#currently reading

[theaftersundown]

THIS! I was just telling some people that AI in things like writing doesn't belong at all and if you do use it to replace a creative mind and imagination, then you are just lazy and using it for a money grab. You are cheapening and making writing unimportant because you chose an easy route. Especially in a space such as writing. It isn't supposed to be a walk in the park and real talent and effort will always speak for itself.

ai does not belong in creative spaces. period.

[themelodyofspring]

TRCC Readathon - Day 1

No TBR since I'm a mood reader. I was already 30 pages in so I'm going to continue everyone's favourite book by T. Kingfisher. Enjoying it immensely!

Also listening to The Will of The Many on audio. I'm 12 of 28 hours in. It has ups and downs and is way too much of a copy of the Awakening magic (Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson) so no concrete thoughts yet. The school and maze part is interesting.

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

I am embarking on TRCC Readathon 2025 with a highly ambitious TBR but I fully embrace the fact that I will not get through all of these in 7 days 😂 I'm just on a fantasy kick so I pulled everything I had that fit the bill and we'll see what happens :3

I'm starting with The Honey Witch and Skysong and so far they are both lovely 🥰 what's everyone else picking up first?

[sairyureklim]

[alextbphotography]

yearly reading wrap-up 🍂 // all photos are mine 🌙

[snoopylovessoup]

[zorya-reads]

[sykowitch]

currently reading 📚

[lavendarneverlands]

Last song: Champagne Problems x Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus

Favorite color: today it’s pale-“minty”-blue/green

Last book: recently finished House of Sky and Breath, currently reading House of Flame and Shadow, most recently read another chapter of Iron Flame (which said together is a lot of fire books lol)

Last movie: Charade with Audrey Hepburn

Last TV Show: Love Is Blind

Sweet/spicy/savory: right now spicy; but like dried ginger candy kinda sweet/spicy — thx to my migraine :-(

Relationship status: wishing Olivia Rodrigo’s guitarist was someone I knew cause she’s super cute during Jealousy in the GUTS tour film

Last thing I googled: “Elizabeth Olsen Scarlet Witch Multiverse of Madness poster behind the scenes photoshoot” (I’m doing an editing project for a friend :-)

Looking forward to: seeing my sister & their spouse soon!

Current obsession: Fourth Wing & Lidia Cervos

Tagging (no pressure): @sthenoaloraquest @monsterswithinme @bookishwarriorscientist @frankislays @pipperoni32-blog @aestheticthisaestheticthat @iwantavaldezinator @emiliamildner @naturaldaisaster @aelinfireheartgalathynius + anyone who hasn’t done this & wants to <3 sry if I tagged you twice or deactivated etc. lol

10 People I'd Like to Get to Know More

thank you for the tag @butcherlarry my beloved 💖

Last Song: TR/ST - The Stain

Favorite Color: pastel pink and blue

Last Book: The Snowman by Jo Nesbø and Les Eygletière by Henri Troyat

Last Movie: Monster (2003) with Charlize Theron. i didn’t like it :(

Last TV Show: my friend made me watch the Squid Game with her during the holidays. i found it surprisingly good

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: all of those but at different times of the day

Relationship Statue: single and it doesn’t look like it’s going to change lol

Last Thing Googled: pictures of a mountain lion to show to one of my primary school students

Looking Forward To: eating some kfc chicken at the weekend

Current Obsession: cherik and chocolate pralines

tagging but no pressure 💃

@rin-hanarin @apple-pretzelchan @inmymagnetoera @magnetoisnotahappybunny @mapofyourstars @retrobr @stinkrat-aleks @tony-buddenbrook @wishchip106

and anyone who wants ✨

[writtenroses1813]

I’m so sorry but in the nicest way possible do yall actually read books or just read words??? Cause I’ve been seeing that trend of people not understanding how “snarled” and “eyes darkened” and “eyes softened” etc. was used in a book and like…

Genuinely, do yall just not have imagination?? Or not understand figurative language??? Also eyes do literally darken and soften have you not lived a life??? How do you read with no imagination? Is this how you get through so many books in one month - you simply don’t take the time the understand the words as they are read?

[catbrarian]

cats and libraries ۫ ꣑ৎ

[landsccape]

[cansu-m]

[bookishfreedom]

on todays episode of “there aren’t enough hours in the day to read all of the books i want”

[figtreeforever]

Dostoevsky, The Idiot

Caspar David Friedrich, Gartenterrasse, 1811

(Collage: instagram @emmalinatotes)