Blood Colony (African Immortals 3) by @tananarivedue.bsky.social This book made me physically anxious for Fana. Fana has grown and is now distributing her blood as a miracle drug, but it draws the attention of a new sect of immortals seeking a divine prophecy. Everyone is now in danger. #booksky

NC is the only state that hasn’t passed a budget. NC GOP continues to pull public school money to fund private school vouchers. NC GOP controlled State Supreme Court just ruled that NC schools don’t have to be funded equally. NC deserves better! #kidsovercorporations #mayday #ncae #fundncschools

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Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer Vol 1 by @dcrownson.bsky.social This runs the first six issues of the comic, and I NEED more. As a family of slaves is attempting to escape, they’re surrounded by vampires. Tubman appears & helps them escape only to be hunted by all manner of dark creatures. #booksky

Current reads: Bleach by @titekubo.bsky.social (Currently on Ch. 424) Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen (My kids’ bedtime book - by request!) Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer by @dcrownson.bsky.social (A library find) Blood Colony by @tananarivedue.bsky.social (Starting book 3) #booksky

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo This was such a fantastic read! Luzia has a gift for small miracles, but when her employer discovers those, she becomes a trinket in a world of nobility vying for the king’s favor. She must compete miracle to miracle without becoming prey to the Inquisition. #booksky

Murder Land by @carlyngreenwald.bsky.social Californialand is opening its newest attraction, and Billie is stoked for her new job…until a coworker dies on her ride. While she and her friends attempt to clear her name, they find themselves trapped in a conspiracy and hunted by the killer. #booksky

Traveled this weekend and picked up a few additions to the library: Fire Keeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools by Dan Sasuweh Jones The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie … #booksky

Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Follows Bride) Koen’s problem is that as the Alpha of the Northwest, he’s taken a vow of celibacy, and his mate Serena, a newly outed human-were hybrid, now has to be under his protection from a Vampyre bounty and an old Were cult. Proximity makes everything harder. #booksky

Meddling Kids by @punkahoy.bsky.social Years after the Blyton Summer Detective Club solved their last case, the former kids are all haunted by what happened that night. Was it really the guy in the mask? Or did they accidentally awaken something supernatural? Scooby Doo meets Lovecraft #booksky

Today’s preorders 📚💜 Lost and Found: A Compassionate Guide to Homeownership by @mercurystardust.bsky.social Never Whistle at Night: Part II Back for Blood (An Indigenous Horror Anthology) edited by @shanehawk.com and Theodore C Van Alst Jr #booksky

“All I’m going to say is that I stand by my decision. I will not change my mind.” Fuck, yeah. Books are for everyone. Censorship harms everyone.

Lucky Day by @chucktingle.bsky.social Vera lives for statistics until she lives through the Low-Probability Event that causes ~8 million people to die in freak accidents at the same time. Now she only exists until one day Agent Layne arrives and asks her to help solve the LPE. #booksky

Purgatory Funeral Cakes Vol. 1 by @sanhomaydraw.bsky.social This is book 1 of a manhwa webcomic. This issue is composed of two tales of people purchasing special cakes for their deceased loved ones to pass through purgatory in the afterlife. It had me in tears and the art is stunning. #booksky

Bride by Ali Hazlewood He’s the new alpha Were(wolf) seeking to marry a Vampyre for the sake of peace between the clans. She’s the Vampyre sacrifice who only accepts the arrangement because she is looking for her missing best friend. Forced proximity, fated mates, supernatural spice #booksky

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The Testaments by @margaretatwood.bsky.social Set 15 years after Handmaid’s Tale, this book holds the stories of Aunt Lydia, Agnes, a young girl raised in Gilead, and Daisy, a young girl raised in Canada. As their stories progress, fate brings them together in an unusual way. #booksky

Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth & Sky 3) by @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social The trilogy ends - Naranpa seeks to fully embody the Sun God to save Tova, Serapio seeks to circumvent his prophetic downfall, and Xiala seeks to understand her people and her power. War changes everyone. #booksky

Time to Shine by @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social An off shoot of Game Changers series featuring Landon Stackhouse and Casey Hicks. Landon gets called up to the NHL, and in an effort to welcome him to the team, Casey offers to house him. As the weeks progress, so does their relationship. #booksky

Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky 2) by @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Xiala, Serapio, and Naranpa have their backs pressed against a wall as their adversaries each move closer to war and betrayal. Cuecola, Hokaia, Teek, and Tovan clans seek power from the city of Tova. Magic reigns. #booksky

The September House by Carissa Orlando Margaret finally bought her dream home. Every September, she just has to follow the rules. Don’t clean the blood. Do clean the birds. Don’t walk through the children. Do keep the basement boarded up. This is easy until her daughter comes to visit. #booksky

Witchlore by Emma Hinds Lando, a shapeshifter with no control over their magic, is an outcast, and they’re blamed after the death of their witch girlfriend. Bastian, a powerful witch, arrives and offers to help resurrect her. He’s seems nice, but it may be too good to be true. #booksky #yabooks

This bill prohibits K-12 schools from having books that depict “gender dysphoria or transgenderism” as it labels them as “sexually explicit.” This is a NATIONAL book ban targeting LGBTQ specifically and locks in “appropriate” books from the date of the law. Read the bill. Call your reps. Make noise.

The Twisted Ones by @authorfisherbooks.bsky.social When Mouse clears out her dead grandmother’s house, she finds a diary that explains the deer effigy that’s been stalking her and the weird bald she found in the woods where there are no mountains. NC piedmont to Appalachian folk horror #booksky

Game Changers Vol 2 by @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social Common Goal (Eric Bennet & Kyle Swift), Role Model (Troy Barrett & Harris Drover), The Long Game (Ilya & Shane). Common Goal follows the pattern of Volume 1. The last two address systemic problems in the hockey world and those in power. #booksky

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins This is my favorite and least favorite of the series. As humans, we are too quick to do the worst to each other in war. We are also too quick to follow strong leaders attempting to escape fascism only to end up back in fascism’s embrace. May we be better. #booksky

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Snow’s reaction to Katniss outsmarting him in the previous book shows the attempt at regaining “lost” power and influence that happens when authoritarian forces are challenged. It’s not the extinction burst, but it’s destructive nonetheless. #booksky

Breathe In, Bleed Out by @brianmcwriter.bsky.social Hannah, struggling with the traumatic death of her fiancé and her role in it, is invited to a spiritual desert retreat with her friends. It should be a great place to heal until a local legend begins picking them off one by one. #booksky #horror

The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood & Boyfriends by Jamie D’Amato Brennan has a hell of a week when he discovers he’s a new vampire and his campus crush catches him stealing blood. While Cole seems cool with it, Brennan’s anxiety never lets up. LGBTQ+ vampire/human teen romcom #booksky #yalit

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins After reading these in chronological order, it’s easy to see Snow’s contempt for Katniss as more than just her outsmarting the Games. She represents every challenge to Snow’s power that have ever come from District 12. Her kindness is dangerous to him. #booksky

Snakehead (Alex Rider #7) by Anthony Horowitz After arriving in Australia, Alex is recruited by ASIS to uncover a human trafficking ring. He goes undercover with his newfound godfather, but unbeknownst to him, the leader of the Snakehead org is Scorpia, and they recognize Alex. #booksky #kidsbooks

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Knowing Haymitch from the Hunger Games, I was expecting this book to be brutal as it covers his Quarter Quell, and it was. I was sobbing by the end of it. Even though the Capitol won this round, it is comforting to know its demise is looming. #booksky

Game Changers Vol 1 by @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social This collection includes Game Changers (Scott Hunter + Kip Grady), Heated Rivalry (Shane Hollander + Ilya Rozanov), and Tough Guy (Ryan Price + Fabian Salah). They’re loosely connected spicy hockey romances about beating the odds. #booksky

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by @suzannecollins60.bsky.social A fitting read for today’s world. In the decade after war, Snow finds himself part of the Hunger Games. What we discover is someone who feels entitled to privilege and power and will do anything to obtain it. #booksky

The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen Greek Gods choose a new king of the Gods every 100 via a Hunger Games style gauntlet- each with their own tribute. Lyra’s entrance stuns as Hades chooses her for his first entry. She is cursed never be loved, but maybe that curse doesn’t apply to gods. #booksky

The Living Blood (African Immortals 2) by @tananarivedue.bsky.social This book follows Jessica as she uses her healing blood to save children with her sister. This decision soon puts everyone in danger as the story builds to an impressive good vs evil that feels akin to The Stand. #booksky

@Sarahdoesbookstuff speaking truth over on Instagram If you are ok with any of this - you missed the point #booksky

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

The Whistler by Nick Medina This is a follow up from Indian Burial Ground which focuses on supernatural events within the Takoda Reservation in Louisiana. This time we follow Henry’s journey with the spirits as he comes to terms with Roddy’s death (1st book) and his own paralyzation. #bluesky

First read of the new year was Manacled by SenLinYu. It’s fan fiction based on a dark alternate universe ending of the books that shall not be named (HP) that crosses the Handmaids Tale with an enemies to lovers trope. It’s been my best friend’s favorite fan fiction for years. #booksky

Friendly reminders: - reading fan fiction does count as reading - reading graphic novels/manga does count as reading - rereading things you love does count as reading - reading only fiction/non-fiction does count as reading - listening to audio books and storytelling podcasts are reading #booksky

New year, new reading goals. This year will be the year of the sequels. I have started several series over the last few years, so this year I will read them as far as they are published. I will also start the many series I have purchased and not read yet. #booksky #readinggoals #newyearsresolution

A Year in Reading: 95 books (all listed in my post history) Not featured in the collage: A Moonlit Bargain by B.L. Talley Goals not met: I did not get 4 books by Tananarive Due read (only 3), I did not catch up on Something is Killing the Children and House of Slaughter. #booksky #readinggoals

Spread Me by @sarahgailey.bsky.social It’s a horny homage to John Carpenter’s Thing. A mysterious infection ravages a remote base in the desert, but our protagonist Kinsey just happens to have a virus kink. I’ve never rooted for a virus to win until now. Mysterious, creepy, and hot 🥵 #booksky

My Soul to Keep (African Immortals Series Book 1) by @tananarivedue.bsky.social David, an immortal, has found love with a mortal family. As he moves to protect his secrets, he betrays his family and endangers their lives. Eventually he comes clean only to be hunted by his brethren. #booksky

House of Leaves by @markzdanielewski.bsky.social is a masterclass of the unreliable narrator. You will feel bad about every literary analysis you have ever done whilst questioning reality, sanity, and God. The physical presentation of this novel was 10/10. Go experience this book. #booksky

Currently trying to decipher all of the footnotes and storylines in House of Leaves by @markzdanielewski.bsky.social #booksky

Serial Killers of the ‘70s: Stories Behind a Notorious Decade of Death by Jane Fritsch It’s a brief overview of 17 serial killers active in the 1970s (including Kemper, Gacy, Bundy, & others that were new to me) It’s a great primer that’s well researched and easy to read in small doses. #booksky

Everything is Tuberculosis by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social This is a super accessible book about TB - both its history and its modern scourge. Reading it after Paul Farmer’s account of Ebola was especially prescient as both discuss the ways in which the world fails its poorest people 1/ #booksky