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thebookgal.bsky.social
@thebookgal.bsky.social
✨book recs & all things bookish✨

Just another bibliophile📚
✨Bookish Mail✨

These are the CUTEST bookish dust plugs! The shop is Amberlin Studio (on Etsy) & based out of Michigan. There are so many bookish items in her shop, ultimately decided on the mystery dust plug bundle📚 if you’re a fan of bookish items, her shop is a MUST! #booksky #bookish #booktok
September 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Kiss of the Basilisk-Lindsay Straube
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✅Forbidden romance
✅Love triangle

Rival populations, royal secrets, & unexpected bonds. In the first book of the series, Tem is caught between two loves, and she cannot save both. READ THE TW’s, yes this one has all the spice. 🌶️💋 #booksky #💙📚⏰
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If You Tell A Lie-Lucinda Berry
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✅Summer camp friends
✅Multi POV
✅One is not like the others

It was supposed to be the best last summer at camp, until one of the counselors is found dead. Jealousy, secrets, and fake friends, this is the perfect beachside/poolside thriller 🔪 #booksky #⚡️📚💙
August 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Before I Let Go-Kennedy Ryan
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✅FMC/MMC
✅Second chance
✅’Til the wheels fall off

Yasmen & Josiah were everything to each other until they suffered a devastating loss, but are they ready to let go? Fans of second chance romance, you’ll need to add this series to your TBR list💜 #booksky #📚💙
August 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Teacher-Freida McFadden
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✅A student with a reputation
✅A marriage on the rocks
✅Deny everything

A shoe obsessed teacher, a husband that favors a student more than he should, a student who is trying to leave what happened last year in the past. COULD NOT PUT THIS DOWN‼️ #booksky #💙📚 #⚡️📚
July 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The cutest book mail I have ever received!! 💖 absolutely love how #ShelfLove packaged my order📚

#ShelfLove is an independent romance bookshop in Atlanta, GA. If you’re a fan of romance novels & bookish items, you can find them on Instagram and if you’re not local, their website is below✨ #booksky
July 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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This feels like a ✨prime✨ week to close the book on Amazon.
July 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Filthy Rich Fae: Fallen Court-Geneva Lee ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+🌶️🌶️🌶️

✅FMC/MMC
✅A mad fae king with an unhealthy obsession of control
✅Witch magic, vampire traitors, and a ticking time bomb

THE CLIFFHANGER‼️Now (im)patiently waiting for the third installment. Excellent story development (and spice😉) #booksky 💙📚
July 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A ✨between books✨ bookish post📚This is my everyday book sleeve I haul my paperbacks around town in! It’s from a small biz shop called #bookbarngalore and is handmade in Tustin, CA. This was my very first book sleeve purchase! #booksky #bookish #💙📚
July 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Midnight Feast-Lucy Foley
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✅ Exclusive picturesque resort
✅An unrelenting witness
✅Even the best kept secrets never stay buried

In this Midsommar-esque story, a celebration in a local town attracts not only the elite, but also those who hold secrets of the past. #📚💙 #⚡️📚 #booksky
June 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Where’s Molly-H.D. Carlton
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

✅FMC/MMC
✅She can run from everything, except him
✅”They say that people who have eyes like yours are destined for a tragic death.”

If you’ve finished the Cat & Mouse Duet, this is a MUST. Please read the trigger warnings before diving in 👻 #🌶️📚💙 #booksky
June 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Never Lie-Freida McFadden
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✅FMC
✅Whodunnit
✅Two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead.

A thriller mystery that is packed with dark details and unsettling revelations. McFadden perfectly captures a story of the lengths one will go to in order to get what they desire. #💙📚 #⚡️📚 #booksky
June 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The Long Game-Elena Armas
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✅FMC/MMC
✅Slow burn
✅Big city girl in a small town

Cozy slow burn romance, Armas has perfectly crafted a cinematic small town akin to Stars Hollow. If you’re a Gilmore Girls fan and in the mood for a light romance read, this one is for you. #💙📚 #⏰📚 #booksky #booktok
May 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It’s here!!✨ it’s a great day when it’s a #bookmail day📚 can’t wait to get to this one! #📚💙 #🌶️📚 #booksky #booksofbluesky #booktok #tbr #newbook
May 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Who cares how many books you read this year so far!

Did you read? Yes.
Did it bring you joy? Yes.

You’ve met the only goal that matters.
May 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Filthy Rich Fae-Geneva Lee
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+🌶️🌶️🌶️

✅A mundane who believes she is the key to saving her brother
✅A death wish bargain
✅Touch her and die

Absolutely fell in love with this story, if you’re a fan of ACOTAR & fae worlds, this is a MUST! The second installment is out 05/20✨ #📚💙 #⏰📚 #📚🌶️ #booksky
May 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
📣Happy Indie Bookstore Day‼️

If you’re in Chatt town, make sure to stop by Winder Binder and Book & Cover! #💙📚 #booksky #booksofbluesky #⏰📚 #shoplocal #supportlocal
April 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Assassin’s Blade-Sarah J. Maas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅FMC
✅A dark, twisted leader
✅A hint of slow burn romance with a side of exhilarating adventures

I’ll admit, this was almost a DNF for me but, after the first few chapters, I couldn’t put it down! 💯 will continue reading the series. #💙📚 #⏰📚 #booksofbluesky
April 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Independent Bookstore Day is this Saturday! 💙📚 If you're out and about this weekend, don't forget to support your local indie bookstore owners. ✨ Small businesses need your support; every purchase matters.

#BookSky #BookTok
April 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hunting Adeline-H.D. Carlton
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

✅A much-needed hero moment
✅A past character story reveal
✅Karma, karma, karma

The final installation of the cat & mouse duet, Carlton could not have done it any better ✍️ I highly encourage you to read the TW’s before beginning💋 #booksky #booktok #📚💙 #🌶️📚 #bookish
April 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
November 9-Colleen Hoover
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✅An aspiring writer
✅The girl who “had it all”
✅A traumatizing event that will forever tie them together

If you’ve read “One Day”, “The Time Traveler’s Wife”, and “In Five Years” then you will absolutely burn through this romance read. #booksky #💙📚 #💙#booktok #tbr
April 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Haunting Adeline-H.D. Carlton
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

✅Haunted gothic manor
✅Unsolved family death
✅A game of cat and mouse

SPICY 🔥really enjoyed the storyline of this book, it’s a long one but well worth it! Please read the TW’s before diving in to this one. #booksky #booktok #💙
#🌶️📚 #booksofbluesky #bookish
April 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Keep Your Friends Close-Lucinda Berry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅An invite-only mom group
✅A house party with a side of murder
✅ An investigation uncovering more than just the murderer

An absolute must if you are a fan of whodunnits and unhealthy motives🔪 #booksky #booktok #booksofbluesky #tbr #mysteryreads #💙 #📚
April 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Back with some new book recs!

Birthday Girl-Penelope Douglas
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✅Small-town vibes
✅Family drama
✅Forbidden love

The perfect slow burn beach read, a must for your summer #tbr list! 💯 reading this again over the summer! #booksky #booksofbluesky #💙 #slowburn #beachreads #tbr #📚 #booktok #bookish
April 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM