Bound & Wrapped

Bound & Wrapped Take the hassle out of choosing from your TBR and swipe right on a Blind Date with a Book instead.

๐–„๐–”๐–š๐–— ๐–‡๐–Ž๐–—๐–™๐– ๐–’๐–”๐–“๐–™๐– = ๐–ž๐–”๐–š๐–— ๐–˜๐–•๐–”๐–”๐–๐–ž ๐–˜๐–Ÿ๐–“ ๐–—๐–Š๐–ˆ ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ“šIt's tiiiiiime! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿซ€ I ๐–‘๐–”๐–›๐–Š spooky szn; the darker aesthetic, slipping into creep...
10/09/2026

๐–„๐–”๐–š๐–— ๐–‡๐–Ž๐–—๐–™๐– ๐–’๐–”๐–“๐–™๐– = ๐–ž๐–”๐–š๐–— ๐–˜๐–•๐–”๐–”๐–๐–ž ๐–˜๐–Ÿ๐–“ ๐–—๐–Š๐–ˆ ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ“š

It's tiiiiiime! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿซ€ I ๐–‘๐–”๐–›๐–Š spooky szn; the darker aesthetic, slipping into creepier books, dressing up & Halloween everything... I am a creature very easily influenced by a theme and have absolutely no intention of changing ๐Ÿ˜‚

Every year I try to find something new and suitably spooky to read, so this year I've taken it one step further and found one for each of you too! I've curated 12 spooky book recs that I feel match the vibes of each birth month - swipe through to find yours & let me know if I've matched you with something you've already read, or if your rec is about to find its way onto the TBR ๐Ÿ‘€

And maybe save this one for later because 1. spooky TBR inspiration and 2. when ๐•ญ๐–”๐–”๐–๐–Š๐–‰ & ๐•ญ๐–”๐–”'๐–‰ makes its return, you may recognise a few of these lurking in the Halloween candidate pool... ๐Ÿ˜‰๐ŸŽƒ

๐––๐–”๐–™๐–‰: what did your birth month give you & have you read it?

๐•ด๐–“๐–‹๐–‘๐–š๐–Š๐–“๐–ˆ๐–Š ๐–’๐–ž ๐–ˆ๐–†๐–—๐–™ ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ“šI've made the dangerous mistake of browsing books again and these are currently sitting in my cart. ...
04/09/2026

๐•ด๐–“๐–‹๐–‘๐–š๐–Š๐–“๐–ˆ๐–Š ๐–’๐–ž ๐–ˆ๐–†๐–—๐–™ ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ“š
I've made the dangerous mistake of browsing books again and these are currently sitting in my cart. So before I inevitably convince myself that I need all of them... influence me...OR de-influence me! ๐Ÿซ€

Have you read any? Is there one I NEED to get, or one that absolutely isn't worth it? Even better, do you have a secondhand copy sitting on your shelf that you'd be willing to part with?

๐––๐–”๐–™๐–‰: anyone else turn to book shopping when stressed, or is it just me? ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

๐•ฑ๐–‘๐–†๐–™๐–‘๐–†๐–ž ๐•ฑ๐–—๐–Ž๐–‰๐–†๐–ž ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿซ€ One thing I severely underestimated about having a toddler in tow was just how long it would take me t...
28/08/2026

๐•ฑ๐–‘๐–†๐–™๐–‘๐–†๐–ž ๐•ฑ๐–—๐–Ž๐–‰๐–†๐–ž ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿซ€ One thing I severely underestimated about having a toddler in tow was just how long it would take me to do... literally anything๐Ÿ˜‚

So the candidate pool is filling up a little slower these days, but we're getting there!

Bound & Wrapped co actually started as a creative outlet and a slightly questionable way of funding my own book-buying habits - I'd buy a book, read it, wrap it up for a blind date, sell it, then immediately use that money to buy more books. A perfectly sustainable ecosystem for a TBR harlot, really ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‰

Somewhere along the way this little hobby also became part of how we fundraised to bring our little dude home, and I'll forever be grateful to everyone in these social halls who bought a blind date, shared a post, placed an order or simply stuck around while life got a whole lot busier๐Ÿซ€

So here's a little Flatlay Friday of some deluxe candidates I've finally managed to get dressed and ready for matchmaking.

๐––๐–”๐–™๐–‰: how did you first find Bound & Wrapped - books recs, blind dates, adoption, or have you just been lurking here so long neither of us remembers? ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐–’๐–š๐–Œ ๐–’๐–”๐–“๐–‰๐–†๐–ž - aka an excuse to showoff my latest thrifting acquisition of the cutest-ugliest mug ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿท๏ธ kitsch โ€ข folk horror...
24/08/2026

๐–’๐–š๐–Œ ๐–’๐–”๐–“๐–‰๐–†๐–ž - aka an excuse to showoff my latest thrifting acquisition of the cutest-ugliest mug ๐Ÿ˜…

๐Ÿท๏ธ kitsch โ€ข folk horror โ€ข gothic romance โ€ข whimsy

๐•ฑ๐–†๐–“๐–™๐–†๐–˜๐–ž ๐•ฑ๐–—๐–Ž๐–‰๐–†๐–ž โš”๏ธft. Verity Guild's Fairyloot edition. ๐––๐–”๐–™๐–‰: Which cover do you like best? This one (no dustcover), or.....
21/08/2026

๐•ฑ๐–†๐–“๐–™๐–†๐–˜๐–ž ๐•ฑ๐–—๐–Ž๐–‰๐–†๐–ž โš”๏ธ
ft. Verity Guild's Fairyloot edition.

๐––๐–”๐–™๐–‰: Which cover do you like best?
This one (no dustcover), or...

The Fairyloot cover it came dressed as, or...

The alternative Fairyloot cover?

I think this one might be mine!

๐•ฑ๐–†๐–“๐–™๐–†๐–˜๐–ž ๐•ฑ๐–—๐–Ž๐–‰๐–†๐–ž โš”๏ธ๐ŸบA little appreciation for ๐•ธ๐–†๐–‘๐–Ž๐–ˆ๐–Š & ๐–๐–†๐–‘๐–”๐–š๐–— by John Gwynne today ๐Ÿซ€The first two in The Faithful and the ...
14/08/2026

๐•ฑ๐–†๐–“๐–™๐–†๐–˜๐–ž ๐•ฑ๐–—๐–Ž๐–‰๐–†๐–ž โš”๏ธ๐Ÿบ

A little appreciation for ๐•ธ๐–†๐–‘๐–Ž๐–ˆ๐–Š & ๐–๐–†๐–‘๐–”๐–š๐–— by John Gwynne today ๐Ÿซ€

The first two in The Faithful and the Fallen series, and we're talking ancient prophecies, warring kingdoms, giants, betrayal and a whole cast of characters scattered across the Banished Lands as everything slowly starts going to s**t.

Basically, proper chunky epic fantasy where you settle in knowing you're going to be here for a while ๐Ÿ˜…

And can we also have a moment of appreciation for The Broken Binding and these stunning editions?!

๐––๐–”๐–™๐–‰: what's an epic fantasy series you'd happily lose an entire weekend to?

๐Ÿ“œ John Gwynne โ€ข Malice โ€ข Valour โ€ข The Faithful and the Fallen โ€ข Epic fantasy โ€ข High fantasy โ€ข Fantasy series โ€ข Broken Binding โ€ข Special edition books โ€ข Fantasy reads

๐•ณ๐–†๐–•๐–•๐–ž ๐•ญ๐–”๐–”๐– ๐•ท๐–”๐–›๐–Š๐–—๐–˜ ๐•ฏ๐–†๐–ž ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿซ€A most excellent day to bibliophiles, mood readers & TBR harlots alike! Are you doing anything s...
08/08/2026

๐•ณ๐–†๐–•๐–•๐–ž ๐•ญ๐–”๐–”๐– ๐•ท๐–”๐–›๐–Š๐–—๐–˜ ๐•ฏ๐–†๐–ž ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿซ€
A most excellent day to bibliophiles, mood readers & TBR harlots alike!

Are you doing anything suitably bookish to celebrate today? I'm currently curled up in front of the fire with my beta read, listening to the rain outside and making damn sure I get my money's worth from both the mortgage AND the power bill ๐Ÿ˜‚

Books have always been one of my favourite ways to connect, whether it's finding yourself amongst fictional characters or finding your kind of people in the social halls. I just don't think you can beat a crispy paperback and having like-minded people to yap about it with๐Ÿซ€

๐––๐–”๐–™๐–‰: which book has brought you some of your favourite bookish people?

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Book Lovers Day โ€ข Book community โ€ข Favourite books โ€ข Book recommendations โ€ข Bookish life โ€ข Reading community โ€ข Book lovers โ€ข NZ Bookstagram

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๐•ฎ๐–†๐–“๐–‰๐–Ž๐–‰๐–†๐–™๐–Š ๐–”๐–‹ ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐–‚๐–Š๐–Š๐– ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโ›ช๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿ“Can you guess this week's candidate from the emojis? I've been doing some rather ruthless...
08/08/2026

๐•ฎ๐–†๐–“๐–‰๐–Ž๐–‰๐–†๐–™๐–Š ๐–”๐–‹ ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐–‚๐–Š๐–Š๐– ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโ›ช๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿ“
Can you guess this week's candidate from the emojis? I've been doing some rather ruthless deshelving lately, which means a suspicious amount of dark romance has found its way into the candidate pool... and this one certainly has one or two things to confess.

๐––๐–”๐–™๐–‰: what's one trope or genre guaranteed to make you swipe right on a book?



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Dark romance โ€ข Blind date with a book โ€ข Dark romance recommendations โ€ข Spicy books โ€ข Book tropes โ€ข Book recommendations โ€ข Dark romance reader โ€ข NZ bookstagram โ€ข Bookish small business โ€ข Romance books

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