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What if the person who found you in every lifetime What if the person who found you in every lifetime was the one you kept running from?  And what if you never understood why?  In Laced in Longing by Dakota Monroe, a god has spent centuries searching for the woman he believes is meant to be his. She dreams of a stranger who leaves flowers on her nightstand. She feels the pull of darkness she can't quite explain. And somewhere between the dreams she's having, the longing she's feeling and the life she's trying to make sense of, a story unfolds that leaves you feeling utterly expised (and I wasn't expecting it).  I knew I loved Dakota's writing. I was far from prepared for this.  Because beneath the paranormal romance, the reincarnation, and the God who YEARNS,there's a story about mental health that will hit you right in the chest. I don't live with PMDD, the condition explored through Maven's story, but I do live with a mood disorder.  There were moments when the feelings on these pages felt painfully familiar.  Laced in Longing is heartbreaking, beautiful,  and the kind of story that reminds you why fiction can mean so much more than an escape  ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️? No. infinity stars.  Tell me: what's a book that made you feel seen in a way you weren't expecting? 🖤  Thank you to @authordakotamonroe for providing me with a copy of Laced in Longing to read and review.  Check out my full review on my blog link in bio.  #LacedinLonging #DakotaMonroe #ParanormalRomance #BookReview
What's your extremely specific reading weakness? What's your extremely specific reading weakness?  Mine is broken, broody men. Apparently, my Amazon knows it, too 😂  Listen, give me a man who's emotionally stunted, brooding in a corner, carrying 17 layers of trauma, and convinced he's beyond saying. IM IN (but Daddy, I love him)  Because why is it always the broken men who end up loving the hardest? 😭🖤  Tell me yours. I know I'm not the only one with a type.  #Bookstagram #BookishCommunity #RomanceReaders #MorallyGrayMen #FictionalMen
It's 2026, and we're still banning books. And some It's 2026, and we're still banning books. And somehow, we're supposed to be okay with that?  We're facing a literacy crisis, yet books are still being puked from shelves. Stories that challenge us, reflect us, unsettle us, and help us understand lives beyond our own are being treated like things we need protection from.  But here's the thing: you don't have to agree with a book to believe someone else should be allowed to read it.  Swipe through. You might find your next read.  And when you do use code DEARDIARY on @everand_us when you sign up and get 2 free book credits. [Ad Rep Post]  #bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks #bookstagram #thediaryofareader
You can erase ONE book from your memory just so yo You can erase ONE book from your memory just so you can experience it for the first time again. What are you picking?  I'm picking Neurovance by Alexandra St. Pierre.  I was just thinking last night I need to reread it (for the 4th time this year). It is one of the pillars that holds up my Roman Empire books.  I ADORE that book so much. So what are you choosing?  #readforthefirsttime #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #FantasyReads #AlexandraStPierre
What's the magic words in a blurb that will make y What's the magic words in a blurb that will make you say immediately add to TBR?  I have a couple, but if you give any hints that the main characters are morally gray, it's an immediate add to cart.  Bonus points if she's the one that's morally gray. And if that morally gray couple starts off as true enemies, then become lovers 🎣 you got me hooked like a fish 😀 I don't need to know anything else  TAKE MY MONEY  I'm a simple girl 😏  #morallygrayreads #fantasyromance #addtoTBR #shesmorallygray
What's a book you know will be five stars before y What's a book you know will be five stars before you even read it?  Mine would definitely be Devil by Sierra Simone. I'm ready to see what Ryan Bell brings to the table.  I am obsessed with this entire series (Sean is my favorite brother) . Each book has been five stars, so I KNOW Devil will be five stars also.  #devilbysierrasimone #sierrasimone #priestseries #ryanbell #standalone
Are you a crier when you read? And I don't mean a Are you a crier when you read?  And I don't mean a dignified little tear you wipe away and keep going.  I mean gut-wrenching, heart-shattering, ugly crying at 2 a.m. because some fictional person just emotionally destroyed you and apparently this is what we choose to do for fun.  Or does it take a LOT for a book to make you cry?  I'm a crier. Give me yearning. Grief. Devotion. That one devastating sentence that makes you close the book and stare at the wall for a minute. I want to feel something when I read.  And now I'm building a list.
What was the last book that made you cry?  I want yours on it. 👇  Mine: Neurovance by Alexandra St Pierre  #booksthatwillmakeyoucry #romance #uglycrybooks #yabooks #yaromancebooks
Apparently “witchy” is not a specific enough readi Apparently “witchy” is not a specific enough reading mood for me. 😂  Do I want cozy witches with bookstores and cottages? Gothic witches with family secrets?  Witches making extremely questionable decisions? Or do I want October to crawl out of the book and possess my house?  The answer is obviously yes.  So I divided 12 books haunting my fall TBR by the exact flavor of witchcraft I'm craving.  Now I need you to make a terrible decision for me: which mood do I read first?  🫙 COZY
🕯️ GOTHIC
🩸 HORROR
🎃 HALLOWEEN  And send this to the witchy reader whose fall TBR is already completely out of control.  #WitchyBookRecommendations #WitchyReads #FallBookRecommendations #Bookstagram #BookRecs
I didn't expect to enjoy The Witch Fix as much as I didn't expect to enjoy The Witch Fix as much as I did, but this was incredibly cute! 🔮 ✨️  And honestly?  If you're building your fall TBR and want something witchy, funny, magical, and ridiculously easy to get sucked into, you need to put The Witch Fix on your TBR.  Eva has been trying to reopen the ley lines that have been closed since she awakened as a witch at 13. Unfortunately,  things don't exactly go according to plan when she accidentally summons a demon she definitely wasn't trying to summon.  Eva was such a lovable character. She's absent-minded, a little chaotic, and convinced that something is wrong with her because she doesn't have a magical specialty like other witches.  She thinks she's broken... but she is very, very wrong about that.  What really surprised me was how much there was behind the cute premise. The worldbuilding was vibrant and detaiked without overwhelming the story, and it gave the magical world plenty of room to grow. The coven, their rivals, and the history surrounding the ley lines added another layer that made ne want to know more.  This was charming, magical, funny, and just an all-around good time. I went into it expecting something fun, maybe a little cute, and ended up genuinely invested in Eva, her magic, and this world.  Basically, read this if you want:
🔮 witchy fall vibes
😈 an accidentally demon situation 
✨️ magical chaos
🧙‍♂️ covens + magical rivalries
🍂 something fun without sacrificing the worldbuilding  ⭐️ 4.5/5  Thank you to @rattlethestarspr and @kennedyrhodesbooks for providing me with an eARC to read and review.  Okay, now I'm curious: what's the last book you picked up expecting a cute little time and then accidentally git WAY too invested in?  #TheWitchFix #CozyFantasyBooks #WitchyBooks #BookReview #FantasyBookRecommendation
Slow burn or instant connection? Which one actuall Slow burn or instant connection? Which one actually makes you read faster because you CAN’T STOP? 👀  I need a happy medium.  I don't want an instant connection because... what's the point? 😭 Let me YEARN a little.  But I also don't want a slow burn so slow we're waiting for the match to dry before we can light it.  Give me tension. Give me longing. Give me the almost. Give me those tiny moments that have me screaming JUST KISS ALREADY.  But please give me the payoff before I'm 80. 🕯️  Basically: I want to suffer, but on a schedule.  So tell me: What's your slow-burn threshold? And more importantly, give me the book that got it exactly right. 👇  #RomanceBooks  #RomanceBookRecommendations #WhyChooseRomance #ReverseHaremRomance #ParanormalRomance
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