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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I am also continuing to crowdfund, using what I’m able to raise to give Black indie authors services for their manuscripts at no cost to them. Please consider donating if you haven’t already! ♥️✨ PLEASE BOOST SO THIS CAN FIND WHO IT NEEDS TO FIND ♥️✨ #BookSky💙📚 #BlackBookSky #AuthorSky

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This Juneteenth and always, supporting Black creatives is imperative in this climate. Black authors and publishing professionals contribute immeasurably to our literary world, yet barriers to access and opportunities remain; investing in Black artists and the support systems that help bring their stories to life fosters a publishing landscape where diverse voices are championed, celebrated, and empowered to thrive.
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Services provided include: Sensitivity/ Alpha/ Beta Reading, Line Editing, Proofreading, Audio Proofing, Content Pulls, and PA Services. Please reach out to @ThatCydney for any inquiries and to coordinate.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Happy #Juneteenth! I am crowdfunding to create a fund I use to provide services for #BlackAuthors at no cost to them! Please consider donating to help support me in this venture as it’s more important than ever for Black stories to be told! PayPal: @CydneyRenee Venmo: @CydneyHumphrey Cash: $cydneyy

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Currently reading an arc of #RitaAGordon’s upcoming title, #Still and enjoying it! What are y’all reading? #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #ARC #NowReading

An Instagram story graphic I made featuring the cover of what I’m currently reading, which is Still by Rita A. Gordon.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I have been on a mental health social media break, also trying to keep my head down and grind (😮‍💨) I am about $180 short on my car note. If anyone can share, boost, etc. I’d really appreciate it! I’ve included my $ apps below 🫶🏾 #MA #MASky #BlackMASky #DisabilitySky #ChronicIllness

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

178. The Mad Wife by Meagan Church ⭐️ rating: 5 Format: audiobook/physical #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #NovemberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of The Mad Wife by Meagan Church. A 1950s-esque white housewife stands in her kitchen.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

177. Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma ⭐️ rating: 4.5 Format: audiobook/physical #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #ARC #NovemberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma. The deep brown hands are reading toasted a golden mask artifact with blood leaking from the eye area

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

176. One of the Family by Jess Ryder ⭐️ rating: 3.75 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #NovemberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of One of the Family by Jess Ryder. A white woman and white man stand facing an ominous-looking house.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

175. A Cold Dark Place by Toni Anderson ⭐️ rating: 4 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of A Cold Dark Place by Toni Anderson. A woman with her back to the reader has short dark hair and is wearing a white tshirt as she looks forward at the woods and water.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

174. The Favorite Girl by Monica Arya ⭐️ rating: 4.5 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of The Favorite Girl by Monica Arya. A brown woman who is wearing a white lace dress, large white hat, white sunglasses, a platinum bob, and red lipstick.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

173. Unseen by R.D. Baker ⭐️ rating: 4 🌶️ rating: 4 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Unseen by R.D. Baker. Pink flowers and cobwebs and leaves.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

172. Virgin Sacrifice by L.M. Ramirez ⭐️ rating: 3.75 🌶️ rating: 0.5 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Virgin Sacrifice by L.M. Ramirez. A dark, curly-haired Latina woman has blood on her and is surrounded by berries and bushes and trees in the woods.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

171. Our Vicious Oaths by N.E. Davenport ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 4 Format: physical galley 🚨 Pub Date: 10/28/25 Thank you @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social for the galley copy! #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBookSky #ARC #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Our Vicious Oaths by N.E. Davenport. A gold crown with purple gems, a golden scaled, serpent-like creature with orange-tips, purple fae magic, and purple flowers are on the cover.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

170. Heartsick by Kristina Forest ⭐️ rating: 3.5 Format: audiobook/physical book Thank you Colored Pages Book Tour, @penguinteen.bsky.social, & Kristina Forest for the gifted copy! #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBookSky #ARC #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations #HeartsickTour #coloredpagesbooktours

The cover of Heartsick by Kristina Forest. A brown-skinned Black teenage girl with braids stands with her arms crossed in a baby blue cardigan, pink shirt, and jeans. A brown-skinned Black teenage boy stands with his arms crossed in an orange sweater shirt, green pants, and a yellow beanie. Hearts both red and pinker sprinkling out of containers above their heads.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

169. The Poisoner by I.V. Ophelia ⭐️ rating: 4 🌶️ rating: 3 Format: audiobook/physical book #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of The Poisoner by I.V. Ophelia. A pale white woman with long, wavy, dark hair is topless with her back to the camera as a big white snake is woven around her.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

168. Second Swing by Nicole Devonne ⭐️ rating: 4 🌶️ rating: 3 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #ARC #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Second Swing by Nicole Devonne. A golf ball on the green is surrounded by coffee beans and a waffle covered in butter and syrup and a plane ticket to London.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

167. Rebound by Anna P ⭐️ rating: 4.25 🌶️ rating: 3.5 Format: ebook 🚨 Pub Date: 10/24/25 #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Rebound by Anna P. A plus-sized Indian woman with long, curly hair in a black, long-sleeved shirt and a black skirt with flowers on it looks into the eyes of a tall Indian man with a man bun and facial hair in a black t-shirt shirt and jeans as he holds her pregnant belly. Field hockey sticks, a field hockey ball, and a field are in the background.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Hopefully Koa’s sheer joy over a plastic bottle makes you smile today ♥️ #DogSky #Cockapoo

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

166. Huntsman by Naima Simone ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 4 Format: audiobook 🚨 Pub Date: 10/21/25 Thank you to @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social @naimasimoneauthor.bsky.social for the free book and ALC! #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #ARC #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Huntsman by Naima Simone. A skull is in the center of an ornate mirror on the wall, an homage to Snow White. Two guns appear on the lower left and lower right side, and vines are snaked around the mirror.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

165. Exiles by Mason Coile ⭐️ rating: 3.75 Format: physical/audiobook Thank you to G. P. Putnam's Sons & @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for the free copy! #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Exiles by Mason Coile. The silhouette of a lone astronaut in the red background of Mars.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

164. Another Sky by Cynthia A. Rodriguez ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 2 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Another Sky by Cynthia A. Rodriguez. A Black man in a deep red shirt with curly, coily hair embraces a Puerto Rican woman with long curly hair in a black shirt.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

163. Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 1 Format: audiobook 🚨 Pub Date: 10/21/25 #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake. A gold fork appears with drops of blood surrounding it.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

162. The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson ⭐️ rating: 4 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #ARC #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson. A black puppet-string master hand holds onto the strings of 3 Black college-aged girls and 1 Black college-aged boy. One Black college-aged boy is on the ground beside the university building everyone else hovers over.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

161. Hollow by Karina Halle ⭐️ rating: 4.5 🌶️ rating: 4 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of Hollow by Karina Halle. A crow flying in front of a full moon and a dark purple sky.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

160. Cowboy Casual by Holly Renee ⭐️ rating: 3 🌶️ rating: 3 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #OctoberTBR

The cover of Cowboy Casual by Holly Renee. A brown-haired white male cowboy with a cowboy hat, white shirt, and jeans holds onto the waist of a curvy redheaded white woman. They're surrounded by various country-related props.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

159. The Princess and the P.I. by Nikki Payne ⭐️ rating: 3 🌶️ rating: 2.5 Format: audiobook Thanks so much to @berkleyromance.bsky.social for the free book! #BerkleyPartner #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #ARC #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of The Princess and the P.I. by Nikki Payne. A curvy, brown-skinned Black woman with brown, silk pressed hair is in a red dress with a thigh slit that exposes a holster. She has her hands on a brown desk with an old style computer. A brown skinned Black man stands behind the desk in a white button down shirt, a loosened red tie, and dark pants and he leans on the desk with fisted hands.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

158. The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten ⭐️ rating: 3 Format: physical/audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #OctoberTBR #BookRecommendations

The cover of The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten. Lanterns are on the side of a dock with an island in the distance and a broken bouquet of flowers.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I’m so fortunate to be a @pangobooks.bsky.social Ambassador & be part of a community of book lovers who ~rehome~ their books to fellow book lovers! To celebrate PangoBooks 2.0 & our cute new mascot, Flip, Pango is offering $5 off orders over $15 to ALL users w code GLOWUP! #Booksky #BlackBooksky

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

157. The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis ⭐️ rating: 5 Format: physical #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BookRecommendations

The cover of The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis. A black dog, white and brown dog, and black and white dog are looking in different directions in the middle of a vast plain.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

156. The Trees by Percival Everett ⭐️ rating: 5 Format: physical #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #BookRecommendations

The cover of The Trees by Percival Everett. A dark background where faintly the names of various people of color—mostly Black men—who died by lynching or other racially-motivated violence in the 20th century.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

155. Coronation by Cleo White ⭐️ rating: 4 🌶️ rating: 3 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #BookRecommendations

The cover of Coronation by Cleo White. A golden crown in the center is surrounded by flowers and other fancy looking things honestly idk what I’m looking at; I tried 🤣

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

154. Chasing the Wild by Elliott Rose ⭐️ rating: 3.75 🌶️ rating: 4 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BookRecommendations

The cover of Chasing the Wild by Elliott Rose. The skull of a horse surrounded by flowers.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

153. Minor Detail by Adania Shibli ⭐️ rating: 5 Format: audiobook/physical #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #FreePalestine #BookRecommendations

The cover of Minor Detail by Adania Shibli. An out of focus photo of a woman is shown below torn strips of a photograph of a razed Palestine.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

152. Ready or Not by Olive Winter ⭐️ rating: 3.75 🌶️ rating: 2 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #BookRecommendations

The cover of Ready or Not by Olive Winter. A Black woman and a brown man embrace as they sit side by side on a NYC train platform.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

151. Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis ⭐️ rating: 3.75 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #BookRecommendations

The cover of Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis. A pomegranate dripping with juice that looks like blood over pink flowers.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

150. Always Will by Layna James ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 3 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #ARC #BookRecommendations

The cover of Always Will by Layna James. Purple orchids surround a purple background with small cameras faintly in the background,

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

149. The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances ⭐️ rating: 3.75 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BookRecommendations

The cover of The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances. A white woman with dark brown hair swims in a pool.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

148. Ransomed and Ravaged by Sologne Schumacher ⭐️ rating: 4.75 🌶️ rating: 2.5 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #BookRecommendations

The cover of Ransomed and Ravaged by Sologne Schumacher. The bare chest of a white man is covered in tattoos and the brown hands of a Black woman are tied.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

147. Something Tangled Something True by Giuliana Victoria ⭐️ rating: 4.75 🌶️ rating: 3 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #BookRecommendations

The cover of Something Tangled Something True by Giuliana Victoria. A Latina woman with long, dark curly hair in a purple cropped top and matching skirt holds onto the waist of a white man in a cowboy hat and partially buttoned shirt as he holds onto her waist.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

146. A Love Most Brutal by Kath Richards ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 2 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #BookRecommendations #SeptemberTBR

The cover of A Love Most Brutal by Kath Richards. A tall, dark haired white man wearing a dark suit is facing the left while he looks out of the corner of his eye at a dark haired white woman in a white slip dress and her arms crossed.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

145. Arc of the Universe by Nikki Alexander ⭐️ rating: 4 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #BookRecommendations #SeptemberTBR

The cover of Arc of the Universe by Nikki Alexander. A bunch of constellations are shown through a multicolored spectrum of colors.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

144. Bourbon & Lies by Victoria Wilder ⭐️ rating: 3.5 🌶️ rating: 3 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BookRecommendations #SeptemberTBR

The cover of Bourbon & Lies by Victoria Wilder. A white man with short, dark hair in a blue shirt is holding a tumbler of bourbon. Behind him, a white woman with red hair with a tank top has her hand on the bar next to a tumbler of bourbon.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

143. Loving Queen by Saffron Brooks ⭐️ rating: 4 🌶️ rating: 3.5 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #BookRecommendations #SeptemberTBR

The cover of Loving Queen by Saffron Brooks. A brown-skinned Black woman with long curly hair holds books in one hand and the strap of a bag in the other in a mustard green shirt and dark pants as she looks at a tall white man with curly dark hair in a navy shirt and dark pants as he leans against a black luxury car.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

142. Above by Brea Lamb ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 2 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #BookRecommendations #SeptemberTBR

The cover of Above by Brea Lamb. A brown-skinned woman with curly brown hair has half her face covered with a mask with silver swirls on it that match the dark swirls on her hand.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

141. Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 3.5 Format: audiobook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #ARC #BookRecommendations #SeptemberTBR

The cover of Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola. An illustration of a Black woman sitting on a bed with tall candles on either side and the golden hour sun shining through large windows. Green plants are along the edges and tall buildings are seen outside the windows.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

139. Into the Blue by Zea Kayleigh Galan ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 3.5 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky #ARC #BookRecommendations #AugustTBR

The cover of Into the Blue by Zea Kayleigh Galan. A dark blue cover with two dark snakes and flowers.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Name a song with the word “Goodbye” in the title

An Apple Music screenshot of Goodbye Girl (Acoustic) by The Civil Wars.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Time to dust these babies off. Literally, they’re so dusty. Tiny Bookshop & Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar await! #GamerSky #VideoGameSky #BlackGamers #CozyGamers #SteamDeck #NintendoSwitch

A 1st gen Steam Deck with lavender thumb grips that have stars on them and a Nintendo Switch OLED in a purple silicone case with purple thumb grips that have stars on them and a white Satisfye grip. Both devices are covered in dust. 😪

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

138. When Forever Ends by Sia Morgan ⭐️ rating: 5 🌶️ rating: 3 Format: ebook #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #BookRecommendations #AugustTBR

The cover of When Forever Ends by Sia Morgan. A blueish green cast covers a city skyline and contains petals.

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Thank you to @queentenae.bsky.social, @virgoblue.bsky.social, and A.M. Jackson for getting these goodies off my birthday wishlist! 🥹

A book stack of books I received off my birthday wishlist. The stack shows the spines (from top to bottom) of:
The Caged Girl by Monica Arya
When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa
The Best Man by Malcolm D. Lee
The Favorite Girl by Monica Arya
Some Kind of Forever by Layna James

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Cydney | Author Services, ARC Reader @cydney.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

137. Until Dawn by Ophelia Reign ⭐️ rating: 4 🌶️ rating: 2 Format: ebook 🚨 Pub Date: 08/30/25 #Books #Booksky 💙📚 #ARC #BookRecommendations #AugustTBR

The cover of Until Dawn by Ophelia Reign. A light-skinned biracial woman with long, curly red hair looks up as a tan skinned male vampire whose face is mostly out of frame has his hand wrapped around her neck.

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