#src2021

💬 Do you read different genres at different times of the year? . I’m such a mood reader, I just read whatever I feel like reading at any given moment. 😅 I do, however, tend to veer toward cute rom-coms, contemporaries, and other romance books during the summer, especially when I’m at the beach or sitting by the pool. 🏖 . Thank you to @booksparks for kicking off my summer reading with Anna K Away by @jennyleewrites!! My Summer Bucket List is packed full of perfect beach reads, thanks to @booksparks #SRC2021! . This gorgeous coffee mug is by @fablegroundscoffee and it’s my favorite!! Check out their store for delicious coffee blends, candles and other beautiful mugs! Use my code LIFEINLIT15 for a discount! . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #annak #annakaway #jennylee #summerreading #beachreads #alwaysreading #aquietstyle #bookshelfdecor #bookshelf #shelfie #bookstack #bookphoto #bookphotography #bookstagram #seekthesimplicity #hyggestyle #neutralstyle #mybeigelife #wednesdayvibes #booksofig #bookseverywhere #flashesofdelight #purejoy #readinglife #cozystyle #booksparks #bookspines #booksharks #fablegroundscoffee (at Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPDvyyntaNf/?utm_medium=tumblr

💬 What’s on your summer reading list? . I have a lot of contemporary romances on mine! There’s just something about warmer weather that makes me want to read all the adorable romances. . Thank you to @booksparks #SRC2021 for adding The People We Meet on Vacation by @emilyhenrywrites to my summer reading pile! . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #summerbucketlist #summerreading #beachreads #booksparks #bookshark #romancereadersofinstagram #contemporaryromance #thepeoplewemeetonvacation #emilyhenry #berkleypublishing #bookstagram #bookstack #bookspines #alwaysreading #readingtime #toberead #hopetoread #bibliophile #mybookfeatures #bibliofeature #readersofig #goodreads #readingmakesmehappy #bibliophilelife #seekthesimplicity #pursuepretty #aquietstyle #mybeigelife #neutraldecor (at My Bed) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP50imTn-Yx/?utm_medium=tumblr

💬 What was last read of July? What is your first read of August? . If you need an idea for your first August read and you’re a fan of cozy mysteries, this may be the book for you! A Hex for Danger by @esmeaddison sounds like such a fun read! Thank you to @booksparks & @crookedlanebooks for gifting me this copy! #src2021 . . . s u m m a r y : The small town of Bellamy Bay has its share of skeletons in its closet, but it isn't used to bodies turning up in the local history museum. After all, this coastal North Carolina town is much like any other...except, of course, for the mermaids. Helping to run the family business, an herbal apothecary while keeping her supernatural secret hidden is no easy feat for water witch Aleksandra Daniels. But somehow she's still found time to help her friend Celeste, who has her own Caribbean mermaid heritage plan the annual Mermaid Festival. As fun-seekers throng the beaches, Alex gets to know and is intrigued by renowned artist Neve Ryland, who's in town to decorate the local park with a mermaid-themed mural. Celeste, however, is less enamored with the artist, as Neve has been spending entirely too much one-on-one time with her boyfriend Jasper, director of Bellamy Bay's history museum. Then, a reception for Neve ends abruptly when the artist is found dead in his office. The police investigation nets Celeste who asks Alex to find the true culprit. With the help of her magically-inclined aunt and cousins, Alex dives in to clear her friends name. But there was more to Neve Ryland than met the eye...and Alex fears she may be in way too deep. Will she catch the crook or be next on the hook? . . . h a s h t a g s : #ahexfordanger #esmeaddison #bookishflatlay #bookflatlay #booksphotography #booksparks #booksharks #readinglist #bookstoread #bookrecommendations #alwaysreading #booksbooksandmorebooks #cozymystery #bookstagram #bookpics #bookpost #flatlayphotography #flatlayoftheday #bookstagrammer #bookphotography (at Bellamy Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSE4xsxnsXq/?utm_medium=tumblr

💬 Name a book you’ve read that really packed a punch. . I love powerful books. Books that leave you reeling after you’ve finished it. I have a feeling A Sitting in St. James by @ritawilliamsgarcia is going to be that kind of read. This eye-opening novel tackles America’s heavy history of racism and slavery, particularly in the antebellum South. It’s a must-read amongst the YA and historical fiction genres! Thank you to @booksparks for gifting me this copy! . . . s u m m a r y ⇣ An unmissable tour de force from three-time National Book Award finalist and Coretta Scott King Award–winning author Rita Williams-Garcia, who memorably tells the stories of one white family and the enslaved people who work for them. Essential reading for teens and adults who are grappling with our country’s history of racism. This astonishing novel about the interwoven lives of those bound to a plantation in antebellum America is an epic masterwork—empathetic, brutal, and entirely human. 1860, Louisiana. After serving as mistress of Le Petit Cottage for more than six decades, Madame Sylvie Guilbert has decided, in spite of her family’s indifference, to sit for a portrait. But there are other important stories to be told on the Guilbert plantation. Stories that span generations, from the big house to out in the fields, of routine horrors, secrets buried as deep as the family fortune, and the tangled bonds of descendants and enslaved. . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #asittinginstjames #ritawilliamsgarcia #src2021 #booksparks #booksharks #bookspines #bookstagram #bookstack #booklover #bookhoarder #readinglife #morningslikethese #bookshelf #bookshelfdecor #shelfie #totalbooknerd #readya #historicalfiction #toeachtheirpath #cozystyle #seekinspirecreate #sprayededges #beautifulbooks #bibliophile #booksofig #instareads #bookphoto #bookpile (at Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQbMpE1tFcZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

💬 Have you read any debuts this year that you loved? . Thank you to @booksparks for gifting me this copy of Things We Lost to the Water by @ericnguyenisok! A stunning debut novel about an immigrant Vietnamese family who settles in New Orleans and struggles to remain connected to one another as their lives are inextricably reshaped. Is this one on your TBR? . . . s u m m a r y ⇣ When Huong arrives in New Orleans with her two young sons, she is jobless, homeless, and worried about her husband, Cong, who remains in Vietnam. As she and her boys begin to settle in to life in America, she continues to send letters and tapes back to Cong, hopeful that they will be reunited and her children will grow up with a father. But with time, Huong realizes she will never see her husband again. While she copes with this loss, her sons, Tuan and Binh grow up in their absent father's shadow, haunted by a man and a country trapped in their memory and imagination. As they push forward, the three adapt to life in America in different ways: Huong takes up with a Vietnamese car salesman who is also new in town; Tuan tries to connect with his heritage by joining a local Vietnamese gang; and Binh, now going by Ben, embraces his adopted homeland and his burgeoning sexuality. Their search for identity--as individuals and as a family--threatens to tear them apart. But then disaster strikes the city they now call home, and they must find a new way to come together and honor the ties that bind them. . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #src2021 #booksharks #booksparks #thingswelosttothewater #ericnguyen #adultfiction #historicalfiction #bookpage #openbook #titlepage #debutnovel #booklover #bookrecommendations #booksbooksbooks #readersofinstagram #amreading #smallmomentsofcalm #livelifebeautifully #lovelysquares #stillography #mybeigelife #neutraltones #capturequiet #chooselovely #bookgram #themagicofbookstagram (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQHo4J6t_od/?utm_medium=tumblr

💬 Do you read YA contemporaries? What are some of your favorite contemporary books and/or authors? . Looking for your next YA contemporary romance to read at the pool/beach? Well, @booksparks has got you covered! Misfit in Love, book two in the Saints and Misfits series, is out now and the perfect book to add to your summer reading bucket list for #SRC2021! Thank you to @booksparks & @simonteen for gifting me these copies! . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #simonteen #saintsandmisfits #misfitinlove #contemporaryeromance #yaromance #yanovels #yabookstagram #beachreads #beachreading #poolsidereading #alwaysreading #bibliophile #bibliofeature #mybookfeatures #jamestrevinorepost #totalbooknerd #bookwormlife #bookdragon #bookishlove #bookphoto #booksharks #bookshark #seekthesimplicity #bookshelf #shelfie #vintagestyle #neutraldecor #bookspines (at Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQFTp73N9Iy/?utm_medium=tumblr

🌈 I’m excited to start The Guncle today thanks to a giveaway win by @spglovesbooks 🌈 I’ve heard so many good things! It was also on my #SRC2021 list! Happy Pride Month! #TheGuncle #SummerBucketList #NewBooks #SPC2021#currentlyreading #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookcommunity #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookaddict #bookworm #bookshelfie #2021readingchallenge#whatimreadingnow #bibliophile #bibliophilelife #bookblogger #bookclub #bookclubgirl #bookreviewer #bookreviewersofinstagram (at Sarasota, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQE6ZbwL3aX/?utm_medium=tumblr