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Are we still doing #booksinthebuff? 'Cause I finally found a way I feel comfortable participating, hahaha.⁠ ⁠ @oliverhibert is one of my favorite ever artists in the world, and it's not difficult to see why - the colors! The contrast! The strangeness! I love it all, and it's so up my alley it's unreal.⁠ ⁠ I asked for the Oliver Hibert art book for Christmas last year, and Santa was kind to me! The book is gorgeous, and shows off so many incredible pieces - I need a billion prints framed on my walls!⁠ ⁠ Props to those of you who posted nakey photos with your books, but I feel so weird reading without clothes unless I'm in the tub (and ain't nobody got time for precarious selfies when you're as clumsy as I am, hahaha).⁠ ⁠ If you're into amazing art, go check out Oliver's account - it's super cool and you won't regret it!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #artbooks #oliverhibert #oliverhibertart #rainbowart #rainbowartists #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #bookcollector #constantreader #booklover #booknerdigan #ilovebooks #artistsofinstagram #artstagram

It’s so hard to get pictures of my dogs with my books that don’t look terrified or uncomfortable 😂 This is Tibby! His fully name is Sirius Tiberius Pibb. I have three dogs total but he was the only one within picture distance of my books! 😂 I make up entire personalities for my dogs based on what I think they’d be like if they were people (I have a very active imagination, lol). Tibby here is a college professor (Professor Pibb) of Ethics, and he travels around to teach students. He’s also a grumpy old man, and my first born son. 😂🤷‍♀️🐶 Anyone else make fun personalities or voices, etc to go with their pets, or am I very weird? Hahaha. Also, this is my entry for #booksinthefluff - a tag I can absolutely get behind! Let’s show off all our cutie babies! 🐶🐱🐭🐸🐔🐽🐥 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #dogstagram #dogsofinstagram #pupsofinstagram #therustmaidens #songsfromthedeel #theapocalypticmannequin #poetry #horrorfiction #bookcollector #constantreader #booksanddogs #dogsandbooks

As you can see, I've been trying to share more of my reading that isn't just related to horror. While horror is my happy place, and my home, and where I'm most comfortable - sometimes I want to escape into a world of color, or magic, or circuses! (Is circus horror a thing? Can someone recommend me some circus-y horror books??)⁠ ⁠ The Night Circus is one I've read some people didn't like, but I absolutely LOVED it. I loved the magic, the descriptions, the imagery. Storylines involving romance don't typically do much for me (there are some I've enjoyed, but way more that I haven't), so this one could've been a miss - but it wasn't! I had so much fun reading it. ⁠ ⁠ Here's a bit of a personal ramble: I was actually going through a really, really rough time a few years ago, and living in my car with my ex at the time in the middle of a Boston winter. It was HARSH, but I had this book with me, and I'd stay up in the car reading it at night, and it helped me forget my situation and get out of my head for a bit. Obviously, my personal situation has improved a billionfold, BUT - it's amazing what a book can do for you! I've relied on reading so many times throughout my childhood and life to get me through the bad stuff I'm experiencing, and I'm so grateful to be a bookworm!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ THAT SAID, I'd highly recommend this one - it's a bit of a slow burn, and the descriptions are quite lengthy, but if you're into King and his long descriptions, you may enjoy this one!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #thenightcircus #bookclub #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #erinmorgenstern #booklover #bibliophile #ilovebooks #booknerdigan #bookaesthetic #bookworm #bookshark #bookcollector #constantreader #rainbowshelfie #shelfierainbow #rainbowbooks #fiction

What's your favorite decade?⁠ ⁠ Mine is absolutely the 90s - I grew up in that decade, so it's super tied to nostalgia for me, and times when things were less stressful. Rainbow colors, LISA FRANK!, see-through electronics and inflatable furniture, bizarre commercials, Nickelodeon, Tamagotchis... I could honestly go on for hours talking about all the things I loved from the 90s, and that's not even talking about the video games and TV shows!⁠ ⁠ THAT ALL SAID... I also really love the 80s, haha, and that's how we'll tie the ramble above into this photo! 😂 There are SO MANY nods to 80s pop culture in this book that, if references aren't your thing, may make this one a bit hard to get through. I loved it though! Arcades, video games, the Whedonverse, oh my! There was so much to this one, and I loved the overall puzzle and characters.⁠ ⁠ Plus, who doesn't wish they had their very own OASIS to escape to? In my dreams!⁠ ⁠ I have my full review on this one up on my blog! www.letsgetgalactic.com⁠ ⁠ When will IG start letting us put working links in captions? Ugh!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readyplayerone #ernestcline #bookcollector #ilovereading #readyplayeronebook #scifibooks #the80s #80spopculture #constantreader #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #rainbowshelf #rainbowbooks #bibliophile #bookworm #bookshark #booknerdigan #bookaesthetic

Omg! So I was going through my feed, and realized that I never posted this photo to it - I only posted it to my stories!! This is totally tragic, 'cause this photo (and the things in it) are AMAZING!⁠ ⁠ Huge thank you to @atbpublishing, who sent me a special birthday rainbow of my very own! I already had the Buffy book (they'd sent it previously and it's SO GOOD), so having the rest of the OUTSIDE IN collection is super cool!!⁠ ⁠ If you're not familiar with the series, ATB has put together a bunch of books with contributions on some our favorite fandoms - like Buffy!!, Doctor Who, Star Trek, and more! It's so cool reading the different takes on things I'm so familiar with; I'd highly recommend them (and anything else they put out tbh, they also have some cool magnets and merch!!).⁠ ⁠ YAY BIRTHDAY RAINBOWS! 🌈🌈⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookrainbow #bookstack #rainbowbooks #rainbowbookstack #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #atbpublishing #bookcollector #constantreader #unicorn #bookish #booklover #bookworm #booknerdigan #bookaesthetic #booklovers #bookshark #bookblogger

How many of you have read this one? It's been on my shelf for over a year and I still haven't, and I want to but... something's been stopping me!⁠ ⁠ Who wants to read this in November with me? We can start it on the 1st, read it at our own pace, and chat about it - 'cause I've heard it gets pretty intense!⁠ ⁠ I'd really love to get to this one before the year finishes up but I'm afraid that I won't do it alone! Any takers?! Summary below:⁠ ⁠ "Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine.⁠ ⁠ Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation–sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they decide to venture into the jungle to look for him. What started out as a fun day-trip slowly spirals into a nightmare when they find an ancient ruins site . . . and the terrifying presence that lurks there."⁠ ⁠ So... who's with me?! Let me know!! #thanksgivingruinsreadalong ?! Hahah.⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #bookshark #constantreader #scottsmith #theruins #readalong #bookstagramreadalong #buddyread #bookcollector #bookobsession #supporthorror #horrorbooks #spookyseason #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #rainbowbooks⁠ ⁠ ⁠

🦈 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🦈⁠ ⁠ I'm really excited for this, friends! I'm teaming up with @calvindemmer himself to give away a copy of his amazing flash fiction collection, THE SEA WAS A FAIR MASTER, as well as a bookmark inspired by the same - by me! 2 cool prizes for 3 WINNERS!⁠ ⁠ THE SEA was in my Top 5 Books of 2018, and I've read it 2x more since the first - it's so good! Definitely one of my favorites, and one of my most recommended (this is actually the second time I'm using it in a giveaway - I really love it, okay!?)⁠ ⁠ 🦈 RULES 🦈⁠ • Open to US residents only, and please make sure your account is public.⁠ • You must be following both @calvindemmer & I (Don't follow to unfollow, 'cause that's a rude dude move, and will disqualify you from future giveaways!)⁠ • Comment with your FAVORITE OCEAN ANIMAL & tag 2 friends who may like this collection!⁠ • You can share this in your feed & your stories for 2 additional entries - but make sure to tag us in it so I can see & count the entry!⁠ • No giveaway accounts.⁠ ⁠ GIVEAWAY ENDS NEXT MONDAY, OCTOBER 21st!⁠ ⁠ The 3 winners will be randomly chosen & announced shortly after the giveaway ends. 🦈⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #theseawasafairmaster #calvindemmer #flashfiction #horrorfiction #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #booklovers #bookaesthetic #bookrainbow #rainbowbooks #bookcollector #bookshark #bookclub #ilovereading #artstagram #watercolors ⁠ ⁠ ⁠

I am so into match-y match-y things, friends. These covers are beautiful! I was so excited to open my @night_worms package and see these! Jonathan Janz is one of my faaaavorite writers, and I'd never read anything by Brian Keene before, so this was a great intro to receive!⁠ ⁠ The last package was themed "A STORM IS COMING", and the stuff inside it was super cool! The rainbow tabs especially were bananas useful to me, 'cause those are the exact ones I normally use and I'd misplaced my own, hahaha.⁠ ⁠ Are you a @night_worms subscriber? You should be! Each month it's like a spooky little Christmas at your doorstep, and I love it! You can also pause/cancel at any time - I personally had to take a couple months break after their first package, but I was able to restart my subscription and pick right back up where I left off when I was able to!⁠ ⁠ I'd HIGHLY recommend signing up before the end of the year - we're approaching the 1 Year anniversary of their boxes, and I bet they've got some really cool stuff in store for us! You can even find a code from one of their reps probably if you look into it! (Speaking of reps, I have a big announcement coming soon with the ones I've chosen for my art, YAY! Thanks to everyone for being patient while I sorted through all your entries, and for your endless support!)⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #booklover #jonathanjanz #briankeene #supporthorror #nightworms #horrorsubscriptionbox #booksubscription #bookish #booklover #bookworm #bookshark #bookaesthetic #constantreader #shelfie #rainbowshelfie #bookrainbow #rainbowbookshelf #bookcollector #bookhoarder #booklovers

I love the cover of this one so much! Who else can spot a Daniele Serra cover the second they see it? How is every single one he does SO cool and creepy and wonderful?! I'm having a fangirl moment, friends.⁠ ⁠ I got this one from @dbhfiction, who is a pretty rad guy and one I'd suggest befriending here in the bookstagramosphere! This is the first book of his I'll be reading, and it sounds super good!⁠ ⁠ This one is supposed to be the first in a "serialized adventure horror epic" called Nightmareland, which I am 100% here for, ya'll. Full book summary below!⁠ ⁠ "Tomorrow died on the last morning of May. There were those who saw it happen, who watched the shadow fall, who felt the chop of the guillotine as the world lost its head. Everyone else witnessed only the aftermath, for the event itself lasted no longer than a moment. They stepped outside from windowless rooms, they climbed up from crowded subways, they pulled back the blinds to let in the sun, and found the nightmare waiting for them.⁠ ⁠ But the dark is only the beginning."⁠ ⁠ 💀💀💀💀⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookrainbow #bookaesthetic #nightfall #danielbarnett #danieleserra #supporthorror #promotehorror #bookstagrammer #rainbowbooks #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #constantreader #booklover #bookworm #bookshark #bookaesthetic #bookcollector ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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