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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just finished: Free Falling by Lyla Sage Some refreshing moments that made it not-your-regular fake dating. Plus really sweet and non-spooky for a ghost story. My brain did too much the last few days (traveling for work) and this was a fantastic escape. 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For October, I’m trying to hold off and not start holiday books. Thus, my most anticipated list for the new month: • Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe • Once, Again, Always by Amanda Gayle • A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Now reading A Study in Sparkling 🍷 and I’ve just gotta say… this book is *so* horny. Not super smutty, just, good heavens. I think part of it is the stream-of-consciousness writing style. It makes you feel like you’re in their brain. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m not big on historical romance, but when you add some fantasy/magic, I’m all in. Happy pub date to Spellstruck! This cute, fun roaring 20s romance set in an England full of magic totally broke me out of a reading slump earlier this month. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I absolutely ripped through this audiobook. A similar writing style to her book Yes, Chef, and really just a fun, cute story. No complications, a nice easy listen. Shout out to it to Hoopla for getting the books Libby doesn’t (I don’t get the rules 🤷‍♀️). 💙📚🌶️📚🎧

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sitting here reading, and I just can help it. I just keep smiling. 35% into Love Felt Like This 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Now there’s a spicy meatball… I just got a #NetGalley widget for a book that previously rejected me. What? But thanks! But what?? 💙📚

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I know it’s only September, but it’s time to start asking the important question: How early is too early for holiday books? 🎅 Start too soon, and I’ll run out before December. Too late, and I’ll still be reading them in Jan. 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A Map to Murder comes out this week! I’m not a huge mystery reader, but this was a fun little jaunt to ‘60s San Francisco that made for a quick read. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wild Goose Chase was one of the books I was most excited about for July, but I just didn’t get to it (I’ve been behind on all my reading). Now (in Sept 🤦‍♀️) I cracked the cover. I’m 10% in and all I can think is “fuck yeah” and “whyyyyyyy did I wait so long.” 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I firmly believe there’s a place for Hallmark-y romance books. Curled up with this little (metaphorical) cup of hot apple cider … ideal for a lazy evening. Just finished: Fall into Place by Kristyn J Miller 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Exhausted from a conference all week but this book got me through the flight home. A zombiepocalypse romance? Why the hell not. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Fallow: • Am I glad I read it? Yes. • Can I shut up about it? No. • Did I like it? Really not sure. 💙📚 #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Spent the weekend with Grim Tidings 💜 Heartbreakingly beautiful. I’m hoping for more from this world of spirits and ghosts. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Currently reading: A Dark Lord’s Guide to Honeymooning (And Other Acts of Tyranny) Oh boy did I forget how much I enjoyed the first book in this series. Cheers to villainous nonsense 🥂 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Okay, it’s official, I’m going full autumn. And I’ve spent Labor Day weekend really ringing in the new season. This was a sweet witchy read and way more emotional than I expected. (With All My Haunted heart releases tomorrow 🙌) 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Not a DnD girl, but this was a tremendously enjoyable rom com. Another in my series of “requested it for the cover, read it for the story” books. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Starting witchy season early….. Cute, easy, feels like fall. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

With all of Laurie Gilmore’s past Hallmark-style rom coms, I really didn’t know what to expect from this one. Turns out, she can write a fun little paranormal romance, too. (And dark? But not THAT dark.) 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy pub day to this weird, funny read, I Hope This Email Finds You In Hell by Mackenzie Reed. I’m not sure what I expected from this book, but I had such a good time reading it. I could not be less surprised that the HQ of Hell is beneath Silicon Valley. 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This month is going to be utter insanity, but I am SO ready for the books coming out in Sept. Most anticipated books: • Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia • A Dark Lord’s Guide to Honeymooning by Tiffany Hunt • If Not You by Ellen O’Clover • Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I was really craving a read that was sweet and uncomplicated, and The Pumpkin Bride hit the spot. Is it Shrek fan fiction? Maybe. But was it a balm for the soul? Yes. Comes out this week! #netgalley 💙📚🌶️📚🎧

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Currently reading a romcom and the FMC literally just said, word for word, “I’m not like other women.” Can the book come back from this? IDK. Might be a DNF. 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ever have those books where you finish and you’re like “damn, should I be in therapy because I liked that??” Exactly how I felt finishing Foxx by Paisley Hope. A total auto-read author but still, that was messed up. 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

T-1 workday until a long weekend camping! What book(s) to bring? I’ll either pretend I’m finally going to tackle my library backlog (👋 to the 4 overdue books forcing my kindle to stay in airplane mode) or just accept the fact that it’s going to be Dungeon Crawler Carl 6. 💙📚

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Is time travel/parallel universe travel sci-fi or magical realism? Idk what genre to call this, but I had such a fun time reading. This was my first Bridget Morrissey, but it won’t be my last. Happy release week to In What World! 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I’m such a Holly Michelle/Holly James fan and this was a perfect summer read. There’s something about magical realism that hits the spot for me. Happy release week to You’ll Be The Death of Me 💕 (Also look at this freaking *gorgeous* cover) 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I feel like Meg Cabot deserves an award for being the (only?) currently writing author I loved as a pre-teen and still really like as an adult. The new Witches of West Harbor installment comes out this week and it’s absolutely charming 🧡 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My overdue library books (thank you, airplane mode) are forcing Shelf Control to make some wildly unrealistic demands 🙈 Could anyone, ever? 💙📚

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Not the best book in the Spunes series, but a damn good book. This one really ripped my heart out and stomped on it (in a good way). Happy publishing day to Lost and Found! 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Hello, August 👋 I’m not ready for summer to end but I’m very ready for all of the fall books. My most anticipated book list for the month: • Lost and Found by Tarah DeWitt • Let’s Kiss and Tell by Joss Richard • Love Me Like a Rock Song by Shelly Jay Shore 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Just got my first NetGalley ARC for 2027 😳 How time flies. 💙📚

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The Spellshop series is one of my favorites. It is so profoundly, deeply, utterly charming. Happy release day to its newest installment, Sea of Charms. This book warmed my soul. 💙📚🪐📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Seriously, this month simply has too many good books coming out. It’s hard to keep up. Loved this one from Maggie North that’s coming out this week, Fossil Feud. Who knew a dig site could be so hot? 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This fun, easy, Hallmark-y read comes out this week. Sometimes you just need an uncomplicated rom com, and Lauren Blakely does that so well. My only beef? The corgi on the cover is only in a few scenes. Lots of other good pups in the book though. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Currently reading: The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy I forgot how ridiculously fun the writing is for this series. It has that whimsical fantasy historical romance vibe that doesn’t make sense but also does. 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Spending my Friday night with Into the Fading Twilight. Sometimes I forget how much Catherine Cowles loves to absolutely fuck my shit up (read: write books that are absolutely traumatic but I can’t put down). 💙📚🌶️

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I lasted ~10 days saying I need to read books with earlier due dates first before caving and going for Dungeon Crawler Carl 2. No regrets. I’m definitely in it for Mongo. 💙📚🪐

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

There’s something about Ellie Palmer’s writing that just makes me happy. Frankly, it’s probably the high degree of nonsense. But I love a kooky town with bonkers habits. And boy did this book deliver. Happy release day to Married with Benefits 🎉 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Excited for Just a Highland Fling to come out this week! I have been such a fan of Naina Kumar’s writing, and this book absolutely lived up to every hope I had for it. Was a bagpipe-playing poetry professor what I knew I wanted? Nope. But it’s what I needed. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I love mess, and this book was sooo mess. After Any Trope But You and Not That Kind of Proposal, I think Victoria Lavine is getting to be an auto-buy author for me. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Spent my weekend thus far reading Yes, Chef. This book had no right to be so good. A satisfying mix of light, fun, and steamy with some really touching, emotional moments. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Why is the July book release schedule packed with so many things I want to read?? No joke, I had 5 holds come in on Libby today. My calendar is STACKED (pun intended). A blessing and a curse 🤷‍♀️ 💙📚

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy release day to Chelsea Curto’s In Stormy Weather! Could I have predicted that I’d enjoy three weather-related romances this year? No. Has it been categorically proven in 2026 that lightning can be kind of hot? Yes. Such a cute summer read. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Jenny Holiday’s Book Club Boyfriend comes out this week! This is one of those books that took me by surprise. I still am not sure I particularly like the MMC… but in a good way? A book I’m still ruminating on long after I finished reading is always one I’m glad to have read. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Headed out camping ⛺️ for the weekend. Hammock reading material: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson 💙📚🪐

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It’s time to find out what all the fuss is about. Starting: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman 💙📚🪐

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Sometimes you just need a light, easy, funny little story to dive into. Just finished The Gossip and The Grump by Pippa Grant. 💙📚🌶️ #netgalley

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

What could be more patriotic than some little old ladies planning a heist? Currently reading: Rules for Aging and Larceny 💙📚

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C Reads @c-reads.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Currently reading: Good at Being Alive by Elizabeth O’Roark From the start this book was SO MUCH MESS in a delightful, fun, gripping, and a little bit toxic way. I’m worried about how everything is going to come crashing down, but I’m so here for the ride. 💙📚🌶️

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