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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 27

✨🚀 start here | what’s Celestial?


Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 29

queer aquatic books

this is so randomly specific (idk, it just came to me while i was sitting on the subway 😅) … but here are some queer books recs with giant aquatic creatures!!

📚 books mentioned: - The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang - Canon by Paige Lewis - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

👗💄: - dress is from Banjanan, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lions and In A Trance Palette from Colourpop - eyeliner is Velvet Flik Longwear Wing + Waterline Eyeliner Pencil (Goth Girlfriend) from Half Magic Beauty - shimmer are singles (Blooming, Mirage, Lucid Dream) from Ourbella - use the code STEPH for a discount! - mascara is Lash Extensions XL from Milani - lip combo is Matte Fix Lip Pencil (Midnight Seduction) from about-face and So Juicy Lip Oil (Glow Thru It) from Colourpop - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

thank you to Berkley Books and Viking Books for the gifted copies!

#fantasybooks #literaryfiction #horrorbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @berkleypub @vikingbooks @orbitbooks_us @banjanan @nuuly @dandylionsco @colourpopcosmetics @halfmagicbeauty @ourbella.us @milanicosmetics @aboutfacebeauty


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 28

I NEED YOUR HELP!

I NEED YOUR HELP! and by help, i mean i’m crowdsourcing the best weird, experimental speculative chaos books out there. i know you’ve got something cool in your back pocket.

✨ don’t forget to join my Bindery to follow this full journey!

👗💄: - dress is from Anthropologie, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lions - eye shimmer is a Glitterpuck (Feel Something) from Half Magic - eyeliner is Creme Gel Liner (Amethyst Hour) from Colourpop - mascara is Missbehave from Polite Society - lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump (Dragonfruit) from Tarte Cosmetics - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

#weirdbooks #experimentalbooks #weirdbookrecs #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @anthropologie @dandylionsco @halfmagicbeauty @colourpopcosmetics @nyxcosmetics @tartecosmetics


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 27

💭 do you read specific genres during different seasons?

💭 do you read specific genres during different seasons?

here with some banger summer horror book recs for you today!

📚 books mentioned: - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle - Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina - The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

👗💄: - dress is from Fashion Brand Company, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Diabla Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Lilac) from Pacifica Beauty - mascara is Badi Lash from Kulfi Beauty - lip combo is Matte Fix Lip Pencil (Midnight Seduction) from about-face and Shine-On Milky Lip Oil Jelly (Pistachio) from Tower28 - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

thank you to Berkley Books and Simon Teen for the gifted copies!

#horrorbookrecs #horrorbooks #summerhorror #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @tornightfire @berkleypub @simonteen @fashionbrandcompany @nuuly @blendbunnycosmetics @kulfi.beauty @aboutfacebeauty


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 24

can’t believe his last take 😡they’re a 10, but …

can’t believe his last take 😡

they’re a 10, but …

(ft. kyle @cosmos.kyle)

#theyrea10but #wouldyourather #bookfluencer #nycinfluencer #bookstagram


Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 23

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🍂 fall book club nominations & readathons!


Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 23

💭 what’s an indie book you’ve read and loved this year?

💭 what’s an indie book you’ve read and loved this year?

here are some 🔥 recs for ya!

📚 books mentioned: - Undrowned by G.M. DiDesidero - The Flowers I Deserve by Tamara Jerée - Fawn’s Blood by Hal Schrieve

👗💄: - dress is from Banjanan, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Blends Artistry Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - shimmer is a single duochrome (Paradise) from Adriana Nichole Cosmetics - eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Ocean) from Pacifica Beauty - mascara is Lash Blast from Covergirl - lip combo is 360 Contour Lip Liner (Mauve) from Wonderskin and Hyper Shine Glossy Lipstick (Melrose Place) from Colourpop - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

thank you to Leaning Pole Press, Ingram Sparks, and Triangle Square for the gifted copies!

#indiebooks #fantasybooks #horrorbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @chickasawpress @watersignbooks @ingramsparkbooks @7storiespress @banjanan @blendbunnycosmetics @adriananicholecosmetics @pacificabeauty @covergirl @wonderskin @colourpopcosmetics


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 22

you deserve the truth. so here’s a fresh batch of book creator

you deserve the truth. so here’s a fresh batch of book creator conspiracy theories.

bailey @greekchoirreads offered up a similar “new discourse topics” video recently that people took way too seriously, so, uh, we’ll see what y’all think of these.

👗💄: - shirt is from Hill House, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lions - shimmer is a single (Atlantic) from Ourbella - use code STEPH for a lil discount! - eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Minty) from Pacifica Beauty - mascara is from B Structural from Haus Labs - lip combo is 360 Contour Lip Liner (Mauve) from Wonderskin and Shine-On Milky Lip Oil Jelly (Pistachio) from Tower28 - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

#bookhumor #bookcreator #bookfluencer #nycinfluencer #bookstagram


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 21

which one convinced you the most? 😖

which one convinced you the most? 😖 part twenty-four of one star goodreads reviews of books i enjoyed!

📚 books mentioned: - Spread Me by Sarah Gailey - Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler - The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle - Canon by Paige Lewis - The Children by Melissa Albert - The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo - On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah-Yah Scholfield - The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang

👗💄: - dress is from Free People, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics and In A Trance Palette from Colourpop - eyeshadow shimmer is Paradise from Adriana Nichole Cosmetics - eyeliner is Creme Gel Liner (Amethyst Hour) from Colourpop - mascara is Highly Rated XL from Milani - lip combo is 360 Contour Lip Liner (Mauve) and Wonder Blading Top Gloss (Holographic) from Wonderskin - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

thank you to Tor Nightfire, HarperVoyager, Viking Books, William Morrow, Saga Press, and Berkley Books for the gifted copies!

#onestarreviews #negativebookreview #goodreadsreviews #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @tornightfire @grandcentralpub @harpervoyagerus @vikingbooks @williammorrowbooks @henryholtbooks @sagapressbooks @berkleypub @freepeople @blendbunnycosmetics @colourpopcosmetics @adriananicholecosmetics @milanicosmetics @wonderskin

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reading one star reviews of books i loved • recommending books using their negative goodreads reviews • 1 star book reviews • bookish humor • diverse books


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 20

some horror books I adore written by Indigenous authors!

some horror books I adore written by Indigenous authors!

📚 books mentioned: - Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories - The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones - Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice - The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs

👗💄: - shirt is from Anthropologie, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Lilac) from Pacifica Beauty - mascara is from Badi Lash from Kulfi - lip combo is Matte Fix Lip Pencil (Midnight Seduction) from about-face and ShineOn Plumping Lip Jelly (Act Natural) from Tower28

thank you to Saga Press and Heartdrum / HarperCollins for the gifted copies!

#horrorbooks #indigenousbooks #nativebooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @inhabit_media @sagapressbooks @ecwpress @harpercollins @harperkids @epicreads @anthropologie @blendbunnycosmetics @pacificabeauty @kulfi.beauty @aboutfacebeauty @tower28beauty


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 17

💭 do you like liminal spaces?

💭 do you like liminal spaces?

these reads are trippy, disorienting, a little feral, and very cool books if I do say so myself.

📚 books mentioned: - Redundancies and Potentials by Dominique Dickey - Doe by Rebecca Barrow - Aviary by Maria Dong

👗💄: - shirt is from Farm Rio, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Blends Artistry Palette and Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - eye shimmer is a single duochrome (Dragon Blood) from Ourbella Cosmetics - eyeliner is Creme Gel Liner (Amethyst Hour) from Colourpop - mascara is from Tower28 - lip combo is Lippie Pencil (Twisted) and So Juicy Plumping Gloss Balm (Forbidden Love) from Colourpop

thank you to Penguin Teen and Severn House for the gifted copies!

#horrorbooks #scarybooks #disturbingbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @neonhemlock @penguinteen @severnhouseimprint @farmrio @blendbunnycosmetics @ourbella.us @tower28beauty @colourpopcosmetics


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 16

you can’t trust ANYONE in these books … watch your back.

you can’t trust ANYONE in these books … watch your back.

📚 books mentioned: - That Which Feeds Us by Keala Kendall - Our Sister’s Keeper by Jasmine Holmes - I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

👗💄: - dress is from Anthropologie, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Blends Artistry Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics and The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics - eye shimmer are single duochromes (Prism and Solar Rush) from Ourbella Cosmetics - eyeliner is 24 Hour Waterproof (Vanilla) from Persona Cosmetics - mascara is Lash Extensions XL from Milani - lip combo is Hablame Lip Liner Pencil (Morado 02) from Aora Mexico and Glow Diamond Tinted Lip Oil (0920) from glow

thank you to Get Underlined and Bindery Books for the gifted copies!

#horrorbooks #scarybooks #disturbingbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @getunderlined @bindery_books @fiercereads @anthropologie @blendbunnycosmetics @dandylionsco @ourbella.us @milanicosmetics @aoramakeup @glowishere


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 16

you thought things couldn’t get trippier?

you thought things couldn’t get trippier? THINK AGAIN. here are some book recs that start weird … and get exponentially weirder.

📚 books mentioned: - Metal from Heaven by August Clarke - Spread Me by Sarah Gailey - The Devourers by Indra Das

👗💄: - dress is from Show Me Your Mumu, rented from Nuuly - necklace is from By Alexa Rae - eyeshadow is eyeshadow is Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - eye shimmer is Glitterpuck (Feel Something) from Half Magic - eyeliner is 24 Hour Waterproof (Vanilla) from Persona Cosmetics - mascara is Clean Volume from Merit Beauty - lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and Ole Henriksen Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment (Lingonberry Jam Glimmer)

thank you to Tor Nightfire for the gifted copy!

#weirdbooks #horrorbooks #scifibooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @erewhonbooks @tornightfire @delreybooks @showmeyourmumu @byalexarae @blendbunnycosmetics @halfmagicbeauty @merit @olehenriksen


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 14

kyle really put me through the wringer 😮‍💨.

kyle really put me through the wringer 😮‍💨. imagine chuck tingle randomly reveals his identity tomorrow and we’ve just been weirdly prophetic???

(also dr. tingle, if you see this, you can trust us!!! we won’t tell a soul!!)

“chuck tingle tells you his identity, but ….” <— feel free to play along!!

#chucktingle #wouldyourather #nycinfluencer #bookfluencer #bookstagram @cosmos.kyle


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 13

💭 what are you reading for Disability Pride Month?

💭 what are you reading for Disability Pride Month?

here are a handful of books I love with disabled characters!

📚 books mentioned: - Warm-Blooded by J Greene - Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow - The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders by Sarah Aziza - Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia - The Night Parade by Jami Nakamura Lin

👗💄: - dress is from Fashion Brand Company, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is eyeshadow is Sickly Sweet Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - eye shimmer is EUPHORIA X HALF MAGIC The Euphoria Eyeshadow Palette from Half Magic - mascara is B Structural from Haus Labs - lip combo is Lippie Pencil (Twisted) from Colourpop and Shine-On Milky Lip Oil Jelly (Pistachio) from Tower28

thank you to Ingram Sparks, DC Comics, and Mariner Books for the gifted copies!

#disabilitypridemonth #disabledbooks #disabledcreator #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @ingramsparkbooks @fiercereads @catapult @dccomics @marinerbooks @fashionbrandcompany @blendbunnycosmetics @halfmagicbeauty


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 13

happy disability pride month! i’ve got 21 book recs for you today

happy disability pride month!

i’ve got 21 book recs for you today, but i’m always recommending books by disabled authors and/or featuring disabled main characters. :)

📚 books mentioned: - Warm-Blooded by J Greene - These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa - Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia - On the Wings of la Noche by Vanessa L. Torres - Her Sharp Embrace by Kate Koenig - Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White - Model Home by Rivers Solomon - Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews - The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders by Sarah Aziza - Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda - The Night Parade by Jami Nakamura Lin - Canon by Paige Lewis - Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo - The Necessity of Rain by Sarah Chorn - The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez - Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle - Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow - Haunting Melody by Chloe Spencer - Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali

#disabilitypridemonth #disabledcreator #disabledbookrecs #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

books by disabled authors • books with disabled main characters • books with disability representation • books to read for disability pride month • memoir book recs • literary fiction books recs • fantasy book recs • fantasy book recs • horror book recs • sci fi book recs • unique books • diverse books


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 10

not me having an all-time favorite rental this month!!

not me having an all-time favorite rental this month!! #cluubnuuly #nuulypartner @nuuly

which piece was your favorite?

💃🏻 outfits (in order): - White Pages Plunge Linen Maxi Dress (Fashion Brand Company) - Cathy Maxi Dress (Show Me Your Mumu) - High-Neck Lace Tunic Mini Dress (Anthropologie) - Calder Midi Dress (Free People) - Short-Sleeve Midi Tent Dress (Anthropologie) - Norma Floral Maxi Dress (Banjanan) - Porcelain Garden Linen Blouse (Farm Rio)

#nuuly #nycinfluencer #nuulyreview

nuuly try-on • nuuly unboxing • nuuly clothing rental review • trying on my nuuly fits @fashionbrandcompany @showmeyourmumu @anthropologie @freepeople @banjanan @farmrio


Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 9

some fantasy books i adore written by Black authors!

some fantasy books i adore written by Black authors!

📚 books mentioned: - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko - The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter - We Are the Origin by C.M. Lockhart - Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

👗💄: - shirt is from Out of Print (gifted) - eyeshadow is The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics - eye shimmer is from Ourbella (Solar Rush) - eyeliner is Creme Gel Liner (Amethyst Hour) from Colourpop - mascara is from Wonderskin - lip combo is Staining Lip Liner (Platonic) from Kulfi Beauty and Bisou Jelly (Aïssa) from Violette FR

thank you to Written in Melanin Publishing/Ingram Spark and Get Underlined for the gifted copies!

#outofprintpartner #fantasybooks #Blackfantasybooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @abramskids @orbitbooks_us @ingramsparkbooks @getunderlined @dandylionsco @ourbella.us @colourpopcosmetics @wonderskin @kulfi.beauty @violette_fr @outofprint


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 7

💭 what was your favorite read from June?

💭 what was your favorite read from June?

i think i read the least number of pages this month, BUT i found some really cool books!

📚 books mentioned: - Our Sister’s Keeper by Jasmine Holmes - Doe by Rebecca Barrow - Her Sharp Embrace by Kate Koenig - (S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi - Our Wicked Gifts by Kathryn Foxfield - Redundancies and Potentials by Dominique Dickey

👗💄: - shirt is from Altar’d State - eyeshadow is The Lord of the Rings Middle Earth Palette from Glamlite - eye shimmer is from Ourbella (Cosmic Siren and Midsummer) - mascara is Badi Lash from Kulfi Beauty - lip combo is Signature Lip Liner (Subconscious) from Merit and ShineOn Lip Oil Jelly (Wild) from Tower28

thank you to Bindery Books, Penguin Teen, Wednesday Books, Versify/HarperCollins, and Get Underlined for the gifted copies!

#readingwrapup #monthlyreads #bookreviews #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @bindery_books @penguinteen @wednesdaybooks @versifybooks @harpercollins @getunderlined @neonhemlock @altardstate @glamlite @ourbella.us @kulfi.beauty


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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 5

bloodthirsty doe entities & billionaire families imploding …

my long form June reading wrap up!


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