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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Finished the first of my October spooky reads: The Man With No Shadow by Bonnie Quinn, narrated by the delightful Jeremy Carlisle Parker! Nightvale-esque worldbuilding and humor, but a bit bloodier (or at least, more descriptive) #horror #booksky

Book cover for How To Survive Camping: The Man With No Shadow by Bonnie Quinn. Read by Jeremy Carlisle Parker.

Image: a campsite lit all in red and surrounded by dense dark trees. A tent is set up in the clearing, in front of which is a roaring fire and two logs as seating. A human figure sits on one, with a shadow cast out behind her. On the other side of the fire stands a man who has no shadow. Floating lights hover in the darkness outside of the fire loght

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I read A Thousand Monstrous Forms by Saratoga Schaefer, audiobook narrated by Imani Jade Powers. A #sapphic reimagining of the Bluebeard tale set in the modern day. #Gothic #horror. Homages to Spenser's The Faerie Queene. SO CREEPY. #booksky

Book cover of A Thousand Monstrous Forms by Saratoga Schaefer.

Image: a statue holds up a stone mask of a blank face partially over her own. Her hand looks shockingly human, and a pale blue tear runs down her face. Dark plant branches reach towards her, with a single poppy flower visible. She is illuminated by green mist, but from somewhere below her (perhaps her own chest), the light shines red.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I read Standard Operating Procedure, the 3rd #novella of the #rwth series by Jennifer R. Donohue. Futuristic dystopia world, centered on a trio of women criminals. This book, our POV character is former supersoldier Dolly, and the crime is... a dog heist? Look, it's a very expensive dog. #booksky

A physical copy of the novella Run With the Hunted 3: Standard Operating Procedure by Jennifer R. Donohue.

The cover is white text on a background composed of a complicated series of paved roadways at night illuminated by streetlights.

The book rests on a fuzzy soft blanket which is the colors of the bisexual flag (blue, purple, pink). It looks very cozy.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Eagerly waiting for #Dreamslayer by #akmulford to release on December 1st - I've got the audiobook preordered. I was able to get my greedy paws on the prequel novelette to keep me sated until then!! #booksky #fantasy #romantasy

A small dark red booklet of Puppet Haus by AK Milford, along with a Dreamslayer bookmark, reversible character art card, and a "in my dark fantasy era" pomegranate sticker.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I read *True to Your Boots* by Lexie Sloane, a contemporary romance between a single mom who loves horses and a flirtatious bachelor who struggles to stay put. #booksky #indieauthor #romance

A photograph of the book True To Your Boots by Lexie Sloane.

The book cover has an orange background, with the title taking up space in the middle in big white letters. Two people gaze at each other from either side of the book's title: a man standing in a casual posture with hands in his pockets wearing a baseball cap and work boots, and a woman wearing a cowboy hat and boots while holding a second cowboy hat behind her back.

Leaning against the book is a cheeky sticker of a smiling condiment bottle in a pink cowboy hat with the label "ranch romance"

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

More details on this one please? First pic, second column, top row.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Interested in the price for the cutie with the crescent moon. Size 8 tray, first pic, third column, two down.

Ring with a crescent moon. Size 8 tray, first pic, third column, two down.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I read "Devour Me" by Emily Rath. Paranormal polyamorous triad romance between a witch, a wraith, and a human. Everyone falls for everyone and I LOVE IT. It is narrated in dual style with three narrators, one for each of the POV characters: Shane East, Megan Wicks, and Gregory Salinas. #booksky

Audiobook cover for Devour Me by Emily Rath.

Skeletal hands reach out of swirling shadows to gently cup the faces of a red haired woman and a brunette man. They are surrounded by green blues and white flowers, eyes closed and faces tipping into the touch.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A photo of the night sky during a 98% coverage lunar eclipse. The moon is nearly dark, with only a sliver of light reflecting off her surface.

A photo of the night sky during a 98% coverage lunar eclipse. The exposure is high, making the dark night sky seem light.

The moon is mostly orange-red, with a sliver of brilliant white light. An apartment complex and green trees are at the bottom of the image, showing the scope of the sky and the celestial body.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I kept forgetting to take a photo for months (oops), but LOOK AT MY AMAZING TIARA, which I got in a @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser earlier this year. It was made/donated by the incredible @sillysarasue.bsky.social ( who was nominated for a 2026 Hugo award for her art, btw).

A green haired woman wearing a beautiful gold tiara with a blue gem framed by a pair of dragons stands in what appears to be an old stone tower She is wearing a shirt which reads, "ban the fascists, save the books", and looks extraordinarily pleased with herself.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Saw #iluka perform at the Caspah in San Diego yesterday and it was so gooooood. $15 entry, small venue, great opener ( #vanity ). Don't sleep on small artists, y'all. #indiemusic

Iluka sings into a handheld microphone, gripping a roses-wrapped stand in her other hand. She is softly lit in pink, sporting long blonde hair and wearing a shirt green dress with cowboy boots.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I read Hot Singles In Your Area by Jordan Shiveley, and AIIIEEEEEE more people should check this book out so that the second one gets published because I NEED IT. Absurdist weird horror in the same vein as John Dies At the End and The Dead Take the A Train. #booksky #horror

A paperback copy of Hot Singles In Your Area by Jordan Shiveley.

The background is bright green, with an image centered in the text of a partially opened pull-tab container, much like you would expect to hold tuna or spam (but it is packed with a blue eyeballs instead).

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I read The Cold House by AG Slatter, audiobook narrated by Karen Cass. This is a short horror novella with very classic vibes! It's got a dead husband & child, an isolated manor house, a town with a worrisome history in regards to witches, and a protagonist with a mysterious past. #booksky

Book cover of The Cold House by A.G. Slatter.

A wicker doll decorated with blue flowers burns. Beside her are more fallen flowers and a pair of scissors. She stands in a dim house with faded old wallpaper, the floor and ceilings a faded muted green with many shadows.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Just played Big Walk with a group of friends and it was so fuuuuun!! Proximity-voice co-op puzzle game. Delightfully chaotic - which was expected, since it's from the team that brought up Untitled Goose Game. #bigwalk #gaming

Screenshot from the game Big Walk.

A group of multicolored bubble cartoon people pass a heavy croquet ball from one to the other in order to move it up a hill.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I just re-read The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed. I first read it two years ago, and loved it enough that I bought a shelf trophy. When I found out it was released in audiobook format since then, I got super excited and scampered over to Libby!

Cover of the audiobook "The Butcher of the Forest* by Premee Mohamed, read by Shiromi Arserio.

Image: The background is dark green branches thick with leaves. There are a few scattered dark red apples. Three animals, all light brown hides with white skulls, pop out of the foliage: a unicorn, a bird, and a fox.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I just finished reading Amusement Park Arcana by Jennifer R. Donohue, a delightfully creepy horror novella about friendship and transitions and eerie amusement parks. It's fast paced, easy to read, and spooky! #booksky #horror

A paperback copy of Amusement Park Arcana by Jennifer R. Donohue.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I've got my copy, and I'm halfway through!

A photo of a paperback copy of Amusement Park Arcana by Jennifer R. Donohue on a dark brown dresser, next to a blue & orange mug that says "huzzah bitches".

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I read Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang. A sapphic story about a dragonslayer who lost herself trying to belong and the ruler of a country sympathetic to dragons. A wonderfully crafted tale that explores identity, love, and the armor we put on to protect ourselves. #booksky

Book cover for Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang.

Image: A black-clad warrior in armor but no helmet stands with shoulders straight and chin held high, hands clasped on the hilt of her sword. Another woman with dragon tattoos on her face and hands stands behind her, chin resting on her shoulders as she reaches around to lightly touch two fingers against the warrior's upper arm with one hand while the other rests on the red sword blade.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Heeeeeeey everyone check out SNAFUcon! It's an anime convention happening in Reno in October. I'm going for the first time this year and so I'm excited. snafucon.com/registration #anime #convention #gaming #nerds #geeks

Advertising graphic for SNAFUcon: an anime, gaming & geek convention from Sierra Nevada Anime Fans Unite.

Image: a blue haired anime girl in prison orange stands in front of a height chart, sticking out her tongue. She holds a sign in one hand which reads "theme: crime*! L8r".

Text into:
October 9th - 11th
Reno-Sparks Convention Center

Register online: www.snafucon.com

All-age programming
Artist alley
Dealer's room
Dances
Cosplay
Guests
Panel toons
Video & tabletop gaming.

*SNAFUcon does not support criminal activity. Please do not commit actual crime.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I read Invasive Species by Ellery Adams, narrated by Courtney Patterson. In 1980s Long Island, an affluent neighborhood grapples with jealousy, competition, and a species whose hunger may destroy everything else. Great if you dig classic 80s Real Housewives mixed with horror monsters! #booksky

Book cover of Invasive Species by Ellery Adams.

Image: Most of the scene is taken up by green waves, with a trio of yellow buildings in the top center nearly overwhelmed by the violent sea. A yellow sailboat bobs near the bottom of the image. From the green waves rise five enormous pink tentacles.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I read Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne, narrated in dual style by Natalie Naudus and Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick. Cozy-adjacent scifi with a big focus on the friendship between a human pilot and a sentient moss/spaceship. #booksky

Book cover of Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne, cited as a USA Today Bestselling author.

Image: two women sit back-to-back on a spaceship covered in moss. One of the women wears a distinctive-looking brown jacket. The ship rests on a grassy slope. In the background are mountains and clouds, with several other ships and a hazy distant multi-ringed space station visible in the sky.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I read The Winter Folk by Jen Julian, which I received as a physical ARC copy in a random mystery box from Locus Magazine. It releases on July 21st in ebook, physical, and audiobook formats. Really recommend this if dark fantasy and fairytales are your vibe! #booksky

A paperback copy of the book "The Winter Folk" by Jen Julian is held aloft in front of blurry tents and forested hills.

Book image: Black text on a white background, with an image of a deer head covered in moss and plants.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I read Is This a Cry for Help by Emily Austin, audiobook narrated wonderfully by Natalie Naudus. Contemporary literary fiction about a lesbian librarian who returns to work still grappling with grief over the death of a long lost ex. #booksky

Book cover of Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin.

Image:
A blue haired woman is face down on the floor, most of her hidden behind a large stack of books. One hand is raised in a "thumbs up" gesture. A cat peers down from the top of another book stack.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I read Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez (narrated by Elena Rey and Frankie Corzo) and AAIIEE it was so good. Set in California in the 1960s: a queer working-class witch sets out to rescue a cursed rich woman for a big $$ payout... but things get deeper and darker than she planned! #booksky

Book cover of Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez.

A dark background, with blue patterns on black. In the foreground, taking up half of the cover, is a close up of a Latine woman. The image is cut off at her chin so her face cannot be seen. She wears a white dress and expensive jewelry, and clutches flowers to her chest.

The title and author's name are printed in bright yellow, but the "N" of the title hangs down lower than normal into a sharp point which drips red blood onto the top of the letters of the author's name.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Eeeeee my Dragon's Den pretties from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social have arrived!! I'm so excited. I am already planning to wear the necklace to a Paris Paloma concert I have tickets for in October.

A collection of goodies!

A round holographic The Peculiarity Shop.
A Dragon's Den sticker (with a drawn dragon cutie on it)

A pair of rainbow dangly earrings.
A pair of soft blue fancy earrings.
A snug fitting necklace with black and purple stones, and a line of small crystals at its front.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

While usually I read speculative fiction, I occasionally delve into contemporary romance that doesn't involve any fantasy or incredible or spooky elements. ;-) This just arrived and I'm excited to get into it! True to Your Boots by Lexie Sloane. #booksky

A book leans against a box and stack of other books.

The book is True to Your Boots by Lexie Sloane.

Its cover has an orange background, with a man and woman looking at each other across the title text. She is wearing a cowboy hat and boots, with a second hat held behind her back. He has a ball cap and work boots, and stands as if leaning against something with his hands in his pockets.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I read "Dead Weight" by Hildur Knútsdóttir, translated and narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal. Absolutely amazing novella about friendships we didn't even know we needed, the cleverness of cats, and getting away with literal murder. #booksky #deadweight #supportwomenswrongs

Book cover.

Text:
Nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands.
Dead Weight.
Hildur Knútsdóttir
translated by Mary Robinette Kowal
"Eerie, captivating, and oh, so satisfying." -Olivie Blake

A soft salmon background. The broken head of a statue bust lays on its side, with blood splatter peeking out from beneath it.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

May reading summary! 8 short stories, 1 bigass anthology (that I've been working through for a couple months), 1 short story collection, 4 novels, 4 novellas. #booksky #thestorygraph

A screenshot of Bucketsjen's May 2026 Wrap-Up from Storygraph

Books: 18
Pages: 543
Hours: 64.97
Av.Rating: 4.36

Highest Rated Reads: Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo,
10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days by Samantha Mills, Leave your Skins by the Shore by Natasha King

Average book length: 166 pages
Average time to finish: 6 days

Screenshot of Bucketsjen's May 2026 Reads on Storygraph

Leave Your Skins by the Shore by Natasha King: 5 stars
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories: 4.25 stars
Star Wars The High Republic "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: No Big Deal": 3.25 stars
Letters from the Last Apothecary by Bita Behzadi
Ignore All Previous Instructions by Ada Hoffman: 4.5 stars
"10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days" by Samantha Mills: 5 stars
"In My Country" by Thomas Ha: 4.25
"Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" by Effie Seiberg: 4 stars
"Six People to Revise You" by J.R. Dawson: 4.5 stars
"Wire Mother" by Isabel J. Kim: 4.75 stars
"Missing Helen" by Tia Tashiro: 4.0 stars
A Long and Speaking Silence by Ngho Vo: 4.25 stars
Platform Decay by Martha Wells: 4.75 stars
Star Wars: The High Republic Tales of Light and Life: 4 stars
Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo: 5 stars
Make Me Better by Sarah Gailey: 4.25 stars
Grief Eater by Emma Osborne: 4.75 stars
Built to Last by Lucie Wierzynski: 3.75 stars

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I read "Grief Eater" by Emma Osborne as an eARC from Netgalley. It releases in paperback and ebook on June 1st. Queer zombiepocalypse lovers who appreciate a good catharsis revenge story: put this on your TBR!! #booksky #netgalley #griefeater

The book cover for Grief Eater by Emma Osborne.

A green skinned woman with black hair and blood running from her mouth screams into the sky, against a backdrop of black and red which look like inverted flames.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I read "Cabaret in Flames" by Hache Pueyo. Beautifully written novella set in an alternate future Brazil, where flesh eating guls stalk the night and manipulate an already corrupt and fascist government. #booksky

A book: Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo.

A woman stands in thick dark green leaf plants. She has a shaved hair and exposed arms that look either sliced or unraveling, showing the prosthesis under her skin. Art by Zoë van Dijk.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I'm behind on posting about it, but I read and LOVED Platform Decay by Martha Wells, the latest installation in the Murderbot Diaries series. Audiobook narrated perfectly by Kevin R. Free. #booksky #murderbotdiaries

The cover of Platform Decay by Martha Wells, part of The Murderbot Diaries.

Image: A humanoid figure in a white and gray armored spacesuit appears to be climbing, floating, or bracing itself inside a dark industrial structure. The figure has a glossy black helmet visor and segmented armor, with one arm stretched outward and one leg raised. Beside or below the suited figure is a pale, rounded robotic or mechanical form, adding to the futuristic atmosphere.

The setting looks like the interior of a space station, ship, or platform, with dark metal walls, mechanical panels, orange structural beams, and a glimpse of starry space along the right edge.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I read A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo, the latest installation of the Singing Hills Cycle novella series! This story-about-stories is set early in Cleric Chih's career. Having been robbed, they must spend a few weeks waiting tables in a city crowded with refugees. #booksky

Book cover of A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo.
Hugo award-winning series.

The cover is dark, made up of blacks and deep purples and greens.

Above the title letters, a green-sailed boat is cupped between two giant transparent hands. On its deck are a goat and a chicken. Below the text, a pair of singing green whales amidst waves face each other.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I read “Ignore All Previous Instructions” by Ada Hoffmann, audiobook narrated by Nancy Wu. A scifi story of neurodivergency, queerness, and yearning to be seen in a world that “politely” but insistently wishes you just didn’t exist. #booksky #IgnoreAllPreviousInstructions

Book cover of "Ignore All Previous Instructions: a novel" by Ada Hoffman.

A cartoon spaceship zooms away from Jupiter's orbit, heading into the star-speckled blackness of space. A robot peek out from the final S of the book title, waving. Is it smiling? Grimacing? Hard to say!

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I got around 6 hours of gameplay, although I went back in trying to get the remaining achievements then I think I'd get a couple more hours out of it.

A screenshot from the game Monument Valley III, in which the player has moved a mirror panel in order to create a platform to walk across.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I read Letters from the Last Apothecary by Bita Behzadi, audiobook narrated by Samara Naeymi and EM Wylde. I received an advance listening copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. It is set to release on June 9 2026. SO. CUTE. #booksky #LettersfromtheLastApothecary #NetGalley

Book cover for Letters from the Last Apothecary by Bitq Behzadi.

Background is various soft shades of pinks/purples, with gold flowers and vines. In the center is a glass greenhouse with plants inside, lit from behind by a sun low on the horizon.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

#TheStorygraph April reading wrap up! Five short stories, two novellas, seven novels. A couple disappointments but then some really amazing reads, so the average rating is still solid. #booksky

Screenshot from The Storygraph app.

@bucketsjen April 2026 Wrap-Up

14 Books
424 Pages
78.72 hours
4.07 Av. Rating

Highest Rated Reads:
5.0 stars Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker
5.0 stars Welcome to Heroism by John Wiswell
4.75 stars The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis

Average book length: 205 pages
Average time to finish: 3 days

Fiction: 100%
Fantasy: 6
Short stories: 5
Horror: 5
LGBTQIA+: 3
Romance: 3

Compared to March...
Books +17%
Pages -9%
Hours +25%

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I read "Year of the Mer" by LD Lewis. Audiobook narrated by Janina Edwards. A dark and bloody and messy sequel (of sorts) to the Little Mermaid, where Arielle’s choices had consequences that echo down generations and across kingdoms. It's part 1 of a duology and ends on HARD cliffhanger! #booksky

Book cover for Year of the Mer by L.D. Lewis

Text: "Lush and imaginative... The sapphic epic fantasy I needed." - Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author of Black Sun.

Image:
Greyscale white-capped waves rage against a background of a black sky litters with stars. From the frothing see rise a silver trident with gold engraving, a mermaid tail, and black tentacles.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I read Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker, narrated by Natalie Naudus. An interwoven story of two people, separated by centuries but linked by a house and the emotional impact of familial trauma. Who's dead, what's real, and what the hell is going on in this house? Creepy, mysterious, emotional.

Book cover of Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker.

Some of the letters of the title text are jaggedly offset, as if sliced at an angle by a sharp blade.

A samurai house is nestled amidst swordferns and trees. Everything is off-white and shades of grey except where red splotches stain the trees and ground, with some red dripping from the house roof to pool on the ground.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I read "The Impossible Garden of Clara Thorne" by Summer N. England, audiobook narrated by Frankie Porter. Cozy sapphic romantasy debut about a gardener and a warrior who must brave a dark forest, sentient shadows, and imposter syndrome in order to grow some vegetables. #booksky

A book cover.

Text:
The Impossible Garden of Clara Thorne
Summer N. England

Image: background of soft.yellows.and greens. A squirrel with a tulip bulb in its mouth leaps over the text. Underneath the text, a hedgehog is sitting in a basket with fruits, vegetables, and flowers. An inkpot and quill are also in the foreground. Flowers and leaves climb the sides of the image, with arrows and knives nestled among them.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I read "Sister Maiden Monster" by Lucy A. Snyder. Audiobook narrated in dual style by Katherine Littrell, Lindsay Dorcus, and Arielle DeLisle. This is a pandemic zombiepocalypse novel which takes a sharp turn into cosmic horror, using close-in stories of three women experiencing these events.

Book cover.

Text:
Sister, Maiden, Monster
Lucy A. Snyder
Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author

Image:
A clouded dark background of swirling grey haze. In front of it, a naked brain is nestled among orange tentacles. A bloodied machete rests against them in the lower image, and black feathered wings sprout near the top. Wrapping around brain and tentacles is a black bead rosary with a golden cross with a cloaked and golden figure.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I read *The Hounding* by Xenobe Purvis, audiobook narrated by Olivia Vinall. Set in a small England village during the 18th century, the book focuses on five sisters who become the target of town gossip because they don't behave the way that society thinks they ought. #booksky

Book cover of The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis.

Three greyhound dogs stand amid gentle grassy hills. Their tails and ears are down as they nervously when something unseen to the right.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I read Wolf Worm by T.Kingfisher, audiobook narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal. Horror novel set in the early 1900s in a small North Carolina town. *Classic* Kingfisher vibe and protagonist. Content warning for bugs. So many bugs. Especially necrophagous/carnivorous ones. Don't read while eating?

Book cover.

Text:
Wolf
Worm
T.Kingfisher
New York Times Bestselling Author

Image:
Black background, all text in white. A dark pink lily plant with two flowers weaves through the title text. Its bare roots are visible, stained red with blood. A green caterpillar with white fungus along its back like spines crawls up a stem. A line of eight larvae run along a stem, all at different stages in develop and hatching into a botfly at the last.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I read Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar, narrated by Rachel Elizabeth Smith. This is a short story collection of works previously released elsewhere over the years (and a couple poems as well). I'd read two already, but the rest were all to me. Loved it. LOVED! #booksky

Book cover.

Text:
Seasons of Glass & Iron
Stories
New York Times bestelling & Award-winning Author
Amal El-Mohtar

Image: a rabbit chases a fox whose front half has disappeared into a portal of sky in an impossible shape, all against a pastoral landscape

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I read I Love You Don't Die by Jade Song, audiobook narrated by Catherine Ho. This book is a "slice of life" style story focusing on a woman who spends her life obsessed with death. Most of the book is told from her point of view, with occasional chapters from major people in her life. #booksky

A book cover.

Text:
I Love you
Don't Die
A Novel
Jade Song

Image:
background is a mottled mix of soft yellows, oranges, blues, and greens. In the center is an orange circle containing a realistic sketch of a heart on fire

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I read Nine Goblins by T.Kingfisher, audiobook narrated by A delightful fantasy novella set in the midst of an inter-species war over territory. A group of goblins have unexpectedly found themselves trapped far behind human enemy lines (there was a wizard involved).

A book cover.

Text:
Nine Goblins
a novella
T.Kingfisher
read by Jonathan Jogns
rb media, tantor media

Image:
Background is pale blue surrounding a soft yellow center. In the middle stands a goblin with a topknot ponytail wearing a red military coat, proudly holding a red flag which has the name of the book

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I read Their Heart a Hive by Fox N. Locke! Gothic historical YA fantasy, set in a queernormative world inspired by Cornish folklore and classic works such as Dracula and Beauty & Beast. There are themes of self-imposed isolation/withdrawal, found family, and cultural/societal mores. #booksky

A book cover.

Text:
Their Heart A Hive
Fox N. Locke

Image:
A close up of a person, the image framing only their nose, mouth, and collar. Honey drizzles down their lips and off their chin, and a bee crawls along their lower lip.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I read Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan, audiobook narrated by Victoria Villarreal. This book is a mystery thriller highlighting environmental abuse, patriarchy, and generational trauma. It's got a "magically realism but horror" vibe (which I loved; it was so mystically creepy).

The cover of a book.

Text:
Salt Bones
A Novel
Jennifer Givhan

Image:
Background of orange tinted sky, mountains, and a low laying lake. A shadowed figure in a deep purple cloak walks along the grass of the water's edge, head bowed so the cloak hood obscures their face. A few long dark strands of
hair escape the fabric to wave in the wind.

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Siri / Jen / Buckets @bucketsjen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I read "The Glowing Hours" by Leila Siddiqui, audiobook narrated by Rachel Petladwala. This gothic tale focuses on a POV often minimized in historical gothic fiction. We follow the story of Mehr, the Indian housemaid of Mary Shelley, as she deals with societal bias and spooky shenanigans. #booksky

An audiobook cover.

Text:
The Glowing Hours
Leila Siddiqui
A novel
Narrated by Rachel Petladwala

Imagery: A grey manor stands amidst a muted landscape, surrounded by grey and purple mist. Above it, an Indian woman in a historical housemaid outfit stands in the middle of grape vines. Her arms are crossed over her chest, hands covering something she holds close to her heart. Ghostly grey arms slashed with red wounds are crossed over her face, obscuring her mouth, as another pair of hands reach towards her from above.

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