Raccoon Reads

A little bit of magic, a lot of books, and way too much procrastination.

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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝. 𝙲𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚊 𝙲𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚎, 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝙶𝚘𝚕𝚍 ✨✨✨✨ I read the Mortal Instruments series (or most of it anyway), years ago, but it never really checked enough boxes for me to get into it. With a new timeline, setting, and characters I think I'm read to give Cassandra Claire a try again. Especially considering how gorgeous the cover art for this book is. ✨✨✨✨ QOTD: Do you have a series, world, or author that you want to give a second chance? ✨✨✨✨ #cassandraclare #thelasthours #chainofgold #yafantasybooks #shadowhunters #shadowhunterchronicles #yafiction #bookishallure #bookishlife #bookishlove #bookishcommunity #smallbookstagrammers #smallbookstagram #readersofinstagram #readinglist #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bibliophile #readingaddict #instaread #booksaremagic #booksarelife #booksarelove #fortheloveofreading #allthingsbookish (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAS6I0UgPnO/?igshid=asjbx99qbpsj

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✨ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʀᴀᴡ. ~ᴍᴀᴅᴇʟɪɴᴇ ᴍɪʟʟᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴄʜɪʟʟᴇꜱ✨ 💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫 I fell in love with Nedeline Miller's writing with her book Circe, however multiple people have said that Somg of Achilles is better, so I picked up a copy to give it a try. I'm most excited about the fact that the story focuses on gay men, but the fact that they are gay men isn't the main story. Their romance is just a part of them, but they are focused on their own part to play in history. . 💫💫💫💫💫💫💫 QOTD: What's the last book that you read with LGBT+ characters? How do you think they were represented? . . #songofachilles #madelinemiller #historicalfiction #greekmythology #greekgods #bookishallure #bookishlife #bookishlove #bookstagramnewbie #bookstagramusa #bluebooks #achilles #readreadread #readersofinstagram #readingislife #bookishpost #bookishcommunity #readabook #readersgonnaread #booknerdsunite #bookaholic #booknerd #bookmail #bookaesthetic #booksandflowers #bookseverywhere #lgbtbooks #lgbtqbooks (at Istanbul, Turkey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAPtuHRA03t/?igshid=1veoxuq9s4sby

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“𝕀'𝕧𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕕 𝕒 𝕝𝕠𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀'𝕧𝕖 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖'𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕞𝕤, 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕖.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ QOTD: What's your favorite snack while reading? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #bookstagramnewbie #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bookishallure #latinxauthors #blackauthors #blackauthorsofinstagram #latinaauthor #colorfulbooks #bookgram #readingtime #readersofinstagram #readlikeyoumeanit #readwell #booksthatmatter #booksmakemehappy #booksconnectus #readersofig #readersofinsta #yafiction #yafictionlover #withthefireonhigh #elizabethacevedo #readingmaterial #theunreadshelfproject #readingisfundamental #bookstoread #smallbookstagram (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CANpjexALZr/?igshid=1gclbpdgn6ph0

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🌟𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕦𝕡 𝕕𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕘. 𝕀𝕥 𝕚𝕤𝕟’𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕝, 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖. 𝔾𝕦𝕪 𝔾𝕒𝕧𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕝 𝕂𝕒𝕪, 𝔸 𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕃𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝔸𝕘𝕠🌟 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yah'll, it's historical fiction time! It's been a while since I've got the chance to read a historical fiction novel, so I'm very excited to get a chance to read A Brightness Long Ago. Robin Hobb gave a magical review of this book, and who am I to argue with Robin Hobb? “A thoughtful read, full of heart. As with any Kay book, there is beauty of language and intelligent observations. This is a book to be savored...This is a book that I will continue to think about for days to come.”—Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author of Assassin’s Fate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ QOTD: When's your favorite time of day to read? I'm a fan of reading in bed at night. It makes losing myself in a book so much easier. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #historicalfiction #historicalfantasy #brightbooks #booksofinstagram #bookishallure #booksbooksbooks #readmore #bookstagramusa #bookstagramnewbie #fantasybooks #fantasyreads #bookishlove #bookishlife #bookishfeatures #bookishphotography #bookishfeatures #readingislife #readingaddict #bookworm #bookstagrammersunite #bookstagram #booksmakemehappy #bookstoread #allthebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CAK5FU7g1cb/?igshid=1fy08vlkumx7w

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🌟𝕀 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕀'𝕞 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕡𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕕𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕪 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕔𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥. ~𝔼𝕝𝕚𝕫𝕒𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕔𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕕𝕠, 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕟 ℍ𝕚𝕘𝕙🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I'm still working on finishing With the Fire on High by @acevedowrites, it's continued to be a breathtaking read, I just haven't been able to focus much time on reading the last two days. I'm going to try an sit down and finish it tonight. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 QOTD: What's your favorite book to movie adaption? Mine is definitely LOTR and Crazy Rich Asians. (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAIkB-kAtbL/?igshid=1u663og6agdll

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The retelling of classic fairy tales has been one of my favorite types of stories ever since I first read Wicked. So This is Love takes the classic Cinderella tale and asks one simple question. What if she never tried on her glass slipper? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ QOTD: what are your thoughts on retelling fairy tales? Love them or leave them? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #twistedstories #cinderella #disneybooks #disneybookstagram #sothisislove #bookishallure #bookishlove #bookishlife #booknerdsunite #readersofinsta #instaread #disneyprincess #bookstagramnewbie #bookstoread #bookstagramusa #booksandflowers #booksandbouquets #yafantasy #retellingtheoldstories #booksmakemehappy #booklook #readingnook #readingchallenge #fantasybooks #fantasyreads (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAF6Oelgdpv/?igshid=1m0x00uqp1t7x

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🔮Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔ ｓｅｅｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｕｎ ｄｉｅ． Ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｂｕｒｎ． Ｔｈｅｉｒ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｅｎｄ． Ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｋｎｏｗ， ｙｅｔ， ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｂｒｅａｋｓ ｔｈａｔ ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｂｅ ｆｉｘｅｄ． Ａｍｉｅ Ｋａｕｆｍａｎ， Ａｕｒｏｒａ Ｒｉｓｉｎｇ🔮 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book mail! Aurora Rising came in the mail this weekend, and I can't wait to read it once I finish With the Heat on High. QOTD: Have you read any of the Aurora Cycle books? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #bookmail #bookmailisthebestmail #auroracycle #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookishallure #scifibooks #yafiction #beautifulbooks #readingtime #booktime #readersgonnaread #bookaesthetic #bookaesthetics #aurorarising #smallbookstagrammers #bookishlife #booklover #instabooks #avidreader #bookishgirl #booksarelife #bibliophile #bookporn #fortheloveofreading (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CADPduWAn6l/?igshid=86b7ukg66iwd

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I'm 5 pages into The Fire on High, and I'm so impressed. The writing is casual, and conversational and doesn't rely on many of the #latinx tropes that many books fall back on. Its diverse not just because the character is a #poc, but she's also a single mom and struggling financially. I'm so ready to dig into this book even more. 😊😊 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ QOTD: Do you look for diverse books? If you do, then what type of diversity is important to you? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #bookstagramnewbie #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bookishallure #latinxauthors #blackauthors #blackauthorsofinstagram #latinaauthor #colorfulbooks #bookgram #readingtime #readersofinstagram #readlikeyoumeanit #readwell #booksthatmatter #booksmakemehappy #booksconnectus #readersofig #readersofinsta #yafiction #yafictionlover #withthefireonhigh #elizabethacevedo #readingmaterial #theunreadshelfproject #readingisfundamental #bookstoread #smallbookstagram (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAANpF9gt96/?igshid=1wok6fd9odeo4

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✨ 𝕾𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖙𝖗𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖘 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖊𝖝𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖊𝖉 𝖇𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝖔𝖋 𝖒𝖞𝖙𝖍. ~ 𝕳𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝕮𝖎𝖙𝖞 ✨ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 QOTD: is you area beginning to open up now, are you still locked down, or where you never really locked down to begin with? 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #bookgram #darkbooks #yafiction #readlikeyoumeanit #darkfantasy #bookishallure #bookishphoto #bookish #mybookishlife #bookishlife #readingtime #readersofinstagram #reader #bookstagramnewbie #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookseverywhere #bookcommunity #bookloversofinstagram #bookclub #flatlayphotography #flatlaybooks #saturdayreading (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_-XLVug3tk/?igshid=12rzrd6pvhg3q

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✨ᴏᴜᴛꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴅᴏɢ, ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪꜱ ᴍᴀɴ'ꜱ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ. ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴅᴏɢ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ. ~ɢʀᴏᴜᴄʜᴏ ᴍᴀʀx✨ 🔮🔮🔮 This quarantine is starting to get tougher to deal with. What are your go to techniques to keep your sanity? 🔮🔮🔮 #bookishallure #booksbooksbooks #alwaysreading #bookphotography #magicbooks #bookstagram #readmore #readingislife #quarantine2020 #mentalhealth #crystalsandbooks #booksandcrystals #readingmaterial (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5H7IFA13Z/?igshid=1a8ws7po9kl7h

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⭐𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕠 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕖𝕥𝕝𝕪 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕟𝕠 𝕟𝕠𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕝?⭐ QOTD: What's something that you're thankful for today? ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #bookishallure #mindfulquestions #crystalsandbooks #magicbooks #fantasybooks #libbabray #yafantasybooks #yafantasy #paranormalfiction #bookgram #readabook #booksandcoffee #booksofinstagram #bookobsessed #bookobsession #readersgonnaread #readmorebooks #readmore #yarnandbooks #witchbooks #flatlayphotography #bookstagramnewbie #bookstagrammer #bookishlife (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_16vmXgRhs/?igshid=w0dbv7a8cwtk

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"A clumsy, awkward success is still a success." 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Artemis follows Jazz, a young woman who happens to kinda be a criminal, on the (somewhat) realistically futuristic moon colony of Artemis. Artemis is written by the same author who wrote The Martian, so the tech feels like plausible tech, and the characters are amazingly enthralling. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 QOTD: Sci-Fi or Fantasy? For me, generally fantasy with a good dose of sci-fi threw in. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 #scifi #scifigeek #scifibooks #spacebooks #bookishallure #booksofinstagram #bookgram #booksbooksbooks #booksconnectus #blackbook #coffeeandbooks #booksandcoffee #readabook #readersofinstagram #readersgonnaread #readwell #reads #readmore #bookstagramnewbie #bookstagrammer (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_z2s0AgGN2/?igshid=r809ca4vzjpf

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How gorgeous is this book? It's on my TBR list for this month, and I can't wait to get to it. 🌟🌟🌟 What next book can you not wait to get to? 🌟🌟🌟 #bookishallure #bookish #bookishlife #bookgram #booksconnectus #bookstagramnewbie #bookstoread #bookstackchallenge #booksmakemehappy #readabook #mustread #currentreads (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_yVvgeAqRm/?igshid=7xsxkb2pn5f8

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"She knows that stories have the power to change things: the past and the future, even the present." 🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Immortalists is my favorite read from last year. It follows the story of a family after they all learn the exact date that they will die. Does this information create a self fulfilling prophecy, or is it actually magic? My next tattoo is actually going to be based on this book, and I can't wait to get it. 🌟🌟🌟 Do you have any book related tattoos? 🌟🌟🌟 #bookishallure #allthingsbookish #bookstagram #readingtime #readersofinstagram #readersgonnaread #booksofinstagram #bookstagramnewbie #bookseverywhere #bookphotography #bookstagrammer #magicbooks #greatreads (at Columbia, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_xqOSagElf/?igshid=qmbyss5lyzqg

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If you could talk to your younger self, what book would you tell yourself that you should read sooner? 🌟🌟 Mine is Emma by Jane Austen. I read it as an adult, but I really feel like it would have benefited me to read it as a teenager. 🌟🌟 #bookquotes #bookquote #bookquoteoftheday #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #quotestagram #quotes (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_vEfTngn9Y/?igshid=16nuuadxwpfmr

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It's rained for the last two days, so I've had a little more time to read. I'm trying to balance reading classics with reading new releases. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Do you prefer classics or new releases? #bookphotography #bookofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookporn #booklover #bookcommunity (at Annapolis, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_pmRyrgtRg/?igshid=11w2aueg01kq3

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I'm about halfway through Geekerella, and I'm enjoying it a lot more than I expected. Its cute, light hearted, a pretty good look at Fandom culture, and deals with grief in an amazing way. What are yah'll reading right now? . . #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookaddict #yafiction #booknerd #bookporn #booklover (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_m0whhgKHY/?igshid=vyhpcvh7x7ap