Jess | booksky ❤️‍🔥

Black and green cardigan with embroidered angel wing and windows covered with ivy plant.

Black and green cardigan with embroidered angel statue and windows covered with ivy plant.

Black and green cardigan with embroidered angel wing and windows covered with ivy plant.

Black and green cardigan with embroidered angel statue covered with ivy plant.

somewhere deep in the woods 🌲🌳🌿🪽

5/100: Cruel is the Light by Sophie Clark

I was originally drawn in by the JudeCardan-esque cover but stayed for the plot. Enemies to lovers, reverse grumpy x sunshine goodness w/ demons, demonslayers and magic.

Full ARC review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Rating: 4.25 ⭐️

4/100: Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer

This brought me back to one of my favourite worlds ever, with an all new story following two of my favourite side characters from the previous series and I loved every second of it.

Full ARC review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3/100: Shadow & Storms by Helen Scheuerer

I started this last year but got sidetracked with other reads, so decided it was due time to finish it. This is nothing short of a beautifully written conclusion to the series. Without a doubt one of my fave series ever.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2/100: Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

Once again, incredible writing and driven by a strong plot. This was a very satisfying conclusion to the duology, and successfully managed to avoid falling flat like a lot of second books in a seties do.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

1/100: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

What a way to start the year. I loved everything about this book – the writing was just phenomenal and the storyline was beautifully enchanting; I definitely got lost amongst the pages.

Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

˚. ✦.˳·˖✶ ⋆.✧̣̇˚. 2025 reads ˚. ✦.˳·˖✶ ⋆.✧̣̇˚.

debating whether to do a 2025 reads review thread here too along with my monthly reads thread 🧐 i just love taking every opportunity to talk about BOOKS!!!!

My physical copy arrived!!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 I’m so in love with this book and this world.

If you’re a romantasy girlie and you haven’t added Iron & Embers to your TBR yet, you need to!!! Full of tension, longing and build up, and a strong plot too 😮‍💨😮‍💨⚔️🧪

#BookSky #BookRecommendations #RomantasyBooks

coming back to this late but if you’re a romantasy lover and you don’t have iron & embers by helen scheuerer on your tbr then you must!!!!! uk/eu release is in three days but it’s already out for north america, aus & nz ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

#BookSky #romantasybooks

—january

favourite reads:
🌿 one dark window by rachel gillig
🌿 iron & embers (arc) by helen scheuerer

˚. ✦.˳·˖✶ ⋆.✧̣̇˚. 2025 monthly reads ˚. ✦.˳·˖✶ ⋆.✧̣̇˚.

i’m almost done reading an arc of one of my most anticipated releases of this year and i want to scream because i’m enjoying it so much

An illustration featuring 10 species of insects alternating in a pattern against a light blue background. From top row to bottom, there is an oak treehopper, a planthopper, a 17-year cicada, a candy-striped leafhopper, a green leafhopper, a superb dog-day cicada, a rhododendron leafhopper, a froghopper, a pink planthopper, and a thorn treehopper.

Presenting you with ✨bugs✨

leaving my apartment feels like this

Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.

five years since i adopted my bestfriend 🖤❤️‍🔥🖤

Oh yeah, she pretty

'The Land Before Time' was released 36 years ago today 🦖

my train was cancelled this morning so i had to get on the replacement bus which took an extra hour, was loud as fuck and the worst part: my headphones didn’t charge last night 😭

worried about how much money i’m gonna spend on these spiritbox vinyl preorders buuuuut no ragrets

a digital illustration in lineless style featuring old video game consoles, toys, and controllers beaten up with dings and patched bandages, stickers, some partially covered in moss, clover and foliage. consoles include a yellow dreamcast, gray game boy, clear purple cased gameboy advance, yellow clear nintendo 2DS. there’s a blue sony controller, a custom nintendo game cartridge featuring baomii mascots bun + panda, a clear green tamagotchi, and retro wooden case TV with green screen display and a little sprout antenna on the top. the color palette is keyed in a bright cream yellow, featuring grays, yellows, greens, and blues.

retro videogames 💛💫
#art #illust

had to get into bed early last night because of a pain flare up and whilst i did manage to get through 80% of my book, i realised i definitely need to jump onto the kindle holder & page turner combo so i can rest my arms too

felt this big time! it sucks 🫂🫂🫂

sapphic romance books coming out in 2025: a non-chronological thread #romancelandia 🌈📚

it was SO good! the only time i was disappointed was when it was finished

i finished thrum and it was defo in the “what the fuck did i just read?“ category but in the best way

trying to speed run and finish at least one of my current reads so i can download the syndicator and start it

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨ bookish checkpoint ୧⋆｡🕯️. -ʚɞ

✧ last book you read: For She Is Wrath
✧ your current read: Thrum (+about a dozen others in rotation)
✧ last book added to your tbr: Vice and Void
✧ next anticipated read: Fable for the End of the World (i have an arc!)

quote with yours! #booksky #books 💙📚👀