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I like books and cats and screaming into the void.
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I've been reading a lot of romance lately to see if I can find something I like. I enjoyed that this one was more light-hearted, but maybe it was also so light-hearted that the stakes never really felt meaningful?

#booksky #💙📚
Libby app screenshot of The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare. A man and woman are lit by a window and look like they're about to kiss.
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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I picked this book up at the library because it looked short and I thought I could handle horror if short. I read it in daylight just in case (good call). It's very tense and definitely the kind of book you want to talk about later. More questions than answers.

#booksky #💙📚
screenshot of cover of Iain Reid's I'm thinking of ending things. It's a Netflix movie poster of a redheaded actress holding a glass at a table. There's colorful wallpaper behind her.
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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I didn't know what to expect with this but the voice in this is SO BOB MORTIMER and it's very comforting and absurd and fun. I feel like this is Bob telling me a funny story through a character that feels very him, and I'm here for it.

#booktok #💙📚
screenshot of Libby app book cover for the Clementine complex by Bob Mortimer. The cover is orange and has a green bicycle that is being written by a squirrel.
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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I have this level of motivation for all things
a calico cat laying on its back in bed with four paws outstretched
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I was annoyed that the first installment of this series ended on a sour note but I enjoyed returning. So much thought and weaving went into both halves of this story. I was tense for a lot of this one, and my main complaint is that you get so little time to bask in the conclusion.

#booksky #💙📚
Libby app screenshot of the cover of A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross. Cover shows flowers on vines interrupted by a stream of fire in the middle.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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I'm dipping my toe into romance to see if I can find things to fill the void that Baldur's Gate fanfiction has created. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, actually liked the characters and did not cringe much. The data, Asian, and autism angles helped it feel interesting.

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screenshot from the Libby app of the cover of The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. Shows an illustrated man and woman kissing on top of a square root sign(?).
November 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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I am obsessed with this meerkat
calico cat standing on back legs on pillow to look at the window at some trees
September 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Giant Onosato scared of needles!!!!
screenshot of Japanese Sanspo article showing sumo wrestler Onosato getting his blood drawn and making a face
September 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Sorry that happened to you :( Someone sent me the link to this hat today and I can't stop thinking about it.
screenshot from goodshirts.com of baseball cap with the words "ever since I was young I wanted to transform unstructured data into actionable business insights"
August 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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I really enjoyed this series and I'm sad to be done. It took a little longer to get to the adventure/mystery! of this one, but I read over half of the book in one sitting so safe to say it did get very gripping!

#booksky #💙📚
Libby app screenshot of the book cover of Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett. Blue background with a vine/forest motif. There are small illustrations of a snail, mushrooms, a cat, and vines with eyes.
August 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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I was expecting a more macro/systemic approach but Desmond followed people through sizable periods experiencing poverty in Milwaukee. It still makes systemic problems very clear through their accounts, and it's thought-provoking but tough to get through all the repeated struggle.

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Screenshot from Libby app of book cover for Evicted by Matthew Desmond. Image is a blank wall with bleached shapes where several picture frames used to hang.
August 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I learned a lot about the experience and difficulty of being a sociopath in society, but damn, I wish the chapters were organized more thematically or temporally or something. It started to feel very repetitive. I listened to last chapters of the book, happy with that decision.

#booksky #💙📚
Screenshot from Libby app of book cover, Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas. It's a white background with a mask of a woman's face on a stick.
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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I loved June Farrow so I wanted to check this out, but the flavor of fantasy/magic is subtler. It's more about relationships and the nature of knowing and loving someone - with a mystery on top. I enjoyed it.

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Screenshot of a book cover from Libby app. A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young. There's a body of water and cloudy sky, on one side there's forest and the land on the other side is dark and distant.
July 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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勝ってよかった★
July 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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suMALLの若隆景グッズ見てたら一山本がモデルで出てくるところ、面白すぎる
product picture of sumo wrestler Ichiyamamoto holding a floor cushion with the name of another wrestler (Wakatakakage)
July 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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beige lunch. The mini natto is making me wish I also had a mini bowl of rice toy.
a bowl of rice next to a package of natto and a miniature replica of a package of natto that is maybe 1/4 or less size
July 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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This series came recommended for fans of the Emily Wilde series and I think it was an apt rec. It was fun vibes and mystery! It did feel like Raybourn is laying the groundwork to move into romance territory, though, so we'll see how the next one goes...

#booksky #💙📚
Libby app screenshot of the cover of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Ray our. there are pink butterflies over bronze-ish vines, the silhouette of a woman with a net, and a full moon.
July 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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I'm still in a slump, but I enjoyed this book. I didn't expect it to essentially be about science and critical thinking, but I learned things and feel more grounded in what we know vs don't know. Will stress less about Cheetos and headlines. Maybe a little more about sunscreen.

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screenshot of Libby app with book cover for ingredients by George zaidan. there's a big Cheeto in the middle and it's surrounded by the title, subtitle, etc. A photograph from the book of an intentionally bad headline about God hating people who eat Cheetos followed by ASCII art of a sassy person with the words "or does he tho"?
July 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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My finished pouch is not a big deal sewing project but it is very cute and I am happy with it.
tabletop with two rectangles of camo patterned fabric and a pink zipper positioned together A rectangular pouch with a green camo pattern and a pink zipper
July 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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I took a day long class to learn how to use an industrial sewing machine. It could've gone better but ✨ new skill acquired ✨
table top scattered with items including pen, clips, ruler, seam ripper, lots of ripped white thread, and some reddish fabric
July 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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I wonder where the cat is
top view of the side of a bed with a striped cat tail showing from underneath the blanket view of a bed with a blanket on it and a cat sleeping while partially hidden by the blanket
June 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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buster says hi
a tuxedo cat with its mouth open as if screaming/smiling. there are toys and rugs, furniture scattered in the background.
May 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Lucky book #13 of the year. Fonda Lee's Green Bone saga is definitely the best fantasy series I've picked up in recent memory. I am so invested in the Kaul family and so tense for most of these books but I can't get enough.

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screenshot from Libby app of cover of Jade War by Fonda Lee. black background with red text with title and a flash of red lightning going across the text.
May 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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bean has resting "what have I done" face
a tabby cat in a fluffy cat bed in front of a fireplace. cat looks like it's considering its decisions.
May 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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I identify with this cake very much
a supermarket bakery display with a rectangular cookie monster designed cake with two real chocolate chip cookies sticking out of its mouth. it has blue frosting fur and big cartoon eyes.
May 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM