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Giant books can be repurposed in many ways. Although I really enjoyed reading this book, I think I will really enjoy using it as a temporary yoga block when I'm trying to achieve more challenging poses as well! What's the biggest book you own and what's the strangest thing you've used a book for? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #bigbooks #prioryoftheorangetree #samanthashannon (at Cape Town, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFMq3HTgoxG/?igshid=l6r29a0ii4f6

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I finally found rings that fit me at H&M and so I had to take a photo wearing them. Emergency Contact has been on my radar for ages and I'm so glad to have this copy! Have you read Emergency Contact? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #emergencycontact #prettycovers #coverbuy (at Cape Town, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9U7AqAEPh/?igshid=1xnx346dte9la

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I recently finished A Darker Shade of Magic and although I enjoyed it a lot, it didn't quite live up to the hype for me. I think if I read this a few years ago I would have been completely obsessed but my reading tastes have changed over time! How did you find ADSoM? #adarkershadeofmagic #veschwarb #fantasy #fantasybooks #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography (at Cape Town, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4Tf98g-VD/?igshid=9ixlu0pn4xt2

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Hey everyone! It's been ages since I last posted! I've been super busy trying to finish my Masters dissertation and whenever I had some free time - the lighting was terrible. Today was so lovely and sunny I couldn't resist taking lots of bookstagram photos! What have you been up to lately? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #reading #fynbos #spring #springday #happyspring #proteas #botanicals (at Cape Town, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE1prRNAIL5/?igshid=1fdgz112f96pb

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Hey everyone! It's been AGES since I last posted. I've been in a bit of a reading slump. Even though I loved reading this book, it took me a long time to read it because I just didn't feel like reading. Maybe I need some book shopping to inspire me to read again? How do you get out of the dreaded reading slump? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #thewinterofthewitch #winternighttrilogy #readingslump #fantasy (at Cape Town, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEO0hbgT1v/?igshid=mbg8wmimhe5u

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Samantha Shannon is one of those authors who is completely underrated. I love the Bone Season books and now I'm enjoying The Priory of the Orange Tree even more!! Which authors do you think are extremely underrated? #theboneseason #themimeorder #boneseason #samanthashannon #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #prioryoftheorangetree #tpotot (at City of Cape Town) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdin6TAlqa/?igshid=ntjo2vdawmu9

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Books that unexpectedly ended up being EXTREMELY relevant to the world: What are some books that you've found really comfortably and surprisingly relevant in these ~unprecedented~ times? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #sourdough #robinsloan #mrpenumbras24hourbookstore (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAu9WbDgfJO/?igshid=1ytde4w3hyxi

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I've heard a lot about Normal People but have yet to read it. It's the last book I bought at a physical bookstore before the world changed. I'm sure it will be interesting to see how how different 'normal' is now! What's the last book you bought? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #normalpeople #sallyrooney #faberandfaber (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsRCk9A1CX/?igshid=1qrat0rqtus7r

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Hey everyone! Happy Saturday! I've slowly been going through The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron over the past few weeks. I haven't done all of the exercises and it is a little ~woo~ and new-agey at times but the content and exercises are really thoughtful. I would definitely recommend reading it if you're feeling creatively 'blocked' or if you don't think of yourself as a creative person but you would like to be one! Do you feel like a creative person? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #theartistsway #TAW #creativity #juliacameron #morningpages #secondhandbooks (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAPt0lOgQGo/?igshid=vf0dbvssblt2

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Thanks to these two books and the Weeping Angels in Doctor Who, I now treat all statues with a sense of suspicion. I love how books can make you look at ordinary things in new ways. What's your preference - magical realism or fantasy? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #stoneheart #thebedlamstacks #weepingangels #magicalrealism #fantasy (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CANmuLRAU9o/?igshid=o9g37v4jkis2

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The perfect Winter books do, in fact, exist. They've been written by Katherine Arden. I finished The Girl in the Tower yesterday and I need the last book in this trilogy ASAP! What's your perfect winter read? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #thegirlinthetower #thebearandthenightingale #winternighttrilogy #winternight (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAK5dyHgXO8/?igshid=1wj421n45y8uq

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This is the first fantasy book I've read written by a Muslim author and I'm loving it. #ownvoices stories are so important, and it's especially wonderful to be reading a book like this in Ramadan. Strangely enough, this isn't the first fantasy book I've read that features Muslim characters! Have you read any books with Muslim characters? #wndb #weneeddiversebooks #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #currentlyreading #thebirdking #fantasy #ramadanreadathon (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ckWbFgXwr/?igshid=1pvh3nmk6zbnq

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Ramadan Mubarak everyone!! I thought I'd share my Ramadan #bulletjournal layout since I didn't get around to uploading my printables. How are you planning for Ramadan? #bulletjournal #bulletjournals #bujos #bujojunkies #bujoaddict #bujolove #planner #planneraddict #studyspo #bujocommunity #bujo #bulletjournal #ramadan #ramadan2020 #ramadanplanwithme #ramadanplanner #ramadanbulletjournal #ramadanmubarak #ramadankareem #legami (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_aUBksAZPU/?igshid=8v5hc23593q9

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One of my favourite things about reading widely is coming across these really obscure but specific groupings of books. For example, these books all feature bees quite prominently! Do you know of any other bee books that would fit into this 'genre'? If not, let me know how Day 1 of lockdown is treating you! #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #thestarlesssea #thebees #bees #bee #beebooks #day1ofquarantine #lockdown #lockdown2020 (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PihcxAY_z/?igshid=17bv0ukzvkcnc

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I'm a few chapters into this book and I'm just not feeling it. I don't want to DNF this book because it's the last in the series but it's really not keeping me engrossed so I don't know what to do! How often do you leave books unfinished? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #currentlyreading #foundation #foundationseries #isaacasimov #sciencefiction #foundationandesrth (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FJOTSgJxM/?igshid=gvan09q6295r

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It's been ages since I last posted a bullet journal spread but I put together this work from home routine this morning while I was procrastinating! I used some cute stickers from @typosouthafrica_ and a photo from Pinterest to make it more interesting. I'll update the caption if I can find the original credit for the photo I used in the spread! How are you procrastinating? #bulletjournal #bulletjournals #bujos #bujojunkies #bujoaddict #bujolove #planner #planneraddict #studyspo #studygram #stabilo #bujocommunity #bujo #bujoinspiration #stickers #stickerlove #typo #legami #legaminotebook (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B96R7idgXs-/?igshid=ih0l9wzehunc

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I'm currently reading the last book in the famous Foundation series. As a scientist and a lover of books, I've always secretly wanted to do what Isaac Asimov did in terms of both science and fiction. Although recently, I saw some disappointing headlines about the type of person he was so that ended my admiration. What are you currently reading? #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #reading #bibliophile #booklove #booklover #ilovereading #ilovebooks #SAreaders #bookblogger #booksofinstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagramafrica #bookstagramza #booksbooksbooks #whatIread #igreads #bookphotography #foundation #foundationtrilogy #foundationandesrth #isaacasimov #currentlyreading (at Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91_XDEg09M/?igshid=44uowgy1k7h4