“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!” -Bram Stoker | Inspired by spooky, moonlit nights full of the Children of the Night, this candle is a combination of sandalwood, light fruits such as apple and pear, exotic florals, patchouli, vanilla, and a touch of orange. The scent is how I imagine a dark night full of moonbeams and magic might smell. #bookishcandles
Eggos, anyone??
Stranger Things 3 will be released next week, and I‘m sooo excited!! In celebration, all Stranger Things candles are 20% off through the end of June! {no code required}. You can choose from Eleven (pictured here), Will, Is That You?, Coffee & Contemplation, and Snow Ball ‘84. Stock up for your weekend binge!! (Link here: https://getfictional.com/collections/stranger-things.) #bookishcandles #fandomcandles
𝔻𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕡𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕀 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘,
𝔻𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞𝕤 𝕟𝕠 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞 𝕓𝕖𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕖..
I‘ve been reading a lot of Poe and Lovecraft this week. All so, so good!
Pictured here is Nevermore which is macabre mix of cloves, midnight dreary, and vanilla. #bookishcandles
Talk about taking fangirling to the next level.
I‘m closing the shop up this week for vacation time, but you can still grab some of my new King candles over the next couple of days! {And I still have some Losers Club pins to hand out with those orders!} #bookishcandles
“Your hair is winter fire.
January embers.
My heart burns there too.”
Introducing January Embers! It smells of creamed strawberries, açaí berries, and soft woods. It‘s one of 3 new IT-inspired candles! The other two being Losers Club and 29 Neibolt St!
I‘ll be posting all the new releases in my stories today, so check it out! And don‘t forget that you can get 20% off ALL weekend with the code MEMORIAL18 at checkout ?.
I‘ve been a little immersed in IT lately, and you‘ll see why next month 😉.
I can‘t really pinpoint the reason, but Pennywise is one of my favorite monsters. Stephen King makes him out to be anyone and everyone‘s worst nightmare, and there‘s not much more terrifying than your worst fears. .
Do you have a favorite monster?
Cheers! #bookishcandles #getfictional #pennywise
“When everyone knows you‘re a monster, you needn‘t waste time doing every monstrous thing.”
Dirtyhands. Bastard of the Barrel. Kaz Brekker. He‘s the anti-heroic hero. The savage genius.
His candle is a masculine and smooth combination of sweet revenge, tobacco, and wood. .
Reminder: today is the last day to take advantage of the Mother‘s Day Sale! Visit getfictional.com and use the code MOM15 at checkout for 15% off 🖤.
#bookishcandles
pickI enjoyed the different points of view in this book. I wasn‘t sure how I‘d like deviating from Darrow‘s point of view, but the Rising and it‘s effects now extend beyond him - and Brown is pretty much genius at bringing in the other characters. I feel like Iron Gold is meant to build up to a big bang in the next book. There seems to be a lot of set up for the next chapter. We‘re on the verge of an explosion, and I know it‘s going to be devastating.
Not many books have made me ugly cry within the first few chapters, but Red Rising fits into that category. Eo triggered an entire upheaval across the solar system - a revolution I don‘t think even she expected. I have mixed feelings about her and her choices, but she believed in her cause and wasn‘t afraid to sacrifice everything she had.
#bookishcandles #persephone
What could happen next? Pierce Brown is a savage 😱.
pickI love how flawed Darrow is as a main character - he rarely gets things right the first time, but his resilience and ability to adapt and learn from his mistakes are what make him so strong. Seeing him overcome every shitty thing in book one, and ally with those who are supposed to be his enemies... It‘s so wonderfully complex and full of adrenaline. Read it now!
Do you have a favorite Poe work? The Raven and Tell-Tale Heart have always stuck out for me 🖤.
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Nevermore is one of the newly released scents, and is a warmly spiced, smoky vanilla. It‘s soft and slightly sweet without that overpowering vanilla scent. #bookishcandles #soycandles #theraven
pick"There is a small monster in my brain that controls my doubt.
The doubt itself is a stupid thing, without sense or feeling, blind and straining at the end of a long chain. The monster though, is smart. It's always watching, and when I am cmpletely sure of myself, it unchains the doubt and lets it run wild. even when I know it's coming, I can't stop it."
I love this book so much.
pickI really enjoyed it all the way up until the end. It all felt so forced 😭. I can't call it so-so but I wouldn't say I'm completely enthralled with it. 🤷🏻♀️
"Fear is only your enemy if you allow it to be." ???
Ahhhh Anne Rice. You've taken over my life. 🖤🖤🖤 #bookishcandles
pickFantastic, creepy sequel. I can't wait to see what happens next!
pickGreat read. The characters are witty and relatable and sometimes tragic. The setting and descriptions are 👌🏻, and the overall structure is very well done. Highly recommend it!
How perfect is this?? 😂😂 The Winchesters would absolutely make short work of Count Drac. 😎
Starting a new book. 😎 Been putting this one off for far too long!
"I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul."
I was on vacation for the last week, buuuut we were visiting family, so I didn't get much reading in. If it were up to me, vacation would be a nonstop reading marathon. How many books do you bring on vacation?
Why is this taking me so long to read? It's amazing! Its brutal and real and everything I love in a book.
I celebrated my 30th over the weekend, and this is basically what that looked like 😝. Digging Six of Crows - the world building and characters are 👌🏻.
Found this gem at Goodwill. Love perusing those messy, disorganized shelves. It's like a treasure hunt ☠️ #bookpirate
so-soThere's potential here. The chemistry between Denna and Mare is undeniable but the path that leads them to through their journey poses a few doubts. There's so much that's explained away by the incompetence of other characters. I found it hard to believe that not one of them would listen to the concerns of our heroines, and as a result, the obstacles didn't feel real. I loved the relationships that were formed though and enjoyed the book overall.
pickI don't know what else to say that I haven't already said about Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. She's amazing. It's like climbing into another life, reading these books. And I feel yet another twist coming... and knowing what I know about these books, I'm bracing myself.
pickHoly moly. Took me forever to finish Cress!! Such an amazing series though. I love how Marissa Meyer ties classic princesses into this sci-fi-ish, post-apocalyptic, revolutionary, space-travel and androids story. She's got one hell of a mind.
Learning letters and how they make words, so now he's reading to me while I make pancakes. My little bookworm!! #raisingreaders
"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
"And now have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over acuteness of the senses? -now, I say, there came to my ears a low, dull quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I knew that sound well, too. It was the beating of the old man's heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage."
It's #socksunday and I'm perusing through my AMAZING vintage, illustrated editions of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. I came across this lovely duo at my local library's annual book sale. Cost me a quarter. As in twenty-five cents. As in I won the lottery. #vintagereads
Desperate to read this. One of my TBR's for January 📖
Finishing up The Lunar Chronicles before I begin this gem I received through @owlcrate ... it's sooo pretty 😍. Can't wait!!
"I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun."
Ever come across a book on your shelf that you completely betrayed? I remember reading this in one sitting and then... nothing... Time to read the sequels.
#wordwarrior
The beast (AKA my 3-year-old) is slumbering and the husband is working late. #wineandbook time. I love that feeling when I begin chapter one! 👌🏻
pickThe story continues... I liked it much better than it's predecessor. Everyone got their shit together and realized that they live in the real world. Good character growth.
The writing style got annoying sometimes - Ward likes to use "okaaaaaay" A LOT, among other little quirks, but she can tell one hell of a cluster of a dramatic story.
Nice pick if you're looking for something a little crazy and fun.
Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays!! Love this series - it's all very Spartan. Brutal and wonderfully written.
We are buried under 2 feet of snow, thanks to a good ol' fashioned nor'easter, so that's what I'll be doing today..
Happy Reading! 📚
Oh, @owlcrate , how I adore you. Thank you for my copy of Of Fire and Stars. I can't wait to read it!!!
#booksandcoffee #snowdayreads
Yesterday was the first day of winter, and this morning I'm waiting on another few inches of snow to fall on the eight inches I already have in my yard. Winter is definitely here!
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Happy Reading :)
