Reading Update The Book of Guilt by @catherinechidgey.bsky.social 📚🎧 73% of the way in, and the anxiety I feel every time I dip in is killing me. I promise this is a good thing! Chidgey's writing of tension is masterful, and I feel constantly on edge waiting to see what is coming. 💙📚💬

#nowreading / #nowlistening Everything Else 15% 🛋️📖Crisis on Conshelf Ten, Monica Hughes 05% 💸🎧The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones 19% 🛋️📱The Secret People, John Wyndham 47% 🏛️🎥Perhaps the Stars 2/3, Ada Palmer 42% 🛋️💥Blankets, Craig Thompson #books #booksky #audiobooks

#nowreading / #nowlistening ARC Edition 23% 🕊️🎧 How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days, Jessie Sylva 59% 🕊️📱The Book of Guilt, Catherine Chidgey 46% 🕊️💥Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel, AJ Dungo, Jarrett Dapier 07% 🕊️📱The Unravelling of Ou, Hollay Ghadery #books #booksky #audiobooks #arcreader

Remember when I was questioning how people could have so many books on the go? Here I am eating my words. 😅 Going to have to post my reading update in two parts because I don't know how to stop. #booksky #arcreader #tbr #currentlylistening #currentlyreading 💙📚💬

The Art of Self-Compassion by Joy Prouty 🕊️🎧 ⭐ Is it a bad book? No. Does the description (or publisher) give any idea of what to expect? Also no. Photography as a radical act of self love. Which is fine, but not what I signed up for. tiny.cc/q5ox001 💙📚💬 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks #booksky

Star Trek: Lore War 🕊️💥 ⭐⭐⭐.75 Nods overt and subtle lend themselves well to appeasing readers, both new to the franchise and veterans of its shenanigans. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9903... 💙📚💬💙📚🪐 #bookreview #arcreader #comics #booksky #arcreview #netgalley #startrek

After The Fall by Edward Ashton 🕊️🎧 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.75 Wild take on the post-apocalyptic first contact story. Kept me engaged and guessing the entire time. Special shout out to the narrator for doing an incredible job. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b3d7... 💙📚💬💙📚🪐 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks #booksky

Loving the ARC of After The Fall by Edward Ashton, the unique interplay between the humans and the grays definitely have me hooked. That being said, as I get deeper I cant help but notice some strong story similarities to @jimchines.com 's Janitors of the Post Apocalypse series. #booksky

George Orwell's Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel 🕊️💥 ⭐⭐⭐.25 A middle of the road adaptation of a literary classic. More of a refresher for experienced readers, not as a first introduction to the story. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/31b8... 💙📚💬 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks #booksky

#nowreading / #nowlistening 03% 🏛️🎥 Perhaps the Stars 1/3, @adapalmer.bsky.social 02% 🏛️🎧 Shadow Speaker, @nnedi.bsky.social 12% 💸📱 The Secret People, John Wyndham 38% 🕊️💥 Star Trek: Lore War, @idwpublishing.com 11% 💸📖 I Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman 💙📚🎧 #books #booksky #audiobooks

Christmas Days: Twelve Stories by Jeanette Winterson 💸🎧 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not an ARC, but I've listened to this book every holiday season since I bought it back in 2019 and if I stop recommending it, please assume I have died. 💙📚🎧 #audiobook #bookreview #christmasbook #booksky

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree 🕊️🎧 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another incredible installment! Filled with characters so beautifully multifaceted that I found myself wanting to scream at and comfort them in equal measure. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8a0f... 💙📚💬 💙📚🎧 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks #booksky

Ghosted in L.A. Complete Collection 🕊️💥 ⭐⭐.75 Solid art, but the characters felt super immature and 90% of the issues could have been dealt by people just communicating with each other. 💙📚💬 #bookreview #arcreader #comics #graphicnovels #booksky app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0627...

Crawling out from under the snow and holiday ephemera to drop a handful of ARC reviews from the last few months. 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #booksky #bookreviews #holidaystupor

Oct 2025 Reading Wrap-up Social media is hard, and ADHD only makes it harder. This month was an excellent reading month, lots of great reads. 💙📚🎧 #bookreview #readingwrapup #storygraph

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