2019 | Let's Get Galactic

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Another double posting kind of day, and for a very good reason!! I’ve learned that @lichen_and_limestone are having a rep search, and after yesterday’s debacle, I’d really love the chance to promote & advocate for a really great candle company! #lichenlimestonespring 🙏💖 Hi! My name is Cassie, and I live in Northern California with my boyfriend & our three little dogs! In case it wasn’t already super obvious, I’m super into rainbows, books, and “art stuff”. Aside from reading, for hobbies I love to draw, paint, and work on embroidery - the last of which is something I just recently picked up last year, and have a lot of fun with!! I’m not sure how personal I should get with these rep searches 😂, but I don’t have a lot of in person friends, and suffer from pretty awful social anxiety. Finding the bookish community online over the last year has been AMAZING, and sharing things I love - from books to candles!! - with all the folks I’ve met would be a dream! 🥰❤️🕯 If chosen as a rep, I promise to bring lots of color & enthusiasm to the team! And whether I’m chosen or not, thank you for the opportunity!! 🙏🎉 ALSO!! I forgot the lovers part - my favorite star crossed ones are Joel & Clementine from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! 🎥 Sorry for not being able to format this dang post - I’ve tried like 5 times and it remains a solid paragraph 😂 #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookstagrammer #bookcollector #bookstack #bookish #bookcollection #constantreader #stephenking #stephenkingbooks #hodder #rainbowstephenkingbooks #repsearch #bookishlove #bookishlife #bookworms #bookclubofig #bookishcommunity

I finished THE LUMINOUS DEAD last week, and wow! I loved it!⁠ It's one of my favorite books of the month, so I'm using this as my #nightwormschallenge entry for Day 29 - Fav January Read!⁠ ⁠ I'll admit it was a little slow going for me at first, since a majority of the book's plot takes place underground and between just two people. But once I got really into it, I was completely absorbed & couldn't put it down for the last half!⁠ ⁠ I usually only give a quick once-through of the synopsis for books, since I like going in mostly blind and not really knowing what's happening. I enjoy knowing the general theme - like if there's a haunted house, or a creepy child for example - but I don't like to be given a bunch of details before reading usually.⁠ ⁠ For this one, I honestly skipped the synopsis entirely and just bought it based on how highly it was recommended by some of my book pals on here. Because of this, I thought it was about some underwater horror, or zombies. I was very, very wrong, lmao! 😂⁠ ⁠ This one is about cave exploration, but done in a terrifying way, and I really liked it! I started feeling a little claustrophobic just reading about the suit in the book, ahh!⁠ ⁠ Have you read this one? What did you think?!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #theluminousdead #caitlinstarling #bookcollector #bibliophile #booklover #bookcollection #horrorfiction #ladiesofhorrorfiction #booklover #booknerd #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #constantreader #bookish

Do you own a lot of bookish or author merch? I own a bunch of bookmarks, but the only real things aside from that are things I've made myself - which is why I started doing bookmarks & embroidery to begin with!! I only opened my shop after being asked about the stuff I was using, and it's been such an amazing experience to see people buying & using the stuff I've made!⁠ ⁠ I have DIY Embroidery Kits in my Etsy available NOW that include everything needed to make one of these "WE ALL FLOAT" hoop projects from start to finish! These kits make great gifts for the crafty folks in your life, or just for yourself - as Donna & Tom always say: TREAT YOSELF!!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #modernembroidery #contemporaryembroidery #embroideryart #stephenking #stephenkingbooks #stephenkingsit #stephenkingquotes #pennywise #pennywisetheclown #diyembroidery #etsymakers #bibliophile #bookcollector #constantreader #booknerdigan #bookishmerch #bookmerch

I shared my selfie with this one the other day, but don't even have the words to convey my excitement to be holding this book in my hands!! It's one of my absolute top most anticipated 2020 releases, and I'm really looking forward to reading it!⁠ ⁠ It's out later this year, so here's a colorful picture of the pretty cover by @mattryan & the synopsis to get you hyped:⁠ ⁠ "Quinn Maybrook just wants to make it until graduation. She might not make it to morning.⁠ ⁠ Quinn and her father moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs to find a fresh start. But ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can.⁠ ⁠ Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now."⁠ ⁠ I'm about halfway finished so far, and loving it!! Don't miss the release! And again, thank you to @adamcesare for hooking a girl up! 🤡🌽⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #booklover #bookish #bookcollector #bookcollection #bookrainbow #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #rainbowbooks #clowninacornfield #harperteen #adamcesare #yahorror #yafiction #horrorfiction #booklovers #currentlyreading #anticipatedreleases #constantreader #bookworms

What are you currently reading? I finished my 16th book of the year so far early this morning, and am starting in on this one now! I’ve been very into anything Titanic-related since I was a kid, and this book is one I’ve been looking forward to ever since first hearing about it last year! I’m also participating in the #Pondathon readathon this year, and my team’s point requirement rule is that I need to read a difference genre every time I switch to a new book. If I read 3 new genres in a row, I get bonus points! This has been a little tough, ‘cause almost all the stuff on my TBR counts as horror 😂 So I’m trying to spread things out as much as I can! So tell me what you’re reading today! How many books have you read so far this month? No stress if you’ve only read 1 - or even none at all! We have the rest of the year! 🌈 Thanks to @almakatsu & @netgalley for the early digital copy! #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #booklover #bookish #bookcollector #almakatsu #ladiesofhorrorfiction #horrorfiction #titanic #booksilove #bookishnerd #booknerd #constantreader #currentlyreading

I still have a couple of these little guys left in my shop! Link in bio!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #bookcollector #edgarallanpoe #nevermore #edgarallanpoeart #etsyart #etsymakers #muglovers #coffeemugs #booksandmugs #coffeeandbooks #coffeecollectors #bookcollectors #constantreaders #classichorror #classicauthors #poe #poeart

Another week, another #FaceFriday! Thank you again to the gorgeous @brianamorganbooks for the inspiration & tag!⁠ ⁠ Today's selfie is also partially inspired by @astrangerdream - Karlee makes super awesome art, so check out her bookmarks & support independent artists for all the hard work they do! 🌈⁠ ⁠ I decided each week should have a theme or else I'd lose track of what I talked about. For today's facts, we're going to go with FAVORITES! Tell me yours in the comments - or if we share any!⁠ ⁠ 🌈 MOVIE: The Fifth Element & Brazil⁠ 🌈 TV SHOW: Buffy the Vampire Slayer⁠ 🌈 COLOR: All of them, I won't ever choose (but okay, pink!)⁠ 🌈 FOOD: Macaroni & cheese, grilled cheese, pizza... I like cheese a lot, okay?⁠ 🌈 DESSERT: Cheesecake or tiramisu⁠ 🌈 ICE CREAM: Mint Chocolate Chip (but only if it's green!)⁠ 🌈 DRINK: Coffee, tea, or strawberry lemonade (I don't really drink alcohol, it kinda makes my body sick)⁠ 🌈 BOOK: Right now, CRICKET HUNTERS by @jeremyheplerauthor⁠ 🌈 SUPERHERO: Scarlet Witch or Batwoman!⁠ 🌈 ANIMAL: Beluga whales. They're so cuuute!⁠ 🌈 PLACE: Disney World (Disneyland is alright if I have to)⁠ 🌈 STORE: Bookstores. Also, Target!⁠ 🌈 VIDEO GAME: Ocarina of Time, Silent Hill 2, RE: Code Veronica, the Sims⁠ ⁠ I can't think of anything else to give a favorite on?! 😂 If you can, let me know! And feel free to do this & tag me so I can see it and read your answers!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #meetthebookstagrammer #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #bookshark #astrangerdream #bookmarks #bookcollector #constantreader #selfiesforbookstagram #selfies #rainbowhair #gettingtoknowme #gettoknowme #bookish #booknerd #bookaddicted⁠ ⁠

It has taken me WAY TOO LONG to get the full collection, but how gorgeous are these books by @paulgtremblay?! They're the UK editions, and I absolutely looove them!⁠ ⁠ I visited a Waterstones in England a couple of years ago, and brought back over 35 new books - did you know that books in the UK end up being way cheaper than books in the US?! I felt so spoiled while there, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to add to my collection!⁠ ⁠ Of the books I bought, 3 were Tremblay's - and I've shown them off here before 'cause the covers are just stunning in their cohesive and creepy beauty. Love them so much!⁠ ⁠ When I found out his newest would also match, I knew I had to get it - but it took me ordering online 4 times and being sent the US edition 3 of those times (despite me double checking the ISBN with the sellers beforehand!) before I finally got my hands on the right one!⁠ ⁠ FINALLY, FINALLY, it is mine and I am a happy girl! If you haven't checked out these books, you NEED to - they're so good, and A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS is one of my all-time favs in particular!⁠ ⁠ What's your favorite book by Paul Tremblay? Do you ever go to ridiculous lengths to collect a specific edition of a book you love, or am I being dumb? 😂⁠ ⁠ I also just found out that SURVIVOR SONG is also coming out in this format by @titanbooks and... well, ya girl is gonna go hunting again I think. 😂⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #paultremblay #horrorbooks #horrornovels #bookcollector #bookcollection #constantreader #aheadfullofghosts #cabinattheendoftheworld #disappearanceatdevilsrock #growingthingsandotherstories #titanbooks #bookish #bookworm #bookshark #bibliophile #booklovers #bookaddict #rainbowbooks #rainbowbookshelf #rainbowshelfie

Double posting today because I’m starting CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD after work tonight & I am so excited! This one by @adamcesare is in my Top 5 most anticipated book releases of 2020, and I’m SO thankful to have an early release copy! THANK YOU to Adam & Harper Teen! 🙏 Let’s also ignore the clutter of my bedroom, please & thank you. 😂 What are some of your most anticipated releases coming out this year? #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #booklover #constantreader #clowninacornfield #adamcesare #booknerd #bookcollector #bookish #bookworms #horrorbooks #bookcollector #bookcollection #rainbowhair
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26 of the Best Books I Read in 2019

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on January 1, 2020 · 3 Comments

It was super hard for me to put this list together, ’cause I originally intended to only include 10 titles – but quickly realized that’d be impossible. I genuinely had such an amazing reading year! So many books came out that I couldn’t wait to dive into, and the anticipation paid off in the best way – … Continue reading →

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My 2020 Goals: Reading, Life, & Art!

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on December 17, 2019 · 3 Comments

I know you’re probably hearing this all over the place right now, but wow! How has 2019 flown by so fast? At the same time, holy shit! How has so much happened? I started this year in a totally different place than I’m ending it, and although it’s a definite improvement in nearly every aspect, it’s been quite … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Amazon’s DARK CORNERS Horror Series

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on December 7, 2019 · Leave a Comment

This is my second series from Amazon, with the first being their science fiction series, Forward. I liked that one a bit more than this, but there were some good shorts here and a couple women in horror authors I already loved, like Jennifer McMahon & Joyce Carol Oates. From Amazon: “Don’t believe what they say. … Continue reading →

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November 2019 Wrap-Up

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on December 4, 2019 · 1 Comment

This month has been another whirlwind, but in a good way! I’ve been busy with holiday prep festivities both at home and at work. We’re sending out New Years mailers for one job, which means packing up THOUSANDS of bags of confetti, cutting tons of washi tape, and packing everything up to be sent out. … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Amazon’s FORWARD Sci-Fi Series

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on November 17, 2019 · 5 Comments

Am I the only one that spends a significant chunk of their free time browsing through books online? If I am the only one, don’t tell me. I’d like to think this online window-shopping is a problem for all booklovers! 😛 Recently during one of these window shopping binges, I stumbled upon a new science … Continue reading →

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5 Facts & 5 Goals: Birthday Edition!

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on September 28, 2019 · 2 Comments

My birthday is tomorrow! I’m the kind of person that loves celebrating birthdays – some people aren’t into it or grow out of it, but I don’t know that I ever will. I start celebrating on the first day of the month – September 1st for me marks the start of fall, and of my … Continue reading →

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