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Faith

Trainee teacher | INFJ | Slytherin | Bi

Hey, I’m Faith, and it’s just me here at GeekyZooGirl. I’m currently training to be a teacher, but in my free time I can usually be found reading, blogging, watching TV or at the cinema (all with a stash of snacks!). I’m a huge bookworm, so most of my posts are book-related, but I’m also a disney nerd, a Linkin Park fan and food-obsessed, so things can get a little varied!

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“Second place is a nice title for the first lose

“Second place is a nice title for the first loser.“
- Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas

So I actually scheduled this for yesterday but then had a manic day and ended up not hitting publish 🤦🏼‍♀️! After how busy yesterday was, I treated myself to a lovely lazy Saturday - I did some book shopping for myself and baby zoo girl, finished the audiobook of Soul of the Sword on the drive and then spent the evening on the sofa watching seaspiracy with my husband. I’m feeling much more relaxed now!

Anyway, I had a surprising number of books to choose from for the weapon on the cover prompt, but I always love an excuse to use this edition of Throne of Glass because it makes me so happy! I also included a few funko pops who have weapons and one of my favourite pairs of shoes, because it’s a running joke in my family that they double as a weapon for self-defence thanks to the studs on the front!

QOTD: what are you reading or watching this weekend?

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“I missed you every hour. And you know what the

“I missed you every hour. And you know what the worst part was? It caught me completely by surprise. I'd catch myself just walking around to find you, not for any reason, just out of habit, because I'd seen something that I wanted to tell you about or because I wanted to hear your voice. And then I'd realize that you weren't there anymore, and every time, every single time, it was like having the wind knocked out of me." - Shadow and Bone, Leigh Bardugo⁠⁠
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I can't even remember where I first came across Leigh Bardugo, but I know I felt late to the party when I finally got around to reading Shadow and Bone in 2017! I'm not sure why I didn't pick it up sooner, as it's totally up my alley, and unsurprisingly I really enjoyed it. I feel like everyone (read: bookstagram), prefers Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom, but, confession time, I haven't actually read Crooked Kingdom yet 😂. I just wanted more of Zoya and Genya and Nikolai, and while I liked Kaz's crew, I'm not convinced about Kaz himself yet 😅⁠⁠
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I wasn't sure how much I'd like the show - would you need to be a die hard fan? Would it just be all Kaz? Trying to find time to watch it around baby zoo girl is a little tricky, but I finally got around to watching the first episode today and I really liked it! I think in lots of ways it'll probably help that I read the books so long ago, because it means I won't analyse everything in the show and I'll be surprised by where it goes next!⁠⁠
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“There is a flower that grows on Mars. It is red

“There is a flower that grows on Mars. It is red and harsh and fit for our soil. It is called haemanthus. It means ‘blood blossom’.”⁠
- Red Rising, Pierce Brown⁠
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Nearly 8 weeks since my last post, because a couple of days after that, our baby girl arrived! It has been an absolute whirlwind since then, and I have had All. The. Feelings! From amazement that we made this tiny little human to exhaustion like I’ve never known to just overwhelming love. It really has been a rollercoaster, and I finally understand why people say it’s the most rewarding but also hardest thing they’ve ever done!⁠
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I obviously haven’t had as much time to read as usual, but when I have been reading I’ve been mostly sticking to my comfort genres of sci-fi and fantasy. My most recent sci-fi read was The Martian (a reread since it’s one of my favourites!), and I’m hoping to get to this gorgeous new Becky Chambers soon-ish.⁠
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QOTD: are you a sci-fi fan or would you rather steer clear?⁠ If you’re a fan, tell me a book you loved, whether recently or an old favourite.
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“‘These days Juliette,’ he said, low and war

“‘These days Juliette,’ he said, low and warily, ‘the most dangerous people are the powerful white men who feel as if they have been slighted.’”⁠
- These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong⁠
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Oh dear, I haven’t been very good at bookstagramming or blogging the last few weeks! I haven’t done a very good job of balancing being back at work and preparing for baby to arrive - we’ve got less than a week until she’s due now, so we’ve been trying to get everything as ready as we can, which has obviously taken a lot of our time. We’re super excited for her to arrive, but I’m also on maternity leave now and very happy to spend some time chilling out with a stack of books like this! I’ve been stocking up for the last few weeks and have plenty of new titles to keep me busy, so I won’t be heartbroken if she’s a few days late 😂 ⁠
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QOTD: what was your most recent book mail?⁠
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“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, t

“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”⁠
- George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones⁠
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I’ve managed okay with lockdown 3 so far, but I’m feeling a bit lower this week. It’s nearly half-term so by now everyone is always getting a bit tired and burnt out, but the lack of socialising and the challenges of trying to teach remotely aren’t helping I think. Not being able to see family and friends is starting to get to me a bit more now I’ve only got a few weeks left before maternity leave starts, and I face the prospect of family not being able to meet our little one for a long while, or my biggest fear, potentially having to go through labour on my own! I miss my pack 🐺 😂 😢 I’m trying to focus on taking it one day at a time, taking my meds, picking one highlight out of every day etc, but I’m curious, how are you feeling, and what’s making you happy right now?⁠
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QOTD: how are you coping with everything going on? What are your go-to cheer up methods?!⁠
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‘“Why me?" "Because Lucifer is in hell. And yo

‘“Why me?"
"Because Lucifer is in hell. And you're the only one who came.”’
- Kieron Gillen, The Wicked and the Divine vol. 1

I’m really enjoying my review journal, which is a new thing I’m trying this year. The aim is for it to be a place to jot down just rough notes when I finish a book, and I’m trying (fingers crossed I can keep it up🤞🏻) to put every book I read this year in it, and it’ll give me something to flick back through in future years/give me a memory boost when I come to write full reviews!

QOTD: Are you a graphic novels or manga fan? What would you recommend if so? I’m hoping to read more of both, but I have to admit while I loved the IDEA of The Wicked and the Divine, I’m not totally convinced by it yet!

#bookish #graphicnovel #graphicnovelart #graphicnovelseries #reviewjournal #bookstagram #thewickedandthedivine #alwaysreading #recentreads #readin2021 #bookreview #bookishaesthetic #bookworm #booksandchocolate #booksandsnacks #dingbatsnotebooks #orangechocolate #imagecomics

“But no one chooses a future. You choose a path

“But no one chooses a future. You choose a path without being certain where it leads.” - Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame learned to hate stories⁠
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I can’t believe January is over! I feel like the days themselves go slowly but that the weeks are going quickly. One silver lining for us has been that we’re both now teaching from home - we’re now only 6 weeks away from 👶 🤰 due date (eek!) and I’m glad to be off my feet during the day! As you can see from my monthly recap spread, we’ve been taking advantage of some of our extra time together to watch tv and movies - we were big cinema goers before lockdown so we’ve been trying to make popcorn & a movie at home our weekend routine! Can you also spot some hints about a new hobby I’ve been trying? 😂 ⁠
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“I thought you said you were the one in charge!"

“I thought you said you were the one in charge!" Ce'Nedra exclaimed.

“I lied." Silk said. "It's a vice I have.” - David Eddings, Queen of Sorcery

It often pops up on bookstagram that we have a lot of books with similar titles, especially within particular genres, so I thought I’d investigate my own shelves and common titles. Can you spot the theme? These are books with Kings, Queens, Princes and Crowns in their titles, and I have to admit some of these are my absolute favourites too. Eddings and Maas are two of my favourite authors, and both series feature royalty prominently. I guess it’s no surprise I love Frozen given my love for royalty in my fantasy books 😂 (this doesn’t include any books with titles that include lords, thrones, emperors or empresses, which I have a few of too!)

QOTD: do you love royalty in your fantasy or do you want to read about the everyday people instead? Or if you’re not a fantasy fan, what words pop up in lots of the titles on your shelves?

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“Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flow

“Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flower. You needn’t believe something weak because it appears delicate. Show the world your bravery.” - Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

My most recent #bookmail is Stalking Jack The Ripper, which is one of those books I’ve seen all over bookstagram but never got around to reading. @laurenthenerd and I plan to start it in February so I can finally see what all the fuss is about! It seems to be a bit like marmite, with people either loving or hating it, so I’m intrigued to form my own opinion on it. I have to admit I like the quote above so that’s a nice start...

QOTD: which book do you see all the time on blogs or bookstagram but have yet to read and form your own opinion on?

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“I liked the imaginary people on the entertainme

“I liked the imaginary people on the entertainment feed way more than I liked real ones, but you can’t have one without the other.” - Martha Wells, All Systems Red

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