[messyandmessier]

Men tell stories,” I say. It is the truest, simplest answer to his question. “Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.

Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

[pettymaryshelley]

Dark academic media because it’s autumn

Films

• Harry Potter: boarding school, magic, cozy

• Dead Poet Society: boarding school, forlorn, rich

• Twilight: bitter, terrible, autumn-y (mock it loudly whilst watching to make it worth while)

• Good Will Hunting: deep, cerebral, engaging

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream: classic, dreamy

• The Spiderwick Chronicles: monsters, childhood

• The Black Cauldron: disney classic, creepy, fun

• Kill Your Darlings: Murder, university, morality

• Hocus Pocus: witchy, nostalgic, light-hearted

• Coraline: trippy, weird, childlike, buzzing

• The Corpse Bride: drab, gentle, strange

• Dorian Gray: rich, ben barnes, terrible mentors

• Sleepy Hollow: grim, ghostly, casually haunting

• Crimson Peak: creepy, strange, dim, opulent

Shows

• The Queen’s Gambit: intelligent, new, riveting

• Peaky Blinders: dark, illegal 1910s shenanigans

• Sherlock Holmes (BBC): cerebral, mystery, witty

• Gilmore Girls: nostalgic, private school, literature

• Criminal Minds: mystery, crime, casual viewing

• Sabrina the Teenage Witch: nostalgic, light, witchy

• Scooby Doo Where Are You?: cozy, mystery, kids

• The Haunting of Bly Manor: dark, creepy, engaging

Books and short stories

• The Secret History: university, murder, morality

• Jane Eyre: classic, ghostly, romanticism

• Frankenstein: classic, gothic, sci-fi, morality

• Dracula: classic, gothic, horror

• Stalking Jack the Ripper: gothic, horror, victorian

• Sherlock Holmes: classic, mystery, cozy

• Ninth House: horror, necromancy, morality

• The Yellow Wallpaper: psychologically haunting, short story, morality

• Murder on the Orient Express: classic, mystery, whodunit

• Harry Potter: cozy, magic, boarding school

• The Night Circus: whimsical, magic, romance

• A Deadly Education: boarding school, magic, horror

• Rebecca: psychological, morality, relationships

• Crime and Punishment: classic, heavy, morality

• War and Peace: classic, opulent, heavy

Podcasts

• Spirits (Multitude): drunk mythology

• The Bright Sessions: audio drama surrounding fictional therapy sessions with magically gifted individuals

• Critical Role: DnD with famous voice actors

• Welcome to Nightvale: paranormal small town audio drama told in the style of an evening radio show

• Crime Junkie: true crime

• TEDTalksDaily: short TEDTalks posted each day about a wide variety of topics

• Potterless: grown man reads the Harry Potter series for the first time

Songs

• Master & a Hound - Gregory Alan Isakov: soft, indie, bittersweet

• I Know Places - Lykke Li: heavy, indie, sad

• Since I Saw Vienna - Wilbur: soft, indie, sad

• Cherry Wine - Hozier: bittersweet, cozy, indie

• To Be Alone - Hozier: heavier, entrancing, indie

• Who Will Carry You - Adam Jones & K.S. Rhoads: hopeful, soft, sad

• Scotland - The Lumineers: self-sufficient, indie, bittersweet

• Falling Water - Peter Oren: heavy, sad, deep

• The Night We Met - Lord Huron: soft, kind, nostalgic

• Ms - alt-J: soft, surrounding, nostalgic, dreamlike

• Oh My Dear - The Head and the Heart: soft, lulling, gentle

• Blood Bank - Bon Iver: soft, bittersweet, snowy

• September Song - Agnes Obel: soft, instrumental

• Gnossienne no.4 - Erik Satie: spooky, instrumental

• Golden - Riley Baron: light, rich, juvenile

• Murder Song - AURORA: eloquent, upset, fairylike

• Ella - Myrkur: nordic, elemental, raw

• If I Had a Heart - Fever Ray: dark, roaming, sure

• Who’s With Us - Current Swell: sad, lonely, soft

• Sleep on the Floor - The Lumineers: textured, lazy

• Helvegen - Wardruna: nordic, echoing, thunderous

• Jenny of Oldstones - Ginny Di: old, soft, sweeping

• Nothing Arrived - Villagers: so, so sad…with honey

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The Queen of the Cicadas // V. Castro

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“The morning of December 23, Emilienne woke from the kind of hard, heavy sleep known only to soldiers, drunks, and mothers of newly born children.” -Leslye Walton . . . #bookstagram #bookishlove #bookishfeatures #TheStrangeandBeautifulSorrowsofAvaLavender #yareader #ireadya #yamagicalrealism #books #bookquotes #bookaesthetic #LeslyeWalton #bookworm #theatricalreader #bookquotes #booksofinstagram #bookcommunity #book #yabooks #bookblogger #bookcoverdesign https://www.instagram.com/p/B6bkQEeA9Th/?igshid=1tneac61bjni7

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“One of the secrets of the universe was that our instincts were sometimes stronger than our minds.” -Benjamin Alire Sáenz What is one of your favorite books from this year? I finally read Aristotle and Danté Discover the Secrets of the Universe and I absolutely ADORED it! . . . #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookishfeatures #bookish #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookquotes #ireadya #yareader #lgbtbooks #AristotleandDanteDiscovertheSecretsoftheUniverse #AriandDante #ownvoicesbooks #books #yabooks #latinxbooks #readlatinx #latinxreads #favoritebooks #bookquotes #latinxauthors https://www.instagram.com/p/B6BNA5NgEc2/?igshid=yaf1um29368p

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“The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.” -Erin Morgenstern The Watersones edition of The Night Circus is one of my favorite books I own and the Ravenclaw in me absolutely adores the aesthetic. . . . #TheNightCircus #Waterstones #books #ErinMorgenstern #bookish #christmasdecor #thecircusarriveswithoutwarning #bookstagram #theatricalreadr #lescirquesdesreves #beautiful #beautifulbooks #bookcovers #bookshelves #bookshelfdecor #christmasbookshelf #books #magicalrealism #booktuber #bookaesthetic https://www.instagram.com/p/B559qa1guKy/?igshid=r6z0anf7hyo2

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“Nights like this were meant to be shared, remembers, and talked about for years. Skies like this were meant to be kissed under.” -Erin A. Craig When I found out that this book was a Twelve Dancing Princesses retelling, I knew this was a book I absolutely had to check out! It’s one book I’m hoping to read before the end of the year, among other books. . . . #bookstagram #bookish #bookcovers #books #yabooks #HouseofSaltandSorrows #ireadya #yafantasy #bookretellings #bookstagrammer #bookobsessed #bookphotography #bookquotes #ErinACraig #booktuber #booklovers #readersofig #theatricalreader #bookdragon https://www.instagram.com/p/B5QkldEAEvO/?igshid=kogrcegg3xm7

[theatricalreader]

What’s one book that you want to get to before the end of the year? I have so many tbh but I am very much looking forward to reading The Tenth Girl. Now, this book is described as a Gothic, psychological thriller and while I don’t typically read those types of books, the premise just sounded so amazing that I knew I HAD to pick it up! . . . #bookstagram #TheTenthGirl #SaraFaring #bookish #books #newlyreleased #bookworm #booklover #tbrpost #booktuber #yathriller #ireadya #yahorror #readlatinx #latinxreader #latinxbooks #bookshelf #theatricalreader #latinxbookstagram @sarafaring https://www.instagram.com/p/B5IrbBIAWBa/?igshid=szg3643m0z18

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This is a completely unedited picture and not one that I normally post but yesterday I finished Queen of Nothing and went to Barnes and Noble after work and when I saw the box set for The Folk of the Air series, the exclusive editions mind you, I had to buy them and I am just so pleased to own them. . . . #bookstagram #TheFolkofTheAir #queenofnothing #thecruelprince #thewickedking #hollyblack #yafantasy #ireadya #bookworm #bookish #books #booktuber #bookblogger #bookhaul #theatricalreader #booklovers #bookcommunity #bookcovers https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GPSuIgBMC/?igshid=150p6hcx7ewmb

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“If he thought I was bad, I would be worse. If he thought I was cruel, I would be horrifying.” -Holly Black Hello everyone, only one more day until Queen of Nothing comes out and I am NERVOUS! Honestly, I’m so impatient so I will be listening to the audiobook until I get off work and head over to Barnes and Noble. . . . #bookstagram #TheCruelPrince #TheWickedKing #TheFolkoftheAir #yafantasy #yabooks #books #bookish #bookblogger #hollyblack #booklove #ireadya #booktuber #bookphotography #bookaddict #theatricalreader #bookphoto https://www.instagram.com/p/B5A2sLCgErB/?igshid=s62i0xbyqmay

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“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.” -Sarah J. Maas I’m going to be honest: I never thought I’d actually read a Sarah J Maas book, but I recently read ACOMAF and I loved it! I read mostly because of two of my friends because it’s one of their favorite books and I’ve also seen that this book is a lot of other people’s book from the trilogy. I’m definitely planning on finishing this series soon and I’m very excited . . . #bookstagram #bookish #books #ACOMAF #ACourtofMistandFury #sarahjmaas #ACOTAR #bookblogger #booktuber #recentreads #book #yafantasy #ireadya #bookobsessed #booklover #bookcovers #theatricalreader #bookcollector https://www.instagram.com/p/B40LRyDg45k/?igshid=pwjupxrtm4fp

[theatricalreader]

“But a greater fear lurked deep in Celine. Past the rush of blood, into the marrow of her bones. No matter where she went, danger followed. And it horrified her. Just as it thrilled her.” -Renée Ahdieh . . . #bookstagram #TheBeautiful #ReneeAdhieh #bookish #yafantasy #booklover #booknerd #bookaesthetic #ireadya #bookobsessed #books #booksofig #bookstagrammer #yabooks #bookworm #bookstoread #novembertbr https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xc-L2gh_M/?igshid=1k8djvvasb9oi

[theatricalreader]

What are you all reading this weekend? I started Get A Life, Chloe Brown earlier this week and I am absolutely loving it so far! . . . #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookish #nabooks #naromance #GetaLifeChloeBrown #bookworm #booklover #currentlyreading #booktuber #book #books #bookphotography #romancereader #bookrecommendation #bookofthemonth #BOTM @taliahibbert #booksoutside https://www.instagram.com/p/B4qZ9vPATHR/?igshid=14hzms274geky

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What’s a new release that you are excited to start? I am so excited to read A River of Royal Blood by @amandajoywrites This is two sisters who must fight to the death to see who will become the Queen of Myre and is set in a North African-inspired fantasy world. I love reading stories that feature familial relationships- especially sisterhood. This book is out now and if you’re looking for more diverse, own voices reads, I recommend you pick this up! A huge thank you to @penguinteen for sending me this book. . . . #ARiverOfRoyalBlood #PenguinTeenPartner #bookstagram #bookblogger #booktuber #bookish #yafantasy #readdiversebooks #ownvoicesbooks #bookstagrammer #bookish #books #ireadya #bookaholic #bookaholic #bookphotography #bookobsessed #theatricalreader #bookstoread https://www.instagram.com/p/B4kjjlVAk3W/?igshid=jhvit9zw7fec

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“I have to learn this version of myself and love her like she deserves.” -Zoraida Córdova The Brooklyn Brujas series does not get the attention it deserves and that in itself is a crime . . . #bookstagram #bookly #bookish #booklover #bookphotography #BrooklynBrujas #BrujaBorn #beautifulbooks #bookinstagram #yareader #magicalrealism #readlatinx #latinxbooks #latinxauthors #latinxreads #latinxrepresentation #bookreviewer #yareader @zoraidasolo https://www.instagram.com/p/B4YJ-g7gnQF/?igshid=4lworg8u3dnb

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“Monsters were way more interesting to Deirdre than animals, even talking ones.” -Amelinda Bérubé . . . #bookstagram #bookish #bookquotes #books #bookblogger #HereThereAreMonsters #book #bookworm #bookaholic #booknerdigans #bookreviewer #bookstoread #theatricalreader #yareader #yahorror #horrorbooks #readwhatyouown #bookstoread @metuiteme https://www.instagram.com/p/B4U93OogXEK/?igshid=1ibg5hadhycl5

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“Who you are when you’re angry is still you. It doesn’t have to be all of you, but it’s a piece of you all the same. If you deny that, you might as well deny your whole maldito self and be done with it” -Maya Motayne . I FINALLY finished Nocturna last night and I loved it! I cannot wait for the sequel so I can read more about Finn, Luka and Alfie. If you have it, I highly recommend you read it soon! This is the Fairyloot edition and while I love the original edition, I saw this book and had to have it. . . . #bookstagram #Nocturna #MayaMotayne #AForgeryofMagic #latinxfantasy #readlatinx #latinxbooks #yafantasy #booksandflowers #fairylootedition #bookquotes #latinxreads #books #bookish #bookishfeatures #bookphotography #bookaesthetic #fantasybooks #bookcovers #booklover https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ADlVDAfdl/?igshid=zf9h0695oae2