## pre-proposal required reading

i got a lot of questions across platforms about the reading list i put together, so here you go! (ps. he’s already read & loved the fifth season - if ...Show more

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### 📚 books mentioned:
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon
- Open Throat by Henry Hoke
- But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo

### 👗💄:
- shirt is from Anthropologie
- eyeshadow is Blends Artistry Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics
- eye shimmer is a single (Aphrodite) from Ourbella
- eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Minty) from Pacifica Beauty
- mascara is Badi Lash from Kulfi
- lip is the Lip Buttercream (Blueberry Crush) from Pacifica Beauty

#### thank you to Tordotcom for the gifted copy!

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### 📚 books mentioned:
- Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
- Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
- Fawn’s Blood by Hal Schrieve
- The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
- Station Six by S.J. Klapecki
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
- The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
- Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi
- Dauntless by Elisa A. Bonnin
- On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah-Yah Scholfield
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
- In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
- Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
- Blood Orange by Yaffa As
- Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda
- Death’s Country by R.M. Romero
- Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories by GennaRose Nethercott
- Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic: An LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fantasy Anthology of Unforgettable Adventures edited by g. haron davis
- Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction edit by Joshua Whitehead

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### 📚 books mentioned:
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
- No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
- The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays by Andrea Hairston

👗💄:
- eyeshadow is Ellis Atlantis Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics and The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics
- eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Ocean) from Pacifica Beauty
- mascara is Highly Rated Lash Extensions XL from Milani
- lip combo is Ultra Suede Sculpting Lip Pencil (Toasty) from Makeup by Mario and Lip Buttercream (Cinnamon Sugar) from Pacifica Beauty

### thank you to Tor Books for the gifted copy!

#speculativebooks #SFFbooks #uniquebooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

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### 📚 books mentioned:
- The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
- Beasts of Carnaval by Rosália Rodrigo
- Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
- Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
- Warm-Blooded by J Greene
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
- Canon by Paige Lewis
- A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang

#fantasybooks #horrorbooks #scifibooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

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