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How freaking gorgeous is this book!? It was a birthday gift from my boyfriend, and it's one of my favorite King covers that I own!⁠ ⁠ Does anyone else collect the Barnes & Noble "leather bound classics editions"? I don't have a lot of them, but couldn't pass this one up! I actually went to two different locations to find it, and had them put it on hold in between so it wouldn't get sold!⁠ ⁠ Of these, I've actually only read Carrie! Don't @ me, bros - I have a lot of King books, and am slowly but surely making my way through, I promise. I like to vary my reading a lot though, and I've found so many wonderful authors in the last couple years that I've gotta spread the love!⁠ ⁠ If anyone was interested, I was planning on reading The Shining for the first time next month! Would anyone wanna participate in an official readalong? 🤔⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #stephenking #constantreader #booklover #barnesandnoble #leatherboundclassics #stephenkingbooks #rainbowbookshelf #bookshelf #shelfie #rainbowshelfie #bookcollector #booklover #bookworm #booknerd

Looking for something new to spice up your #bookstagram photos? Or maybe looking for something to use in a giveaway, or as a gift for a bookstagram-loving pal?⁠ ⁠ I sell these sets of Bookstagram Hashtag bookmarks in my Etsy! I also sell a Hamilton musical bookmark set - if you're into that sort of thing (which I very much am - tbh, I created a majority of my designs and bookmarks just 'cause they're things I loved and wanted to use or have around!)⁠ ⁠ I'm also doing a giveaway over on Twitter right now where if you subscribe to my newsletter, you'll be entered to win one of TWO (2!) prizes for $10 gift certificates in my Etsy shop! So go enter - my Twitter is @ ctrlaltcassie!⁠ ⁠ What other hashtag-type things do you think would make good bookmarks? I may add a customizable option once I go back to 3 jobs and have a bit more free time, so you can pick and choose what you want your set to say! 🤔⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #bookmarks #makersgonnamake #shescrafty #shophandmade #smallbusiness #indiebusiness #artstagram #bookstagrammer #booklover #bookishmerch #bookish #bookshark #bookworm #booknerd #booknerdigan #currentlyreading #bookhaul #bookreview #girlswhoread

I NEED EVERYONE TO READ THIS BOOK. I finished it a week or two ago on my Kindle, and immediately bought the physical version 'cause I knew I needed to own it and have it on my shelves.⁠ •⁠ I love the cover so much! Those colors are so pretty, right? Ahhh!⁠ •⁠ The story is also amazing - I was immediately pulled in, and didn't put the book down except to drive somewhere once I started it. The dialogue is great, the characters are well developed and fun to read, and the story is just so good. There are a couple twists, and I had no idea how things would be wrapped up, but I looooved it so much.⁠ •⁠ I'll have a full review up on my blog soon, but for now: get this one! You can get it on Kindle Unlimited, or just buy a copy so it can look pretty on your shelves when you're done reading!⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booklover #bookworm #bookshark #bookcollector #crickethunters #horrorfiction #supporthorror #silvershamrockpublishing #constantreader #bookcollector #jeremyhepler #booklove #bookaesthetic #indiehorror #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #rainbowbooks

How cute is this little Doctor Who set? The collection is called the Time Lord Fairy Tales, and includes a bunch of little stories told to little time lords as children.⁠ ⁠ I loved the different stories, and love that each book is so beautifully illustrated and colored! Rainbow book stacks will always have my heart, and this slipcase edition is gorgeous!⁠ ⁠ Do you like Doctor Who? Which Doctor is your favorite? 9 is my forever fav, but there aren't any I particularly dislike. I just love 9's sassiness!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookcollector #bookaesthetic #bookworm #booknerdigan #bookshark #constantreader #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #rainbowbooks #doctorwho #doctorwhobooks #timelordfairytales #rainbowbookstack #booklover

Ever notice that some posts get way more likes than others? Stacks of Stephen King books, for example, do super well!⁠ •⁠ Meanwhile, books by lesser known authors receive less attention - and this can sometimes be disheartening, but look. Why did any of us join bookstagram to begin with? It wasn't to get followers or likes on our posts, really - it was to make bookish friends, and to talk about bookish stuff, right? I mean, that's why I joined - and why I'm still here!⁠ •⁠ So, here's a stack that likely won't get a bunch of likes on the post, but that I've been collecting since I was a teenager and have a special soft fondness for - despite that they're vampire/werewolf/creature-and-human erotic fiction very loosely disguised as a "feminist action packed thriller" series. 😂⁠ •⁠ Who else has read some of these? Or who else just really doesn't care if their post will get 50 likes or 500 -- they're gonna share the books they want to share!⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #booklover #booknerdigan #bookshark #bookcollector #constantreader #anitablake #anitablakevampirehunter #laurellkhamilton #vampirebooks #horrorfiction #supernaturalbooks #ilovereading #booknerds #bookclubofig⁠

I couldn’t go with anyone else for my #nightwormschallenge Day 6 photo. The theme is One Author Book Stack, and I’ve been collecting these since I was 9 years old! 😍 • I was introduced to so many new things through Christopher Pike as a child by his books that I went on to learn more about as an adult, and it’s so cool being able to trace back certain interests or hobbies because of his stories! • My favorites are: Road to Nowhere, Bury Me Deep, The Immortal, and The Starlight Crystal! Horror and sci-fi and mythology, oh my! 💦💦💦 • Have you read any of my favs, or any of these in general? Tell me!! • • • #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #bookshark #booknerdigan #booklover #rainbowbookstack #rainbowbooks #rainbowbookshelf #rainbowshelfie #constantreader #bookaesthetic #christopherpike #christopherpikebooks

How cool is this cover? I got this book in my last @night_worms subscription package, and it's one I'm really looking forward to reading!⁠ •⁠ The collection features stories about witches and witchcraft by popular women authors - some popular horror favs in there as well, like Ania Ahlborn, Alma Katsu, and Jennifer McMahon. Amber Benson - Tara from Buffy!! - is also a contributing author! How cool is that?!⁠ •⁠ Supporting women writers is one of my favorite parts of being in the bookish community, primarily those who write horror! The writing industry - horror, sci-fi, and even fantasy - are so heavily dominated by male authors. Having more equal representation is amazing, and this special collection is exactly the kind of thing I'm proud to be a Night Worms supporter of!⁠ •⁠ Have you read this one yet? What are some other witch-y books you've loved?⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #hexlife #witchybooks #constantreader #booklover #bookworm #bookshark #booknerd #rainbowshelf #rainbowbooks #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #horrorfiction #womeninfiction #bookcollector #nightworms⁠

I made a TBR stack for November! Better late than never, right?⁠ •⁠ A couple of these are buddy reads, and I'm really excited! If anyone wants to read along with me while I make my way through this stack this month, let me know!⁠ •⁠ I'm reading IMAGINARY FRIEND with a few of my @night_worms buddies - shout outs to @thehorrorhypothesis and @thebookdad!⁠ •⁠ I'm going to be reviewing SONGS FROM THE DEEP as a part of Simon & Schuster's blog tour! Look out for my post on the 13th of this month!⁠ •⁠ This is also my first time reading THE RUINS, so if you want to join me on my #thanksgivingruinsreadalong! The more the merrier, and I've heard it's brutal!⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #booklover #bookcollector #bookstack #booknerdigan #bookshark #bookaesthetic #bookrainbow #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #ihavethisthingwithcolor #constantreader #horrorbooks #scarybooks

I'm catching up on tags - finally! I was tagged for the #sentencebookstack by so many people - hi to @thebookdad, @mother.horror, @thehorrorhypothesis, and @readlingoctopus714 for the shout outs! Please keep tagging me in things even if it takes me 400 years to finally particpate! I love it!⁠ •⁠ I was a little loose with mine, and it ended up sounding kinda short-ominous-poem-y, hahaha. I wanted to see how many books I could use! I ended up making 2 stacks but this is the one I liked better. Maybe I'll share my second sentence at some point?!⁠ •⁠ "I'm thinking of ending things; in the meantime, if you see her remains choking back the devil on the night border, trust no one." •⁠ Thanks to the tagged (and untagged!) authors for having great titles that I could try to make a sentence out of! This one was fun - I tagged a few people to join in, but if you've already done it, just ignore me! It's hard to keep track!⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstack #booklover #bookworm #bookaesthetic #bookcollector #constantreader #rainbowbooks #rainbowshelfie #rainbowbookshelf #bookaddict #lovereading #girlswhoread #bookish #booknerdigan #ilovebooks #supporthorror #promotehorror #horrorfiction by
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Book Review – The Same Deep Water As You by Chad Lutzke

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on July 13, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Title: The Same Deep Water As You Author: Chad Lutzke Edition: Paperback Page Count: 82 pages Rating: 4.5 / 5 ✨✨✨✨✨ Short Summary: Music, beer, skateboarding, and tragedy star in this coming-of-age lesson on love and lust and the line that divides them, as 19-year-old Jex experiences a life that meets River’s Edge and Kids with … Continue reading →

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Mini Book Reviews #1: Girls Made of Snow and Glass, A Man Called Ove, Brain on Fire

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on July 26, 2018 · 1 Comment

✨ Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (Fantasy, YA, Fairy Tales) Summary: Girls is advertised as a feminist retelling of Snow White, which immediately grabbed my attention – I’m a sucker for fairy tale retellings! The main characters are Lynet (Snow White) and Mina (the Evil Queen), and the book alternates between the two to tell their … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Book Favorites of 2017

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on December 27, 2017 · Leave a Comment

I love reading – everything about it! Stories, worlds, characters, bookstores, new book smell, finding written notes on old pages, rereading something and it hitting me the same way it did the very first time — I’ve learned so much from books and have been an avid reader my entire life. My favorite genres have … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on July 22, 2013 · 2 Comments

Title: Into the Wild Author: Jon Krakauer Publisher: Villard, 1996 Pages: Paperback Edition, 224 pages Rating: 3 /5 I don’t really prefer Krakauer’s journalistic writing style. Rather than a book, I felt like I were reading a very long story in a newspaper, which makes sense because this “book” is just an expansion of an article he wrote for … Continue reading →

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