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31/05/2026

Life lately 📚

28/05/2026

𝔘𝔫𝔟𝔬𝔵𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔄𝔩𝔦, 𝔴𝔥𝔬 𝔠𝔩𝔞𝔦𝔪𝔰 𝔥𝔦𝔪𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔣 𝔡𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔲𝔦𝔰𝔥𝔢𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔰𝔬𝔠𝔦𝔞𝔩 𝔪𝔢𝔡𝔦𝔞...🤫

𝖖𝖔𝖙𝖉: for those with Fairyloot - how in the good Lord’s name are you taming the shipping costs? Third party wizardry? Secret society? Do enlighten me, PLEASE!

As a token of gratitude, please enjoy this unboxing of my first FL subscription presented by Ali with all social media prowess.

A beautiful edition acquired as my shelves continue their slow descent into overcrowding, and my bank account wallows in shipping.

24/05/2026

𝕬𝖚𝖙𝖚𝖒𝖓 𝖎𝖘 𝖒𝖞 𝖋𝖆𝖛𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖊 𝖕𝖔𝖘𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓
𝖖𝖔𝖙𝖉: what are your reading essentials? Mine? A cosy corner, snacks, and weather cold enough to justify staying wrapped up inside with a book 😅

Today’s reading setup while the little dude practices independent play behind me - which currently means I get a precious 40 minutes a day to rejoin the bookish reading halls 🫀

Also, a small public service announcement: check your local Mine had lots of buy one get one half price on heaps of good titles; Penny D, Ana Huang, thrillers, fantasy… deeply dangerous information for my wallet & fellow tbr harlots on here.

11/05/2026

𝖖𝖔𝖙𝖉: do you love a good bookish challenge, or do you just quietly watch them from the sidelines? Personally, I love them - especially rn while all my books are sitting at home waiting for me & I’m reduced to lurking the bookish social halls like a Dickensian ghost 😅

🍓 𝔖𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔴𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔯𝔶 𝔍𝔞𝔪 - a popular book that I rate:
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi . If you haven’t yet met Aaron Warner, consider this your formal invitation.

🫐 𝔅𝔩𝔲𝔢𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔯𝔶 𝔍𝔞𝔪 - a book that had me needing more:
The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem. I loved the representation in this and the way all the little intricacies were woven together.

🍑 𝔄𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔬𝔱 𝔍𝔞𝔪 - an underhyped book I rate:
Burning Heir by Kelsey Forster. If dark academia, trials, secrets, betrayal, and genuine enemies-to-lovers are your thing… this one arrives carrying the whole feast.

🫙 𝔓𝔩𝔲𝔪 𝔍𝔞𝔪 - a genre I want to read more of:
Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna Van Veen. More Gothic horror mixed with Victorian/period drama needs to enter my library immediately.

🫙ℜ𝔞𝔰𝔭𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔯𝔶 𝔍𝔞𝔪 - a trope I can’t get enough of:
King of Storms and Feathers by Juno Hart. Juno writes true enemies-to-lovers and dark fantasy ridiculously well.

🍊 𝔐𝔞𝔯𝔪𝔞𝔩𝔞𝔡𝔢- a cliffhanger that made my heart race:
The Blackened Blade by Isla Davon. I’m still recovering, honestly.

06/05/2026

𝔒𝔲𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔬𝔣𝔣𝔦𝔠𝔢… 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔪𝔞𝔨𝔢 𝔦𝔱 𝔰𝔴𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔶 ✈️
𝖖𝖔𝖙𝖉: do you read more when you travel - or less?
Apparently I was wildly optimistic about holiday reading because I haven’t even finished the paperback I packed 😅

We haven’t done a whole lot of reading over the last few weeks, but we have had some pretty incredible real-life adventures instead. We’re now in Bangkok and have officially ticked off the last of our adoption appointments - now we’re just waiting on paperwork and visas before we can finally head home 🫀

I will say… whoever said humidity is good for you has clearly never tried to exist in it for 12 hours straight. I am SO ready for autumn weather, oversized hoodies, and curling up back in my library with a book.

26/04/2026

A little purple duet 💜
𝖖𝖔𝖙𝖉: what's your favourite fruit? I am SO FU***NG ELATED that I found Mangosteens in the supermarket over here (yes we sometimes get them back at home but they're always s**t & super expenny). These are my favourite, favourite fruits that I used to eat in dxb and one of foods I miss the most (next to Safari Mango chips) 🤤🤤🤤

Also this book looks good & matches my pretties so perfectly 🫀🫀

21/04/2026

𝔅𝔯𝔟 ✈️
𝖖𝖔𝖙𝖉: where’s your favourite place you’ve ever visited? Thailand & Lantau Island in HK have always been my childhood favourites; and I'm kinda excited to see how much Thailand has changed since 2000 & 2005!

Our social halls will be a little quieter, and replies few and far between as we set flight tomorrow, but if I come across anything even remotely bookish, you’ll find it stories 🫀

If you’re wanting to follow along a bit more closely with this stage of our adoption journey, you’re welcome to join us over at — Ali & I wanted to say another thank you to everyone - we’re still a little bit in awe of all the awhi and tautoko we’ve been shown.

Otherwise, I’ll see you back in the social halls in June 🫀💃🏼🕺🏼

19/04/2026

A little moment for the warm pallette 🥮🍂🍁

17/04/2026

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16/04/2026

𝔄 𝔟𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔡 𝔡𝔞𝔱𝔢, 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔪𝔞𝔨𝔢 𝔦𝔱 𝔟𝔬𝔱𝔞𝔫𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔩.

𝖖𝖔𝖙𝖉: would you trust a book wrapped in sage green, or assume it’s hiding something slightly sinister?
I don’t trust anything that looks this calm, personally - that’s usually when the plants start acting up 🌿😉

This candidate leans into botanical horror, so if you like your reads a little eerie, a little overgrown, and not entirely right - dip your toes into the quicksand 🪱

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