Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 19/08/2025As American as... (okay I'm not feeling at all patriotic but I really wanted apple pie, and Claire Saffitz's pie crust recipe is absolutely bomb) #baking #BakeSky #pie 040
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Second week of August #BookSky! I only finished one new book because I got sucked into @taskmaster.tv 👂Happy Place by Emily Henry: a beautifully written story, loved the back-and-forth timelines, but boy golly these people need to learn to effing communicate. Fantastic narration by Julia Whelan. 010
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 08/08/2025👂Full Speed to a Crash Landing by @bethrevis.bsky.social: well this was a breath of hilarity! Ada is ridiculous and impulsive in the best way. Looking forward to reading the next one. Very enjoyable narration by Dara Rosenberg and David Bendena. 5/5 #BookSky 000
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Both by Sangu Mandanna: 📖The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches: I can’t overstate how much I enjoyed this. Literally laughed out loud over and over. 📖A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by: Totally different world of magic but just as hilarious, poignant, and engaging. 4/5 #BookSky 110
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Both by Jillian Meadows: 📖Wreck My Plans: a sweet Christman romcom with the usual hijinks, but still quite enjoyable. 👂Give Me Butterflies: STEM and romance and consent?! Be still my heart. I adored this book. Delicious narration by Jason Clarke and Victoria Connolly. 3/5 #BookSky 120
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 08/08/2025📖Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws: holy drama, Batman! Never seen characters with such short tempers. I did like the growth in confidence of Dakota over the book, and I do love a cat dad carpenter man. 2/5 #BookSky 120
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Going to do weekly #BookSky recaps since my monthlies are too long. First week of August! My TBR is never-ending, but I will always take more book recs. Read down-thread for reviews. 1/5 120
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood: Rue was such a fascinating character to be in the head of. Demolished this book so fast, I can't get enough of explicit consent! Awesome duet narration by Jason Clarke and Callie Dalton. 15/15 #BookSky 010
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025📖 Deep End by Ali Hazelwood: this is what 50 Shades of Gray wishes it was (why yes, I did despise 50 SoG, how did you know?). Loved the science, as a woman in STEM. Spice is off the chart. I related so much to Scarlett’s neurotic tendencies. 14/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady: this was such fun! I also needed a happy breather after the last. A twist on You’ve Got Mail but it still felt fresh, plus so much love for independent bookstores. Wonderful narration by Karissa Vacker and Brandon Francis. 13/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025📖 The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros: yep, this one broke me. I rarely cry while reading a book, but I was sobbing by the end. Yet, I would gladly read this again. Couldn’t put it down: phenomenal, beautiful, heartbreaking, glorious story. 12/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry: Loved the world building and plot twists. LOTS of internal monologuing, so the story sometimes dragged. I wish that Odessa had more spine, she was passive with occasional bold moments. Narration by @ms-brentmoor.bsky.social was fantastic. 11/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025📖 The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst: Sometimes you want to retreat into a comforting, cozy read. I’m so glad to get Terlu’s story after reading The Spellshop, and you can’t have enough talking plants. Picked up a copy (+signed of Spellshop!) from my local bookstore. 10/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂Hooking Up and👂Making Up, both by Helena Hunting: I liked Hooking Up more (I lean towards mature protagonists) and I wanted Ami’s story after Shacking Up, but I did enjoy both! Excellent narration by Jacob Morgan and Muffy Newtown. 9/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂Quicksilver by Callie Hart: this drew me in - wonderful world building. I loved the unique magic of the quicksilver. Phenomenal duet narration by Anthony Palmini + Stella Bloom. Looking forward to the next one! 8/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand: ooh the hospitality sector drama! It took me a bit to get used to bouncing between all the characters, but I really loved this book and its twists. Rooting for Grace the whole time! Narration by @theerinbennett.bsky.social was excellent. 7/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂American Queen by Sierra Simone: not my jam unfortunately, I only read about halfway. As one can see from my list, I read plenty of spice/BDSM, but in this one, consent felt a lil coerced, like the FMC wasn’t able to make her own decisions, and the degradation was too much for me. 6/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂Sinner by Sierra Simone: I read Priest last month so obviously needed the next one in the series. Loved this unusual story, fell hard for the characters. As always, can’t resist narration by Jacob Morgan! Major spice 🌶️ 5/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025📖 The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod: a second-chance romance with musicians, with a lot of heartfelt emotions and plenty of band drama! I quite enjoyed this. Best part of my bingo card is finding new-to-me authors: I plan to check out more of Xio’s work. 4/15 #BookSky 210
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂Summer Romance by Annabell Monaghan: this is a reread for me, but it was my first time with the audiobook. The story is full of dry humor, witty lines, and actual laugh-out-loud moments which were enhanced by narration by Kristin DiMercurio. 3/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025👂Quicksilver/Callie Hart 👂Hooking Up👂Making Up/Helena Hunting 📖 The Enchanted Greenhouse/ @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social 👂Shield of Sparrows/Devney Perry 📖 The Last Letter/Rebecca Yarros 👂Battle of the Bookstores/Ali Brady 📖 Deep End/Ali Hazelwood 👂Not In Love/Ali Hazelwood 2/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025July recap! Here’s my list – read down-thread for reviews. 👂Summer Romance/ Annabell Monaghan 📖 The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes/ @xioaxelrod.bsky.social 👂Sinner/ @thesierrasimone.bsky.social 👂American Queen/ Sierra Simone 👂The Hotel Nantucket/ @elin-hilderbrand.bsky.social 1/15 #BookSky 130
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood: Rue was such a fascinating character to be in the head of. Demolished this book so fast, I can't get enough of explicit consent! 🌶️ Awesome duet narration by Jason Clarke and Callie Dalton. 15/15 #BookSky 010
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025📖 Deep End by Ali Hazelwood: this is what 50 Shades of Gray wishes it was (why yes, I did despise 50 SoG, how did you know?). Loved the science, as a woman in STEM. Spice is off the chart. I related so much to Scarlett’s neurotic tendencies. 14/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady: this was such fun! I also needed a happy breather after the last. A twist on You’ve Got Mail but it still felt fresh, plus so much love for independent bookstores. Wonderful narration by Karissa Vacker and Brandon Francis. 13/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025📖 The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros: yep, this one broke me. I rarely cry while reading a book, but I was sobbing by the end. Yet, I would gladly read this again. Couldn’t put it down: phenomenal, beautiful, heartbreaking, glorious story. 12/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry: Loved the world building and plot twists. LOTS of internal monologuing, so the story sometimes dragged. I wish that Odessa had more spine, she was passive with occasional bold moments. Narration by @ms-brentmoor.bsky.social was fantastic. 11/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025📖 The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst: Sometimes you want to retreat into a comforting, cozy read. I’m so glad to get Terlu’s story after reading The Spellshop, and you can’t have enough talking plants. I got a signed copy from my local bookstore too! 10/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂Hooking Up and👂Making Up, both by Helena Hunting: I liked Hooking Up more (I lean towards mature protagonists) and I wanted Ami’s story after Shacking Up, but I did enjoy both! Excellent narration by Jacob Morgan and Muffy Newtown. 9/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂Quicksilver by Callie Hart: this drew me in - wonderful world building. I loved the unique magic of the quicksilver. Phenomenal duet narration by Anthony Palmini + Stella Bloom. Looking forward to the next one! 8/15 #BookSky 110
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand: ooh the hospitality sector drama! It took me a bit to get used to bouncing between all the characters, but I really loved this book and its twists. Rooting for Grace the whole time! Narration by @theerinbennett.bsky.social was excellent. 7/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂American Queen by Sierra Simone: not my jam unfortunately, I only read about halfway. As one can see from my list, I read plenty of spice/BDSM, but in this one, consent felt a lil coerced, like the FMC wasn’t able to make her own decisions, and the degradation was too much for me. 6/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂Sinner by Sierra Simone: I read Priest last month so obviously needed the next one in the series. Loved this unusual story, fell hard for the characters. As always, can’t resist narration by Jacob Morgan! Major spice 🌶️ 5/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025📖 The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod: a second-chance romance with musicians, with a lot of heartfelt emotions and plenty of band drama! I quite enjoyed this. Best part of my bingo card is finding new-to-me authors: I plan to check out more of Xio’s work. 4/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂Summer Romance by Annabell Monaghan: this is a reread for me, but it was my first time with the audiobook. The story is full of dry humor, witty lines, and actual laugh-out-loud moments which were enhanced by narration by Kristin DiMercurio. 3/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025👂Quicksilver/Callie Hart 👂Hooking Up and👂Making Up/Helena Hunting 📖 The Enchanted Greenhouse/@sarahbethdurst.bsky.social 👂Shield of Sparrows/Devney Perry 📖 The Last Letter/Rebecca Yarros 👂Battle of the Bookstores/Ali Brady 📖 Deep End/Ali Hazelwood 👂Not In Love/Ali Hazelwood 2/15 #BookSky 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 06/07/2025I had some egg yolks to use up and decided to give ice cream sandwiches a try! Riff on a chipwich. They go well with the hot summer temps lately. #baking #BakeSky #IceCream 040
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/07/2025📖 The Deal: classic Elle Kennedy, college hockey romance – I read Campus Diaries first so it was nice to get backstory. 👂Talk Flirty to Me: this was such a fun story, including accidentally narrating a romance novel. You couldn’t help but love Sam. @livyhartromance.bsky.social #BookSky 5/5 010
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/07/2025👂A Not So Meet Cute – revamp of Pretty Woman, a fun read and great narration. @aaronshedlock.bsky.social 📖 The Countess Conspiracy – appealed to my science-loving heart! I also love more mature protagonists, a break from young and naïve. @courtneymilan.com #BookSky 4/5 110
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/07/2025👂Just for the Summer: oh the feels! This book got me good. As a Reddit addict, loved the AITA. 📖 The Spellshop: the coziest of books and I love a clueless-about-love protagonist. 500 Kingdoms vibes. @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social 👂Shacking Up: awkward + comedic meet-cute, casual read. #BookSky 3/5 141
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/07/2025👂Caught Up: fuuuuck I loved this! Sequel to Lights Out. Top notch duet narration too.🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ @narratedbyteddy.bsky.social @kasidenae.bsky.social 👂The Kings of Kearny: motorcycle club romance; I like Navessa Allen’s writing + morally ambiguous characters (keeps things interesting). #BookSky 2/5 110
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 02/07/2025June #BookSky recap! All romance thanks to my bingo challenge. Doing mostly audiobooks, my eyes ain’t what they used to be. 👂A Simple Twist of Fate: a sweet, emotional story, loved that all the types of magical people are a natural and accepted part of the world. @novelsbyapril.bsky.social 1/5 131
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 29/06/2025@kattakis.bsky.social @marlynnofmany.bsky.social @ellielieberman.bsky.social thank you! I can't wait to read your recs! 240
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Anyone wanna give book recs? I'm attempting to blackout bingo this Opendoor Romance challenge. The starred items, I don't have books for yet. Fire 'em at me! Not repeating authors and only counting books read between Jun 6-Aug 31. #books #BookSky #romance 452
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Feelin' summery and made vanilla and blackberry cupcakes for a lovely night with @littlegraysea.bsky.social and friends last night. #baking #BakeSky #cupcakes 190
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Weekend bake: lemon mulberry layered bars! Bright and sweet and they hit the spot. #baking #BakeSky #berries 050
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 04/06/2025👂Lights Out- 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ can’t say I ever expected to recommend a stalker romance but I laughed so much. Could also listen to @jacob____morgan read me a dictionary. 👂For Whom The Belle Tolls-my FAVORITE book in ages. Can’t recommend enough. Sean Masters+Elena Wolfe are incredible. @jaysea.ya.later 5/5 000
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 04/06/2025👂Perfectly Wicked-chosen for narrator @britpressley. A fun and sweet story. 👂All Stirred Up-chosen for narrator Mary Jane Wells. She has a knack for accents and bringing life into all her characters. Quite enjoyable! 👂The Feud-chosen for narrator Sean Masters but story wasn't my favorite. 4/5 100
Rachel @chemist-that-bakes.bsky.social · 04/06/2025👂Elizabeth of East Hampton-a modern twist on P&P; loved the story and the narration really sold it. ♥️ @emilyhardingwrites.bsky.social 👂The Charlie Method--🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ good lord, be prepared for the sex appeal of these narrators. @narratedbyteddy.bsky.social @seanmastersaudio @persephoneleeromance 3/5 110
