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It's gonna be an ARC reading weekend, cozy pals! I'm excited for both of these.

#ARCreader #CozyFantasy #BookSky
Book cover for The Driftcap Inn by Kate Valent. A giant mushroom building floats through a purple tinted sky, over purple mountains. Book cover for Haroun and the Study of Mischief by Lynn Strong. A white dog and black cat peak out from the edges of an intricate gold window frame.
July 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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I adored Automatic Noodle! This is what I want from cozy sci fi. A buncha robots starting a restaurant even though they don't eat. Come for the echoes of Reconstruction era US, stay for the food, freedom, and trans imagery. #BookSky #CozyFantasy #CozySciFi
Book cover for Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz. A gold robot hand holds up red-pink noodles with chopsticks from a rectangular orange pot. Smaller golden robots sit on and around the pot. The Golden Gate Bridge is drawn on the side of the pot. All over a light teal background.
July 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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NINE five star reads in June! Pretty dang good. #BookSky #CozyFantasy
Book covers on a purple background with lavender text in the middle saying "June 5 Star Reads." The book covers are: Slayers of Old by Jim C Hines. A waist-down picture of a person in orange trousers, holding a cane. A black cat with six eyes and octopus tentacles stands between their legs. How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps by Andrew Rowe. A figure wearing green stands on a rock, gazing at a lush landscape with plains, forest, and a lake. Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. An improbably constructed house with many different colors stands among trees, with a huge stag silhouette in the background. Mixing Magics by Clare Edge. A red-haired girl in a green sweater raises one arm. Purple and white magic swirls. Around her are a small dog, a cloud with a face, and a monster silhouette. Priviledge by Megan Wobus. An abstract dove and laurel wreath, gold on gold. Tempest in a Teapot by Kate Valent. Gold vine patterned border around a dark purple center with the title in gold. The silhouettes of a Victorian couple feature below the title. In the four corners are a gun, a dachshund, a stack of teacups, and a teapot. Read the Leaves by Kate Valent. Light blue vines over red border with a darker teal center, the title in red in the center. The silhouettes of a Victorian couple feature below the title. In the four corners are a crossbow, a cat, a teapot and teacup, and a quill and ink. Yokai Cats 2 by Pandania. A bunch of cute simplified cats. A white one with no eyes is in the middle. The title is in yellow block letters. One of the cats is green? Welcome to Potion Con by R.K. Ashwick. A purple background with subtle gold detailing along the edges. Four glass potion bottles are lined up below the title. Three contain gold liquid. The fourth, containing white liquid, is tipping over.
June 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Mixing Magics by Clare Edge! Wonderful middle grade series about a diabetic Irish-American girl. Now featuring a blood sugar sniffing doggy and discussions of periods. Where were books like this when I was young?
Book cover for "Mixing Magics" by Clare Edge. A redhaired girl in a green sweatshirt casts magic. Around here are a fluffy cloud with a face and a cute doggy. A fuzzy grinning monster silhouette looms in the background.
June 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Read it and weep. I did.

How to Talk to Your Succulent is such a beautiful graphic novel about grief! #BookSky
How to Talk to Your Succulent book cover. A brown haired girl in a striped shirt stares at a pink floral creature floating above a flower pot. Over a background of leaves.
April 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Feeling stressed, time to relisten to Got It Memorized, the best Kingdom Hearts recap podcast. That also went through Final Fantasy X and X-2 and it was glorious. #KingdomHearts #FinalFantasyX
"Got It Memorized" over fanart of two people with brown hair and glasses cosplaying Tidus and Yuna from Final Fantasy X.
April 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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An elf cowboy wrangling unicorns and figuring out if love is worth the inevitable heartbreak of outliving the human he loves. This is what y'all mean by #CowboyRomance right? #CozyFantasy
Book cover art for "Over the Rainbow Hill" by Elayne Griffith. A white haired man in black leather rides a white unicorn with red-orange-yellow mane and tail. A big rainbow fills the sky.
April 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Just finished Accidental Demons and it is SO GOOD. Ah! I haven't been so hyped for a middle grade adventure in ages. Irish-American blood witch family with a diabetic middle schooler. Intentionally drawing blood tends to summon demons. It's kind of a problem. #BookSky
Book cover for Accidental Demons by Clare Edge. Red-haired girl in a red hoodie holds a fluffy white cat. A white fluff ball monster flutters nearby and a black fluff ball monster perches on her shoulder. A grinning black monster looms in the background.
March 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I'd just reply with this to every single one of them.
Book cover art for Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. A little boy looks in amazement at a little red dragon hatching from an egg.
March 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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All my five-star books from February. #BookSky
"Five-Star February" surrounded by book covers. The Teller of Small Fortunes, Maid and Minstrel, Miss Percy's Pocket Guide (to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons), I Shall Never Fall in Love, To Charm a Lady, and A Far Wilder Magic
March 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Winterfrost Market is such a great cozy adventure for a cold winter night! Tea and a doggy and birds and fae. #CozyFantasy
Cover for Winterfrost Market by Jenny Sandiford. Dark purple with light purple and blue teacups, tea pot, and candles. White leafless tree branches border.
February 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Where does Princess Holy Aura rank for trans magical girls? Main character is specifically not trans when he gives up his form to become a magical girl, but by the end wants to stay a girl.
Princess Holy Aura by Ryk E Spoor cover art. A button-up shirt with a tie is pulled open to show a blue-haired anime girl shirt underneath.
February 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Think I'm gonna compile "beware the fae" quotes from my reading. #NeverFae
Book cover for Maid and Minstrel by Kate Stradling on left. Gold floral embroidery border on a deep maroon background. Quote on the right: "Only a fool would seek out fairies."
February 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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January 5 star reads. Great reading month! 💜 #BookSky #CozyFantasy
January 5 star reads. Cover art for six books. Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater - green cover with ornate silver scissors and a gold crescent moon. Ornithography by Jessica Roux - dark blue cover with art of many birds, including an owl, raven, and hummingbird. Dragon Wagon Refuge by Elayne Griffith - Orange and brown cover with a cute purple and gold baby dragon in a wagon. The dragon holds a green gem. A Game of Hearts by Joanna Barker - A woman wearing a white empire waist dress holds a bow and arrow. Soul Guardian by Alex Karne - Family portrait of a grinning blue demon man, a demon woman with red hair and orange skin, and a cute little girl with bright red hair. Love Sugar Magic by Anna Meriano - A red and orange cover of a girl sitting with a book open in front of her. Magenta magic swirls around.
February 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Two comparisons to Beyblade as of the 50% mark. LitRPG is so weird. Heretical Fishing 2 before anyone asks "Which Beyblade referencing LitRPG?" because there's no doubt multiple.
Cover art for Heretical Fishing 2 by Haylock Jobson. A crab flings another crab out across the water from a pretty coastline.
January 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Dear self: Finish what you're reading before starting more. This is my weekend homework.

Also expecting two library holds to be ready for pick-up Saturday.
Current Reads list, with cover art, titles, and percentages complete. Soul Guardian by Alex Karne 58% .Heretical Fishing 2 by Haylock Jobson 19%. Dragon Wagon Refuge 55%.
January 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Thrift store treasure: a cat hammock. Yes we got it. If the cats don't want it, I'm sure it will make a plushie very happy.
Black metal pet hammock with gray cushion.
January 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Arguing that "dad who becomes a vampire" can qualify for the Shadow Daddy book bingo square.
Book cover for Death Loot & Vampires by Benjamin Kerei. A hot vampire wearing an open leather jacket and leather pants lounges in a spooky throne by a fireplace. He holds a red orb in one hand. A curved sword with red markings on the sheath rests by his other hand.
January 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I had this mousie version of The Night Before Christmas growing up. It's still the best. 💜
Book cover for The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore. A family of mice gather around their tiny Christmas tree, decorated with berries. A spool of thread is used as a table. A locket hangs above the fireplace as a picture frame.
December 20, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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Two of my most favorite books when I was a kid. What were yours?

#kidlit #writingcommunity #booksky
Book cover for "The Dollhouse Caper" by Jean S O'Connell. A dollhouse on top of an old trunk in a wide window. One doll in all black has his head in a toilet. 96 cent sticker affixed to cover. Book cover for "The Farthest-Away Mountain" by Lynne Reid Banks. A blond girl wearing a red dress, white apron, and dark cloak sits by the stone walls of an artificial pond. A frog sits on a lilypad, next to a red flower. A large window or painting behind the girl shows a mountain covered in rainbow-tinted snow.
December 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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If you bake it, they will read. I added three of these to my TBR while watching an episode of The British Baking Show.
Cake that looks like a stack of books, served on a mobile wooden bookshelf. The top book has a brown cover and says "Mythos" on the spine. The second book has a brown cover and says "Maurice." The third book has a green spine and says "Heartstoppers." The final book has a blue spine and says "Song of Achilles."
December 8, 2024 at 9:11 PM