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sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Jul 11

They did Garrett too🤭 they also had some heated rivalry but I haven’t watched that yet..

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Jul 11

Shout out to last nights Disney DJ because the way I screamed so fast. This was the only non Disney thing they showed & yk what how based

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 15

📖 current read : ̗̀➛ the burning god : ̗̀➛ reaction, quotes, spoilers thread ────୨ৎ──── #booksky #currentlyreading

The burning god by RF Kuang on a kindle in a green bush with small white flowers

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 15

📖 the dragon republic : ̗̀➛ ★★★★★

I really enjoyed how I knew certain plot points weren't finished as we followed our characters doing other things. I was honestly so absorbed with what was happening I felt like I was being distracted then bam those plot points would come back at the worst times (in the best heartbreaking way possible).
There is no second book syndrome here. The Dragon Republic elevates the story while keeping readers captivated. I can't wait to see what the finale has in store after how things ended.
As always please check trigger warnings!! I'm sure if you've read the first book you kinda know what to expect

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 15

type "me core" on pinterest and see what you get 🖤✨

Painting style of a girl sitting on the ground reading a book with the text “I love being a little freak in my little room”

A girl laying face down on the ground with the text “me because a fictional character has me geeking out”

A girl laying on her stomach in the grass in a forest with the text “me if bugs didn’t exist”

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 13

What’s in my bag✨

A purse on a floral seat cushion. Purse has yellow daisies and cats in multiple different playful positions

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 10

📖 current read : ̗̀➛ the dragon republic : ̗̀➛ reaction, quotes, spoilers thread ────୨ৎ──── #booksky #currentlyreading

The Dragon Republic by RF Kuang on a kindle sitting on some red brick

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 10

📖 the poppy war : ̗̀➛ ★★★★☆

Fang Ruinin is desperate to escape the life she was thrown into as a war orphan. Her only way out is the Keju, an empire wide test into the academies. Once she can make it to her dream military school, she thinks it'll be the answer to all her problems. Except her background & gender makes her an easy target for the noble students at the academy. She must work hard in order to secure her place, but looming in the background the thread of peace between the Nikara Empire & the Federation of Mugen is holding on by a string.
How do I even start this other than what a debut novel. Like most Kuang books, by the time we got to the end I feel like I've experienced an entire lifetime in one book alone. And the fact she wrote this at age 19 just blows my mind.
This slow burn fantasy lays the bricks one by one building up to the main conflict our characters are experiencing. We get to grow with Rin & see what actions lead her to where she ended up at the end. Once it picks up though, you'll be glued to the page.

War is in the title of the book but it's really much more than that. This book touches on how war changes people & how morally grey everything can get; how there are no good or bad sides in war & how to look from both perspectives. A lot of the time this book made me think & really reflect on these ideas.
If you've read the general summary of the book then it has a few things I would consider spoilers.
But if you haven't read it, I'd suggest trying to go in blind (but please look up trigger warnings before). I was able to experience everything that way & I felt like it enhanced my experience & l didn't know what to expect next.
The only criticism for me would be sometimes the passage of time got a little confusing. Once the time skips were dropped I had to take a second to sort it all out in my mind before I continued reading. I liked how they were dropped in subtly just wished it was sooner in the chapter.
Please look up trigger warnings before reading. It gets dark & graphic as this is a book about war.
Kuang makes sure that is as readers get the full picture & not much is left to the imagination.

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 10

She was a HUGE reader & we practically lived at the library - loved Disney specifically haunted mansion & nightmare before christmas - favorite holiday was Halloween & she loved Anne Rice books & vampires - fun fact: I grew up watching ghost hunting shows/podcasts with her #booksky 📚💙

Books I think my mom would enjoy:
- Alchemised
- Queen of faces
- from ash and blood
- a twisted tale anthology
- how to sell a haunted house
- tales from the haunted mansion
- Babel
- long live the pumpkin queen
- the southern book clubs guide to slaying vampires

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 10

I know for a lot of people (myself included) Mother’s Day can be a hard day for a variety of different reasons. I lost my mom to cancer at the age of 10 so I didn’t get much time with her. But I didn’t want this to be a sad post, I wanted to see what modern day books I think my mom would like🧵

A Polaroid photo of a little girl & her mom in front of a bookshelf

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 6

Surgery went well & just brought him home after being gone since Sunday night. He is now purring & resting happy to be home!! Thank you for all the well wishes & we have a long 3 weeks ahead of us as he enters recovery💕

Black cat in a cone. His arm is shaved & you can see a little crate & litter box in the background

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 5

may kindle refresh ────୨ৎ──── #booksky 💙📚

A kindle sitting in a flower bush. The flowers are white with pink. The background of the kindle is white, green and pink. The stickers include a green butterfly, a tan satin bow, an old camera, green and pink heart chapped hair clips, tan headphones, a tan teddy bear, a canvas bag with flowers, green paint, a woman with a bag and a handkerchief mid walk, coffee, and old tan car and the text saying “happiness”

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 4

2-2-2 Challenge✨ #booksky 📚💙

2-2-3 challenge text above a hand holding two bookmarks in front of a bookshelf

Two books I recently bought: us dark few & the hunger games collectors edition

Two books I can’t stop thinking about: one dark window and Alchemised

Two books I can’t wait to read: the cruel prince and when the moon hatched

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 4

We bought him a donut the last time he was at the er so later after this picture we swapped him into that & all the nurses couldn’t get enough of him🥺 old picture but this is what the donut looks like

Black cat with a donut that looks like a shark and the cat head comes out of the mouth of the shark

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 4

Last night was such a whirlwind. Salem got blocked again, decided to do the pu surgery so had to get all that set up & didn’t get home until 2:30am. He is currently hospitalized waiting on the surgeon to come in. Please send me good thoughts for him it’s been a stressful couple of weeks🙏🏻

Black cat in a blue ecollar. He has a blue and green striped towel covering his body and a folded tan towel propping his head up. His arm is poking out a bit and is fully wrapped up

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 3

📖 current read : ̗̀➛ the poppy war : ̗̀➛ reaction, quotes, spoilers thread ────୨ৎ──── #booksky #currentlyreading

The Poppy War by RF Kuang on a kindle peeking out of the bushes

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 3

📖 us dark few arc : ̗̀➛ ★★★★★ : ̗̀➛ available may 5th

The world as we know it is gone. Due to calamities in the past, the Earth’s surface is uninhabitable & everyone now lives underground. There, Khalani is imprisoned for a crime she didn’t commit & must serve a life sentence. While doing her best to survive, long buried secrets start to get uncovered. When there’s nothing else to lose, maybe you’re willing to try the impossible.

Wow what a debut novel!! I’ve been wanting to read this since it was independently published & am so glad I was given the opportunity to dive into this world.

When I say I want enemies to lovers, THIS is what I mean. I mostly appreciated that it also wasn’t instant attraction. The author was able to describe our mmc accurately without our fmc instantly swooning over him. Most of my recent enemies to lovers reads have been “I hate how handsome he is” and reading this was like a breath of fresh air.

I always appreciate books that delve into deeper topics. Us Dark Few touches on censorship, fascism and government manipulation to name a few. Books with a message, books that make me feel are what I crave & that’s what I was given. Some chapters had me giggling kicking my feet while others ripped my heart out.

Please just do yourself a favor & pick this series up!! Fans of dystopian, found family, enemies to lovers & slow burn then you won’t be disappointed

Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for the arc!!

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 2

It’s ren faire day✨

Neck down picture of a flowy long sleeve white top that’s off the shoulders. A green and cream corset and a green floor length skirt

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· May 1

-ˏˋ⋆ april reading wrap up ⋆ˊˎ-

17 books read; 4,962 pages read; average rating 3.65
Highest rated reads: Us Dark Few, Project Hail Mary, Pride & Prejudice
71% audio, 18% digital, 12% print

April books read:
- pride and prejudice audiobook
- game of nines audiobook
- Emma audiobook
- song of Achilles
- Frankenstein audiobook
- the method audiobook
- don’t hang up audiobook
- wink poppy midnight
- nightshade audiobook
- broken promises arc
- trapped audiobook
- like light through water arc
- project Hail Mary audiobook
- lights out audiobook
- abc murders audiobook
- caught up audiobook
- us dark few

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 30

AT THE TOP THE FREEZE BALL I WENT TOO HIGH AND IT FROZE ME

Map of reworked overwatch antarctic map I’m so sorry I don’t know how well to describe this but it’s pointed toward the ceiling and shows a hamster frozen for going too close to the ceiling

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 29

Recommended a book to my friend based of what genres they said they liked. Every day since they started it, they text me saying how much they love the book. Best feeling ever!!

Close of face of a white cat smiling at the camera

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 28

I love getting told I read too much

A picture of a white cat with a pink bow flipping off the camera with a pink sparkly background

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 28

Again these are all from small artists😭 the bag has a cross body strap & I couldn’t resist guys I just couldn’t

A small bag of the details of the bag are brown. The pattern on the bag is a light yellow with cats & yellow daisy flowers

A small keychain of a cat that’s an alien

A hand strap keychain where the pattern is bunnies & red flowers

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 27

Fit check✨ she’s giving shaggy & I love it

Neck down picture of an outfit. You can see long red hair & pale skin. It’s a lime green crop top, a brown cropped hoodie & black yoga pants

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 25

Happy Indie Bookstore day!! Be sure to go out & support your local indie & if you can’t, check out @libro.fm or @bookshop.org for your bookish needs #booksky 💙📚

A selfie the neck down showing a long sleeve shirt from The Ripped Bodice. It says “The Ripped Bodice” at the top & underneath shows two skeletons reading a book surrounded by roses. Under that says “happily ever after tour” with dates & cities. The end of the long sleeve has a rose. Behind is a blurred out black bookshelf

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 25

I’m going to throw up. I’ve been holding off buying thg special editions cause I haven’t been in love with them & they announce THIS???? ITS STUNNING BEAUTIFUL I COULDNT ASK FOR A BETTER COLLECTORS EDITION #booksky 📚💙

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collin’s collectors edition that features two dark blue mockingjays with a gold background. The sprayed edges are gold leafs with blueberries

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 24

@yunnie.co I JUST got home & had to take a picture of the end covers for yall since I forgot to in my og post but LOOK

3 books on the ground all open to the endpapers. They each depict Jacks & Evangeline in different scenes from each book
- one where he’s holding her by a fire
- one where she’s bandaging him up
- one where they are sleeping together

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 24

The dedication page reads “to the dreamer and misfits. And those who prefer dancing in the dark” on a kindle with a stuffed dragon on the background

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 24

We got rid of our bed frame & haven’t replaced it so they can’t go under even if they wanted to but I’m sure if they could they would!! We also get them those little cheesy cardboard scratchers that are little houses & they sleep in them even though their tail hangs out 😂

A cardboard house that looks like a decorated gingerbread house with a little orange and white cat sticking its head out of the front door

sydney ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆@sydspages· Apr 24

I mean COME ON give a second for the new cover (okay I’ll start reading now)