i hoard words

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[ihoardwords]

new booktube channel!!

I'm excited to share that I have a new youtube channel where I'll be yapping about books & sharing writing project updates. My first video is out & I'd love for you guys to watch it!

[galina]

I’m back on my bs, aka making people online angry because I put my coffee cup straight on my duvet, and posting books about being very online knowing full well I’m being very online 💻

[ddgraywrites-deactivated2025041]

Just finished reading #twotwistedcrowns and I just have to say, the hype is real.

I’m obsessed with the magic system. The concept of Providence cards and its magical properties is so interesting and unique! I highly recommend this duology for any fantasy lover 🃏

Synopsis of One Dark Window (book 1):

Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her. Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason. Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

[vio---let]

Behold! November reads, sniff approved by my boy. The planning for 2025 has begun. I do like starting my weekends with cleaning and getting organized in general. And getting all the chores out of the way buys me lazy afternoons for reading or trying out a new recipe. This coming weekend I’m hoping to read some manga. It occurred to me while I was picking one out that you could probably tell how old I am based on the titles I own 🫠

[ihoardwords]

snagged these gorgeous hardbacks at Waterstones last month & i’m excited to dive into a tempest of tea over break. it combines my two favourite things: vampires & tea. the other vampire book pictured here is an education in malice and it was excellent! i gave it four stars for all the queer dark academia vibes (and the inclusion of the academic rivals to lovers trope!).

i found an education in malice a little predictable sometimes like it was playing it too safe and relying on the fact that there aren’t a lot of well known queer vampire girl books (or at least i haven’t read many). but the prose was decadent & much of the language they used to discuss literature/poetry was familiar to me (since my bachelor’s was in english lit). i really liked the atmosphere and the exploration of power dynamics in a problematic teacher-student relationship - except in this case, the teacher is an older female vampire who is exploiting a younger girl’s crush on her.

what are you currently reading?

ig: @rachana_reads

[constantinesbooknook]

Current Read: A Tempest of Tea ☕️

IG: @saint_constantines

[samireads]

이건 꿈이야

[sincerelyvalentina-deactivated2]

12.19.19 — day filled with cute coffee shop corners and books. not complaining.

[asereta]

my spring tbr book pile 🌷

[ihoardwords]

snagged these gorgeous hardbacks at Waterstones last month & i’m excited to dive into a tempest of tea over break. it combines my two favourite things: vampires & tea. the other vampire book pictured here is an education in malice and it was excellent! i gave it four stars for all the queer dark academia vibes (and the inclusion of the academic rivals to lovers trope!).

i found an education in malice a little predictable sometimes like it was playing it too safe and relying on the fact that there aren’t a lot of well known queer vampire girl books (or at least i haven’t read many). but the prose was decadent & much of the language they used to discuss literature/poetry was familiar to me (since my bachelor’s was in english lit). i really liked the atmosphere and the exploration of power dynamics in a problematic teacher-student relationship - except in this case, the teacher is an older female vampire who is exploiting a younger girl’s crush on her.

what are you currently reading?

ig: @rachana_reads

[charlottesspace-deactivated2025]

Spring comes quickly; overnight the plum tree blossoms, the warm air fills with bird calls

[book-coffee-stormy]

Moments combined with the magic of Jane Eyre. It's definitely a masterpiece worth reading. ☕📖

[why-the-heck-not]

makes a to do list. gets too stressed to start on it before it’s waaaaay to late (ohno!!)

[chrysalistudy]

green green green

[loudemic]

i do like a good little note taking session in a cute café ☕️

[juliaxyn]

The lessons you learn on your journey towards your destination will always be more valuable than the destination itself.

[loudemic]

my winter break is pretty cosy so far ✨