a life library

**in the middle of fixing up a new theme** Grace and Iris, just two bloggers who really like reading books. (Mainly Iris tho) Currently reading: The Name of the Wind Recently read: Eleanor & Park, The Raven Boys This blog runs on a queue.

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happy (almost) halloween! 🎃 here are my favorite spooky reads 👻

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Just One Word Book Photo Challenge October 2016

Day 1: Drink

So behind on this. So heres 4 photo back to back.

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location: somewhere in bed.

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I just wanted to say that for those of you who don’t have a lot of new books, or fancy props, or a nice camera, or whatever it is that might make you feel like you can’t get a lot of followers or participate in the community like you want to, I gave away most of my books and have little to no props to work with. I take pictures with whatever I have, even if its just the book itself. Just anything to participate and talk about books, and I still have almost 2,500 followers (not that that’s any huge number to brag about). But the thing is, it’s not about how many followers you have, or how nice your picture is, or how many times it got reblogged. It’s about having this amazing opportunity via technology to talk and connect with reader of all kinds, to make friends and connections and find solidarity with something that defines a lot of us as people. By far the most rewarding thing about this whole damn book blogging business is meeting people who love books and making friends who love books and celebrating holidays and birthdays with people who your main and lasting connection to is THAT THEY LOVE BOOKS. It’s the only requirement for participating: the love of books. And I do love books and I love you all so much, and I’m s thankful. So don’t you dare feel inferior, or like you can’t interact. We’re all one.

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i could annotate for days on end.

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Can’t wait to hop back into this book! One of my all-time faves & perfect for #mentalhealthawareness month! So glad it won the poll for @adultbooklr ’s read along this month 😍😍 ALSO glad @emlee822 talked me into this signed first edition I saw at @leftbankbooks in October! #abrestofus #adultbooklr #bookstagram #bookphotography #colorstory #photoedit

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Another one for the collection 🎪✨❤️

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White spines

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|| Sunshine, flowers, and books. ||

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Sophie can’t decide what to read next…

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current read 24/08/2016 • Gone Girl

I’m so late to the party I can’t even see the band wagon anymore…I was going to read this later since its at the end of my TBR shelf, but then I saw the first minutes of the movie and I got all excited. I don’t doubt this is an amazing novel plot and character wise, but I am struggling with the authors voice as it alludes to a time and age I can’t relate with. Nevermind, once I hit the thick of the plot I’m sure I’ll be swayed!

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for you to see beauty here does not mean there is beauty in me it means there is beauty rooted so deep within you you can’t help but see it everywhere -Rupi Kaur, milk and honey

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Examples of Narrative Endings

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Throwback to when I had a book photo session with my best friend for our small novel fair. 

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¶ l i t e r a t u r e   a e s t h e t i c s

the abyss surrounds us by emily skrutskie 

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#spooktacularbooks Day 8: Gifted Books 💛 @ljsilverman1 brilliant author & friend extraordinaire Laura sent me The Song of Achilles & A Study in Charlotte for my birthday! 🙌🏾 thanks boo! 💛💛💛 Also can I just implore y'all to add Laura’s upcoming debut novel “Girl Out of Water” to your TBR on Goodreads? It’s about a girl named Anise who’s stranded in Nebraska far from her native Santa Cruz and trades in her surfboard for a skateboard and surfer boys for super hot Skaterboi™ Lincoln. 😌 Check it out on goodreads!