570/600 💙📚🪐📚 🎧📖🎧: Game of Thrones by George RR Martin Genre: Epic fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I’m still getting characters mixed up

569/600 💙📚🖋️📚🌈📚 📖: Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero Genre: Literary, Translated, Queer Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 Thoughts: Interesting exploration of the oppression of the patriarchy #booksky

568/600 💙📚🖋️📚 📖: The Edge of Water by Olufunke Grace Bankole Genre: Literary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 Thoughts: I appreciated the weaving of Nigerian culture and American tragedy

567/600 💙📚 📖: Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk Genre: Horror, Literary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: an interesting exploration of feminine desire

566/600 💙📚🪐📚 📖: Recipe for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden Genre: Cozy Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: a cozy fantasy featuring the undead

565/600 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman Genre: Nonfiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: an important voice on an important topic

564/600 💙📚 🎧📖: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (2nd read) Genre: Classic, Speculative Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: I don’t put a lot of stock into “classics”, but this one I appreciate

563/600 💙📚 🎧📖: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I’m wanting to see why so many love this author but I’m not there yet

562/600 💙📚⏳📚🖋️📚 📖: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Genre: Historical, Literary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: a beautiful exploration of navigating in a world where you both are marginalized and privileged

561/600 💙📚🩸📚 📖: Victorian Psycho by Virginia Fieto Genre: Horror Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 Thoughts: I love a book where a woman rights men’s wrongs #booktok

560/600 💙📚🪐📚 📖: Fairy by DC Hart Genre: Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: An introduction to a fun new world (or rather, our world, as seen from new eyes) #booksky

Jeff Bezos might have built a spaceship, but indie bookstores build and nurture whole communities and that is *way* more impressive and valuable.

559/600 💙📚⏳📚🖋️📚 📖: Cursed Bread by Sophie Macintosh Genre: literary, historical Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 Thoughts: I LOVE Sophie’s word choice and writing

While I enjoy Taylor Swift’s music, I don’t care if others do (or like her as a person). But the way so many talk about her it’s clear they don’t like any women.

I happily trekked through the rain to pick this up from my mailbox. 😍 #booksky

It’s not conservative for a woman to want to marry and have kids. It’s conservative for anyone to want it for others.

Time will tell where Showgirl ends up in my Taylor Swift album ranking, but it’s already past the “meets me where I am and helps me emotionally process” test.

Aardvark also asked for 2026 books they should have on their radar. I took the opportunity to call out some by marginalized authors I have been looking forward to. #booksky

This was a hard choice! But I chose: Death of the Author Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Julie Chan is Dead What Hunger Disappoint Me The Original Daughter #booksky

I appreciate that people keep following me, but I didn’t catch my follower count at 6660 or 6666! #tiktok #booktok #booksky

On Saturdays, I enjoy making a batch of tasty food that meets my nutritional goals. Today I made mac and cheese, adding carrots and cauliflower to the sauce. 😋

I remember seeing discourse as to who would take their kid to see the Taylor Swift release party…while not hesitating to get my 5yo musician a ticket. 1/2

558/600 💙📚🪐📚 📖: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Genre: Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I’m excited for where we’re going in this series

557/600 💙📚🩸📚 📖: Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood Genre: Historical Horror, Vampire Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 Thoughts: I enjoyed the vibes and kinda just glossed over that it was set in the 1860s (because it didn’t feel like that)

556/600 💙📚 📖: The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo Genre: Historical Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 Thoughts: I really enjoyed this world with shape-shifting foxes

As an eldest daughter, I felt seen. #taylorswift

My Storygraph September reading wrap up: #booksky

555/600 💙📚🖋️📚 📖: We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad Genre: Weird girl lit fic Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I loved being back in this world, but the style of one of the chosen narrators dampened my enjoyment a bit #booksky

554/600 💙📚 📖: Hell of a Book by Jason Mott Genre: Satire, Contemporary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: Points out the absurdity of our racist culture through a beautifully absurd book

553/600 💙📚 🎧📖: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz Genre: Contemporary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 Thoughts: so funny and short but insightful #booksky

552/600 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death if the American Dream by Megan Greenwell Genre: Nonfiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: Interesting callouts, but I wish it went deeper to call out capitalism as a whole. Also, it’s weird that it was narrated by a man.

551/600 💙📚🪐📚 🎧📖: Bones at the Crossroads by LaDarrion Williams Genre: Fantasy, YA Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: I love that queer folk have a place at this school and that we dive in to family secrets

550/600 💙📚💡📚 📖: What My Bones Knew by Stephanie Foo (2nd read) Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: I appreciate the exploration of processing trauma

Based on the initial hints, it looks like Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei is an Aardvark Book Box pick for October. I highly recommend adding this one to your box if you enjoy well-written character-forward books and/or clifi. I read it several months ago and am still thinking about it! #booksky

this might flop, but so be it! if you are an author (pubbed or not!) who has a question about publishing/ career/market/ANYTHING, comment and ask! i'll answer the best i can :) note: my opinions are not law or The Only Way, i'm just trying to help

I had planned on watching reality TV tonight, but I hear the rabbit hole calling. #booksky

And for the record, we love our neurodivergency, no matter the cause. Let’s focus on support for all, instead.

When I was deep in the evangelical church, I knew some people who thought it was women’s God-given curse to have pain in childbirth and thus sinful to try to mitigate it. I can’t help but think that that (plus a heap of ableism and misogyny) led to a politician attempting to offer medical advice.

Let me get this straight: if my child is neurodivergent, it couldn’t be because she was born into a family of diagnosed and suspected neurodivergent people. Nope, it was the tylenol I took a couple of times.

549/600 💙📚🪐📚 📖: Shattered Lines by Sebrina Eden Genre: Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I related to the MC’s exhaustion and trauma. Fun world.

548/600 💙📚⏳📚 📖: Bronze Drum by Phong Nguyen Genre: Historical fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I love that this is set in a new-to-me setting, ancient Vietnam and featuring strong sisters

547/600 💙📚 📖: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova Genre: Magical realism Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: There’s a lot going on…but I enjoyed the ride

544/600 💙📚 🖋️ 📚 📖: Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu Genre: Literary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: What a beautiful exploration of seeking to be seen and the emotional neglect from parents

545/600 💙📚 🖋️📚 📖: Water Baby by Chioma Okereke Genre: Clifi, Literary, Coming of age Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 Thoughts: This book has a strong sense of place (an impoverished floating settlement in Lagos, Nigeria). I appreciated the coming of age story.

544/600 💙📚 ⚡️📚 📖: Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Genre: Thriller Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: An interesting exploration of racism in classical music #booksky

543/600 💙📚 🖋️📚 📖: Dust Settles North by Deena Elgenaidi Genre: Literary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: This is a dual POV book done right. While each sibling has their own thoughts and experiences, they are both wrestling with the loss of their mother, family secrets, and being 3rd culture kids

542/600 💙📚 🪐📚 🎧📖: Vengeful by VE Schwab Genre: Science Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I don’t like it as much as some of her other books, but still good! #booksky

541/600 💙📚⏳📚 📖: Orange Wine by Esperanza Hope Snyder Genre: Historical Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I appreciate the exploration of the harms of patriarchy in a new to me setting. However, I struggled with understanding why she chose to marry Alessandro. #booksky

540/600 💙📚🪐📚 🎧📖🎧: Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb Genre: Epic Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: 😭😭😭

/600 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M Morris Genre: Nonfiction, Biography Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: I greatly appreciate the insight into the life and work of someone who gave us so much