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used to think my childhood dream was to only be a used to think my childhood dream was to only be a ballerina, but i remember my real dream was to travel the world, document my life, laugh with friends, read books, experience cool things, AND dance 🥹📹🫂💗✨

in which case, i’m very grateful i got to dance my heart out when i was younger, and even more grateful to move on and live the rest of my fig tree life now. 💌
happy september 💗 what do you want to do this mont happy september 💗 what do you want to do this month?
12 years ago, i created this instagram account and 12 years ago, i created this instagram account and little did i know that so much would change in my life because of this space on the internet 𝜗𝜚⋆₊˚

ib @marikocreates 

honestly, i’m still trying to unlearn this but it’s a worthy journey :”)

if you followed me from the #bookstagram days, you’re a real og!

i didn’t think i’d ever have a healthy relationship with food/my body, but here we are 🥹💞

trying to find non-ballet photos from my 2014 camera was impossible 🙇🏻‍♀️🩰

sikeeeee biggest plot twist of my life 🎓

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i knew everything at 16 and nothing at 28, and i wouldn’t have it any other way ⭐️💞
happy book lovers day & women in translation month happy book lovers day & women in translation month 💞🌷✨ what’s your mbti?
#ad on this week through the lens of the color tea #ad on this week through the lens of the color teal, i realized that this color – through different shades of blue and green – is all around me. i’m so glad @sharpie released the S-Gel pen in Teal Crush because it truly is the color of the season. Available at Walmart. 🩵 #Sharpie_Partner
every summer, i try to learn a new skill and this every summer, i try to learn a new skill and this year, i finally LEARNED HOW TO SWIM! you will not catch me panicking or drowning in a body of water anymore 🙂‍↕️🏊🏻‍♀️🌊🐬🩵
happy august 💗⭐️✨ happy august 💗⭐️✨
love letter from me & my film cameras 💌 love letter from me & my film cameras 💌
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  • December 23, 2020

REVIEW: The Burning God, by R.F. Kuang

the burning god made me cry and go into a month-long mourning period. go read the poppy war!!!

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  • October 26, 2018

five reasons to read truthwitch, by susan dennard + GIVEAWAY

thank you to tor teen for partnering with me on this blog post, and providing the giveaway prizes! truthwitch is book that’s been on my TBR for YEARS. i remember all! the! hype! when it was first released (the twitter...

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  • October 10, 2018

REVIEW: The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang

the poppy war is a chinese-inspired fantasy and everyone is high. TPW tigger warnings: self-harm, suicide, violent rape, sexual assault, murder, massacres, brutalization, mutilation, torture, substance abuse, abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, relationship abuse, human experimentation, chemical warfare, genocide i...

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  • October 2, 2018

SERIES REVIEW: Strange the Dreamer + Muse of Nightmares, by Laini Taylor

i read Strange the Dreamer nearly a year ago, but i remember the experience so vividly. laini taylor’s writing is SO BEAUTIFUL. i had to stop every few paragraphs and pages to simply admire the way she crafts sentences. HOW?!...

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  • May 6, 2017

A Strange Dream (+ Strange the Dreamer GIVEAWAY!)

i’m an avid dreamer. sounds strange (or stereotypical), but for as long as i could remember i loved dreaming – literally and figuratively. the moon, stars, and all dream-like things tugged towards me. i don’t remember any literal dreams, but i have...

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  • May 29, 2016

REVIEW + DISCUSSION: a court of mist and fury, by sarah j maas

sarah j maas has proved that this is more than “just another great fantasy series.” the ending of ACOTAR was very conclusive, so if i hadn’t had a copy of this book after finishing the first, i don’t think i...

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  • April 9, 2016

REVIEW + DISCUSSION: the winner’s kiss, by marie rutkoski

this review is for the third book in a series and may contain ~spoilers~ for the first two novels! you can read my review of THE WINNER’S CURSE (book #1) here and/or my review of THE WINNER’S CRIME (book #2)...

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  • September 3, 2015

REVIEW + DISCUSSION: hero of ages, by brandon sanderson

background photo via tumblr user booksandsugarquills i began HERO OF AGES on my plane ride to new york. i finished THE WELL OF ASCENSION, the previous book in the MISTBORN trilogy, waaayyy back in march and the only reason why...

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