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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

The gripping conclusion to @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social's bestselling Library trilogy is now out! A secret war, people splintered across time and space, and a story that will leave you clutching your own heart... The Book That Held Her Heart is here! 🪐📚💙 #SFFbooks #newbooks

A hand holds a copy of the book in a bookshop

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I love, love, love this series. Book 2 was just as good as the Tainted Cup. I'm in love with Ana and Din and need more in my life. I absolutely hate having to wait for the next one! Who has read this? 🪐📚💙 #readersky #52BookClub #Netgalley

52 Bookclub Challenge template for prompt 16 - Author has won an Edgar Award
I read A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett and gave it 4 stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I finally need to post all the books I read last month... I really liked A Harvest of Hearts, especially because of the talking cat and the sentient house 😊 It was a quick, fun fantasy read for me, but a bit predictable #netgalley #readersky #52BookClub 🪐📚💙

52 Bookclub Challenge template for prompt 12 - Has a moon on the cover
I read A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames and gave it 3.5 stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I've just finished The Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper. I highly recommend the whole series, even though it made me cry so much! I love historical fiction like that! First book is The Wolf Den ⌛📚💙 #readersky #52Bookclub

52 Bookclub Challenge template for prompt 49 - Set in a country with an active volcano
I read The Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper and gave it 4 stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I'm so excited for this one!! But I think I'll have to reread Stardust Thief first 🪐📚💙

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I know I'm terribly late, but here's my #Storygraph wrap-up for March. I always love seeing these! What is everybody reading at the moment? 🪐📚💙

In March I read 8 books, 2295 pages, average rating 3.36
My highest rated books were Artificial Condition, Talk on the Wild Side and Titanic - Ship of Lost Illusions
As always I read mostly fantasy, fiction, digitally

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

🕯️ bookish checkpoint 🕯️ • last book you read: The Valkyrie • your current read: The Death of Jane Lawrence • last book added to your tbr: Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales • next anticipated read: The Light of All that Falls #booksky 💙📚🪐

Cover of The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

Cover of Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

Cover of The Light of All that Falls by James Islington

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I've finished another Titanic book and even managed to use it for a #52BookClub prompt! I enjoyed this one and definitely recommend 😊 #ReaderSky #NetGalley 💡📚💙

52 Bookclub Reading Challenge template for prompt 43 - Explores Social Class
I read Titanic: Ship of Lost Illusions by Kevin Brown and gave it 3.5 stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The reading slump hit me hard in February! But overall I still had a great reading month! Please ignore my daily pages, I absolutely did not read 600 pages a day! I just suck at logging my progress consistently 🫣😅 I'm selkis on Storygraph btw 😊 📚💙 #ReaderSky #ReadingChallenge #Storygraph

My Storygraph wrap-up for February. I read 8 books, 3052 pages, average rating 4.0
Highest rated:
The Lost Queen
Project Hail Mary
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

The books I read in February:
The Stormborne Vine, 4 stars
A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England 3.5 stars
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands 4.25 stars
Season of the Dragon 3.75 stars
The Lost Queen 5 stars
The Book of Atrix Wolfe 3 stars
Project Hail Mary 4.5 stars
Erasing History 4 stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who recommended listening to the audiobook. You were right, it's absolutely amazing and it adds so much to the experience! 🪐📚🎧📚💙 #52BookClub #ReaderSky

52 Bookclub Reading Challenge template for prompt 40 - Stream of consciousness narrative
I read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and gave it 4.5 stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

This was actually a re-read. I read it ages ago and loved it, but then I never continued the series. Now I'm ready! Great historical fiction with a hint of Arthurian legends and a strong female lead, inspired by real people and events. I loved it! #52BookclubChallenge #ReaderSky ⏳📚💙

52 Bookclub Reading Challenge template for prompt 2 - A character with red hair. I read The Lost Queen by Signe Pike and gave it 5 stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Sadly, this book wasn't for me, but it's not the book's fault. If you like fairy tales and Ursula K. Le Guin you might like it, as this is what it reminded me of. I absolutely loved the introduction by the cover artist Kathleen Jennings. I wish we'd get that more often 🪐📚💙 #netgalley #ReaderSky

Cover of The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I'm not very active on BookTube but I love reading about other people's TBR 😊 So how many unread books are you still comfortable with? When would you say it's too much for you? What about book buying bans? I'm currently at 360 unread books but would like to get it under 300 again. 📚💙 #ReaderSky

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

The kids are having fun now. Creating their own Lord of the Rings quiz (neither has read the books or watched the movies). I'm very happy to help out and answer all their Tolkien related questions 😁 Got called "cool mum" 😁😁😁 🪐📚💙

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

The best friend of my nine-year-old just showed up here and wanted him to come out and play. My son let out a deep sigh and started complaining about how he doesn't have time for this; he needs to finish this chapter first and really, his book is way too exciting! I feel you, child 😂😂😂 📚💙

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I think, if I stopped buying books now I'd have about three years of reading material before I'd run out 🙈 📚💙 #readeesjy

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I've just finished Season of the Dragon by Natalie Wright. Great story if you like epic fantasy, intricate world building and of course... DRAGONS 😁 🪐📚💙 #52BookClub #NetGalley #ReaderSky

52 Bookclub Reading Challenge template for prompt 22 - Found Family Trope
I read Season of the Dragon by Natalie Wright and gave it four stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I'm in the biggest work stress related reading slump ever. I try to let myself mood-read whatever I feel like. I'm also ruthless at dnf'ing. It's supposed to be a hobby and not another chore after all. It's semi-working currently 🙈 #readersky 💙📚

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I went to my favourite second-hand bookshop today. I love that I never know what I'm going to find, but I never leave empty-handed. Adding to my Mark Lawrence collection, and I want to read more by Andy Weir. I'm still having a great time with Project Hail Mary! 🪐📚💙 #BookHaul #Thrifting #ReaderSky

The books I bought today:
- Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence
- Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence
- Artemis by Andy Weir

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

People don't understand what I mean when I tell them that I like reading 😅 📚💙

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Dan Lupe 💚📚 @bearlylupe.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Yeah, guilty 👉👈 #BookSky

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

It depends. With ebooks I mostly forget that there is a map and even if I remember, I'm too lazy to find it again. I just hope that everything will make sense in the end 🙈 With physical books I looove maps and usually keep a bookmark there and check it constantly. Same with pronunciation guides 📚💙

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This was another great book, I absolutely can't wait for book 3! Oh, and I want more Poe! He's definitely my favourite! #52BookClub #readersky 🪐📚💙

52 Bookclub Reading Challenge template for prompt 52 - 300-400 pages long. I read Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands and gave it four stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

This felt like cosy nonfiction for everyone who likes Jane Austen and wants to know what it would have been like to live during her time. I enjoyed it even though it took me ages to read ⏳📚💡📚💙 #52BookClub #NonFiction #Readersky

52 Bookclub Challenge template for prompt 41 - Cover font is in a primary colour. I read A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England by Sue Wilkes and gave it 3.5 stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

So, I'm German, my native language is German. Whenever I read an English book and there are random German names/words, I cringe 😅 Anybody else like this? I can't be the only one. 🙈😅 📚💙 #readersky

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I love this series so much! ❤️ Oh and autocorrect keeps on insisting that "Otherlands" really should be "Netherlands". That would be a very different story 😂 #CurrentlyReading 🪐📚💙

My paperback copy of Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands next to my favourite Lord of the Rings mug

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Probably fantasy, I'm pretty sure though that I wouldn't survive long. Unless it's Legends and Lattes. I'm sure I'd make it a bit longer there 🙈 📚💙

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Last: A Stormborne Vine by Tilly Wallace Now: Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands ❤️🎉 Next: Probably: She Who Became the Sun The #52BookClub Mini-Challenge has forced me to re-plan my February TBR... 🙈 #booksky What are yours?

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This was such a cute cosy historical fantasy. I loved the main character Fern, loved the dragons and want to know more about the magic. I wish it was longer! #52BookClub #NetGalley #ReaderSky 🪐📚⏳📚💙

52 Bookclub Reading Challenge template for prompt 18 - A character who can fly
I read The Stormborne Vine by Tilly Wallace and gave it four stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Definitely Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands 😍😍😍 I loved book one so much, absolutely can't wait to read more! And then I'm all ready for the release of the third book! ☺️ 🪐📚💙

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I'm currently reading the arc of The Stormborne Vine by Tilly Wallace. Such a sweet cozy historical fantasy with magic, dragons and man-eating plants 😍😁 #netgalley #CurrentlyReading #BookSky 🪐📚💙

Cover of The Stormborne Vine by Tilly Wallace

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

My #Storygraph wrap-up for January. It was a great reading month to start the year! My biggest surprise was Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries, I liked it so much! An average rating of over four stars is rare for me and I'm really happy about it! 📚💙 #booksky #readersky

I read 10 books, 3596 pages, and the average rating was 4.03! 80% fiction, 20% nonfiction. My most read genre was fantasy, I mostly read digitally

I read:
Pompeii by Mary Beard
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries
Sixth of the Dusk
A Sorceress Comes to Call
Men who hate women
House of Oddyseus
The Fellowship of the Ring
Beren and Lúthien
Space Station
An Echo of Things to Come

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I finally finished it last night! 🎉 I preferred book one, but it was still a very solid story that kept me interested to the end. A very cool classic fantasy series! I just wish I'd read it sooner. I've forgotten so many things and at times was very confused 🪐📚💙 #52BookClub #ReaderSky #BookSky

52 Bookclub Challenge template for prompt 47 - I think it was blue
I read An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington, book two in the Licanius Trilogy. I gave it four stars

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I only keep them if I liked them. The others I donate. Or, and I love this, I take them to work. We created a little library there for everybody to bring and share books. It's just a tiny room with bookshelves and a comfy chair. And so many books! I love it! 📚💙

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

#52BookClub We've got our first Mini-Challenge of 2025! 🎉 What are you reading? I'm still undecided. I had my February TBR planned and have to start again from scratch. I'm pretty sure I'll read She Who Became the Sun. Apart from that...no clue! 📚💙 #booksky #BookChallenge

Lunar New Year - 2025 Mini Challenge
Book One: Set in a country that celebrates Lunar New Year
Book Two: A Wise Character
Book Three: By an Asian author

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I'm apparently not busy enough...I can't stop thinking about starting a bookish blog. Should I? 📚💙 #booksky

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I usually read one fiction book, and one nonfiction and listen to one audiobook. With three books at the same time, I always have a book I'm in the mood for. I think I'm able to read more and more consistently that way. 📚💙 #booksky

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I haven't been active much this week as we've got a very sick cat here. I'm not sure whether he'll get better or we might have to say goodbye. I've got a few more days to hope. I'll cuddle up with him on the sofa as long as I still can. Hate 2025...

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

My favourite books will always be Tolkien's books. They remind me of childhood and have always been my safe place. Regarding possible future favourites, I love the Cosmere and have high hopes for Stormlight Archive #booksky #Tolkien 🪐📚💙

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Bookish checkpoint: 📚💙 Last: ✨ Beren and Lúthien - J.R.R Tolkien Current: ✨ An Echo of Things to Come - James Islington ✨ Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Next: ✨ Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcett Last Book Added to TBR: ✨ Running Close to the Wind - Alexandra Rowland

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

What did I just read? I can't say I'm sure I entirely understand this novella. Maybe I'm not supposed to. But the writing was so beautiful that I had to keep on reading. It reminded me a bit of Becky Chambers or How You Lose the Time War. No clue which #52BookClub prompt I'm going to use it for 🪐📚💙

Beautiful cover of the novella Space Station by K.R. Gadeken

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I've just finished Beren and Lúthien by #Tolkien - I had such a great time diving back into this story, it felt like coming home to my favourite writer. It was nice to see how it changed over time. The illustrations by Allan Lee are amazingly beautiful! #52BookClub #booksky #readersky 🪐📚💙

#52BookClub Reading Challenge template for prompt 17 - Told in verse: Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R. Tolkien. I gave it five stars.

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

It's complicated..Every month I want to read two books that are part of series, two nonfiction books and try to prioritise books that have been on my tbr for over a year. I'm also doing the #52BookClub challenge.This leads to a lot of intricate planning. And then I ignore all my plans and moodread..

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Would anybody like to connect on Storygraph? I'd love to have more friends over there! My name there is selkis too 😊 app.thestorygraph.com/profile/selkis 📚💙 #booksky

app.thestorygraph.com

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

So, my nine-year-old son has been a fan of the Hobbit for years. Yesterday he asked whether we could watch Lord of the Rings. It took me maybe 10 seconds to whip out the special extended edition of Fellowship 😁 we had a great evening! #tolkien

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The only thing I don't like is second person. I somehow can't get into the story. Everything else is great! #booksky #BookishQOTD 📚💙

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I'm doing four challenges at the moment, but this sounds cute and very doable ❤️ Does anybody know about a good challenge for completing series? I'm starting way too many at the moment and ignore the ones I need to finish... #booksky #readersky 📚💙

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Ali K @kayakalison.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Just found the new, FREE, short story ebook “Goblins and Greatcoats” by Travis Baldree, set in the “Legends and Lattes” universe. You’re welcome 💙📚 #Booksky #The52BookClub subterraneanpress.com/goblins-grea...

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Goblins & Greatcoats eBook

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

#52BookClub People post sightings of this sentence in the Facebook group. I haven't seen it here yet, but this still made me chuckle. Any other overused phrases you can't stop noticing? #readersky 🪐📚💙

E-reader page with a highlighted sentence: Davian released a breath that he hadn't realised he'd been holding.
From the book An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington

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Selkis @selkisbooks.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

#currrentlyreading 🪐📚💙 An Echo of Things to Come #52BookClub prompt 47 - I think it was blue I'm terribly confused but I'm sure at some point it'll make sense! Love it! Project Hail Mary prompt 40 - Stream of consciousness I was told to listen to the audiobook 😁 Why did I wait so long? #readersky

An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington

Audible screenshot of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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