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🙋Queer Elder Millennial - Educator by day, reader/creator/mom by night 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Mom to 2 under 4 📚My TBR is infinite: SFF, Queer, and/or BIPOC tales in heavy rotation
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16 of 2025 is a book I bought the day it came out and only now got to read. And Damn I always know I’ll enjoy a @pdjeliclark.bsky.social book, but Damn this one was excellent. Fun little John Wick story with undead cats & a killer social commentary. Full review here: fable.co/review/8da4f... 💙📚🪐

I’m so stoked to be squeezing in a book club pick that I bought the day it came out — and the next lovely Becky Chambers book that I’m sure I’m going to love. I read a lot of things I Need to read, but it’s a joy when I also really Want to read them. #booksky 📚🪐📚👀

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

Quickly knocked through 14 and 15 of 2025 tonight. One more story from the Into Darkness collection that I really didn’t connect with and I finally finished Network Effect from the Murderbot Diaries. Excellent as Martha Wells is always excellent. Onward and upward!

Such an excellent book and a great audiobook too!

Eyyyy thank you @princejvstin.com ! "But such intensity of writing, of feeling, of evocation truly makes her work special and lasting."

Book 13 of 2025 wasn’t a fantasy for once and what a thrilling ride it was! Since this thriller also has flavors of hard sci-fi, it didn’t feel too much out of my comfort zone. Excited to see what others think when it’s out in May! Full review here: fable.co/review/17e43... #booksky #netgalley 📚🪐

3 year old is finally starting to emerge, wearily, out the other side of what was probably RSV. As a result, his equally weary mom only had to spend 2 hours putting him to bed tonight and not more. Therefore, I have time for a giant (throat coat) tea as a reward.

Movies you’ve watched more than six times, gifs only

So the audiobook of my monstrous debut, SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, is just 4.99 on Chirp! This audiobook just got nominated for the Audie Award for Best Fantasy Audiobook. I adore Carmen Rose's narration. Do you need a lovable creature in your life?

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

Just got approved for this one on NetGalley and I’m STOKED. Dark academia, corvids AND a blurb by @alixeharrow.bsky.social (and like 4 other authors I love)? BY GOLLY, I’M IN. Should be finishing up my current read tonight or tomorrow and diving right in! #booksky 📚👀

Added a new #protecttranskids design on a tshirt and mug to my Etsy shop. The whole section of my shop is on sale this week, too. I just want these designs out there for as many trans kids as possible to see they’re not alone. fanflairshop.etsy.com?etsrc=sdt&se... #lgbtq #transkids #queer 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I haven’t read a thriller in so long; I forget how addicting they can be. This “one more chapter” stuff is real, isn’t it?! Loving this upcoming sci-fi noir detective story from Adam Oyebanji !

Side note I don’t think I have ever disliked any book that @alixeharrow.bsky.social has blurbed/recommended. I knew this one would be stellar bc she’s such an excellent short story writer herself but damn it was seriously so good.

Book 12 of 2025 utterly took over my brain for the last 48 hours. I’ve been sick and oh Man that last story is an incredible, breathtaking fever dream. The whole collection is fantastic, though, and well worth a read. Full review here: fable.co/review/0cd36... #booksky 💙📚👀📚🪐 @premeemohamed.com 🫶

Motherhood is sleeping in your kids room instead of the brand new king size bed in your own room because your kid is sick and you’re also sick thanks to his school germs so you don’t sleep anyway. The magic of parenting ladies, theybies and gents. 🥱🥱

Say her name say her name say her name say her name say her

LGB flags. LGB. This is beyond disgusting. Stand up. Act up. Fight back.

Mark my words, this one will be Big come June. I’m excited to be in on the ground floor of the hype train! Thanks again to @wiswell.bsky.social and @dawbooks.bsky.social for the eARC!

Book 11 of 2025 has a special place in my heart because it’s the first ARC I’ve ever reviewed! Telling the Heracles myth in a new and heartfelt way is no small feat. I laughed. I cried. I contemplated the impossible physics of a javelin throw. Full review here: fable.co/review/aba11...

I will be so disappointed if this book doesn’t at least make shortlists. Such a delightful mix of cozy sapphic a-spec friendly romance… and body horror. Trust me. #booksky

The beginnings of my new bookshelf! Banned books on the right, stickers and fish care on the left. New tank is cycling and will be home to Chips the Betta fish as of this weekend. Side note: I’m very proud of my 3 year old son for coming up with “Chips” as the name for a fish.

On one hand, was it a little bonkers to go out in a snowstorm to buy a book I already have a digital copy of? Yes. But my local bookstore had a stack of signed copies because it’s Brynne Weaver’s local bookstore too! #booksky #romance #ruinouslove #amreading 📚👀

Book #10 for 2025 and I’m beyond grateful I finally picked up this series this year. It really is everything my soul needed to hear in these chaotic times. If you’ve ever considered these books but haven’t picked them up yet: this is your sign! Full review: fable.co/review/b13ae... #booksky 📚👀📚🌈

Being a toddler mom is sometimes wondering what that scratchy bristly feeling on your lower back is and reaching back to discover that it is your son’s broken electric toothbrush that he uses as a toy but is bored of now because Blaze & the Monster Machines is on.

@wiswell.bsky.social ok but why is the himbo making me Feel like this?! What are these tears?! There was a butt joke like… 4 pages ago! Ahhh! (I’m seriously loving this book so much and will be obnoxious about trying to get people to read it) #wearingthelion

I counted down the last 100 days of my last pregnancy. I was miserable and over it and the days stretched on and on to infinity. I’ve read every day for half that much time already and the weeks have flown by. So many worlds, so many stories, and I’m so much happier for it. Onward! 💙📚👀

Sir, how dare you make me sob and laugh at a dick joke within the space of a few pages. Who do you think you are, Tamsyn Muir?! (Ok but actually please keep going I’m loving this rollercoaster) #WearingtheLion #NetGalley #booksky #amreading

I Almost want to pay to remove the ads on this thing just so I can display cover art on it. Or maybe I just need to figure out how to get NetGalley books on kobo. Either way, this cover looks so sweet and I’m still in disbelief that I get to read it early! 📚💙

Are you like me and clinging to books as a lifeline amidst these horrifying times? Do you need a new sticker for your kindle/kobo/phone/water bottle? Have I got the sticker for you 🤣 fanflairshop.etsy.com/listing/1855... #booksky 📚💙📚🌈📚🪐

Can confirm, this child is 100% certifiable chaos gremlin.

Social media is evil blah blah blah but also I love how not huge Booksky still feels? How I can interact with some of my favorite authors writing some of the best fiction of 2025? Just like… that? Talk about a much needed dopamine hit in the darkness 😂😅