E.R. LeVar
@erlevar1031.bsky.social
I am a SFF #writer, a world-traveler, a loom-weaver, and a bookseller with more degrees than necessary. Oh, and sometimes I review YA books, too!
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E.R. LeVar
@erlevar1031.bsky.social
· Aug 24
Here's my #SapphicSeptember reading list! Will I read all of these in September? Probably not since I'll be traveling most of the month, but I'll be doing my best. This list isn't set in stone, so any and all recommendations are still welcome #BookSky!
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Friday is book review day. Today, I featured Elizabeth Hart's RED AS ROYAL BLOOD. Ruby has no problem working for a living... but this old, dead king has different plans.
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Friday is book review day. Today, I featured Elizabeth Hart's RED AS ROYAL BLOOD. Ruby has no problem working for a living... but this old, dead king has different plans.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/red-...
Red as Royal Blood / Elizabeth Hart / Book Review
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November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Friday is book review day. Today, I featured Elizabeth Hart's RED AS ROYAL BLOOD. Ruby has no problem working for a living... but this old, dead king has different plans.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/red-...
Friday is book review day. Today, I featured Elizabeth Hart's RED AS ROYAL BLOOD. Ruby has no problem working for a living... but this old, dead king has different plans.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/red-...
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Revenge is a dish best served cold (or so they say)... which makes GILDED IN VENGEANCE the perfect winter read! Magical high society in Gilded Age NYC: what's not to love?
Full #BookReview here: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/gild...
Revenge is a dish best served cold (or so they say)... which makes GILDED IN VENGEANCE the perfect winter read! Magical high society in Gilded Age NYC: what's not to love?
Full #BookReview here: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/gild...
Gilded in Vengeance / Lyssa Mia Smith / Book Review
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November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Revenge is a dish best served cold (or so they say)... which makes GILDED IN VENGEANCE the perfect winter read! Magical high society in Gilded Age NYC: what's not to love?
Full #BookReview here: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/gild...
Revenge is a dish best served cold (or so they say)... which makes GILDED IN VENGEANCE the perfect winter read! Magical high society in Gilded Age NYC: what's not to love?
Full #BookReview here: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/gild...
Happy November, #BookSky!
I never have enough time to read, and I'm always adding things to my TBR. 😅 Is this a problem? Probably...
Anyway, here are some new releases I can't wait to snag up this month: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...
I never have enough time to read, and I'm always adding things to my TBR. 😅 Is this a problem? Probably...
Anyway, here are some new releases I can't wait to snag up this month: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...
November 2025
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November 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Happy November, #BookSky!
I never have enough time to read, and I'm always adding things to my TBR. 😅 Is this a problem? Probably...
Anyway, here are some new releases I can't wait to snag up this month: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...
I never have enough time to read, and I'm always adding things to my TBR. 😅 Is this a problem? Probably...
Anyway, here are some new releases I can't wait to snag up this month: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...
Nothing says "we pay poverty wages" like HR sending out a "here's where to go when your SNAP benefits are gone!" memo.
November 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Nothing says "we pay poverty wages" like HR sending out a "here's where to go when your SNAP benefits are gone!" memo.
Happy #Halloween, my Book People!
I'm always down for spooky, but I can appreciate a fall romance, too. If football, grumpy-sunshine, and caffeinated tutoring sessions are your thing, check out A.M. Woody's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/most...
I'm always down for spooky, but I can appreciate a fall romance, too. If football, grumpy-sunshine, and caffeinated tutoring sessions are your thing, check out A.M. Woody's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/most...
Most Valuable Player / A.M. Woody / Book Review
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November 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Happy #Halloween, my Book People!
I'm always down for spooky, but I can appreciate a fall romance, too. If football, grumpy-sunshine, and caffeinated tutoring sessions are your thing, check out A.M. Woody's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/most...
I'm always down for spooky, but I can appreciate a fall romance, too. If football, grumpy-sunshine, and caffeinated tutoring sessions are your thing, check out A.M. Woody's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/most...
Happy Friday, #BookSky! 📚💙
Still trying to cure your Hunger Games book hangover? Jill Tew's new #dystopia AN OCEAN APART might be what you need! A drowning world, luxury cruise ships, and those on land struggling to get by...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-o...
Still trying to cure your Hunger Games book hangover? Jill Tew's new #dystopia AN OCEAN APART might be what you need! A drowning world, luxury cruise ships, and those on land struggling to get by...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-o...
An Ocean Apart / Jill Tew / Book Review
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October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Happy Friday, #BookSky! 📚💙
Still trying to cure your Hunger Games book hangover? Jill Tew's new #dystopia AN OCEAN APART might be what you need! A drowning world, luxury cruise ships, and those on land struggling to get by...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-o...
Still trying to cure your Hunger Games book hangover? Jill Tew's new #dystopia AN OCEAN APART might be what you need! A drowning world, luxury cruise ships, and those on land struggling to get by...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-o...
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Anybody looking for a good #Romance this autumn? Everybody knows pop icon Alexander Ash... and nobody knows Sasha. Which is how Sasha prefers it, now they've left the spotlight.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/wave...
Anybody looking for a good #Romance this autumn? Everybody knows pop icon Alexander Ash... and nobody knows Sasha. Which is how Sasha prefers it, now they've left the spotlight.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/wave...
Wavelength / Cale Plett / Book Review
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October 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Anybody looking for a good #Romance this autumn? Everybody knows pop icon Alexander Ash... and nobody knows Sasha. Which is how Sasha prefers it, now they've left the spotlight.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/wave...
Anybody looking for a good #Romance this autumn? Everybody knows pop icon Alexander Ash... and nobody knows Sasha. Which is how Sasha prefers it, now they've left the spotlight.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/wave...
Customer: Do you have this book for my grandkid? His mother said he likes this series.
Me: Sure!
Customer: Do you have recommendations?
Me: Well, if he likes spooky -
Customer: Ew, no! I don't want *spooky.* Take this back. I want my grandkid to read only *wholesome* books.
Sigh
Me: Sure!
Customer: Do you have recommendations?
Me: Well, if he likes spooky -
Customer: Ew, no! I don't want *spooky.* Take this back. I want my grandkid to read only *wholesome* books.
Sigh
October 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Customer: Do you have this book for my grandkid? His mother said he likes this series.
Me: Sure!
Customer: Do you have recommendations?
Me: Well, if he likes spooky -
Customer: Ew, no! I don't want *spooky.* Take this back. I want my grandkid to read only *wholesome* books.
Sigh
Me: Sure!
Customer: Do you have recommendations?
Me: Well, if he likes spooky -
Customer: Ew, no! I don't want *spooky.* Take this back. I want my grandkid to read only *wholesome* books.
Sigh
My dog posting a Missed Connection about the feisty dachshund I wouldn't let her say hello to on our evening walk
October 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My dog posting a Missed Connection about the feisty dachshund I wouldn't let her say hello to on our evening walk
On the lookout for good #werewolf #Horror this #spooky season? Top surgery takes Hunter one step closer to where he wants to be... but an animal attack launches him into a whole new type of transition. 💙📚
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
The Transition / Logan-Ashley Kisner / Book Review
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October 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
On the lookout for good #werewolf #Horror this #spooky season? Top surgery takes Hunter one step closer to where he wants to be... but an animal attack launches him into a whole new type of transition. 💙📚
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
I'm going to an Over the Garden Wall watch party, and I need ideas for snacks to bring. Please send ideas my way!
October 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm going to an Over the Garden Wall watch party, and I need ideas for snacks to bring. Please send ideas my way!
"Nobody wants to work anymore!"
Is that true? Because five years ago, my store had 45 people on staff, and now, we only have 15. We've learned to make it work (not well), and that means corporate won't justify hiring anyone else...
Do people not want to work, or are the jobs gone?
Is that true? Because five years ago, my store had 45 people on staff, and now, we only have 15. We've learned to make it work (not well), and that means corporate won't justify hiring anyone else...
Do people not want to work, or are the jobs gone?
October 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"Nobody wants to work anymore!"
Is that true? Because five years ago, my store had 45 people on staff, and now, we only have 15. We've learned to make it work (not well), and that means corporate won't justify hiring anyone else...
Do people not want to work, or are the jobs gone?
Is that true? Because five years ago, my store had 45 people on staff, and now, we only have 15. We've learned to make it work (not well), and that means corporate won't justify hiring anyone else...
Do people not want to work, or are the jobs gone?
It's #spooky season, #BookSky! If you're looking for a graphic novel to kick things off, check out Keezy Young's HELLO SUNSHINE. Alex is missing, and his friends all blame themselves (because the "demons" stalking him weren't real).
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/hell...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/hell...
Hello Sunshine / Keezy Young / Book Review
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October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
It's #spooky season, #BookSky! If you're looking for a graphic novel to kick things off, check out Keezy Young's HELLO SUNSHINE. Alex is missing, and his friends all blame themselves (because the "demons" stalking him weren't real).
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/hell...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/hell...
I had a not-very-old customer come in looking for a book on the most recent iPhone. We didn't have one. She then proceeded to tell me the App Store has been recommending apps for her, and she needs to learn why it is doing that. That's what she needed the book for.
September 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I had a not-very-old customer come in looking for a book on the most recent iPhone. We didn't have one. She then proceeded to tell me the App Store has been recommending apps for her, and she needs to learn why it is doing that. That's what she needed the book for.
Need some psychic energy this #spooky season? 📚💙
Lala Russell is a visionary... if prophetic visions count. But she's tired of all that. And one more vision of a Black kid getting shot by a white man isn't what she wants to see.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/spli...
Lala Russell is a visionary... if prophetic visions count. But she's tired of all that. And one more vision of a Black kid getting shot by a white man isn't what she wants to see.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/spli...
Split the Sky / Marie Arnold / Book Review
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September 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Need some psychic energy this #spooky season? 📚💙
Lala Russell is a visionary... if prophetic visions count. But she's tired of all that. And one more vision of a Black kid getting shot by a white man isn't what she wants to see.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/spli...
Lala Russell is a visionary... if prophetic visions count. But she's tired of all that. And one more vision of a Black kid getting shot by a white man isn't what she wants to see.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/spli...
This restaurant has a tip suggestion of 40%. Welcome back to the USA, I guess.
September 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This restaurant has a tip suggestion of 40%. Welcome back to the USA, I guess.
Science works by conducting research, not by governments making "announcements"
September 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Science works by conducting research, not by governments making "announcements"
"BOOK meets BOOK with the wit of BOOK and the aesthetic of TV SHOW"
Okay, but what part did *you* come up with?
Okay, but what part did *you* come up with?
September 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
"BOOK meets BOOK with the wit of BOOK and the aesthetic of TV SHOW"
Okay, but what part did *you* come up with?
Okay, but what part did *you* come up with?
Alrighty, Book People! It's time to get in the #spooky mood. Who wants some #horror that takes The Secret Garden and makes it queer, Gothic, and rotten? CG Drews's HAZELTHORN mught be your perfect spooky read. 📚💙
Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/haze...
Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/haze...
Hazelthorn / C.G. Drews / Book Review
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September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Alrighty, Book People! It's time to get in the #spooky mood. Who wants some #horror that takes The Secret Garden and makes it queer, Gothic, and rotten? CG Drews's HAZELTHORN mught be your perfect spooky read. 📚💙
Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/haze...
Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/haze...
26° in London in late September is criminal. Why so hot? Why so sun?
September 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
26° in London in late September is criminal. Why so hot? Why so sun?
My uncle, while definitely high: "You know, I don't like getting high. I never do it myself. Never."
September 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My uncle, while definitely high: "You know, I don't like getting high. I never do it myself. Never."
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Anyone a fan of a good locked-room murder mystery? I KILLED THE KING gives six suspects, one very dead royal, and a clock ticking down on a very important treaty.
Check out my full #Fantasy #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-ki...
Anyone a fan of a good locked-room murder mystery? I KILLED THE KING gives six suspects, one very dead royal, and a clock ticking down on a very important treaty.
Check out my full #Fantasy #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-ki...
I Killed the King / Andrea Hannah & Rebecca Mix / Book Review
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September 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Anyone a fan of a good locked-room murder mystery? I KILLED THE KING gives six suspects, one very dead royal, and a clock ticking down on a very important treaty.
Check out my full #Fantasy #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-ki...
Anyone a fan of a good locked-room murder mystery? I KILLED THE KING gives six suspects, one very dead royal, and a clock ticking down on a very important treaty.
Check out my full #Fantasy #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-ki...
Seeing a dog in a raincoat will always make me happy.
September 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Seeing a dog in a raincoat will always make me happy.
Painting your nails on the train is diabolical.
September 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Painting your nails on the train is diabolical.
Anybody else on #BookSky excited for the weather to get cooler? Looking forward to #festive season... but without the need for Christmas cheer? FOR THE REST OF US is a holiday anthology that's got you covered!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/for-...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/for-...
For the Rest of Us / Dahlia Adler, Editor / Book Review
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September 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Anybody else on #BookSky excited for the weather to get cooler? Looking forward to #festive season... but without the need for Christmas cheer? FOR THE REST OF US is a holiday anthology that's got you covered!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/for-...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/for-...