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I love books, always have. During my school years, I stayed home alone everyday during the summer and instead of going outside or watching TV, I would look forward to lunch time when I made either a Stouffer's or a salad, and then read in the peace and quiet. I loved that time. To this day, an idea of a fun time is going to Barnes & Noble, grabbing a coffee, and getting lost among the aisles. I have a deep love of beautiful and historical libraries, and on my bucket list is spending time in Harvard's famous one.
So it's not a shocker then that usually I have more than one book on my nightstand, after all, I do have a lot of interests! At this current moment though, my insane brain has either started or is in deep TEN different books! If you're looking for something new or different, check out my picks below.
Always Enough / Never Too Much
I just picked up this gem which has 100 daily devotions to quit comparing, stop hiding, and start living wild and free. For someone who feels too much and not enough, sometimes on the same day, a grounding book like this speaks to my soul.
The Conscious Parents Guide To Co-parenting
Obviously this isn't for everyone, and I hope you who are reading this never has to buy a book like this. The only other option though if your curious was something with the title of "how to deal with an asshole of a co-parent". Yeah, trying to create calm and uniformity here, so this one was the winner!
You Are A Badass
If you haven't heard of or read this book by now, are you living under a rock?! A fantastic, motivational, and kick-in-the-pant's type book to help you figure your shit out, and own it.
What A Son Needs From His Mom
I want to be the best parent I can, but most importantly I want my baby to grow up right. Things are different now for a child growing up in this world than when I was raised, and I want to know all I can to help him be the best person he can be.
The Romanov Sisters
I'm a HUGE history buff, and I have always been fascinated by the story of Anastasia, so I'm fueling that love with books on the Romanov family. They are most famous for their horrifying and somewhat mysterious death as a family, but this book tells the tale of family from the beginning, and the complex and charming characteristics of the four beautiful grand duchesses.
Devotions For The God Girl
Going to Catholic schools my entire life (college too), I've always made time to keep my strength up in my faith, but lately I find that hard to do. The last thing I do before I go to bed is read this book. It consists of a daily one-page devotionals for each day of the year, that feature a Bible passage and then has you reflect on what it means today in the life of a modern young woman. I love this devotional because it has nothing to do with Bible study or journalism that is big in general Christian faith circles, but is a quick nightly cool-down that calms and comforts me.
12,000 Dreams Interpreted
I always keep this one on my bedside within reach because first, I love learning things and little random facts, and second, I am mildly obsessed with decoding my dreams and trying to make sense of them.
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince
I mean....no explanation necessary. And although I've re-read the books countless times and seen the movies over a hundred, this particular one I haven't read in a long while and I feel that whenever they show the movies on TV, this one isn't shown as much for some reason. Just refreshing my love!! (plus, you are never ever too old for HP!)
The Last Tudor
My obsession with history revolves around The Tudors. I've seen most of the shows/movies (helloooo The Tudors TV show, why did you have to end????), read most of the books, and drooled over the historical castles still standing today in England, and I can never seem to get enough. It's a true love. If you love Tudor fiction, then Phillipa Gregory is the queen of writing. Cue the tears because this book is titled not only for the characters in it, but also for the last of Phillipa's books on her Tudor journey.
Styling For Instagram
You know it's a big deal when they write books on it right? Instagram, by far my favorite social media site, and yet so much angst with it and how unrealistic it is sometimes. For a blogger or photographers sake however, this book is a visual guide to how to optimize your page.
Some of these books I found simply from wandering around the bookstore, and others I saw people share on Instagram or on blogs. How do you find what you read? What books are you currently reading? I want to know, I may widen my literary horizon!
xo