Hello friends! Happy April! The world sucks right now and I don’t want to talk about it (the media is doing enough of that already…), I just hope you’re safe and you’re taking care of yourself and your loved ones ?
It’s my birthday month (ugh, I’m old) and I was SO excited to get away for a few days with my awesome sister but…yeah, it isn’t happening. #stayhome. So I guess we’re going to do our little escaping in stories… What do you think about that?!
I LOVE aesthetics and even if it takes HOURS to do, the result is always so pretty. It gives you the perfect mood for the book, if that makes any sense. So, I decided today to make aesthetics for the last 10 books I’ve read. My question is : will these pictures make you want to read these books??
You can click on the book covers to go to the book’s goodreads page!
? Music, swoony romance, reaching for your dreams
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Growing up under his punk rocker dad’s spotlight, Luke knows about fame and wants nothing to do with it. What he loves the most is writing songs, not performing them. Hiding his talent, he spends his time with his twin brother hosting a locally popular podcast and also…having a little bit of a crush on Vada, a music blogger. Vada has got all figured it out. Her plan? Get accepted into Berkeley’s prestigious music journalism program and secure a Rolling stone internship. Luke isn’t really on the list but their common love for music will soon get them really close…
? Lost in the wilderness, hidden feelings, letting go
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Ever since last year’s homecoming dance, best friends Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. But when a group camping trip goes south, they find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Alone. Together. With no one but each other for company, the ex best friends have no choice but to hash out their issues and pretty soon hidden feelings surface… Are the fresh forest air and the magic of the twinkling stars messing with their heads?
? Revenge, fake dating, high school popularity
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Chloe is out for revenge. Last year her best friend Monica’s life was ruined by the most popular students at their high school, so this year Chloe plans to take each and every one of them down. She traded her jeans and tee-shirts for designer clothes and carefully devised a way to befriend the members of the popular clique. Her plan? Discover their darkest secrets and reveal them to the whole world. A perfect plan…until she begins to fall for one of them…
? Racism, slow burning romance, finding yourself
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It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is used to the rude stares and the degrading comments she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. She’s built up protective walls and drowns her frustrations spending her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know her. What happens when these two irreconcilable worlds collide?
? Depression, chemistry, looking for happiness
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After a year of college, Pablo is working at his local twenty-four-hour deli and dodging calls from the student loan office. He has really no idea what his next move is. Singer Leanna’s life so far has been nothing but success. It’s all about private planes, weird hotel rooms, and strangers asking for selfies on the street. When Leanna and Pablo randomly meet at 4:00 a.m. in Brooklyn, they both know they can’t be together forever but they decide to enjoy the time they have…
? Friendship, growing apart, building your future
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At the start of their senior year in high school, James and Kat are inseparable, but by graduation, they’re no longer friends. Kat is falling in love with her first girlfriend and building a future that feels wide open whereas James is worrying that everything she believes about love and her future is a lie when her high-school sweetheart parents announce they’re getting a divorce.
? Summer romance, being true to yourself, family love
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Will is the dream summer fling but then summer vacation ends and Will stops texting Ollie back. To complicate things further, a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country, the same school Will goes to! Ollie soon realizes that Will isn’t that sweet guy he met that summer, but he’s kind of a jerk. Ollie has no intention of pining after a guy who clearly isn’t ready for a relationship but when Will starts popping up everywhere, Ollie finds his resolve weakening a little bit…
? First love, insecurities, figuring out what you want in life
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When her parents announce their impending divorce, Natalie can’t understand why no one is fighting, or at least mildly upset. Then Zach and Lucy, her two best friends, hook up, leaving her even more on the sideline. Life isn’t what she thought it would be, everything she thought she knew has changed and nothing is quite making sense anymore. Until an unexpected romance comes along and shakes things up even further…
? Family, identity, depression
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Darius is about to take his first-ever trip to Iran, and it’s pretty overwhelming – especially when he’s also dealing with depression, a disapproving dad, and a pretty nonexistent social life. In Iran, he gets to know his mom’s family for the first time. And he meets Sohrab, the boy next door who makes him feel more like himself than he ever did. They are spending their days playing soccer, eating ice cream and sitting together for hours. But when it’s time to go home to America, Darius will have to find a way to be himself on his own.
? Lies, family dynamics, high society
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Sawyer did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment and offer her a six-figure contract to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined she would accept. But when she realizes that immersing herself in this society might mean discovering the answer to the great mystery of her life-her father’s identity-she signs on the dotted line and braces herself for a year of makeovers, big dresses and bigger egos. The one thing she doesn’t expect to find is friendship, but soon she’s drawn into a group of debutantes with scandalous and dangerous secrets of their own…
So, which book are you excited to read??! What did you think of my aesthetics?
Did you already read any of them? Which one was your favorite? Do YOU like to make aesthetics or do you lack the patience?
Let’s chat in comments ?
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This is so original and cool!
Aww, thank you so so much! I’m happy you enjoyed it ??
Wow, this is such an amazing post!! I guess I really need to read Starry Eyes now! Thanks so much for sharing these aesthetics <3
Aww, thank you so so much!! I’m happy you enjoyed it ? Yeeees, please do ??
This is such a cute and creative post, I love it! I’m also a huge fan of aesthetics and they can help me choose my next read. Based on this post I should definitely look into Permanent Record 🙂
Aww, thank you so much for your kind words!
Yeees, aesthetics are so awesome ?
Yaaay, I hope you’ll enjoy it!! Happy reading ??
These are pretty! I think you did great. I’d read the wilderness book for sure.
Aww, thank you!! ?
Yaay, you should it’s really good ??
This is lovely! I was definitely enticed to read those books. ??
Thank you so much!! I’m really happy you enjoyed it ??
This is a fantastic idea and all your aesthetics are gorgeous! I love the second one the best though, if I don’t have it on my TBR already, I would add it based on your aesthetics only <3
Aww, that’s so sweet! Thank you! ?
Yaaaay!! ??
ALL of these aesthetics made me want to read the books!!! *sobs* my TBR can’t take something like that. But I am honestly especially proud, because I immediately recognised the one book I had read on this list (A Very Large Expanse of Sea), so, well done Nyx!!!
(Also, kind of jealous of how you managed to have a fold down menu so that the books would be hidden!?!? Can my blog do that too???)
Yaaaay, job well done ??
I see no reason why not, but you should ask Marie @drizzleandhurricanebooks, she’s the boss on that kind of stuff ?
Marie already filled me in! Thanks you two!
With pleasure ??
You seriously have the COOLEST blog ideas, holy shit. I loved this!
Aww, that’s so sweet! Thank you!! ??
A fellow April baby!!
I adore the concept of these posts and I’m a sucker for cute aesthetics. I adore the one you did for Starry Eyes and reminded me that I desperately need to tick that book off my tbr list.
Yaaay! ?
Thank you, I’m so happy you enjoyed it! Yeees, you absolutely need to! It’s such a great book ?
I can only speak for the books I read, but you did an amazing job capturing with the aesthetics. Starry Eyes is probably one of my favorites, but Little White Lies is so dead on too.
Thank you!! ? I had a lot of fun doing these ? Thank you so much for stoping by ??
I love the photos for Darius! They represent the book so well. Only Mostly Devastated was another that I enjoyed, and the pictures work so well 🙂
Thank you, it’s was a it of a challenge to find photos that fit with this one!
Yaaay!! Thank you so much for your kind words??
I LOVE this post idea it’s so aesthetic major heart eyes and I definitely want to read these books now! I especially want to read More Than Maybe and Only Mostly Devastated now
Awww, thank you!! ?
Yaaaay, I hope you’ll enjoy them they are both really really good ? Happy reading ??
Ohhh I love this! Now I really REALLY need to read Starry Eyes asap 😀
It Sounded Better In My Head looks really good too. But all of these books are on my TBR, so I guess I want to read all of them haha.
Great post! <3
Thank you!! ?
Yeeees, you absolutely need to ?
Haha, yaaaay! Happy reading ??
This is such an awesome idea! I loved the aesthetics. And I was super happy when I recognized one of my favourite books (Starry Eyes) correctly 😀
Thank you so much! ?
Yaaaay, loved this book ??
The world is stressful at the minute and escapism in books is literally what we are all doing now. I’m sorry your birthday plans got cancelled but I still hope you have a wonderful birthday month and time!! <3
I love this post, all the pictures are gorgeous and definitely makes me want to read the books especially for Starry Eyes (those pictures *heart eyes* ), A Large Expanse of Sea, Permanent Record, It Sounded Better In My Head!! Okay, so, I want to read them all now!!
And I love Darius so seeing those pictures just made me want to read it again and I literally can't wait for the sequel!!
Yees, I’m so thankful for books in this stressful time! You’re very sweet, thank you ??
Thank you so so much, I’m happy you enjoyed my post and even more happy that it made you want to read all those books ?
Yeeees, same here! I’m really excited about the sequel ??
Happy birthday month, Nyx ?! This was such a neat idea for a post! The More Than Maybe and Starry Eyes pictures are very much my aesthetic haha, and Darius The Great Is Not Okay sounds so good ?!
Thank you so much! ☺️
Thanks, I had a lot of fun doing it ?
Yaaaay, it’s job well done then ?
Thank you so so much for your kind words ??
Love this post! So creative! I love your aesthetics. The ones for Starry Eyes and Darius the Great Is Not Okay are so on the nose. I could guess what they were just by looking at the pics 😀
Thank you so much! ?
Yaaaay, job well done then ?
Thanks for stopping by and happy reading! ??
Love this post idea! I am so intrigued by quite a few on your list. I hope that your birthday was enjoyable despite having to stay home. Stay well! <3
Thank you! ?
Yaay, I hope you’ll get them soon ?
That’s so sweet, thank you!! Take care ??
Love these! I’m always impressed when people do cool aesthetics for books.
Aww, thank you! I’m so happy you enjoyed it ?
This is so fun!!! I was drawn to Starry Eyes based off of the pretty aesthetic 😉
Oh & happy birthday Nyx!!! I know this must be a tough one, but my best wishes are with you <3 Let's hope this upcoming year is a lot better xxx
Aww, that’s so sweet! Thank you very much ????
Thank you, so happy you enjoyed it!!
Yaaay ??
This is such a good idea! I love mood boards. Where did you find the pictures?
Thank you! ?
I found the picture on Canva and Unsplash ?
This is such a cool post!! Haha I used to make aesthetics a lot on instagram (@eternalfantasia) but I stopped a few years ago.
Thank you so so much! ?
Oh, that’s awesome! Maybe you’ll should try it again someday ?
This is such a unique and creative post idea, Nyx! Little White Lies has earned a spot on my TBR thanks to you 🙂
Aww, thank you I’m so happy you liked it ?
Yaaay, hope you’ll enjoy it ??
Ohmygod Marie – I love this post so much!!! You’re so good at finding aesthetics for books ?The only book I’ve read from this list is Starry Eyes (10/10 capturing the vibe of it, btw!) – pretty much all the others are on my TBR & I. CANNOT. WAIT!!!
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Also, I stg I checked if it was you or Marie that wrote this post, Nyx – and I think my isolation brain fog is slowly taking over!! Sorry for the mix-up! ?
Haha, no worries! ?
Aww, thank you so so so much ☺️☺️
Yaaaay, hope you’ll enjoy them all!! Happy reading ??
Love this post!
Thank you so much! ?
LOOOOVE the aesthetics! Funny enough, I think they were spot-on because the one I was like “oh THIS, I need this one!” was Starry Eyes which I loved haha. Honestly they all made me want to read the books, so you did an awesome job with them!!
Aww, thank you very much I’m so glad ?
Yaaaay, hope you’ll read and enjoy them all ?
I love when you put together images for books! From this post, I especially loved the aesthetics for “Lost in the wilderness, hidden feelings, letting go” because of the nature imagery.
It’s such a fun thing to do ?
Yaaay ?
Thank you so much for stopping by ??
Very clever. Unfortunately, none of these books appeal to me, but that’s me. (Well, maybe, almost the last one, kind of…)
Oh, that’s too bad!
Thanks for stopping by ?
OMG I love this!! This is such a creative idea. I turned it into a personal guessing game for myself…but uh… I lost after the first two ?
Hahaha, it’s not that easy ?
Thank you so much for your kind words! ??
This post is so cute!! I love all these aesthetics and I started to see if I could guess the books from them. They’re all so pretty and well put together I just ?? I really want to read Starry Eyes and Clique Bait! Great post, Nyx! ???
Aww, thank you so so much! ☺️☺️
Yaaay, hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I did ? Hapy reading ??
Oh your pictures definitely made me want to read starry eyes and darius the great is not ok even more!
Aww, awesome!! I hope you’ll read them soon ?
Great idea for a post. I actually guessed the first one correctly ? I think the first and last are the ones I’m most drawn to from the pictures. And then also Clique Bait for the descriptions because revenge plots are awesome!!
Thank you! ?
Yaaaay, good job ??
Oh yeees, we do enjoy revenge!