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Book Review: Who’s Lying Now? by Susan Lewis

November 8, 2022April 24, 2023

Who’s Lying? Let’s set the scene… Pacing back and forth in her study on a…

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The New Couple by Alison James: Book Review

August 25, 2022January 28, 2025

In The New Couple by Alison James, life appears perfect for Stephanie Hamlin. With her…

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Bookish soft life. Always Probably reading. Book reviewer for fiction that lingers — soft, deep & unforgettable.
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📚How am I in the middle of this many book serie 📚How am I in the middle of this many book series?!

I swear I only meant to read the first book...

But here we are—halfway through a dozen worlds, trying to remember who betrayed who and which author shattered my heart last.

My summer reading list has officially turned into a series spiral. And yet... I keep adding more. 🙃

Some books I started years ago still sit on my shelf, bookmarked and begging for attention.
Others? I devoured them—only to realize I need to wait for the next release.

📖 Tell me—what series are you in the middle of right now? And which one do I need to bump to the top of my list?

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Took the day off just to read Eclipsed Empire by T Took the day off just to read Eclipsed Empire by Tessa Hale. 

No long caption today — just connection, quiet, and a good book. ✨

What are you reading right now?

Tag me in your current read — let’s press pause together. 💬

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✨June was a rollercoaster of stories—some soft ✨June was a rollercoaster of stories—some soft, some sharp, and one that absolutely shattered me (in the best way).🌙

Here’s what I read:
📖 The Secret Stalker by Jayde Collins – 2.5⭐
📖 A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw – 3.75⭐
📖 The Maker’s Guide to Magic by Andrea Hannah – 3⭐
📖 Glory by Rhanna Burwell – 5⭐ (obsessed)
📖 Starfire by C.K. Franziska – 4.5⭐
📖 Hunted by Mila Young – 4⭐
📖 Crown of Betrayal and Blood by Nina Frost – 4⭐
📖 Resist by K.A. Knight – 3⭐
📖 Court of Secrets and Flames by Nina Frost – 4⭐
📖 Kingdom of Shadows and Wings by Nina Frost – 3⭐
📖 Sadist by Chaos Davie – 3⭐

Swipe to see the covers + mini reviews in my June reading wrap.📚

💬 Which book made you feel everything last month? Or one I should read in July?

#readingwrap #monthlywrap #bookreview #wrapups #june2025reads #bookishwrap #readersofig #booktemplate #wrapupseason #monthlyreadingwrap #juneinbooks #bookwrap #booksbooksbooks #bookstagramwrap #bookinfluencerlife
You ever love someone who didn’t love you back? You ever love someone who didn’t love you back?
These stories know that ache.
The kind that blooms slow — then bruises deep.
They don’t give you happy endings.
But they give you truth. Longing. Devastation in velvet.

Unrequited love is soft torture —
And these books?
They make it beautiful.

📖 Small-town pining.
📖 Quiet obsession.
📖 That breathless space between what you want… and what you can’t have.

Add these to your TBR, babe.
You’re not ready. But read them anyway.

💬 Which one are you emotionally spiraling over first?

#AddTheseToYourTBRBabe #UnrequitedLoveBooks #RomanceRecs #BooksThatHurt #EmotionalReads #RomanceThatHurts #BookishWednesday #TBRList #HeartbreakingRomance #BooksThatBruise #SlowBurnRomance #DarkRomanceReads #BooksWithFeelings #SoftBookTok #BookInfluencerVibes
📖✨ I blinked, and the alpha claimed me (well, 📖✨ I blinked, and the alpha claimed me (well, the entire pack did 😏)

The Wolves of Crescent Creek trilogy by @tessahalewrites sinks its claws into you in the best way.

 Book two, Eclipsed Empire, is almost here. If wolf shifters, heat-soaked power plays, and short, spicy reads are your thing… this one's already howling your name. 🐺🔥

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of book two (thank you, universe), and while I won’t spoil a thing, just know… this pack? It doesn’t play fair.

If you haven’t read book one, you’re missing out on a wild, fated-mates ride. My spoiler-free review is live! click the link in my bio to see why this wolf shifter romance just might be your next favorite escape.

→ Quick reads. Quick steam. But these wolves linger long after you turn the last page.

Have you read a shifter romance that completely surprised you?

👇Drop your alpha obsessions in the comments.

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Love, but make it lethal. Hunger. Chaos. Ruin. A n Love, but make it lethal.
Hunger. Chaos. Ruin. A new window into the darkest romance books on my shelf—enter at your own risk.

📚 Tonight’s stack:
🖤 God of Wrath – rivals who’d torch empires for one kiss. (Rina Kent)
🔪 The Ritual – secret-society oaths, blood on silk sheets. (Shantel Tessier)
🩸 Court of the Vampire Queen – three monsters, one mortal craving power. (Katee Robert)
☠️ That Sik Luv – toxic obsession that dares you to survive. (Jescie Hall)
👁️ Phantasm – dream-realm witchcraft where betrayal draws blood. (Kaylie Smith)
🔥 Once You’re Mine – he doesn’t love her, he owns her. (Morgan Bridges)
🌒 Nightfall – the house is haunted, the man is worse… yet she stays. (Penelope Douglas)
💔 How Does It Feel? – grief aches; his love is the blade. (Jeanine O’Reilly)
🔥 Soul of a Witch – pain as worship, pleasure as penance. (Harley Laroux)

❓ Confess: Which single scene from a dark romance still haunts your daylight—and why hasn’t therapy fixed it?

🔖 Save this stack for your next blackout read.
✉️ DM it to that “I-don’t-do-dark” friend—let’s test that.

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✨ This... and my kids letting me read uninterrup ✨ This... and my kids letting me read uninterrupted? That’s the dream. ✨

Soft pages. Soft moments. A bookshelf full of stories waiting to hold me.

What’s your version of peace lately?

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What if the world outside your home felt like a th What if the world outside your home felt like a threat—but staying silent felt even worse?

Dust by Alison Stine is a haunting, speculative coming-of-age story set in a near-future Colorado where the land is dying and so is connection.
A partially deaf teen, cut off from the world, begins to question everything—family, love, and the future she thought she had.

📚 For readers who love atmospheric dystopia, quiet rebellion, and stories that give voice to what’s been silenced.

Would you risk everything to finally be heard?

Drop a 🌫️ if you love gritty, haunting dystopias with fierce female leads.

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✨New month, new book obsessions.✨ If you're lo ✨New month, new book obsessions.✨
If you're looking for the next romance novel to wreck you or a fantasy that feels like a fever dream—you’re in the right bookshop.

From heart-tugging family stories to addictive fiction that deserves its own window display, these new book releases for June & July are the titles you’ll want to read before the hardcover edition sells out.📚

This is your sign to return to your TBR.
Join the round, pick your next book club fave, and tell me—
Which new book has your name written all over it? 👀

🕰️ It’s time. Your next favorite story is waiting.
💬 Drop a 🌿 if you’re grabbing a copy quick!

#newbookreleases #bookreleases #romancenovel #fantasynovel #bookclubreads #juneandjulybooks #newbooks2025 #booktok #booksbooksbooks #bookstagramnewreleases #readersofinstagram #fictionlovers #newbooksalert #summerreading #bookishedition
📚✨What if love didn't just break the rules— 📚✨What if love didn't just break the rules—but rewrote them entirely?✨🌈

This Pride, I’m reaching for stories that crack open the binary and kiss it on the mouth.
From morally gray lovers to queer found families and soft boys with sharp edges—
these are the books that made me feel seen and shattered all at once.

💘 Give Me More – open marriages and bi awakening? Yes. Please.

🖤 Kiss the Villain – the darkest desires often hide in plain sight.

💀 A River of Golden Bones – sapphic high fantasy with curses, queens, and rebellion.

🐺 Wolfsong – queer werewolves, found family, and aching tenderness.

Whether you crave spice, softness, or the supernatural—there’s something here waiting to devour you right back.

🌈 Which queer book has you in a chokehold right now? Tell me—I'm building my TBR.

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