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taura-wildes · 2 years

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Not For Polite Society & Other Short Stories by Elle Stockton

“The black sheep was turning into a lighter shade of grey. He seemed happier for it.”

The five short stories in this book are endearing with a dark twist. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the dialogue and descriptions throughout each story and found this made it easier to fully immerse myself in the narratives.

The titled story, ‘Not For Polite Society’, is by far my favourite. For me, it had quite an olden-days feel to it, despite the use of text messages, with character interactions sometimes reminding me of those in ‘The Great Gatsby’ . Elle’s ending story, ‘A Particular Taste: It Begins’, is definitely the darkest out of the bunch, depicting a stark contrast between a young sister’s tenderness and her sickening curiosity.

I love the irony of how polite the protagonists of each story are despite their unsociable oddness and twisted psyches, making the title for this collection perfect. Elle shows a talent for providing readers with engrossing snippets of her character’s lives, which makes for a quick but interesting read.

I don’t want to give away any details of the stories as I believe it is best to delve straight into this collection and meet the characters for the first time within the book’s pages.

Thank you so much to Elle Stockton for letting me read and review this book! I may not have found it otherwise and I am so grateful to have read it!

Elle Stockton is also the author of ‘Bourbon Street Nocturne and Other Short Stories’ and ‘Harvest Moon Wish and Other Short Stories’ which I will now be adding to my never ending TBR pile!

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starlightbooktales · 3 years

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» what are you reading today? hello my friends, I’m behind on all my reads. Work has kept me busy & tired lol. Hopefully I can finish a book here soon! ♡ how in the heck is September over already? I mean don't get me wrong, I am soo ready for fall. But this year is going by so quickly.. » current reads:. ✦ Vespertine ✦ Jade War ✦ The Ex Hex » challenges:. ✦ #tumblesoverbooks - show off some spine » hashtags:. #bookstack #stackofbooks #stack #YAfantasy #yabooks #ireadya #ReadingCommunity #ReadTheseBooks #BookLove #BookstagramCommunity #bookcollection #BookWorm #Bookstagram #BookLoversOfInstagram #BookCommunity #BeautifulBooks #Bookstagrammer #tbrpile (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdNDx9rtah/?utm_medium=tumblr

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thereaderbee · 3 years

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🍂 What’s your favorite season?? . Happy First Day of Fall, Book Lovers!! 🍁 Fall is finally here! While we still have a few more weeks of warm weather where I live, autumn mode has officially been activated. 🤣 Fall is definitely my most favorite season. I love the beautiful colors, the weather getting cooler, and SPOOKY SEASON! 🥰 I’m also really excited for my fall TBR as well, which I finally get to start today! 🥰 Do you have a favorite season?? . . And *The Bronzed Beasts* is finally here! I can’t wait to finally read this, even though I am soooo not ready! 🙈 Is anyone reading this soon?? . . 🍁 Hello Fall Colors! #AlltheBooksSep21 🍂 Fall Solstice. #CourtofReadingSep21 🍁 Recent Purchase. #MyFictionalMusings 🍂 Fall. #OneSquareStory 🍁 First Day of Autumn. #ReadingintheWeb 🍂 Autumn Reads. #TumblesOverBooks . . #roshanichokshi #thebronzedbeasts #fallcolors #bookstack #bookpile #yabooks #yabookstagram #currentlyreading #igreads #bookaesthetic #bibliophile #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #somanybooks #igreads #bookish #readinglife #booksaremagic #booknerd #readmore #bookobsessed #booklove #prettybooks #booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram . . . https://www.instagram.com/p/CUHq4SjrRD1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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libraryinthecountry · 3 years

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★ Which authors can always make you laugh and cry? There’s a few for me, but Sarah J. Maas is definitely one of the main ones for me. It’s easy to get sucked into her stories and fall in love with her characters. My favorite SJM characters are Azriel, Dorian and Ruhn. Who are your favorites? ★ Featured are the @juniperbooks A Court of Thorns and Roses dust jackets ★ CURRENTLY // 🎧 By the Book by Amanda Sellet 📖 Scars of Cereba by Rachel Emma Shaw (eARC) ★ CHALLENGES // #tumblesoverbooks / hilarious banter or emotional ruin #allthebooksmay21 / on wednesdays we share pink (books) ★ HASHTAGS // #bookstagram #bookworm #bookphotography #bibliophile #booklover #bookaddict #instareads #bookblogger #bookobsessed #readersofinstagram #bookish #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbooks #booktag #prettybooks #goodreads #bookdragon #bookhoarder #bookstack #photooftheday #bookishfeature #sarahjmaas #acotar #acourtofthornsandroses #juniperbooks #fantasybooks #acourtofsilverflames #acomaf https://www.instagram.com/p/COyVtPULCLh/?igshid=roe52snxom65

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novelty-99 · 3 years

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#bodybuilding #exercise #exercices #exersice #photography #nature #awww this is so cute #photographers on tumblr #squirrel #squirell #cost of lumber tumbles after record high prices #tumblesoverbooks #photographers on tumble #body buider #hardwordpaysoff

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lisa-lostinlit · 3 years

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💬 Happy #ShelfieSunday! How are you spending your day? . Today we’re decorating our tree! I’m finally making the transition from fall to Christmas. Which has me curious... if you celebrate, do you get a real tree or a fake tree? . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #shelfiegoals #shelfiedecor #rainbowshelves #jamestrevinorepost #mybookfeatures #bibliofeature #bibliophilelife #tumblesoverbooks #mybookishdreams #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #bookgram #readersofinsta #seekthesimplicity #cornerofmyhome https://www.instagram.com/p/CILuM3fnPEf/?igshid=y7aopmic5b9x

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ventureswithbooks · 3 years

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“No secrets or lies or half-truths. Down here, we were only two mortals in an upside-down world. The only world where I’d ever belonged.” - Fable . . 🌟Pick your adventure: sailing on the high seas or exploring a vast city with new discoveries around every corner? . . Hello friends and happy Wednesday!! I may have stumped myself with my own question today but I want to do it all!! I want to explore EVERYTHING!! And while I can’t go anywhere right now at least I can get lost in a book and live vicariously through it!! I absolutely loooooved this duology!! I binged both books in like a couple days because I couldn’t stop!! I loved following Fable on her adventures and it really made me want to go sailing again!! Adrienne did an amazing job making you feel like you could actually sail a ship after reading these books...but I definitely wouldn’t recommend trying that theory out!! Fable is out in the reading word for you all to devour but Namesake won’t be out until March 16th so be sure to get those preorders in!! Have a great day!! . . #tumblesoverbooks - Lorcan and Elide: great escapes #bluelovesbookishfeb21 - happily ever after #fandombookishFeb21 - Rhysand: book boyfriend #thedarksideofbooks - Tattoo/ marked characters #favoriteaythorsfeb21 - Holly Black: author bookstagram introduced you to . . #fable #namesake #adrienneyoung #wednesdaybooks #bookishphotography #librariesofig #bookishcommunity #bibliophilelife #youngadultbooks #readersofinsta #lovetoreadbooks #bookwormsunite #booksofinsta #readingforfun #bookloversofinstagram #yabookstagrammer #GranniesOfBookstagram #bookstagramcommunity #bibliophiles #bookwormlife #bookishrainbow #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookstagrammademedoit #rainbowbookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/CK1bF2ag8K7/?igshid=4w7un9y8lorj

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niakurniatiginting · 3 years

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Manusia berjuang habis-habisan sepanjang usianya untuk mencari dunia. Dan ketika ia mati, dunia tidak memberinya kecuali hanya potongan bumi berukuran 1×2 meter yang akan menguburnya.

#hijrah #repost #muslimah #asolstais_elkaffah #selfreminder #oneminutebooster #dakwah #quotes #islam #pemudahijrah #photographers on tumble #tumblesoverbooks #tumbes #viral photo

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withwingsofgold · 3 years

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How, I wonder, shall I behold my own face, so as to see what complexion I have and whether I am like day or like night?

For a long while I was seeking the image of my soul, but my image was not displayed (reflected) by anyone.

"After all," I said, "what is a mirror for? That everyone may know what and who he is."

The mirror of iron is only for husks (external forms); the mirror that shows the aspect of the heart is of great price.

That soul's mirror is naught but the face of the friend, the face of that friend who is of yonder country (the spiritual land).

-Rumi (Mesnevi)

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rqd-reads · 3 years

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✨ What’s a book that you gave a second chance to? Were you glad you did? Ninth House did not mesh with me on the first go. I listened via audio and I know I’m in the minority when I say this, but I just don’t love the narrator 🙈 Many people LOVE her so don’t let me deter you! It’s very much so an unpopular opinion. I just couldn’t focus, I would zone out and zone back in and be lost... What actually got me to reread this book was the fact that I flagged a copy for my darling friend @story_hoarder. This forced me to physically read it and it was a completely different experience! I absolutely loved this book and cannot wait to get back to Yale. 🖤 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: #TumblesOverBooks - Tropes you love: secret societies tags: #LeighBardugo #NinthHouse #FlatIronBooks #AlexStern #Darlington Bookstagram #Bookstagrammer #Bookish #BookLover #BookInfluencer #BookNerd #BookCommunity #DarkAcademia #ReadingCommunity #ReadEveryDay #LoveForAllTheBooks #AdultBooks #BookstagramIt #BooksInBed #DarkFantasy #Macmillan @MacmillanUSA @macmillanbooks (at Saint Joseph, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/COLe2hwLf9z/?igshid=14n90zx0fcm3c

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istisnaism · 3 years

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If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small.

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starlightbooktales · 2 years

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» what books/authors would you like to see more on bookstagram? hello my friends, I would love to see more Rebecca Ross! I adored the Queen’s Rising duology so much! & I hear her newest book is amazing so I plan to make it one of my next reads! ♡ thanks to @epicreads for sending me a copy of Dreams Lie Beneat by @beccajross! » challenges:. ✦ #tumblesoverbooks - late to the fandom » hashtags:. #rebeccaross #dreamsliebeneath #thequeensrising #thequeensresistance #bookstack #stack #stackofbooks #Bookstagram #BookCommunity #BookLoversOfInstagram #BookSeries #LoveToRead #Bookstagrammer #Bookstagramcommunity #BookNerds #ReadingCommunity #BookSpines (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV3Pr6Xr4kF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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thereaderbee · 3 years

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What books are you hoping to read in July?? And what book are you most excited to read?? . . . Happy Thursday, Bookworms! July has arrived! Are there any awesome books that you’re hoping to read this month?? 🥰 I am hoping to read all of the books pictured above, and a few others from previous TBR’s as well. I think I’m most excited to finally start my re-read of *The Remnant Chronicles* series this month… I LOVE *The Kiss of Deception*! 🥰 All of the books that I have picked out for this month sound so great, and I can’t wait to get started on them. 🥰 What books are you hoping to read this month?? . . . And a new month means a new book challenge! Swipe above to grab the graphic for our July Challenge, and check out a few others that I’ll be rotating through this month as well below! . . . 🌸 July TBR or Hopefuls. #AlltheBooksJuly21 📖 July TBR. #CourtofReading 🌸 TBR. #MyFictionalMusings 📖 Wish I Read Sooner. #TumblesOverBooks 🌸 Favorite. #OneSquareStory 📖 July TBR. #DisneyLadiesJuly21 . . . #bookstack #bookpile #toberead #tbr #currentlyreading #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookphoto #booknerd #totalbooknerd #bookcommunity #bookobsessed #booksofig #booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram #instareads #igreads #igbooks #bibliophile #bookdragon #yabooks #bookaesthetic #summerreading . . . 🌸 . 📖 . 🌸 . 📖 . 🌸 https://www.instagram.com/p/CQyAILOpt6T/?utm_medium=tumblr

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libraryinthecountry · 3 years

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★ Which sequels would you love to be reading right now? I have a bunch, but A Song of Wraiths & Ruin by @rosiesrambles was one of my favorite reads of 2020 and I am eagerly anticipating the release of A Psalm of Storms & Silence this summer! I have so many feels for Malik and Karina and this incredible world and story, I’m excited to see what happens next! Hope everyone is having a fabulous Sunday. I’m almost finished listening to my third rom-com of the weekend and am planning to listen to at least one more! It’s been a quiet, relaxing weekend. ★ Featured is the @fairyloot edition of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin ★ CURRENTLY // 🎧 Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 🎮 Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla ★ CHALLENGES // #tumblesoverbooks / nehemia : rebel with a cause #starsinthedark / i did this myself ★ HASHTAGS // #bookstagram #booknerd #prettybooks #bookworm #vscobooks #bibliophile #yafantasy #booklover #bookstagrammer #fantasybooks #bookmail #bookaholic #instareads #myfavoritethings #bookphotography #shelfie #homelibrary #bookshelves #shelfiesunday #weekendreads #librarylife #diversereads #diversifyyourshelves #fairyloot #harperteen #epicreads #asongofwraithsandruin #apsalmofstormsandsilence https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkTQwbgZei/?igshid=mi1uounbndti

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libraryofawiccan · 3 years

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⋆☽⋆ 𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕪 ⋆☾⋆ ✒ ⁣𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬... 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰! •──── ☽⛾☾ ────•⁣ ⁣ ✧ hey book witches, happy saturday! how we all doing today loves? i hope y'all are having a relaxing weekend! ⁣ ✧ it's saturday, so it's time for another installment of #smallshopappreciation on my page. today's featured shops @blanca.design and @blueforestblackmoon are both amazing at what they do and deserve all the praise. ✧ let's talk about the stunning creations that @blanca.design creates - you can get lost in her feed and just admire the hardwork and creativity that goes into each design. Be sure to drop her a follow and see what she will feature next! ✧ y'all I am a woman obsessed with everything Sara and Danny at @blueforestblackmoon produce - it's literal magic. the scents, the labels, the entire shop aesthetic gives me life. it doesn't hurt that they are the absolute sweetest people. be sure to check out their page and stay up to date with new releases, each collection just seems to get more and more magical. ⁣ 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚕𝚕, 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎, 𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜, 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚜𝚔, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚒𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍, 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚣𝚢. ♡⁣ ⁣ featured: ➻ Daughter of Smoke and Bone themed woodmark designed by @blanca.design ➻ wax melt from @blueforestblackmoon ↳ 𝙺𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞 is scented of 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒎, 𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒏, and 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. [remember to use a rep code to grab a discount at checkout!] •──── ☽⛾☾ ────•⁣ ⁣ tags↯⁣ #Bookstagram #BookishWiccan #HyggeBookStyle #PageHolders #BookstaCoven #DarkHeartsAndBooks #TumblesOverBooks #DarklingBookClub #RusticPages #GothAndLiterature #CozyBookstagram #BooksAndCandles #BookishCandles #CandleAddict #BooksAndCoffee #CaffeineAndReads #DarkAcademia #BookAesthetic #DarkAesthetic #ReadersOfInstagram #BookishFeature #CozyVibes #AWitchesBookshelf #BookstaWitch #BookWitch #BookishFeed #BlueForestBlackMoon #DaugherOfSmokeAndBone #LainiTaylor (at Cozy Cabin in the Woods) https://www.instagram.com/p/COUdVDvLqlL/?igshid=1bz6nbylzt519

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ventureswithbooks · 3 years

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“Why live in a cage when you can make a show of escaping from it?” - Escaping from Houdini . . 🌟QOTD: have any books taken you on a magical adventure recently? . . Hello friends and happy Friday!! Yay it’s the weekend...well for everyone else I work Saturday and Sunday this week 🤣. But I am so so excited because my bookshelves come next week and I cannot wait!! I may do a whole new setup for my photos (still with the rainbows of course!) but I’ll have to see how it turns out!! I’m almost done with the last book in the rhapsodic series and I have really enjoyed it!! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!! . . #MyFandomObsessionsMay21 - Sophie’s stick: magical items #fantasyfriday #Tumblesoverbooks - coming of age or exciting adventure #readgushmay21 - #fantasyfriday #readingintheweb - weekend reads . . #kerrimaniscalco #escapingfromhoudini #jimmypattersonbooks #librariesofig #bookishcommunity #bibliophilelife #youngadultbooks #readersofig #lovetoreadbooks #booksofinsta #readingforfun #bookloversofinstagram #bookstagrammers #bookstagramcommunity #bibliophiles #bookwormlife #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookstagrammademedoit #bookreader #rainbowbookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/CPJB7I8Lfw7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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