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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

42. QUEER AS FOLKLORE by Sacha Coward - 4👑 This was an interesting nonfiction book taking a look at the connection between certain creatures and stories and queer identity. Honestly, the title says it all.

The cover of Queer as Folklore by Sacha Coward. It's a yellow cover with red and black lettering. It features a queer person mixed with all kinds of creatures. They have a fish tail, a muscular torso with a big heart medal, fairy wings, a mustache, and a unicorn horn.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

41. MY MOTHER'S RIDICULOUS RULES FOR DATING by Philip William Stover - 3👑 A standalone M/M romance that left me with very mixed feelings. I think the character I liked most was the love interest, who unfortunately didn't have his own POV. It got a few chuckles out of me though, so there is that.

The cover of My Mother's Ridiculous Rules for Dating by Philip William Stover. It's a blue cover with the silhouette of the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. It's a graphic cover and depicts a man standing with one of his legs crossed before the other, wearing a yellow shirt, blue pants, white sneakers and rainbow colored socks. He scratches his head with one hand and helds a very long scroll of paper that curves behind his legs.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

40. TRIPLE WORLD SCORE by Craig Schaefer - 4👑 The 12th Daniel Faust book, and the first I read right as it came out! The good thing about these books is that you can always be certain Schaefer will deliver. No disappointment here. 3 heists, 3 worlds, one Enemy. Can't wait for the boss fight.

The cover of Triple World Score by Craig Schaefer. It's dominantly red and yellow, it has broken glass around the frame, and the focus is on the car coming right at us with headlights on, with a hand reaching out for it in the background.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

39. ONCE WAS WILLEM by M.R. Carey - 3.5👑 This was my first book from M.R. Carey and I liked it, mostly. It had interesting themes and ideas, but I wasn't always fan of the pacing and it lost my attention sometimes. Still, I think I'll give a chance to other books by this author.

The cover of Once Was Willem by M.R. Carey. It's a red and black illustrated cover that hides silhouettes of swords, monsters, skulls, snakes and at least one human being among plants and flowers. The title is in the focus with its golden color and old-fashioned font.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Do you think I have enough beads? 🤔😅 I *finally* finished reorganising my stash. I honestly thought I'd have a few spare empty containers for future shopping, but... Oops. And I tried to save space by stashing more stuff into them than necessarily practical, lol. Also, guess my favourite color! 🤣

A picture of my stash of beads and other bits for jewelry making. It has 4 boxes, all of which have 30 small containers filled with all kinds of colored beads.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

38. THE LIBRARY OF THE DEAD by T.L. Huchu - DNF I'm sad about this one, because it's been sitting on my shelf for a few years now, and I really wanted to love it, but I just did not engage with it. I tried, but eventually had to accept defeat. Plus, the library is barely present, so boo.

The cover of The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu. It has the Edingburgh landscape on the bottom of the cover, in the middle a lock and the cover itself is showing a map of streets.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hey, I'm kind of in time for posting this month's banner. For me, anyway. We've been hit with some autumn weather so time to get cozy and read some books!

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

37. THE NIGHT PARADE OF 100 DEMONS by Marie Brannen - 4👑 This trilogy is set in The Legend of Five Rings universe. I read book 3 a few years back and I decided to go from the beginning. It took me a while to get into the audiobook though. Not sure if it was me, the narrator or the timing. Oh well.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

36. HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid - 3👑 Look, I liked the series enough to read the book, which in turn ended up being disappointing. So much so that it forced me to vent out my feelings in a review. A rare occurrence these days. Review: queensbookasylum.com/2026/08/27/h...

The cover of Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid. It depicts two hockey players facing each other on the ice in full gear. One is wearing red-white-blue colors, the other has black and yellow.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

35. THE HOUSE SAPHIR by Marissa Meyer - 3👑 Can't say I've been a big fan of this fantasy retelling of Bluebeard's legend, to be honest. Started well enough, I was hooked, but then it fizzled out. Couldn't stand the characters much, also got bored by the halfway point or so.

The cover of The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer. It depicts a bloody set of stairs, surrounded by vines that have things entwined in them, all in pairs placed on either side - keys, rings, goblets, bones, birds, daggers and arrows. It's all very blue and symmetric.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

34. AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS by Kara Jorgensen - 5👑 And that's the end of Felipe and Oliver's story, I believe. The last novella set after the 4th book in The Reanimator Mysteries series which I enjoyed a lot. I'll miss these two.

The cover of An Unexpected Christmas by Kara Jorgensen. It's a simple black cover with purple lettering and it has a Christmas bauble on the front with a snowflake design.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

33. THE TERROR IN THE EMERALD CITY by D.D. Black - 3.5👑 The 5th Thomas Austin thriller is probably my least favorite so far. It's centered around a terrorist attack in the Seahawks Stadium during a game night. We had some old & new characters, and I mean, it wasn't bad, just not up my alley.

The cover of The Terror in the Emerald City by D.D. Black. It shows a foggy night street lined with cars and a blurry shape of a man walking on cobblestones.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

32. BETWEEN DRAGONS AND THEIR DEATH by Devin Madson - 4👑 I had this book on my shelf for 2 years (I'm sorry Dev!), but the time has come! Still took me a month to read (literally). Epic fantasy is not my fav, we all know, but I love Devin's writing, and I did enjoy this book a lot!

The cover of Between Dragons and Their Wrath by Devin Medson. It's a red and black cover mostly, the image is dominated by a dragon with its wings open, its body wrapped around a big yellow orb, surrounded by some vines.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Nobody look at the calendar. Deal? Deal.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

31. ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS by Alice Feeney - 2.5👑 My first Alice Feeney book, and we are not off to a great start, I'm sad to say. I listened through the audiobook as it had parts I liked, especially in the beginning, but boy did I hate all of the characters. Wasn't all that into the writing either.

The cover of Rock, Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney. It's a black cover with a red (tagline, author name), white and rosegold (the title) text. In the middle there are two papercut figures - a woman and a man holding hands, the paper a bit torn and creased.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

30. THE HOUSE WITCH by Delemhach - 4👑 I had this audiobook on my TBR for a while now, and I did enjoy it, even though it still didn't completely sell me on serials. But, it's cozy, it's fun, the narrator was great, so I'll pick up book 2 eventually.

The cover of The House Witch by Delemhach. This cover is fully illustrated and shows a hearth with fire and a bowl over it, as well as two tea cups and a kettle pouring tea. There is also a black cat sitting next to the fire and around the hearth there are pots, pans, a broom, a chunk of meat, vegetables and herbs. It has a very witchy vibe.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

29. THE LAST SUN by K.D. Edwards - 3.5👑 This book had been on my radar for YEARS and the time finally has come for me to read it. I picked up the audiobook and while I liked it, and I think I'll give book 2 a go, I just didn't entirely clicked with it. I liked the characters tho!

The cover of The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards. It features two guys standing before a big stained glass-like window picturing the sun. The guy on the background holds a gun, the one in the foreground has lights in his eyes. They are surrounded by what looks like a blood in an artistic way.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Oh look! I'm starting a mini thread in the right month! I should get an award or something. Anyway. We are here for the books.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

28. SHADOW OF MADNESS by D. V. Bishop - 5👑 And the said 6th book in the Cesare Aldo series. I fucking love these books. Aldo and Saul get stuck in an asylum while searching for answers about his past. Then the murdering starts. Chaos ensues. REVIEW: queensbookasylum.com/2026/07/09/s...

The cover of Shadow of Madness. It's a red and yellow cover with the Florentine landscape on the bottom, including a hilltop with buildings, representing the asylum in which the book is set.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

27. CARNIVAL OF LIES by D. V. Bishop - 5👑 This was an audiobook reread as preparation for book 6 in the Cesare Aldo series. In this one Aldo goes on a trip to Venice and have to work with Contessa Coltello if he wants to save his own skin. REVIEW: queensbookasylum.com/2025/05/28/c...

The cover of Carnival of Lies by D. V. Bishop. It's a blue cover that has a Venice landscape on the bottom with a canale and boats.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

26. THE BOOK EATERS by Sunyi Dean - 2👑 I buddy read this one with friends, and if it weren't for that, I probably would have DNF-d it. I'm sorry. I know a lot of you love this book, but it just annoyed the hell out of me. I get it what it was going for, but... it just really didn't work for me.

The cover of The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. It pictures an open book, out of which a paper building arises with a female and child figures standing before it, seemingly fearing it.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

25. MORTEDANT'S PERIL by RJ Barker - 4.5👑 I listened to the audiobook of RJ's newest release, the first book in The Trials of Irody Hasp series, and I quite enjoyed it. It's a mix of fantasy and mystery with RJ's signature weird worldbuilding I love about his work.

The cover of Mortedant's Peril by RJ Barker. It pictures two circular towers on both sides where the levels get narrower towards the top. IN the middle there is a big torch-like thing with fire erupting and a flock of birds circling around it.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I'm totally on top of things, I don't know what you are talking about. I'm totally not doing the June reads thread in the middle of July, nope. You must be hallucinating.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Not first row but not so bad nonetheless. Of course there is a super tall guy in the first row tho, fucking up the view. Oh well. I'll be able to see Benjamin so I can deal with it.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Kind of feels like I'm being watched 🤔

Two super cute plush pandas (one is sitting on the back of a third, but it's head isn't visible) sitting by my side looking at the camera (also me)

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

24. DEAD AND BURIED by Michael Dylan - 5👑 Book 6 in the DI Simon Wise series. I fucking love this series. I have no notes. Go and read it. Review: queensbookasylum.com/2026/05/28/d...

The cover of Dead and Buried by Michael Dylan. It pictures a street in the evening with the street lights on. On the left side there are trees and bushes, on the other a row of houses and cars parked.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

23. FORENSIC HISTORY: CRIMES, FRAUDS, AND SCANDALS by Elizabeth A. Murray - 5👑 This is an audiobook from The Great Courses. I actually reread this, because I just needed a break from all the mystery and thrillers. By learning about real life crime stuff. Totally makes sense. Anyway. Recommended!

The cover of Forensic History: Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals by Elizabeth A. Murray. It's blue and has a bunch of pictures on the cover showing different types of evidence - like a bullet, finger prints, a dummy lying at the bottom of the stairs and a picture modeling a shooting by showing the way of the bullet and lazery figures.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

22. THE LIBRARY AFTER DARK BY Ande Pliego - 2.5👑 I'm annoyed, because this had the potential to be great. Gothic vibes, closed circle murder mystery, a creepy library. What else do you want? Relatable characters and a less overbearing plot, apparently. Review: queensbookasylum.com/2026/05/14/t...

The cover of The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego. It's blue, showing library rooms divided by archs. There is a secret door opening, with a book lying in front of it in a pool of blood. There is a knife and a torchlight lying next to it.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

21. THE MAN MADE OF SMOKE by Alex North - 4.5👑 This was a month for thrillers, for sure. My first one from this author, and I picked up the audiobook, which had a good narrator. I enjoyed the book, had some tiny gripes with it (hence the 4.5), but definitely will check out other books from North.

The cover of The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North. It's white, covered with red smoke that kinda makes it look like blood. There is a keyhole in which a child is framed.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

20. BLOODLINES by Peter Hartog - 3👑 This book had been sitting on my Kindle since *checks notes* 2021, when we did a blog tour for it. It felt like it was time to pick it up as I was craving some UF/mystery mix. Overall, I liked it, didn't love it tho, but it's still a decent first book.

The cover of Bloodlines by Peter Hartog. It shows a rainy city scape with neoinish lights and a man walking towards the buildings holding a gun in his right hand.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Whoops. Got a bit behind on this, but it's still May, so...

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Parting gifts from the zoo. And now I'm walking through Vienna in my panda top with my panda bag, hugging a toy panda. Oh and let's not forget my panda earrings. I really should just tattoo "obsessed" on my forehead to complete the picture 🤣🤣🤣

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Meerkats are such attention whores. I love them.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Stop 2, the Desert House. Also pretty impressive although I think I liked the Palm House more. Still. Fuck Bluesky for not letting me post more pics. Oh well. Here is a selection. Next stop will be the Zoo itself!

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Stop 1 for today is the Palm House which was a great idea to visit. Feels like being in a jungle and there are seats placed so you can just sit and enjoy the noise and view. Also, those leaves are bigger than me.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Alright, I'm as ready as I can be to meet some pandas 🥳😍🐼 what you can't see on the picture is my panda earrings 😁

A slefie of me wearing black and purple shoes, black shorts and a ourple top with a panda printed on it. I also have a cute furry panda shoulder bag across my body.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Accidentally, Péter Magyar is also in Vienna today 🤷🏻‍♀️

Picture of a rooftop with three flags - one for the EU (blue with twelve stars in a circle, one for Austria (red-white-red strips) and one for Hungary (red-white-green strips)

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

"I swear, your honor, he climbed into my basket all on his own. I have nothing to do with it. Pinky promise." Also, I should be banned from this store forever. This is the second time I walked out with a plush panda. In a row. #IDontHaveAProblem

A super cute open mouthed smiling plush panda, the size of a palm.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

19. THE VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED by Frances White - 5👑 I'm going to admit, I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would. I wasn't a big fan of the narrator (listened to the audiobook), but I loved the story and especially Ganymedes. He was fun. Also, great worldbuilding.

The cover of Voyage of the Damned by Frances White. It's blue and has a fish skeleton dominating the middle of the image. On its tail, above the title there is a shilhouette of a dragon shaped ship.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

18. HOW TO FAKE IT IN SOCIETY by KJ Charles - 4👑 I have yet to be disappointed in a KJ Charles book, so naturally, I very much enjoyed her latest. A newly rich gentleman knowing nothing about Society and a con man who needs money. What could go wrong? Review: queensbookasylum.com/2026/04/22/h...

The cover of How to Fake It in Society by KJ Charles. Two gentleman are standing with their backs to each other, turning towards the other, their hands linked. The taller one is wearing a blue cute and has light brown hair, while the one facing the viewer has a green coat and dark har.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

GOT MY NEW SHADES, BABY! 😎 Seriously, it's a crime I'm still single. Oh well, at least I can appreciate my own coolness.

A selfie of me standing before a bookshelf with a Banksy print in the background (the one in which a white teddy bear is throwing a Molotov's cocktail at police officers on the street). I'm wearing a black and purple leather jacket, my Fish! band t-shirt and a black hoodie. I also have a pair of sunglasses on with mirrored purple lenses, looking cool AF.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

17. THE PUPPET SHOW by M.W. Craven - 4👑 Based on the hype, I was prepared to get my mind blown. While I did like the (audio)book, and probably will continue with the series, it really wasn't as outstanding as it promised. I saw at least one plot twist coming, but again, it's a decent read.

The cover of The Puppet Show by M.W. Craven. The cover imitates burning wood and the title is made to look like it's being burned into the pitch black wood.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Spring time, baby! I don't think I'll get a lot of reading done this month, but hey, at least the weather is getting nice.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

16. DISSOLUTION by C. J. Sansom - 4.5👑 I don't even know how many times I've read this book at this point. I needed something familiar and good so I turned to the audiobook of the first book of the Shardlake series, which I can't recommend highly enough.

The cover of Dissolution by C. J. Sansom. It's a red cover, similar to very old books, and the title is written with a very ornate initial D.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

15. THE INSTRUMENTALIST by Harriett Constable - 2👑 This is a very fictionalised story of Anna Maria della Pieta's life, a famous violinist in the early 18th century. I couldn't stand any of the characters, and I was also bored by the end. I don't know, I probably had too high expectations.

The cover of The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable. It has a painting quality to the image. It has a blue background with white dots, the shape of a violin in which we see a scene from Venice. A young lady is standing in the middle of a bridge above a canal, playing her violin.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

14. NEVER AFTER by Alexis Hall - 5👑 This is a historical fiction/MM romance with pretty dark themes and a prose I could kill for. The best I read by Alexis yet. Review: queensbookasylum.com/2026/04/02/n...

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

13. KNIGHT OF FLAMES by A.K. Faulkner - 4👑 The second book in the Inheritance series, which I really should review but... I love Laurence and Quentin! I'm still more connected to the latter, tho. I was less into this book, but maybe it was just my mood. I'm in this for the long haul, however.

The cover of Knight of Flames by A.K. Faulkner. It has a border of fiery red thorns, and there is a gun in the middle surrounded by a red vine and leaves.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

12. SECRETS OF THE OCCULT by Richard B. Spence - DNF for now I picked up this audiobook, which is part of The Great Courses series (?). I got a bit bored, even though it *is* an interesting listen, but felt like it was only scratching the surface, would have loved a smaller scope, and more depth.

The cover of Secrets of the Occult by Richard B. Spence, that shows the silhouette of a horned figure in a doorway.

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Timy 🐼👑 @queensbookasylum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Whoops. March is almost over, and I honestly didn't read all that much so far, so I'm not actually *that* late with starting this mini thread.

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