#modavo2018

What do you love taking photos of? Classics? Shelfies? Series? Standalones? Today’s a free-for-all in my #Ampersand2018 photo challenge, so of COURSE I’m taking a photo of some of my Harry Potter collection. This pretty hardback of Philosopher’s Stone is actually an Australian first edition that I bought for … $400? I forget. But it was undoubtedly the most money I’ve ever spent on a book in my life and I have zero regrets. The May prompts for my challenge are now available on my blog and in my story highlights! Day 27: #Ampersand2018: Freebie #NovelBeanApril: Emotional scene #ModAvo2018: Mark #AllTheBooksApril: Cover love #ReadGushMerch18: DIY props #ACourtOfPrintAndLove: Cosy read #FangirlingInApril: Beautiful covers ‪27 Apr 2018.‬ . . . . . . #harrypotter #jkrowling #hogwarts #bloomsbury #bookstack #harrypotterillustrated #aussiereaders #bookstagram #bookish #instaread #booknerdigans

Happy birthday to Hans Christian Andersen! I’m keen to read more of his fairy tales from this gorgeous 1940s edition on my TBR. What’s your favourite underrated fairy tale? I love The Snow Queen! Day 2: #Ampersand2018: Tale #NovelBeanApril: #anticipatedread #ModAvo2018: Different #RadBabesReadApril: Go together like PB&J #FearYourNovelApril: Favourite childhood read 2 Apr 2018.‬ . . . . . . #owlcrate #bookishmug #fairytale #igreads #bookishfeatures #bookporn #aussiereaders #bookstagram #bookish #bookstagrammer #openbook #onceuponatime

Turns out all you need is four bookends and a bit of screaming to make a pattern like this work. Take Three Girls, And I Darken, and Rebel of the Sands were three of my fave reads in 2017, and they were all from past @TheYAChronicles boxes! Use the code CAA10 for a discount on any order from @TheYAChronicles! Day 6: #Ampersand2018: Pattern #NovelBeanApril: Book I recommend #ModAvo2018: Strong #AllTheBooksApril: Relatable reads #RadBabesReadApril: Signed book(s) #FangirlingInApril: Standalones ‪6 Apr 2018.‬ . . . . . . #valentine #rebelofthesands #wordsindeepblue #takethreegirls #theunexpectedeverything #andidarken #bookchevron #bookishchevron #theyachronicles #igreads #bookishfeatures #bookporn #aussiereaders #bookstagram #bookish #bookstagrammer

What’s your favourite colour? I love ALMOST all kinds of greens. Not a big fan of that offensively neon green that hurts my eyeballs but pretty much anything else is good with me. Day 5: #Ampersand2018: Bed #ModAvo2018: Green #BookishFaves17: Fave colour 5 Jan 2018. . . . . . . #bookspines #greenbooks #greenombre #pastel #pastels #onthebed #bookwormboutique #bookporn #aussiereaders #bookstagram #bookish #instaread #booknerdigans

I finally bit the bullet and started the #OldKingdom series! I finished the audiobook of Sabriel (narrated by Tim Curry) a couple of days ago, and now I’m on to Lirael, which I’m enjoying even more. These books have been on my #TBR since at least 2014 so I’m feeling very accomplished right now. What book have you owned for an embarrassingly long time and never read? Day 11: #Ampersand2018: Last #ModAvo2018: Just do it 11 Jan 2018. . . . . . . #sabriel #lirael #abhorsen #clariel #goldenhand #bookporn #aussiereaders #bookstagram #bookish #instaread #booknerdigans

Happy birthday, Remus Lupin! Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, my baby. Society dealt him a crap hand because of something beyond his control, and HE DESERVED BETTER. Who’s your favourite Marauder? Day 10: #Ampersand2018: Moon #ModAvo2018: Sweet 10 Mar 2018.‬ . . . . . . #harrypotter #harrypotterillustrated #bloomsbury #prisonerofazkaban #remuslupin #bookishcandle #aussiereaders #bookstagram #bookish #instaread #booknerdigans

This clothbound omnibus edition has been on my shelves for nearly 10 years, and I’ve been putting it off because it’s so. freaking. big. Like, 1000+ Bible-thin pages. But this year’s all about getting through my TBR backlist so COME AT ME, SHERLOCK. I’m listening to my library’s #SherlockHolmes audiobooks and alternating with newer releases, so hopefully I’ll be done with all nine books in this omnibus edition by the end of the month. Do you have any massive books you’ve been putting off reading? Day 7: #Ampersand2018: Texture #ModAvo2018: Key 7 Mar 2018. . . . . . . #tbr #backlist #sherlock #mystery #aussiereaders #bookstagram #bookish #instaread #booknerdigans

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, J.R.R. TOLKIEN! I’ll take any excuse to bring out these pretty books. Plus I'm hoping to travel to New Zealand this year to finally visit Middle-Earth. What's a place (real or fictional) you'd love to travel to? Day 3: #Ampersand2018: Travel #ModAvo2018: Sunshine 3 Jan 2018. . . . . . . #greenbooks #tolkien #lordoftherings #thehobbit #funko #funkopop #middleearth #theshire #beautifulbooks #coverlove #aussiereaders #bookstagram #bookish #instaread #bookporn #booknerdigans #bookishcandle