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Hey there! Question: What is the weirdest thing that you have used as a bookmark? I think for me it is a candy wrapper. 🤣 I usually just grab the nearest thing I can find. 😅 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ Featured in this photo is Brittany Newell's "Oola"! 🌿Synopsis: The first thing Leif notices about Oola is the sharp curve of her delicate shoulders, tensed as if for flight. Even from that first encounter at a party in a flat outside of London, there’s something charged, electric about the way Oola, a music school dropout, connects with the cossetted, listless drifter of a narrator we find in twenty-five-year-old Leif. In love, infatuated, the two hit the road across Europe, housesitting for Leif’s parents’ wealthy friends, and finally settling for the summer in Big Sur. Left to their own devices, a project begins. Leif makes Oola his subject: he will attempt an infinitesimal cartography of her every thought and gesture, her every dimple, every snag, every swell of memory and hollow. And yet in this atmosphere of stifling and paranoid isolation, the world around Leif and Oola begins to warp--the tap water turns salty, plants die, and Oola falls dangerously ill. Finally, it becomes clear that the currents surging just below the surface of Leif’s story are infinitely stranger than they first appear. ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ Have a great week ahead! 🌿 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ ◇ Hashtags ◇  #bookstagramph #bookstagram #maiabythebook #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #currentreads #bookdragon #bookbloggerslife #igreads #currentlyreading #bookstagramfeatures #philippines #currentread #toberead #readersgonnaread #ravenrose #maiaalyssa #readreadread #bookstagram #instagramph #bookmarks #bookmark #oola #brittanynewell https://www.instagram.com/p/CBcmN9Ij8wU/?igshid=72ps3fp9z64e

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Hello Hello! 𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝐹𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓎! What are your plans for the weekend? 💭 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ I finally got Animal Crossing New Horizons! 🏝 I've been playing it for a few weeks now and I can say that I am obsessed with it. I've also just recently unlocked terraforming so I've been busy decorating my island! 🌟 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ Also, I have you guys seen Nintendo's update for it? We finally can swim in the ocean plus there are new creatures and DIYs to collect as well! 🐚🧜🏻‍♀️ I can't wait to try it out! Other than playing ACNH, I would be catching up on some reading and finishing some drafts! 🌿 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ 💭 QOTD: What games do you like playing? Aside from videogames, I also love playing some board games like Monopoly (we probably have every type), Games of the Generals, Uno and Cards Against Humanity. Do you have any recommendations? 🤔 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ ◇ Hashtags ◇ #bookstagramph #bookstagram #maiabythebook #gaming #animalcrossing #ACNH #Cerilune #pokemonsword #nintendoswitch #switchgaming #maiaalyssa #bookstagram #kawaii #ninstagram #newhorizons (at Manila, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB5B4qDjLOD/?igshid=18vbrhodprmi

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𝑀𝓎𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝒲𝑒𝒹𝓃𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎 🔎 Do you like mystery shows/films/book series? My mom was actually the one that introduced me to this genre! I remember one of the first mystery shows that I have watched was "Murder, She Wrote" which starred Angela Lansbury (a.k.a. Mrs Potts of Beauty and the Beast)! ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ This beautiful set is actually part of my #BigBadWolfBooks Haul back in 2019! I actually bought this for my mom since she is a big fan of Agatha Christie ever since she was young! I'm planning to read more mystery novels soon, so if you have any recommendations I will greatly appreciate it! ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ Also, if you guys are interested in some mystery series: 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵! These are just some of my favorites! 🔸️Sherlock (of course!) - A modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery tales! A definite favorite of the bookstagram community! I can't wait for Season 5 (if there are plans for it 🤞🏻). 🔸️Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - Set in late 1920s Melbourne, this show follows the personal and professional life of Miss Phyrne Fisher — a glamorous private detective. 🔸️Busted! - Okay, this has got to be one of the funniest mystery shows I have watched! 😂 It is a South Korean show that features well-known stars as they conquer various challenges in order to solve the mystery. 🔸️The Haunting at Hill House - Well, this is not exactly a mystery series but it does has its mystery elements. I am really not a fan of scary things but what really got me to watch (and finish!) this series is the lore behind "Hill House". There was just so many questions and I needed answers! 🔸️Murder She Wrote - This is an oldie but a goodie! Jessica Fletcher is a mystery writer and an amateur detective who has a penchant for solving crimes that leads into bazarre adventures. If you guys do watch it, let me know what you think! ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ ◇ Hashtags ◇ #bookstagramph #bookstagram #maiabythebook #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #currentreads #bookdragon #bookbloggerslife #igreads #currentlyreading #bookstagramfeatures #agathachristie #instagramph #murderontheorientexpress #andthentherewerenone #themurderofrogerackroyd #toberead #readersgonnaread #goodreads (at Manila, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBz8lEdj0ol/?igshid=n135m4dwfh27

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Hello Hello! Happy Monday friends! It is officially the start of the Summer Soltice! ☀️ ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ 💭 Question: Do you have a favorite stand-alone book? I think for me, Kiera Cass's "The Siren" is definitely on my #maiarecommends list! 🧜‍♀️ This book is just a quick read, you can practically finish it one sitting! I admit there were times that I was getting bored of it or was tempted to drop it ... but the ml, Ankinli really hooked me. 😩 He was complete sunshine and happiness all bottled up in one person. 💕 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ The most interesting part for me is the concept of Ocean being its identity (think Moana 🌊, but with a hint of Romeo and Juliet) plus how Cass was able to flesh out and incorporate the siren mythology rather making it seem as a backdrop. ❗️Fair warning though that this book is a serious case of insta-love! If you are not a fan of that, it's okay. Cass has another series called "The Selection Series" and a new book that just came out called "The Betrothed" that you might want to check out! 🌟 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ Over all, Kiera Cass didn't disappoint me. She created a world so beautiful, yet so sad at the same time. She created characters that are relatable in their own way. It is not everyone's cup of tea but it is unique in its own way — that I think would appeal to to readers young and old alike. 4/5 ⭐️ ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ ◇ Hashtags ◇ #bookstagramph #bookstagram #maiabythebook #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #currentreads #bookdragon #bookbloggerslife #igreads #currentlyreading #bookstagramfeatures #philippines #currentread #toberead #readersgonnaread #ravenrose #maiaalyssa #readreadread #bookstagram #instagramph #bookmarks #the siren #kieracass #maiarecommends (at Manila, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBuuhsMD05e/?igshid=zpox46sfk2be

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It is still a few days until July but I have already started preparing my bullet journal! 🌺 It has been a while since I have created a themed spread but I am very excited! What about you guys? Do you have a bullet journal? 🤔 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ In other news, the weather has been really gloomy this past few days in Manila. ⛈ It makes me want to snuggle in my bed and play Animal Crossings all day. 🏝 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ Have a happy weekend friends! 🌿 ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ ◇ Hashtags ◇ #bookstagramph #bookstagram #maiabythebook #bulletjournaling #bujoph #julyspreads #bujobujobujo #bookstagramfeatures #ravenrose #maiaalyssa #instagramph #instagramfeatures #flatlays (at Manila, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBm_L7gDRch/?igshid=uqkfnrj3r1xh

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GUYS GUYS GUYS. I want to introduce you to one of my favorite books by @colleenhoover: CONFESS. ▪︎ ▪︎ 🌿Synopsis: Auburn Reed is determined to rebuild her shattered life and she has no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to become deeply attracted to the studio’s enigmatic artist, Owen Gentry. For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is hiding a huge secret. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything Auburn loves most, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it—but can she do it? ▪︎ ▪︎ I can't tell you how much I love this book! There was a time back in college where my friends and I were obsessed with her books (and we still are)! Confess just got me feeling all types of emotions! Aside from that, it was also adapted into a television series! 🌟 ▪︎ ▪︎ I am incredibly in love with this book and it is definitely on my #maiarecommends list! Please do check out her books and her socials! ▪︎ ▪︎ #flexibooktag | thank you for tagging me @beethebookjunkie 💕 💭Can you read a book in one sitting? Usually, yes! Especially if the book is really interesting! But nowadays, I'm just enjoying every bit of the book! — 💭 When did you get into reading? I've actually started reading when I was really young! But it was really in 2013 during junior year of high school that I became more obsessed with it! — 💭 Do you get sick reading in a car? Good question! I don't actually! Traffic in Manila is incredibly horrible and sometimes the only way to past time is to read (or sleep 😂). — 💭Do you read comics or or manga? YES, I DO!!! I've been reading manga and webtoons too much that I have neglected my TBR pile. — 💭Can you read more than one book at time? Sadly, no but I've tried. I'll only read another book if I have decided to drop the first one. ▪︎ ▪︎ ◇ Hashtags ◇ #bookstagramph #bookstagram #maiabythebook #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #igreads #bookstagramfeatures #philippines #readersgonnaread #ravenrose #maiaalyssa #readreadread #bookstagram #confess #colleenhoover #maiarecommends #instagramph (at Manila, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBiCTKQD6jw/?igshid=1o07tnm5zom6f