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If you want the lush historical romance vibes of BRIDGERTON with the fucked up queer vampires of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE....may I present the Age of Blood series???

The series opener, MISTRESS OF LIES, is still on sale for $2.99 in ebook!

Photo of the US paperback edition of When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A Parker

I guess I should be a good noodle and actually read When the Moon Hatched since I have the second book on preorder #booksky

We are now 25 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files

I finished Blood on Her Tongue on my metro ride this morning. This was a captivating gothic novel with an interesting take on vampires & what it means to be sisters. It also does a fantastic job at touching on mental illness & how it was viewed in 1887 while still being tactful #booksky

Dracula, Frankenstein, Picture of Dorian Gray

I think it’ll be a great serotonin boost lol

I’m heavily considering doing a reread of all my favorite classic gothic novels. I haven’t read them in a long time so I’m very overdue #booksky

Photo shows the US paperback edition of Blood on her Tongue By Johanna Van Veen

Let’s try something a little more Gothic next. Blood on Her Tongue by @johannavanveen.bsky.social has been on my TBR for a long time.

I haven’t read his other books so maybe that’ll help me not have extra expectations for this book

I haven’t read anything by him before so I don’t have a point of reference to go off of about his work in general

Okay this gives me a lot of hope and I’ll keep trucking along then

I already was listening to podcasts while I crocheted so it felt like a good option to add to the mix!

Photo of the paperback edition of Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

Started Between Two Fires tonight. I’m about 50 pages in and I’m still on the fence about it. I feel like the synopsis I keep seeing so far is over inflated? I’ll give it some time to see if it builds. #booksky

So far I’m really enjoying it!!

Screenshot of the audio book of Lights Out by Navessa Allen

Trying to listen to more audio books while I crochet. I don’t normally read dark romance but I’ve heard such good things about the Lights Out audio book, I had to finally try it. #booksky #lightsout #audiobooks #darkromance #crochet

How about a promo day? If you're a non-American author that has been in any way affected by American imperialism please share your work and how best to support you under this thread. ❤️ #WritingPrompt

How many more times do we need to say this is illegal, this is vile, this is unacceptable for something to actually be done about the Orange Dictator?

Okay I devoured Hemlock and Silver in one setting. T Kingfisher has such an incredible way of doing dark fairy tales that are just creepy enough without towing into “edge lord” territory. Plus a FMC over the age of 30 that isn’t written like she’s ancient. #booksky

Photo is of the US Hardcover special edition of Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher

First book of the year is going to be Hemlock and Silver by @tkingfisher.com. I’ve loved every book she’s written that I’ve read so far. #booksky

I’m definitely going to prioritize what’s already on my shelves and on my e-reader. I still have some preorders that’ll come in though

It’s been lovely

I’ve laid in bed all day and played Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Oh so it’s a race against the clock 😂😂

What’s everyone’s first read of the year? My TBR is so long I’m torn on where to start. #booksky

Screenshot of StoryGraph’s 2026 Reading Goals showing 25 books as the goal

Okay so I was too bold in 2025 saying I was going to read 50 books. So we’re going with a more attainable 25.

If we’re not already friends on @thestorygraph.com add me! I’m thebookvampire on there #booksky #readinggoals #2026readinggoals

I haven’t read anything or been on this app in 3 months. I’ve just kind of been in survival mode and escapism into books just wasn’t in the cards. I’m hoping since I’m taking a couple weeks off of work, I can get back to my old self and be inspired to read again #booksky

Thankfully I left that career path behind so it’s been a lovely distraction from my professional stress

I just got off in May after over a year of waiting! Slowly but surely it’ll happen

I’m really glad it kept the UK cover because I prefer it to the US edition

Photo shows the Fairyloot edition of Katabasis by R F Kuang next to a plush purple bat

Maybe Katabasis will take away the anxiety about going back to work #booksky #katabasis