## reading road to rings: the deep

in which Kyle has reached the HALFWAY POINT of this challenge?? reading road to rings update number 4 eeeep!!

📚 books mentioned:
- The Deep by River...Show more

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• Mar 15 2025

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## WEIRD LITTLE QUEER BOOKS

WEIRD LITTLE QUEER BOOKS: a specialty of mine! all of these are super short, but they’re going to STICK WITH YOU.

📚 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!

#weirdbooks #fantasybooks #horrorbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @sagapressbooks @mcdbooks @tordotcompub @anthropologie @blendbunnycosmetics @ourbella.us @kulfi.beauty @pacificabeauty

## recommending you books i loved … using their one-star reviews

recommending you books i loved … using their one-star reviews written by some miserable people

📚 books mentioned:
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez  
- Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow  
- Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens  
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon  
- The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

👗💄:
- dress is from Free People (rented from Nuuly)  
- eyeshadow is The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics  
- eye shimmer is Glitterpuck (Princess Ghost) from Half Magic  
- eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Minty) from Pacifica Beauty  
- mascara is Eye Enhancer Wrap from Covergirl  
- lip balm is Lip Buttercream (Cinnamon Sugar) from Pacifica Beauty

thank you to Simon Teen and Fierce Reads for the gifted copies!

#onestarreviews #negativebookreviews #bookrecommendations #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @fiercereads @simonteen @delreybooks @sagapressbooks @freepeople @dandylionsco @pacificabeauty @covergirl @halfmagicbeauty

## trans book recs from SATC!

sourcing trans book recs from some of the COOLEST and LOVELIEST bookish creators at shelves and the city 2025!!!

📚 books mentioned:
- Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi  
- Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead  
- Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang  
- She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya  
- The Prospects by KT Hoffman  
- I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea  
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas  
- A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee  
- The Unpopular Vote by Jasper Sanchez  
- A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall  
- Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues  
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon  
- In Universes by Emet North  
- The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa  
- Dragonfall by L. R. Lam  
- Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore  
- Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa  
- Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

thank you to the harpercollins team for gathering us all for an extraordinary weekend. @harpercollins @harpervoyagerus @epicreads @avonbooks

#shelvesandthecity #shelvesandthecityla #transrightsreadathon #trr25 #transbooks #readbannedbooks #bookrecommendations #starrysteph #nycinfluencer #bookstagram