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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My September Reading Wrap Up! 📚💙 I’m shocked about my score for LOTR: Fellowship as well. But Tom Bombadil was insufferable yall…

Stack of books in hands, from top to bottom
All systems red, and artificial condition by Martha wells
All the sinners bleed by SA Cosby
Dying in the wool by Frances Brody
Threshing day by Rebecca yarros
Anathema by Keri lake
Kiss of the black flame by Helen scheuerer
Vicious, Vengeful by VE Schwab
The widow by John Grisham
A snake among swans by Hannah Kaner
Fellowship of the ring by JRR Tolkien
Court of Venus by Bel Banta

Grid view is books, naming row by row
Vicious, Vengeful and Victorious by VE Schwab
A snake among swans by Hannah Kaner
The bookshop woman by Nanako Hanada
Written in starlight by sloane brooks
Dying in the wool by Frances Brody
All the sinners bleed by SA Cosby
The widow by John Grisham
Kiss of the black flame by Helen scheuerer
Fellowship of the ring by JRR Tolkien
All systems red, and artificial condition by Martha wells
Anathema by Keri lake
Threshing day by Rebecca yarros
Court of Venus by Bel Banta

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy Hobbit Day! Aka happy birthday Bilbo and Frodo! 💙📚

Screenshot of audio book Lord of the rings, fellowship of the ring

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

JUST finished the Villains trilogy by V.E. Schwab this week, and dang y’all. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thoroughly enjoyed Victorious. One of the most consistently well done book series. If you enjoyed 1 & 2, then you will love 3! Huge thank you for the ALC from #netgalley 💙📚

Hand holding two books, Vicious and Vengeful by VE Schwab

Screenshot of audiobook Victorious by VE Schwab

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

CR: (ARC) Written in Starlight by @sloanebrooksauthor.bsky.social Huge thank you to Atria for the eARC 💙📚 Went into it blind in all honesty, and I’m loving it!! Chapter 2 I thought I was having a stroke, but it’s actually an intentional mechanic of the book & a brand new trope. Initial high hopes!

Cover of book, Written in starlight by Sloane Brooks

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It’s tiiiiime! We’re officially in the BER months! ❄️ I started on a pair of gloves to celebrate, while listening to The Will of the Many on audiobook. Reached the halfway mark just in time to start on the second glove! Shout out Woodland Knits for the pattern! 💙📚 #knitting

Hand holding knitting book Woodland Knits

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My August 2026 Reading Wrap Up! Honestly might be my best month of reading this year because there were so many winners! 💙📚

Hands holding stack of books
Psycho shifters by Jasmin’s MAs
I punch an alien and now we’re in couples therapy by Kimberly lemming
He who ate the wild by GJ Terral
Iron widow and heavenly tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao
Splintered Kingdom by Gretchen Powell Fox
The good parts by Evann Normandin
Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson
The adventures of Amina Al sirafi by Shannon chakraborty
A good person by Kirsten king
A viper among kings by Sydney Olivia

Tile image view of covers, titles moving down columns
The good parts by Evann Normandin
A good person by Kirsten king
Louis Lamour
I punched an alien and now we’re in couples therapy by Kimberly lemming
A viper among kings by Sydney Olivia
Iron widow and heavenly tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao
Louis Lamour
Louis Lamour
The adventures of Amina Al sirafi by Shannon chakraborty
He who ate the wild by GJ Terral
Splintered Kingdom by Gretchen Powell Fox
Louis Lamour
Louis Lamour
Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson
Psycho shifters by Jasmin’s MAs
Penrics demon by Lois McMaster behold
Louis Lamour
Halls of the dead by SM hallow
Louis Lamour

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A Viper Among Kings by Sydney Olivia 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 World building was insane! But accessible, because I never once checked a family tree or map. Magic was sentient, BIPOC was the standard - and I second guessed who I was rooting for! I can’t wait for the next one 💙📚 #netgalley #aviperamongkings

Hand holding out book, A Viper among kings by Sydney Olivia

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

@kedoki.bsky.social thank you for the Bookish starter pack shout out 🫶 What a great start to Tuesday!

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Empire of Shadows by @jbensonink.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Loved 1999s The Mummy, and I LOVE the similar vibes of this book! The Mesoamerican history is rich, the descriptions are lush, and there’s PINING GALORE! I’m absolutely hopping on the authors website and ordering the rest of the series 💙📚

Hand holding book, Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn benson

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We were gone for a long weekend, and came back to SO many cucumbers 🥒 Looking forward to trying some of these recipes!!

Colander full of 8 cucumbers, 1 tomato and 1 zucchini, and some strawberries nearby

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Publishers, don’t do this! I almost picked up the wrong book!! (It is not lost on me that’s exactly what they do this…) 💙📚

Hand holding two books with very similar cover art
A good person by Kirsten king
Heap wart upon it by chloe Michelle Howarth

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Happy Trad Pub Day for Splintered Kingdom!! 🫶 by @gretchenpowellfox.bsky.social 💙📚 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Welcome to YEARN CITY!! Mutual pining and simping were rampant and I LOVED it! So many tropes are flipped on their head in a really fun way, and I’m dying for the conclusion of this trilogy! #netgalley

Hand holding Shattered crown books, prominently Splintered Kingdom by Gretchen Powell fox

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Happy National Book Lovers Day! Yesterday made it out to the Washington Midsommer Ren Faire, on Pirate weekend! I ate 3.5 pickles and picked up a handmade mug and a new book. Great weekend! 🏴‍☠️🫶 💙📚

Two folks at a pirate ren Faire! Book bag is The Adventures of Amina Al Sirafi by Shannon chakraborty.
Hat is a literal PieRat hat!

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

My first ripe tomato from the garden! YAYAYAYAY!! BLTs on deck for lunch today!

Hand outstretched holding a ripe beefsteak tomato

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My July 2026 Reading Wrap Up! Had some ups and downs this month, but I reeeeeeally loved the gems that I did get! 🫶 💙📚

Hands holding stack of books.

The emperor’s soul by Brandon Sanderson
Sunbearer trials by Aiden Thomas
House of rayne by Harley laroux
The dragon has some complaints by John Wiswell
Daggermouth by HM Wolfe
The secret dinner by Raphael Montes
The familiar by Leigh bardugo
Bloodsinger by Juliette cross
1776 by David McCullough

Grid view of book covers

Bloodsinger by Juliette cross
The secret dinner by Raphael Montes
Daggermouth by HM Wolfe
House of rayne by Harley laroux
Witch hat atelier manga
The familiar by Leigh bardugo
Sunbearer trials by aiden Thomas
The dragon has some complaints by John Wiswell
1776 by David McCullough
The emperor’s soul by Brandon Sanderson

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Good morning from my little sleepy friend! 🐝 #bloomscrolling

Pink Dahlia with little bee sitting near center

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The Dragon Has Some Complaints by @wiswell.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Heartwarming, cozy, slow coasting comedy - until it grabs you by the shoulders and thrusts you into the center of the action! ♥️💛💚💙💜, found family, and a disabled dragon. I loved it!! Elated I had it on a long flight! 💙📚 #netgalley

Hand holding a book, The dragon has some complaints by John Wiswell

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Brando Sando, he’s the man-do! The Emperor’s Soul by @brandonsanderson.com 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This was an excellent quick novella, especially while on vacay. V under hyped. Perfect for anyone who’s a scaredy cat like me, and intimidated by the size of Mistborn and Stormlight… 💙📚

Hand holding book, The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Can someone please freak out with me - BECAUSE LOOK WHO GOT HER FIRST BOOKMAIL 🥹😭 HUGE thank you @celadonbooks.bsky.social for the gifted ARC! Just finished the ALC. V macabre commentary on how far people will go when pushed to their limits. Pls check trigger warnings, this is bloody detailed!! 💙📚

Hand holding book, the Secret Dinner by Raphael Montes

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Literally me when I tell myself I’m going to bed… 💙📚

Patrick from SpongeBob in bed with a kindle, with headline “one more chapter” and he looks real devious about it

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

My June 2026 Reading Wrap up! 💙📚

Hands holding stack of books
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
The soulmate equation by Christina Lauren
Butcher and blackbird by brynne weaver
Nightlight by The Harvard lampoon
This kingdom will not kill me by Ilona Andrews
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Nemesis mine by amy archer
American fantasy by Emma straub
Molka by Monika Kim
The Buffalo hunter hunter by Stephen graham jones

Grid of book covers, left to right
Molka by Monika Kim
The Buffalo hunter hunter by Stephen graham jones
You won’t forget me by mazey eddings
This kingdom will not kill me by Ilona Andrews
Nightlight by The Harvard lampoon
Butcher and blackbird by brynne weaver
American fantasy by Emma straub
Nemesis mine by amy archer
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
The soulmate equation by Christina Lauren
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Happy release day to Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Just such a fun romp, and perfect for Pride Month ♥️💛💚💙💜 A mischievous villain, a do gooder champion, a secret deal to work together, and my favorite micro trope: a grumpy horse side character! 💙📚

Hand holding book, Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

CR: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke I’m about 40% thru. Holy cannoli, I wasn’t prepared for how close to a horror this feels… 💙📚

Hand holding book, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Last year, bunnies got to all my strawberries before I had a chance to try one. This year, we’ve got giant fruit on deck!! AAAHHH I’m so happy 🥹

Hand holding a relatively large-ish strawberry

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Made it out to my local small town Pride Parade and won a free book from the library’s pop up!! Happy Pride ♥️💛💚💜💙📚

Two folks with iced coffees and holding up a book, Red White and Royal Blue by Casey Mcquiston

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

My May 2026 Reading wrap up! 📚💙

Collage of book covers read
The only one left by Riley sager
The last contract of isako by Fonda Lee
Fundamentals of being a good girl by Julie Murphy and sierra simone
Blood bound by Ellis hunter
Bonds of Hercules by jasmine mas
The compound by aisling rawle
Tourist season by brynne weaver
Bromantasy by Maire roche
Darcy’s story by Janet aylmer
Every exquisite thing by Laura Steven
Golden son by pierce brown

Two hands holding stack of books, from top to bottom
Every exquisite thing by Laura Steven
Golden son by pierce brown
Bromantasy by Maire roche
Darcy’s story by Janet aylmer
The only one left by Riley sager
Fundamentals of being a good girl by Julie Murphy and sierra simone
The last contract of isako by Fonda Lee
Bonds of Hercules by jasmine mas
The compound by aisling rawle
Tourist season by brynne weaver
Blood bound by Ellis hunter

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

My April 2026 Reading Wrap up! 💙📚 I ate good this month! Not everything was 100% a winner, but there were still so many great ones that just SHINED! 🥹

Gal holding stack of books

Morsel by Carter keane
Savage lands by STACEY MARIE BROWN
Devil of the deep by FALENCIA JEAN-FRANCOIS
City of iron and ivy by Thomas Kent west
The dark lords guide to dating and other war crimes by Tiffany hunt
The grey wolf & the black wolf by Louise penny
Thistlemarsh by moorea corrigan
Lessons in chemistry by Bonnie garmus
The night we lost him by Laura Dave
The mercy of the gods, & the faith of beasts by James SA Corey
Firebird by Juliette cross
The intruder by Freida McFadden
The isle in the silver sea by Tasha Suri

Picture grid of book covers
The dark lords guide to dating and other war crimes by Tiffany hunt
Devil of the deep by FALENCIA JEAN-FRANCOIS
Morsel by Carter keane
The isle in the silver sea by Tasha Suri
The intruder by Freida McFadden
The mercy of the gods, Livesuit, & the faith of beasts by James SA Corey
Firebird by Juliette cross
The night we lost him by Laura Dave
Lessons in chemistry by Bonnie garmus
City of iron and ivy by Thomas Kent west
Thistlemarsh by moorea corrigan
Savage lands by STACEY MARIE BROWN
The grey wolf & the black wolf by Louise penny

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Happy Indie Bookstore Day!!! The past 7 days has been Snohomish County Indie Bookstore week in my area, and I got to visit some favorites as well as discovered some new locations 💙📚

Book bag in center of several books surrounding.
Clockwise from bottom left:
Sugar by Zoe Shae
The phantom called karma by Ariel Ruthanne
Black salt Queen by Samantha Bansil
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
The night we lost him by Laura Dave
Bloodsinger by Juliette cross
Between two fires by Christopher buehlman
The faith of beasts by James SA Corey
Morsel by Carter keane
The compound by aisling Rawle
Golden son by powered brown
Devil of the Deep by falencia Jean Francois
The only one left by Riley sager

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Release Day! A City of Iron and Ivy by Thomas Kent West 5🌟 Do you have a green thumb? A Bridgerton hangover? And crave a murder mystery plot, romantic subplot, with a rakish MMC?? Then this is the under hyped Regency treasure for you! Appropriately slow burn, until it’s not… #netgalley

Hand holding book, City of Iron and Ivy by Thomas Kent West

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

My first stop during Snohomish County Indie Bookstore Week, at Artisans in Everett. And I’m ecstatic to pick up a copy of Morsel by @carterkeane.bsky.social 💙📚 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I was lucky enough to pick up an ARC of this via @netgalley.bsky.social and it was the most perfect horror story! Pro dog, anti MLM!

Coffee cup, with a hemp latte inside, and Morsel by Carter Keane

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Have bug repellent salesman come up to your garage with a sales pitch while you were FIGHTING for your life during an ab workout? If so, I vote we be entitled to monetary compensation.

Picture from inside a garage gym, with ab rollers, box heater and treadmill

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Hey #booksky! An aunt wants to start a book club where we exchange books, but she reeeeeally loves mysteries / thrillers only. If you’ve got any good recs, please send my way!

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

My escape of choice today 💙📚

Granite table top, with Korean steamed egg with chili oil, iced coffee, and kindle with the Faith of Beasts by James SA Corey

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Happy release day to Devil in the Deep by Falencia Jean-Francois!! This was a Haitian swashbuckling good time! Would recommend because it had everything - mermaids, cults, BIPOC and queer kick ass characters, and more! Huge shout out to @michaellaborn.bsky.social for getting it on my radar 💙📚

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

My March 2026 Reading Wrap Up! 📚💙 Had a few great reads! And unfortunately a few I absolutely slogged thru…

Hand holding stack of books, from top to bottom
Red rising by pierce brown
We solve murders by Richard Osman
The silent patient in by Alex michaelides
When women were dragons by Kelly barnhill
Wuthering heights by Emily Brontë
A lady for all season by TJ Alexander
Blood moon by Britney s Lewis
The bookshop below by Georgia summers
Aicha by soraya bouazzaoui
A song of ash and moonlight by Claire legrand
The poet empress by shen Tao

Tiled pic of book covers

Blood moon by Britney s Lewis
The poet empress by shen Tao
A lady for all season by TJ Alexander
Wuthering heights by Emily Brontë
A song of ash and moonlight by Claire legrand
Aicha by soraya bouazzaoui
When women were dragons by Kelly barnhill
The bookshop below by Georgia summers
The silent patient in by Alex michaelides
We solve murders by Richard Osman
Red rising by pierce brown

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

If I had a nickel for every time a rock in a movie made me cry, I’d have 3 nickels. It’s not a lot, but it’s weird it happened 3 times, right?

Two rocks with googily eyes in Everything Everywhere All at Once

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

HIP HIP HOORAY! It’s release day for A Lady for All Seasons by @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social These were both 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Absolutely delightful romps into regency era hijinks, beautifully heartfelt queer stories. I ate these up, even when blinking back tears 😭 💙📚 #aladyforallseasons #netgalley

Hand holding out 2 books, A gentleman’s gentleman, and the sequel, A lady for all seasons, by TJ Alexander

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

My February 2026 reading wrap up! My god, these torso covers are outing me 💀 #booksky 📚💙

Two hands holding stack of books
Spoiler Alert by Olivia dade
A crown of ivy and glass by Claire legrand
A gentlemen’s gentleman by TJ Alexander
The prey of the gods by Nicky drayden
The long game, tough guy, & Role model by Rachel Reid
A prayer for the crown shy by Becky chambers
Half his age by jennette McCurdy
Smoke and scar by Gretchen Powell fox
The Raven scholar by Antonia Dodson

Grid of book covers
A prayer for the crown shy by Becky chambers
The long game, tough guy, & Role model by Rachel Reid
The faraway inn by Sarah Beth durst
The Raven scholar by Antonia Dodson
Half his age by jennette McCurdy
The prey of the gods by Nicky drayden
Smoke and scar by Gretchen Powell fox
Spoiler Alert by Olivia dade
A crown of ivy and glass by Claire legrand
A gentlemen’s gentleman by TJ Alexander

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The way I SQUEALED and danced around the house seeing my review featured in Fable app’s Must Read email of the week 🥹 💙📚

Screenshot of email from Fable.com, including 5 star review snippet

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Half His Age by Jeannette McCurdy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Holy cow. I’m reeling from this one. Very conflicted on how uncomfortably real this was written. Plunged me right back into my naive, rabid, easily influenced teen years. And I BOILED at the adults. Gonna be thinking about this for a while… 💙📚

Hand holding book, Half His Age by Jeannette McCurdy

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Thank you Bad Bunny 😍 💙📚

Screenshot of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance, him falling into open arms of fans to catch him, with labels of “me” and “a good book”

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Anyone else obsessively checking their emails for a notification from @thestorygraph.com after completing the January Reading challenge?? 💙📚 🥺

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Monk and Robot duology by Becky Chambers 💙📚 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 It’s official, real life is the worst. I want to live in THIS world, where people are enough & can exist as they are, and humanity chose to do right by the planet and each other 😭

Hand holding 2 books
A psalm for the wild-built, and A prayer for the crown-shy, by Becky chambers

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

My January 2026 reading wrap up! 💙📚

Grid of books
The eight heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer
For whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
Voidwalker by SA Maclean
A Psalm for the Wildbuilt by Becky chambers
Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibanez
Someone you can build a nest in by John Wiswell
Direbound by sable Sorensen
Game changer and Heated rivalry by Rachel Reid
The everlasting by Alix Harrow
Butter by asako yuzuki
Queen of faces by Petra lord
Violet thistlewaite is not a villain anymore by Emily krempholtz
I’m afraid you’ve got dragons by Peter s beagle

Hands out stretched holding pile of books

Game changer and Heated rivalry by Rachel Reid
The eight heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer
Butter by asako yuzuki
Violet thistlewaite is not a villain anymore by Emily krempholtz
A Psalm for the Wildbuilt by Becky chambers
I’m afraid you’ve got dragons by Peter s beagle
The everlasting by Alix Harrow
Someone you can build a nest in by John Wiswell
Direbound by sable Sorensen
Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibanez
For whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
Voidwalker by SA Maclean

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