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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 The problem with starting a series midway is that when I catch up, these aliens are all going to be measured against Oaken who is the perfect husband! #UrsaDax #AlienRomance #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle displaying the cover of Ursa Dax's "Married to the Alien Mountain Man" held against a wall lit with a projection of nebulae and dots representing stars.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 The author sold it to me as Gilmore Girls meets Twin Peaks and I'm convinced. Easily the perfect October read, loved it frim start to finish, cannot wait for book 2! #CGMurray #ParanormalRomance #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A paperback copy of C. G. Murray's "Secrets & Spells" laid on a rug in front of a black cat who looks like he wants to be anywhere else but subjected to this.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yes, it took me embarrassingly long to figure out how people were generating these, but now I am hopping onto this trend! The reviews I share here break down these ratings a little more, but the core of my thoughts remains the same. #BookSky #MonthlyWrapUp #ReadingWrapUp #Storygraph

A collage of books read by the user [at]p_a_peycka in September 2026 with star ratings as generated by Storygraph. The books included are:
1. Athena Carstairs' "There's Pumpkin About You" (4.5 stars)
2. Shannon O'Connor's "Sweater Weather" (4.5 stars)
3. Giselle Nyte's "Stripping Little Seraphina" (4.25 stars)
4. Laurie Gilmore's "Big Bad Wolf" (4.75 stars)
5. A. R. Schilling's "Not Another Happily Ever After" (3.75 stars)

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 3/5 | 🖋 Writing: 3/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 I wanted to love it because it has my favourite MMC tropes, but the world and characters seemed to have gotten only the lightest of touches when I wished for more exposition to deepen them. #ARSchilling #Romantasy #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of A. R. Schilling's "Not Another Happily Ever After" laid over paper printed with a delicate lace frame.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

DNF A sad end to #SapphicSeptember - either start from the very beginning or with the main action, but don't rush through one to get to the other. And please, spell "bollocks" properly. Gave up at page 39 (chapter 9). #MaudeWinters #ContemporaryRomance #SapphicRomance #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Maude Winters' "Love in the West End" standing on a wooden stage, a green curtain wrapping behind it.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 For the girlies who want Edward's self-flagellation with Jacob's aesthetics. Hoa hoa hoa season is open, baby! 😎 #LaurieGilmore #ContemporaryRomance #ParanormalRomance #OneMoreChapter #BookSky

A paperback copy of Laurie Gilmore's "Big Bad Wolf" held against plants and fairy lights strung up over a railing that overlooks an empty car park.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today marks exactly one year since my first BlueSky post. This part of the Internet's been a lovely breather, so thank you for making it so. Here's to #BookSky only growing into a bigger and nicer community to what it already is 🩷✨️ #Anniversary #BlueSky

A graphic showing an open envelope with a heart sticker on the left hand side. The paper that's inside the envelope reads "Thank you". At the top and bottom centre of the graphic are illustrated ribbon bows, the top one facing the right way, whilst the bottom one is upside down.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 Thoroughly enjoyed the characters and challenging my views, but the writing gave me a serious pause at times 🤔 #GiselleNyte #RawhideRanch #ContemporaryRomance #SapphicRomance #SapphicErotica #SapphicSeptember #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle displaying a cover of Giselle Nyte's "Stripping Little Seraphina" laid over a leather fabric, a tiny leather paddle in the top left corner and an iridescent leather O-ring choker, but where the O-ring is heart-shaped, in the bottom right corner.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 Excellent vibes, the right spice level for me, and at this length I forgive a few cuts to getting the plot resolved. #ShannonOConnor #ContemporaryRomance #AutumnalRomance #SapphicRomance #SapphicSeptember #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle with a cover of Shannon O'Connor's "Sweater Weather" held against a backdrop of an apple orchard under a blue sky.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 Loved the chemistry between Wren and Gus, but even with the author's note, at times there was more telling than showing of the autism, giving off a preachy vibe. #AthenaCarstairs #ContemporaryRomance #AutumnalRomance #OneMoreChapter #BookSky

A paperback copy of Athena Carstairs' "There's Pumpkin About You" laid on a knit cardigan embroidered with pumpkins, its sleeves wrapping around the book as if hugging it.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 As much as I enjoyed it and it is a great book that made me cry, I expected something more because of the hype around it. #TaylorJenkinsReid #CommercialFiction #LiteraryFiction #Simon&Schuster #BookSky

A hardback copy of Taylor Jenkins Reid's "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" laid on a faux fur rug, surrounded by a heart-shaped powder compact with a crystal heart necklace draped over it, a gold tube of lipstick resting against the corner of the book, and a necklace of multiple pearl strings with an oval gem pendant. The edges of the book are sprayed and illustrated with seven wedding bands, some alone and some overlapping.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4.5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 I enjoyed the first half significantly more than the second. Delectable setup that made the resolution feel like it fell short. #TanyaWilde #HistoricalRomance #IndieAuthor #Self-published #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Tanya Wilde's "A Lady's Guide to Kiss a Rake" laid on top of a floral fabric trimmed with lace and a ribbon threaded through it.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4.5/5 The American ignorance got in the way of my immersion at times, but FINALLY a clean romance that actually has some excitement. I might reach for the rest of the series. #LeahMoyes #HistoricalRomance #IndieAuthor #Self-published #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Leah Moyes's "Gentlemen of War: Lucas" held against a fuchsia flower bed.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

❤️ Przyjemność: 4/5 | 🖋 Warsztat: 5/5 | 🎭 Poziom wciągania: 4/5 Kiedy Mickiewicz nie skupia się na przyrodzie, to całkiem i wciąga. Ale jego opisy natury są zdecydowanie piękniejsze. #AdamMickiewicz #Poezja #KlasykaLiteratury #Audiobook #JerzyBralczyk #BookSky

A cover of Adam Mickiewicz's "Pan Tadeusz" audiobook read it Jerzy Bralczyk set in a simple square gold frame set against a background of a country manor.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 3/5 | 🖋 Writing: 3/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 2.5/5 Overexplaining and naivety killed whatever was still left of excitement in this sweet romance. Shame because there was so much potential through the background characters. #AudreyAshwood #HistoricalRomance #IndieAuthor #Self-published #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Audrey Ashwood's "The Forbidden Duke" held in front of a potted plant and a bookcase decorated with fairy lights.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 2/5 | 🖋 Writing: 2/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 2/5 Shallow and painting everything in black-and-white only. Tropey /derogatory. Glad I got this for free, I almost gave in to the hype and would've been disappointed if I did. #JoySkye #ContemporaryRomance #SummerRomance #VinciBooks #BookSky

A bedazzled paperback of Joy Skye's "Summer in San Sebastian" held against bright blue sky with some fluffy white clouds drifting through it.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 Charming and believable, if a touch repetitive with information and not very exciting in the romantic department. #SallyBritton #HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #PinkCitrusBooks #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Sally Britton's "Mr. Gardiner and the Governess" stood on a shelf next to a small potted plant. On the wall behind it is a framed painting of a butterfly. The shelf is lined with fairy lights on a copper wire.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 3/5 Very black-and-white with its characterisations, where only the FMC gets growth and nuance. But I'm enamoured with the MMC's kindness and unconventionality. #SheriCobbSouth #HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #IndiePub #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Sheri Cobb South's "The Weaver Takes a Wife" laid over a fabric embroidered intk rectangles, each with a different flower inside it. It sits directly over a patch framed additionally with lace.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

DNF Ja rozumiem, chłopksie życie na początku XX wieku to zupełnie inny świat i norma, ale nie muszę czytać o biciu kobiet i zwierząt, z czym jest mi niekomfortowo, "dla kultury". Poddałam się ok. 26%. #EdwardRedliński #Audiobook #KlasykaLiteratury #BookSky

A collage on the background of a painted rural scene of cattle in front of a cottage, with a frame made out of folded pieces of paper surrounding the audiobook cover of Edward Redliński's "Konopielka".

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 What a deliciously kitsch story! Came to life in a delight of 1950s suburban stereotypes, yet as saucy as a cheesecake pinup. Genuine highlight of my July! #JaneHadley #HistoricalRomance #MiscenturyModern #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Jane Hadley's "Mrs Milner Gets a Kitchen" propped against a pastel blue toaster. To the left is an enamel caddy with faded letters that read "Sugar" and behind it, a container full of wooden, plastic, and metal kitchen utensils.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 Felt simultaneously like a glimpse into a world I know little about and immersing myself in something cosy and familiar. It's so🌶🔥🥵, I was not prepared for that 😅 #CharlieNovak #ContemporaryRomance #LGBTRomance #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A paperback copy of Charlie Novak's "Charisma Check" standing in the corner of a cabinet filled with board games.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 It's exactly more of the same (complimentary) #SatoshiYagisawa #ContemporaryLiterature #Translation #HarperPerennial #Audiobook #BookSky

A digital collage focused on an audiobook cover of Satoshi Yagisawa's "More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" in a frame of torn brown paper against a background of a bookshelf packed with books.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I saw someone else share their battle of 2026 books and I wanted to join. Not gonna lie, it will take something very special to knock the current champion off the podium. #BookSky #BattleOfBooks2026

A 12-month bracket split into individual 1-2-1 battles. The bottom half, where the latter half of the year is, remains empty, whilst the top half of the first half of the year, is filled with the following: Joey Batey's "It's Not a Cult" for January; Susanna Clarke's "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" for February; a text box reading "no 5 stars in March"; Hwang Bo-reum's "Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop" for April; Laurie Gilmore's "The Daisy Chain Flower Shop" for May; and Alwym Turner's "A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars" for June. The winner of the first half of the year's bracket is Joey Batey's "It's Not a Cult".

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 2/5 | 🖋 Writing: 3/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 1/5 I'm unsure why I didn't DNF: the MCs' behaviour deviated from their portrayal, key beats didn't land due to excess fluff, and the book felt like two loosely stitched together. #StacyVonHaegert #HistoricalRomance #DragonCrestPublishing #BookSky

A Kindle e-reader with the cover of Staxy von Haegert's "Under His Guidance" displayed on the screen. The device is laid on top of a black fabric printed with images of crescent moons with sleeping faces, toadstool, daisies, berries, butterflies, and fern leaves.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 Very light, cosy listening that didn't skimp on depth, though the length of the whole story made some of the resolutions feel very quick. #SatoshiYagisawa #ContemporaryLiterature #Translation #HarperPerennial #Audiobook #BookSky

A digital collage focused on an audiobook cover of Satoshi Yagisawa's "The Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" in a frame of torn brown paper against a background of a bookshelf packed with books.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

❤️ Przyjemność: 5/5 | 🖋 Warsztat: 5/5 | 🎭 Poziom wciągania: 4/5 Wciągający wgląd na stosunki międzyklasowe Polski późnego XIX-ego wieku, zwłaszcza odbiór tych samych zachowań poprzez Wokulskiego i Izabelę. #BolesławPrus #KlasykaLiteratury #Audiobook #BookSky

A digital collage centred on an audiobook cover of Bolesław Prus' "Lalka" in an ornate gold frame. The background comprises multiple loose pages from a printed book overlapping one another. The collage is decorated with: curly flourishes over the top right and bottom left corners of the frame; pressed flowers over the top left and bottom right corners; a sketch of a jockey racing on a horse above the frame; and an illustrated hot air balloon in the bottom right corner.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 3/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 3/5 Nearly 400 pages of "Just bloody talk to each other!" But the Aussie vibes were fun and the spice hit a spot. #KeighleyBradford #NewAdult #ContemporaryRomance #Self-Published #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Keighley Bradford's "Love, Anonymous" laid on a faux fur rug. A pair of earrings in the shape of three envelopes with heart wax seals placed diagonally over the top right and bottom left corners of the Kindle.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 2/5 | 🖋 Writing: 2/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 1/5 Writing was a big let down. Difficult to immerse yourself in a story with next to no worldbuilding and a very loose approach to historicity. #ElianaPiers #HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #Self-Published #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Eliana Piers' "Good Duke Gone Bad: The Good Dukes Series" laid on a wooden table with a green leather top, faded gold decorations framing it. At the top two corners and in the centre bottom sit decorative round floral ceramic trinket boxes. At the top of the photo is the edge of a window with a watering can and greenery behind it.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

My scale doesn't work for non-fiction, but it's a stellar 5/5. Discovered it through @matthewkilburn.bsky.social and it's exactly the history I love: about the everyday things, how the big things impacted everyday lives, and written with dry wit. #AlwynTurner #Non-Fiction #ProfileBooks #BookSky

A hardcover copy of Alwyn Turner's "A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars" standing on a worn wooden side table with e decorative top, next to a faux-rotary phone.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 3/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 Good at the anxiety/deep friendship mix when in the middle of things, but let down by the repetitive build-up and weak resolution. #LynnDare #ContemporaryRomance #Friends-To-Lovers #Self-Published #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Lynn Dare's "My Best Friend's To-Do List" laid on a pile of papers designed for to-do lists and notes, and decorated with images of Pusheen the cat and text that reads "Things to do (later)".

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

DNF Non-consentual hugging is not a funny plot device and I don't stand for Harry Potter obsession, so it being one of the pillars of the main characters' banter was too much for me. Gave up at chapter 4. #ChrisCannon #YA #YARomance #IndieAuthor #SefPublished #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Chris Cannon's "The Dating Debate" held against a background of a corkboard with an elaborate plan in cut out pieces of paper.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 Took longer to get going than the previous ones in the series and leans more heroine's journey focused than romance. Loved the marching band insights though, I *felt* that atmosphere! #KristyBoyce #YA #YARomance #DelacorteRomance #BookSky

A paperback copy of Kristy Boyce's "Rolls and Rivalry" propped against a wall on a faux fur rug, a selection of gemstone and resin dice scattered in front of it and a dice tower to the left.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 Laurie Gilmore does it again 👏 This time with way more MMC emotional torture, tonnes of delayed gratification, and a side order of family history mystery. #LaurieGilmore #ContemporaryRomance #OneMoreChapter #HarperCollins #BookSky

A paperback copy of Laurie Gilmore's "The Daisy Chain FlowerShop" laid out at an angle on the grass amidst some daisy flowers.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

❤️ Przyjemność: 2/5 | 🖋 Warsztat: 3/5 | 🎭 Poziom wciągania: 2/5 Nowela z o niebo lepszym pomysłem niż wykonaniem. Ale kupcie dla charytarywności. #KatarzynaCzajkaKominiarczuk #Parodia #AnimalRomance ? #BookSky

A Kindle with Katarzyna Czajka-Kominiarczuk's "Racice namiętności" displayed on the screen held against a forest background.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 Holiday meets vacation meets identity and culture meets romance. Each was great (esp romance), but together they're spread just that bit too thin to get enough depth for my liking. #SonyaLalli #ContemporaryRomance #PenguinPublishing #BookSky

A Kindle with Sonya Lalli's "A Holly Jolly Diwali" displayed on the screen laid over a fabric with vertical embroidery of leaves and flowers. A sheer scarf decorated with mirror gems along the hem is laid diagonally over the top left corner and a large round ring rests against the device on the bottom right corner.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

❤️ Przyjemność: 2/5 | 🖋 Warsztat: 3/5 | 🎭 Poziom wciągania: 2/5 Hiperobsesja autora tematem przedchrześcijańskiej Polski, której nie poparł ani postaciami na których by nam mogło zależeć, ani jasnym opisem wydarzeń. (Some) Vibes only. #JózefIgnacyKraszewski #KlasykaLiteratury #Audiobook #BookSky

A digital collage, showing the cover of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski's "Stara Baśń" audiobook on a background of yellowed paper. A leafy lineart frame decorates the edges of the page, with a sketch of a medieval-style banner in the centre top, partially covered by the audiobook cover.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 A tear-squeezing book that handles grief with rawness and kindness. At times the FMC sounded too much like the author, but I can excuse that in a debut. #HaleyPham #ContemporaryRomance #DebutNovel #Simon&Schuster #SupportYourLibrary #BookSky

A paperback copy of Haley Pham's "Just Friends" standing on top of a worn wooden bench overlooking marina filled with boats on a sunny day with a few clouds.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 It seems missold as more of a crime or thriller than the scathing critique of the misogyny within Japanese society. Special applause to the translator on her excellent work 👏 #AsakoYuzuki #ContemporaryLiterature #Translation #4thEstate #BookSky

A paperback copy of Asako Yuzuki's "Butter" laid out on wooden chopping boards. A chef's knife lies parallel above it, with a block of butter on its paper wrapping at an angle over its top right corner.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

1 📖 Butter, Asako Yuzuki 🎧 Stara Baśń, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski 2 📖 Welcome to Hyunam-dong Bookshop, Hwang Bo-reum 🎧 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke 3 📖 Just Friends, Haley Pham 🎧 Lalka, Bolesław Prus 4 📖 It's Not A Cult, Joey Batey 🎧 unfair, I only listened to two this year #BookSky

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 Read this if you ever need a gentle reminder that healing and success don't look the same to everyone. It's kindness, found family, and a spring breeze in a paperback. #HwangBoreum #ContemporaryLiterature #Translation #Bloomsbury #BookSky

A hand is holding a copy of Heang Bo-reum's "Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop" under the branches of a blossoming tree.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 My first light novel lives up to the name. It feels more like a snapshot of the character's life, leaving some plot points barely resolved, but it's excellent vibes for that kind of reading! #KosuzuKobato #LightNovel #CrossInfiniteWorld #BookSky

A Kindle with the cover of Kosuzu Kobato's "Ayakashi and the Fairy Fales We Tell Ourselves" displayed. It lays on a linen fabric surrounded by various Japanese paraphernalia. From top left corner going clockwise: a cup stacked on top of an individual pot; a rounded tin printed with cherry blossoms; LEGO cherry blossoms; and a pair of chopsticks with cats on the handles laid on a Totoro chopsticks rest, with another one to the left of it.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

DNF I won't be rating DNFs, but still want to record them. This one felt so preoccupied with the secondary plot lines that the MCs had little visible chemistry for me. It's written well enough, just not quite for me. #GretchenGalway #ContemporaryRomance #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle e-reader with the cover of Gretchen Galway's "Love Handles" on the screen, resting against a pair of weights by a closed door, sunlight streaming on the left hand side.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 Excellent depiction of the period, but the mixed pacing of the romance held me back from getting fully immersed in the story itself. #EvieDunmore #HistoricalRomance #BrownBookGroup #BookSky

A paperback copy of Evie Dunmore's "Bringing Down the Duke", held against a green satin curtain.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 A masterpiece of craft that shone all the brighter thanks to Richard Armitage's narration. A story so intricately woven deserves an audiobook to match and it got a great one. #SusannaClarke #Fantasy #Audiobook #BookSky

A cover of Susanna Clarke's "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell", the audiobook, inserted over a golden art deco frame against a background of a night sky with nebula over a river meandering amidst some grassy flatlands.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 4/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 In spite of some unresolved tertiary threads, this was a very believable (if a tad melodramatic) YA retelling of Rapunzel. #JordanFord #YARomance #YoungAdult #ForeverLovePublishing #BookSky

A Kindle with Jordan Ford's "Paper Cranes" held against the background of an image of a room with paper cranes strung up on the wall.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 3/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 Except the inciting incident, little stood in the characters' way and neither had anything truly unrecoverable at stake, making for a rather predictable story. #DKQuinn #HistoricalRomance #SweetRomance #RegencyRomance #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle with D. K. Quinn's "The Beast of Blackthorne Castle" held against the background of a marina with boats docked around a pier, bare tree branches obscuring some of that background view.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 4/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 4/5 To anyone who still thinks diverse representations ruin historical romance, go lick a cactus and then read Cara Maxwell prove you wrong. #CaraMaxwell #HistoricalRomance #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle with Cara Maxwell's "Jilted in January" laid on a satin-lined faux fur stole with a contrasting faux fur collar.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 3/5 | 🖋 Writing: 3/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 2/5 The character dynamic wasn't enough to make up for the truly fanfiction-esque worldbuilding. Sadly, this book promises more than it delivers. #BrooklynAnn #Romantasy #IndieAuthor #BookSky

A Kindle e-reader with Brooklyn Ann's "To Wed a Warrior" laid on top of a fabric covered with both embroidered and fabric flowers.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

❤️ Enjoyment: 5/5 | 🖋 Writing: 5/5 | 🎭 Immersion: 5/5 Torn between the horror at how Internet fandom can ignite into doing Bad Things in a flash and crying that I can't actually lose my soul in Solkat mythology told through music. #JoeyBatey #BrokenBinding #RavenBooks #TheBrokenBinding #BookSky

Joey Batey's "It's Not a Cult" laid at an angle over an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar in the background.

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Paulina with an A @paulinaamongbooks.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

With the year over, allow me a proper 2025 Bookish Wrapped post #BookSky #2025BookWrapped #2025Wrapped

A scrapbook page with a book stack and tea mug sticker in the bottom right corner, a piece of wash tape holding the page up by its top right corner, and a torn page covered in handwriting over the top left corner of the page. The text in the middle of the page reads "2025 Bookish Wrapped".

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