“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” - The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Romantasy Readers: This book is the one you are going to start to see EVERYWHERE next week (if you haven’t already).

It’s nonstop action.
It’s completely immersive.
It’s an elite Romantasy reading experience.

And it’s out Tuesday. 😉

Thank you to Red Tower/ Entangled for the incredible ARC!

The TikTok algorithm is really different the last week or so, right?

I mean, it’s been off since the ban…but the last several days if I like or watch anything for more than 30 seconds, that topic is 99% of my FYP.

Amazon, to Kindle users: “You can checkout any time you want, but you can never leave.” 🎶

I’ll say it again. The things I would not know without TikTok 🤯

Today’s installment: American Woman in Pakistan and the Significance of the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Here for it.

I don’t exercise a ton of self-control when it comes to book purchases…but I am marked safe from spending $14 on an EBOOK this week.

Would love to read this one on my Kindle but also think I’d be so mad every time I saw it. Limping along with my late hardcover thankyouverymuch…

#booksky #onyxstorm

Me, to my husband whenever we are visiting someone new:

“Do they have a dog?”

If the Tik Tok ban had a silver lining - it’s the 30+ Dramoine fanfics I stress downloaded when I thought it was the end.

#booksky #dramoine #fanfic

I’ve seen video after video complaining Target didn’t have enough stock.

I do think booksellers need to limit the # of special editions to keep them special.

So, instead of “print more,” I’d like to see retailers limit the # a person can buy and take action to against bots/resellers. #onyxstorm

This is such an amazing new release Tuesday 😍 Each book, in its own ways, offers some of what we needed this week, or at least what I do: the comfort of a love story, the inspiration to question & resist, distraction & rest, and, most importantly, a community ready to have a conversation. #booksky

So prepping to order the Target Exclusive edition of Onyx Storm is feeling a lot like logging into Ticketmaster for Eras Tour tickets.

Good luck tomorrow, Romantasy readers!

#onyxstorm #erastour #targetexclusive

“The important thing is we didn’t panic.” 😂

(All joke’s aside, I think TikTok changed irrevocably last night, or will very soon. So, I am still sad and still consider that the real finale of an amazing few years. I would love to be wrong.)

#tiktokban

The TikTok algorithm was so powerful because, unlike any other app, IT SHOWED YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED, sometimes before you knew.More importantly, it reminded you that you aren’t alone

If you weren’t on the app, that’s totally fine

But if you never used it & are
belittling it today, that’s not

Today’s reminder because I need it: *do not engage with mean-spirited replies. do not attempt to reason with people committed to misunderstanding you*

BlueSky’s algorithm has my back if I just wait it out, right?

It was never just another app.

It was Community.
It was Knowledge and News.
It was Nostalgia.
It was Entertainment.
It was Different.
It was Connection.

And yet we know that #booklovers will always find each other ❤️‍🩹🫶🏻

#booksky #tiktokban

It's 2025, I'm 70 years old, and I wish to comment on the following statements:-

a/ "You can't turn back the clock"
b/ "You can't put the genie back in the bottle"

a/ You literally can turn back a clock
b/ You need to read folklore

#writingcommunity #booksky #SpéirGorm #1001Nights

Hey #Booksky - It’s hard to start over💔 But thank you for being so welcoming for those of us coming over from TikTok 🫶🏻

I’m Megan and I read mostly fantasy & historical romance (also, the news).

I just started Robin Hobb’s The Realm of the Elderlings and absolutely loved the first book.

welcome, TikTok refugees! we are basically nothing like TikTok whatsoever here but we’re an excellent place to complain about it