“Time stops when someone dies. Of course it stops for them, maybe, but for the mourners time runs amok. Death comes too soon. It forgets the tides, the days growing longer and shorter, the moon. It rips up the calendar. You aren't at your desk or on the subway or fixing dinner for the children. You're reading People in a surgery waiting room, or shivering outside on a balcony smoking all night long. You stare into space, sitting in your childhood bedroom with the globe on the desk. Persia, the Belgian Congo. The bad part is that when you return to your ordinary life all the routines, the marks of the day, seem like senseless lies. All is suspect, a trick to lull us, to rock us back into the placid relentlessness of time.” Thank you to @lovebooksjozi for giving me an excuse to chip away at the wishlist. . . . . . . . . . #southafricanbookstagrammer #sareaders #southafricanreaders #readerscommunity #bookstagramsouthafrica #newbookstagram #bookstaexplore #sabookstagrammers #literarylifestyle #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #sabookstagram #readersofinstagram #whatshouldiread #bookstagramza #bookstagram #loveofbooks #amanualforcleaningwomen #lucianerlin#natashabrown #assembly #purecolour #sheilayeti #mariagainza #portraitofanunknownlady (at Weltevredenpark, Gauteng, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CejJzByrI9G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

If you like Dark Mafia Romance, then get ready for,⚡️Bring It All Down⚡️ Fabled Wars A Dark Mafia Romance Capella Crime Famiglia Montana Mafia By Alexi Ferreira Universal Link: https://books2read.com/u/4AOAAe Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/bring-it-all-down-fabled-wars-a-dark-mafia-romance-bleeding-souls-saved-by-love-a-fable-retelling-of-hercules-by-alexi-ferreira GABRIEL Being the most feared crime lord in the underworld has had it's toll, to reach the position I am in today I had to overcome multiple obstacles, my past haunts me, but I can't show weakness or my enemies will jump at any opportunity to bring me down. Trust no one, is my motto, but it's a lonely existence, that is until I see Guinevere. I fear what might happen if I let her get too close, my world is dangerous, I have my past as proof of that. GUINEVERE He is like no one I have ever known, in his world he is a demigod, more powerful than anyone around him, but to me he is a man of flesh and blood, and I can see all the pain he tries to hide. He thinks that he can demand and I will bend, that he can force and I will surrender, but he is wrong. Bleeding Souls Saved By Love! A Fable Retelling of Hercules #mafiaromancebooks #mafia #instabloggers #instabooks #instabookstagram #igbook #ukbookblogger #ukrainianbook #ukbookstagram #ukbookstagrammer #australiabookstagram #canadabookstagram #southafricanbookstagrammer https://www.instagram.com/p/CRAFvX1NJv8/?utm_medium=tumblr

🥶A Cold Thursday Friends🥶 . . How are you keeping warm? . Featured book Throne of Glass by @therealsjmaas . . . #sabookstagram #booksofinstagram #southafricanbookstagrammer #sabookstagram #instagrambooklover #instagrambooks #bookstagramza #bookstagramsouthafrica #fortheloveofbooks #yabooks #epicreads #ya #youngadult #ilovereading #bookworm #bookadict #bookishitem #bookaholic #ireadya #bookstagramcommunity #bookobsessed #booksofinsta #bookobession #readstagram #readmorebooks #booksarelife #mybookishfeature #throneofglass #sarahjmaas https://www.instagram.com/p/CRn3YwnLdEc/?utm_medium=tumblr

Am I pushing to finish Ruin and Rising before Friday, even though this season will most likely only cover the first book? Yes, yes I am . . . #darkacademia #darkacademiaaesthetic #journaling #journal #artjournal #darkacademic #neutralstyle #naturallight #bulletjournal #bujo #journalinspiration #lightacademia #lightacademiaaesthetic #artist #bookstagram #bookblog #bookstagrammer #southafricanbookstagrammer #bookphotography #journalspread #bookaesthetic #studygram #bujogram #journalinspo #classics #sabookstagrammers #readingjournal https://www.instagram.com/p/CN7tbKFrJW3/?igshid=16wdpi7d2xgzn

“The best thing about dreams is that youth holds on to them.” Maybe the most famous of the femme fatales because, I mean, just LOOK at her, but Lauren Bacall is also a wonderful writer. This is one of my favourite books. Catapulted into stardom off of one (great) picture, but she WORKED to keep up with the fame and career handed to her. I absolutely love her. Full of anecdotes about her time growing up and living in New York, pretty brief as she was “discovered” at 19, to being Svengali’d essentially by Howard Hawks, a romance that captured people’s imagination till today with Humphrey Bogart, and all the many years and work and work and work after. She’s funny, frank, brave, resourceful, and smart. There will never be another like her. “From my own self-analysis, which I seldom indulge in, I am what I am.” . . . . . . . . 🏷 #southafricanbookstagrammer #sareaders #southafricanreaders #readerscommunity #bookstagramsouthafrica #newbookstagram #bookstaexplore #sabookstagrammers #literarylifestyle #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #sabookstagram #readersofinstagram #whatshouldiread #bookstagramza #bookstagram #loveofbooks #bookish #laurenbacall #bymyselfandthensome #headline #tohaveandhavenot #humphreybogart #howardhawks (at Weltevredenpark, Gauteng, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeGZaLeL3av/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

💥 Saturday Square ☄️ Warm colours for this gloomy weather. . . . . . . . . 🏷 #southafricanbookstagrammer #sareaders #southafricanreaders #readerscommunity #bookstagramsouthafrica #newbookstagram #bookstaexplore #sabookstagrammers #literarylifestyle #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #sabookstagram #readersofinstagram #whatshouldiread #bookstagramza #bookstagram #loveofbooks #bookish #booksquare #booksquarechallenge #saturdaysquare (at Weltevredenpark, Gauteng, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd0KnXVLOyi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“I'll tell you a secret. A lot of times, parents are not the best at seeing their children clearly.” Celeste Ng writes endlessly readable books. Definitely recommend for anybody in a reading slump who needs that little pick-me-up book to get them back in the habit. I haven’t watched the series yet. I’m not sure I will at this point, but I’m glad I read this before it came out or it might have been one of those books I never pick up because I’m vaguely put off by hype. Contrary. “In Pauline and Mal’s house, nothing was simple. In her parents’ house, things had been good or bad, right or wrong, useful or wasteful. There had been nothing in between. Here, she found, everything had nuance; everything had an unrevealed side or unexplored depths. Everything was worth looking at more closely.” . . . . . . . . . #southafricanbookstagrammer #sareaders #southafricanreaders #readerscommunity #bookstagramsouthafrica #newbookstagram #bookstaexplore #sabookstagrammers #literarylifestyle #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #sabookstagram #readersofinstagram #whatshouldiread #bookstagramza #bookstagram #loveofbooks #bookish #littlefireseverywhere #celesteng #abacus (at Weltevredenpark, Gauteng, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdvBVkprGYH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice It pays to have friends that can make you bookshelves and art. I never realised how important loving the space I’m in was to me until I had my own home that I LOVE!💜 . . . . #bibliophile #booklovers #instabook #booklover #bookstagram #bookstagramza #bookstagramsouthafrica #sareaders #readerofinstagram #belletrist #southafricanbookstagrammer #shelfie #bluevalentine #art #book #bookshelf #bookshelves #bookshelfdecor (at Weltevredenpark, Gauteng, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRHGCxzrRLY/?utm_medium=tumblr

January wrap-up: Week 4 (18th - 24th) . Heartless ☆☆☆ The Name of This Book Is Secret ☆☆☆ If You're Reading This, It's Too Late ☆☆☆ Heartstopper: Volume 1 ☆☆☆☆ Heartstopper: Volume 2 ☆☆☆☆ Heartstopper: Volume 3 ☆☆☆☆ Heartstopper: The Mini Comics ☆☆☆☆ Mooncakes ☆☆ This Coven Won't Break ☆☆ The Lost Hero (reread) ☆☆☆☆ In Watermelon Sugar ☆☆☆ . "My busiest reading week yet. I got back into the Secret series, which is fun and I'm really looking forward to continuing the series over the next few weeks. I also started rereading Heroes of Olympus, which has been a great walk down memory lane so far. I finally read the Heartstopper series, which I think I'll be coming back to multiple times. I've become interested in reading more comics and graphic novels, which shows that I'm pretty on track with my goals to broaden my horizons."  - transcribed from my reading journal . . . #darkacademia #darkacademiaaesthetic #journaling #journal #artjournal #darkacademic #neutralstyle #naturallight #bulletjournal #bujo #journalinspiration #lightacademia #lightacademiaaesthetic #artist #bookstagram #bookblog #bookstagrammer #southafricanbookstagrammer #bookphotography #journalspread #bookaesthetic #studygram #bujogram #journalinspo #classics #sabookstagrammers #readingjournal https://www.instagram.com/p/CK1Sa2sAzft/?igshid=1mpmu0pwh2jdx

January wrap-up: Week 2 (4th - 10th) . The Vanishing Stair ☆☆☆ How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories ☆☆☆ Love Lessons ☆☆ Loveless ☆☆☆☆ The Hand on the Wall ☆☆☆ . "I continued the quick reading with more mysteries, as well as a few returns to familiar authors. Loveless may now be my favourite Alice Oseman book, and How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories reminded me of why I stuck through the Folk of the Air books in the first place. I tried Love Lessons, expecting a cute palate cleanser, but was instead reintroduced to how heavy and messed up Jacqueline Wilson books can be."  - transcribed from my reading journal . . . #darkacademia #darkacademiaaesthetic #journaling #journal #artjournal #darkacademic #neutralstyle #naturallight #bulletjournal #bujo #journalinspiration #lightacademia #lightacademiaaesthetic #artist #bookstagram #bookblog #bookstagrammer #southafricanbookstagrammer #bookphotography #journalspread #bookaesthetic #studygram #bujogram #journalinspo #classics #sabookstagrammers #readingjournal #bookreview #currentread #currentlyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/CKjOxssAb-0/?igshid=ndaztvyplr3f

🌻 Peaceful Sunday 🌻 . . I got spoiled yesterday by the Hubs. He bought me this book that was in my wishlist for so long... . . Featured book All The Bright Places by @jenniferniven . . . #sabookstagram #booksofinstagram #southafricanbookstagrammer #sabookstagram #instagrambooklover #instagrambooks #mustlovebooks #fortheloveofbooks #yabooks #youngadultreader #ya #youngadult #ilovereading #bookworm #bookadict #bookishitem #bookaholic #mybookishworlds #bookbookbook #bookstagramcommunity #bookobsessed #booksofinsta #bookobession #readstagram #readmorebooks #booksarelife #allthebrightplaces #jenniferniven #socksunday #socksundays https://www.instagram.com/p/CB-Cxk7gGYN/?igshid=1eqccuemntntv

It's Thursday 🎉 . . . Only one day left then its weekend.... Whoop Whoop! . . QOTD: Which books bookish items are you obsessed with? . . AOTD: Harry Potter.... I love the Slytherin necklace I got last week so I just had to show it off today..... . . . #qoth #booksofinstagram #bookshelf #mustread #fortheloveofbooks #yabooks #youngadultreader #ya #youngadult #instagramsbooks #instagrambooklover #southafricanbookstagrammer #sabookstagram #instagrambook #bookworm #booksandmore #booknerd #bookaholic #fortheloveofbooks #harrypotter #harrypotterandthechamberofsecrets #slytherin #harrypottermerchandise #horcrux #horcruxnecklace #voldemort #iloveharry #harrypotterbooks #harrypotterseries #jkrowling https://www.instagram.com/p/B2TUmNogo_e/?igshid=1mjdguf7ya5fr

Happy Sunday Everyone. . . QOTD: What are you reading today? . . AOTD: I'm starting The Paper & Hearts Society by @lucythereader which I got a free copy from @panmacmillansakids . Thank you guys for this book. I can't wait to start reading this book. . . . . #socksundays #socksunday #yabooks #youngadultbook #youngadult #youngadultreader #lucypowrie #paperandheartssociety #friendship #love #comingofage #panmacmillan #sabookstagram #southafricanbookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookshelf #mustread #fortheloveofbooks #bookishlife #instabooks #zabookstafeatures #newrelease #bookworm #booksandmore #booknerd #bookaholic https://www.instagram.com/p/B1lAwYDg8jn/?igshid=v1rn52pfyhho

🌻Sock Sunday 🌻 . . . Today there is no caption, no fancy lines.... just a photo. . . . Winter by @marissameyerauthor . . #socksundays #socksunday #winter #lunarchronicles #thelunarchronicles #marissameyer #marissameyerbooks #yabooks #youngadultbook #youngadult #youngadultreader #snowwhite #snowwhitefunko #funkopop #fairytale #fairytaleretellings #sabookstagram #southafricanbookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookshelf #ilovereading #fortheloveofbooks #instabooks #bookworm #bookseries #bookworm #bookadict #bookishitem #bookaholic (at Klerksdorp) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0vI-X1gkxw/?igshid=157tsdl38z4d0

“‘You’re overthinking it.’ ‘I have anxiety. I have no other type of thinking available.’” As usual I’m late to the party on super popular, literally everybody has read it/wants to read it/has heard and talked about it to death books. But I can only read what I’m in the mood for when I’m in the mood for it. The premise of this Slide Doors/A Matter of Life and Death mash-up is absolutely magical. Between life and death Nora Seed visits The Midnight Library. Where the shelves are full of books of the lives she could have led had she made just one decision differently. A way of putting to bed all those many regrets we all have. I can absolutely understand why this book became so huge. It’s so cathartic to go on this journey with Nora to remind have a little reminder that, “You don’t have to understand life. You just have to live it.” . . . . . . . . . 🏷 #southafricanbookstagrammer #sareaders #southafricanreaders #readerscommunity #bookstagramsouthafrica #newbookstagram #bookstaexplore #sabookstagrammers #literarylifestyle #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #sabookstagram #readersofinstagram #whatshouldiread #bookstagramza #bookstagram #loveofbooks #bookish #themidnightlibrary #matthaig #canongate (at Weltevredenpark, Gauteng, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdk3S3ursRg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A very (belated) bookish weekend. 📚 . . . . . . . . . #southafricanbookstagrammer #sareaders #southafricanreaders #readerscommunity #bookstagramsouthafrica #newbookstagram #bookstaexplore #sabookstagrammers #literarylifestyle #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #sabookstagram #readersofinstagram #whatshouldiread #bookstagramza #bookstagram #loveofbooks #bookish #toparadise #homework #circe #devotions #mustigo #yiyunli #maryoliver #madelinemiller #julieandrews #hanyayanagihara #bloomsbury #penguinbooks (at Weltevredenpark, Gauteng, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdYOB7Goz3g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=