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Yes!!!

Nesta book has a title and release date!!

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Me: *searches the tag of a book I’d like to read in the future even though it’s full of spoilers*

Me: *sees a post saying that one of the main characters is going to die*

Me @ me:

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Me: My standards for male love interests in books are pretty high at the moment. I got to admit that.

Author: His hair was black. His eyes were blue and his smirk was really seductive.

Also me: That will do. Sir, we’re married now.

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Some of you haven’t stayed up reading until 4 am because you literally couldn’t put down your book until it was finished even though you needed to be up early the next day and it shows

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So I’ve just finished Kingdom of Ash and the final book in the TOG series.

Just over two weeks to read the series around work and life. Not bad, not bad.

Now I’m at a loss. What do I do with my life? Any recs for books that are just as enjoyable as TOG and ACOTAR series?

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Glad to say I thought better of skipping. I just finished book two and I’m so glad I didn’t miss it.

Now...on to Heir of Fire! 🔥 🔥

A question for the Throne of Glass series fans!

I’ve only read part way through Throne of Glass book 1 (a couple of years back, but can remember roughly the gist of what I read), but haven’t read anything more since.

Here’s the question: can I get away with skipping ahead to Heir of Fire to just get a Rowan/Aelin hit, or am I going to miss too much out of the story to get it?

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A question for the Throne of Glass series fans!

I’ve only read part way through Throne of Glass book 1 (a couple of years back, but can remember roughly the gist of what I read), but haven’t read anything more since.

Here’s the question: can I get away with skipping ahead to Heir of Fire to just get a Rowan/Aelin hit, or am I going to miss too much out of the story to get it?

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I feel like I’ll never see another ACOTAR book.

Having remembered that we’re all still waiting for the next instalment in the ACOTAR world, I’m getting major GRRM vibes when it comes to how long it’s taking the get a follow on. I appreciate that SJM was finishing off the TOG story, but...

Anytime now would be good. Please, thank you.

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Not going to lie: struggling with the third. The first book was good, the second book was boring for the most part (but enjoyed the Nikolai interactions), with some characters becoming purely plot devices and losing any depth (looking at you Darkling).

The third is...Well, I’ll tell you when I finally manage to get through it. Stalled because I’m bored of the story where it is leading.

I actually hope the show changes it up.

Just bought “Shadow and Bone”: Book 1.

Got to find out how excited I need to be that Ben Barnes is playing the Darkling.

No idea what, or who, a Darkling is, but if it looks like Ben Barnes...then count me in!

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Now I’m onto the third.

I’m not sure where this is going, a little disappointed in how the Darkling has changed from a multifaceted character to no more than the evil prop peice, but now I’m invested and will read the third book.

It’ll be interesting to see, if the show does multiple seasons, how much they show of the other side: what the Darkling is doing. I hope so, otherwise season two would be boring.

P.s Started As Team Darkling, book two has made me Team Nikolai. Does it make me a bad person that I’m yet to be Team Mal? I just find him boring and Alina’s need for him a little tedious now. Get a grip woman.

Just bought “Shadow and Bone”: Book 1.

Got to find out how excited I need to be that Ben Barnes is playing the Darkling.

No idea what, or who, a Darkling is, but if it looks like Ben Barnes...then count me in!

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Whoops, I’ve gone and read it already. Now downloaded book two.

Made the mistake of searching “The Darkling”, kind of know where this is heading, but going to enjoy it anyway.

I will see this through. Bring snacks.

Just bought “Shadow and Bone”: Book 1.

Got to find out how excited I need to be that Ben Barnes is playing the Darkling.

No idea what, or who, a Darkling is, but if it looks like Ben Barnes...then count me in!

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Just bought “Shadow and Bone”: Book 1.

Got to find out how excited I need to be that Ben Barnes is playing the Darkling.

No idea what, or who, a Darkling is, but if it looks like Ben Barnes...then count me in!

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I love Ellie Saab

Elie Saab fall 2019 couture part one

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It looks like the perfect setting for Belle and Beast to meet at the centre of the stairs.

Cue “Tale as Old As Time”.

𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚊 𝙶𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚜, 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎.

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Edward Enninful On Why The Duchess Of Sussex Is The Ultimate Force For Change.

It began with an email received in the chilly depths of January. I was spending a few days in the Austrian mountains when a message arrived in my inbox out of the blue. The sender went by the simplest of monikers – “M” – and for a second I was confused, wondering who this mysterious, one-lettered correspondent could possibly be. I couldn’t have known then how the answer to this question would come to define an extraordinary few months in the life of this magazine, or that it would lead to HRH The Duchess of Sussex becoming the first person ever to guest edit a September issue of British Vogue.

Anyone who knows me, or has read this title since I became its editor two years ago, will already appreciate that the Duchess is a woman for whom I have a deep and profound respect. Since she first began to navigate the waters of the British establishment, I, like so many in this country, have found her to be an inspirational woman of action. From her hands-on approach to transforming women’s lives at Smart Works (which she writes about in this issue), to the variety of her broader charity commitments, she bears all the hallmarks of a true activist. And then there is the gently modernising manner in which she has approached her new role at the centre of Britain’s public life. From negotiating first-time motherhood within an ancient institution to changing how we frame the conversation around women who face rabid media interest, her positive influence is everywhere.

On a personal note, I can’t overstate how much it meant to me to see HRH The Duke of Sussexmarry this brilliant, bi-racial, American powerhouse. I simply never imagined that, in my lifetime, someone of my colour would – or could – enter the highest echelons of our Royal Family. On her wedding day, as she rode to St George’s Chapel at Windsor, with her mother, Doria, by her side, to marry the man of her dreams, it was clear that the world was witnessing something incredibly powerful. It went beyond diversity, beyond inclusivity, into humanity. It was pure love.

Yet all of these thoughts were ones I’d had from afar. We’d never actually met. Then, on that fateful day in January, the “M” email pinged into my life. In a tone that I would come to recognise as her calling card, the message was warm, purposeful and to the point: she believed we would have lots in common and would I like to meet up?

Of course, I was more than a little nervous when, a week later, I headed to meet the Duchess for tea in central London. She was entering the final months of her pregnancy and was utterly radiant in a navy tailored coat. She was also full of ideas. What struck me most was her remarkable immediacy. You have all these preconceptions about what a Duchess will be like, but Her Royal Highness simply gave me a hug and said: “I’m Meghan.” We made an instant connection – straightaway, our perspectives on work made us feel so naturally synced – and we started discussing her projects with Smart Works and how the magazine might be able to support them. I left feeling inspired and ready to help in any way that I could.

Then I got a text message. Would I, the Duchess asked, ever so politely, consider co-editing a special issue of Vogue with her, to highlight all the brilliant female changemakers who have made a laudable impact in recent times, and who are set to re-shape society in radical and positive ways in the future? From activists to artists, prime ministers to climate change campaigners, we would gather faces from the front lines of fashion, film, technology, wellness and beyond to celebrate a special moment in time – and to ask the question: “What’s next?”

I didn’t have to think: I knew the answer was yes. “We could call it Forces for Change,” I said, and the adventure began. And, boy, was it an adventure. From the outset, I discovered someone with a real editor’s mind, who knew how to align what she wanted to say with everything we stand for here at British Vogue. When I first showed her layouts of how some early features might look… Well, she just got it. From ideas and the flatplan, to selecting and commissioning writers and photographers, it was a process she instantly understood.

The Duchess introduces her extraordinary work in her own words in her guest editor’s letter, but you will find evidence of her influence everywhere: from interviewing Michelle Obama, to spotlighting her charity Smart Works, and penning an introduction to a favourite poem – Matt Haig’s "A note from the beach". She also happens to have commissioned her husband, Prince Harry, to interview the indomitable Jane Goodall in a fascinating piece that shows how we can all look after our world better.

Throughout all this, I have been struck by the Duchess’s sincerity and her daring. Like all working members of the Royal Family, she proves her mettle as a philanthropist on a daily basis, and regularly turns her attention to those less fortunate. But, as you will see from her selections throughout the September issue, she is also willing to wade into more complex and nuanced areas, whether they concern female empowerment, mental health, race or privilege. From the very beginning, we talked about the cover – whether she would be on it or not. In the end, she felt that it would be in some ways a “boastful” thing to do for this particular project. She wanted, instead, to focus on women she admires.

There have been so many special moments in the process. I will never forget visits to Kensington Palace with my team from Vogue in the last cold days of winter, or our emoji-filled text conversations as spring arrived bringing new life (in this case quite literally, as the Duchess gave birth to her son, Archie) and re-focusing all of our minds on the important job at hand.

2019 marks a fundamental moment of societal change, a tipping point that I believe we will re-examine in years to come. To have the country’s most influential beacon of change guest edit Vogueat this time has been an honour, a pleasure and a wonderful surprise. When you only know someone by their public persona, all too often you find yourself disappointed by the reality. But, once in a while, someone comes along who exceeds all of your expectations. Let me say this for The Duchess of Sussex: she is the real deal – and an ultimate force for change.

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this intro to a game of thrones finale reaction video absolutely ended me

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My friends enemy is my enemy

Could you be friends with someone who caused either your friends or work colleagues humiliation, pain or misery? Genuine question.

Using the old “they never did anything to me” shtick comes off to me as a whole load of “I’m alright Jack...”

I just don’t get that mentality; if you see a person treating others like shit, why do you think they’ll be different to everyone else or to you? It’s one thing to be cordial and polite if you work together with someone like that, but to be actively bosom buddies with them says a lot to me and none of it would speak well.

I wouldn’t be friends with someone who treats restaurant staff poorly; I certainly wouldn’t be friends with someone who treated my friends and colleagues badly either.

I just don’t get it.