Celestial | fall mood book recs

fall mood book recs

whatever your fall mood may be … i’ve got you covered with a book rec!

📚 books mentioned:

• Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden

weirdo winter!

💭 are you a weird book lover?

welcome to WEIRDO WINTER. let’s yap about some peculiar & unsettling reads.

📚 books mentioned:

• Herculine by Grace Byron
• Ghostroots: Stories by ‘Pemi Aguda
• The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

👗💄:

• dress is from If By Sea (rented from Nuuly)
• necklace is Solstice Gemstone from Christin Marie Studio
• eyeshadow is Ellis Atlantis Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics and The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics
• lip combo is Staining Lip Liner (Platonic) from Kulfi Beauty and Gloss Up Sheer Finish Lip Gloss (Well Read) from The Lip Bar

thank you to Saga Press and William Morrow for the gifted copies!

romance-free fantasy

another round of fantasy books with minimal-to-no romance! my valentine’s day gift to you hehe.

📚 books mentioned:

• Beasts of Carnaval by Rosália Rodrigo
• Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden
• Undrowned by G.M. DiDesidero

👗💄:

• dress is from Hill House Home (rented from Nuuly)
• eyeshadow is Yeux Paint (Nuage de Lilas) from Violette FR and The Lord of the Rings Middle Earth Palette from Glamlite
• lip combo is Ultra Suede Sculpting Lip Pencil (Toasty) from Makeup by Mario and Cloud Whip Liquid Lipstick (Storm Cloud) from Colourpop

thank you to MIRA / HTP Hive, Bindery Books, and Chickasaw Press / Leaning Pole Press for the gifted copies!

YA best of 2025

young adult authors continue to put out some of the boldest, most fascinating, and most inclusive books out there!

📚 books mentioned:

• A Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury
• Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
• I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
• The Coven Tendency by Zoe Hana Mikuta
• These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa
• Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi

👗💄:

• dress is from Lacemade
• eyeshadow is In A Trance Palette from Colourpop and The Lord of the Rings Middle-Earth Palette from Glamlite
• lip combo is Lip Lingerie Liner Stain (Up To No Good) from NYX Cosmetics and Wicked: For Good Glinda Glossy Balm from r.e.m. beauty

thank you to Simon Teen and Get Underlined for the gifted copies!

goals for 2026

💭 do you have any goals for 2026?

happy (almost) new year! here are some books about reconciliation, healing, or just generally fresh starts. three very different tones, too!

📚 books mentioned:

• Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier
• The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
• Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden

👗💄:

• dress is from CeliaB Designer, rented from Nuuly
• top eyeshadow is 3 Sparklestiks from Half Magic
• lip combo is Lippie Pencil (Twisted) from Colourpop) and PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze (Fig) from Haus Labs

thanks to Bindery Books for the gifted copy!