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jess. 33. she/her. bookblr/studyblr/langblr. emily henry banter enthusiast. this is a sideblog; my main blog is here! check out my 2026 reading log! add me on goodreads, storygraph, or fable!

[funnysstory]

ੈ✩‧₊˚ about me ੈ✩‧₊˚

jess, 32, she/they, #funnysstory.

currently studying italian 🇮🇹 and will be going to community college to study marketing!

my 2026 reading log is here.

favorite genres: contemporary romance, romantasy, YA, poetry.

some of my all-time favorite books include: cackle by rachel harrison, the windy city series by liz tomforde, the rome, kentucky series by sarah adams, book lovers and funny story by emily henry, and you deserve each other by sarah hogle.

some of my favorite authors include: sarah adams, emily henry, b.k. borison, hannah bonam-young, liz tomforde, sophie sullivan, and kandi steiner.

anti jkr, sjm, and jessa hastings!!!

i also enjoy writing, playing ukulele, and spontaneous road trips.

pls feel free to tag me in your posts using #funnysstory!

[funnysstory]

just finished. six stars. but holy fuck.

[alwaysbeenjessica]

journaling on the morning of my 24th birthday ✶ the first blank page

[tholdones]

im always laying on my stomach in this corner of my bed reading and writing

[inbetweencoffees]

visited the second mandatory tutorial session for my literature class, then sought shelter in the psych library as it has an ac, before returning to my beloved humanities library. read 30 pages for tomorrows seminar & wrote the first draft of a short story - still have to type it into an actual document.

[funnysstory]

2026 reading log!

north is the night - emily rath

broken country - clare leslie hall

the best worst thing - lauren okie

at the end of everything - marieke nijkamp

in every possible way - alicia thompson

bunny - mona awad

never thought i’d end up here - ann liang

overdue - stephanie perkins

rubyfruit jungle - rita mae brown

landon and shay - brittainy cherry

a love most fatal - kath richards

heart the lover - lily king

the ballad of never after - stephanie garber

how to find love in the cereal aisle - alissa derogatis (ARC)

to all the boys i’ve loved before - jenny han

game changer - rachel reid

picking daisies on sundays - liana cincotti (reread)

the knight and the moth - rachel gillig

first and forever - lynn painter (ARC)

a curse for true love - stephanie garber

it didn't start with you - mark wolynn

the bright years - sarah damoff

consider me - becka mack

in her own league - liz tomforde

and now, back to you - b.k. borison

love overboard - kandi steiner

powerless - lauren roberts

where the wildflowers grow - terah shelton harris

a latte like love - michelle c. harris

binding 13 - chloe walsh (reread)

pieces of the night - jennifer hartmann

good people - patmeena sabit

a summer of stars - liana cincotti (ARC)

love song - elle kennedy

the someday garden - ashley poston (ARC)

the consequences of falling - liliana hastings (reread)

the summer of second chances - k.l. walther

seven days in june- tia williams

our perfect storm - carley fortune

into the blue - emma brodie

coffee shop in an alternate universe- c.b. lee

[ben-learns-smth]

june days of productivity, day 3

strawberries at work & strawberry delivery. certified clever guy. sunshine during lunch break.

activities of today:

started the redo of the time reality map

small tasks & communication for recruitment committee

cat chores

unloading the dishwasher

prepped my sauce for dinner

work

the keychains we get at work make me feel very cool and dyke-y >:)

plan for the evening: dinner, then book in the reading nook (& no phone!)

[yanxi]

lit meme [8/10] — the folk of the air; to the incompetence of our enemies

[bloodmoonlich]

No one should live forever in the middle of a story.

From The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig

[alwaysbeenjessica]

less screen time, more of this

[waitingforsummeragain]

Day 21/43 of productivity!

Fuuuckk finally got through my first subject, a small win but a win nevertheless (it was biochemistry)!

On the downside… I had my first dream about my subject material this exam season.

Productivity tasks:

- 3:15h studying

[booksstudiesandteaa]

working on my crime mapping readings today! the topic is the criminology of place.

☕️~ tetley's tea with agave and soy milk. if caffeine didn't make me jumpy i'd have ten cups a day.

today is also the one year anniversary of fracturing my spine and it's pretty much completely healed, minus some stiffness in my shoulder muscles from standing or sitting weird. but i'm very grateful the injury wasn't worse and that i'm fine now!

[morningautumn]

Spring semester is almost over. Two weeks off then straight into summer courses 😴

[statiunitidomenica]

Se hai trovato questo caffè significa che ne hai bisogno. Tieni, prenditi una pausa ☕

[learnelle]

We’ve been enjoying evening walks around the ville, decorating the shelves, and exploring the massive local library. Now it really feels like we’ve settled into our new home

[waitingforsummeragain]

Day 12/43 of productivity!

Today was tough but i persist!

Productivity tasks:

- 6:44h studying

- went on two walks

[funnysstory]

this particular sentence will be the death of me, i swear.