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Octavia E. Butler meets Marvel’s Black Panther in The Deep, a story rich with Afrofuturism, folklore, and the power of memory, inspired by the Hugo Award–nominated song “The Deep” from Daveed Diggs’s rap group Clipping.
Yetu holds the memories for her people—water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard by slave owners—who live idyllic lives in the deep. Their past, too traumatic to be remembered regularly, is forgotten by everyone, save one—the historian. This demanding role has been bestowed on Yetu.
Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, traumatic and terrible and miraculous, are destroying her. And so, she flees to the surface, escaping the memories, the expectations, and the responsibilities—and discovers a world her people left behind long ago.
Yetu will learn more than she ever expected about her own past—and about the future of her people. If they are all to survive, they’ll need to reclaim the memories, reclaim their identity—and own who they really are.
The Deep is “a tour de force reorientation of the storytelling gaze…a superb, multilayered work,” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and a vividly original and uniquely affecting story inspired by a song produced by the rap group Clipping.
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Not So Well Read\ \ Courtney\ \ • Jan 10 2025
Current literary obsession: mermaids, sirens, and selkies.
Not sure why, but I’ve recently become obsessed with stories about women and the sea. I’ve read a few books on these topics in the past, but have been really enjoying diving into some of the newer ones that have come out over the past few years. I’m about 60% of the way through Emilia Hart’s newest (out 4.1.25) and it’s definitely scratching that itch. I cannot put it down.
Have you read any books about these myths? What were your favorites?
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jun 27
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WEIRD LITTLE QUEER BOOKS: a speciality 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
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thank you to Tordotcom for the gifted copy!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jun 21
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Peppered Ink\ \ Mary\ \ • Mar 3
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February's “yes, no, maybe” reads!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Feb 24
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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
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thank you to Simon Teen and Fierce Reads for the gifted copies!
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Jan 30
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\ \ As someone with a chronic illness, it's been kind of hard to feel like I'm doing enough for The Cause. So aside from calling reps & striking today, I finished reading The Chainbreakers by Julian Randall. It filled my cup when I was drained.\ \ This middle grade/YA fantasy centers on community, resistance, & memory. I love the original storytelling! I don't think I've ever read a fantasy book that depicts life for the Africans who freed themselves & others from their would-be enslavers and lived. \ \ While The Deep by Rivers Solomon follows the story of a people who became water-dwellers eager to forget their past. The Chainbreakers is about Sun People, a community dedicated to remembering & continuing resistance through saving souls taken by the "chainmakers." According to their lore, the chainmakers were cursed by the gods for their cruelty and forced to the depths of the ocean where they became Children of the Shark, creatures endlessly hungry for the souls of the chainbreakers. \ \ The actions and creativity of Violet and her crew are thrilling and sometimes playful. Her community is loving and compassionate as well as fierce. I'd definitely recommend this book to everyone!](https://bookish-afrolatina.binderybooks.com/item/LxBmqxqwj0m0KheJBLtH/)
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Nov 20 2025
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as was highly requested: (some!) adult fantasy book recs by trans authors!
as was highly requested: (some!) adult fantasy book recs by trans authors!
(i couldn’t include everything i’ve read; please don’t be too grumpy with me in the comments)
(young adult fantasy coming next!)
📚 books mentioned: - Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde - The First Bright Thing by J.R. Dawson - Fate’s Bane by C.L. Clark - The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia - The Deep by Rivers Solomon
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thank you to Tordotcom for the gifted copy!
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Wanderland Reads\ \ Sayer\ \ • Nov 2 2025
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[Romance novels have always been about hope. They promise emotional connection, communication, and repair. When you read inclusive love stories—especially sapphic ones—you’re not only witnessing romance, you’re watching healing in motion. These stories dismantle shame and rewrite what safety and intimacy can look like when everyone is allowed to belong.\ \ As a trauma therapist, I often use romance in bibliotherapy with clients who struggle with attachment wounds, shame, or fear of being seen. Inclusive romances provide more than escapism. They model what emotional safety looks like in relationships. They remind readers that love can be gentle, patient, and affirming.\ \ Love After Trauma: Stories That Make Space for Healing\ \ Healing isn’t linear, and neither are these stories. Sapphic romances that include therapy, self-reflection, and recovery arcs let readers see that healing and love can coexist.\ \ Books like Battle Scars by Meghan O’Brien or Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner show characters working through trauma without being defined by it. They fall in love while learning to regulate emotion, set boundaries, and communicate—skills that mirror therapeutic goals.\ \ When I recommend stories like these in session, it’s often to clients who believe they have to be “fully healed” before they can be loved. Reading characters who love and are loved through imperfection helps dismantle that belief.\ \ Bibliotherapy here isn’t about identifying with every plot point. It’s about seeing your nervous system reflected in another person’s healing arc. Clients often say, “If she can learn to trust again, maybe I can too.”\ \ Love looks different when it carries the weight of culture, race, or community expectation. Intersectional sapphic romances—like Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers or You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi—show the intersections of queerness, race, and belonging.\ \ These stories normalize complexity. They explore what it means to exist at multiple margins and still claim joy. For clients of color, especially queer women, reading these stories becomes an act of witnessing. They see themselves not as side characters but as the main story.\ \ In therapy, I might ask:\ \
- How does this character balance identity and love?\ \
- What cultural or familial expectations shape how she expresses desire?\ \
- Where does she give herself permission to want more?\ \ \ These reflections often open conversations about cultural trauma, code-switching, or the fear of losing belonging when stepping into authenticity.\ \ Pleasure and Power: Reclaiming your Body\ \ For trauma survivors, especially those who’ve experienced body-based harm, pleasure can feel inaccessible or unsafe. Reading stories where diverse bodies and sexualities are celebrated—like Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner or The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite—helps reconnect the idea of pleasure with safety and agency.\ \ When clients read scenes where consent is explicit and communication is mutual, they’re not just reading erotica. They’re watching a healthy model of attunement. The body learns through observation too.\ \ In bibliotherapy sessions, I ask clients to note:\ \
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- How do power and vulnerability coexist in this story?\ \ \ The answers often become springboards for conversations about reclaiming autonomy and rebuilding trust in one’s body.\ \ Inclusive romance teaches something therapy alone can’t always provide: an emotional blueprint for connection. Readers internalize what safety feels like through story. They learn pacing, repair, and communication by seeing it modeled repeatedly and gently.\ \ When clients see love that looks like theirs—two women, a trans character, a fat protagonist, a disabled heroine—they see proof that their body and identity are worthy of tenderness. That experience, even in fiction, begins to rewire shame into self-compassion.\ \ In my work, I often frame reading as “emotional rehearsal.” When a client reads a story about vulnerability, their nervous system gets to practice what it might feel like to open up—without real-world risk. That safety-through-story is where processing begins.\ \ I don’t assign books like homework. I offer them as companions. We use them to reflect, name patterns, and imagine what healthy connection can look like. Sometimes a novel says what the client can’t yet articulate. That’s the quiet magic of bibliotherapy.\ \ Here is a non-comprehensive list of books I recommend\ \ \ \ Join for free or login](https://wanderlandreads.binderybooks.com/item/Gf4ozbJU7XBcUmlWt3GN/)
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Wanderland Reads\ \ Sayer\ \ • Oct 21 2025
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Rachel Skye Reads\ \ Rachel\ \ • Jul 23 2025
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Read these if you want to support trans representation in the book industry
*In this post I am using the term “Trans” to include all non-binary and gender-expansive identities. These books have either a Trans or Gender-Expansive author or prominent character. Read these if (part 29) if you want to support trans representation in the book industry: 📖 Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang (coming May 2025) from @tordotcompub 📖 The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas 📖 Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat 📖 The Deep by Rivers Solomon 📖 Mistress of Lies by K. M. Enright 📖 A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland 📖 Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender 📖 Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid 📖 Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews #trr25 #TransRightsReadathon #TransRightsReadathon25 #bookreccomendations #ifyoulikethisreadthat #rachelskyereads
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Queer as Books\ \ José\ \ • Apr 29 2025
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There’s nothing quite like the smell of new books… 😌💅🏻
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Apr 2 2025
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sourcing trans book recs from some of the COOLEST and LOVELIEST bookish creators at shelves and the city 2025!!!
and just remember - even though the @transrightsreadathon is over, you should read trans book year round!
📚 books mentioned: - Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi (@michael.laborn) - Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead (@fromthemixedupdesk) - Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang (@raethereviewer) - She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya (@aubs.kamilah) - The Prospects by KT Hoffman (@serareadthat) - I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea (@kenzibooks) - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (@krystallotuslang and @nycbookhoe) - A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee (@_chronicallybookish) - The Unpopular Vote by Jasper Sanchez (@mnmbooks) - A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall (@pawneepubliclibrary_) - Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues (@tritneyslibrary) - The Deep by Rivers Solomon (@bookrvws) - In Universes by Emet North (@booksthat_slay) - The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa (@cemeterygay) - Dragonfall by L. R. Lam (@novelniah) - Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore (@aceofbooks) - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (@emmaskies) - Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid (@daphsreads) - and i had to include @allisonsaplusreads clip 😭
thank you to the harpercollins team for gathering us all for an extraordinary weekend. @harpercollins @harpervoyagerus @epicreads @avonbooks
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Apr 2 2025
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\ \ I took a little break from posting & now I'm back to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day! This is the very first for this virtual celebration so I'm kicking it off with 36 amazing book recs for y'all.\ \ Learn more about this celebration here: https://www.diversebooks.org/celebrate-we-need-diverse-books-day\\ \ As my og followers know, I started my bookstagram in order to promote diverse books back in 2021. So I'm gonna give y'all a ton of book recs (old & new) by and about BIPOC, disabled, LGBTQ+, and neurodivergent folks. I hope y'all find something that interests you!\ \ \ \ Books shown:\ \
- The Hero's Equinox by Antoine Bandele\ \
- Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle\ \
- The Emperor & the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang\ \
- One for All by Lillie Lainoff\ \
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon\ \
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna\ \
- The Pretty One by Keah Brown\ \
- The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.\ \
- An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera\ \
- The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa\ \
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- Iron Widow by Ziran Jay Zhao\ \
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- Daydreamer by Rob Cameron\ \
- A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 1 by Katherena Vermette\ \
- The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang\ \
- Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias\ \
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- Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana\ \
- The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi\ \
- The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera\ \
- To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose\ \
- A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow\ \ \ Comment a diverse book you're reading or have read below and follow #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay on IG!](https://bookish-afrolatina.binderybooks.com/item/pv1KFYmuFNEWdAp3AjVL/)
36 Amazing Book Recs to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day
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Beverly Books\ \ Kristian\ \ • Mar 26 2025
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Audiobooks you need for Black History Month
Looking for books to listen to during #blackhistorymonth (or the other 11 months?) Here’s a range of genres from many talented authors that are so worth reading. All of these books are fantastic. Escape into other worlds or brush up on history—there’s something for everyone! Check out each author’s backlist and you’re set. :)
All audiobooks I received through @librofm Audible got nothing on them!
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Written Reveries\ \ Krystal\ \ • Mar 21 2025
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Trans Rights Readathon 2025 Recs & TBR
Trans Rights Readathon 2025 Recs: A Psalm For the Wild Built & A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers Pet & Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi Light From Uncommon Stars Ryka Aoki Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi House of Frank by Kay Synclaire The Deep by Rivers Solomon Legendborn by Tracy Deonn The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez TBR: Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi Model Home by Rivers Solomon She Who Became the Sun and He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto The Unbroken by C. L. Clark
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Mar 15 2025
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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 Rivers Solomon @sagapressbooks
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Mar 9 2025
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30+ trans & nonbinary book recs | trans rights readathon 2025 prep!
feel free to recommend your favorite trans book in the comment section (or pitch your own if you're an author)!!
let's fill these comments with love so this video doesn't end up on the scary side of the algorithm.
☆ featured links ☆ official trans rights readathon website (with TONS of resources): https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/ PLEASE sign up here to be included in the data: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2025-trans-rights-readathon 💫 join me on bindery (celestial - exclusive content, discord, book club, and more): https://celestial.binderybooks.com/
☆ everything I mentioned (in order) ↓ - Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi - Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi - Pet by Akwaeke Emezi - Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi - The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi - You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi - Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi - Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi - The Deep by Rivers Solomon - Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon - An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon - Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White - The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White - Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White - The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros - Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros - Bone Weaver by Aden Polydoros - Ring of Solomon by Aden Polydoros - The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey - Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas - The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas - Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas - Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki - Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun L. Harrison - Heavyweight by Solomon J. Brager - The Seep by Chana Porter - The Devourers by Indra Das - The First Bright Thing by J. R. Dawson - The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia - Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo - Station Six by S.J. Klapecki - Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley - Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto
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☆ resources ☆ 🇵🇸 learn more about the history of Palestine: https://decolonizepalestine.com/ 🇨🇩 learn more about what's happening in the DRC: https://friendsofthecongo.org/ 🇸🇩 Sudan Solidarity Collective: https://sudansolidarity.com/
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Feb 20 2025
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Vibes I Bring To The Function 💅I couldn't fit everything 😅
Vibes I Bring To The Function 💅 I couldn't fit everything 😅 [ID: TEXT- vibes I bring to the function. A collage on a pink and purple background: Jeanine from Abbott Elementary smiles, my torti cat sits in a heart, a stack of books, Gregory from Abbott stares wide-eyed next to a couple of tacos, some ice cream, and orange tabby cat sits in a heart. A Tropical Rebel gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera, I Got Abducted by Aliens And Now I'm Stuck In A Rom-Com, tostones, Gabby sits in a purple shirt, The Deep by Rivers Solomon, coffee, arroz con gandules, a Puerto Rican flag, Caste by Isabelle Wilkerson, Dr. Stone poster, Janet and Michael in The Good Place and Janet says, "Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus is in the Bad Place," Dominican flag, Dawn by Octavia E. Butler, Mrs. Lovett from Sweeny Todd.] #Bookstagram #vibes
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Skies Press\ \ Emma\ \ • Feb 17 2025
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Genre Fiction Books by Black American Authors (My B&N had not one single table set up)
I think a few of the booksellers at this location follow me so if you see this 👀👀👀 “accidentally” send it to your manager. 🧍♀️ There are DOZENS of tables at this store alone and not one was set up for Black History Month when I was there twice last week. We should be celebrating black voices in publishing all the time, but to not be doing so at a bare minimum of during BHM?? There’s like 4 different subgenres of romance tables but not one Black Voices table, c’mon. Anyway here’s like 30 books I quickly pulled off my own shelf, a mix of books I’ve read and loved and books on my TBR 📚 #booktok #bookrecs #tbr #barnesandnoble #fantasybooks #horrorbooks #yabooks #bookshopping #sacramento #booktoker #emmaskiesreads #books
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jan 18 2025
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fantasy books with nature imagery
from underwater communities to lands that fight back, these books have gorgeous nature imagery!
📚 books mentioned: - The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova - The Necessity of Rain by Sarah Chorn - The Wild Robot by Peter Brown - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - The Deep by Rivers Solomon
dress rented from @nuuly!
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Not So Well Read\ \ Courtney\ \ • Jan 10 2025
Current literary obsession: mermaids, sirens, and selkies.
Have you read any books about these myths? What were your favorites?
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jan 5 2025
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fantasy books I found through booktok
fantasy books i discovered through booktok!
*disclaimer: i have no idea who initially rec’d each of these books to me (especially since it’s been YEARS omg), but everyone i follow has the best taste in the world and these books flooded my FYP!
**it was 90% Rae who initially convinced me to pick up Raybearer, though!! her love for this duology is so infectious 🥰 @raethereviewer you’re a STAR!
📚 books mentioned: - The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko - The Deep by Rivers Solomon
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Sep 14 2024
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one star reviews of books i loved!
which one convinced you the most? 😭 part sixteen of one star goodreads reviews of books i enjoyed!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Aug 21 2024
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omg how many books did i even pull for this?? i would have more if i owned physical copies of more of my faves! 🟩 green flag books!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 18 2024
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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 you know me and you’re wondering why it’s not on here haha.)
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jun 1 2024
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every month is an AMAZING month with the laid-back lit book club on Fable! we’re currently finishing up The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson & we’ll switch to the winning book on June 1st.
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • May 3 2024
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BONUS pickle books just for you, my friends :)
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Apr 5 2024
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book recs based on musical theatre songs
if you like this musical theatre song … read this book! yeah, i’ll never run out of ways to recommend books based on musicals.
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Mar 19 2024
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one star reviews of books i loved!
which one convinced you the most? 😈 part seven of one star goodreads reviews of books i enjoyed! Trans Rights Readathon edition!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Mar 17 2024
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⚔️ it’s fantasy time! if you’re also always down for an adventure, tell me all about your favorite trans* fantasy books in the comments!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jan 29 2024
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