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what’s your favourite rebecca serle book? ✨📚
I love love love the way she writes magical realism — her stories always feel so comforting, emotional, and unique in the way they blend everyday life with something a little magical 🤍
ranking the books I’ve read was SO difficult because they all hit differently 👀
now tell me, what do you think of my ranking? ⬇️
my (mini) current TBR 📖✨
it’s been a very slow reading year for me, so I’m keeping things realistic over here 😅 these are the two books I’m veryyyyy excited about and I’m hoping they finally pull me out of this never-ending reading slump!! 🙈
I started The Seven Year Slip almost two weeks ago and I’m still only about 50 pages in 🥲 not because I’m not enjoying it, life has just been so hectic lately that I feel like I never have time to sit down and read!!
My goal for this weekend: finally finish it and start Pretty Dead Things by @kelseycoxwriter , which is easily one of my most anticipated reads of the year 🤭
⬇️ how’s your reading year going so far? what’s currently on your TBR?
a perfect date night at @pinglesfarm 🌷🤭
who said going to the farm is just for kids? @pinglesfarm tulip days festival is on now until May 18th and there's something for everyone, good food, fun activities, and of course a ton of beautiful blooming tulips!!
I was truly blown away by the tulip fields, they were so much fuller and brighter than I expected, I definetly didn't feel like I was still in the Durham Region 🌞
📍 Pingle's Farm Market, Clarington
week 19/54: 📖🏃♀️🌷🌞🍪✨
weekly highlights:
• Mother's Day afternoon tea with my mom at @maritos.coffee , the yummiest food & tea in the coziest atmosphere!!
• Lots and lots of running (my biggest running week ever) because my run club is doing a challenge to see who can run the most laps around the brewery (and I'm very competitive lol)
• Not Pictured: Started a new job, planning our wedding (we're one month out!), and trying to stay on top of alllll the other things in life have kept me super busy and I haven't been reading a ton but that's ok!!
⬇️ what were your highlights from the week?!
what did you read in April?! 📖✨
so far this has been a slowwwww reading year for me, but that's okay because I've still read some great books!!
➡️ swipe to see my reading stats from April, my favourite this month was absolutely Yesteryear by @caroclaireburke !!
how are you pacing towards your reading goals this year?! is there a book that you absolutely flew through that I should add to my TBR? 🤭⬇️
pov: your run club starts a challenge to see who can run the most laps around the brewery in May, so naturally I spent my Saturday morning running 20km around a 600m loop 😅🏃♀️
if you’re in the Durham Region and want to join the challenge, follow @townbrewery and @adrian.townbrewery and I'll see ya at the pump house doing laps!!!! (there's some great prizes too 🤭)
also, it's been 2 weeks with my @ultrahumanring and I love love love it!! Excited to see what it tells me tomorrow morning after having such a long day today 😴
should you read once and again by @rebeccaserle ?!
if you enjoy magical realism then yes, this one’s for you 📖✨
This is a quieter, more reflective read that leans into the idea of being able to go back and change one moment in your life, and all the ripple effects that come with it.
It definitely makes you think about timing, choices, and how everything ends up unfolding the way it does 🥹
If you’re into magical realism, introspective reads, and stories about love, fate, and second chances, it’s one to add to your TBR!!
⬇️ would you change one moment in your life if you could?
it's a great month to be a reader!!!!! 📖✨
➡️ swipe to see some of the most anticipated books releasing this month! from fiction, to romance, to thriller, to non-fiction there's really something for everyone this month!
books marked with a ⭐️ are my most anticipated!! 🤭
⬇️ what may book releases are at the top of your TBR?!
week 19/52: 📖🏃♀️🌷🍦✨
weekly highlights:
• ran the @georginaspringfling half marathon and had so fun!! I haven't been running much recently so was nervous going into it but ended up having so much fun, it's a flat & pretty route!!
• tried @rosiesburgers for the first time and I'm hooked
• started the seven year slip, I'm enjoying it but didn't read much this week 😮💨
not pictured:
• me listening to @noahkahanmusic 's new album on repeat
• celebrated my brother in laws birthday who also ran the half marathon and finished almost an hour faster than me 😅
• wrapped up my last week at my current job, starting a new role this week and feeling all the emotions (but very excited!!)
⬇️ what were your highlights from the week?!
my favourite mornings 📖☕️
new addition to the bed is the coziest @officialfleececompany blanket, it's lightweight enough for the warmer weather now but I know will also be so snuggly for cooler evenings ☁️
I've also been eating @fgfarmgirl cereal for a few weeks now and love it, such good ingredients and macros!!! The cinnamon one is my faaaaave 🤤
Kobo > every other e-reader, sorry 🤭📚
The best part? @kobobooks also have their own line up of Kobo Originals books that are so underrated and deserve more attention!!
I pulled together a mix of romance, thrillers, and fantasy that are 100% worth adding to your TBR 📖✨
Swipe through for some @kobobooks original recs ➡️
Have you read any of these yet? 👀
#KoboOriginals #KoboOriginalsCollective
