Hello my pretty!!

I just read a bookstagram review that in a nutshell said that this was a less good version of Meddling Kids.

I hated Meddling Kids. Such a good cover with such a disappointing storyline. Kinda scared to start this now 😭

The book I‘ve been daydreaming about holding in my hands... that I‘ve had all weekend and not read a single page 🥴🥴🥴 send help!

Is it the Sarah J Maas cover quote? It took me ages to get over the Stephanie Meyer cover quote on The Hunger Games...

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Hmm, this photo cropped weirdly but is from the Spark Notes account on Twitter (but I read it in an article via Facebook)

Still coming up Gryffindor in all the quizzes! 🦁

https://www.buzzfeed.com/annie1luv15/whats-your-hogwarts-house-aesthetic-girl-ed...

Originally titled ‘to my critics‘, renamed ‘Goldfish‘ on the advice of friends 😂🔥

Thanks for coming on this mini art journey with me! I think I‘ll be hitting up 759.36 at the library next time I‘m there to see what else they have!!

Rumour has it that when Klimt asked Frederike Maria Beer why she wanted a portrait by him as well as Schiele, she said that only Klimt would make her immortal.

Fair enough, this is stunning.

The imprisoned Danae is ‘visited‘ by the (Greek) god Zeus, who has changed himself into a golden shower.

There is a more famous painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer - all done in gold... but I rather like this one, Adele Bloch-Bauer II...

I‘m just going to share my favourites!! Hope you don‘t mind a little art journey 🎨

Lady with a hat and feather boa. Painted two years after ‘The Kiss‘, all the gold, rich ornamentation and flourishes have been abandoned. The picture is plainer, more Expressionist - and seemingly full of secrets and hints.

A friend sent me a postcard from Vienna featuring this painting (The Kiss) by Gustav Klimt... I‘d not heard of him before so *obviously* the first port of call was the library...

I‘ve just finished an 11 day stint in library land (bleugh) and am now lying in bed, listening to the new Mika album, staring at the ceiling, trying to decide what to read... HOW ARE YOU?

The sequel is finally available for preorder! YASSSSS!

Any Melbourne based IC fans out there? If you wanted something non horsey on Cup Day... this has potential!

Email to RSVP.

While still not in the league of Nanny Piggins and Friday Barnes, the third outing of the Peski Kids was a mud covered good time!

Plus, R.A. Spratt surely has one of the best bios in the business!

I‘m working this weekend. Always a bit of a trial (with some good bits thrown in) even though I do mostly really like my job.

Hope y‘all have weekends that feature some quality reading time ☺️

If I hadn‘t had the opportunity to attend an ‘in conversation‘ event with Jasper Fforde, I never would have given this book a second thought (other than “nice cover”) but I got to thinking, what would a world where winter hibernation was the norm be like? And just like that - I found out ☺️ big pharma, conspiracies, bulking up for winter, murder, blizzards, not actually dead zombies... just the tip of the iceberg!

“But I can‘t work out if you‘re a clever person pretending to be thick, a thick person pretending to be clever or just a chancer stumbling through the Winter without any plan or thought at all.”

“I always knew stamp collecting would get them in trouble” said the woman, who I assumed was the 13th Earl‘s widow, “but look here, they were only doing a harmless spot of thieving...‘

In an effort to feel in control of my life, I did the washing up!! Weirdly satisfying! And now, a cup of tea, a chapter or two and then sleep!!!

Any fans of Psych (the tv show) out there?

A bit taken aback by how far the author leans into the whole ‘butterface‘ thing - like I GET IT! I don‘t understand that way of thinking at all but if you can put that aside - there are some sweet moments (along side some real head scratchers) with some excellent side characters who look like they get their own books.

Another winner from the library display shelf! Coming of age story meets ghost hunting meets finding out that your parents had lives before you were born and that some of their decisions have far reaching consequences to finding out the things that seemed like random chance were actually not... this book stuffs a lot into its 206 pages and honestly WOW

Somewhat confused. Have been having a bit of trouble keeping track of who is who (so maybe not entirely loving the art). Love how the back stories are sliding into place.

What a trip! Maverick computer hacker slash genius Alexia is a modern girl who by an improbable turn of events has coded Lord Byron (and other bad boys of Literature) back into existence (a storm was involved, it‘s best we don‘t question it). She‘s smitten but soon comes to realise that Byron is kind of a jerk. Mayhem ensues. Seems to be a one volume only story which is a shame because Alexis is going places!

The library couldn‘t find this for ages!!! But it finally emerged from wherever it was hiding (or misfiled?!) and I wasted no time in diving back in. I found this volume a bit disjointed but enjoyable even if did probably need another volume to become truely remarkable.

This is a review of the second book ‘in which she doesn‘t want a prince, but gets one anyway. But not for keeps‘. Kinda cute but also plays into gender stereotypes... that are kind of dull! (This is mostly a book about how siblings fight and play tricks on each other)

I squeaked with excitement when I found this on a library display shelf! I‘ve only been wanting to read this since I first read about it! A private detective gets called into an elite school to investigate the death of a teacher after it was ruled a suicide. The twist? It‘s a school of magic and her estranged sister, is a teacher there. I broke quite a big reading drought on this - loved it!

I loved this! A hidden, magical Los Angeles, deep dark family secrets, magical turf wars...

Anyone know when the second volume is out!?

My thanks to @jfount for recommending it!!

Reread in preparation for the second instalment and it was just as beautiful as I remembered it! I want a tea dragon!!!

What a lovely dedication! 💕

Laughed so hard I choked a little - I mean, what a mental image this evokes 🤔😂

Throwback to 2016 when I went to a Goldenhand event, won the door prize (unsure where that is currently at, will investigate) where I vowed to reread and catch up with this beautiful series.

Have not quite got around to it yet. Still on the to-do list 😂

Moral of the story : always keep full size candy bars in the house 🎃

#7days7covers

Just reread this 😍

I don‘t like my chances of being able to yell BINGO but I might give this a whirl... September has been a horror reading month (maybe just a horror month) I honestly can‘t remember a time I‘ve read so little and felt so consistently low...

Found this by happy chance today - intriguing cover quote from Neil Gaiman (whose books I‘ve never really meshed with but I know he‘s a Diana Wynne Jones fan - so I kinda trust him?)

Quite cool scrolling through the Litsy feed for this book and seeing all the different and rather amazing covers this story has had.

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This is still on my tbr 🤭

I‘ve never seen an episode of game of thrones but I‘m always impressed with Gwendoline Christie‘s red carpet style! GORGEOUS!

#7covers7days

I may have skipped a day but will catch up 😉

Post a favourite cover everyday for seven days, no explanation.

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Me : *major book slump, mildly stressed about being behind on my goodreads challenge, not short on book options*
Also me : maybe more books would help? #libraryhaul

Will I read any of these?! Only time will tell 😉

I couldn‘t be bothered checking to see if any of these were sequels - two of them are - so they‘ll be going back until I can track down the first as I much prefer to read in order.

I did some pre work vacuuming today and nearly killed myself when I forgot that I had the vacuum out and tripped over it and head long into a bookshelf.

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Happily nothing broken but my toes are rather sore... so I treated myself to a Yowie because I am an adult 🤔

Anyone had a Yowie before? The chocolate is kinda terrible but the nostalgia is 👌.

Bloody brilliant! 🕷

Ron is, obviously, thrilled!!

Image via The Happy Newspaper on Instagram

Awww. I remember being this young and writing the occasional fb update 😂

This quote popped up on my IG feed (as an ad for a jumper - which is hilariously off base for me) but I really liked the quote - and wanted to know where it came from... google to the rescue!

In honour of Roald Dahl Day on Friday (13th!!) my work bestie and I crafted this in our lunch break... I mostly watched, offered encouragement and took the photos for the GRAM! 🐊

I‘d wanted to make this ever since I was a kid and saw this recipe from Revolting Recipes but my Mum was never into it... and after being a part of the making process - I understand why she wasn‘t keen... it really was revolting 😂

Straight up cover buy...

Backed up by an interesting as heck blurb... an android watchmaker and a pompous duke... 🤔🧐

Oooh, I absolutely adored Matilda Woods debut - The Boy, The Bird and The Coffin Maker - so I did a little happy dance in the bookshop when I discovered this the other day 😍☺️

My library received a box of these today! Obviously step one was Instagram! I find the libraries page really struggles to engage people... does anyone have any tips?!

Loving the simplicity of the cover design 💚