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yourneighborhoodbibliophile · 11 months

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Mid-Year Reading Wrap-Up

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theinquisitxor · 2 years

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Going to start doing monthly reading wrap-ups again. I was a couple years ago, but got busy and stopped. I feel like there is a lot that I read that I never mention here

#monthly reading wrap-up #my post

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bookaddict24-7 · 3 months

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January was a stressful reading month for me because Libby + the holidays had me with a ridiculous amount of library loans. ✨

• I read 41 books

• 22 of those were books I owned.

• Fave book: Lotus by Jennifer Hartmann

• Least Fave: Suddenly by Isabelle Autissier

• I DNF'ed II books

• 1 Unhauled 9 books

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literatureaesthetic · 6 months

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october '23 favs:

the second sex — it only took me 5 months, but i finally finished reading the feminist bible, and it was worth every second. i genuinely believe this is required reading for everyone!!

the banshees of inisherin — a script of the 2022 irish film. we follow two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for them both. full of heart, melancholic, and perfect for a quick read <3

a dowry of blood — a beautiful reimagining of dracula, from the perspective of his first wife. lyrical, dark, seductive, and gorgeously queer!!

you can find in-depth thoughts of every book i read this month on my substack!! 🤎

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asexualbookbird · 27 days

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I'm tired! So no gif! Slim month for reading, but I did some neat crafts and made great progress on Secret Knitting Project I. Kicked some ass at Project Sekai, started rewatching Leverage, life goes on.

The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten ⭐⭐ - A strong start, but it quickly went downhill once we got to the court. It was boring, everyone sucks, and the magic is not as cool as it originally seemed to be.

Among Thieves by MJ Kuhn ⭐½ - I was SO hyped for this when it was released. It's been sitting on my shelf since because of who I am as a person, like an IMPOSTER. Took more than half the book just to get to the heist, and the heist wasn't even GOOD. Too many POVs, no one felt fleshed out enough, and the Secrets were just handed to the reader in the first third. It will no longer live on my shelf.

Mislaid in Parts Half Know by Seanan McGuire ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - not my favorite Wayward book, but still enjoyable. I thought it rehashed the ending of Antsy's last book a little too much, but it was nice to see more of her and go back to the Store. Also loved seeing Kade's Door and Cora's ending.

I have one (1) concrete book plan for April, and that's Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch. Consider me successfully bullied (friendly). I very much want to finish Secret Knitting Project I so I can move on to Secret Sewing Projects and Momther's Blanket I'm still waiting on a few audio holds too, so that will be fun for crafting purposes. Haven't been in the mood to do much art, but I have some fun ideas for paint! Let's go!

#bookbird babbles #monthly wrap up #march wrap up #reading wrap up #books #booklr #idk gang its hard to read when everything hurts and life sucks lol #but i feel like i say that every month so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#anyway ive been using paint in piping bags with piping tips to make flowers its been neat #and by doing that i mean i did it once and bought stuff to do it again lol #i want to try to make lilies

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bigdreamsandwildthings · 26 days

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March reads 🤍 A Fate Inked In Blood is a new forever fave for me!

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whenyoucallmelover · 10 months

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everything i read this month! ✷

it may be late in the day, but it's still the 28th, yay! i normally just aim to post these wrap-ups on one of the last days of the month, but i want to try to post on the 28th from now on to be a part of all the fun 28th appreciation posts hehe. i hope you find some fics you've not read yet and i hope you love them! there's some really incredible works in this list! & as always, mind the tags/warning on ao3 please! x

under 10k words.

🌊 you can see my heart burning in the distance, @hershelsue (900) tags; established relationship, domestic fluff, opposites attract, lawyer harry, dj louis

🌊 Completely Oblivious, @itsnotreal (1k)

tags; idiots in love, first kiss, friends to lovers

🌊 Mouthful Of Toothpaste (Before I Got To Know You), 5secsoflarry (4k) tags; friends to lovers, canon compliant, 2011 larry, first gay crush, realizations, fluff, mutual pining

🌊 now you can lean on me (i'll always be by your side), @itgirlharry (5k) tags; momrry, mpreg (does it count as mpreg if they’re non-binary? i’ll tag it anyway bc i know some people are very anti-mpreg), barista harry, chef louis, cafe/coffee shop, friends to lovers *also, another fic where their baby is named june! ah, we love!

🌊 Inner Crisis, @neondiamond (5k) tags; lgbtq hotline, asexual harry, asexual louis, supportive harry, emotional hurt/comfort, self acceptance, tw: mentions of acephobia

🌊 things unspoken, stylinsoncity (6k) tags; childhood friends to lovers, pining, unrequited love (but not really, of course. is it ever really unrequited?)

🌊 It's gonna be a bright sunshiny day, @justalarryblog (9k) tags; teacher louis, farmer harry, fluff and humor, strangers to lovers, first dates

over 10k words.

🌊 Trapezing Secret, @thinlinez (11k) tags; a/b/o, enemies to lovers, resentful pining ( wow i love this tag), angst and fluff, maid cafe, teasing and banter, protective louis, jealous harry

🌊 Hold Me Tight (Or Don’t), @hellolovers13 (13k) tags; famous louis/non famous harry, trans harry, angst, fangirl harry, misunderstandings, falling in love, tw: mentions of transphobia

🌊 Where Life Changed Us, ExiledQueenCatalog (22k) tags; a/b/o,strangers to lovers, farmer louis, anosmia, disabled character, college/university, touch deprivation, supportive louis

🌊 Promise Not To Stop When I Say When, becka & mediaville (48k) *brief gryles, harry/nick/louis, nouis (endgame larry) tags; friends with benefits to lovers, angst with a happy ending, gay awakening, confusing big scary feelings, tw: mentions of recreational drug use *an oldie but a goodie! can’t believe i hadn’t read this fic from 2013 (woah!) until now, but it definitely stood the test of time! a deep, emotional, lovely read.

multi-part.

🌊 I Called You Twice (Answer The Phone), LilyBlue28 (9/9, 17k) tags; getting back together, lost love, voicemails, emotional hurt/comfort

🌊 You're Not My Type (still I fall), @imogenleewriter (4/4, 39k) tags; a/b/o, grumpy x sunshine, travel photographer harry, farmer louis, fluff and angst, omega drop, touch deprivation, strangers to lovers, forced proximity, daisy the piglet *5 stars!!! such a good story. this one will definitely stick with me for a while <;3

smut.

🌊 Tell Me What To Do, @itsnotreal (700) tags; public handjobs/blowjobs, name-calling, degradation

🌊 It's Written All Over Your Face - Say It, @larry-hiatus (2k) tags; sub harry/dom louis, bratty harry, bdsm, punishments, daddy kink, orgasm delay/denial, name-calling. biting/pinching

🌊 DIY Orgasm, @red-pandaaa (3k) tags; hookup to lovers (is that a thing?), sexting, nudes, lingerie, grindr

🌊 kiss me once, choke me thrice, @louisplumpyass (4k) tags; louis in a tanktop, canon compliant, sub harry/dom louis, possessive harry, daddy kink, choking, crying during sex, bratty harry, mirror sex, rough sex (with feelings!)

🌊 I love you in every kind of way, @likelarryfics (5k) tags; smut with plot, emotional hurt/comfort, lingerie, body worship, feminization, genderfluid harry, insecurity, dirty talk

🌊 It's My Pleasure To Introduce You, LoadedGunn (8k) tags; smut with plot, sex shop au, strangers to lovers, sex toys, light dom louis/sub harry *reread! another classic.

don’t forget to leave a comment and kudos for the authors & reblog their fic posts! ･ﾟ*｡･

#why did i read so many farmer fics this month...?#monthly wrap up #trackinghome #tracksintheam #hlsource #thelarriefics #hlficlibrary #larry fanfiction #larry fic rec #larry fanfic #larry stylinson #louis tomlinson #harry styles #28th appreciation

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thequeerlibrarian · 27 days

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JOMP Challenge | March 30 | Read in March

32. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - 5/5

33. Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow - 4/5

34. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt - 5/5

35. Unterm Rad by Hermann Hesse - 4.75/5

36. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle - 4/5

37. The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle - 4/5

38. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - 4/5

39. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - 4.5/5

40. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle - 4.5/5

41. Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum - 5/5

42. William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher - 5/5

Dnf this month

Come back stronger by Sophia Thiel

Emma by Jane Austen

Pageboy by Elliot Page

#monthly reading wrap up #booklr #books #my post #justonemorepage #jomp

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mildoctober · 2 months

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FEBRUARY 2024

Watched:

The world is a rose | on rose symbolism

Riding Japan’s Fastest Moving Train

The First Minutes The Dinosaurs Went Extinct

Pas de Quatre Brooklyn Ballet

Read:

Standing on the shoulders of complex female characters

How to rewild yourself

For Jung, architecture was a tool to represent the psyche

Where the Little Helicopter on Mars Fits in the History of Aviation

Letters to a young poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Fairytale scene’s nestle between the covers of Isobelle Ouzman’s Altered Books

Listened to:

Nick Cave - Loss, Yearning, Transcendence

Loving and Leaving

How to reclaim your artistic brain

#personal #watched #read #articles #podcasts #monthly wrap up #february #2024 #history

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yourneighborhoodbibliophile · 1 year

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January in books

Featuring art by the amazing @arywizm. <3

#A Marvellous Light #A Restless Truth #Freya Marske #January Monthly Reading Wrap-Up #Monthly Reading Wrap-Up #Reading Wrap-Up #book haul #book stack #booklr #bookblr #bookish #book #books #bibliophile #your neighborhood bibliophile #your friendly neighborhood bibliophile

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guardian-angle22 · 3 months

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#book talk #books #reading #monthly reading wrap up #2024 reads #guardian reads (sometimes)#look I made a thing!#(with free canva templates if anyone was wondering)#posting a few days early because I know there's no way I'm finishing another book between now and feb #book recs #booklr #I've been burnt out creatively the last few weeks but somehow found motivation to make this. idek #listen i almost crowned white trash zombie unchained my favorite fiction #it was just a fun ol' romp ok #but it's also number 6 in a series...#remember love by cleo wade was a close 2nd for nonfiction #I highlighted and tabbed quite a bit of that book so I might post some highlights just for posterity

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the---hermit · 8 months

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July and August 2023 wrap up

A very late list of my reads of the last two months. I didn't post a review for all of them, but I wanted to include all books I read anyway. All the individual reviews are linked in the titles below.

Maus I and II by Art Spiegelman

The Queen Of The Caribbean by Emilio Salgari

The Sandman vol.9 - The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman

Nimona by ND Stevenson

Juniper And Thorn by Ava Reid

Nona The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

A Psalm For The Wild Built by Becky Chambers

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Bloody Summer by Carmen Maria Machado

Heartstopper series (volumes 1-4)

A Big Mushy Happy Lump by Sarah Andersen

The Other Family by Wendy Corsi Straub

#wrap up #bookblr #booklr #book #books #book recs #book reviews #book recommendations #recently read #monthly wrap up #mine #the---hermit

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literatureaesthetic · 8 months

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august '23 favs

lolita by vladimir nabokov — my fav of the month. harrowing, haunting, and so beautifully written. i feel like i could write a dissertation on this novel (which is always the mark of a good piece of art)

natural beauty by ling ling huang — we follow a young musician into an elite, beauty-obsessed world where perfection comes at a staggering cost

stung with love by sappho — a collection of a few salvaged fragments of poetry by sappho. female-oriented and beautiful <3

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asexualbookbird · 2 months

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Oh what a month for reading! Some really bad books, but also some candidates for favorites of the year! Had book club! That was fun as always! I also started TWO new fiber craft projects which I'm excited about. The Cabled crochet blanket is SO much fun and I'm really getting into the groove of it. I've learnt how to read crochet charts! Partially anyway. For this one project. It's clear I am still recovering covid because I can't do much else than sitting in bed reading lol But hey, I'm resting and having fun!

Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - What a delightfully hilarious nugget of a book! Absolutely wacky! Definitely interested in the rest of the series, but it's also more of a Read When In Brain Fog so I want to save it for my bad brain days lol

Shadow of the Crown by Amber Morane ⭐ - Unpolished. Poorly written. The ending sucked. No redeeming qualities and I do not want to read more from this series or author. At least it was free.

Starter Villain by John Scalzi ⭐⭐⭐ - Another fun and silly book! Scalzi definitely has a way of writing that defines a Scalzi Book™️. Don't think too much about it, just enjoy the ride. Loved the cats, I think more authors should put genius cats into their books.

Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - CRYING. SOBBING. SCREAMING. Finally read this and I am in PAIN! Very good, very feelings, this is what Ready Player One could've been.

Flight & Anchor by Nicole Kornher-Stace ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Prequel to Firebreak, glad I read this second so that lines could hurt me more because I know how their stories end. I'm not sure what, but this one was missing something for me that made me enjoy it a little less than Firebreak, but I still enjoyed it a lot! A great duo!

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reread for book club! Still enjoyed it a lot! Still adore Temeraire and Laurence! The amount of times they call each other "my dear" so early melts my heart. I'd probably like this even more if I actually enjoyed historical fiction and the Napoleon wars.

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - hey. Hi. Hello. What if Geralt was canonically a woman and the demon chicken from Nettle & Bone had a Voice. What. If. This book is a part of me now thanks bye!

Again, no clear goals for March. I"m honestly having a good time just reading with whatever I vibe with. I didn't get to the Ga'Hoole books in February, so I'll put those at the top of my potential list for March, but other than that? Who knows! I definitely immediately put myself on the libby waitlist for Sunbringer I need to know how Kissen, Elo, and Ina get on. I need to know they're all okay. Please let them be okay ;-;

If you have any recommendations for books like Godkiller I am ALL EARS! Might replay Witcher III about it in the meantime.

#bookbird babbles #books #booklr #reading wrap up #monthly wrap up #february wrap up

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bigdreamsandwildthings · 7 months

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September wrap up 🤍 my faves this month were The Shadow Cabinet and You, Again!

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whenyoucallmelover · 11 months

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everything i read this month! ✷

i didn’t think i read much this month, but it appears i was wrong…not that i’m complaining! there were so many hits that i read in the past few weeks, and i hope you find some fics that you haven’t read & you enjoy them! (sorry i missed the 28th, i was ill! i hate being late grr!)

── one part, under 10k words:

🍊 Quite the Pickle, @lululawrence (1.4k) *harry/louis/nick grimshawtags; meet cute, polyamory, crack, mpreg, established harry/louis

🍊 June, @neondiamond (1.7k) tags; established relationship, domestic fluff, adoption, parenthood

🍊 Livin' In A Daydream, @lululawrence (3k) tags; getting together, roommates, humor, friends to lovers, misunderstandings

🍊 The World Will Open Its Arms, @lululawrence (4k) tags; a/b/o, unbonded pregnancy, meet cute, diners, strangers to lovers, fluff

🍊 Together We're the Greatest, @hellolovers13 (4k) tags; dystopia, getting back together, angst, misunderstandings, hurt/comfort, happy ending, tw: blood/gore

🍊 you're in the kitchen humming, @guccistrawberries (6k) tags; a/b/o, momrry, surgeon harry, parenthood, domestic fluff, nesting, tw: brief panic/anxiety

🍊 Trying to Find the Words (To Say For Ages), @insightfulinsomniac (7k) tags; college/university, fluff and smut, friends to lovers, awkwardness, tandem showers!

🍊 i still wanna dance with you, @justanothershadeofblue (7k) tags; 1970s, high school au, friends to lovers, self-acceptance, tw: period-typical homophobia, internalized homophobia, non-graphic scene of child abuse *favorite of the month!

🍊 like sun on the rise, @disgruntledkittenface (8k) *grylestags; girl direction (and nick), past lives, general astrology/witchcraft/aura ~stuff~, meet cute, butch nick, femme harry, (but bottom nick and top harry! we love!)

🍊 Makes Me Feel Alive, @itsnotreal (8k) tags; tattoo artist louis, baker harry, banter, fluff and smut, harry has a pain kink

over 10k words.

🍊 Whatever Floats Your Boat, @the-larry-way (25k) tags; fake/pretend relationship, vacation, cruise, idiots in love, healthy communication

🍊 Cut to The Feeling, @pocketsunshineharry (16k) tags; fluff and smut, neighbors, misunderstandings, ghostwriter louis, firefighter harry, harry has a dog

multi-part.

🍊 love me again, @xprincessparkmanorx (7/7, 9k) tags; canon compliant, friends to lovers, reuniting after drifting apart, post-hiatus

🍊 High-End Fancy, @thinlinez (2/2, 15k) tags; a/b/o, miscommunications, jealousy, hidden relationships, models harry & louis, fluff and angst, tw: age difference (25 & 31)

🍊 Treat You Like A Gentleman, @justanothershadeofblue (6/6, 12k) tags; 5+1, neighbors to lovers, bad dates, endgame louis/harry, bisexual character

smut.

🍊 With the Bomb Lighting, @letthemusicmoveyou28 (4k) tags; accidental voyeurism, phone/zoom sex, mutual masturbation, singer harry, journalist louis

🍊 Shame the Schlong, @larry-hiatus (5k) tags; canon compliant, bdsm, sub harry/dom louis, versatile harry/louis, public(ish?) humiliation, daddy kink, crying

🍊 Lacy Little Secret, @itsnotreal (6k) tags; porn with plot, strangers to lovers, lingerie, embarrassment kink, degradation, daddy kink

don’t forget to leave a comment and kudos for the authors & reblog their fic posts! ･ﾟ*｡･

#everyone clap i finally had a month without reading a christmas fic!#monthly wrap up #trackinghome #tracksintheam #hlsource #hlficlibrary #larry fanfiction #larry fic rec #larry fanfic #larry stylinson

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