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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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  • September 5, 2019

REVIEW: Permanent Record, by Mary H.K. Choi – BLOG TOUR

objectively, this book is closer to a 3.5 or 4/5 star BUT because i had such a wonderful reading experience and enjoyed it so so so much, i have no qualms for giving it a 5/5. Permanent Record is the...

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  • January 28, 2019

interview with evelyn skye // circle of shadows blog tour

hello all!! i’m so excited to have the one and only Evelyn Skye on the blog today! she’s the author of The Crown’s Game series and the newly released Circle of Shadows. here’s some more info on the book: now onto...

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  • January 25, 2019

REVIEW + DISCUSSION: queen of air and darkness, by cassandra clare

if you haven’t read Lady Midnight or Lord of Shadows, i suggest reading those reviews OR BETTER YET: reading those books ;)) if you know anything about my reading loves, you probably know that i’m SHADOWHUNTER TRASH. and i love...

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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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  • September 18, 2018

REVIEW: Wildcard, by Marie Lu

Wildcard was WILD. Warcross was one of my favorite books of last year, so i (obviously) had high hopes for Wildcard. but i was also really worried i’d be disappointed. spoiler alert: I HAD NOTHING TO FEAR (aka it was...

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  • May 10, 2018

Five Magical Things about Summer + a RICK RIORDAN GIVEAWAY

thank you to Disney-Hyperion for partnering with me on this blog post + providing the prizes for the giveaway! summer is nearly here and you know what THAT means? more time to read!! among other things. it’s actually my least...

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  • February 9, 2018

Meet Camille! // The Belles Blog Tour + GIVEAWAY

thank you to Disney Publishing for partnering with me on this blog tour and giveaway! hello!!! i recently finished The Belles, by Dhonielle Clayton and had some mixed feelings. even though i didn’t enjoy it as much as i’d hoped,...

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  • February 6, 2018

REVIEW: American Panda, by Gloria Chao

American Panda feels like a deeply personal novel. out of all the books i read (and i read A LOT of books), this was the first starring a teen Chinese-American – like me. for the first time ever, i felt...

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