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    Indie Book Review: Child of Shivay by JR Cathers

    February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 Books
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  • Book Review: When Fate is Cruel by LJ Andrews

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  • Book Review: Heir of Twisted Lies by LJ Andrews

    Book Review: Heir of Twisted Lies by LJ Andrews

    January 19, 2026January 21, 2026 Books
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  • Book Review: We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark

    Book Review: We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark

    January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 Books
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Characters I no longer trust after rereading The Empyrean Series 

With no explanation. 

It hurt me to put my beloved Tairn on this list, but he's hiding something I can feel it in my bones. 

Side note: Onyx Storm gets a lot of hate, but honestly I really loved it. 

It seems to be setting the series up for something bigger. 

The series has some issues overall- for me it's mostly the writing. But I have the best time reading it and I think the writing has improved significantly since Fourth Wing. 

I'm not usually excited about novellas, but I'm definitely excited for Threshing Day. I hope to be inside the dragons' heads.

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You think you can hurt me? I read The Red Rising You think you can hurt me?

I read The Red Rising Saga by Pierce Brown. 

Every single book in the series hurt me, but no book has ever hurt me like Dark Age did. 

#booksta #bookstagram #bookish #scifi #redrising
The best thing about being on bookstagram? Findi The best thing about being  on bookstagram?

Finding amazing books written by indie authors. 

I have found so many books that I never would have known about without bookstagram/booktok. 

Anyone else get super excited for their favorite indie authors when they get picked up by a traditional publisher? 

What is an indie book you recommend? 

What is your favorite indie book that became traditionally published?
Reading update. I've been living in the 19th cen Reading update. 

I've been living in the 19th century for the last month and I've been having so much fun there. 

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion changed trajectory of my reading. 

I had so much fun buddy reading Jane Eyre with @erins_readingspace and @faeheavenstudio.

I think after Wuthering Heights it's finally time to move on. 

I have no clue what to read after. 
What should I read? 
I'm open to suggestions.
Books I'm intimidated by in my TBR (part 2). The Books I'm intimidated by in my TBR (part 2). 

There are so mamy books on my TBR that I haven't started only because I find the idea of starting them intimidating. 

Maybe you can convince me to finally start some of them? 

What is a book on your TBR you are intimidated by?
My favorite audiobooks! Full disclosure- DCC is My favorite audiobooks! 

Full disclosure- DCC is the only one I listened to completely. The narrator is absolutely incredible. 

The rest I used as a supplement, so I could keep reading books I was loving when I had other things that needed to be done. 

If we've been friends for a while, you might know I struggled with audiobooks for a long time. 

I have the hardest time paying attention when someone is reading to me. So, being able to enjoy audiobooks is something I never expected to happen. 

QOTD: What is a book you think is better in audio? (Mine is dungeon crawler carl) .
The chokehold The Unselected Journals of Emma M Li The chokehold The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower has on me is unreal. 

It has changed the trajectory of my reading. 

And honestly, I think after reading the classics, I'm going to have to do a reread. 

It is one of my absolute favorite series.
Children's Chapter Books, mostly fantasy because I Children's Chapter Books, mostly fantasy because I've been a mostly fantasy reader my entire life. 

Full disclosure- I haven't actually read Percy Jackson yet, but we're going to read it soon and I'm pretty sure we're going to love it. 

QOTD: What was your favorite book growing up? What books are you excited to read with your children?
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