Bold and Bookish

A home for all things literary.

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Today is the day that Marissa Meyer’s final Renegades book, Supernova, is released! I don’t have it yet, but I’m super excited to read it soon. In the meantime, I made a couple characters aesthetics, enjoy!

Nova Artino “Nightmare”

Adrian Everhart “Sketch”

“One cannot be brave who has no fear.”

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Happy Halloween everyone! Just thought I’d celebrate my favorite holiday by making a fun holiday moodboard, featuring Pet Sematary by the one-and-only Stephen King 🎃

“Sometimes dead is better.”

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I made these moodboards a while back for some of the main Shadow and Bone characters, and I figured now would be the perfect time to post them right after the announcement of the cast for the new show!!

Alina Starkov

“It gets dark when I say it does.”

The Darkling

“Fine, make me your villain.”

Mal Oretsev

“I’d like to give us a fighting chance.”

Nikolai Lantsov

“When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable.”

Genya Safin

“I am not ruined. I am ruination.”

Zoya Nazyalensky

“Stop punishing yourself for being someone with a heart.”

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“Everybody believed Diabolics were fearless, but in my earliest years, all I knew was fear.”

I just finished reading The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid and I am in love!! I’m just about to start book two, The Empress, and I cannot wait! This series is the perfect blend of sci-fi and fantasy, all set in outer space. Although the story has some overused cliches (which I hate to admit that I’m a complete sucker for and absolutely love them anyways), it has a wonderful plot line and amazing worldbuilding (I’m seriously in awe at all of the backstory, setting, and the intergalactic culture). I highly recommend that everybody gives this book a chance!

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“Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.”

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“You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.”

-Paul Sweeney

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Marie Lu is such an amazing author and I wanted to show a little love to her kickass sci-fi duology: Warcross!

P.S. Thank you soooo much for all of the notes on my last post. The amount of love and support for my little blog is overwhelming 💗

“Everything’s science fiction until someone makes it science fact.”

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Hey! Just a question, where do you get the pictures for your mood boards from? I use a lot of research images for set design and I would love to know where these come from.

Hello! I get most of my pictures from Pinterest, but occasionally from Google as well. It helps if you add “aesthetic” after your search term so that you get some prettier pictures in your search results. Hope this helps! 😁

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I had a little time on my hands and thought it’d be fun to make some moodboards for the amazing Six of Crows gang!

Kaz Brekker

Inej Ghafa

Nina Zenik

Matthias Helvar

Jesper Fahey

Wylan Van Eck

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“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”

-Mason Cooley

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“I have lived a thousand lives & I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds & seen the end of time because I read.”

-George R.R. Martin

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Not to be biased (okay maybe a little bit), I really enjoyed my previous ACOTAR moodboard, so I went and made a couple more for the series! This time, I’m showcasing everyone’s favorite High Lord and Lady. 🌌

Rhysand, High Lord of the Night Court

“Death incarnate. Night triumphant.”

Feyre Archeron, High Lady of the Night Court

“I would not, could not be broken. Tamed.”

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Any Sarah J. Maas fans out there??

SJM is one of my top favorite authors, and I absolutely adore her A Court of Thorns and Roses series. I want to spread the love of this series, so here’s a Night Court themed moodboard! 🌌

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”

-Stephen King

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Me: I'll go to sleep after this chapter

Book: *ends chapter with a cliffhanger*

Me: oh so you're gonna be one of THOSE books

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I just recently started getting into making these bookish aesthetic moodboards, but I’ve had so much fun with it that I just keep making more! On that note, here’s a fun little Hogwarts houses appreciation post. 💛💚💙❤️

Hufflepuff

“Those patient Hufflepuffs are true and unafraid of toil.”

Slytherin

“Those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends.”

Ravenclaw

“Those of wit and learning will always find their kind.”

Gryffindor

“Their daring, nerve, and chivalry set Gryffindors apart.”

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There are no rules to being a bookworm. No matter how books you read, how many books you buy, if you keep them tidy on a shelf or stacked on the floor, if you read Young Adult or nonfiction, every reader is equal. Never feel bad for not being the bookworm people pressure you to be.