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September 30, 2025

5 Must Have Book Essentials Every Reader Needs

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@offcampusonprime hangover means an ignored TBR so

@offcampusonprime hangover means an ignored TBR so I can make this series my entire personality 😂

Newborn reading days ❤️❤️

Newborn reading days ❤️❤️

The world was hers for the reading📚 MPS in Publish

The world was hers for the reading📚 MPS in Publishing

Thanks @netgalley for the early access! I can’t wa

Thanks @netgalley for the early access! I can’t wait to review this one!

I wish I could read this series all over again! It

I wish I could read this series all over again! It’s by far my favorite cozy fantasy of the year and I am kicking myself for letting it sit on my TBR for wayyy too long! If you are looking for your next great cozy fantasy read, I beg you to pick up this one. My first spoiler free review is up on the new blog tomorrow morning!

At @rojocoffeeco for a research morning ❤️

At @rojocoffeeco for a research morning ❤️

I’ve been devouring Ali Hazelwoods books recently

I’ve been devouring Ali Hazelwoods books recently and it’s posed me off to NO END that she has gotten bullied off social media for a character preference!? This woman writes books about smart women, women with agency, women who push back against gender stereotypes and aren’t afraid to take up space. There are authors still publishing books with racist comments and pushing dangerous gender ideals in romantic relationships and deserve to be pushed off this platform. Beyond disappointed in this book community rn. If you haven’t read an Ali Hazelwood, literally any one of them, pick it up and read it, because they are all amazing and she should be celebrated for her genius!

Just finished! Loved, loved, loved returning to th

Just finished! Loved, loved, loved returning to the world of demons with the mouthy and bold Genevieve! Sibling rivalry and a fake marriage for survival, this is a must read!

About to devour this book! Can’t wait to cry with

About to devour this book! Can’t wait to cry with the rest of the bookstagram community. @rebeccayarros

An ambitious fall TBR😅 I went shopping on my own s

An ambitious fall TBR😅 I went shopping on my own shelves this morning, how *very mindful* of me.
Essentially, these are all the books I’ll be reading alongside the Stormlight Archive Series since I have a problem just reading one book at a time🫠
#falltbr #brandonsanderson #moodreader #readersofinstagram

An article about books, tea, and a covered porch i

An article about books, tea, and a covered porch in the rain in the middle of nowhere. Perfection 🖤 #mastersstudent #publishing #cpsgwu

Bachelors of Arts English Literature ❤️❤️ What a r

Bachelors of Arts English Literature ❤️❤️ What a road

Graduate school here we come 🙏🏼🥹❤️

Graduate school here we come 🙏🏼🥹❤️

Tomorrow I start my first day of internship in pub

Tomorrow I start my first day of internship in publishing 😍🥹 to say in excited is an understatement. Also really enjoying this textbook for my creative writing summer course.

Another semester of English Literature 🥰🥰🥰🥰 and ma

Another semester of English Literature 🥰🥰🥰🥰 and many early morning reads on night shift

Having a bit of an unhual today and hunting for th

Having a bit of an unhual today and hunting for the required texts for this new semester 🥰 I just bought the black cover in paperback of ACOSF so don’t @ me because I would never #unhaul #englishstudent @bookexchangevb

A STUNNING AND VENGEFUL READ! I rooted for this pr

A STUNNING AND VENGEFUL READ! I rooted for this protagonist at every dark turn and especially when her rage overcame her. A must read.

I will forever be jealous of everyone reading this

I will forever be jealous of everyone reading this for the first time.

Reading goal for the 4 day weekend complete! What

Reading goal for the 4 day weekend complete! What a cliffhanger to end on too! Rainbow Rowell 💋💋chefs kiss! Wayward Son was everything I didn’t know I wanted

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Late night reads

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