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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 48m

"SCION is an excellent read for those looking for an injection of cyberpunk action straight into their veins." Thanks to @sagapressbooks.bsky.social for the free copy! Full Review: #booksky

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Review: Scion by James Islington

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 4h

Some exciting book mail today! Thanks to Bramble Romance for the ARC of LIGHTNING & THUNDER by Sara Raasch!!

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"THE COURT OF VENUS is a tale of intrigue set inside the court of a mad king, where the alignment of the stars literally influences your fate." Thanks @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC! Full Review: #booksky

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Review: The Court of Venus by Bel Banta

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"SIX WILD CROWNS is a clever feminist spin on the history of Henry VIII that nevertheless doesn't quite succeed at its romance." Thanks to Orbit Books for the ARC! realmsofmymind.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/r...

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Review: Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"DAGGERBOUND is a gem of a romance set in a road trip adventure, perfect for those who like watching an increasingly odd set of companions assemble across a journey." My review of the latest from T. Kingfisher! Thanks to Bramble Romance for the ARC.

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Review: Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"A TRADE OF BLOOD is another superb fantasy murder mystery in an eerie, creepy world." Thank you to Del Rey for the ARC! #booksky realmsofmymind.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/r...

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Review: A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

If you hear me screaming, it's because SILVER DAWN has landed on my NetGalley shelf!! Thank you so much @torbooks.bsky.social!!

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Got a sixth book done for the month just under the wire! What was your favorite read of July? #booksky

July Reads Graphic:

A FORSAKEN PROPHECY (ARC) - 4 Stars
SEA OF CHARMS (ARC) - 4 Stars
SUNRISE ON THE REAPING - 3.5 Stars
A TRADE OF BLOOD (ARC) - 4 Stars
MORTAL THINGS (ARC) - 3 Stars
FINDER (Audiobook) - 3.5 Stars

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Chris is here to tell you why this duology is amazing (and I 100% agree).

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"A FORSAKEN PROPHECY is an excellent sequel full of all the angst and complicated emotions you could want from our poor tortured protagonists." Thanks to @sagapressbooks.bsky.social for the ARC! #booksky

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Review: A Forsaken Prophecy by Stacey McEwan

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

San Diego Comic Con Book Haul! I once again had a lot of fun running around one of the busiest cons of the year. In between meeting friends and some awesome panels, I managed to find my way to the book booths and snag some free goodies. What looks good to you? #booksky

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Been a minute since I had a Saturday morning to myself without adulting to do and I'm fully taking advantage of it!

Table with an iPad, keyboard, and a cup of coffee. Text reads "cozy morning at my local coffee shop to do some D&D prep"

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"THE INFINITE STATE is a dystopian sci-fi that's ironically undercut by succeeding a little too well at crafting a seemingly inescapable authoritarian police state." Thanks to @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!

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Review: The Infinite State by Richard Swan

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"SUNSPLITTER is the spicy action-packed follow-up to VOIDWALKER, and it manages to deftly balance romance, action, and character in one fantastic finale." Thanks @orbitbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"THE EYE OF LEVIATHAN is a juxtaposition of whimsy and harsh reality that makes for a brutal examination of religious conversion and colonialism." Thanks to Orbit Books for the Free ARC! realmsofmymind.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/r...

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Review: The Eye of Leviathan by M.A. Carrick

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Valerie Norton @valeriecnorton.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

NEWS: My gender-swapped reimagining of The Mummy (1999), THE DARKNESS BENEATH, is officially coming March 9, 2027! It’s now available to add on Goodreads and for pre-0rder, with pre-0rder goodies! All links in bio!

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I cleared my reading decks yesterday, time to pick my next read! Going with my ARC of fantasy romance SUNSPLITTER, sequel to VOIDWALKER (which I loved) and the duology finisher!

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Oops, I bought some more books...but this time, I was decidedly in a paperback mood. #booksky

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This week in reading! What are you reading this week?

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Last: THE EYE OF LEVIATHAN by MA Carrick (ARC) 4 Stars, THE BONE RAIDERS by Jackson Ford, 3.5 Stars.

Now: GREEN CITY WARS by Adrian Tchaikovsky (ARC), THE EYE OF THE BEDLAM BRIDE (audiobook, 75% done)

Next: THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE by Sarah Beth Durst

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Caitlin @booksblabbering.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Immersive with gorgeous prose and reminiscent of The Last Unicorn. 🦄 This takes the real history of Anne of Brittany, and takes it into the realm of fantasy during the vibrant time period between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.🗡️

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Treated myself to a (restrained) bookstore trip this weekend!

Hardcover books THE TAPESTRY OF FATE by Shannon Chakrabortt and SEEK THE TRAITOR'S SON by Veronica Roth.

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My toxic trait is writing "review to come" on Goodreads and then never updating it.

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DuckDuckGo @duckduckgo.com · 29/05/2026

Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Heading into the weekend with kick-ass ladies and fire-breathing lizards!

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📚🌈Kerie🐉🪐 @readingintandem.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We are wrapping up mental health awareness month year in the US, but if you’re like me and you love to read books with mental health representation all year round, give these books a try. #booksky

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Finally time to show off a NEW THING! Coming Sept 29 is THE ONLY WAY OUT IS UP, book one of my tower-climbing pet-robot-fighting system-breaking progression fantasy! It has a cover and everything! djangowexler.com/writing/the-...

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Becky’s Books @beckysbooks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

My latest review is for ‘The Unicorn Hunters’ by Katherine Arden. Arden takes the historical figure of Anne of Brittany and gives her life a fresh reimagining full of magic, danger and romance. crooksbooks.blog/2026/05/28/t...

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The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden – ARC Review!

Anne of Brittany was a child when her realm was invaded, her home besieged, and her royal father driven to his death. Now her treasury is empty, her land occupied by her enemies, and she is ordered…

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

"THE UNICORN HUNTERS is a historical fantasy that has a wonderful blend of court politics and fairytale adventure." My review of the upcoming standalone from Katherine Arden! Thanks to Del Rey for the ARC! #booksky

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Review: The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Guess whose Goodread page is live? Guess who has chibi art of a certain creature that's waiting to be revealed after 25 people add it to their TBRs??? GUESS WHO? (Add my bi disasters to your TBR pls 🥺) #BookSky #QueerAdultSFF 💙📚🌈📚 www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...

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The Beckoned and the Bound

After tragedy upended her world, bookish chronicler Kar…

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

IT'S COVER REVEAL DAY!!!!!! 🥀😭🥀😭🥀😭 Look at this gorgeous art by @sylleth.bsky.social???? The typography by @goldfinchbkservice.bsky.social??? Dream team, omfg. My queer fantasy romance, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Dragon Age, comes out this fall! 🥰 #QueerAdultBooks 🌈📚💙📚

A background of red with rose petals falling as a gray and white paper is ripped open to reveal the words, "Cover reveal incoming" written in black text, before the cover is revealed. The cover is a 3D mock-up of the cover for The Beckoned and the Bound, the first book in a new epic fantasy romance series. The cover features red roses bordered the title in white font at the bottom, with rose petals swirling around the couple centered. On the right is a man with sun-tanned white skin and black-and-white curly hair wearing a white shirt. His left hand reaches up and touches the chin of the woman on the right. She has flowing red and black wavy hair, light gray skin and is wearing a fantasy-styled travelers garb of white, red and brown, looking at at the man with coy affection. Surrounding the cover are tropes and details about the book, including comps (Saint of Steel series by T. Kingfisher and Dragon Age Origins!), cover artist ( Žana Arnautović) and typographist (Goldfinch Book Services) credits, and tropes (two spice levels, bi4bi romance, yearning, only one bed, extreme slow burn, pathetic for her, hand flex, forced proxmity).

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The folks at @torbooks.bsky.social have been VERY good to me this week - ARCs for sapphic romantic fantasy adventure CALL ME TRAITOR by Everina Maxwell and space opera THE INFINITE STATE by Richard Swan are in my hands!

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Sent out my first homebrew D&D campaign lore doc last night, and now I'm anxiously awaiting responses from my players. Is this what querying is like? 😅

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This week in reading! Happy to report THE UNICORN HUNTERS was everything I hoped it would be. 🥰

A Currently Reading Graphic with book covers and ratings. LAST: The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden (ARC) 4.5/5 Stars. NOW: VOWS OF EMPIRE by Emily Skrutskie and THE EYE OF THE BEDLAM BRIDE by Matt Dinniman (Audiobook, 39% complete). NEXT: TBR Jar ARC Pick!

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Tor Books @torbooks.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

OUT TODAY: 🗡️ SEEK THE TRAITOR’S SON by Veronica Roth 🎭 THE FRANCHISE by Thomas Elrod 🧠 MINDSCAPE by Andrea Hairston 🌀 MAKE ME BETTER by Sarah Gailey which one are you picking up first?

A flat lay photo of four science fiction and fantasy books arranged on a textured pink background. The books are Seek the Traitor’s Son by Veronica Roth with a dark purple cover and glowing ring, The Franchise by Thomas Elrod with a neon green and black geometric cityscape cover, Mindscape by Andrea Hairston with a fragmented face illustration in pink and blue tones, and Make Me Better by Sarah Gailey with a black cover featuring colorful concentric spiral lines. The books are spread diagonally across the image with ample pink negative space surrounding them.

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Book mail! Thanks to @torbooks.bsky.social for an ARC of the upcoming romantic fantasy THE COURT OF VENUS by Bel Banta!

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

A little check in on what I've been reading, what I'm currently reading, and what's on deck!

A graphic of various book covers depicting what Caitlin has been/is/will be reading.

Last:
The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee (ARC) 4.5/5 Stars

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal 2.5/5 Stars

Now:
The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden (ARC)

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman (Audiobook)

Next:
Vows of Empire by Emily Skrutskie

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Prof Will @profwill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Bought this after reading a lovely and intriguing review by @realmsofmymind.bsky.social. Diving into it today!

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

"THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO is an atmospheric mystery set in a bleak, harsh world that offers little comfort to the reader or those who live in it." My review of the sci-fi standalone from Fonda Lee! Thanks to @orbitbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!

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Review: The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Trying to rebound from a disappointing read with what I hope will be a surefire win!

A hand holding an ARC of THE UNICORN HUNTERS by Katherine Arden.

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Dean. @deanmxadams.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Did I set out to read 22 books in April? No. Did I maybe read a few middle grade graphic novels? Yes. #BookSky

A 5-row collage of 22 book covers both audio and regular underneath the text APRIL READS:

From Left to Right:

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo
Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton with Aśka
The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Saltwater by Katy Hays
Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict
Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
London Falling by Patrick Redden Keefe
Odder by Katherine Applegate
Parachute Kids #1 by Betty C. Tang
Eat the Rich #1-5 by Sarah Gailey with Pius Bak (Illustrator), Becca Carey (Illustrator), Cardinal Rae (Illustrator), Roman Titov (Illustrator)
She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Vol. 2 by Sakaomi Yuzaki
Unfamiliar #1 by Haley Newsome
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley Twins #1 by Nicole Andelfinger
Last Day Pool Party by Emma Steinkellner
The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst
Drama by Raina Telgemeier

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Wyrd and Wonder is always a delightful celebration of fantasy - get in on the fun!

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WyrdAndWonder @wyrdandwonder.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Awooooooooo it‘s May, the moon is full and we are embarking on our annual adventures through the realms of fantasy! Join us for a month of #WyrdAndWonder when we share our love of fantasy with all who choose to join the party. onemore.org/2026/05/01/w...

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Wyrd and Wonder

Welcome to Wyrd and Wonder, our annual celebration of the fantastic. Our brilliant party of genre adventurers will once again spend the month of May sharing our love of all things fantasy as we tal…

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Pretty decent reading month - ended on a banger!

Cover collage with star ratings:

The Republic of Memory-4 Stars
Books & Bewitchment- 3 Stars
Steel Gods - 4 Stars
Crucible of Gold- 3 Stars
Oaths of Legacy -4 Stars
A Lady Awakened -3.5 Stars
The Last Contract of Isako - 4.5 Stars

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Becky’s Books @beckysbooks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Today’s review is for ‘The Last Contract of Isako’ by Fonda Lee. A sci-fi standalone featuring corporate espionage, samurai battles and an older MC who still manages to kick ass both physically and politically. crooksbooks.blog/2026/04/30/t...

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The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee – ARC Review!

Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend has to come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow-to walk out into the frozen wasteland of their planet w…

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Been lax about posting lately because I've found myself in a deluge of D&D prep! In the last few weeks I've: -Built and written the backstory for a character in a mini-campaign -done a ton of prep for the final session of a game I'm DMing -Worked on world-building for a new game I'm running

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