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November Wrap Up Cassie: So for our September wrap up— Rina: Nope it’s November. Cassie: ….so for our Octob— Rina: Still November. Cassie: no. Rina: Right now it's December. So we’re going to talk about the books we read in November. That makes it our November wrap up. Cassie: It can’t be December already. Rina: It can. The books we’ve read mark the passage of time. Cassie: Whoa. Rina: Yeah. Cassie: We’re so much closer to death than I thought. #HowManyBooksWillWeReadBeforeWeDie #GotABigTBR #ProbsGonnaLiveForeverTBH Cassie’s reads: Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell: 4 stars Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi: 3 stars Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade: 2 stars Rina’s reads: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune: 4.5 stars (audio) The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes: 4 stars (audio) Goodbye Paradise by Sarina Bowen: 3 stars Hello Forever by Sarina Bowen: 3 stars . . . . #novemberwrapup #merrychristmas #happyhanukkah #happyholidays #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookcommunity #igreads #unitedbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #currentreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CmkMqPjy36a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin: 5 stars Cassie: Hey if we went into business together— Rina: Bookstore cafe? Cassie: Video game design. Rina: um— Cassie: Promise not to fall in love with me? And barring that, not to bring in a ridiculously charming third person to secretly run the whole enterprise and fall in love with them? Rina: what— Cassie: nevermind I get it’s too much to ask. #THISBOOK #CassieCried . . . . #tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow #gabriellezevin #booksthatmakeyoucry #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #igreads #unitedbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #botm #currentreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFMjNEyOjB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake: 3.5 stars Cassie: so what should I do with my life Rina: um happy Wednesday to you too? Cassie: seriously Rina: Go back to school? Learn something useful? Cassie: Like reading peoples minds and bending physics to my will? Or speaking to plants? Or maybe seeing through illusions? I would also consider time travel I suppose— Rina: I think those programs are filled up. You might have to settle for something a little more mundane, like journalism or teaching or art or comp sci. Cassie: …. Rina: ….. Cassie: …. Rina: …. Cassie: man it’s so dull being unemployed, what should I do with my life #MagicSchoolDropout #HappilyUnderTheSpellOfThisBook . . . #theatlassix #olivieblake #republished #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #igreads #unitedbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #welovebooks #currentreads https://www.instagram.com/p/ClI9gPwrv_a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

September and October Wrap Up Rina: Do you think anyone noticed we missed September? Cassie: Probably, our reading lives are very important to lots of people. Rina: Cassie: yep. #We’reBack #WeWereBusyOk #ButDontWorry #We’veGotNothingToDoAgain Cassie’s reads: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin: 5 stars Babel by R.F. Kuang: 4.25 stars The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh: 4 stars Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo: 4 stars The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu: 3 stars Eternally Yours by Patrice Caldwell: no rating (story collection) Belladonna by Adalyn Grace: 2 stars Rina’s reads: A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab: 4.5 stars (audio) A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab: 4.5 stars A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall: 4 stars Traded by Carly Marie: 3.5 stars Scored by Carly Marie: 3.5 stars . . . . . #wrapup #septemberwrapup #octoberwrapup #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #igreads #unitedbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #fallbooks #currentreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckk3KL1LKmr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall: 4 stars Cassie: It’s friends to lovers except she faked her own death in the war and he has ptsd Rina: wow so romantic #ANGST #swoon . . . #aladyforaduke #alexishall #lgbt #transrep #friendstolovers #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #igreads #unitedbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciu77NBrKiu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Novella Spread Cassie: Pick a novella, any novella! Rina: actually I want a cupcake #disowned . . . . #shortbooks #novella #torbook #tor #tornovellas #uprightwomenwanted #apsalmforthewdbuilt #aspindlesplintered #iftaughttobefortunate #everyheartadoorway #cupcakes #flatlay #bookspread #bookstack #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #readingismagic #bookrecommendation #bookreviewer #bookpost #bookspines https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXvmoALZMD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

August Wrap Up Cassie: yay summer is over, time for hot cocoa and thick fantas— Rina: If I keep reading romance, summer will stay longer. Cassie: Rina: Cassie: You wouldn’t. Rina: Watch me. #HoldHerRomanceBook Cassie’s reads: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire: 5 stars A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers: 4 stars Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert: 4 stars Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire: 4 stars Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood: 4 stars Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun: 3.5 stars A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall: 3.5 stars Husband Material by Alexis Hall: 2.5 stars Not rated: Recitatif by Toni Morrison Rereads: A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers: 5 stars Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall: 4 stars Rina’s Reads: A Thousand Miles by Bridget Morrissey: 4 stars School and Rock by V.L Locey and R.J. Scott: 4 stars Shadow and Light by V.L Locey and R.J. Scott: 3.5 stars Sugar and Ice by V.L Locey and R.J. Scott: 3.5 stars Across the Pond by V.L Locey and R.J. Scott: 3 stars Coast to Coast by V.L Locey and R.J. Scott: 3 stars Blindsided by Becca Steele: 3 stars Rereads: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall: 3 stars . . . . . #boyfriendmaterial #aladyforaduke #athousandmiles #seananmcguire #beckychambers #loveonthebrain #augustwrapup #wrapup #summerreads #bookstack #alihazelwood #ourcrookedhearts #currentreads #readingstack #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #readingismagic #bookrecommendation #bookreviewer #bookpost #bookspines https://www.instagram.com/p/CiQFy9grsva/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey Cassie: Is it September yet, are we past cute love story summer? Rina: nope! Cassie: Then why did u wake me #HotGrinchSummer #NuhUhNoWayIWontSayItNoNo . . . #ithappenedonesummer #hooklineandsinker #tessabailey #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #summerreads #romancebooksofinstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #welovebooks #currentreads https://www.instagram.com/p/ChhqVVqrnwk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The No-Show by Beth O’Leary: 4 stars Cassie: One man, three women, three valentine dates, always late Rina: sorry are we solving for x or reading an adult contemporary book? Cassie: yes #TheXIsTrueLove . . . #thenoshow #betholeary #shelfie #whatareyoureading #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #igreads #unitedbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #welovebooks #currentreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Chct6T6rZ9e/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Book Lovers by Emily Henry: 4 stars Rina: A whip smart, warm-hearted romance about a woman who works as a literary agent in NYC and falls in love with a sassy and sexy editor as they edit a book together— Cassie: God why is this book so obsessed with me? Rina: …hmmm? Cassie: this play is literally about us. #um #youwish #RomanticisingThePublishingIndustry #PlusRomance . . . #booklovers #emilyhenry #summerreads #beachread #contemporaryromance #romancebooks #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #unitedbookstagram #readersofinstagram #currentreads https://www.instagram.com/p/ChH_2kpLwhb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

July Wrap Up Rina: So how was this month? Cassie: Oh god well ok I went out with a boy, got dumped by said boy, quit my job, moved out of my apartment, tried to stave off seriously creepy existential dread— Rina: no I meant what did you read #CutTheChitChat #LetsGetDownToBusiness Cassie’s reads: Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove by Rati Mehrotra: 3.75 stars This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede: 3.5 stars A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows: 3.5 stars Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman: 3 stars When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord: 3 stars Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood: 3 stars Rereads: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire: 4.5 stars Rina’s reads: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller: 4 stars Love Scenes by Bridget Morrissey: 4 stars The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman: 3.5 stars The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen: 3.5 stars Knot My Type by Eve Mitchell: 2 stars . . . #monthlywrapup #julyreads #julywrapup #madelinemiller #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #igreads #unitedbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #welovebooks #currentreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg4kIccLiYH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert: 4 stars Rina: Do you wanna play a game? Cassie: go away I’m reading Rine: Come on lets go and playyyy Cassie: shhhh Rina: I never see you anymore, come out the door, its like you’ve gone awayyyy Cassie: Rina: we used to be best buddies Cassie: omg Rina: but now we’re not Cassie: stop Rina: It doesn’t have to be a— Cassie: snowman? Rina: book about a cute love story that takes place at a gaming convention— Cassie: wait #Alright #GameOn #WinnertakesItAll #LoserHasToFall #inlove . . . #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #comiccon2022 #unitedbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #conventionallyyours #annabethalbert https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg1-4bSrCYw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Inquiring Minds Bookstore Cassie: So what did you do this weekend? Rina: I did a lot! I went to the beach, I flew kites, met up with a friend… Cassie: That’s it? Rina: yeah Cassie: Rina: …what? Cassie: I’m so disappointed in you. #TheBooksMissYou QOTD: What’s the last book you bought? AOTD: Cassie bought A Prayer For The Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers and she is very excited to tell everyone all about it. Rina bought Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper and has added it to her never ending tbr. . . . #sundayshelfie #shelfie #bookstoreshelfie #independentbookstore #nycbooks #books #nybookstore #rainbowshelves #usedbooks #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #readingismagic #bookrecommendation #bookreviewer #bookpost #bookspines #bookshelfinspiration #bookshelves #bookshelfstyling #shelfiesunday #bookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf1lgv2LZ6A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

June Wrap Up Cassie: Ok I see everyone’s European vacations this summer and raise them like ten amazing books read from the comfort of my fav chair. Rina: wow what a powerful hand Cassie: I know I just swept everyone #BooksAreMyVacation QOTD: Did you travel this summer? If so, what did you read? . . . . #junewrapup #junereads #pridemonth #pridereads #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #books #bookstack #wrapupstack #monthlyreading #monthlyreads #caseymcquiston #tjalexander #aliceoseman #jenwang #eliotschrefer #annabethalbert #ilovebooks #booklovers #booksofinstagram #booksbooksbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CfpER0Uvnid/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Loveless by Alice Oseman: 4 stars Rina: A heartwarming coming of age, college-set story about sexuality and— Cassie: IT WAS THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY Rina: um this is supposed to be a no spoilers account #whoops #notsorry #ThisBookIsPreciousGoReadIt . . . . #loveless #aliceoseman #heartstopper #pridemonth #lgbtbooks #acerepresentation #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #readingismagic #bookrecommendation #bookreviewer #bookpost #bookspines #fictionnovel #bookreviewblog #bookbloggersunite #bookbloggers #bookblog #bookstagramblogger https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfb5mvQLn1c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

May Wrap Up Rina: Wow we read a lot of romance this month. Cassie: Yeah kinda like every month. Rina: Do you think that means anything? Cassie: … Rina:... Cassie: That we should read more alien books? Rina: Yep thats it. #DefinitelyNotYearningForRomance #JustDoingHotGirlThings QOTD: Recommend us a swoony queer romance for pride! Cassie’s reads: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green: 4.5 stars (audio) You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi: 4.5 stars Book Lovers by Emily Henry: 4 stars Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee: 2.5 stars Rereads: Beach Read by Emily Henry: 4 stars Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller: 4 stars Rina’s reads: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green: 4.5 stars (audio) Book Lovers by Emily Henry: 4.5 stars I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston: 4 stars (audio) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry: 4 stars The Midnight Library by Matt Haig: 3 stars Rereads: Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (audio) *check out our stories for full length reviews* . . . #maywrapup #mayreads #monthlywrapup #tbr #rereads #emilyhenry #caseymcquiston #lgbtbooks #hankgreen #akwaekeemezi #romance #romcombooks #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #bookstagram #queerreads #pridemonth #read #books https://www.instagram.com/p/CeY_5AoFcl1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen: 5 stars Rina: Ok why are you late to the party Cassie: Guess #SorryImLate #IHaveAGreatExcuse #ItsCauseIWasReading “I think saying what you're afraid of makes you brave.” . . . . #becauseofreading #bookclubs #booksbooksbooks #bookishphotography #bookstagramfeature #bookaesthetic #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #epicreads #prettybooks #boostagram #flatlay #books #bookfeature #bookishlove #bookishfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #igreads #unitedbookstagram #bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #welovebooks #currentreads #latetotheparty #kellyquindlen https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMG5KQF_xa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=