Moodboard: Bookish Pins That Feel Like My Inner Monologue

You know when you're scrolling through Pinterest at 2 a.m trying to get your whole life back on track and suddenly you find a pin that feels like it stole the words right out of your head? 

Well that's exactly my relationship with bookish tweets.

From chaotic reader energy to the most random (yet painfully accurate) bookish thoughts, I've saved a whole lot of pins that totally get me and are basically ME in bookish form. They're messy, relatable, dramatic and some even made me want to throw my phone across the room in pure "THIS IS SOO ME" energy.

Sooo, let me take you on a Pinterest scroll, where every pin is straight outta my bookish brain-

1.  The problem with a good book is that you want to finish the book but you don't want to finish the book!!!

This is literally the ultimate "Reader Paradox". Like, one moment you're racing through the chapters because you need to know what happens next but at the exact same time, you're physically slowing yourself down because you're still not ready to say goodbye. It's like a tiny voice inside my head, continuously screaming "slow down, you're going to miss it when it's over". So basically, your brain wants answers, you're heart wants forever and you're stuck somewhere in between pretending that if you read it slow enough, it won't end (peak self-sabotage). Spoiler- It still ends.

2. He's a fictional character to you, I know him personally!!!

Listen, I get it - to you, he's just ink on paper, another fictional character. But to me? He's practically a real person I've shared moments with, cried over and even imagined a whole fake life with. Guys, he might be fictional but my feelings are very much real. And don't even think about telling me "but he's just a character" because I won't listen.

3. I keep buying books because in the future I'm gonna have a kickass library with two floors and a fireplace, so I need to start collecting books to fill it with!!!

Look, I'm not just buying books - I'm investing in my future. I'm playing a long game here, every book I buy right now? It's basically a building block for my future library. So no, it's not "poor financial decision"

It's a strategic planning.

4. I love it when you read a line from a romance book and it's so perfect and you just have to take a minute to scream and grin stupidly before you continue!!!

Honestly, there's nothing like this moment. One moment, you're all calm and composed flipping through the pages, that one scene and BAM- you're blushing, kicking your feet in the air, grinning like you are in a Wattpad story. You have to pause. Scream into a pillow. Read it atleast 15 times again like it's some secret message from the universe.

5. The urge to just sit in front of your bookshelf and admire all your books!!!

Sometimes, you don't want to read. You don't want to reorganize. You just sit down - no plan, just you and your little universe of ink on paper. There's just something so weirdly comforting about admiring your books- like the world could fall apart, but at least you've got these stories to hold on to.

And that's just a sneak peak- trust me, I've got a whole collection of bookish pins waiting to be shared.

So which one of these pins had you feeling like- "yep, that's me"? Or maybe you've some of your bookish pins that totally match my vibe? Let me know, after all, the bookish world is always better when shared.

You can always find me on instagram at @whatshereads2 

Until next time,

-Hitakshi Gandotra