Bookstagram And Me

Let’s do something different today… It’s something I’ve been working on recently after playing the procrastinating game for months. What do I want to ramble about today then? Bookstagram. While I’ve been lurking the bookish Instagram community for a long time, it has been only two years since I started posting on my own account. Mostly kindle shots featuring my garden, and nothing fancy at all… Things progressed over time, but I’ve always felt like a complete failure compared to all those gorgeous photos out there. I admit I wasn’t all that bothered by it as I thought I would be, mostly because I was having fun taking those ‘lousy’ shots anyway… But recently I’ve been thinking I should pull my act together and try something different.

So what does that something different mean? Well, one thing I’ve been seeing in all those gorgeous and successful accounts is that (other than having those stunning photos) they all seem to have a theme; something that makes the photos connect and makes their feed look great as a whole. Confession: my feed was a total and complete mess, me just taking those photos in whatever way I felt like at that moment and not thinking about if they would look good with the previous ones. I thought it was a safe bet that if I wanted to improve my bookstagram account and stats, I should probably do something about that.

But how to decide on just one theme? I struggled more with this than I thought, but in the end I decided to go with what I love myself. Which is basically a black & white background and if I want one or more color splashes popping up to contrast that; always making sure to maintain a minimalist feel. I love my black & white decoration and clothes, so finding suiting backgrounds wouldn’t be too difficult… And with the (rainbow) paper roses I made as a DIY project recently, I had lots of props ready to use. (I LOVE the rainbow roses by the way; they are so pretty! ❤ )

So below my recent feed after I decided to finally stick to a theme!

Now my question to you is: what do you think of my decision to change my feed and stick to a genre? Should I continue with it? Do something different? Honest opinions are more than welcome as I have no clue as to whether I’m doing things right here. xD

Also, if you have a bookstagram account feel free to leave me your username so I can follow you! My details are below. 🙂

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Bookstagram Sunday #11 – September 17th

I’ve recently decided to create a separate place to share my recent Bookstagram photos rather than squeezing them all into one huge wrap up post every month. I’ve only started using Instagram for my bookish photos back in January but I have quickly fallen in love with the Bookish community there. And while I don’t think my photos come even close to the many gorgeous accounts and photos there, I’m having a lot of fun adding my own photos to the mix!

As at of my 5 Step Plan to beat my reading/blogging slump, I’ve decided to limit my social media time… Which also means I’ve been posting on my Instagram a lot less than normal. These photos below are actually of the last three weeks instead of one. All four featuring my kindle, and some of them with some bonus photos of my kitties. 😉 My favorite photo this time is without doubt the second one!

Feel free to add me at @yvo_about_books if you want to! I will always follow back bookstagram accounts.

On to the photo spam:

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Bookstagram Sunday #10 – August 27th

I’ve recently decided to create a separate place to share my recent Bookstagram photos rather than squeezing them all into one huge wrap up post every month. I’ve only started using Instagram for my bookish photos back in January but I have quickly fallen in love with the Bookish community there. And while I don’t think my photos come even close to the many gorgeous accounts and photos there, I’m having a lot of fun adding my own photos to the mix!

As at of my 5 Step Plan to beat my reading/blogging slump, I’ve decided to limit my social media time… Which also means I’ve been posting on my Instagram a lot less than normal. These photos below are actually of the last two weeks instead of one. All three featuring my kindle, and the last post also has three bonus caturday photos. 😉 My favorite photo this time is without doubt the first one!

Feel free to add me at @yvo_about_books if you want to! I will always follow back bookstagram accounts.

On to the photo spam:

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You can also find me at Goodreads. Twitter. Instagram. Facebook. Bloglovin’.

Bookstagram Sunday #9 – August 13th

I’ve recently decided to create a separate place to share my recent Bookstagram photos rather than squeezing them all into one huge wrap up post every month. I’ve only started using Instagram for my bookish photos back in January but I have quickly fallen in love with the Bookish community there. And while I don’t think my photos come even close to the many gorgeous accounts and photos there, I’m having a lot of fun adding my own photos to the mix!

As at of my 5 Step Plan to beat my reading/blogging slump, I’ve decided to limit my social media time… Which also means I’ve been posting on my Instagram a lot less than normal. These photos below are actually of the last two weeks instead of one. Four with my kindle and one with a bookstack… And the first post also has a photo of Lila. My favorite is probably the third because of the colors, although I like the fourth as well.

Feel free to add me at @yvo_about_books if you want to! I will always follow back bookstagram accounts.

On to the photo spam:

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You can also find me at Goodreads. Twitter. Instagram. Facebook. Bloglovin’.

Bookstagram Sunday #8 – July 23rd

I’ve recently decided to create a separate place to share my recent Bookstagram photos rather than squeezing them all into one huge wrap up post every month. I’ve only started using Instagram for my bookish photos back in January but I have quickly fallen in love with the Bookish community there. And while I don’t think my photos come even close to the many gorgeous accounts and photos there, I’m having a lot of fun adding my own photos to the mix!

This week I managed to post four times… Mostly because I haven’t had much time to read since Friday. All four photos with my kindle, one with a mini-bookspiral, one with my homemade banana-chocobread and another with my DIY kindlesleeve. My favorite of the week would be between the first and last because of the colors.

Feel free to add me at @yvo_about_books if you want to! I will always follow back bookstagram accounts.

On to the photo spam:

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Bookstagram Sunday #7 – July 16th

I’ve recently decided to create a separate place to share my recent Bookstagram photos rather than squeezing them all into one huge wrap up post every month. I’ve only started using Instagram for my bookish photos back in January but I have quickly fallen in love with the Bookish community there. And while I don’t think my photos come even close to the many gorgeous accounts and photos there, I’m having a lot of fun adding my own photos to the mix!

This week I managed to post five times, although the fourth post actually had three other photos of my cats. All five of posts feature my kindle, one is a partial shelfie and one shows off my new handmade kindle sleeve. I already had one I made last year, but didn’t really like it… So when I found some spare fabric the other day, I made this new one that matches my livingroom curtains and cushions. 😀 My favorite photo is probably the Reported Missing one because I like how it’s as if I just found my kindle there… Although I like the colors in the Little Monsters one as well.

Feel free to add me at @yvo_about_books if you want to! I will always follow back bookish accounts.

On to the photo spam:

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Bookstagram Sundays #6 – July 9th

I’ve recently decided to create a separate place to share my recent Bookstagram photos rather than squeezing them all into one huge wrap up post every month. I’ve only started using Instagram for my bookish photos back in January but I have quickly fallen in love with the Bookish community there. And while I don’t think my photos come even close to the many gorgeous accounts and photos there, I’m having a lot of fun adding my own photos to the mix!

This week I posted five times, although the last post actually had two other photos of my cats. All five of them featuring my kindle and the last one with my favorite reading buddies. The last post actually has another photo of Jasmine and Lila together snoozing on my lap!! My favorite photo is definitely the last one with Lila in it, although I do love the color combination in the Court Of Lions photo.

Feel free to add me at @yvo_about_books if you want to! I will always follow back bookish accounts.

On to the photo spam:

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Bookstagram Sunday #5 – July 2nd

I’ve recently decided to create a separate place to share my recent Bookstagram photos rather than squeezing them all into one huge wrap up post every month. I’ve only started using Instagram for my bookish photos back in January but I have quickly fallen in love with the Bookish community there. And while I don’t think my photos come even close to the many gorgeous accounts and photos there, I’m having a lot of fun adding my own photos to the mix!

This week I posted four times, although the last post actually had three photos (the other two my computer somehow refused to load). One bookstack, three books and two furry friend related ones… The last post actually has two photos of both my cats together!! It took them three months, but they are finally not fighting anymore and Jasmine is even trying to be friendly haha. My favorite photo this week is probably the What To Say Next one because blue is my favorite color, but I like how all of these have turned out. 🙂

Feel free to add me at @yvo_about_books if you want to! I will always follow back bookish accounts.

On to the photo spam:

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Bookstagram Sundays #4 – June 25th

I’ve recently decided to create a separate place to share my recent Bookstagram photos rather than squeezing them all into one huge wrap up post every month. I’ve only started using Instagram for my bookish photos back in January but I have quickly fallen in love with the Bookish community there. And while I don’t think my photos come even close to the many gorgeous accounts and photos there, I’m having a lot of fun adding my own photos to the mix!

This week I only posted three new photos, mostly because it took me ages to read The Merchant’s Pearl. Not sure why though besides the slower pace and romance, because in general I enjoyed it and with 466 pages it’s not THAT long either. I sure do hope this isn’t the start of a reading slump! Fingers crossed Each Little Lie (and afterwards What To Say Next) will help me get back on track… My favorite photo this week is definitely the last one: just LOVE the contrast between the old wood/berries and my kindle. ❤

Feel free to add me at @yvo_about_books if you want to! I will always follow back bookish accounts.

On to the photo spam:

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Bookstagram Sunday #3 – June 18th

I’ve recently decided to create a separate place to share my recent Bookstagram photos rather than squeezing them all into one huge wrap up post every month. I’ve only started using Instagram for my bookish photos back in January but I have quickly fallen in love with the Bookish community there. And while I don’t think my photos come even close to the many gorgeous accounts and photos there, I’m having a lot of fun adding my own photos to the mix!

This week I managed to add five new posts on my Instagram account (although two had two photos). Three cover shots, one book stack and one currently reading shot… And the rest of them featuring one of my cats Delilah Bard (Lila). My bookish favorite is probably the Can’t Buy Forever one, but my absolute favorite is between number four and six. I just love her face in both! ❤

Feel free to add me at @yvo_about_books if you want to! I will always follow back bookish accounts.

On to the photo spam:

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