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Distracted Magpie
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Bookish sort of fellow. Big into SFFH. Reviews for @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social. Trying to write short fictions.

AuDHD. I will forget this account exists at some point.

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It feels a lot more solid than the first book, less rushed. Hope they get it soon!
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Last book finished in October was...

A Hole in the Sky (Arkship, #1)
by Peter F. Hamilton

An ARC for the upcoming print release of a previously audio-only series. A generation ship centuries into its journey has sinister secrets to be revealed.

fable.co/book/a-hole-...

#booksky #scifi
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November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Second book in this series...

To Clutch a Razor (Cursebearer, #2)
by Veronica Roth

This one builds on the relationships that began in book one and cements the central trio together. More monsters from folklore and dark deals with powerful witches.

app.thestorygraph.com/books/ceb03f...

#booksky
To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth
#1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth pulls from Slavic folklore to explore family, ...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Heading back into the horror genre, the next read was:

Futility
by Nuzo Onoh

A bloody good tale of revenge and its consequences, with wit and thought-provoking prose.

app.thestorygraph.com/books/880af9...

#booksky #horror #futility #nuzoonoh #africanhorror
Futility by Nuzo Onoh
Betrayed by the men in their lives, two women seethe with rage and bitterness. When a trickster s...
app.thestorygraph.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Next this month was:

Fate's Bane
by C.L. Clark

A sapphic tragedy of a novella with subtle magic and a beautiful story (for you to cry over 😭)

app.thestorygraph.com/books/c57d3f...

#booksky #sff #wlw #sapphic #fantasy
Fate's Bane by C.L. Clark
Warring clans. Burning hearts. Deadly fate. The clans of the fens enjoy a tenuous peace, and it i...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
OCTOBER

I seem to be slowing down as the year goes on but next up has been...

The October Film Haunt
by Michael Wehunt

Deeply creepy and impenetrably weird. Horror film becomes real, perfect for the scary season.

app.thestorygraph.com/books/10906e...

#booksky #THEOCTOBERFILMHAUNTTHEFEARISREAL
The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt
Horror Movie meets the scope and emotion of Stephen King in this heart-pounding, magnetic tour de...
app.thestorygraph.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trying to catch up to my ARC list...

The Night Birds
by Christopher Golden (@cgolden.bsky.social)

Besieged aboard a rusting wreck in the Gulf of Mexico, by an ancient evil and acolytes, a small group try to survive amid a savage storm.

app.thestorygraph.com/books/13c3e8...

#booksky #horror
The Night Birds by Christopher Golden
The next gripping, atmospheric horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden, set i...
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September 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
SEPTEMBER READS

Coming out in October, as part of the Saga Doubles format was:

Red Star Hustle / Apprehension
by Sam J. Miller & Mary Robinette Kowal

Two stories in one book. Both are crime sci-fi that are snappy and engaging.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

#booksky #scifi #comingsoon
Red Star Hustle / Apprehension (Saga Doubles)
Two expertly crafted crime stories set in a far-future …
www.goodreads.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Also in August, I read...

When Among Crows
by Veronica Roth

The first novella in her Curse Bearer series, featuring old world folklore, monsters and knights, and a quest in search of Baba Jaga.

app.thestorygraph.com/books/110b5f...

#booksky #wrapup #amreading
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking ...
app.thestorygraph.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM