#book dates

[fand0mfancies]

So today I went to the Starbucks drive thru and there was this adorable middle aged couple on a book date, like he went and got them both coffee and they were just sat there together with their coffee and books...

I want someone to take me on a book date damn it!

Since that’s unlikely I’ll probably have to write some fanfiction about it instead!

[bookriot]

We’re getting crafty with our book date, Handmade Houseplants by Corrie Beth Hogg. Here’s what it’s about:

Handmade Houseplants offers a no-water option for your urban jungle: plants made from paper! This stylish guide includes step-by-step instructions and templates for making 30 of the most popular houseplants, from monstera to fiddle leaf fig. Additional projects show how to use paper plants for home décor, wall art, holiday decorations, gift giving, and more. The projects are simple enough to be made in few hours, and the materials are affordable and easy to find. Packed with colorful photos and filled with inspiration, Handmade Houseplants shows how paper plants can provide a modern, light-hearted touch to a well-designed home.

[bookriot]

We’re spending the week with our book date, The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle! Here’s what it’s about:

At one point or another, we’ve all been asked to name five people, living or dead, with whom we’d like to have dinner. Why do we choose the people we do? And what if that dinner was to actually happen? These are the questions Sabrina contends with in Rebecca Serle’s utterly captivating novel, The Dinner List. When Sabrina arrives at her thirtieth birthday dinner she finds at the table not just her best friend, but also three significant people from her past, and well, Audrey Hepburn. Delicious but never indulgent, sweet with just the right amount of bitter, The Dinner List is a romance for our times. Bon appetit.

[bookriot]

We’ve been spending time with our book date, Mirage by Somaiya Daud. Here’s what it’s about:

An “enriching, thrilling, and captivating” (BuzzFeed) epic fantasy inspired by the author Somaiya Daud's Moroccan heritage about a poor young woman who must become the body double of a princess of a ruthless empire.

[bookriot]

We’re hanging out with our book date, Mirage by Somaiya Daud. Here’s what it’s about:

An “enriching, thrilling, and captivating” (BuzzFeed) epic fantasy inspired by the author Somaiya Daud's Moroccan heritage about a poor young woman who must become the body double of a princess of a ruthless empire.

[bookriot]

We’re spending the week with our book date, Mirage by Somaiya Daud. Here’s what it’s about:

An “enriching, thrilling, and captivating” (BuzzFeed) epic fantasy inspired by the author Somaiya Daud's Moroccan heritage about a poor young woman who must become the body double of a princess of a ruthless empire.

[bookriot]

We're here with our book date, THE LAST HOURS by Minette Walter. Here’s what it’s about:

When the Black Death enters England in 1348, no one knows what manner of sickness it is. Fear grips the people as they come to believe that the plague is a punishment for wickedness.

But Lady Anne of Develish has her own ideas. With her brutal husband absent from the manor when news of this pestilence reaches her, she looks for more sensible ways to protect her people than daily confessions of sin. She decides to bring her serfs inside the safety of the moat that surrounds her manor house, then refuses entry to anyone else, even her husband.

The people of Develish are alive. But for how long?

[bookriot]

We’ve been spending time with our book date, DANCE OF THIEVES by Mary E. Pearson. Here’s what it’s about:

A brilliant fantasy with a boldly beating heart. Mary E. Pearson is a fearless storyteller—I’m still trying to catch my breath from this book.”

—Stephanie Garber, bestselling author of Caraval and Legendary

When outlaw leader meets reformed thief, a cat-and-mouse game of false moves ensues, bringing them intimately together in a battle that may cost them their lives—and their hearts.