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Tessa Hastjarjanto
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Devil's Deal // Tales of Lunis Aquaria // Creator of worlds // Book reviewer and blogger // Writer // Dog mom // Owner of @Narratess 🇳🇱/🇮🇩
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Tessa Hastjarjanto @tessahastjarjanto.com · Nov 10
I've gained a lot of new followers recently. Hi! I'm a disabled author from the Netherlands. I write speculative fiction and run a twice-yearly indie sale.

I don't auto-follow back but please reply if you love:

Books
Dogs
Games
Equal rights for everyone

or hate:
Gen-ai
Gen*cide
T*rfs
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ardenpowell.bsky.social
All the book covers I designed and illustrated this year 🖤
A grid of 6 illustrated book covers. Wings in the Valley by Aud Connelly Shellf for Hearts: Retellings by Devan Barlow Tales of Lunis Aquaria Vol 2 by Tessa Hastjarjanto Honey and Harm by Devan Barlow Flesh and Bone: An MM Horror Romance Novella by Arden Powell Indie Bites Vol 19: Dragons and Darkness
December 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine, is a masterful book; I feel I'm late to the party, but wanted to share a few thoughts on it (but the TLDR is read it, you won't be dissapointed).

Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/a-me...

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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
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December 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
tessahastjarjanto.com
Still looking for a quick read to reach your reading goal this year #booksky?

Why not grab this free fairy tale that you can finish in half an hour 🔮

narratess.itch.io/forever-night
Forever Night by Tessa Hastjarjanto
A tragic, romantic fairy tale
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December 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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We're almost at the end of the year! 🥳 It's customary to reflect back on the books we've read, so here is our year in books 2025 featuring the books Nils and Trudie have enjoyed:

www.readindiefantasy.com/2025-a-year-...
A banner image featuring colourful firework-inspired background and the text: 2025, the year in indie books. The structured ramblings of Nils and Tru.
December 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
tessahastjarjanto.com
An absolute banger of a list. If you don't know what to read, let Jamedi pick a book for you <3
jamreads.com Jamedi @jamreads.com · 5d
It's time to finally talk about my favourite books of 2025, so I made a list, without any kind of order, that pretty much covers it. It may be great to fill your TBR!

You can check it here:
jamreads.com/articles/my-...

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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
jamreads.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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It's time to finally talk about my favourite books of 2025, so I made a list, without any kind of order, that pretty much covers it. It may be great to fill your TBR!

You can check it here:
jamreads.com/articles/my-...

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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
jamreads.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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jheijndermans.bsky.social
Fijne feestdagen! En mocht je een liefhebber van science fiction, fantasy en horrir zijn, check de starter pack van Nederlandstalige SFFH schrijvers hier:

go.bsky.app/G39wc59
December 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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I struggle with being consistent but this one I'm proud of. It's 3 minutes every day but it helps untangle my brain.

Thank you to the people of @maxinfernogames.bsky.social ! <3
Screenshot of A Little To The Left with a message congratulating me with my 2 year anniversary of doing the daily tidy (finishing it 730 times)
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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I'm part of the tour for Queen of the Dead by Sarah Broadway!

Pick this one up if you’re looking for a quick and cozy read with plenty of stakes and action.

Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for providing an arc and inviting me to join the tour!

www.narratess.com/reviews/book...
Pink review banner. Review for Queen of the Dead by Sarah Broadway, published by Angry Robot Books
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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comms still open
(dm me to claim a slot)
December 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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A painting of a bird beside the text "A painting of a bird beside the text "i am so fucking exasperated""
December 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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ardenpowell.bsky.social
Got a plumber coming this afternoon because Something Has Gone Terribly Wrong, so it's a great day to buy my books! 😅

✨Big sale at Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
✨And Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
✨Amz/KU: www.amazon.com/stores/Arden...
Cover art for The Carnelian King and Other Stories by Arden Powell: fantasy illustration of a red and gold dragon with a snakelike head, catfish whiskers and koi scales, looking at a knight in golden armour. The knight is riding a dappled grey horse, who is rearing to meet the dragon. They are against a dreamy, romantic background of painted trees and sky. Queer fantasy short stories. Obsidian Island cover art: title over a golden compass surrounded by flowering crimson tree branches, on a navy blue background of swirling tentacles. MM fantasy adventure. The Bayou illustrated cover art: a minimalist black church surrounded by bare trees in front of a full moon or a pale sun, with a staring alligator underneath. Queer southern gothic horror. Flesh and Bone: an MM horror romance novella by Arden Powell. Cover art: yellow silhouettes of two cowboys on horseback ride inside the body of a huge black dog on a crimson background under an outline of the Rocky Mountains.
December 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The Villa, Once Beloved, by @victormanibo.com (pub by @erewhonbooks.bsky.social) is an excellent horror novel, a mix between classic gothic elements and Filipino culture and folklore to create a must read for the lovers of the genre.

Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/the-...

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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
jamreads.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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My ambitious 2026 TBR has evolved into "A Jam's list to 2026 releases"; and it's time for the first part (I would say there are a few more).

First part of my most awaited titles for 2026 and that I hope to cover in the blog:
jamreads.com/articles/a-j...

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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
jamreads.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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vriccithode.bsky.social
Wouldja look at that, Al's books are up on itch! You can support him directly (i recommend leaving a big tip). Wasteland Heart is a great place to start. And awards eligible this year 👀 #booksky
alhessbooks.itch.io/wasteland-he...
December 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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authorkaraj.bsky.social
THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 4 books with
💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes
🫀An autistic necromancer
⚰️His reanimated lover
🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC
🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance
🔗⬇️Available wide!
#romancelandia #booksky 🌈📚
Available now in ebook, audiobook, or paperback The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen Mm romance, forced proximity, a lavender marriage, murder/magic/mysteries, food tour of 1890s NYC, unbury your gays, an autistic necromancer, everybody's queer The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen is out now in ebook and paperback, book 2, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, mm romance, a sinister clinic, new powers, 1890s NYC, a murdered patient, a cure for magic, a horrible ex, rich people behaving badly, the tether becomes a #problem The Reanimator's Remains by Kara Jorgensen, out now in ebook, audiobook, and paperback, book 3, mm romance, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, the trees are watching, dealing with trauma... poorly, dont go where I can't follow, family secrets, breaking the cycle, the dead are out for revenge The Reanimator's Fate by Kara Jorgensen. preorder now, out January 29th. autistic necromancer x undead ADHDer, mm romance, book curses and malicious magic, mutual aid, support, community, a new beginning, if im not a weapon, what good am i?, gwen to the rescue, the paranormal society is in peril, book 4 final book
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Just TWO DAYS LEFT to claim this amazing deal!!!
diannalgunn.bsky.social Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 28d
Looking to stock up on books to get you through the winter months? Want to support #IndieAuthors & #IndieBooks?

Grab the Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle on Itch to get my Moonshadow's Guardian + 63 other incredible stories for just $45! That's over $200 in savings! itch.io/b/3409/end-o...
Green image with a silhouette of a human standing on a cliff facing a roaring dragon. The image says "End-of-year indie fantasy mega bundle - 64 books, $45 - December 1st - 15th"
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Trying to reach your reading goal and need a little help?

Why not try the Chronicles of Gam Gam! Both novellas are just over 100 pages packed full of grief, yarn, and dead bodies!

Check out the novella that finished SECOND in BBNYA 2024!
Graphic featuring 3D mockups of A Necromancer Called Gam Gam and The Wishing Stone to one side, with A Necromancer Called Gam Gam's Goodreads ratings average (4.06) number of ratings (365) and number of reviews (135) listed below it. Text next to it reads: Chronicles of Gam Gam. "A Necromancer Called Gam Gam is cosy fantasy at its very best." Along the bottom are the images for three awards, including Indie Ink Award Finalist, BBNYA Finalist, and SFINCS Semi-Finalist
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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👾 futuristic world
☣️ dystopia! ✨with magic✨
📝 600+ pages
🔥 grumpy x sunshine
🗡️ revenge
🍃 lots of plants
💪 close friendships

🔖 book link: mybook.to/QVgAoK
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/these-violen...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...
these violent nights by rebecca crunden kindle cover; image shows a neon city with four black figures, two men and two women; there's a moon in the background around the text.
December 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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I highly recommend Arden's work!
ardenpowell.bsky.social Arden Powell ❄️✨ @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 21d
End of year membership push! Starting at $4 CAD/month paid members get:

✨56 chs of my epic fantasy serial (hiatus)
✨17 Swordtember stories (fantasy knights)
✨7 Knightly Forecast stories (meditations of a wandering knight)
✨6 queer SFF stories
✨whatever I do in 2026
✨to support a queer indie author
Arden Powell | Patreon
Creating fantasy fiction and strange imaginings
www.patreon.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
tessahastjarjanto.com
My accomplishments for the year!
My 2025 releases Forever Night: Tragic fairy tale, lost souls, unlikely love, enchanted ravens A Dress to Save Me: Victorian horror, feminine rage, killer fashion, wedding day bliss Tales of Lunis Aquaria: Cozy adventure, talking animals, divine shenanigans, shared world
December 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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If you're looking to dip into indie fantasy, but don't know where to start, there's a huge mega bundle going on right now on Itchio! 64 books for $45!

The Wings of Ashtaroth (which I just mistyped as "Wigs of Ashtaroth" along with a bunch of other typos 🤣 is in it!

itch.io/b/3409/end-o...

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December 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Requiem of a Dream, Grave of the Fireflies, My Girl
tprstly.com Theo Priestley @tprstly.com · 23d
Never mind movies you’ve watched multiple times, name a movie you’ve watched once and would never watch again.
December 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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ardenpowell.bsky.social
I have 5 books in Smashwords' big End of Year Sale! Queer horror, fantasy, and romance $2.99 or less all month 🎄✨

THE BAYOU and OBSIDIAN ISLAND - $2.99
THE CARNELIAN KING - $1.99
FLESH AND BONE and IN THE PIT OF YOUR STOMACH - $1.49

www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
Cover art for The Carnelian King and Other Stories by Arden Powell: fantasy illustration of a red and gold dragon with a snakelike head, catfish whiskers and koi scales, looking at a knight in golden armour. The knight is riding a dappled grey horse, who is rearing to meet the dragon. They are against a dreamy, romantic background of painted trees and sky. The Bayou illustrated cover art: a minimalist black church surrounded by bare trees in front of a full moon or a pale sun, with a staring alligator underneath. Obsidian Island cover art: title over a golden compass surrounded by flowering crimson tree branches, on a navy blue background of swirling tentacles. 2025 End of Year Sale on Smashwords. December 8-January 1, ebooks discounted between 25-100% off!
December 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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jheijndermans.bsky.social
The sale is going on until the 15th, so get on that now. So many great books, including my own Return the Rose and Reset by @shimaira.com
jheijndermans.bsky.social Joachim Heijndermans @jheijndermans.bsky.social · Dec 1
The End of the Year Fantasy Mega Bundle is live now!!! Hosted by @chiefwritesbook.bsky.social , the bundle includes 64 fantasy books, including my book Return the Rose!.

Check the bundle out here: itch.io/b/3409/end-o...
End of the Year Indie Fantasy mega bundle banner. Get this book and 63 others for only $45. December 1st - 15th. Features a green countryside with mountains and trees and the silhouette of a dragon, as well as the cover to Return the Rose: Cover to return the rose, the first Beautiful Beasts book. Colored in monochrome purple, a large beast with a lion-like face and stag antlers embraces a partially undressed woman with long flowing hair. She clutches onto his antlers, wistfully looking at her lover, the beast.
December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM