Stories don't need an end, they need a beginning.

Welcome to my particular brand of batshit crazy, I'm Mari. If you want to find me after we are all deleted I'm oleanderbat on Instagram, Ao3, and twitter too.

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Used bookstore haul down here in Norfolk. Definitely enjoying this long weekend ☺️ #books #bookstorehaul #bookworm #bookstagram (at Norfolk, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaK9S8svk1v/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The “The stack challenge” thank you @bookswithsharon for tagging me! #bookstagram #bookstamademedoit #books #bookworm https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ4T1S2LCzG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Started this and am happy to be back with this crazy family though they are testing the limits of my anxiety and secondhand embarrassment levels!!! #jesseqsutanto #fourauntiesandawedding #berkleyromance https://www.instagram.com/p/CZnWO-hLxOc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My bro and sis in law are the absolute best!!! Am I slightly going crazy and using it on every book I can 🤷🏻‍♀️ not telling lol. Love you guys @akgeller @adsantiago17 ❤️❤️❤️ #bookstagram #bookishcrafts #bookworm #embossing https://www.instagram.com/p/CZnDLwKPbJW/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Starting this gem tonight with @dsicard.reads and already laughing at the opening scene #takeahintdanibrown #taliahibbert #thebrownsisters #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #book https://www.instagram.com/p/CZYBPTdLJ9n/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Absolutely adored this buddy read with the beautiful @dsicard.reads!!! I felt incredibly seen in this book as some who deals with chronic mental health issues and the love story was just *chef’s kiss* can’t wait to get to know the rest of the brown sisters! #taliahibbert #thebrownsisters #getalifechloebrown #bookstagram #bookrecommendations https://www.instagram.com/p/CZXe0ukPxYK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Was given an advanced audiobook by NetGalley)The New Girl is definitely a fun and campy ride for fans of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. Similar vibes of over privileged kids with too much money and not enough boundaries. Lia is the new kid on campus who is from a poorer background on scholarship and soon becomes the target of a vicious gossip while catching the eye of the resident dreamboat. The twists were fun even though some were easily guessed. Eunice Wong narrators the audiobook and while she did a great job setting the mood and pace of the story, her voice sounded older than a teenager’s, which Lia is. When she did the voices of the other teens they sounded more age appropriate but for Lia she sounded much older than her age. This threw me off and kept taking me out of the story. Other than that the audiobook was an satisfying and enjoyable experience. Looking forward to reading the physical copy when it comes out!#thenewgirl #jesseqsutanto #netgalley #netgalleyreview #netgalleyreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CZXLtf4r_Pz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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❤️💋 birthstone stack challenge💄👠 Thank you @ricsreads for the tag this was fun! January baby here so garnet is my color 🌹🍓🌶🍒🍷 #birthstonestackchallenge #bookstagram #books #red #bookworm https://www.instagram.com/oleanderbat/p/CZO2EY5LE7g/?utm_medium=tumblr

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When you are just at the second chapter and have already annotated this much, you know the story is good! Loving this buddy read @dsicard.reads! #getalifechloebrown #taliahibbert #bookstagram #bookworm https://www.instagram.com/oleanderbat/p/CZDI3vnredt/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Cheers to another year!🥳🎂🥰🥂 Hoping this new year and age bring good things!!! #birthdaygirl #happybirthday (at Zibibbo 73 Trattoria Italiana & Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CY9qoErLwFS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Seems a fitting read after all the holiday togetherness 😜 #books #currentlyreading #bookstagram #bellamackie https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVDZKhLNBR/?utm_medium=tumblr

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First read of 2022 is a buddy read of this monster. 116 pages in and it is hilarious. Getting high school flashbacks😜#bookstagram #buddyread #midnightsun #book #bookworm https://www.instagram.com/p/CYNhQNErdhc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy New Year 🎆🎆🎆 to all hope this is the beginning of a wonderful new adventure and not a continuation of a nightmare for us all!!! RIP BETTY WHITE 😭😭😭 #newyearseve #bettywhite #2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CYLOvydL3Gy/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My pop socket for my kindle oasis finally got here 😍 #goldengirls #kindleoasis #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CYCX9nFAtfS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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First time making sorrullitos 😅 definitely need to practice more to even get near my mother’s level!!! #puertorican #boricua #sorrullitos #lasnavidades #yummy https://www.instagram.com/oleanderbat/p/CX670VIrXn-/?utm_medium=tumblr

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New book journal from @clockwork_reads for 2022😍🤩📚 it is absolutely gorgeous!!! So excited for next year 🥳 #bookjournal #aclockworkreader #bookgoals https://www.instagram.com/p/CX4Z0vDrRzK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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2nd candle haul unboxed @novelwicks thank you so much for the surprise gift card, wick trimmer and book sleeve! #novelwicks #candles #christmas #obsessed https://www.instagram.com/p/CXwo0UrlQZR/?utm_medium=tumblr