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For thriller fans! . I received this from @penguinukbooks and this sounds so weird and good at the same time! . Here’s the synopsis, tell me if it’s something you’d like to read! . whispers spoken... Still devastated after the loss of his wife, Tom Kennedy and his young son Jake move to the sleepy village of Featherbank, looking for a fresh start. But Featherbank has a dark past. Fifteen years ago a twisted serial killer abducted and murdered five young boys. Until he was finally caught, the killer was known as 'The Whisper Man'. Of course, an old crime need not trouble Tom and Jake as they try to settle in to their new home. Except that now another young boy has gone missing. And then Jake begins acting strangely. He says he hears a whispering at his window. . #bookstagram
No caption today, instead enjoy this coffee. . PS: I found out that dolphins name themselves and all other dolphins call them by that name. . ❗️What's on your mind? . Photo taken on the Honor 10 @honorarabia #shotonhonor10 #beautyinAI
The picture might be a slight exaggeration, but it does feel like I’ve had enough cups of beans to last me a good 2 days! . I woke up early and had 2 cups in an hour while reading. Then once after breakfast and one around noon and one right now while I’m typing this. . Half the day still remains and god knows how many more circles of coffee rings are going to form on my coffee table. . Hope you guys are having a good day, happy reading! . #WHPcircles . PS: @gatsbysaysmeow says meow 🐱 . #bookstagram
Congratulations @sumaiyya.books on hitting 40k! . I guess most of you already know her, but if you’re new here, Sumaiyya is my little sister and she’s the inspiration behind my bookstagram and most of my reading choices are influenced by her. . If you don’t already, check her account, she’s got one of the most diverse reading lists on the platform! . PS: Check my stories for a brilliant new reading app, I’ll be reviewing it soon. @inkysbookshelf . #bookstagram
Guess who has 9 days off from work! . We have Hajj Holidays here and I’m about to leave office, yay!! . In other, more important news, I started watching The Great Gatsby for the 3rd time yesterday. Killing Commendatore is based on Gatsby and it just made me want to watch it again! . Also, I really wish someone adapts Catcher in the Rye on screen please!! . ❗️Have you read/watched Gatsby? What about Catcher in the Rye? . #bookstagram
One of the best books I’ve read this year. . We are okay by Nina Lacour is the type of book I wouldn’t usually read but I’m so glad I did. I can say it’s the only YA book I’ve ever enjoyed. . If you’re looking for YA to read, go for it! . ❗️Please recommend YA books that do not have self loathing and sulky protagonists in the comments below 😬 . Also, soap. (Leave a random emoji if you know what I’m referring to 😂) . #bookstagram
INCOMING!! . Bookmail from @penguinukbooks . The taking of Annie Thorne by C. J. Tudor (The Chalk Man) . ❗️Summary below, sounds interesting? . One night, Annie went missing. Disappeared from her own bed. There were searches, appeals. Everyone thought the worst. And then, miraculously, after forty-eight hours, she came back. But she couldn't, or wouldn't, say what had happened to her. Something happened to my sister. I can't explain what. I just know that when she came back, she wasn't the same. She wasn't my Annie. I didn't want to admit, even to myself, that sometimes I was scared to death of my own little sister. . #bookstagram
#nonbookish #notsorry . Sometimes taking pictures only of books because bookstagram is very moody really annoys me. . I know a page is followed for a particular niche or type of content but meh, I think I’m going to post random pictures as well. . I have more than 1500 post and maybe only 2-3 pictures without books. I’m going to change that. . ❗️What’s something you’d like to change about running an Instagram? . 💥Featuring my Honor 10 from @honorarabia #shotonhonor #beautyinAI . #bookstagram
Finally a corner for my @londonbookfair Bookstagrammer of the Year trophy! . Back in April I won the award and since then I’d been thinking of making a nice little corner to put the trophy on. . I think it looks perfect here! . Also, I’ve had a 30 minute talk with @gatsbysaysmeow and she’s promised me not to accidentally drop it while she jumps around my study. . #bookstagram
Red Velvet Coffee Late? . Yes? No? Maybe? . I do not experiment much when it comes to coffee but when I saw this Red Velvet (latte?) at the cafe I was like Yes, I want to try that!! (More like, this would looks so cool on Bookstagram 😂) . So I ended up taking 30 pictures with it, like a true bookstagram professional 🤪 . In reading news, Killing Commentadore Book 2 is getting intense! . PS: Yes, I dog ear pages instead of using bookmarks, sue me. . #bookstagram
Bookstagram trends: Book carts! . My mom gave me this cart to use as a book cart (she follows a lot of book accounts and @sumaiyya.books uses one to keep her books) so I guess she figured I’d love it too! Yay!! . This is an appreciation post for @aaknopf who’ve sent me a bunch of books over the last few months, THANK YOU, my cart is almost full! . ❗️What’s a bookstagram trend you like? . #bookstagram
Finished reading Book 1 of the Killing Commendatore duology. . It goes without saying that I had an interesting night of dreams. . They may or may not have involved flying cats and a certain Mr Gatsby. . 💥Name a character you’d like to read a book inspired by? . ❗️Killing Commendatore is inspired by Jay Gatsby, have you read the Great Gatsby? . #bookstagram
Random book recommendation. Key word: Mental health. . This was a book recommended to me by someone I’d met just once and he simply said, ‘read this, you won’t regret it’ (something like that 🙃) . 💥Do you have any book recommendations which deal with mental health? . #bookstagram
HOW'S YOUR DAY GOING ON? . Sorry for the caps, I thought I'll just do that to get your attention 🙊 . Social media makes us all a bit self centered and today I wanted to put the spotlight on you guys instead. Tell me (and everyone else here) something about you, bookish/non bookish/anything. Use the comments as a platform to connect with others with similar interests. . If you're a troll, go on, show us your trolling capabilities, the stage is yours 🤣 . The book cart is @sumaiyya.books who keeps getting mistaken for my wife, so I've started mentioning she's my baby sister. Thank you very much! 🦊 . #bookstagram
On my trip to india earlier this year we visited a small town called Aarah for a day. It’s the type of town probably many in India haven’t heard about. And in a bizarre turn of events I received this book and was so surprised to know the author is from Aarah! Thank you @aaknopf for sending a copy 😊 . Here’s the synopsis of Immigrant, Montana. 💥Let me know if it’s something you’d like to read! . Meet Kailash. AKA Kalashnikov. Or AK-47. Or just plain AK. His journey from India has taken him to graduate school in New York where he keeps falling in love: not only with women - Jennifer, Nina, Cai Yan - but with literature and radical politics, the fuel of youthful exuberance. Each heady affair brings new learning: about himself, about America, and his relationship to a country founded on immigration, but a country that is now unsure of the migrant's place in the nation's fabric. How do you educate yourself in belonging when you are in a constant state of exile? . Immigrant, Montana is the story of AK's sentimental education. His intellectual, emotional, and romantic journey gives the book a new narrative form, one that thrillingly reinvents the campus and postcolonial novel through wry, comic intelligence. A sharp cultural satire for a generation losing an ideological sense of itself, Immigrant, Montana is erotic and tender, provocative and playful - a meditation on courage and endeavour, and what it takes to truly be heroic. . #bookstagram
This place is coming along really nicely, I’m going to add a lot of random prints and stuff on the walls, problem is I don’t have many 😂 . My mom gifted me a tbr cart as well which I need to setup! I’ll do it this week! . ❗️How’s your weekend going? I didn’t get much reading time but I have a couple of hours to read Killing Commendatore, absolutely loving it! . #bookstagram
Every weekend since the last 2 years my sister @sumaiyya.books and I try to find time to go for a cup of coffee and talk about books and bookstagram! . The biggest problem is we take pictures for half and hour and by then our coffees are cold 😂 . ❗️What do you and your best friends do on weekends? . #WHPbestfriends
What’s a bookstagram account that encompasses everything a bookstagram should be? . There are many that I absolutely love but today I wanted to show some appreciation for @africaanah and start the tag #BookstagramBae (Yes, that’s a solid take on #PlaneBae 😂, NOT!) . Three things I love about her account: 1️⃣Great reviews which help you decide if a books for you or not. 2️⃣Lovely IGstories showcasing everything from Coffee to Zumba. 3️⃣Doesn’t give up, Algortihm or not, she keeps posting and trying whatever she can for the love of books! . 💥Tag people who inspire you on Bookstagram! Don’t tag me, I know I’m the most amazing inspiration for everyone 🤪 . #bookstagram

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