smells from books from the thrift shop 😅

anyone else tuning in for @theuso live with @rebeccayarros?! 🙋🏼‍♀️ as a military spouse (and aspiring author), I’m extra excited to hear her discussion tonight!!

anyone else tuning in for @theuso live with @rebeccayarros?! 🙋🏼‍♀️ as a military spouse (and aspiring author), I’m extra excited to hear her discussion tonight!!

who was going to tell me that august is almost over already?! trying to squeeze in some last minute summer reads 🍋

who was going to tell me that august is almost over already?! trying to squeeze in some last minute summer reads 🍋

one of the handful of books I first read when I was getting back into reading was A Flicker in the Dark, so for sentimental reasons, that one is hard to top for me! BUT I did enjoy this one, too! I think @stacyvwillingham has officially become an auto-buy author for me going forward!! 🔥

one of the handful of books I first read when I was getting back into reading was A Flicker in the Dark, so for sentimental reasons, that one is hard to top for me! BUT I did enjoy this one, too! I think @stacyvwillingham has officially become an auto-buy author for me going forward!! 🔥

I might be the last person to read this book, but oh my gosh, I loved it! I wouldn’t say I’ve been in a slump, but definitely haven’t had the motivation to balance reading and classes — and this was the best book to pull me in and pull at my heart strings 🥲

easy five stars for me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

now to binge the show! 🫡

I might be the last person to read this book, but oh my gosh, I loved it! I wouldn’t say I’ve been in a slump, but definitely haven’t had the motivation to balance reading and classes — and this was the best book to pull me in and pull at my heart strings 🥲

easy five stars for me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

now to binge the show! 🫡

long time, no @bookofthemonth 🥲

realized next month would have marked a year of pausing my subscription because there are just too many books on my tbr and so little time to read them all… do I know anything about the book? nope. did I break my botm break just because I liked the cover? sure did 🤪

long time, no @bookofthemonth 🥲

realized next month would have marked a year of pausing my subscription because there are just too many books on my tbr and so little time to read them all… do I know anything about the book? nope. did I break my botm break just because I liked the cover? sure did 🤪

anyone else finally pick up reading the bridgerton books while waiting for the second part of season three 👀

anyone else finally pick up reading the bridgerton books while waiting for the second part of season three 👀

I’d like to issue a formal apology to anyone who has told me to read this book in the past… I’m sorry that it took me so long to listen to you 🫡

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’d like to issue a formal apology to anyone who has told me to read this book in the past… I’m sorry that it took me so long to listen to you 🫡

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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