Thank you so much! It really is amazing to find new favourites for sure
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Thank you so much! It really is amazing to find new favourites for sure
magical and talks about what it means to have fate decided for you in life, about inequality and so much more and it features bipolar and my god, it broke my heart while healing it all at the same time
And look at the cover๐ญ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ค
I rarely cry but I teared up twice cause it was just so emotional in the most beautiful way and so whimsical? Like honestly, if you've ever liked any book I've recommended, this one is for you because it's a YA Cozy Fantasy that is whimsical,
Okay guys I've found one of my top favourite books and top favourite Cozy Fantasy of all time, which I just finished yesterday
It's called Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow and it just came out this week and OH MY GOD? What a book? ๐๐
*: SWANA is a decolonial term for MENA region
Readers, the list for 155 books (w/ 41 2026 releases) by SWANA* authors and its ready for you to view it! You can also find:
๐ Goodreads 2026 Release Listopia (to add to your TBR and support the authors)
๐ @pagebound.bsky.social Link to SWANA 2026 lists
๐ Storygraph Challenge Link & Canva Template
If it's something you can subscribe to atm (for $5 or $12) for many perks but especially to help support the dream of becoming a Bindery Imprint that uplifts marginalised authors, including SWANA authors then please do check it out (or subscribe for free if you cant ๐ค):
My Bindery Paid Tiers got early access to a post with 155 SWANA books (41 of which are 2026 release๐คญ) from Ifrits & Ink organised into genres by myself, Val and The Sleepy Readers Club ๐๐
So join us as a whimsical mushroom goblin or maybe an Ifrit?๐ฅน
Just kindly reminding you of my whimsical, cottagecore community where we read, game and yap about cozy hobbies and the seasons
We also have 2 book clubs and a text based gaming club! All are cottagecore themed except one of the book club is a SWANA based one as well ๐๐๐ฎ
Hereโs a blog post Iโve made about 6 books coming out in 2026 that Iโve read and recommend๐๐ค๐๐๏ฟผ#booksky
This is so lovely! Thank you for the kind message and Iโm excited with the new non trad book club format๐ค
This change is meant to help us in feeling less pressured with assigned reading, uplift authors and read as many books as we want within the sub-genres we focus on. I usually struggle to keep up with book clubs plus not everyone has access to the same books through their librariesโฆetc.
๐ Cottagecore & Co (think Cottage, Mushroom, Witchy -core with Cozy + Autumnal books)
๐ Ifrit & Ink (SWANA based book club by authors or books set in this region or based on the folklore here)
Do you enjoy the idea of book clubs but want something that more non-traditional? #booksky
Well both my book clubs have gone through a re-vamp and are now based on reading books within a theme through Storygraph & discussing them on Discord! Here are the book clubs (read more below or in the link)
Yesterday was a good day to rot and become one with the forest but todayโs just as good
Essentially, just rot permanently and maybe stay there forever?
I think its time I pick a new mushroomcore book from my list and a specific tab for all the mycology related mentions through the book again
Should make it a monthly routine at this point #booksky
Itโs month 3/4 of the -ber months, where has time gone?
And happy November๐ค
Always here for autumn vibes in books honestly
Thank you for letting me know! Itโs going on the list for sure๐ฅฐ
Loved Legends and Lattes and I do have ninth house on my TBR! Need to check out The Scorpio Races
Always down for all those! Iโll check it out๐๐ค
This Cottagecore Witch who is obsessed with mushroom and autumnal decor has now found a new obsession: Romcoms that are about Gamers
And it all started with one book: Playing Flirty by Shameez Patel (itโs now been one week and Iโm on my 4th book in this sub-genreโฆ) ๐๐ถ๏ธ๐๐ฎ
It is spooky AND cozy season, so let's share books that you've read or have on your TBR that fits this vibes (or if you're an author, wrote! Self recs are accepted here) #booksky
If you could be one mystical creature, which one would you be?
Okay I'm literally just eating up cozy fantasy and cozy romcom books right now during spooky seasons
I read spooky, horror and gothic all year long so obviously, I defaulted to cozy during the spooky season ๐ #booksky
๐R(ecommending)โข Next Level Love by Shameez Patel because its a book x gaming crossover
๐T(reating) โข Resting
Doing a Weekly REPORT as havent done these in a while:
๐R(eading)โข Cozy fantasy and romcoms
๐E(ating)โข Grilled Cheese sandwich! Obsessed
๐P(laying)โข Out and About but at a snail pace
๐O(bsessing)โข Anything with books x gaming cross-over: Next Level love ๐๐ and fractured library (demo) ๐ฎ
Subscribe to the newsletter and gain access to discord is the best and most sustainable way to join my community, Chanterelle Solace:
cozysabie.binderybooks.com
Readers, just a reminder that for the rest of october, my book clubs are reading:
๐ A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
๐ A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
Join us in my Bindery Server to get in on the fun ๐ค ๐ ๐ โ๏ธ