So far, this book feels like a love letter to stories and their keepers.

As cliché as it is, I’d be thrilled to read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros again. I picked it up on a whim because I liked the cover and the fact that it was a fantasy with dragons (I hadn’t even realized it was part of a series when I bought it). I had just moved my family back to my hometown and was in need of an escape from the chaos.

And it did not disappoint! I devoured that book, and it brought back the feeling of magic I had as a kid when I first read Harry Potter in elementary school.

It captured my attention, stole my sanity, and broke my heart all in one.

I know we all have many, but if you could choose one, in this moment, what’s the book you’d wipe from your memory just to relive that experience?

I asked this question months back, and the answers were absolutely brilliant, so I thought it would be fun to ask again!

If you were dropped into the book(s) you are currently reading, where would you be and what would you be doing?

Ok take a shot every time they mention Boléro

I saw a post a couple of days ago talking about sprayed edge special editions and how they're "usually display copies, really" and it made me wonder; am I the only one who just treats them like any other book? They get put on the shelf spine-out. I read them the same as any other hardback copy. I'm not any more precious about them than any other hardback I have and want to take decently good care of. If I buy a special/sprayed edge edition it's usually because I preferred the dustjacket design over the regular edition (or in one case, because it was the only hardback edition I could find), and it seems strange to me to buy an edition of a book more for "display" purposes than like... regular-ass book purposes. I don't have any particular dislike of sprayed edges (actually, I think they tend to feel nicer in my hands?) but I also am not seeking them out usually. They're just kind of there. The pages are the pages.

Talk to me about your fancy-looking editions. Do you display them differently to your regular books, or no? Do you take more care when handling them? Do you avoid handling them and keep a separate copy to read?

Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Happy long weekend to those who get one. And general happy weekend vibes to everyone else.

What are your plans for the weekend? Are you going to get some time to read? Starting a new book? Seeing family? School work catch-up (of whatever level)? The boring odds and ends of life?

I'm skipping a family event on Sunday, but I have an Easter afternoon tea tomorrow, which should be fun. Other than that, I'll be reading either the book I started this morning or the book I can't get out of my mind (I hate my Insta algorithm right now for introducing me to this).