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ALL SYSTEMS RED (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells
➝ science fiction novella 🌌
➝ follows a self-aware, anti-social, and grouchy android figuring themselves out 🤖
➝ what it means to be human
➝ fun & engaging
➝ great audiobook narrator 🎧
➝ science fiction novella 🌌
➝ follows a self-aware, anti-social, and grouchy android figuring themselves out 🤖
➝ what it means to be human
➝ fun & engaging
➝ great audiobook narrator 🎧
March 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ALL SYSTEMS RED (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells
➝ science fiction novella 🌌
➝ follows a self-aware, anti-social, and grouchy android figuring themselves out 🤖
➝ what it means to be human
➝ fun & engaging
➝ great audiobook narrator 🎧
➝ science fiction novella 🌌
➝ follows a self-aware, anti-social, and grouchy android figuring themselves out 🤖
➝ what it means to be human
➝ fun & engaging
➝ great audiobook narrator 🎧
THE MERCIES by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
➝ follows the witchcraft trials of Vardo, a small community in Finnmark, Norway 🇳🇴
➝ chilling, atmopsheric & thought-provoking
➝ f/f romance 🌈
➝ explores the horrors committed against women and the indigenous Sami people
➝ follows the witchcraft trials of Vardo, a small community in Finnmark, Norway 🇳🇴
➝ chilling, atmopsheric & thought-provoking
➝ f/f romance 🌈
➝ explores the horrors committed against women and the indigenous Sami people
March 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
THE MERCIES by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
➝ follows the witchcraft trials of Vardo, a small community in Finnmark, Norway 🇳🇴
➝ chilling, atmopsheric & thought-provoking
➝ f/f romance 🌈
➝ explores the horrors committed against women and the indigenous Sami people
➝ follows the witchcraft trials of Vardo, a small community in Finnmark, Norway 🇳🇴
➝ chilling, atmopsheric & thought-provoking
➝ f/f romance 🌈
➝ explores the horrors committed against women and the indigenous Sami people
THE FAMILIAR by Leigh Bardugo
➝ a standalone novel
➝ a historical fantasy set in 16th century Madrid
➝ Jewish protagonist
➝ an immortal, brooding, morally ambiguous LI 🦂
➝ an atmospheric setting
➝ unique magic system 🌱
➝ a standalone novel
➝ a historical fantasy set in 16th century Madrid
➝ Jewish protagonist
➝ an immortal, brooding, morally ambiguous LI 🦂
➝ an atmospheric setting
➝ unique magic system 🌱
March 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
THE FAMILIAR by Leigh Bardugo
➝ a standalone novel
➝ a historical fantasy set in 16th century Madrid
➝ Jewish protagonist
➝ an immortal, brooding, morally ambiguous LI 🦂
➝ an atmospheric setting
➝ unique magic system 🌱
➝ a standalone novel
➝ a historical fantasy set in 16th century Madrid
➝ Jewish protagonist
➝ an immortal, brooding, morally ambiguous LI 🦂
➝ an atmospheric setting
➝ unique magic system 🌱
A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS by S.F Williamson
➝ set in the 1920s in an alternative Britain (Britannia) 🏴
➝ dragons 🐉
➝ bletchley park - languages & 'codebreaking'
➝ unlikeable protagonist
➝ about war, oppression, & rebellion
➝ set in the 1920s in an alternative Britain (Britannia) 🏴
➝ dragons 🐉
➝ bletchley park - languages & 'codebreaking'
➝ unlikeable protagonist
➝ about war, oppression, & rebellion
March 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS by S.F Williamson
➝ set in the 1920s in an alternative Britain (Britannia) 🏴
➝ dragons 🐉
➝ bletchley park - languages & 'codebreaking'
➝ unlikeable protagonist
➝ about war, oppression, & rebellion
➝ set in the 1920s in an alternative Britain (Britannia) 🏴
➝ dragons 🐉
➝ bletchley park - languages & 'codebreaking'
➝ unlikeable protagonist
➝ about war, oppression, & rebellion
THE SIRENS by Emilia Hart
➝ a multi-generational story
➝ a novel about sisters and family
➝ vengeance against the violence of men
➝ sirens 🧜♀️
➝ a multi-generational story
➝ a novel about sisters and family
➝ vengeance against the violence of men
➝ sirens 🧜♀️
March 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
THE SIRENS by Emilia Hart
➝ a multi-generational story
➝ a novel about sisters and family
➝ vengeance against the violence of men
➝ sirens 🧜♀️
➝ a multi-generational story
➝ a novel about sisters and family
➝ vengeance against the violence of men
➝ sirens 🧜♀️
THE RAGPICKER KING (THE CHRONICLES OF CASTELLANE #2)
➝ epic fantasy full of political intrigue ✨️
➝ full of magic & magical beings
➝ m/f romances & they are so intense - full of yearning 😫
➝ about sacrifice, love, power, & betrayal
➝ heavier on the romance than book #1 but, honestly, I ate it up 😍
➝ epic fantasy full of political intrigue ✨️
➝ full of magic & magical beings
➝ m/f romances & they are so intense - full of yearning 😫
➝ about sacrifice, love, power, & betrayal
➝ heavier on the romance than book #1 but, honestly, I ate it up 😍
March 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
THE RAGPICKER KING (THE CHRONICLES OF CASTELLANE #2)
➝ epic fantasy full of political intrigue ✨️
➝ full of magic & magical beings
➝ m/f romances & they are so intense - full of yearning 😫
➝ about sacrifice, love, power, & betrayal
➝ heavier on the romance than book #1 but, honestly, I ate it up 😍
➝ epic fantasy full of political intrigue ✨️
➝ full of magic & magical beings
➝ m/f romances & they are so intense - full of yearning 😫
➝ about sacrifice, love, power, & betrayal
➝ heavier on the romance than book #1 but, honestly, I ate it up 😍
THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT by Trang Thanh Tran
➝ sci fi/post apocalyptic ya with a haunting supernatural element
➝ non-binary vietnamese m/c 🌈
➝ set in a louisiana town on the mississipi river 🌊
➝ algae bloom & ocean horror
➝ abt race, climate change, intergenerational trauma, discovering queerness
➝ sci fi/post apocalyptic ya with a haunting supernatural element
➝ non-binary vietnamese m/c 🌈
➝ set in a louisiana town on the mississipi river 🌊
➝ algae bloom & ocean horror
➝ abt race, climate change, intergenerational trauma, discovering queerness
March 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT by Trang Thanh Tran
➝ sci fi/post apocalyptic ya with a haunting supernatural element
➝ non-binary vietnamese m/c 🌈
➝ set in a louisiana town on the mississipi river 🌊
➝ algae bloom & ocean horror
➝ abt race, climate change, intergenerational trauma, discovering queerness
➝ sci fi/post apocalyptic ya with a haunting supernatural element
➝ non-binary vietnamese m/c 🌈
➝ set in a louisiana town on the mississipi river 🌊
➝ algae bloom & ocean horror
➝ abt race, climate change, intergenerational trauma, discovering queerness
THE EMPIRE OF GOLD (The Daevabad Trilogy #3) by S. A. Chakraborty
➝ an exceptionally crafted conclusion to the Daevabad Trilogy
➝ ripped my heart in two 💔
➝ fast-paced & thrilling
➝ less political intrigue & more war-time commentary about justice & morality
➝ Ali & Nahri💖
➝ an exceptionally crafted conclusion to the Daevabad Trilogy
➝ ripped my heart in two 💔
➝ fast-paced & thrilling
➝ less political intrigue & more war-time commentary about justice & morality
➝ Ali & Nahri💖
March 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
THE EMPIRE OF GOLD (The Daevabad Trilogy #3) by S. A. Chakraborty
➝ an exceptionally crafted conclusion to the Daevabad Trilogy
➝ ripped my heart in two 💔
➝ fast-paced & thrilling
➝ less political intrigue & more war-time commentary about justice & morality
➝ Ali & Nahri💖
➝ an exceptionally crafted conclusion to the Daevabad Trilogy
➝ ripped my heart in two 💔
➝ fast-paced & thrilling
➝ less political intrigue & more war-time commentary about justice & morality
➝ Ali & Nahri💖
LADY MACBETH by Ava Reid
➝ macbeth re-imagining
➝ lady macbeth is the protagonist
➝ witchy & gothic novel
➝ atmospheric
➝ set in Scotland 🏴 but feels very anti-scot 😳
➝ macbeth re-imagining
➝ lady macbeth is the protagonist
➝ witchy & gothic novel
➝ atmospheric
➝ set in Scotland 🏴 but feels very anti-scot 😳
March 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
LADY MACBETH by Ava Reid
➝ macbeth re-imagining
➝ lady macbeth is the protagonist
➝ witchy & gothic novel
➝ atmospheric
➝ set in Scotland 🏴 but feels very anti-scot 😳
➝ macbeth re-imagining
➝ lady macbeth is the protagonist
➝ witchy & gothic novel
➝ atmospheric
➝ set in Scotland 🏴 but feels very anti-scot 😳
WEYWARD by Emilia Hart
➝ gothic & witchy novel
➝ a generational story ft. generational trauma
➝ a character driven & female driven novel
➝ about misogynistic abuse
➝ gothic & witchy novel
➝ a generational story ft. generational trauma
➝ a character driven & female driven novel
➝ about misogynistic abuse
February 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
WEYWARD by Emilia Hart
➝ gothic & witchy novel
➝ a generational story ft. generational trauma
➝ a character driven & female driven novel
➝ about misogynistic abuse
➝ gothic & witchy novel
➝ a generational story ft. generational trauma
➝ a character driven & female driven novel
➝ about misogynistic abuse
HEIR by Sabaa Tahir
➝ epic fantasy novel ✨️
➝ 3 POVs which are delicately interwoven 🧵
➝ divine beings & religious fanaticism
➝ intense m/f romance
➝ about magic, power & corruption
➝ found family
➝ about war & the toll it places on everyone
➝ epic fantasy novel ✨️
➝ 3 POVs which are delicately interwoven 🧵
➝ divine beings & religious fanaticism
➝ intense m/f romance
➝ about magic, power & corruption
➝ found family
➝ about war & the toll it places on everyone
February 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
HEIR by Sabaa Tahir
➝ epic fantasy novel ✨️
➝ 3 POVs which are delicately interwoven 🧵
➝ divine beings & religious fanaticism
➝ intense m/f romance
➝ about magic, power & corruption
➝ found family
➝ about war & the toll it places on everyone
➝ epic fantasy novel ✨️
➝ 3 POVs which are delicately interwoven 🧵
➝ divine beings & religious fanaticism
➝ intense m/f romance
➝ about magic, power & corruption
➝ found family
➝ about war & the toll it places on everyone
WHALE FALL by Elizabeth O'Connor
➝ follows Manod, a resident of a small remote Welsh island in 1938
➝ a coming of age novel
➝ confronts the misrepresentations of small island communities
➝ immersive and atmospheric
➝ 🏴🐋
➝ follows Manod, a resident of a small remote Welsh island in 1938
➝ a coming of age novel
➝ confronts the misrepresentations of small island communities
➝ immersive and atmospheric
➝ 🏴🐋
February 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
WHALE FALL by Elizabeth O'Connor
➝ follows Manod, a resident of a small remote Welsh island in 1938
➝ a coming of age novel
➝ confronts the misrepresentations of small island communities
➝ immersive and atmospheric
➝ 🏴🐋
➝ follows Manod, a resident of a small remote Welsh island in 1938
➝ a coming of age novel
➝ confronts the misrepresentations of small island communities
➝ immersive and atmospheric
➝ 🏴🐋
My first @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social subscription box arrived today. What lovely presentation! So happy 😊
February 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My first @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social subscription box arrived today. What lovely presentation! So happy 😊
#currentlyreading The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo #booksky
February 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#currentlyreading The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo #booksky
PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield
➝ a quiet apocalyptic novel
➝ explores grief💔
➝ explores queer love (lesbian and non-binary characters) 🌈
➝ explores the bond between sisters
➝ atmospheric 🌫
➝ 🌧
➝ a quiet apocalyptic novel
➝ explores grief💔
➝ explores queer love (lesbian and non-binary characters) 🌈
➝ explores the bond between sisters
➝ atmospheric 🌫
➝ 🌧
February 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield
➝ a quiet apocalyptic novel
➝ explores grief💔
➝ explores queer love (lesbian and non-binary characters) 🌈
➝ explores the bond between sisters
➝ atmospheric 🌫
➝ 🌧
➝ a quiet apocalyptic novel
➝ explores grief💔
➝ explores queer love (lesbian and non-binary characters) 🌈
➝ explores the bond between sisters
➝ atmospheric 🌫
➝ 🌧
I've just finished another beautiful and haunting book by Julia Armfield. Private Rites is a quiet apocalyptic book that explores grief, the end of the world, queer love, and the bonds between sisters. #booksky ❤️✨️
February 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I've just finished another beautiful and haunting book by Julia Armfield. Private Rites is a quiet apocalyptic book that explores grief, the end of the world, queer love, and the bonds between sisters. #booksky ❤️✨️
SWORD CATCHER by Cassandra Clare
➝ epic fantasy novel
➝ full of political intrigue
➝ subtle magic ✨️
➝ so. much. yearning 🥰
➝ v. character driven but also v. strong plot
➝ epic fantasy novel
➝ full of political intrigue
➝ subtle magic ✨️
➝ so. much. yearning 🥰
➝ v. character driven but also v. strong plot
February 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
SWORD CATCHER by Cassandra Clare
➝ epic fantasy novel
➝ full of political intrigue
➝ subtle magic ✨️
➝ so. much. yearning 🥰
➝ v. character driven but also v. strong plot
➝ epic fantasy novel
➝ full of political intrigue
➝ subtle magic ✨️
➝ so. much. yearning 🥰
➝ v. character driven but also v. strong plot
FOUNDRYSIDE by Robert Jackson Bennett
➝ adult fantasy novel
➝ unique (& confusing 😵💫) magic system
➝ thief/rogue m/c 🗡
➝ a looming danger of ancient gods
➝ ancient & dangerous artifacts
➝ high stakes
➝ sapphic romance (takes a backseat to the plot) 🥰
➝ adult fantasy novel
➝ unique (& confusing 😵💫) magic system
➝ thief/rogue m/c 🗡
➝ a looming danger of ancient gods
➝ ancient & dangerous artifacts
➝ high stakes
➝ sapphic romance (takes a backseat to the plot) 🥰
February 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
FOUNDRYSIDE by Robert Jackson Bennett
➝ adult fantasy novel
➝ unique (& confusing 😵💫) magic system
➝ thief/rogue m/c 🗡
➝ a looming danger of ancient gods
➝ ancient & dangerous artifacts
➝ high stakes
➝ sapphic romance (takes a backseat to the plot) 🥰
➝ adult fantasy novel
➝ unique (& confusing 😵💫) magic system
➝ thief/rogue m/c 🗡
➝ a looming danger of ancient gods
➝ ancient & dangerous artifacts
➝ high stakes
➝ sapphic romance (takes a backseat to the plot) 🥰
EMILY WILDE'S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS (EMILY WILDE #2) by Heather Fawcett
➝ A cosy, whimsical fantasy
➝ the fae🧚♀️
➝ a slow burn romance
➝ romance between a grumpy professor and a sunshine deposed fae king 👑
➝ atmospheric setting 🏔
➝ A cosy, whimsical fantasy
➝ the fae🧚♀️
➝ a slow burn romance
➝ romance between a grumpy professor and a sunshine deposed fae king 👑
➝ atmospheric setting 🏔
February 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
EMILY WILDE'S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS (EMILY WILDE #2) by Heather Fawcett
➝ A cosy, whimsical fantasy
➝ the fae🧚♀️
➝ a slow burn romance
➝ romance between a grumpy professor and a sunshine deposed fae king 👑
➝ atmospheric setting 🏔
➝ A cosy, whimsical fantasy
➝ the fae🧚♀️
➝ a slow burn romance
➝ romance between a grumpy professor and a sunshine deposed fae king 👑
➝ atmospheric setting 🏔
currently reading: Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett 🧚♀️✨️ #booksky #currentlyreading
February 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
currently reading: Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett 🧚♀️✨️ #booksky #currentlyreading
TWO TWISTED CROWNS (THE SHEPHERD KING #2) by Rachel Gillig
➝ the final book in the Shepherd King duology
➝ unique magic system 🃏
➝ atmospheric setting 🌫
➝ introduces a new romance 💛
➝ Elm became a new favourite
➝ the final book in the Shepherd King duology
➝ unique magic system 🃏
➝ atmospheric setting 🌫
➝ introduces a new romance 💛
➝ Elm became a new favourite
February 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
TWO TWISTED CROWNS (THE SHEPHERD KING #2) by Rachel Gillig
➝ the final book in the Shepherd King duology
➝ unique magic system 🃏
➝ atmospheric setting 🌫
➝ introduces a new romance 💛
➝ Elm became a new favourite
➝ the final book in the Shepherd King duology
➝ unique magic system 🃏
➝ atmospheric setting 🌫
➝ introduces a new romance 💛
➝ Elm became a new favourite
