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I want to be great, or nothing.

Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (via theclassicsreader)

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“He wanted her to sense the boundless possibilities offered by books. They would always be enough. They would never stop loving their readers. They were a fixed point in an otherwise unpredictable world. In life. In love. After death.” ― The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

Just started reading this delightful book this afternoon, and I am loving it so far. I love books that are about loving books :)

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Shout out to @mj-reads for tagging me!

1. Hardback or paperback - paperback (more comfy) 2. Borrow or buy - buy (my library is very small) 3. Buy in a bookstore or online - online 4. Amazon or Bookdepository - amazon (my weakness) 5. Fantasy or sci-fi - fantasy 6. Love-triangle or love at first sight - not a fan of either, but if I had to choose- love at first sight 7. Wall shelves or bookcases - bookcases

8. Mass market paper backs or large print books - mass market paper backs 9. Bad plot with good characters or good plot with bad characters - good plot with bad characters I think 10. Booklr or Bookstagram - Booklr! 11. Booklr or Booktube - Ooo tough, maybe booktube 12. Contemporary or Fantasy - Fantasy 13. Fiction or non-fiction - fiction 14. Buy a book based on the cover or the description - description 15. Alphabetical shelves or colour coordinated - neither i prefer genre 16. Different sized books or matching sizes - different 17. Matching covers / spines or non-matching covers / spines - in a perfect world matching, but tbh most of mine don’t 18. Marathon a series or read as released - Marathon, the wait kills me! 19. Movie or TV adaptation - TV 20. Perfect adaption of a bad book or bad adaption of a perfect book - Perfect adaption of a bad book, at least I have nothing to lose 21. Zombies or Vampires - zombies 22. Vampires or Werewolves - werewolves 23. Vampire or Fae - Fae 24. Reading inside or outside - outside, but I’m more productive inside 25. Coffee or Tea - coffee 26. Eating while reading or not eating - not eating, I always get to caught up in my food lol 27. Bookmarks or random objects - random objects 28. Dog-earing or bookmark - bookmark! 29. Be your favourite character or be their best friend - best friend 30. Be your favourite character or date your favourite character - date 31. Physical or E-book - love both but at this point in my life, ebook 32. Audiobook or ebook - ebook, I like making my own voices 33. Read in bed or on a chair - bed 34. Series or stand-alones - series, the more the merrier 35. Duology or Trilogy - duology, obviously i like more story but I find duologies tend to be a bit stronger individually. 36. Reading in winter or reading in summer - summer 37. Read with music or without music - with 38. Finish reading books you hate or stop reading mid-way - I stop if I truly hate it, life’s too short 39. Yearly book challenge or no book challenge - I’m into the challenge but I try to be realistic about it 40. Classics or modern books - modern

I tag these lovely people: @nerdgirlstudies @blackgirlslit @persephonelovesbooks