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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cover of Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien. A Chinese takeout box spilling noodles, dumplings, and a hot sauce packet with a skull and crossbones design.

Cover of Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivien Chien. Steamed dumplings in bamboo baskets on a table, with knocked over cup of soy sauce forming the shape of a skull in the liquid.

Cover of The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler. A black background with neon-toned mammoth tusks coiling around a skull at the center.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

August Reads - Books 26-32 in 2025 A Ruin of Shattered Secrets by Max Walker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An Archer’s Awakening by Casey Morales ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cover of A Ruin of Shattered Secrets by Max Walker. Two men stand beneath a glass dome with a large blue dragon swirling behind them.

Cover of The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman. A dark blue background with gold accents, scrollwork, and a key icon in the middle.

Cover of An Archer’s Awakening by Casey Morales. A blond archer with piercing green eyes draws his bow in a forest with a castle in the misty background.

Cover of Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle. Bright neon text over a stylized L.A. sunset background with a bloody hammer slicing through the title letters.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Or, rather, book 26. Math is hard. (And I’m behind on my goal 😱)

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Oathbringer wrecked me in all the best ways. Dreadful Company was another fun, spooky adventure. Edgedancer was fun and chaotic and Dawnshard added some interesting threads for what’s to come. July was a good reading month, now on to book 27!

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Books 22–25 in 2025 Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cover of Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson. A woman in armor and a flowing cloak stands on a stone platform, raising a glowing sword.

Cover of Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw. A vintage style drawing of a woman holding a skull in front of the Eiffel Tower, surrounded by bats and lightning.

Cover of Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson. A dark blue background and a silver glyph design.

Cover of Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson. A stylized golden symbol of a larkin (a flying crustacean) in a circular emblem against a textured blue background.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Shouting happiest of birthdays to @misonnyside.bsky.social! Always a good day to bring back this photo. Love you!

Trent and Sean at Sugarlands bar. Trent just said “my face is hot” and is feeling his face while Sean laughs.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

What Moves the Dead was a just okay, kinda creepy retelling of Poe’s House of Usher. Still a fun little gothic romp. Words of Radiance? Absolutely phenomenal. I flew through it (pun intended) and loved, loved, loved every minute of it! On to book 22!

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Books 20 & 21/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson June was a slimmer reading month. I’m behind schedule, but not mad about it. Finishing 2.5 books from The Stormlight Archive definitely counts for something. 😅

Cover of What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. A grey hare is overgrown by pink and red fungi on a black background.

Cover of Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson. A man in blue kneels on cracked ground beneath a swirling orange sky.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Books 18 & 19/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson May was a tough month to get reading done, and The Way of Kings was a beast of a book so it took a while, but was absolutely worth it. On to book 20!

Cover of Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw. A gothic illustration of a woman in a medical coat examining an X-ray next to a skeleton in a red-lined coffin, with London landmarks visible through the windows.

Cover of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. A warrior in a red cloak holding a massive sword stands on a rocky cliff at sunset, with stormy skies above.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

We bara’d, we bada’d, we bastu’d. Sadly KAJ didn’t win, but we definitely did. Eurovision was amazing! Good thing in still learning Deutsch for Österreich 2026 🫣🇦🇹

Ross, Trent, Tim, and Sean in front of a Eurovision banner. We have matching shirts in Swedish colors that say “vi är bastubröder nå jaa.”

Ross and Trent standing on a platform at the Gare Centrale in Strasbourg, France.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Book 17/52 in 2025 (clearly I can’t count 😅) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson A slow burn, but the Sanderlanche is real! And I’m a huge fan of a super complicated magic system. If I need photos and string to explain it, I’m hooked. On to book 18!

Cover of Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. A white-haired woman has glowing ribbons of color flowing from her, and a sword is lying across a pile of fabric.

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Guess who desperately needs a haircut, but also submitted his last grad school assignment for the semester today?

Selfie of me in green glasses, wearing a blue striped tank top, looking off to the left.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Books 14 & 15/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Well of Ascension ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson Flew through both! Some of the twists were wild, and I found myself saying “oh shit” many times. Sanderson really knows how to end on a cliffhanger and I’m all in on the Cosmere now. On to book 16!

Cover of The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. A silhouette of a woman leaping with a sword above a city of pointed towers under an orange sky.

Cover of The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson. A woman with dual daggers jumping from a rocky ledge overlooking a sprawling city and volcano under a glowing sky.

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Got a new wallet, and the jump scare I get every time I see my drivers license creeping from the top of the stack cracks me up 🫣🤣

A metallic green wallet with an Apple AirTag built in. My drivers license is peeking out of the bottom showing only half of my face.

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That was it! Was not expecting good coffee at the rock shop lol

Are you in Utah? I also stumbled upon a cute rock/coffee shop there that looked similar!

Felt. 6:00 am on the dot like everyday 😭

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Book 13/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson It took me a little while to get my footing in the world, but once I did, I flew through it. The magic system, the twists, and the characters had me hooked. And I’m already halfway through book number two!

Cover of Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. A silhouette of a woman in a flowing cloak leaping with daggers in front of a large red sun, above a dark, gothic cityscape.

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Books 11 & 12/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Paladin’s Hope ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Paladin’s Faith both by T. Kingfisher Wrapped up the Saint of Steel. Such an enjoyable series overall and I’ll be eagerly waiting for more. Next up: I’m diving into the Cosmere, and I can’t wait!

Cover of Paladin’s Hope by T. Kingfisher. A red and purple design with skeletal patterns, a sword dripping blood, and skulls, framed by gothic arches.

Cover of Paladin’s Faith by T. Kingfisher. A green and teal design with swirling flames, skulls, mice, and a broken sword at the center.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Spent most of the week at a conference in San Antonio. The early tease of spring was so nice, and I’m patiently waiting for it at home.

A stone walkway over the San Antonio River Walk.

Colorful umbrellas shading tables with diners sitting along the river.

My barbecue dinner: brisket, mac and cheese, beans, and an old fashioned.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Book 11/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Curse of Scales & Flame by Max Walker Gay + dragons should be right up my alley, but something was missing. I just didn’t connect with it as much as I hoped. Still, an interesting read. On to book 12!

Cover of A Curse of Scales & Flame by Max Walker. Two men in the foreground, with a large red dragon spreading its wings behind them.

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Book 10/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Paladin’s Strength by T. Kingfisher This series has me in a chokehold, and I’m not even mad about it. A broody paladin with a soft heart and a badass nun with a secret join forces on a mission with action, humor, and romance all wrapped up in one. On to book 11!

Cover of Paladin’s Strength by T. Kingfisher: a red and orange design with swirling flames, a sword, skulls, and a bear at the top.

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Book 9/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher A hot paladin that knits socks? What’s not to love? This book has action, romance, humor, and that Kingfisher charm. Such fun characters in another fantastic read. On to book 10!

Cover of Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher. It features swirling purple and green patterns, a sword, and various symbols, including a skull, book, and ball of yarn with the tagline, “When a god dies, who gets left behind?”

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I’m about to finish the first in her Saint of Steel series!

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Always feels good to cast on a new project. Even though gauge swatching is the hardest part to get through for me 😅

Two knitting needles with the beginning of a blue tweed square of fabric.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Book 8/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas A supernatural dinosaur murder mystery? Sign me up. This one was an interesting blend of mystery, horror, and science and was darker than I expected. Some creepy twists kept me hooked. On to book 9!

Cover of The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas. A close-up of a dinosaur skull with sharp teeth is set against a dark background with bright green text.

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Book 7/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Swordheart by T. Kingfisher I loved this one! This is the second Kingfisher book I’ve read, and her stories feel like finding a hidden door in a house I thought I knew - familiar yet full of surprises. Witty, warm, and wonderfully weird in all the best ways. On to book 8!

Cover of Swordheart by T. Kingfisher. An ornate silver frame contains a stylized sword emblem and the tagline “Faithless in life, faithful after death.”

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Some coffee and Lego to start the day. Excited to see this set when it’s finished!

An assortment of Lego pieces, a green coffee mug, and a Lego instruction booklet featuring a flower bouquet, all on a granite countertop.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Thanks for being my babes, Da Babes! Happy Valentine’s Day, @fuzzybison.bsky.social! I love you! 💚💙

Ross and Trent smiling while on a ferry.

Ross and Trent smiling wearing suits/ties.

Ross and Trent smiling and wearing sunglasses on a sunny day.

Trent and Ross smiling at a Van Gogh exhibit with sunflowers in the background.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I’m looking forward to reading more of them soon

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Book 6/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The mystery was clever and kept me guessing, and the characters were fun. Reminded me a little bit of Only Murders in the Building, which I also loved. On to book 7!

Cover of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Bold black and red typography on a cream background with a small black fox illustration.

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Book 5/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Novice Dragoneer by E.E. Knight A book about a dragon rider academy sounds right up my alley, but it was a bit slow and it didn’t fully grab me. Some fun moments, especially in the last few chapters, but overall just okay. On to book 6!

Cover of Novice Dragoneer by E.E. Knight, featuring a large blue dragon with curved horns, a snowy mountain landscape, and a lone figure in a hooded cloak walking toward a distant mountain.

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Book 4/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros I really enjoyed this one! It felt much more streamlined than Iron Flame, making for a smoother, faster-paced read. Some questions were answered and it left many more. And talk about cliffhanger ending! On to book 5!

Cover of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, featuring a dark, ornate design with a silhouetted dragon in the center and the tagline “Brave the Dark.”

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I wish I could say this was finished, but it’s still on my work in progress pile! 🫣

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Book 3/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cubs & Campfires by Dylan Drakes I loved this one! Such a cute read with sexy bear and cub representation. The playful banter and heartfelt moments made it really fun. It was equal parts sweet and steamy 🥵. On to book 4!

Cover of Cubs & Campfires by Dylan Drakes featuring two bearded men hugging and standing in a forest. One wears a hoodie and plaid shirt, while the other is in a green flannel. The tagline reads, “A sweet and spicy romance about camping, cuddles, and chonky men.”

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Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Can’t wait to start Mistborn soon then! Tress was so good - highly recommend!

Trent 🪴📚 @accipiter.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Book 2/52 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock I really liked this queer, macabre story with Gothic Frankenstein vibes. It was beautifully written and so haunting in the best way. The blend of nature and the dark undertones made it such a memorable read! On to book 3!