maegan mariee: October 2019

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Here we are with the last installment of my bookshelf tour! I really didn't expect to make three of these posts, so thanks for hanging in.

Bookshelf Three: First Shelf
♥Strange the Dreamer | Laini Taylor
♥Muse of Nightmares | Laini Taylor

And then I have the paperbacks of each of those, so let's skip them.

♥Carve the Mark | Veronica Roth
♥The Fates Divide | Veronica Roth

♥Stalking Jack the Ripper | Kerri Maniscalo
♥Hunting Prince Dracula | Kerri Maniscalo
♥Escaping from Houdini | Kerri Maniscalo

♥Dissolution | C.J. Sansom
♥Dark Fire | C.J. Sansom
♥Soverign | C.J. Sansom
♥Revelation | C.J. Sansom
♥Heartstone | C.J. Sansom
♥Lamentation | C.J. Sansom
♥Tombland | C.J. Sansom
Bookshelf Three: Second Shelf
♥Turtles All the Way Down | John Green
♥The Fault in Our Stars | John Green
♥Holding Up the Universe | Jennifer Niven
♥Starfish | Akemi Dawn Bowman
♥Everything Everything | Nicola Yoon
♥Sky in the Deep | Adrienne Young
♥The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Mary Ann Shaffer
♥Thirteen Reasons Why | Jay Asher
♥They Both Die At the End | Adam Silvera

♥Furyborn | Claire Legrand
♥Kingsbane | Claire Legrand

♥Abraham Lincoln; Vampire Hunter | Seth Grahame-Smith
♥yesterday i was the moon | Noor Unnahar
♥milk and honey | Rupi Kaur
♥The Traveling Cat Chronicles | Hiro Arikawa
♥the Little Book of Hygge | Meik Wiking

♥Wars of the Roses: Stormbird | Conn Iggulden
♥Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Anjou | Conn Iggulden
♥Wars of the Roses: Bloodline | Conn Iggulden
♥Wars of the Roses: Ravenspur | Conn Iggulden
Bookshelf Three: Third Shelf
♥eat smart | Niomi Smart
♥Cordially Invited | Zoe Sugg
♥Tanya Bakes | Tanya Burr
♥Daisy Jones and the Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid
♥Circe | Madeline Miller
♥Meddling Kids | Edgar Cantero
♥Fatal Throne | Candace Fleming & Multiple other Authors

♥The Perfectionists | Sara Shepard
♥The Good Girls | Sara Shepard
♥Passenger | Alexandra Bracken
♥Wayfayer | Alexandra Bracken

♥Vicious | V.E. Schwab
♥Vengeful | V.E. Schwab

♥The Lovely Bones | Alice Sebold
♥Ugly Love | Colleen Hoover
♥All the Bright Places | Jennifer Niven
♥Children of Blood and Bone | Tomi Adeyemi
♥Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Fannie Flagg
♥Vicious | V.E. Schwab (yes, another copy)
Looking this over, I've noticed that I am missing a few books that I know I still own. I'm currently reading Women Who Run With the Wolves. And I definitely still own Wuthering Heights. I'm going to assume they were put off to the side to avoid overfill in the photos. ~~Calms panic attack~~.
Bookshelf Tour 2015 | One & Two
Bookshelf Tour 2018
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So I had made the executive decision to cut this post into two, as it just seemed like a lot to throw everything together in one post. I don't know how I got away with it last year. This may turn into a three part, but let's get on with the second shelf and see how we do!

This shelf has been designated as my 'To Read' bookshelf.

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As I was preparing this post, I've noticed that I've been tending to do my book shelf tours/updates around the same time every year. I had a good chuckle over that, but why put this off for another month?

I'm constantly buying and acquiring new books, so my shelves are changing all the time. I also added another bookshelf to my office this year, so I have a little more space. Though don't be surprised... I filled it up the second it was built.

I had a lot of overflow...

So here is the first born of my bookshelves. This one holds most of my series and ninety-five percent of my Tudor novels. There are some new babies in here, if you look carefully. As usual, I will link any books I've done reviews on.

Bookshelf One; Top Shelf
♥Harry Potter 2013 Edition Boxed Set | J.K. Rowling

Bookshelf One; First Shelf
♥Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J.K. Rowling
♥Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J.K. Rowling
♥Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J.K. Rowling
♥Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | J.K. Rowling
♥Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | J.K. Rowling
♥Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | J.K. Rowling
♥Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | J.K. Rowling

♥Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales | Jacob Grimm
♥Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | J.K. Rowling
♥Essays | Ralph Waldo Emerson
♥Shakespeare's Works Volume 12 | William Shakespeare
♥The Tales of Beedle the Bard | J.K. Rowling

♥Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (UK 20th Anniversary Slytherin Edition)
♥Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (UK 20th Anniversary Slytherin Edition)

Bookshelf One; Second Shelf
♥Divergent | Veronica Roth
♥Insurgent | Veronica Roth
♥Allegiant | Veronica Roth
♥Four | Veronica Roth

♥The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
♥Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins
♥Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins

♥Girl Online | Zoe Sugg
♥Girl Online: On Tour | Zoe Sugg
♥Girl Online: Going Solo | Zoe Sugg

♥Madly | Amy Alward
♥Royal Tour | Amy Alward
♥Going Viral | Amy Alward

♥Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll (Camille Rose Garcia Illustration)
♥Henry VIII | William Shakespeare
♥Macbeth | William Shakespeare
♥Romeo and Juliet | William Shakespeare
♥Romeo and Juliet | William Shakespeare (yes, I have two copies)
♥Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and Other Lies) | Scarlett Curtis
♥Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl | Anne Frank
♥I Have Lived a Thousand Years | Livia Bitton-Jackson
♥Night | Elie Wiesel
♥The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Mitch Albom
♥The Next Person You Meet in Heaven | Mitch Albom
♥The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky
♥The Picture of Dorian Grey | Oscar Wilde

Bookshelf One; Third Shelf
♥Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel
♥Bring Up the Bodies | Hilary Mantel
♥Mademoiselle Boleyn | Robin Maxwell
♥The Hemptameron | Marguerite de Navarre
♥The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn | Robin Maxwell
♥The Anne Boleyn Collection | Claire Ridgway
♥The Boleyn Deceit | Laura Andersen
♥Mary Boleyn | Josephine Wilkinson
♥The Tudor Treasury | Elizabeth Norton
♥Love Letters from Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn | Henry VIII
♥The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey | George Cavendish
♥Naked to Mine Enemies: The Life of Cardinal Wolsey | Charles W. Ferguson
♥Henry VIII | Author TBD

♥Catherine of Aragon: The True Queen | Alison Weir
♥Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession | Alison Weir
♥Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen | Alison Weir
♥Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait | Alison Weir

♥The Autobiography of Henry VIII | Margaret George
♥So Great a Prince | Lauren Johnson
♥The Creation of Anne Boleyn | Susan Bordo

♥Le Temps Viendra: Volume I |Sarah Morris
♥Le Temps Viendra: Volume II | Sarah Morris

And there we have it. I was going to put all of my shelves in one post, like I did last year. But I realized that this was a pretty long list already. Keep your eyes out for the other installments!

Book Shelf Tour 2015 | One & Two
Book Shelf Tour 2018

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Reading is one of my favorite things, if you couldn't tell. It's probably the only thing in my life that is consistent. I quickly (but lovingly) put together a short list of the books I love to read this time of year. This is the best time of the year to read anything, honestly, but these books have a good setting to them.

1 | Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte; One of my all time favorites. It just doesn't feel like fall without a quick read of Wuthering Heights. There is so much imagery in here that it's almost overload, but in the good sense. This is going to be one of those books that you either love or hate, so give it a try and see what happens.
2 | The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice by Donna Kauffman; The ultimate autumn book! Witches, goblins, a ghost, a Halloween parade, a bakery that I desperately wish was real... it has pretty much everything you'd ever want or need from an autumn book. It's separated in mini stories, so it feels like you're going through it fast and then... it's over before you know it.

3 | Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker; This was my first graphic novel of the year, and I think ever?, and it was just so cute and perfect and ugh. I'm not even going to get into it anymore. Just read this and be amazed because it's perfect.

4 | Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg; Another favorite. This book gives a lot a hard hitting issues in a small package. The seasons change a lot and I will admit, focuses most of it's time during the summer. However, if you can't see Ruth and Idgie frying tomatoes in October with just the slight tinge of color changing on the trees, then did you even read this?
5 | The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw; This is a good one to read as we get closer to Halloween. I don't read many spooky, mystery type novels myself, so when I do I kind of stick to the weird, magical types. This gave just enough of myth and legend and modern world where I wasn't getting sick of reading it. Though I have to say, there are some points in the plot here where I got tired of reading and started to skim. Whoops!

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Today I'm sharing some of my past book reviews. I haven't had the chance to do many this year, but all the ones linked below were great reads! I'm hoping you might find something you'd like to pick up.

1 | So Great a Prince by Lauren Johnson; An interesting book on what London was like during Henry VIII's first year as king. From the point of view of both royalty figures and commoners living during the time. This is non-fiction, so reads like a historical biography.

2 | Furyborn by Claire Legrand; This is a fantasy novel that has three installments. (3rd book has yet to be released). We follow two women separated by centuries, a mother and daughter. How are they in different centuries? You'll have to read and find out. But there's magic and fighting and kissing. So it's worth it.

3 | Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor; A fantasy novel based on a fictional city, a book and lore obsessed orphan, and long forgotten gods and goddesses. Like Atlantis but with books.

4 | The Hangman's Secret by Laura Joh Rowland; A historical fiction that follows a female crime scene photographer struggling to find her footing in the working world that's dominated by men. The hangman has gotten himself hanged! Find out why and how by picking this up.

5 | The Girls of Murder City by Douglas Perry; A non-fiction that details what time was like during the famous age of man-killers and the stories that inspired the play and film, Chicago.

6 | They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera; A novel that centers on an alternate reality. What if we knew when we were going to die? What if there was a company dedicated to that kind of information? And there was nothing you could do about it? This was a wild read, let me tell you...

7 | The Rattled Bones by S. M. Parker; A family mystery, a woman fighting for her place in the 'workplace' of her town, and trauma that would keep you up at night. Some ghosts pop up in here too!

8 | Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman; This is such a beautiful book about coming into your own skin when your family is just a little bit of a mess, you have pretty sever anxiety, and the boy you like likes you back but you have no idea what to do about it.

9 | The Amateurs by Sara Shepard; The author of Pretty Little Liars has another mystery for us and it's quite interesting. A little murder, a little online friendship, a little ice cream. All wrapped up in a pretty purple cover.

10 | Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero; My favorite on this list, honestly. A Scooby-Doo retelling where the monster is actually real! Also (spolier alert) if you've ever wanted to see Velma and Daphne flirt, here's your chance.

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"Maybe fate did bother with people like him."

I started this book for two reasons; one, I love crows. Two, my friend told me to. It has been sitting on my bookshelf with all my other unread books and I finally decided that now was the time. Or rather, mid-September. A little autumn read, if you will.

Getting into it, I wasn't really drawn in. My friend mentioned that this is a world the author has written in before, so I had to assume that it was just the characters that were new. To be honest I didn't find trying to figure out the world and what certain words meant that hard. It helps that the author put in a little guide in the beginning of what words meant what. Actually, that was really great, because I really enjoyed falling in love with the characters.

Which makes this book so much more satisfying because, while the plot gets a little slow in the middle, it's because we're getting some delicious character development in there. ~~Be still my heart.~~

So, if you don't know what this book is about, we're following six criminals that are faced with the ultimate heist. Break into this highly secure and dangerous prison. Return with hostage from said prison. Receive a boat load times a million of cash. (Kruge, in this world.) Sure! Easy peasy.

Within the first twenty pages of reading, I instantly shipped Kaz and Inej. My friend told me that was a good call, so I'm only assuming that means that they'll be together at some point. However, this is a dualology, so I might not see this resolved to my satisfaction until I get my hands on the second one.

My Wraith would plead mercy. But thanks to you, she's not here to plead your case.

There is just something about Kaz that makes my blood boil. Whoo, in all the right ways, of course. I love his type of character. Brooding, mysterious, sly, incredibly smart. Yes. The whooooole package. I found some fanart and omg I love it all. ~~Give this dualology a read, would you?~~ You actually need to read this RIGHT NOW because Leigh Bardugo just announced some of the cast for the Netflix adaptation of Smoke and Bone AND Six of Crows so YOU NEED THIS.

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Hello lovelies!

So while I try and make up for a year's worth of lacking posts during blogtober, I have a quick post here on my everyday make-up routine. Which was non-existent until a few months ago when I really figured out what was the quickest way to make me look somewhat alive during the work week. And something that could be done in 10 minutes if necessary.

And it usually is.

As you can see from above, I don't use that many products. The whole point of this is to not spend that much time riffling through my makeup bag while at work. I'm lucky enough to have skin that behaves most of the time, so I use a powder foundation. My eyeshadow depends on how I'm feeling. I switch out the palettes I use every now and then. And sometimes I won't even wear it at all. This particular day was a L'Oreal Roses palette. I used the far left shade as a base and then the far right shade all over my lids.

Products Used;
MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation in NW22
Tarte Aquacealer Concealer in Light-Medium
Rimmel London Wake Me Up Concealer in Soft Beige (I think, the name has worn off) Too Faced It's Bananas Setting Powder in Banana Cream
found Shape & Define Brow Pencil in 05 Dark Brown
Benefit Gimme Brow Volumizing Fiber Gel in 3
Colourpop BFF Volumizing Mascara in Brownie Points
Colourpop Just a Tint in Gimme S'more or Rise n Shine

So I start off with my concealers. Tarte goes on first; one swipe on the bridge of my nose, three swipes under each eye. Rimmel goes on next; two swipes each under the eyes, two on the side of my bridge, one swipe on either side of my nose, and one swipe over each of my eyebrows. Then I blend that in and go over my entire face with my MAC powder foundation, followed by my Too Faced banana powder.

Next I do my eyebrows and eyes. Pencil, gel, shadow (if I feel like it that day), then mascara. My lips are last, always, and lately I've really been loving my colourpop tints from their Peach collection. The photo below shows the rise n shine shade, but my ultimate fav has been gimme s'more. It's like my actual lip color but better and I'm probably going to buy five more, just to stock up.

Thanks for not barfing at my face. It looks better when it's covered, lol.

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