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I loved Lev AC Rosen‘s LAVENDER HOUSE so much I immediately requested the rest of the series. The fourth one‘s still in processing, but I was able to pick up the second & third books today, along with another Remixed Classic and Stephanie Butland‘s latest book. Then I grabbed some Zadie Smith off the shelf, because I need more nonfiction in my life, and left a couple of puzzles in exchange for this one.

These should be my last book cover scavenger hunt finds for #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew!

📚The House in the Cerulean Sea: building
📚Kilt for Christmas: tartan (the only find that was not on my shelf)
📚Venom: scream (thanks random dude in the corner!)

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For November‘s #BookSpin, I dug deep into my bookshelves to find all memoirs this time—some new, some very dusty and some a little odd. 😉
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I‘m back to spin some books in November! I can‘t manage twenty, but I can do ten. These were all new releases in 2025. #bookspin

This continues to be silly and adorable, and I love all the fish babies so.

My November #BookSpin list. @TheAromaofBooks

Lewis does some interesting storytelling in this graphic memoir. I like the way he represents his anxiety, and uses the man points and character selection to convey his dysphoria. Moving through your late teens early 20s while also transitioning can definitely be complicated and I'm glad he shares his story here. #LGBTQIA #Nonfiction #Comics

Okay, so, complicated feelings here because shared-ish personal experience, and also books for/about teenagers often don't hit right for me lately. I think it'd have been pretty important to me 10 years ago, and it feels honest and messy in a way teenagers often are. This is kinda... a theoretical pick. An I-know-it'd-be-a-pick-for-someone-not-quite-Present-Me.

Managed to read this during sprints so that was fun!

This is a lot denser than the first book. There is so much mythology and information that it got a little bit overwhelming.

I'm excited to see what happens next after that cliffhanger.