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Bealtaine Blessings, everyone!

Both! I don't go out a lot, so most of my recs are from online folks. But I'm about to start a book my physical therapist recommended! #bookishqotd 📖🦋 #booksky💙📚

This or that: Getting book recs from online communities OR getting book recs from in-person sources (i.e. librarians, irls, etc)

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨ April 27 ୧ ‧₊˚ ☔️ ⋆

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Oops, forgot I had this account for a minute.

Hello bluesky, how've you been?

Susan from Terry Pratchett's books. I think she'd have some amazing stories to tell.

My Grandmother used to read to my sister and I for hours when we were small. When we started reading on our own, she would take us to the library every couple of weeks to get new books. We both are avid readers because she loved to read and passed that love on to us. #bookishqotd 📖🦋 #booksky 💙📚

A blue skinned elf with blue tattoos on her face, wears a green robe. She has black hair with blue streaks, it is pulled back away from her face in a long braid

My new unmodded Dark Urge. Trying to get a few more achievements.
#baldursgate3 #darkurge

A cream colored tea pot, tea cup, and saucer, with pastel insects, and an open tin of loose leaf Jin Jun Mei black tea. The teacup has black tea inside.

Nothing like a pot of delicious tea on a gloomy day.

A food processor with a black center piece, surrounded by green, herbaceous dressing.

Homemade green goddess dressing to go with our Mediterranean veggies (and lamb, but im REALLY trying to cut back on my meat.)

I read 4 books by Black authors for Black History Month. Only 1 was an author I've read before. (Kennedy Ryan, I adore her books!)
I also read one Ali Hazelwood, and I'm going to finish "The Vegetarian" by Han Kang today.
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The last book i borrowed (from the library! Thank you Libby app!) Was Black Food by Bryant Terry. It's a cookbook, but so much more than a cookbook. Essays, stories, songs, art, it's absolutely amazing. I made a cocktail from one of the recipes today.
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I read incomplete series. I feel like for me personally, I'd miss out on a lot of wonderful books if I didn't read incomplete series, or I might lose interest waiting for the whole series to come out first. #bookishqotd 📖🦋 #booksky 💙📚

Probably the one I'm listening to now...The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams.

Andrew Wincott is a brilliant narrator. He makes listening super fun. It's a great story so far.

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I don't care. Usually the only "seasonal" read i have is Pratchett's The Hogfather. But it doesnt really occur to me to time my reads to fit the seasons.
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Fantasy.
I listen to fantasy books in the gym and call it training for dragon riding so...LETS GO!
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I checked out these 6 from the library. Can't wait to dig in! See alt text for titles and authors. A few non-fiction, and a couple romances!!
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A HUGE yellow package (full of yarn!) sits on top of a black kitchen island, taking up more than half the island

When you decide to make a "book genre blanket" and the package with your yarn is HUGE!!!!!
Cannot wait to dive into this project. (One granny square for every book i read this year, color coded by genre)

#booksky 💙📖

I usually have at least 2: one on audiobook for when I'm at the gym, and one more. Right now I have 3. Audiobook, physical book, book on kindle.
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My top 2 are:

"The Priory of the Orange Tree" by Samantha Shannon
"A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini.

I am reevaluating the other 2 of my top 4, as the author has allegations of abuse against him, and I'm unsure of how I'm feeling about the books now.
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It depends. I will usually wait a while on a "trending" book unless it's an author inalready know. But, I have found some amazing books through jumping on a trend. (Hades x Persephone saga anyone?)
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Alan cumming stands in an incredible blueish suit with a crown looking like an absolute icon.

Me: would you like to join my new religion?

Them: what's your new religion?

Me: (in a Scottish accent)...Murder....

Alan Cumming is an absolute ICON.

Yes! A good friend of mine and I actually hosted a book club for local people on Yelp. We'd pick a book, and then go to a different restaurant or Cafe for food and/or drinks to discuss the books! It was super fun, and something I'd love to start up again.
#bookishqotd 📖🦋 #booksky 💙📚

Absolutely!!! I love immersing myself into the world of a book or several books.

@virginieg.bsky.social forgot to tag you lol, I'm still very new to this

Happily! We use Amazon music rather than Spotify, but I could probably throw one together on Spotify too if that's easier.

Check out my playlist on Amazon Music: Dark Academia
music.amazon.com/user-playlis...

Hmmmm.

I'm not sure what my standard is as I do a lot of reading on my kindle, so I don't see page count. As long as the book is engaging, I don't really care about page count. (Also Priory of the Orange Tree is one of my 3 favorite books of all time)
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I tend to read early in the day. Audiobooks at the gym super early on my workout days (like...4am)
Physical books and ereaders any time but usually in the morning with a cup of coffee or tea, and my dark academia playlist.
#bookishqotd 📖🦋 #booksky 💙📖

Me: I'm going to romance someone besides Astarion this run.

Also me:

Who me? Starting another #BaldursGate3 run IMMEDIATELY after finishing my last one? Meet Ilnezhara, my new sorcerer.

Image shows 2 10 pound dumbells with "EOS 10" in white letters. They are on a weight bench, next to a small grey and black backpack, and a hoodie that says The Rain Within in purple letters. You can also see black and green gym shoes with orange and black laces.

Since I'm leaving the metaverse soon, better start posting here!
Day 4 of 104. This week was a tired week, and I only made it once instead of twice, but I made it, and that's what counts!