Awakened by Laura Elliott 🕊️🎧 ⭐⭐.5 Solid read up until the last 15% where the story completely devolved into a fever dream. Intentional by the author? Maybe. Deeply unsatisfying as a reader? 💯 app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d611... 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #review #bookreview #bookskychat

Paused Reads 10% 🕊️📱 Bad Indians Book Club, Patty Krawec 10% 🕊️🎧 Brigands & Breadknives, Travis Baldree 44% 💸📱 All in Her Head, Elizabeth Comen 45% 🏛️🎧 Her Majesty's Royal Coven, Juno Dawson 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #yegreader #yeg #books #booksky #audiobooks

#nowreading / #nowlistening 93% 🏛️🎧 Falling Free, Lois McMaster Bujold 22% 💸🎧 Katabasis, R.F Kuang 38% 🕊️🎧 Awakened, Laura Elliott 80% 🟢🎧 Emperor of Ruin, Django Wexler 80% 💸🎧 When the Moon Hits Your Eye, John Scalzi 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #yegreader #yeg #books #booksky #audiobooks

Sorry for the fall off the planet folks. The last drop of summer was here and I got into an ARC slump. Plus I got approved to be a volunteer librarian for @thestorygraph.com so all of my spare bookish energy has been dedicated towards geeking out over clean data. 💙📚 #booksky #datanerd

Question for the publisher peeps out there. How does one go about encouraging a publisher to create audiobooks or e-pubs for out of print titles? I feel like the world would adore Monica Hughes' children's sci-fi stories if only given the ability to access them. 💙📚💬 💙📚🪐 💙📚🎧

#nowreading / #nowlistening 10% 🕊️📱 Bad Indians Book Club, Patty Krawec 10% 🕊️🎧Brigands & Breadknives, Travis Baldree 14% 🕊️🎧Awakened, Laura Elliott 71% 🟢🎧 Emperor of Ruin, Django Wexler 77% 💸🎧When the Moon Hits Your Eye, John Scalzi 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #yegreader #yeg #books #booksky #audiobooks

bookish checkpoint 🕯️ 🎾 last book you read: 💥 All Princesses Die Before Dawn 🤩 your current read(s): 🎧 Brigands & Breadknives 👏 last book added to your tbr: 📖 The Shadow of the Torturer ✨ next anticipated read: 📖 I Who Have Never Known Men Quote with yours! #booksky #books 💖📚

All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion 🏛️💥 A beautifully rendered snapshot of a family on the brink of change. A story of painful endings and beautiful new beginnings. 📚💙 #booksky #graphicnovel #bookreview #comics #yegreader #reader #review

Question for #arcreader friends who use @netgalley.bsky.social They have an option to include your LinkedIn, do any of y'all actually post your reviews there? Or is it only if you are reading personal development-type books? 💙📚💬 #bookchat #bookskychat #bookreview

Finished a book I seriously did not enjoy, and despite having access to the perfect palette cleanser ARC all I want to listen to is the @graphicaudio.bsky.social adaptation of Perhaps the Stars by @adapalmer.bsky.social But its +32 hrs long, and I have other obligations. 😭 💙📚🪐📚🎧 #arcreader #booksky

The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw ⭐ 🕊️🎧 Gore for gore's sake and at the cost of any kind of plot or character development. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a7f7... 💙📚🎧 #booksky #bookreview #review #arcreader #audiobook

#nowreading / #nowlistening 90% 🕊️🎧The Library at Hellebore, Cassandra Khaw 10% 🕊️📖 Bad Indians Book Club, Patty Krawec 03% 🕊️🎧Brigands & Breadknives, @travisbaldree.bsky.social 23% 🟢🎧 Emperor of Ruin, Django Wexler 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #yegreader #yeg #books #booksky #audiobooks

July Reading Wrap-up: A Thread Real mixed bag this month, some amazing reads and a couple that just weren't for me. Incorporated more digital and physical books which felt good as well. 💙📚💬 #readingwrapup #julywrapup #storygraphstats #storygraph #reader #yegreader #comics #audiobooks #arcreader

How many ongoing books are too many ongoing books? I normally max out at about 5 if you don't count the joint read with the husband. As long as they are generally different genres and different mediums I feel like I can keep the story lines separate. 💙📚💬 #bookskychat #bookchat

The Gospel of Inclusion by Brandan J. Robertson ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🏛️🎧 An excellent breakdown on why the modern church needs to reexamine its stance on accepting and affirming LGB believers. 📚💙🎧 Full review: bit.ly/4o9FuMR #bookreview #booksky #pride #audiobook #review #affirming

Question for the #bookskychat peeps. How are you tagging your reviews? I've been having a hard time with the general feed lately, but can't afford to pay for an ad-free feed. Reviews and discussions are my favourite part of #booksky. How do I get more? 💬📚💙 #bookreview #reviews #arcreader #books

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong ⭐⭐.75 💸🎧 The more I think on this one the lower my rating goes, which is unfortunate since there are so many elements in this story that are beautifully rendered. shorturl.at/shj12 💙📚🎧 #booktalk #audiobooks #reader #yegreader

#nowreading / #nowlistening 20% 🕊️🎧The Library at Hellebore, Cassandra Khaw 77% 💸🎧 When the Moon Hits Your Eye, John Scalzi 08% 🕊️📖 Bad Indians Book Club, Patty Krawec 19% 🏛️🎧The Gospel of Inclusion, Brandan J. Robertson 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #yegreader #yeg #books #booksky #audiobooks

Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen by Kate Evans ⭐⭐ 🕊️💥 Text dominated with an illustration style I personally found uncanny and weirdly grotesque. Footnotes were the best part. 😓 shorturl.at/V9RtD 📚💙 #booksky #review #arcreader #comics #graphicnovel

Listening to The Library at Hellebore, and while gorier than I normally go with I am enjoying it. My only issue is the time jumps, maybe because I am listening rather than physically reading it I am having a hard time clocking when they start and stop. Is it easier in a physical format? 💙📚🎧

My toxic trait is I believe it's my moral imperative to buy a book at every indie bookstore I visit.

Dwelling: A Novel by Emily Hunt Kivel ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25 🕊️🎧 This was a weird one, and I say that with so much love. I can appreciate that the at times surreal and erratic story structure might not be for everyone but it was 100% for me. shorturl.at/jh9UQ 💙📚🎧 #booksky #arcreader @macmillanaudio.bsky.social

It has come to my attention that a bunch of you beautiful #booksky besties don't know about @thestorygraph.com and its killing me. Please! I Beg Of You! Check it out!! Great alternative to GoodReads, AND has so many incredible features like trigger warnings, content flags, expanded stats....

Guys, I'm struggling here. Do I make a GoodReads account to rate/support other indie authors' work on there... Or do I not because they're run by Amazon (evil given monetary form)? I can't decide. #Booksky #Readersky #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

#nowreading / #nowlistening 38% 🕊️🎧 Dwelling: A Novel, Emily Hunt Kivel 51% 💸🎧 The Teller of Small Fortunes, Julie Leong 77% 💸🎧 When the Moon Hits Your Eye, John Scalzi 34% 🕊️💥 Patchwork, Kate Evans 08% 🕊️📖 Bad Indians Book Club, Patty Krawec 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #graphicnovel #comic #yegreader #yeg

Also since we are chatting this morning #booksky friends, if you are an #arcreader with @netgalley.bsky.social how are you prioritizing your ARC TBRs? - first to last approval date - first to last publication date - first to last archive date - mood reader chaos Feeling #blessedbutstressed

Hey #booksky how do we feel about weekly #currentlyreading & #currentlylistening check ins? I know I love seeing other peoples, and I like making them and keeping myself accountable, but what does the general population think? #books #reader #yegreader #audiobooks

I NetGalley'd too close to the sun. I shouldn't complain, its all books I'm excited about. I was 50% of the way through my only audio ARC, and went on a request spree. V thankful for the opportunity, and now to buckle down. 💪 💙📚🎧 @netgalley.bsky.social #arcreader #yegreader #audiobooks

Shameless plug for my children's book review account. Still working on building it out, but unlike my regular reading which I can do just about anywhere, I am really only reading kids books with my kiddo. 💙📚

Boxed by @marksable.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🕊️💥 Frighteningly prescient. Left me wanting more in the best way possible. Hoping and praying it gets further releases. 🙏 shorturl.at/AryYf 💙📚🪐 @madcavestudios.com #comics #graphicnovel #booksky #arcreader #yegreader #scifi @netgalley.bsky.social

Breaklands Season One: The Chase by Justin Jordan ⭐⭐.25 🕊️💥 This one wasn't for me which is unfortunate. It had so many things I love in a story: post-apocalyptic hell scape, unique power sets/abilities... shorturl.at/zwVWs 💙📚🪐 @madcavestudios.com #comics #arcreader #yegreader

#nowreading / #nowlistening 10% 🕊️🎧 Dwelling: A Novel, Emily Hunt Kivel 11% 💸🎧 The Teller of Small Fortunes, Julie Leong 35% 🕊️💥 Breaklands Season One, Justin Jordan 68% 💸🎧 When the Moon Hits Your Eye, John Scalzi 22% 🕊️💥 Patchwork, Kate Evans 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #graphicnovel #comic #yegreader #yeg

July Check-in 💙📚 5.0⭐ 🏛️🎧Annie Bot, Sierra Greer 5.0⭐ 🏛️📖 Several People Are Typing, Calvin Kasulke 3.5⭐ 🏛️💥The Moth Keeper, K. O'Neill 5.0⭐ 💸🎧Bookshops & Bonedust, Travis Baldree 3.75⭐ 🕊️🎧The House of Frost and Feathers, Lauren Wiesebron 4.0⭐ 🏛️💥The Infinity Particle, Wendy Xu #arcreader #yegreader

The Infinity Particle by @wendyxu.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🏛️💥 Gorgeous art and a story about navigating grief and trauma and what it means to be human. 💙📚🪐 #booksky #comics #graphicnovel #yegreader

The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron ⭐⭐⭐.75 🕊️🎧 Full of twists and turns and steeped in Eastern European folklore. FMCs in their 20s did read younger, but refreshing to have a book focused more on friendship. 🪐📚💙 shorturl.at/7wRK4 #arcreader @netgalley.bsky.social #audiobook

Bookshops & Bonedust by @travisbaldree.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💸🎧 Think I might have loved this one even more than the first. Now I'm just looking longingly at my preorder sitting in @libro.fm But also if Pot Roast doesn't show I will be devastated. 🪐💙📚 #books #review #audiobook #yegreader

Several People Are Typing by @kasulke.co ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📖🏛️ This weekend I was trying to describe to my indie bookseller what I meant when I say I want something weird, I had no idea that everything I wanted was already on hold at the library. 💙📚 #books #reader #yegreader #weirdfic

Struggling with one of my ARCs because the art style is super not to my taste. Doesn't feel fair to DNF or give it a low rating since the story is interesting, but at the same time my ratings are highly reflective of my enjoyment and I am NOT enjoying this one. 💙📚 #booksky #arcreader #graphicnovel

I love getting to read and review ARCs because even if its not for me, it might be perfect for you. I chatted with my husband about this one and it was an instant buy for him. Bonus, it came with enamel pins for our collection. 📚💙 #booksky #comics #arcreader #yeg #yegreader @idwpublishing.com

#upnext 🕊️🎧 Dwelling by Emily Hunt Kivel 💸🎧 Bookshops & Bonedust by @travisbaldree.bsky.social 🕊️💥 Breaklands Vol. 1 by Justin Jordan 💸📖 Vicious by V.E. Schwab 📚💙 #booksky #arcreader #audiobook #graphicnovel #yegreader #yeg #scifi #specfic #fantasy

#nowreading / #nowlistening 24% 🕊️🎧 The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron 68% 💸🎧 When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi 22% 🕊️💥 Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen by Kate Evans 💙📚 #booktalk #arcreader #audiobook #graphicnovel #comic #yegreader #yeg

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🏛️🎧 A Pinocchio tale for the modern reader. What does it mean to be human. Is it truly consent if you're programed to find your partners displeasure painful. shorturl.at/BvMRM #review #bookreview #scifi #specfic #audiobook

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1: Return to New York by Jason Aaron ⭐⭐⭐.5 🕊️💥 A solid read with great visuals but feel there is too much backstory referenced to truly be a good jumping on point. 💙📚 shorturl.at/iGbJU #arcreader #graphicnovel @idwpublishing.com #booksky

A super solid reading month with loads of 5⭐ books. Also a nice jump back into reading ARCs and getting to enjoy those on the regular. 💙📚 #booksky #readingwrapup #arcreader #wrapup #junewrapup #audiobook #graphicnovel #readingstats #storygraph

It wasn't exactly a four day weekend but having four days with family was nice. I did let my reading lapse a little since a large chunk of my book consumption happens on my commute and in the office, but we visited a couple bookstores and I added more to my TBR. 💙📚 #booksky #readingupdate

How do y'all acquire your reads? I've been adding it to my posts recently and figured if I'm going to pay for @thestorygraph.com Plus I should put it to work and tag my 2025 reads. Chateau Livre is what I've named my home collection. 💙📚 #booksky #yegrreader #arcreader #bookchat

Pearly Gates by @bsolomonauthor.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 🕊️🎧 A beautiful book that was able to balance humour and heart and tackled some heavier topics while it was at it. Kudos to the author for also doing their own narration, it was great. 💙📚 shorturl.at/iOsQQ #booksky #arcreader #audiobook #review

#readingupdate 🕊️🎧 80% Pearly Gates by Bonnie Solomon I'm at work and trying my damnedist not to start crying. 💙📚 #booksky #arcreader #audiobook

If anyone has any other #indigenousauthor recommendations for kids we'd love it! Bonus points for duel language books in English and Anishinaabemowin 💙📚 #booksky #kidsbooks #picturebooks #childrensbooks