Upside Down
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Crochet with Books (9 & 10)

GUYS I HAVE MADE MY BEST CREATIONS YET.
I lie. I lie. All my Crochet with Books so far have been the best. I've gotten out of my comfort zone and crocheted items that were not my usual scarves and beanies. And these two projects were no different.

 So if you didn't know before, I love Faking It by Cora Carmack. It's one of my favorite NA reads and my go-to read when I'm in the dumps. So I knew I wanted to crochet an item for it and I did.
So recently I started sewing; not legit sewing but I got the basic concepts down. And now with my mix of crochet and sewing skills, I created a PILLOW. Yes a pillow, here's proof.




And this is a photo of me messing with my unfinished Faking It pillow. I was thinking of making a hat that looked like that, don't know if I'll actually do it though.

ANYWAYS! While I was finishing my Faking It pillow, I was in the middle of reading Upside Down by Lia Riley, which has also become one of my favorite NA reads. So I thought I should make something for that beauty too, and I did... It was another pillow. BUT A STAR PILLOW. Again, proof:
 
I was originally going to do both sides the same color and then thought that wouldn't do the book justice so I did this.
 
Here are some more photos of me messing with my Upside Down pillow. Oh and I absolutely adore this pillow right here. I love it so much that I'm thinking about making another one and giving one away. We'll see how it goes.

So those were my 9th and 10th crochet projects I made this summer. And probably the last ones that I'll be doing for this year since school is starting back up and fall and winter are when I get crochet orders. BUT I will try my damn hardest to make time to crochet these fun projects.

*whispers* Look out for a giveaway soon!
-Vangie 
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Upside Down Blog Tour!

Have you heard of Upside Down by Lia Riley?!?! No? WHAT! Where have you been?
Yes? Did you love it?!

Well, for those who haven't heard of this beauty (and the Bicep) here's your chance! *Whispers* There's an excerpt and giveaway too!

Synopsis:
If You Never Get Lost, You'll Never Be Found

Twenty-one-year-old Natalia Stolfi is saying good-bye to the past-and turning her life upside down with a trip to the land down under. For the next six months, she'll act like a carefree exchange student, not a girl sinking under the weight of painful memories. Everything is going according to plan until she meets a brooding surfer with hypnotic green eyes and the troubling ability to see straight through her act.

Bran Lockhart is having the worst year on record. After the girl of his dreams turned into a nightmare, he moved back home to Melbourne to piece his life together. Yet no amount of disappointment could blind him to the pretty California girl who gets past all his defenses. He's never wanted anyone the way he wants Talia. But when Bran gets a stark reminder of why he stopped believing in love, he and Talia must decide if what they have is once in a lifetime . . . or if they were meant to live a world apart.
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Check out my review of this jewel here!
Also, Maf from Maf's Crazy Book Life and I did a bonus feature along with our review, you can check it out here!

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Author Bio & Links
After studying at the University of Montana-Missoula, LIA RILEY scoured the world armed only with a backpack, overconfidence and a terrible sense of direction. When not torturing heroes (because c'mon, who doesn't love a good tortured hero?), Lia herds unruly chickens, camps, beach combs, daydreams about as-of-yet unwritten books, wades through a mile-high TBR pile and schemes yet another trip. She and her family live mostly in Northern California.

***EXCERPT TIME***

“A few meters more, you’re almost there.”
It’s like we’re at the end of some old-school adventure tale, one where the heroes are stoic even as the blizzard rages, avalanches fall, and death hovers like a benevolent ghost.
Well, Bran is the hero.
I’m like one of the minor sidekicks who goes down during some important turning point. My death might even inspire the hero on his journey or teach him a valuable lesson. But at this point in the flick, the minor sidekick should be well and truly dead. Not white-knuckling a column of dolerite rock, thighs gripping the stone like it’s the world’s best lover.
“That’s it, Talia,” Bran’s voice is encouraging. “You’re holding tight, that’s great. Now, I’m going to need you to release your left hand and reach up a few inches to grab the next hold.”
I grit my teeth. The way he talks, you’d think I’m scaling Everest. Or at least Kilimanjaro. Instead—
“’Scuse, us, we’ll be by in a tic. That’s the way, Andy, right around the lady.”
I’m the lady. Andy is a kid who doesn’t look a day over seven who scrambles past me in a flurry of Spider-Man shoes and gap-toothed smiles. His parents bring up the rear, smiling up at their wild monkey child with obvious pride.
And they aren’t the first group to pass me.
Five Swedish women, a couple, and a guy who looked to be in his mid-seventies have also shot past me during the course of the last quarter hour.
The top is so close I can taste it. Bran is being nothing but encouraging, but below me is a twenty-foot drop. Not enough to kill me, unless I fall with some sort of suicidal intent, but enough to make me feel incredibly uneasy about the boulder field.
Bran eases toward me. “Talia, take my hand.”
“Can’t let go.”
“Talia.”
“No.” This is it; this is the reason. Bran isn’t going to admit it here, while I’m bordering on a panic attack on a trail being conquered by elementary school children and senior citizens, but there’s no doubt this is A REASON to lose interest in me. I’m giving him a big capital-lettered reason, but I can’t stop. I physically can’t let go.
“Talia. Take a deep breath.”
“Breath taken.”
“Another.”
“Okay.”
“Give me your hand, no bullshit. I want your fingers in mine. You’ll be safe. I’m going to keep you safe. I need you to trust me.”
Somehow I do it. I give him my fingers. He assists me up. We’re doing this together. My head clears the boulder and I can see the steel marker that identifies the summit ahead. Holy shit, he’s right. I’m going to reach the top.
A few more steps, easy now, and we’re there. The kid in the Spider-Man shoes munches a Vegemite sandwich. I want to scoop him up in a smooshy squeeze. Except his parents would likely object, so I switch gears to give Bran a long and passionate kiss.
“I knew you’d get here,” he says.
“I didn’t.”
He turns me to see the view, his hands tight around my waist. “Your place is here, Captain, in the sun,” he whispers in my ear. “Don’t ever forget that.”

***GIVEAWAY TIME*** 
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Vangie and Maf React To: Upside Down by Lia Riley

What is this you may be asking? Well, honestly we don't know. ("We" being Maf from Maf's Crazy Book Life and Vangie from Painful Reads). All we know is that we love books and talking about them, and wanted to share our love for books with y'all in a fun way. So think of this as a twitter version of a review. So yea, LOTS OF GIFS

How often are we going to do this and what books will we do? We have no idea to both of those questions, but if you have suggestions comment below! 

And now, the fun begins...

 *Fair Warning* 

This post is pretty long.

Vangie

Maf

Going into this book like
Chapter 1











midway through Chapter 1







 

Chapter 2 (because I am currently in Quebec)






















I'll just leave this here
 






















Second half of Chapter 2



Chapter 3
 




Chapter 4




Reading the first word after "Chapter 4"














Chapter 5

DIMPLES


 

(I have a feeling there are going to be a LOT of gifs. I'm okay with this. I may even be excited. What am I talking about? I AM EXCITED.)

Chapter 6
 
Second half of Chapter 6


Chapter 7

 





















 second half of Chapter 7














Last sentence of Chapter 7




Chapter 8








 end of Chapter 8






Chapter 9














Talia almost at the end of this chapter, probably









Chapter 10

 








 







Chapter 11

 

Chapter 12
 
























Obviously chapter 12 held a lot of emotions. 





Chapter 13 & 14

 

































 

Chapter 15

 




















Chapter 16

ROAD TRIP

 



















Chapter 17






















Chapter 18 & 19 


  


Chapter 20

  



 









Chapter 21















end of Chapter 21











Chapter 22










 

  
 Chapter 23
  

 



Chapter 24

 

 














Chapter 25 &26
  




  









Chapter 27

  


 


Chapter 28

  







 














Chapter 29

  
























Chapter 30

























Chapter 31

 



  
















 












Chapter 32 

















































Excerpt for Sideswiped





If you'd like to feel these gifs on an emotional level then we HIGHLY suggest that you buy Upside Down by Lia Riley on B&N or Amazon. Because it's amazeballs. 
P.S. It releases tomorrow (8/5)
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