Hi everyone! Welcome to the another edition of Instant Lookback! This is where I show you the bookish pictures I have shared over on Instagram. I am also going to include some links to some recent posts as well, just in case you missed them :)

I may post all my pictures, I may only post a few… so if you don’t want to miss out on any, come follow me over at Instagram @ kristy_book_nerd!

So I have been a litle MIA lately. Some of it is due to work, some of it is due the amazing holiday I recently went on! I posted most of my holiday pictures on my personal Instagram account, but I posted some to the blog account, mainly bookish related pictures. One of the best things about travelling - books are everywhere! You may not understand the language they are printed in, but it is great knowing they are there!

This is also going to be a big edition, as I will post my pictures from the #AusYAChallenge - where I had to fit the whole month of March challenges into 12 days! I did it though :) I will do anything to support Aussie YA! So it will be a longer post than normal, but pretty much all pictures, and who doesn’t love looking at pretty bookish pictures?

So, enjoy this mammoth edition of Instant Lookback! Instant Lookback is a weekly meme bought to you by Brett Michael Orr.

 

My entries for the #AusYAChallenge:

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I am starting the #AusYAChallenge with an adopted Aussie author (Kiwi’s are basically Aussie) Day 1: Strong female protagonist #instabook #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 1, 2016 at 3:12am PST

Day 1 of the #AusYAChallenge is Strong Female Protagonist. Maggie certainly fits this category! And yes, I can post multiples, as I won’t be able to take part later in the month ☺️️ This was going to be my Day 13 post: With A Couple You Can Ship #instabook #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 1, 2016 at 3:24am PST

Day 2 of the #AusYAChallenge: Name in the Title. I loved Cooper Bartholomew, and I am sure you will too! #booknerd #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 1, 2016 at 5:21pm PST

Another one for Day 2 of the #AusYAChallenge: Name in the Title. This was also going to be my Day 24 post: A Book to TV/Film Adaptation #instabook #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 1, 2016 at 5:26pm PST

Day 3 of the #AusYAChallenge is Completed Series. And here is Australia’s own literary giant’s completed series ☺️️ #booknerd #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 2, 2016 at 8:26pm PST

Also for Day 3 of the #AusYAChallenge “Completed Series” we have @adelaidesean and Garth Nix! There are also for day 20: A signed edition, as I met these amazing authors on the same day. And the Twinmaker series is also for day 23: A Favourite Aussie Young Adult Series #booknerd #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 2, 2016 at 8:31pm PST

Also for day 3 of the #AusYAChallenge ( Completed Series) we have The Last Trilogy by Michael Adams! This is also for day 17: An Awesome Font #booknerd #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 2, 2016 at 8:35pm PST

Day 4 of the #AusYAChallenge is Most Loved Cover. And just look at these beauties!! #instabook #booknerdigans #bookstagram #booknerd

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 3, 2016 at 5:51pm PST

Another one for day 4 of the #AusYAChallenge (Most Loved Cover) I adore this book, and this cover! It is also my pic for day 29: Cover Love, as well as day 22: An Unexpected Surprise #instabook #booknerdigans #bookstagram #booknerd #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 3, 2016 at 10:14pm PST

I have so much love for this cover! Day 4 of the #AusYAChallenge is Most Loved Cover and this just had to make this list! Because I adore this book so much, it will appear another day of the challenge, but on top of that, it is also for day 15: A Favourite Author, and day 18: A Favourite Colour Cover #instabook #booknerdigans #bookstagram #booknerd #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 3, 2016 at 10:22pm PST

Day 5 of the #AusYAChallenge is Book From Your Childhood. Graeme Base was my childhood favourite, and he still is one of my favourite illustrators! The Eleventh Hour was my favourite book back in 1998, and this is my original copy (I totally fangirled when I got this book signed a few years ago ☺️️) #LoveOzYA #booknerd #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 4, 2016 at 9:07pm PST

Day 6 of the #AusYAChallenge is: Black or White cover. Which means the natural choice is The Intern! I loved the choice of black or white covers, with both being black AND white This pic is of my ebook edition, as it is also for day 27: An Aussie Young Adult E-book, and day 28: A Book Set In An Aussie Place You’ve Visited For the record, it would have also been my choice for “Book That Gave You A Food Craving”, since it woke my sleeping desire for ham & pineapple pizza, and I still crave it every time I look at this book on my shelf! #booknerd #instabook #booknerdigans #bookstagram #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 5, 2016 at 10:53pm PST

Day 7 of the #AusYAChallenge is Gripping First Line… “The night before you shot up our school, I slept like a baby” is the compelling first line of In the Skin of a Monster #instabook #booknerdigans #bookstagram #booknerd #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 6, 2016 at 6:45am PST

Day 8 of #AusYAChallenge is An Interesting Chapter Title. And “On What Not To Read” (Razorhurst) is certainly an interesting chapter title. This post is also for day 14: Set in the past #LoveOzYA #booknerd #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 7, 2016 at 10:44pm PST

Day 9 of the #AusYAChallenge is A Book That Got Your Heart Racing, and The Fire Sermon certainly did that Plus, you know, references about having two heads from a Tasmanian is always a little amusing. This post is also for day 19: A Great Tagline “They were born together They will die together” #instabook #booknerdigans #bookstagram #booknerd #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 9, 2016 at 3:22am PST

Between the Lives is another one for day 9 of the #AusYAChallenge: A book that got your heart racing. Loved this book, and your heart racing as you jump between the lives in these pages! This post is also for day 16: A cover with a person on it (and what a stunning cover it is - and I don’t normally like people on covers) #instabook #booknerdigans #bookstagram #booknerd #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 9, 2016 at 3:28am PST

Another one for day 9 of the #AusYAChallenge: A book that got your heart racing. All books get my heart racing, as I am always excited to read a book! This is also for day 30: A book showing Australian diversity, and for day 31: A book that represents Australia to an international audience. Within the pages of these Aussie books, we have a huge amount diversity, of all types. And this, along with our amazing Aussie authors talents clearly represents Australia to an international audience! #booknerd #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 9, 2016 at 3:45am PST

Day 9 of the #AusYAChallenge is: A book that got your heart racing. A new book always gets my heart racing: there is just so much unknown potential and joy within its pages! This is also for day 25: TBR, as well as day 30: A book showing Australian diversity, and for day 31: A book that represents Australia to an international audience. These books show Aussie diversity and talent, both of which we should be proud of, and represents Australia to an international audience - we have varying cultural and moral influences and beliefs, we are eclectic… we Aussies are kick ass! (And look how pretty we are!) #booknerdigans #instabook #LoveOzYA #booknerd #bookstagram

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 9, 2016 at 3:53am PST

Day 10 of the #AusYAChallenge is Debut Author. And here here we have the wonderful Pieces of Sky by Trinity Doyle. #instabook #booknerdigans #booknerd #booknerdigans #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 9, 2016 at 1:56pm PST

Another one for day 10 of the #AusYAChallenge is Who’s Afraid? by Maria Lewis This post is also for day 26: Most recent YA purchase #booknerd #booknerdigans #instabook #bookstagram #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 9, 2016 at 2:01pm PST

Day 11 of the #AusYAChallenge is One Word Title. And Masquerade by @kylie_fornasier one of my favourites!! I have used another shot of this book because I adore it, plus, it really wanted to wear my Venetian mask! Plus this book is also for day 15 (a favourite author) and day 18 (a favourite colour cover) bookstagram #instabook #booknerdigans #booknerd #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 10, 2016 at 2:04pm PST

#AusYAChallenge day10 challenge is a one word title. And here is Risk by debut YA author, @fleurferris #LoveOzYA #booknerd #instabook #booknerdigans #bookstagram

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 10, 2016 at 2:09pm PST

Day 12 of the #AusYAChallenge is: Set in the future. This post is also for day 20: A signed edition, and day 21: Recommend to everyone. And I recommend Illuminae to everyone! It is amazeballs!!! This completes my #AusYAChallenge!! I have covered all 31 categories in 12 days ☺️️ I hope everyone else enjoys the challenges for the rest of the month! #bookstagram #booknerdigans #instabook #booknerd #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 11, 2016 at 2:25pm PST

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Some Aussie author international editions I found while on holidays in Europe:

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#AusYAChallenge day that Kristy made up “Aussie book found in foreign country”. Here is a copy of The Book Thief all the way from Budapest! #booknerd #instabook #booknerdigans #bookstagram #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 15, 2016 at 2:06am PDT

Stormdancer by @jay_kristoff in Budapest. Another post for #AusYAChallenge: the day Kristy made up “Aussie book found in foreign country” #europe2016 #booknerd #bookstagram #instabook #LoveOzYA

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 16, 2016 at 6:41am PDT

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Some international editions of some of my favourites that I found in Europe:

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone by @lainitaylor in the wild in Budapest! #instabook #bookstagram #booknerd #daughterofsmokeandbone #europe2016

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 16, 2016 at 6:43am PDT

All the Bright Places by @jenniferniven is just as bright in Budapest! I love finding my fave books in foreign countries #booknerd #bookstagram #instabook #europe2016

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 16, 2016 at 6:50am PDT

Snow Like Ashes by @seesarawrite is just as pretty in Budapest! Found this beauty on my #europe2016 adventures #instabook #bookstagram #booknerd

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 16, 2016 at 6:53am PDT

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Some amazing bookish things I found in Prague:

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Named the most beautiful library in the world, the Klementinum certainly doesn’t disappoint. Sorry, I couldn’t get the whole thing in the photo, they are funny about photos #europe2016 #prague

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 27, 2016 at 8:28am PDT

Prague, you never cease to amaze me! Check out this book tower!! Although it looks big enough (I’ve included the doors on the side for your reference), when you look inside, you cannot see the bottom or the top. #booknerd #prague #booknerdigans #instabook #bookstagram

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 29, 2016 at 3:01am PDT

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And some Daughter of Smoke and Bone inspired pics :):

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It looks like Kaz has stolen Mik’s violin, given up acting and opened a bistro in Budapest #europe2016 #daughterofsmokeandbone #booknerd

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 15, 2016 at 9:32am PDT

Did I just spot Mik on the Charles Bridge? @lainitaylor #daughterofsmokeandbone #prague

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Mar 28, 2016 at 4:58am PDT

It was hard to find, but I finally found Brimstone’s door!! But sadly Akiva had already found it @lainitaylor it was near impossible to find, but it was hiding in the Jewish Quarter, just like you said! For those who want to know about Brimstone’s door, a section of Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor: “Karou crossed the Charles Bridge and took the tram north to the Jewish Quarter, a medieval ghetto that had given way to a dense concentration of Art Nouveau apartment buildings as pretty as cakes. Her destination was the service entrance in the rear of one of them. The plain metal door didn’t look like anything special, and in and of itself, it wasn’t. If you opened it from without, it revealed only a mildewed laundry room. But Karou didn’t open it. She knocked and waited, because when the door was opened from within , it had the potential to lead someplace quite different.” Note: this photo was taken in the Jewish Quarter in Prague. No photoshop used and no damage was done to the door in the making of this photo #daughterofsmokeandbone #brimstone #eretz #booknerd #bookstagram #instabook #booknerdigans

A photo posted by Kristy (Book Nerd Reviews) (@kristy_book_nerd) on Apr 3, 2016 at 1:58pm PDT

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What has happened at Book Nerd Reviews:

For more Daughter of Smoke and Bone related pictures of Prague, visit my Daughter of Smoke and Bone tour of Prague – 2016 Edition post. Prague and Laini’s words - the world really can be perfect!

Visit Book Nerd Reviews’ stop on the The Unexpected Everything Blog Tour - we also have a giveaway to win a copy of the book!

I asked if us Aussie bibliophiles are patriotic, tight, shallow or impatient when it comes to books - what do you think?

 

What do you think of my bookish pics? Any favourites? Let me know!