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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 10h

Review: Winterveil by Ava Reid ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book suffered largely from it's pacing and dark content. I loved the concept, but the pacing kept me from really engaging with the idea. Warning for SA content. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of Ava Reid's Winterveil. A Classical style school facade emerges from red leaves.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The system has always protected men. A promising career or "potential" has been proven time and again to be more valuable than the life and safety of a woman. Rage is a constant undercurrent in my life. What will it take to finally say enough? To protect women? To place value on them over men?

A photo of @laurenapoetry's poem: If 7 Men can Rape a Woman in a Frat House for Hours & Their Only Punishment is a Fucking Essay.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Love Hypothesis Day to all who celebrate! 📚💙

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Review: Juliet + Juliet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🙂‍↕️ I love queer happy ending retellings. Super cute spin on a classic story for teens looking for something light. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of juliet and juliet. There is a yellow to pick to teal ombre with picture frames scattered around. One Juliet looks down at the other from a frame. They both have their phones out.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Review: Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia ⭐️ (DNF @ 47%) This was just not for me. The book relied heavily on tropes, simplistic characters, and predictable language choice. This would be better suited to someone looking for a quick, easy, mindless read. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia. A man and woman sit at a piano in the living room, playing together. At their feet, a beagle sleeps peacefully.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry too? What the fuck? Can the universe like... let me get up first?

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly's death is devastating. As someone who loves reading and is passionate about children's literacy, I am so sad about this loss. She donated hundreds of millions of books for children across the US. She fostered learning. I'm literally in mourning. Don't call. Don't text.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton spent 80 years proving you could have big hair, a bigger heart, a brilliant mind and absolutely no patience for anyone who underestimated you. She gave us unforgettable songs, free books for millions of children, and enough wit, rhinestones and kindness to light up Tennessee.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

2026 is over. There's no way Dolly Parton has passed and I have to live through the rest of this dumpster fire. Rest in peace to an icon. Dolly Parton was such a light in this dark world. Thank you for all the work you did for children's literacy. Truly devastating loss.

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Dolly Parton

Alt: A gif of a young Dolly Parton performing on stage and smiling.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Review: Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I'm so sad to say this book underwhelmed me. I still liked it, but felt the marketing had spoiled a bit too much for me to truly fall in love like with her other works. Don't read the quotes! Don't fall for the social media posts! Go in blind! #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of B. K. Borison's Grim Tidings. Against a purple backdrop, a man in white holds a woman wearing black. She is looking up at him with her hand on his chest. Flowers and feather swirl around them in the foreground.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Review: How My Fake Alien Boyfriend Learned to Cook and Saved the Family Business by Lacey Hawthorne ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A fun, no-spice book that follows the exact plot as the title. At times, a bit melodramatic and unfocused for me. But super fun! #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of Lacey Hawthorne's How My Fake Alien Boyfriend Learned to Cook and Saved the Family Business. A woman in a red apron with her hair in pink space buns watches a green Alien with tentacles and green hair try to stir something in his bowl with an upside down whisk.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Review: Reliquary by Hannah Whitten ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Help! My dead fiancé and the ocean are trying to kill me: the novel. This was an EXCELLENT and disgusting horror novel. The body horror was masterful. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of Hannah Whitten's Reliquary. A red castle door is set into a cliff, surrounded by mist. The sky is blood red.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I gotta quit checking the Read Now page on Netgalley. I'm ruining my own stats.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Fine, I'll listen to Epic again....

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Hey! You love original movies written and directed by real people? You love music and how it impacts people? Support my friend's independent film! He's worked so hard for this project. He just needs backers! Everything helps. www.kickstarter.com/projects/khl...

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loops&breaks

loops&breaks is a Howard University MFA thesis film, written and directed by Khalil Gamble.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Review: (Mostly) Human Resources by Grace Viall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Honestly... expected more Jackalopes. This book is perfect for fans of X Files and rom-coms, which feels like an odd combination. I promise it works. Viall does an excellent job blending Appalachian folklore and genre-bending fiction. #booksky

Cover photo of (Mostly) Human Resources by Grace Viall. In the middle of the woods, a desk with strewn maps and papers sits in the center. In the foreground, a jackalope sits with a backpack, flashlight, journal, and other items strewn around.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My books are a bit scattered. First by age range, then by genre (kind of), with favorites in stacks all around the shelves, then non-fiction, which is split between rooms. It's honestly a lot of chaos from someone who works in a library but oh well...

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I'm so tired of AI slop literally everywhere.... Ads, social media, articles, community events, etc. We did all of this pre-AI, we can do all of this without it now. It's all ugly and one-note anyway. 🫩

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It's a double ear infection kinda day I guess 🫠

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Review: Moon Deer by Yoann Kavege ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An absolutely stunning graphic novel whose largely silent work is matched by beautiful art and quick pacing. This has a huge twist that caught me totally by surprise. My only wish is that the end was a bit more justice. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of Moon Deer by Yoann Kavege. A deer in an astronaut suit sits atop his rocket with an egg and watches the sunset.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It's just me and my canva pro account against the world.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Ever get so humiliated by other people's behavior that you cry in your cubicle after a disaster program? Yeah.... me either.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Checking my netgalley reviews and just realized it looks like someone either ran mine through AI or tweaked it with flowery language. My reviews aren't even that good. Why the hell would you run it through AI instead of reading the damn book? 🫩

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I just want to go hang out in my favorite indie bookstore...

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Trying not to panic. Meeting Ashley Poston tonight at a book event and she's at the restaurant my husband chose.

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Michael Scott's 'Everybody Stay Calm' Moment

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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This is how to speak to every single one of those sycophants.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My Top 10 Books of 2026, in no particular order (so far): ✨️ Tropesick ✨️ Behind Five Willows ✨️ Yesteryear ✨️ The Serviceberry ✨️ Innamorata ✨️ The Hate U Give ✨️ Everything in Color ✨️ Sour Cherry ✨️ Caste ✨️ Weavingshaw #booksky 📚💙

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Review: The Fast Track by Angelica Cheng ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 This was a super quick (kinda predictable) romance read full of racing and battling expectations. I loved the humanity of the main characters, but struggled with some of the dynamics I found more problematic due to power imbalances. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of The Fast Track by Angelica Cheng. A man and woman stand shoulder to shoulder. She is wearing a pink racing shirt and holding a helmet. He glances over at his shoulder at her, a smirk on his face. He is wearing a blue racing suit.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Review: Never Whistle at Night Part II: Back for Blood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This anthology felt less intense than the previous installment, though it doesn't pull any punches. I think shifting the order of these stories could strengthen their impact if desired. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of Never Whistle at Night Part II: Back for Blood. Against a black background are a compilation of brightly colored horror elements from the stories in this anthology. Some of them include a severed goat head, a hawk, a fish skeleton, and a monster claw.

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God @thegodshow.com · 14/07/2026

How does being Lindsey Graham’s sister qualify someone to be a Senator?

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Coldest Regards @mskaelyn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The reaper trying to get off that PIP we put him on?

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Lindsey is DEAD?! What a crazy stroke of luck.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Review: We Were Never Here by Sophie Hannan ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book's unique concept is shattered by its biggest downfalls: unlikeable characters and a messy timeline. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of We Were Never Here by Sophie Hannan. A painted portrait in a gilded frame is split down the middle. On one side, an image of a ghostly woman holding a bouquet of dead flowers. Water drips down her side of the frame. On the opposite side, a girl with green hair in a white sweatshirt holds a living bouquet. Both look scared or upset.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I will never shut up about this.

Screenshot of an email from Netgalley approving me for the upcoming title Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy 4th, but like in a "get your hands off mine and my friends f*cking rights" Support public libraries Tax the rich Mamdani's NYC kinda way ✨️

A selfie of me sitting in a chair. My dog sits on the back of the chair, looking away from the camera

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Friendly neighborhood librarian reporting for duty!

A picrew chili photo of myself with my dog Piper. We are sitting against a teal heart background with a peach circle in the center.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Convinced that youth pastors are just men who refused to grow up. 🤢

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Anyone else have this ominous feeling that something big is going to happen on the 4th? No? Just me?

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Review: Kiki and the New Magic by Eiko Kadono ⭐️⭐️ I'm not sure why this book was written? It was fine, enjoyable even, but it didn't really introduce a lot of newness into Kiki's world. I felt like I was reading a rewrite of the original story. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of Kiki and the New Magic. Kiki and Jiji ride her broom against the night sky. Kiki reaches up towards the crescent moon. There are clouds scattered in the background.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Caught this little critter at the lake yesterday 😍

A long haired dachshund stands with her front paws on an orange kayak. She has a clown fish life vest on. They are on the shore of a lake, surrounded by forest.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Review: Flickerstate by F. A. Davidson ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A quite stunning YA debut whose biggest pitfall is the pacing. This story could have easily extended to two or three books. Such a unique magic system combined with an intriguing plot. 📚💙 #booksky

Cover photo of Flickerstate by F. A. Davidson. A girl holding playing cards is engulfed in flames. She stands before the window of a library.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Review: Eyes Like Stars by Ashley Poston ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If I had a nickel for every time I cried about a droid while consuming SW media, I'd be a rich rich woman. Ashley Poston was a perfect pick for this story. Like in Star Wars, there's a vibrant cast filled with characters to love. #booksky 📚💙

Cover photo of Eyes Like Stars by Ashley Poston. A couple stands facing one another before a blazing pink and golden sunset. He is slightly taller with white hair. She is smaller with copper curls, holding his arm. Both of their eyes are closed.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Updating my reading journal with this vibe after finishing a book I should have DNF'd. #booksky 💙📚

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Angry Pingu with Craft Supplies

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 25/06/2026

Fun fact: Today is also a great day to support your indie bookshop. (And not just because a certain online mega-retailer is having its annual sale, but because indie bookshops need our support all year long to thrive.)

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Here's my lil kit. I'm not very good at makeup, but I like feeling cutie sooooo

My makeup daily kit: a rare beauty blush, lashes paradise waterproof mascara, a brown Ulta eyeliner, and Revlon colorstay concealer. Not pictured is my tried and true Burt's bees chapstick.

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Daily reminder that today is a great day to support local (or small or indie or WHATEVER) over Amazon. Cheap products are not worth losing our ecosystems, labor rights, or lining a billionaire's pockets. Support your fellow man. (Or else) :)

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Tess || booksky 📚 @htessh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

2 program day after the Monday closing shift at the library got me feelin like this guy.

A close-up of an amateur taxidermy mouse. He is very cute but very bad.

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