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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 08/10/2026

meanwhile i'm like oh no i have 7 unread ones 😅 + 2 non-netgalley arcs to read and review (almost done with one of them)

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 09/08/2026

i own a lot of books by authors named rachel

a stack of books, from top to bottom:
stars collide by rachel lacey
cover story by rachel lacey
read between the lines by rachel lacey
learning curves by rachel lacey
extracurricular by rachel lynn solomon
weather gurl by rachel lynn solomon
thank you for sharing by rachel runya katz
whenever you’re ready by rachel runya katz
isn’t it obvious? by rachel runya katz
her royal highness by rachel hawkins
the long game by rachel reid
role model by rachel reid
common goal by rachel reid
tough guy by rachel reid
heated rivalry by rachel reid
game changer by rachel reid

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 07/08/2026

Four books that I read in 2026 that I’m still thinking about to this day

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 01/08/2026

July reading wrap-up! Very arc-heavy month! Favorites are Kissing Daisy and Heartstopper 6

StoryGraph reading wrap up graphic showing covers of books I have read in July 2026, including:
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Happily Ever Afterlife by Emma Alban
Last First Kiss by Julian Winters
We'll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Isida
The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson
I Make My Own Fun by Hannah Beer
My Own Kind of Person by Tim Manley
Heartstopper 6 by Alice Oseman
Set Point by Meg Jones
Playing His Game by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James
The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley by Lindz McLeod
Hey Honey, I'm Homo! by Matt Baume
Pining For You by Stef Ferrari
Puck by Samantha Allen
Kissing Daisy by Lydia San Andres
But I Hate Him by Page Powars

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 11/06/2026

I have a complete signed and personalized set of books from both of them already, so I got them to sign books I’m giving to friends, also Alison signed my bedazzled copy of every step she takes. Literally sobbed when I saw what she wrote in it 😭😭😭 Also got a picture with both and I love it so much

A bedazzled copy of Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun

The title page of Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun, with the inscription: “Rachel! You are such a delight! It’s always a treat to see you!” and her autograph (a heart next to ‘Ali C’)

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 12/05/2026

love being able to read the new dungeon crawler carl book through libby as soon as it drops heheh

screenshot of my lock screen at 21:02) PDT on May 12, 2026. A libby notification shows that A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman is available to borrow

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 01/05/2026

April reading wrap up! 19 books in total, 16 new to me, 3 rereads. 4 of them are ARCs #Booksky

A graphic with the covers of my April 2026 reads:
And Now, Back to You by BK Borison
A Lady for All Seasons by TJ Alexander
The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman
Thirty Love by Tom Vellner
The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman
Those Who Wait by Haley Cass
Forever and a Day by Haley Cass
The ADHD Field Guide for Adults by Cate Osborn and Erik Gude
The Fiancee Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
The House of Now and Then by Edward Underhill
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman
Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly
I Kissed Her First by Betty Cayouette
The Invisible Ruin by Matt Dinniman
The Twelve Loves of Christmas
Isn't It Obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz
Speak Now by Ash Perez
A Very Merry Detour by Court Behr
Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 28/04/2026

ARC Review: A Very Merry Detour by Court Behr. This is a very cozy and sweet holiday sapphic romance about a woman getting stuck in a small town after crashing her car on a road trip chasing her ex, only to be rescued by the town's indie bookstore owner. I ate this up, even reading this in April. 1/

The cover of "A Very Merry Detour" by Court Behr, which features two women with scarves and wintery clothes in an wintery background ice skating in an loving embrace

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 15/04/2026

ARC Review: The House of Now and Then by Edward Underhill is such a cozy and heartwarming magical realism story of grief and letting go of the past, with a touch of romance. It has such great trans rep, found family, and it was a very quick/fast-paced read for me! 4.25⭐, full review linked below

The cover of The House of Now and Then: a Novel by Edward Underhill, featuring a house on a summery beach with two men looking toward the water in a sunset. There are also bushes of plants and waves in the cover design

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 01/04/2026

March reading wrap up! Uhhhhh I read a lot this month lmao

Storygraph graphic showing my reading stats for the month of March 2026
Books: 24
Pages: 8,548
Average rating: 4.23
Highest rated reads: the next chapter by cameron kellogg (4.75), anywhere you go by bridget morrissey (4.5), dungeon crawler carl by matt dinniman (4.5)
Average book length: 351 pages
Average time to finish: 2 days

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 06/03/2026

ARC review for Ship Happens by Mason Deaver: I finished this two days after I received it, and I loved it so so much. It's a T4T mm second chance romance on a cruise ship, and I loved the found(ish) family, the focus on not sacrificing your dreams for someone, and the trans/disability rep. 4.5⭐

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 02/03/2026

ARC review: Good Luck, Babe! by Erin Baldwin. This was SUCH a fun read for me! It's a sapphic YA Amazing Race-style reality show romance, and I had a lot of fun even though I never actually watched TAR. Loved all the little funny moments and the references (4.25⭐, coming June 23) Full review ⬇️

The cover of Good Luck, Babe! by Erin Baldwin, featuring two young women in outdoor clothes holding hands as they run together. The subtitle reads Fake Dating isn't just complicated, it's competitive.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 01/03/2026

read 12 books in February! only one reread (charm offensive obviously), all others are new to me l. Best of the month: Atmosphere (which I finished this morning!)

Covers of all the books I read in February:
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
Bump, Set, Sparks by Jennifer Moffatt
Interesting facts about space by emily austin
every time you hear that song by jenna voris
Better than Expected by Haley Cass
Get Over It, April Evans by Ashley Herring Blake
Everyone in this room will someday be dead by Emily Austin
For the Bride by Becca Grishow
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Gwen and Art are not in love by Lex Croucher
Dopamine Home by Rachel Varney
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 21/02/2026

Current listen! (#18) Well, @soarin-to-tower.bsky.social may have finally got me 🤣 This will be my first ali hazelwood book!

Screenshot of the libby app playing the audiobook of Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, only 2 minutes in from the beginning

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 21/02/2026

ARC Review: For the Bride by Becca Grischow. I read this one very quickly and enjoyed reading it a lot! It's a sapphic slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance of two bridesmaids, with heavy themes of grief and recovery from addiction. 4.25⭐ Full review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/50cf...

The cover of "For the Bride" by Becca Grischow, featuring three bridesmaids in pink dresses at a wedding as well as the bride.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 15/02/2026

Getting @moonyriot.dftba.social @straawbs.dftba.social and @thelastrachel.bsky.social to join the matching fund with me this p4a has been wonderful, with four people and two names hehe 🤭

P4A screenshot of the matching donor ticker saying Thank you matching donors! 2 rachel 2 sarah

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 10/02/2026

Current read! (#12) I’ve been looking forward to this new release! I love ashley herring blake and I got a signed copy!

The cover of Get Over It, April Evans by Ashley Herring Blake, featuring two women sitting by a lake about to kiss, one with long curly purple hair and a yellow dress, the other in mostly black short hair with some dyed colors

The title page of the book, with “Rachel!” in blue marker, and Ashley’s autograph on the page

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 01/02/2026

All my finished books for January! Still have two started but not finished books in January. Read Shakespeare to finish out @cowboylikeb.bsky.social's TLOAS reading challenge, and of course queer stuff for the rest. My favorite, of course, is the Smash or Pass ARC 🏐

Covers of the following books I read:
Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti
Trans History by Alex L Combs
Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao
Smash or Pass by Birdie Shae
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare
Playing for Keeps by Alexandria Bellefleur
Is This a Cry for Help? By Emily Austin
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 01/02/2026

January reading wrap up! I was quite busy this month so more of my reading was on audio! Also I love how my top 3 are all sapphic haha

Storygraph graphic showing my reading stats.
@rachelicate's January 2026 Wrap-Up
Books: 9
Pages: 2908
Average Rating: 4.22
Average book length: 304 pages, time to finish 3 days
Highest rated reads: Smash or Pass by Birdie Shae, Is this a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin, Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao
Fiction: 89% nonfiction 11%

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 27/01/2026

Current read (audio): The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch. This definitely seems like it'll be great so far!

The cover of The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch, featuring two men in a research lab with a potion with a heart on it between them

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 18/01/2026

Current read (#7, audio): Is This a Cry For Help? by Emily Austin! I've been meaning to check her books out for a while and this is a new book that sounds so good! It has depressed librarians, cats, and lesbians, of course I'll be into it. I'm loving it so far!

The audiobook cover of Is This A Cry for Help? by Emily Austin, which features two tall stacks of books, with one with a librarian hiding behind one (with arms visible) and a cat hanging from the other stack

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 17/01/2026

Current read (#6): Playing for Keeps by Alexandria Bellefleur! I'm nearly finished with this one and it's obviously a Swiftie coded story, really enjoying this so far!

The cover of Playing for Keeps by Alexandria Bellefleur which features two women (one with long blonde hair, a Portland football sweater, and jorts and one with long brown hair and a blue cardigan) dancing at a concert

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 13/01/2026

Just finished the ARC of Smash or Pass by Birdie Shae and let me say, I absolutely LOVED this one. It's a sapphic YA beach volleyball summer camp romance with beautiful autism rep, found family, and pure vibes. 5⭐ Full review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7e27...

The cover of Smash or Pass by Birdie Shae, featuring two teenage girls kissing while holding a volleyball. The one on the left has curly brown hair, a pink top, and jeans, the one on the right has long blonde hair in a ponytail, a white jersey, and orange athletic pants. Secondary text reads: "She's done playing by the rules." and a blurb "Deeply Heartfelt." -Rachel Lynn Soloman, New York Times best selling author of Today Tonight Tomorrow

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 11/01/2026

Currently reading (book #4): ARC of Smash or Pass by Birdie Shae! This is one of my most anticipated reads of 2026 as I've seen the author talk about this book for nearly a year on tiktok/ig! It's a YA sapphic volleyball romance with autism rep! This releases on May 12th! Also the cover is GORGEOUS!

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 11/01/2026

Finished book #3 yesterday, Make Room For Love by Darcy Liao! This is about an Asian trans woman who escapes an abusive ex and becomes roommates while organizing a union at her university and falling for her and having a bi awakening! This was really cute and I quite loved it! 4.25⭐

The cover of Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao, featuring two women on an apartment couch, one with long braided black hair, a cardigan, pants, and keys on a carabiner, the other with curly medium-long length brown hair, a yellowish top, and purple bottoms.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 06/01/2026

Finished my first book of the year: Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti! I quite enjoyed this one! I don't read very much historical romance so it was definitely a nice little change here! 4⭐

The cover of Ladies in Hating by Alexandria Vasti, which features two women in a Regency era garden , one half-standing on a bench lookiong at the other who is on on a ledge of the garden wall

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 02/01/2026

Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on? (I really had a hard time picking between her books, so can I just do a stack of all of them?)

The cover of Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 31/12/2025

Probably my final book count for the year, at 96! First book: The Long Game by Rachel Reid Last book: Reread of Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun it’s so satisfying that my top 2 books of the year are my first and last (and every step she takes was also my 40th, my initial goal)

Storygraph screenshot of the 2025 reading goals page.

2025 Reading Goals
You have read 96 books this year.
Books/ 96/50 books, 192% goal exceeded by 46 books.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 31/12/2025

My top 3 interacted users are more in the Swiftie side than anything, but here they are My top 3 secret admirers though are more nerdfightery for sure

Screenshot of the nerdfighteria wrapped,
“You interacted with three note fighters more than anybody else. Ariel is writing a novel, holiday cardiQuinn, and Lydia is the go under the floor after the party.”

you’ve got three secret admirers. They really like what you have to say:

Holly Colly Christmas, Sarah, and Ariel.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 31/12/2025

Thread: my nerdfighteria bluesky wrapped! My top post is being a matching donor this year, and I have one hank reply! (although I had a John post as well that I was tagged in but I don’t think that counted)

Screenshot of a bluesky post from me saying “it’s me, hi, i’m the matching donor it’s me #p4a2025” which contains a screenshot of the P4A stream that says “Thank you matching donors! Rachel the Swiftie”

A pair of bluesky posts:
first is from me, “maximizing the skibidi rizz”
reply from hank: “maximizing the cappuccino assassins, actually. Catch up.”

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 25/12/2025

Current read! (#94) I heard a lot of great things about this and started it last night! Really liking it so far!

Libby app audiobook screenshot with The Nightmare before Kissmas playing on chapter 4

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 03/12/2025

happy spotify wrapped day! i am so consistent, my top artists are the exact same as last year but in a different order

my spotify wrapped graphic.
top artists: taylor swift, chappell roan, tessa violet, sabrina carpenter, sara bareilles
songs: august, the subway, red wine supernova, the fate of ophelia, bad bitch

minutes listened: 37,181
top genre: indie pop

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 01/12/2025

I read a lot in November lol (21 total: 7 rereads, 14 new to me)

My Storygraph graphic of my November 2025 reads, featuring the covers of these books:
Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli
Life After Cars by Doug Gordon, Sarah Goodyear
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez
The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur
Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey
The Prospects by KT Hoffman
Girl Next Door by Rachel Meredith
Make The Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
Like a Power Play by Elle Sprinkle
We'll Prescribe You a Cat (audio) by Syou Ishida
The Long Game by Rachel Reid
A Seasonal Love Affair by Madison Nicole
See You At the Summit by Jordyn Taylor
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Learning Curves by Rachel Lacey

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 25/11/2025

I got the folklore cat and it’s gorgeous

A plush cat wearing a folklore cardigan and a gray “taylor swift” bow

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 24/11/2025

Finished reading an arc of "See You at the Summit" by Jordyn Taylor, and it was a pretty fun read! I really appreciated the late bloomer bi rep, and the struggles of dealing with biphobia, both internalized and from others, while getting into a straight-passing relationship. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The cover of See You At The Summit by Jordyn Taylor, featuring a man with brown hair and a flannel shirt and a red-headed woman on a ski lift in front of a background of trees and and buildings at a ski resort.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 14/11/2025

Here's my past month bubbel, love you all!

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 11/11/2025

Book #65 was Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner! I ended up loving this book more than I thought I would, and I really enjoyed all of their other books so I picked this one up when I had a coupon at the local queer bookstore. 5⭐

The cover of Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner, with the description: "The good news: she likes someone. The bad news: it's her best friend's mom." The cover features two women sitting at a bar in barstools. One is an older woman with a brown bob and a purple dress, and the other is a colelge-age woman with long blonde hair in a ponytail with a black top and red jeans and a purple jacket draped over the stool.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 11/11/2025

Book #64 was a reread of Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid! I'm so excited for the show coming out later this month that I had to reread it! Of course, I loved this! 4.5⭐

The cover of Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid, which has two hockey players in the center ice face off circle in a face-off position. The player on the left is in a red and blue jersey and black hair, while the player on the right has a white and yellow jersey and brown hair.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 11/11/2025

Book #63 was Life After Cars by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon. I went to their book event here in Seattle with CityNerd and it was a great talk! The book was good, even though I'm already familiar with most of the topics. 4.25⭐

The cover of Life After Cars by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, hosts of the War on Cars podcast. It features a traffic light with plant growth around it and its supporting bar.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 11/11/2025

Once again very behind! Book #62: Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli! I actually won a signed copy of this book from a giveaway she did on instagram! This was a fun read, even if it definitely isn't a favorite of hers. 3.75⭐

The cover of "Amelia, If Only" by Becky Albertalli. It features two teenage girls leaning on the side of a car, one wearing a floral green cardigan, brown hair, white sneakers, and glasses, and the other wearing a blue jacket, blonde hair, jeans, and orange shoes.

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 01/11/2025

October reading wrap up! 9 books in total: 6 are new to me, 3 are rereads

Storygraph graphic showing @rachelicate’s October 2025 reads.

In order of date finished:
Pucking Strong by Emily Rath
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
One Last Stop by Casey Mcquiston (collectors edition)
Leaving the Station by Jake Maia Arlow
Isn’t it Obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz
Slow AF Run Club by Martinus Evan’s
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
That’s a great question, I’d love to tell you (audiobook) by Elyse Myers

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 01/11/2025

Book #61: Elyse Myers's book! I listened to the audiobok so I could hear her voice, and it was quite funny and fun! I'm going to her book tour event in about two weeks!

The audiobook cover of "That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You" by Elyse Myers which has a photo of her sitting on the armrest of a couch blended into a background of a field, with a table and lamp next to her and a grayish sky

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Rachel 💜✨ @rachelicate.swifties.social · 27/10/2025

Book #60 is a reread of Anita Kelly's Love and Other Disasters! This is my first book of theirs I had read back in 2022, and one of my queer silent book club friends just started reading this after loving some of Anita's other books!

The cover of Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly, which features a woman with long brown hair and a striped top and a nonbinary person with short blonde hair and a teal shirt, upside down.

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