Nightstand: The Queen of the Tearling Erika Johansen. Rereading this book in preparation for its sequel!! I love love love the main character in Queen of the Tearling, so I was super pumped to get a review copy of the 2nd book in the series.

Coffee table: The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen. This is the aforementioned sequel! I am still processing my feelings about it. It was definitely a good book, but it wasn’t what I was expecting.

On the metro: Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum. My fellow Book Riot-ers have been raving about this one, the story of a dissipated American housewife in Germany. I just started it, but I like what I’m reading so far.

Internets:

Fit Bottomed Girls brings us a roundup of body-positive activewear companies.

Victorians = the best and weirdest, always: Darling, Can You Spare a Dime? How Victorians Fell in Love With Pocket Change.

A super cool post from a fellow Book Rioter: 39 Killer Literary Roller Derby Names.

An Anthropologist Talks About Why People Want Diamonds.

Kitty cat + diamonds. You’re welcome.

I liked the advice in this post from The DC Ladies: How to talk to people about your Career/Life Choices when they don’t understand.

Obviously I was all over this: 6 women tell the stories of their lives through the stories of their jewelry.

Have you heard of Ringly? It’s wearable tech that’s supposed to look like a gemstone cocktail ring. iDazzle test drove one and this is what she thought.

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Nightstand: The Duke and I (Bridgerton Series, Book 1) by Julia Quinn. I downloaded this after a fellow Book Rioter recommended it as one of her essential reads for romance newbies and I LOVED it. Expect to see me devouring this entire series ASAP. (I’m actually on book 5 now…I drafted this post two days ago.)

Coffee table: Jackaby by William Ritter. A light-heated fantasy/mystery story. This is fun and fluffy – sort of reminds me a bit of the tv show Grimm, if Nick were a batty magician with a plucky lady sidekick in the 1920s.

On the metro: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine. A re-imagining of the fairy tale of the 12 dancing princesses set in the dance clubs of the 1920’s.  Not a fairy tale I would never have expected anyone to re-imagine, but it made for a very cool book.

Internets:

I didn’t do an #OscarJewelry recap this year, but if you saw any of my live-tweeting you know that I thought Margot Robbie’s VC&A Zipper necklace was pretty much the be all and end all of everything, ever. It was ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR. Game over.

Here are some fab #OscarJewelry recaps from fellow jewelry lovers, in case you do want to see what other people wore: from The Court Jeweller, A Sparkle Affair, Tanya Dukes, fashionologie (TONS of photos), OMJ, Bonhams, About.com, Cheryl Kremkow (great photos, great picks), Jewelry.com, Lorraine DePasque, Julers Row, Charm and Chain,  JCK Magazine, Pricescope (GREAT photos) and The Jewellery Editor.

Where Are They Now? The Oscars Gown Edition.

Awesomeness from Book Riot: 2015 Is the Year of the Feminist YA Novel.

Draco Malfoy Outs Himself As A Gryffindor.

I will never not read something about Downton Abbey’s costumes: Downton Abbey’s New Costume Designer Tells Us All About Season 5.

Today in Everything I Learn About Kesha Makes Me Love Her Even More.

This article on The History of Abortifacients is fascinating. A good reminder that abortions have always happened and always will happen, so they might as well be legal and safe.

Pink diamonds: a modern history of one of the most valuable gems in the world.


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Nightstand: Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen. A fellow Book Rioter recommend this series to me when I was looking for a good airplane read – if reading about a plucky minor royal solving mysteries in 1930’s London sounds like a good time to you, pick this up immediately. It’s fluffy and delicious.

Coffee table: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean.This is a reread and I love it even more the 2nd time around.

On the metro: Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James. Oh, Eloisa James. I could read about your duchesses all day. Sometimes I do.

Internets:

I didn’t do a #GrammyJewelry post this year, but a lot of other people did! Here are some of the best: Instore Mag, Cheryl Kremkow, Fashionologie, The Jewellery Editor, and Kremkow again, looking specifically at ear climbers.

How great is this photo of Katy Perry admiring Rihanna’s rings at the Grammys? It’s good to see celebs appreciating the fabulous bling they get to wear.

Another award show happened this weekend, too! See The Jewellery Editor’s BAFTA bling recap, and one from Instore mag, too.

I always love seeing Wendy Brandes’ “Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award” posts.

Kesha Steals Dinosaur, Is Caught Glitter-Handed. Kesha is a priceless treasure regardless of the presence or absence of dollar signs in her name.

A Brief History of Birth Control, in honor of Carl Djerassi: one of the creators of the birth control pill and a fellow Kenyon alum who passed away recently.

I love this: Spell out your love in coloured gemstones: a history of acrostic jewellery.

Did you know that Zazzle offers custom-printed fabric? Read all about it on my fabulous friend’s blog.

10 Signs You Have Low Bookish Self-Esteem.


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