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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Threads loved my latest cauliflower, so I thought I'd share it here too! So far, people have saved it for tattoo and bouquet ideas! As an Art Nouveau lover, it's probably one of my favourite ones! #gardening

A sprouting cauliflower that's grown out like deer antlers

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nothing quite says the earth is dying more than my spring flowers blooming in October next to my neighbours holly tree out in full berries #gardening

A picture of a wildflower border against a fence with a holly bush and berries coming over from my neighbour's side

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Me thinking I'll have big potatoes cos the plants are doing so well... Vs the actual potatoes #gardening

A photo of 3ft high potatoes plants in a raised bed

A potato in the soil the size of an acorn

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The way that Keres unwinds her story may appear confusing at first, but it's a really impressive way to convey amnesia and the fall out from trauma and illness. It married up well with the grief representation and pure heartbreak of this story. For a short story it packs a massive punch! #booksky

The unraveling by beronika keres arc review

Tropes:
Vampires
Cursed
Amnesia
Grief rep vampire lore
Short story

Quote:
I much prefer being immortal too my love but as long as I have you I will move through each day smiling my heart full

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Reading The Rot in Our Ribcages, or any book by Macabre, feels like drinking a decadent glass of wine, sitting upon a throne, styled in jewels and fine silk. Every page turn brought more poetry and finesse. I will never be over how beautiful every element of this book is. It is artwork! #booksky

The rot in our ribcages by Sinclair a macabre
Tropes:
Vampires, necromancy, amnesia, dragon lore, sentient house, gothic

Quote:
I was nothing but a slaughterhouse, my exposed broken heart hanging from the hooks, my grief echoing off the cold floor. Inside me lived a morgue for all the things I’d lost when I lost him,

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

New bookshelf is full of predominantly indie authors, see anyone familiar to you? #booksky

A brown book case full of books and fossils

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Me trying to workout why my beetroots are self ejecting from the soil Meanwhile Artemis inside the nets sitting on them: yeah idk either man #gardening #cats

A picture of a ginger cat sat on growing beetroot inside a netted raised bed

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Although only a short story, West encompasses everything that makes her writing top-tier. The scene-setting and the atmosphere-building are incredible. You can feel your gut tightening with tension as you read; the hairs on the back of your neck rise with each page turn. Out 5th Oct #booksky

Tropes; home alone, ghosts, cornfields, short story, horror

Cover: where dead leaves lie by Amelie west

Quote: the agent gave a reassuring smile. "There is no one about for miles. You'll find it very peaceful here."

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's harvest from the garden! Love seeing things come into fruition! Not sure the sprouting cauliflower is doing well, said to harvest at 6-8 inches, which I've done, but it's very green 💚 the beetroots decided to harvest themselves, they had self ejected from the soil... #gardening

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Round two of spooky book recommendations!! Same as last time, I've read all of these so if you want to know more ask away! 🎃🎃🎃 #booksky

A black and white vampire mouth with red font saying spooky book recs part two

Background is a black and white vampire mouth
The following books are listed:
Fox tail karma by Liliana pisaka
Curse of the soul collector by cara blaine
The most unusual haunting of Edgar love joy by Ronan parish
A ransom in blood by Jessie Thomas
Where dead leaves lie by amelie west
All in my head by Meagan spaid

The background is a black and white vampire mouth
The following books are listed:
The cozy cauldron cab com by Nathan. X Ashford
Our caged fates by robin Constantine
The monsters we made by Peyton June
The unraveling beronika keres
Black falls by a c young
Bailuchien by Rebecca Crunden

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Lexy Night is a must-read author in this house; everything she writes is incredible! Its without a doubt one of my favourite takes on vampirism, with a unique perspective The only issue with this book is that now that Night has dabbled in the gothic, I want a full gothic book from her too #booksky

The last bride by lexy Night

Tropes
Dual pov
Convenient wedding
Vampire x human
Hate to love
Gothic theme

Quote:
“To what end?” I cried, the words tasting of salt and ash.

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A small compilation of books perfect for the darker evenings this fall! I've read all of these and highly recommend them! If any cover catches your eye and you want more info, ask away! #booksky

A black and white picture of a vampire mouth with the text spooky book recs in red inside the mouth

The same black and white vampire background with the following books listed:

Don't let the forest in by c g Drew's
An insidious inheritance by Amelie West
Someone else's horror story by Rebecca Crunden
Once upon a dark October by Jessie Thomas
Gideon the ninth by tamsyn Muir
We were men once by c Morris
Beautiful reckoning by a c Muir
Our gifted hearts by Jennifer Kennedy
Grotesque

The same black and white vampire mouth background with the following books listed:

Petrify by Shaye Madison
Endangered by Beckett Krane
Threads of obsession by misc
Cursed for eternity by chafay tucker
The love trials by Claire fraise
The archivist curse by Lena asli kolcu
Flesh and bone by h R leigh
Hallowed by thy name by Brooke winters
The silent forest by a e ford

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Back from a small procedure at the vets, not sure she realises she exists yet...

A picture of a black cat with huge pupils

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I will forever be obsessed with this character art 🎨 Fruits of Her Labour will be coming soon 👀 💞 Sapphic yearning ✨ Coming into power 🔥 Magic Battles 📚 Magic training 🫂 Found Family 👀 Not a happy ever after #booksky

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Meet Delphine! Which personality trait gets you most excited? "Delphine gulped; the light touch of their hands meeting had sent a shock through her core. Nervous, she struggled to listen to Sarah when all she could think about was feeling Sarah's hand work its way over her body." #booksky

Artwork of Delphine, a woman with brown wavy hair and green eyes. She has freckles and dark red lipstick. The text around her reads:
Delphine, protagonist.
Certified yearner. Scared of the dark. Comes into power. Hardcore yearned. Aries energy. The chosen one. Dream walker. Queer. Loves the moon.

The front cover of fruits of Her Labour by me. It's a purple night sky with a dark hill top. There is also a pomegranate on the cover

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I cannot put into words how much I enjoyed this book. The FMC is stabby and strong, she's adult aged and thrown into the mix and doesn't back down with anything. The dragon mind connection is so much fun, one of my favourite dragon characters ever! Highly recommend this fantasy read! #booksky

Heri of god's and talons by rose caruso. Tropes; mind talk, hidden powers, stabby fmc, Norse mythology, portal fantasy.

Quote: so whatever he said to you, whatever half baked apology he offered up, doesn't even need to be remembered. He is a worthless soggy zucchini

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Could anyone offer me some guidance on how to make my Acer less tentacley and more tree like? My grandad used to have a gorgeous potted Acer that looked like a mini tree, I'm growing this one in his honour but it just keeps growing tall not out #gardeningsky #gardenhelp

A picture of a red Acer in a blue pot, it has three long skinny branches coming from a very short trunk (a couple inches)

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Meagan has poured her heart and soul into this book; each word is delivered with purpose and feeling. From page one, the emotion captures your attention, and it's almost impossible to put down. Every character's growth and development have been astronomical #booksky

Conquering Fates by Meagan spaid

Tropes
Series concluded
Fated mates
War time
Shifters
My fave aeries

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Found this lil baby caught in a drain in the garden, it's been relocated to safety 🦺

A smooth newt on my hand which is wearing a black gardening glove

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This book is so enjoyable! It's just the right length to get whisked away into a new world, but without taking on a huge commitment Diodorus was my favourite character; I loved how he entwined spiritual beliefs with sci-fi elements. A superb short story that deserves to be read by all! #booksky

First light by Dan f Bispo. Tropes: low stakes, cozy sci fi, found family, disability rep. Quote: They saw the figure looking back at them, and, knee-jerk, smiled; the figure smiled back, and their brain registered it as their own face. The smile faded. Of all the people in the universe, only one of them bored Rook.

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Be honest! I've included this to add more emotion to my story. Does it work or sound as bad as my brain is telling me it does #writingcommunity

Growing up, she never had anyone to teach her things like cooking. Everything she now knew was self-taught. Delphine was put up for adoption at a young age; she barely remembered her parents. What she did remember was hours of boredom and silence as she bounced from foster house to foster house. Not having many friends meant she also wasn’t able to share her joy or accomplishments with anyone, either. All she ever wished for was a house full of warmth, love, acceptance, and nurturing. But it never came; instead, her life was quiet and isolated. She didn’t know the feeling of warm embraces or laughing with loved ones until her face and stomach ached. Which is why she opened the B&B, and why she made sure that her door was always open to others. She wanted to be the anchor for other lonely souls, however fleeting their visit. Yet it was never enough, and her heart always ached, desperate for love and a familial bond she’d never known.

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Got to visit a special bookstore today, wonder what goodies are in the bag? #booksky

A tote bag from the mysterious bookcase in Bournemouth uk

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The joy that this raised bed brings me is insurmountable!

A raised bed with potatoes and marigolds growing in it. On the gravel next to it is a capybara decor item and a plant pot with chantenty carrots

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Before and after of my eyes, can't believe how scary the first picture looks. And this is improvement in less than a week! I gave the alt text the best I could with these, idk how to describe the before other than looking like the character got zapped up the butt

A half sketch half colour of big wide eyes as if the character just got zapped up the arse

Thinner eyes with shading and delicate eyelashes

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

LCB's writing had me hooked from the get go, the prologue instantly has you needing to know more, it felt almost magnetic the way it drew me into the story. This book feels like the perfect build up to a magnificent storm, the tension is layered and takes you to the very edge of LCBs whim #booksky

The corvus crown by author lcb.
Tropes: hunter x prey, prophecy, one bed, hidden powers.

Quote: kaevras gaze haunted him - wide with fear yet underpinned by a quiet, unyielding resolve. It wasn't the look of someone who sought power or control. It was the look of someone desperate for understanding

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This is a wonderful political fantasy filled to the brim with content! I thoroughly enjoyed the Eastern European influence, language use, and culture throughout. The dragons were amazing, feathered like dinosaurs and telepathic with their soul bound rider! Out tomorrow!! 18/8/26 #booksky

Dragons Liberty by k.b. diaz

Tropes; feathered dragons, telepathic dragons, eastern Europe setting, political intrigue

Quote: “Nobles do not like it when a peasant tells them no,” Audra spat. “They shall have to learn to close their mouths for the good of the country.”

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The descriptions and scene setting were so impactful. I could see each part in my mind so clearly. I could practically smell the sea air. Every word was placed with intention, every line written to be obsessed over. The otherness of the book makes the experience! Creepily perfect 10/10 #booksky

The last daughter of usher isle by Amelie West
Tropes: coastal setting, edgar Allen Poe, gothic romance, family house, cursed women

Book quote: "I'd not stay upon that island any longer than necessity required"
"Why"
"Bwcause the longer folk stay on that island... The harder they find it to leave"

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Two WIPs of my character art 1st draft edition! 🐺 Hellpyre demon from The Curse of a Stolen God 🧙🏼‍♀️ Sarah from Fruits of her Labour Do you see the vision? **Reminder** I am very new to art, be encouraging and kind! #booksky #artsky

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Why are nets such hard work 😭 I just wanna keep my veggies safe from cats, foxes, and butterflies

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Where are my dark horror romance lovers? This book almost feels gothic with its scene setting and themes. The dual POV of the FMC and the ghost set to be her ruin offers electric tension. It's almost a visceral experience. I could not put this down! Can't wait to read more from the author #booksky

Petrify by Shaye Madison the cover is a black and white art piece of a man with a white mask. The tropes are: masked man, haunted house, dark romance, possessive mmc, burn it all down.

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Oh Rita you've done it again! I adore your writing so much and this book is somehow even better than the rest! If you're a fan of quests, fantasy settings, and a found family, then look no further! I instantly fell in love with the whimsical story and dreamy romance. My new comfort read #booksky

The front cover of "of bards and quests and falling in love" by Rita Rubin. The cover depicts a knight elf in armour and an orc embracing. There is a list of tropes: found family, DNS style, slow burn, dragon, and queernormative.

The quote reads "you don't deserve to be spoken to like you're nothing. You don't deserve to be made to feel worthless just because of how you were born."

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My dahlias but they get progressively worse. I don't know why the last one never grew, it didn't even make it out the holding pot. Yet it was the first to spring shoots. No frost came or anything like that either And don't come for me for the weeds in the last pot, I've been in a flare up for days

A big dahlia plant with black leaves and red flowers

A very stringy dahlia that's grown too tall with only 3 flower buds

A few leaves in a pot that's also full of baby weeds

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

✨ Indie ARC Review ✨ Gorgeous cosy sci-fi romance! The emotion carries through the characters and you can't help but feel everything they are feeling. It's a read that'll keep your heart heavy but also burning with a kernel of hope for healing & a happy ending. #booksky

The front cover of the wayward souls of avalon by a l davidson. The front cover shows a handrawn spaceship with a black cat sat on a wheelchair. Out in space you can see the earth exploding

There's a list of tropes: cosy scifi, post apocalypse, MM romance, fried rep, disability rep.

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Turning my sweetest boy into a demon dog for my WIP "The Curse of a Stolen God" 🐕 I miss him so much 😭 #artsky #booksky

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

🌝 Fruits of Her Labour character reveal 🌝 Meet Delphine! Age: 33 Occupation: Innkeeper X Saviour of the world Artist: me Sneak peak: "Delphine asked, running her finger around the lip of her wine glass, her whole body still alight from the slight touch of Sarah's hand." #booksky

Character art reveal on a background of chopped up pomegranates and the front cover of fruits of her labour. The cover shows a hilltop silhouette against a purple night sky

Digital drawing of a brunette woman with long hair and green eyes

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Still not over the start of the summer where I went whale watching in Iceland and saw 3 juveniles and a baby humpback. This whale is called Sycamore, their tail prints are unique and are used to identify them! Thanks to Whale Wise out of Ísafjörður for the trip and photo!

A juvenile humpback whale tail sticking out of the fjord the whale tail is black with two white spots on the wings

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My fancast of my WIP "Fruits of her Labour", a contemporary fantasy focusing on sisterhood and magic whilst fighting the growing darkness that's trying to take over the world. This is the cast I'd have if my soon to be debut ever makes it out of the book and onto the screen #booksky

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

My first time jumping into a written romcom, it was cheesy, cringe, and funny! It reminded me of Bridget Jones Diary in a way, where you're almost biting your fist at the characters decisions! It was a quick fun read! It's out now!! #booksky

It audit be you a romantic comedy by madylen Valdes

Tropes: 2nd chance love big city, mutual pining, closed door romance

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Scary time... I've done my first ever drawing since school, it's character art for my upcoming debut Fruits of her Labour. Bad art is better than AI art... Right? 😜 #booksky

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My first dahlia has bloomed today! Isn't she pretty 😍

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Oh what a stunningly beautiful read from Langevin. I always love her romances but this one might just be my favourite. Jeff is THE book boyfriend, holy hells 😍 I was swooning at everything he did for Lys, the way he thought about her, spoke to her, treated her. Out 21/7/26 #booksky

The plus one pact by Suzy Langevin

Tropes
Fake dating
Plus size rep
Best friends brother
Hea
Mental health rep

Quote
Whatever happened over the next three days in San Diego,he would do whatever he could to give her that sense of peace all be wanted was for her to know how loved she was

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This contemporary romance offers a real slice of life view into our MMC's journey as he goes through college. I was swept away in the adventure of his emotions as he goes from study buddies to young love. If you want a summer romance to get you through this scary heatwave, look no further #booksky

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I'm a character in a book 😭😭😭 this was such a lovely surprise 😭😭😭

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The opening line of Fruits of Her Labour is hopefully coming at the end of this year! I'm going on a cruise next week and am planning to spend every sea day writing on the balcony of my suite! Does this entice you to read more? #booksky

The woman slashed her knife, carving out the flesh. Ruby liquid dripped down the side of her fingers in gelatinous rivulets. It coated her palm with the colour of violence. The contrast against her pale skin, harsh

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The aesthetic for my current WIP Fruits of Her Labour. A contemporary fantasy full of witchcraft and sisterhood! #booksky

A womans silhouette against a red evening with a crescent moon. Pomegranates with seeds. A crystal ball and smoke. A woman reading tarot cards

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Stasia Roze 📚 Book Reviewer @stasiaroze.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Make sure to support the author! If you love dark fantasy and religious fervour this book is for you. I can honestly say it's one of the best books I've ever read. TW: owl on front cover of book and also in the book. #booksky

Huge congratulations to Anavrin Jay on her new book deal for the blood plagues. Her insta handle is @anavrinjayauthor

The text is over a background of a renaissance painting

A quote from the book:
“In the end, distance does not matter, only the destination. When a heart stops beating, it cares little for the geography of its unmaker.”

It is on a background of a renaissance painting

The front cover of the blood plagues depicts a lady with an owl in flight covering her face on a background of clouds in the sky.

This is on a background of a renaissance painting

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