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Jess N
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41 | Book Blogger since 2010. Book Hoarder. Serial Hobby Hopper. Dog Mom. Horror Movie Consumer. KPop and KDrama Enthusiast.

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New #bookreview is up, after a long time of forgetting to write about this book alas. HEARTWOOD by Amity Gaige is absolutely wonderful. 💙📚

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The cover of Heartwood by Amity Gaige. It features the image of a woman's side profile created by a series of trees.
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Finished the last book in the Secret Bookcase Mystery series and dang, I'm gonna miss them. This didn't wrap up QUITE as exciting as I had hoped but I still had fun! 3/5 stars for this last installment. 💙📚

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Book cover for A Body at the Book Fair by Ellie Alexander, book 6 in the Secret Bookcase Mystery series.
July 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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This book is so so so good. Like, so good I listened to the majority of it yesterday.
The cover of THIS PRINCESS KILLS MONSTERS by Ry Herman.
July 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Everything is terrible but my friends gave me B&N gift cards for my birthday and I got new horror books. So at least I have an escape. 💙📚
Three book covers next to one another. Murdle, Volume 1. How to Survive a Horror Story. Incidents Around the House.
July 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Anyway I promised to try to relax today and so I'm getting lost in MASTERS OF DEATH by @olivieblake.bsky.social and absolutely loving every second of it. The writing is fabulous, the banter witty, and the story is so much fun! 💙📚
A screenshot of the audio version of MASTERS OF DEATH by Olivie Blake
June 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD. Sooooooo good. The ending just got me. Damn. 💙📚

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Cover of The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
April 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Yayyy thank you @candlewickpress.bsky.social for this review copy! This book looks SO CUTE 🥺. My goodness I love middle grade books. 💙📚
A finished copy of THE UNLIKELY HEROES CLUB by Kate Foster
March 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Spring has sprung in Chinatown!
A cherry tree is in full pink bloom, set against a blue sky.
March 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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That's a monthly wrap! 💙📚
March 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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I'm #currentlyreading this book and honestly I'm so on the fence about it. The concept of this story is pretty cool, but man I don't know if I like the characters. I'm halfway through though, so on we go! 💙📚
The cover of A DOOR IN THE DARK by Scott Reintgen. It features a floating city, filled with towers.The towers have candle flames over them. It's on a dark background, that makes it look like it's floating above clouds.
March 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Today's #bookreview is of A VICTIM AT VALENTINE'S by Ellie Alexander. If you're a fan of cozy mysteries, small town vibes and Agatha Christie inspired stories this series is for you! This installment was really adorable too. 💙📚

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February 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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This book is SO GOOD. 💙📚
The cover of Model Home by Rivers Solomon. It's green, with a house that has an eye in the upper window.
February 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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This was pretty good. Not quite the ending I hoped for, but it was eerie enough to give me the shivers. 💙📚

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A screenshot of Libby playing OUR WINTER MONSTER by Dennis Mahoney. The concert is a black background with a white shape that is eerily human but clearly not. The title is written in red over that image.
February 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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My twice monthly CSA box arrived and man I am loving all these colors ❤️. I've become such a fan of beets because of these boxes.
A CSA box photo that includes yellow beets, red carrots, tangerines, spigarello, broccolini, romaine lettuce and eggs.
February 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Wandered the South Coast Botanic Garden today as our late Valentine's Day celebration. Hubs knows I'm a fan of being outside in nature. It was such a nice day!
Palm trees set against a bright blue, clear sky. A succulent tree, with a bright blue sky in the background.
February 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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This book just keeps getting better and better. Wow. 💙📚
Libro.fm screenshot of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell at 79% completed
February 14, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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It's Oathsworn day and I can't explain to you how much this has been healing after this week. Making party decisions, creating dumb songs and chants, laughing so hard I cried. HEALING.
Oathsworn character figurines face a giant bloatfly figurine on a play board.
February 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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A new #bookreview is now up! THE RESURRECTIONIST by A. Rae Dunlap was a wholly enjoyable historical fiction novel. Balancing friendship, intrigue, and budding love, it does a lot and it does it well! 💙📚

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The cover of The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap. The backdrop looks like an old piece of paper. It features a human skeleton that contains the shoulders, rib cage, spine and hip bones, threaded with growing vines.
February 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Took a break last night, had tea, went to bed early, rallied for today. I finished THE RESURRECTIONIST by A. Rae Dunlap this morning and I really enjoyed this one. A bit macabre of course (isn't it obvious) but a lot of fun too. Review coming soon! 💙📚
The cover of The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap. The backdrop looks like an old piece of paper. It features a human skeleton that contains the shoulders, rib cage, spine and hip bones, threaded with growing vines.
February 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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What I spent the evening doing instead of doom scrolling.
A cookie sheet covered in roasted tomatoes, carrots and onions. A big red pot of carrot/tomato soup.
February 3, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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My January reading wrap up! I accomplished my goal of a book per week, and enjoyed myself immensely. 💙📚

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A graphic showing January reading stats. 5 books read, 2,397 pages, average rating of 3.8 stars. Books read were 100% fiction.
February 1, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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I'm #currentlyreading this bad boy, and the opening chapter is narrated by Keanu Reeves! 🤩 I'm half reading/half listening because this is pretty heavy sci-fi. 💙📚
A screenshot of Libby, showing an audiobook of THE BOOK OF ELSEWHERE by China Miéville and Keanu Reeves.
January 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Dear library, I love you so!

I just looked and in 2024 I borrowed 72 books. If you average $18 a book, the library saved me over $1,000. Damn.

Here's to more reading and borrows in 2025! 💙📚
A screenshot of Libby and currently borrowed books. The list shows Five Broken Blades by Mai Cortland, All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva and The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap.
January 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Oh hello there beautiful.
A dessert bowl with ice cream, grass jelly, mango slices and mochi pieces.
January 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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This quote hits even harder now that I've experienced my own massive loss...
A quote from God-Shaped Hole by Tiffanie DeBartolo. It says "The Days will always be brighter because he existed. The nights will always be darker because he's gone. And no matter what anybody says about grief, and about time healing all wounds, the truth is, there are certain sorrows that never fade away until the heart stops beating and the last breath is taken."
January 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM