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Some YA recs for #TKAC2022 ✨ if three of these l

Some YA recs for #TKAC2022 ✨ if three of these look familiar from last year, it’s because I will never stop recommending CEMETERY BOYS, A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, and ACE OF SPADES. And if you’ve been around for a while, you know my love for TRULY, DEVIOUS has spanned years now. That leaves the newest addition to this list: WHITE SMOKE and y’all…you have to read it. I am rarely creeped out by books or scared by them (movies are a whole different story though, I get scared all the time), but WHITE SMOKE gave me CHILLS and absolutely spooked me. I loved it! ⁣
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What are some YA books you’d add to this list?⁣
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[ID: five books are on an off-white bedspread, spines facing up towards the camera. The books are (from left to right): Ace of Spades, Cemetery Boys, White Smoke, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, and Truly, Devious]

It’s October 1st and you know what that means: S

It’s October 1st and you know what that means: SPOOKY SZN! And that also means that it’s time for @reviewsshewrote’s and my third annual Thrillers, Killers, and Creeps buddy read! 🎃👻✨⁣
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All month long @reviewsshewrote and I will be reading all things thrilling, chilling, creepy, or even spooky-adjacent (like PAYBACK’S A WITCH, which is at the top of my #TKAC2022 tbr!!) If you’re looking for a super casual buddy read, this is it, friends! ⁣
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If you join in, tag me and Lizzy and use #TKAC2022 so we can see + share your posts. And check out our stories for some amazing templates Lizzy made!⁣
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[ID: Sarah is holding a copy of Payback’s a Witch on a beige comforter with a stack of black books off to the side]

I haven’t read in over two months but I’ve at

I haven’t read in over two months but I’ve at least been in one bookstore, so we’re making progress ✨ this is from my visit to @arundelbooks last week, one of my favorite Seattle indies ☺️⁣
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[ID: a shot of the shelves inside Arundel Books, a local Seattle indie bookstore with gorgeous white vaulted ceilings, black and white tiled floors, and shelves filled to the brim]

It’s been a minute since I’ve been on here las

It’s been a minute since I’ve been on here last and I’ve missed all of you tons, but I promise it was for a good reason: I got married last weekend! ⁣
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It was such a special day that felt like an absolute dream and it wouldn’t have been what it was without the absolute dream team of vendors and pros that made it happen. One of my absolute favorite parts of it was my floral and disco ball bookmark escort card wall ✨🪩🌸 that combined all of my favorite things. ⁣
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Swipe for some more photos of the gorgeous details of the bookmark wall + a pic of our reactions when we saw it all for the first time.⁣
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A huge thank you to each and every person who made this weekend what it was. We’re still on cloud nine.⁣
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Photography: @tetianaphotography⁣
Planning & Design: @halleaevents⁣
Stationery & Signage: @thefancycatstudio⁣
Florals: @cfranklindesign⁣
Escort Card Wall: @backcountrybohemians⁣
Hair: @greciarodstyles⁣
Makeup: @gaylinyet⁣
Venue: @rockcreekgardens⁣
Catering: @lisaduparcatering⁣
Rentals: @cortpartyrental⁣
DJ: @kryspin⁣
Dress & Veil: @aandbe_seattle⁣
Alterations: @lemonthread

Amount of books read in July so far: 0 🙃 I may

Amount of books read in July so far: 0 🙃 I may not be reading much (or at all) right now, but I’d love to hear what y’all are currently reading right now!⁣
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[ID: A photo taken in @imprintbookstore, an indie bookstore in Port Townsend, WA. The space is brightly lit with wood flooring and shelves. There are two shelves in the photo that are labeled “New in Hardcover,” and contain an array of recently released hardcover books]

29 books I read and loved between June 30, 2021 an

29 books I read and loved between June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022 because I’m 29 today ✨ this was actually supposed to be a stack of 28 books I loved and read while 28 but I miscounted and didn’t realize I’d used 29 books until after I’d already taken the photos, put all the books away, edited the photos, etc., so now it’s a birthday stack. And yes, I was terrified this stack was going to topple over at any moment. See any of your favorites?⁣
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All five 🌟, all dear to me; from top to bottom:⁣
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1. The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George⁣
2. The Long Game by Rachel Reid⁣
3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë⁣
4. Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (#gifted @randomhouse)⁣
5. To Have and to Hate by R.S. Grey⁣
6. Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (#gifted @grandcentralpub)⁣
7. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey⁣
8. A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria⁣
9. The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun (#gifted @atriabooks)⁣
10. Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne (#gifted eARC @gallerybooks)⁣
11. To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne⁣
12. You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle (#gifted @putnambooks)⁣
13. Lease on Love by Falon Ballard (#gifted eARC @putnambooks)⁣
14. Set on You by Amy Lea (#gifted eARC @berkleyromance)⁣
15. Isn’t it Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams⁣
16. The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle⁣
17. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood⁣
18. The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan⁣
19. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune⁣
20. The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes⁣
21. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes⁣
22. Cultish by Amanda Montell⁣
23. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado⁣
24. Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender⁣
25. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson⁣
26. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé⁣
27. Quiet by Susan Cain⁣
28. Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (#gifted @randomhouse @delrey)⁣
29. Mythos by Stephen Fry⁣
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Thank you to the tagged publishers for the gifted copies!⁣
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[ID: a tall stack of the 29 books listed above stacked on a living room carpet in front of an open window. A grey couch, a lamp, and a house plant can be seen in the background, all out of focus]

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