Celestial | be quiet and listen!! kyle is reviewing his...

be quiet and listen!! kyle is reviewing his first book since the reading road to rings

be quiet and listen!! kyle is reviewing his first book since the reading road to rings and he really loved it (phew)!

📚 books mentioned:

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Steph

• Aug 2 2025

your friend really, really needs to read these books …

📚 books mentioned:

Our Sister’s Keeper by Jasmine Holmes
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine
Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington
Canon by Paige Lewis
You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado
Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Singer Distance by Ethan Chatagnier
Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
Fury by Shirley Marr

👗💄:

shirt is from Hill House Home
eyeshadow is The Lord of the Rings Middle Earth Palette from Glamlite and In A Trance from Colourpop
eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Ocean) from Pacifica Beauty
shimmer is a single (Enchanted) from Adriana Nichole Cosmetics
mascara is Clean Volume from Merit
lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and Wonder Blading Top Gloss (Holographic) from Wonderskin

thank you to Bindery Books, Sourcebooks Landmark, Simon Teen, Viking Books, William Morrow, Tordotcom, and Tin House for the gifted copies!

#fantasybooks #horrorbooks #scifibooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

here are some of my favorite fantasy & science fiction books that I read in 2025!

honestly, it was very hard to narrow down because I had SO many incredible speculative reads.

📚 books mentioned:

Fate’s Bane by C.L. Clark
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez

👗💄:

dress is from Free People, rented from Nuuly
eyeliners are Vegan Longwear Liners (Lilac and Ocean) from Pacifica Beauty
shimmer is Eyeshadow Single (Sparklepuff) from Half Magic
lip combo is Lip Lingerie Liner Stain (Up To No Good) from NYX Cosmetics and Bisou Jelly (Aissa) from Violette FR

thanks to Tor and Tordotcom for the gifted copies!

#bestfantasybooks #readingwrapup #bestbooksof2025 #nycinfluencer #bookstagram

💭 what were your favorite reads from 2025?

the first of my wrap up posts has ARRIVED! be on the lookout for a long form video where I go into each of these reads in depth, plus some favorites broken out into genres.

📚 books mentioned:

You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi
The Children by Melissa Albert

👗💄:

dress is from Aqua (thrifted)
eyeshadow is: In A Trance Palette from Colourpop, The Lord of the Rings Middle-Earth Palette from Glamlite, and You Make Me Happy Palette from KimChi Chic Beauty
eyeliner is Epiphany Glow Melt-On Eyeliner (Sea Sparkle) from Kaleidos
shimimers are duochrome singles from Ourbella
lip combo is Lip Lingerie Liner Stain (Send Nudes) from NYX Cosmetics and Jelly Job High Shine Gloss (Honey, It’s Jelly) from NYX Cosmetics

thanks to Saga Press, Tordotcom, Tor Books, Amulet Books, Knopf, Flatiron, MCD, Get Underlined, and William Morrow for the gifted copies!

#favoritebooks #readingwrapup #bestbooksof2025 #nycinfluencer #bookstagram