List of the most popular hashtags for theme #IREADROMANCE

How are you doing with your TBR list this month? ✸✸✸ The Secret Girl is the first book in a new series by @cmstunich. I am (im)patiently waiting on the next book because of the ridiculous cliffhanger it ended on!!! Between the mystery and the several love interests, this series has definitely caught my attention. But let’s be honest, I’ll read anything she writes... it’s awesome. ✸✸✸ We are finally on our way back home from our vacation! I’m so excited to get back into my own bed.... and let me not lie- I’m really looking forward to my book mail! I have a bunch of merch waiting for me. A very special book mark package! So so excited for it. ✸✸✸ I thought I was doing so well this month... then realized I’ve only actually finished one book that’s been on my list... and added 4 more books. Sooo... there’s that. I’ve got a few arcs I need to finish by Tuesday also. Life always seems to get away from me, even when I am organized and think I’m doing well. ‍♀️ Still working on figuring all this stuff out. ✸✸✸ #julybookchallenge : #bibliomaniacsjuly19 - bookish merch #fearyournovelreads - reading outside #stacrossedreaders - fav bromance #bookbookowlbirthdaychallenge - fav contemporary #fireheartjuly19- really need to get to this month ✸✸✸ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramit #bookhoarder #bookcommunity #bookishcommunity #bookchallenge #bookphotochallenge #bookpost #bookishallure #bookphotograph #allthingsbookish #bookstoread #ireadromance

It’s my favorite day of the year! On July 13, 2013 I married the love of my life, and today we get to celebrate. ♥️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Earlier on Facebook, Cory shared “our story” of how we met. He’s not one to make declarations of love on social media (which is totally okay with me), but he did this morning. And I’m not going to lie, it made me teary eyed. So I thought I’d share here: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In 2009, “he spotted me in a chemistry lab class.” I remember catching him looking my way, but I didn’t think anything of it — mainly because I thought he was out of my league. He didn’t try to speak to me in that class, but halfway through the semester and to my total surprise, it FINALLY happened. He introduced himself at a Sigma Tau Gamma/Delta Zeta social. He was an active member and I was a pledge, and the theme was “High School Cliques.” Cory was dressed as a “geek” — thick framed glasses with tape in middle, included. I was a “jock” dressed up as a softball player. The complete opposite of what we actually are. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That’s how this incredible man entered my life. He thinks it’s “not easy” being married to him, especially when his job requires him to be away around 250 days a year. However, he’s wrong, being his wife is the easiest — and the days he’s here are ones I always cherish. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ He’s actually home now so I won’t be around much, but have a lovely weekend, #bookstagram fam! ♥️

What’s in your bag? What can you NOT leave home without? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve really been enjoying the #bookstagramwhatsinyourbag posts the last few days. (Great job, @molliesbookshelf! Super fun challenge.) I didn’t want to bore you all with what’s in my commuting bag. Believe me, no one wants to see all that nonsense. I live out of that bag during the work week. Most times on the weekend if I’m going out to read or blog, I just grab my backpack and take it with me. It’s just easier... and I’m 100% less likely to forget to switch something over to my weekday bag if I never take it out. (Nothing worse than getting to work on Monday and realizing you don’t have your wallet or, well, anything else you normally have.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is what my weekend bag would look like if I wasn’t too lazy to pack and unpack it before I leave home. These are the essentials: a book (or Kindle Fire, sometimes both), battery pack, earbuds, water bottle, wallet, some makeup, hand sanitizer and gum. More often than not I’ll also have my laptop and a snack, too. Not pictured: my phone (because it’s normally in my hand or pocket, plus I was using it to take the photo), my keys (oversight) and my sunnies (which are either on my face or head whenever I’m out and about). Like the bag? You can buy them at the link in bio. Just check my online stores. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Happy Saturday, friends! Hope you’re having a good one! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #bookstagram #ireadromance #bookaddict #readromance #romancereader #unapologeticromancereader #historicalromance #mytbr #tacklemytbr2019 #wickedandthewallflower #thebareknucklebastards #sarahmaclean #whatsinyourbag #whatsinmybag #currentlyreading #booksharks

Happy Thursday everyone . . So check out this cover guys!! It is one of the old school historical Romance covers!! . . So I bought this book at a secondhand bookstore in Mossel Bay and this was my thought process: “ooooo look at this cover, ooo it say highland so they must be Scotsmen. Ooo look there is a fox!! It cost R5!! I will take it!!” . . I have no clue what it is about and I don’t know the author. . . . I miss the old school Historical Romance covers. They were so cheesy and over the top but I loved them! . . . If you read historical Romance do you like these older covers or do you prefer the more subdued covers that the current books have? . . . . . . . . . . . #historicalromance #bookstagramsouthafrica #bookstagram #sareaders #romancebooks #ireadromance #coverbuy #secondhandbooks #booksandflowers #zabookstafeatures #bookobsession #bookishfeature #bookish #booknerd #readersofinstagram

Thank you @berkleyromance for gifting me these copies ❤️ #partner . What do you guys think of the new romance cover trend? Yay or nay? I’m 110% YAY. I think this style represents all the sweetness and swoon of the genre, while the ones we were used to see did with the passion and . . I think Berkley is totally killing it with the romance covers honestly. I’m in absolute love with ALL of them, these two being defo some of my faves. . I have already read Faker (gave it a 4/5 stars) and even if I think it missed the final punch to knock it out of the park, it’s a good debut perfect for those looking for a frenemies office romance if you guys want to know more, let me know in the comments . Faker will be released in October The Bromance Bookclub will be published in November . . #bookster #bookstagram #booknerd #bibliophile #bookworm #igreads #bookblogger #read #teatime #flowerstyle #ireadromance

What are you reading this weekend? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s been a LONG WEEK. Not a bad week, but a long one. Of course, I only worked two days last week so I really can’t complain. Or I shouldn’t anyhow. But now it’s Friday evening and I just ate some delicious Chinese food and I think I might open some wine and settle in with a book. Which book? Well, I’m feeling the need for a historical romance so I think I’m (finally) going to dive into Wicked and the Wallflower so I can read Brazen and the Beast ASAP. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the meantime, I’m flashing back to two weeks ago when I was in one of my favorite spots on earth with a yummy iced coffee. You guessed it, it’s another #sweetsummerreads19 photo for book and sweet treat. The (caramel) iced coffee was almost as fantastic as the view. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #bookstagram #ireadromance #bookaddict #readromance #romancereader #unapologeticromancereader #historicalromance #mytbr #tacklemytbr2019 #wickedandthewallflower #thebareknucklebastards #sarahmaclean

I am editing another video for tomorrow (June Book Haul) and other than my usual grumbling about how long it actually takes to film and edit this video every month, I'm giggling about how many books I got that I'm so excited to read! Among those books is an eARC of GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWN by Talia Hibbert. I've been wanting to read this author for a long while and I couldn't pass up this fun blurb. Comes out November 5, 2019 --> Pre-order in bio @utcbookblog⁠ .⁠ PS: Video will be up tomorrow.⁠ #bookwolfjuly19 my first by an author .⁠ .⁠ Q O T D: What's one of your most anticipated reads of the second half of 2019?⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with seven directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamourous family’s mansion. The next items?⁠ .⁠ Enjoy a drunken night out.⁠ Ride a motorcycle.⁠ Go camping.⁠ Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex.⁠ Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage.⁠ And... do something bad.⁠ But it’s not easy being bad, even when you’ve written step-by-step guidelines on how to do it correctly. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job.⁠ .⁠ Redford ‘Red’ Morgan is a handyman with tattoos, a motorcycle, and more sex appeal than ten-thousand Hollywood heartthrobs. He’s also an artist who paints at night and hides his work in the light of day, which Chloe knows because she spies on him occasionally. Just the teeniest, tiniest bit.⁠ .⁠ But when she enlists Red in her mission to rebel, she learns things about him that no spy session could teach her. Like why he clearly resents Chloe’s wealthy background. And why he never shows his art to anyone. And what really lies beneath his rough exterior…⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠#bookaddict #bookishgirl #bookishlife #booknerd #booksarelife #booksharks #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #ireadromance #readersofig #readersofinstagram #readingiscool #readromance #romancebooks #shereads⁠ #underthecoversbookblog #vscobooks

When do you think you can finish your current TBR? What is your estimation?⁣ ⁣ My estimation is 2-4 months if I can resist from buying books ⁣ But let be honest, who can resist from buying books ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Happy Friday Guys! Hope you guys have lovely day ⁣

When one of your most anticipated reads of the year is everything you wanted and more ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (shoutout to @givemeallthebooks for Buddy Reading with me!) ⁣ ⁣ #partner thank you to @atriabooks for the gifted copy of Say You Still Love Me by @katucker_ - this is a second chance romance (my favorite trope) by one of my absolute favorite romance authors! I’ll leave the synopsis in the comments and you can find my full review on @goodreads but tell me, do you have a favorite romance author or trope?!⁣ ⁣ #beautyandthebook .⁣ #romancereads #ireadromance #romancereader #contemporaryromance #booknerdigan #booklover #romancebooks #igbooks #instaread #bookphotography #amreading #katucker