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Mini review of One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman by Abi Maxwell πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ’‘

Currently reading: Flight or Fright by Stephen King and Ben Vincent (Horror short stories set on planes) Currently listening: Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yused Salaam (YA novel in verse about a wrongfully incarcerated black teen) Read either of these? What are you currently reading? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸ–‹οΈπŸ“šπŸ©Έ

Currently reading: Small Game by Blair Braverman (Thriller set on a survival reality TV show) Currently listening: One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman by Abi Maxwell (Memoir by mother of a trans child) Read either of these? What are you currently reading? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šβš‘πŸ“šπŸ’‘πŸ“šπŸŒˆ

Mini review of Not Bad for a Girl by Anastasia Ryan πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸŒΆοΈ

Currently reading: Eternally Yours by Patrice Caldwell (Diverse paranormal romance short stories) Currently listening: One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman by Abi Maxwell (Memoir by mother of a trans child) Read either of these? What are you currently reading? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šπŸŒΆοΈπŸ“šπŸ’‘πŸ“šπŸŒˆ

Currently reading: Youthjuice by E.K. Sathue (Horror about the beauty industry) Currently listening: Ruin Their Crops on the Ground by Andrea Freeman (Nonfiction about politics surrounding food) Read either of these? What are you currently reading? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸ©ΈπŸ“šπŸ’‘

Currently reading: The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells by Rachel Greenlaw (Fantasy about a woman returning to her family home) Currently listening: How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (Middle grade fantasy about dragon training) Read either of these? What are you currently reading? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸͺ

Mini review of The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond by Amanda Glaze πŸ’™πŸ“šβ³πŸ“šπŸͺ

Currently reading: The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond by Amanda Glaze (Historical fantasy about psychic twins) Currently listening: Not Bad For A Girl by Anastasia Ryan (Romcom about a woman in STEM being mistaken for a man) Read either of these? What are you currently reading? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šπŸŒΆοΈπŸ“šβ³

Mini review of All in Her Head by Elizabeth Comen, M.D. πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸ’‘

Mini review of In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šπŸŒˆ

Mini review of Know Your Newlywed by Hillary Nussbaum & Heather Taylor Hater Mode has been activated πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŒΆοΈπŸ“šπŸŽ§

Mini review of Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šπŸŒˆ

Mini review of Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šπŸŒˆ

2025 Pages Goal update! 12% complete! πŸ“šπŸ’™

Mini review of Murder at the Royal Ruby by Nita Prose πŸ’™πŸ“šβš‘

Mini "review" of The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

it's the barnes and noble pre-order sale and...i have a book up for pre-order! THE EVERLASTING is a standalone fantasy novel about a big sad ladyknight stuck in a bad time-loop. and like, weaponized myth-making, statehood as story-telling, neomedievalism, etc www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-everla...

Mini review of Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šπŸŒˆ

Just because you liked HP growing up doesn’t mean you have to include it in your top 20 posts. We get it. We’ve all read them. We used to like them & celebrated them. BUT flaunting these covers while trans rights are being destroyed by fascists is a CHOICE! We see you & your public announcements. πŸ“šπŸ’™

Mini review of The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŒΆοΈ

Mini review of Turning Darkness into Light by Marie Brennan πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸͺ

Mini (micro) reviews of Candace and Meredith by Michelle Miller πŸ«£πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’« πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŒΆοΈ

Mini review of Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸ©ΈπŸ“šπŸŽ§

Currently reading: The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (Murder mystery set at a baking competition) Currently listening: Turning Darkness into Light by Marie Brennan (Book 6 of the Lady Trent Memoirs series) Read either of these? What are you currently reading? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ§πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šβš‘πŸ“šπŸŒˆ

Release Radar - February 2025 book releases I'm excited for πŸ₯° Do we have any in common? Are there any I should add? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸ©ΈπŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šπŸŒˆ

This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do! www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...

My February TBR See any favorites? Any on your TBR? πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸ©ΈπŸ“šπŸ–‹οΈπŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šπŸŒˆ

My January reading wrap-up via Storygraph! πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺπŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸ©ΈπŸ’‘πŸ“šβš‘πŸŒΆοΈπŸ“šπŸ–‹οΈ

hey πŸ“šπŸͺ feed! please vote in this poll to help me decide if we should split up the feed into sub genres or keep it together. strawpoll.com/xVg71p55pyr

Mini review of Face by Joma West πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ“šπŸŒˆ

Series spotlight: Pies Before Guys by Misha Popp πŸ’™πŸ“šβš‘πŸ“šπŸŒˆπŸ“šπŸͺ

Hi πŸ‘‹πŸ» We're, Libro.fm, the audiobook app that shares profits w/ indie bookshops. ⁠ We believe in the power of shopping small & the importance of accessibility & amplifying historically excluded voices. With over 500k audiobooks & multiple member plans to choose from, there are options for everyone πŸ’“β 

Mini review of I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid πŸ©ΈπŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ“šβš‘πŸ“šπŸ–‹οΈ

fun fact about these new links that I haven't seen people utilize much, they are so much easier to type than having to click to find the feed, copy the link to the feed, paste the link etc. you can just type booksky.club/main and direct people there instead! πŸ“šπŸ’™