I'd like to brag about how amazing bookstagrammers are because they make me feel so loved on a daily basis and I really want to give that love back to them! 😘 So...I've developed a little segment to my blog called "The Bookstagrammer Ballads." This Monday I am featuring an incredible bookstagrammer, Shelby, @beautyandthelibrary!<3 Meet Shelby, @beautyandthelibrary!Why did you decide to start a Bookstagram? I decided to start a bookstagram because of course, my love of books. There were so many books that I loved but no one in my friend group had ever read them, so I had no one to talk about them with which is one of the most frustrating things ever, especially if it’s an absolutely amazing book. On my personal Instagram, I found out about this thing called bookstagram, a place where bookworms like me talked to each other, made awesome friendships and took beautiful photos! It took me awhile to decide that this was what I wanted - I didn’t want to sit on the sidelines, I wanted to be apart of something! I haven’t looked back since. What is your favorite genre? I’m an absolute sucker for fantasy. While I do enjoy the occasional sci-fi and contemporary novel, I’m always drawn back to the world of fantasy. When I read fantasy I truly feel swept away and immersed into the world! What are you currently reading? I haven’t been reading much lately due to the fact I’m in the process of moving but i actually just started Crave by Tracy Wolff. I’ve only just started and am so far intrigued! What are some of your favorite fandoms? I absolutely LOVE all Sarah J. Maas books. She’s probably one of my favourite authors! I also love the Grishaverse fandom (I prefer the Shadow and Bone trilogy to Six of Crows which is probably an unpopular opinion). Those are my two main fandoms but I also love Serpent and Dove, Sorcery of Thorns, Beauty and the Beast, anything by Tricia Levenseller, Harry Potter, Vampire Academy, and so many more, my brain can’t think of them all! What's your favorite color, movie, song, band, TV show, food, animal, etc? I don’t really have a favourite colour but if I had to choose, I would say light pink! My favourite movie of all time is the live action Beauty and the Beast (let’s be real though I love all Disney movies) and my favourite TV show right now is 9-1-1. A song I’ve been vibing to lately is Falling by Harry Styles, and while I don’t listen to specific bands (not recently anways), I love artists like Rihanna, Harry styles, Ava max, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, and lots more. My music taste is always changing, I’m truly one of the worst people to ask about music! My favourite food would probably have to be cinnamon toast crunch - as sad as that is, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, even if it is something with lots of sugar. My favourite animal of all time would have to be sharks. I love learning about them and while I won’t be petting one anytime soon, I can love them from a respectable distance. Who are your Top 5 favorite characters in literature? Ooo that’s such a tough question! I can’t say these are in any particular order but I love Feyre from ACOTAR because she helped me get through a really dark time in my life and helped me have hope for the future (let’s be fair, I love all SJM characters but my list shouldn’t be ALL Sarah J. Maas!). I love Lou from Serpent & Dove because she’s such a relatable, badass, cinnamon bun loving character and Elisabeth Scrivener from Sorcery of Thorns because of her love for books. Nikolai Lantsov is also one of my favourite characters - I love the inner turmoil he faces during the last book of the Shadow and Bone trilogy and King of Scars! And finally, while I shouldn’t be doing another Maas character, I can’t forget my husband Rhysand. He’s the ultimate book boyfriend and I would 100% fight Feyre (even though she is my queen) for him. What do you love about being a bookstagrammer? I love being able to express myself creatively, meet new people and learn about new books! Not to mention the constant fangirling with my friends about my favourite books. What are your hobbies outside of Bookstagram? I absolutely LOVE graphic design, it’s one of my biggest passions and I hope one day to make a career out of it! While I do edits for my bookstagram, I’ve been editing long before that. I also write in my free time, paint (something I’ve only recently started doing), cosplaying, and of course photography! A smaller hobby of mine is collecting sea shells whenever I go on vacation! List some bookstagrammers that have inspired you on this bookish journey! @faeriefiction_ @clionareads @itsafangirlfantasy @book_connoisseur @crypticartisan @extraordinarystardust and so many more! I am constantly being inspired by new people, it’s amazing! What are some bookish shops you love buying merch from? This may be biased but I absolutely love anything from Fabled Merch/Wick and Fable! I love the candles and the merch and the monthly boxes and pins!! I also love Fairyloot boxes, an Etsy shop called seasonalvibe, and pins from dustandpages and readandwonder_. What are some important things you've learned as a bookstagrammer? I’ve learned numbers aren’t the end of the world. What matters most about bookstagram is that you’re having fun, making friends and fangirling about books. Post what you love, do what you love, read what you love. Happiness always come before numbers! Follow Shelby on Instagram at @beautyandthelibrary!! Be sure to check out my stories on Instagram @the_bookish_ballad all week for a more interactive feature and get to know Shelby more.
Next Monday, I'm singing the ballad of @ireadtorelax! Stay tuned...
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