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Stacy - SJ3Starz

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She/her, disabled Muslim, 99% of the time I'm just hanging on for the ride called life. Roles: mom, partner, homemaker, crafter, foodie, reader, nature lover, disability advocate, civil rights advocate.

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Got this awesome bookmark today ๐Ÿ˜
#booksky

11.02.2026 04:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š109 of 50 2025 #booksky
That's Not My Name - Megan Lally

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Guess Again - Charlie Donlea

A couple books about serial type criminals. Both are pretty good if you like thrillers.

17.12.2025 20:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

106 of 50 in 2025 #booksky
The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve, 4โญ sci-fi, love, grief, time travel

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Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews, 4โญ gay & ace young romance + a whole lot of horror

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No More Tears: the Dark Secrets of Johnson and Johnson by Gardiner Harris, 5โญ non-fiction horror ๐Ÿ˜…

11.12.2025 02:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I should say when I mean PG I don't mean actually PG. There's a lot going on in this book that'd need content warnings because it's set in the past. Racial violence and misogyny being big ones. Also, there's ableism and the R word for an autistic character. When I said PG I mean romance/sex.

05.12.2025 01:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š105 of 50 2025 #booksky
Rainwater by Sandra Brown
A heart touching love and loss story where the main character transforms and blossoms as a person from the experience. Some spice in 2 scenes but otherwise PG

04.12.2025 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š104 of 50 2025 #booksky
My Funny Demon Valentine - Aurora Ascher
Written like a YA novel, except w a lot of sex. The structure of the grammar & overuse of simple wording gave the impression that this author is young/immature as a writer. Maybe that's just the vibe of the narration. No int in series

01.12.2025 01:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š103 of 50 2025 #Booksky
The Library of Lost Dollhouses - Elise Hooper
While others have said that the story seemed to wander without purpose in the beginning, I got the sense that it was an important build up. It was imo. I enjoyed the sapphic love stories. Suggestive but not vulgar

27.11.2025 23:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š102 of 50 2025 #booksky
The Wedding People - Alison Espach

A pretty dark story. I think this would translate well to film. I was telling my husband the plot of the story and he said it sounds like a telenovela. I agreed and hope one day to see this in some type of video format!

24.11.2025 23:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š101 of 50 2025 #booksky
The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco - Talia Hibbert
I typically read books for the plot and story line. Halfway through it turned into a porno manuscript. There were times the sex scenes were so long I practically lost where I was at in the story. It detracted from the experience.

20.11.2025 04:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š100 of 50 2025 #booksky
Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards
Well written. An interesting look into a world I do not know. As a Muslim, I found the mention of The Creator to be very interesting, especially w how they connect the creator to the things that surround them or happen btw them & nature.

19.11.2025 18:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š99 of 50 2025 #booksky
Garments of Love and Mercy - Dr. Muhammad Al-Jibaaly
Abt marriage in Islam: who to look for, how to go about it, what rituals& customs are/are ok, engagements, how to be with one another in marriage. Also touches on divorce and remarriage. Free PDF online.

16.11.2025 22:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Triangle - Danielle Steele
This was under the horror genre and I got confused b/c I know Steele to be romance. I wouldn't classify this as horror, even if there's a stalker. It's an alright story, though there's nothing that stands out as great.

12.11.2025 04:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It would be a major spoiler to say! ๐Ÿค I can say it was really impactful when Lucy had to face her fear during that part of the contest. The end of the contest was also super emotionally charged and I felt as if I were in Lucy's shoes.

11.11.2025 20:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š97 of 50 2025 #booksky
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
This book is absolutely magical. I laughed and cried with the characters. The riddles were fun to try and figure out for myself before the answers came out in the story. Do recommend.

11.11.2025 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š96 of 50 in 2025 #booksky
I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee
I really liked this book & thought it was relatable in good & bad ways. It's hard to see the roller coaster & if I was reading this while she was alive, I would've hoped that she was able to find good health.

11.11.2025 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š 95 of 50 2025 #booksky
The Right Call by Tommy Greenwald
A coming of age story about a baseball playing kid and the pressures that come along with that, for the whole family. I got this for my son who plays baseball, but as a parent, it also hit some sensitive spots.

11.11.2025 16:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm good with that!!

#booksky
#AI

08.11.2025 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 341 ๐Ÿ” 61 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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๐Ÿ“š94 of 50 2025 #booksky
So Gay For You by Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig
This book is the inside look that I didn't know I needed. It's so delightful to see the two women grow into more mature and experienced humans. Also, they have a podcast now?! Very cool.

06.11.2025 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ask Not: The Kennedy's and the Women They Destroyed - Maureen Callahan
I liked hearing the different stories but felt it was disjointed and hard to follow. Overall I would recommend the print version over the audiobook.

04.11.2025 05:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm actually not sure. There were a few that really caught my ear that I would love to hear again but I'm not sure of their names. I'm the worst at remembering names of things. I can't even put names to faces when it comes to celebrities. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

02.11.2025 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š92 of 50 2025 #booksky
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
I read this a long time ago & felt it was worth another read. It did not disappoint. As a parent this time around, I struggled w putting myself into the mom's shoes. Part of me having a 3rd kid was trying to get stem cells for my cancer kid

02.11.2025 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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High School - Teagan and Sara Quin
Listened and am smitten w their musical progression throughout the book. Idk if it already exists but I'd love to have each of their tracks played throughout the book to be compiled together as an album, like High School sound track?

30.10.2025 18:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In my haste I forgot to write that this book is by Mona Awad.

29.10.2025 22:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š 90 of 50 2025 #booksky
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
This book was hard to read because of how sad I felt imagining the mental health issues of the MC and seeing the struggles. I think watching the slow deterioration made it even harder.

29.10.2025 22:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think that's why I'm so disappointed by this book, because I was really impressed by the Tao te ching and I feel like the Tao of Pooh missed the mark

24.10.2025 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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That's one I have (and love)

24.10.2025 15:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Lost Story - Meg Shaffer
I absolutely loved the queer, poly love story found in this adventure. Having characters that align with beliefs that aren't just "the norm" is refreshing and so fitting for a fairy tale as well. The ending was *chefs kiss* too.

24.10.2025 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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He puts down academia, having personal drive, or passion, slams time management practices as a whole and would rather people be "an uncarved block" rather than to have a sense of individuality.
I've read the Tao te ching previously and loved it. This was not that. Will reread tao te ching

24.10.2025 14:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
The author seemed judgmental. Encourages people not living life & judging others for how they live. Also concepts I hear repeated by the alt-right about "accepting nature" and having little to no concept of nuance or balance. Cont.

24.10.2025 14:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Chronicals of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
This is one of those works that if you watch the movie, it ruins the book. I watched long long ago and felt like reading the book would be wonderful, but I had a hard time getting through it.

22.10.2025 03:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0