enjoying this 70 degree weather before it disappears #egypt #historicalfantasy #djinn #LGBTQIA+rep

A slog to get through unfortunately. I didn‘t DNF it because I needed to read it for #Vietnam (trying to read a book from every country).

I am quite happy though to learn more about southeast Asia, as I know very little about this region.

2/5 Stars.

#women #warriors

A nice cozy/ slice of life book. Caitlin Rozakis did such a great job with the pace and showing the relationships (romance, friendship, etc) without having to tell the reader.

I read it for my library‘s #bookchallenge and for #r/fantasy bingo. It is fulfilling the “cozy” prompt for both.

I hope there are more set in this universe! 5/5 stars

books from a #local bookstore

the books i‘m planning on taking with me on #vacation

i checked out a book from the library.

i was just looking at the cover and thought “huh this looks familiar…” so went down to my bookshelves and lo and behold, it was on my #TBR shelf

from the #library

last reading spot for the day #vietnam #botanicalgardens

i am taking myself on a #readingdate today at a local #botanicalgarden

starting off #october reading a #mystery

a bunch of holds came in all at once…#library

whelp this was in the adult #fantasy section at barnes and noble.

It‘s middle grade. I still read it as part of the autumn equinox #orilium reading challenge this month.

new in #fantasy #dragons

an #autobiography #graphicnovel for my #librarys #readingchallenge

hopping in the bandwagon. I plan on using this for r/fantasy 2025 bingo card (biopunk).

the lizard is on the lookout for birds

#petsoflitsy #reptilesoflitsy

listening to the trees scream (cicadas)

#elf #norse

listening to the trees scream (cicadas)

#elf #norse

a little #library haul. Reading “The Tainted Cup” for the r/fantasy bingo card

picked this up on a whim thinking it‘d be more folk horror. It‘s definitely not, but will finish it anyway to diversify my reading. #erotica #supernatural #anthology

enjoying a green space in my city #reading #summerevening

rereading a #favorite. I just love fantasy books that are based around natural history and science #femalescientist #dragons

walking on a treadmill while i read is a great lunchtime activity #china #war #gods #everyoneisgoingtodie

so good! a 5/5 for me. Slice of life focused ons magical zoo keeper just trying to get a critically endangered phoenix to breed.

Note: This has a heavy romance marketing. While romance is a subplot and adds to the story, it is not mostly about romance.

#fantasy #magizoology #phoenix #debut #lgbtqia+

more #garden reads. One #cozy for two different challenges (my libraries and r/fantasy bingo) and a #historicalfiction

more #garden reads. One #cozy for two different challenges (my libraries and r/fantasy bingo) and a #historicalfiction

little #library haul. “Can‘t spell Tea without Treason” fulfills my libraries and the r/fantasy‘s bingo square for “Cozy”. The Burning God fulfills another bingo square. #

an #impulse buy from Target. #butterflies #horror

a new #gothic to read during this may evening

evening reads outside are the best #dinosaur #manga

reading some manga at a artsy bar while i wait for a friend #dinosaur #manga

reading outside is one of my favorite things. #history #vikings

reading this #manga to complete a #readingprompt of only read a book in the morning. #orilium

slowly trucking along with the last two books for the #orilium April challenge. Oddly enough, the book about the history of Porcelain in Europe(The Arcanum) is the more interesting of the two.
#history #porcelain #paris

strongly recommended to me by my #tattooartist

#thriller

reading “The Nightingale Gallery” by Paul Doherty to fulfill one of my prompts for #orilium reading challenge this month.

update: 2/5. nothing is memorable about this book and the constant references to a characters weight was annoying

#christmaseve reading. bonus #cat in the foreground

taking myself on reading dates is one of my favorite things

this #jewish #historicalfantasy is flirting with me. Glossary, cast of characters, map, and a motif on some of the pages

hopefully this novella is better than “nothing but blackened teeth”. #horror

edit: finished the novella in about a hour. 2/5. Interesting plot, but good god someone needs to rip away their thesaurus. “unhandsomeness” instead of ugly, “phalanges” instead of fingers, and so on. there is a bonus short story (like 4 pages) at the end that I liked more than the novella #mermaids #bodyhorror

reading outside is my favorite place to read #nature #arctic #shipwreck

#thai food is one of my favorites

#supernatural

#newin #fantasy #historicalfiction

Sundays are for #TBR reading #vikings

I have a masters in biology and my research was focused on #bees. I love insects #nonfiction #science

I finished “A Wizard‘s Guide to Defensive Baking“” last and I am starting Nettle & Bone.

“A Wizard‘s Guide to Defensive Baking“ has malicious gingerbread! #fallreads #baking

#gothic fiction is soooo good. I read “The Hollow Places” by T. Kingfisher last year and these two novellas and they are AMAZING. Perfect #fall reads.

Finished “What Feasts at Night” last night and immediately put three of her books on hold.

#everydayishalloween

never to early to start #halloween reading #spooky

A retelling of #edgarallanpoes “thefall of the house of usher”. a solid 4/5. I love the use of fungi in gothic fiction.

#rereading a darker shade of magic

#fantasy #weird

#madscience #alternatehistory #comic