Read, Gush, Love - Our Gushiversary!

Somehow an entire year of Bookstagram challenges has gone by with my lovely friend Natelle.

Last year, we both loved using paper folded props in our book pictures because we could create them inexpensively and they were fun to change out.  And our journey as challenge hosts has flown by!

So it's our Gushiversary if you will... and we hope you will join in with us this month!  We love seeing how you interrupt the challenges, and we love chatting with you about all the bookish things you gush over!

It's a short month, and I'm going to be absent for some of it... but my amazing cohosts are going to be filling for me, and giving shout outs and features. I will be jumping in as much as I can...

There is a Book Folding Day again, and here are the links to the video tutorials and free patterns in case you want to give the folding a try.  I know many feel like this ruins books, but let's be honest, there are tons of books sitting sadly on goodwill shelves - grab one of those and transform it!

I hope you will join in... just follow me on Instagram and check it out! And please follow my lovely co-hosts - they are super sweet, you will love them, I promise!

Natelle: Tall_Telle_Tells_Tales
Alice: Alice_in_her_bookland
Kylie: kylielovesbooks

February Book Photo Challenge

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1. February TBR- top two books you hope to read
2. National Bubble Day - Pink books & Light bubbly Characters
3.  #unpopularopinion - a couple you do not like together...
4. Superbowl Sunday - Favorite Athletic Character
5. #OTP -Gush over your favorite Couple  
6. #TolkienTuesday - Gush over your favorite fictional friendship
7. Let us hear about your least favorite couple
8. Gush over the most awkward fictional couple 
9. Gush over your favorite kiss
10. Gush over some Star-Crossed lovers
11. #StackSunday - pink, purple, red, & white books 
12. Pink & Purple Books
13. Mardi Gras - Purple, Green, & Gold books
14. Valentine's Day - Book heart 
15. Candlemas - share your favorite candles
16. Pink, White, & Red Books
17. Book Crown 
18. #ShelfieSunday
19. Gush over your favorite Character who is a solid leader
20.  #travelTuesday - Let's gush over your dream bookish trip
21. #booksnotbullies - Spread the love with your blue books and kind words
22. #TBT - it's officially the one year anniversary of Read & Gush - give us a throwback picture from last year (or an old picture) to celebrate our #gushiversary
23. #Fridayreads - Gush over your Current Reads
24. #bookfoldinglove - grab the link above, and save a book from the dumpster by creating some book art!
25. #SockSunday
26.  National Carnival Day - Red & Black books
27. Share your book and bookish haul
28. February Wrap Up 

Are you new to blogging and social media? Stop over and check out this post where I explain why Instagram is where you need to focus your attention on. 

What do we need to gush over in March?? Share your ideas in the comments!

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#ReadGush is back for a month full of love! Join the Bookstagram Monthly Photo Challenge https://t.co/MJQwOA2Tfr pic.twitter.com/wPf06psvz3

— Marissa Writes (@Reading_List1) January 22, 2018

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