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bonus pickle books!!

BONUS pickle books just for you, my friends :) 

pickle books may not be a real thing, but they are consistently the most effective way to describe my favorite books.

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books mentioned:

☆ The Devourers by Indra Das
content warnings: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ff72ef7e-ea88-480b-ab65-1383e1a223ff/content_warnings\

☆ The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
content warnings: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c4d01f5c-c9e9-4357-8898-ecdaf41538a4/content_warnings

☆ Fledgling by Octavia Butler
content warnings: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b7057d06-b027-4f80-af63-bada0e8f9335/content_warnings

☆ Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
content warnings: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/eae402b7-99c9-4f03-8762-b3decef359f8/content_warnings

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email: starrystephbooks@gmail.com
more: https://beacons.ai/starrysteph

pickle books!

pickle books may not be a real thing, but they are consistently the most effective way to describe my favorite books. 

may is here, so it’s time for a single sentence april monthly reading wrap up! (also i’m so sleepy. i didn’t film a longer one. but let me know if you really want to know more about any of these reads.) 📚 books mentioned: - The Spice Gate by Prashanth Srivatsa - The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow - Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho - Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina - The Devourers by Indra Das - The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin - Beasts of War by Ayana Gray #readingwrapup #monthlyreads #bookreviews #bookrecs #booktok #fantasybooks #horrorbooks #scifibooks #starrysteph #diversebooktok #nycbooktok 

may is here, so it’s time for a single sentence april monthly reading wrap up! (also i’m so sleepy. i didn’t film a longer one. but let me know if you really want to know more about any of these reads.)

may is here, so it’s time for a single sentence april monthly reading wrap up! (also i’m so sleepy. i didn’t film a longer one. but let me know if you really want to know more about any of these reads.) 

speedy april wrap up!

if you like this disney movie … read this dark & disturbing book! ✨ okay, the links between all of them may not be obvious, but i SWEAR they make sense to me.  📚 books mentioned: - Lakewood by Megan Giddings (Tangled) - The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (The Little Mermaid) - The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi (Beauty and the Beast) - Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon (Sleeping Beauty) #booktok #disney #bookrecsfromdisney #horrorbooks #disturbingbooks #darkfairytales #nycbooktok #diversebooktok #starrysteph 

if you like this disney movie … read this dark & disturbing book! ✨ okay, the links between all of them may not be obvious, but i SWEAR they make sense to me. 

dark disney book recs!

i’m writing up this caption with a deep, disappointed sigh because HOW are they just ignoring their own community?? @readersforaccountability #SpeakUpSMP #ReadersForAccountability #StMartinsPress #WednesdayBooks again, please be sure to check out the Speak Up SMP / Readers for Accountability social handles & website for answer to all of your questions and tons of helpful resources. #booktok #nycbooktok #diversebooktok #starrysteph 

i’m writing up this caption with a deep, disappointed sigh because HOW are they just ignoring their own community?? @readersforaccountability #SpeakUpSMP #ReadersForAccountability #StMartinsPress #WednesdayBooks

i’m writing up this caption with a deep, disappointed sigh because HOW are they just ignoring their own community?? 

speak up, SMP

i love picking up Jewish fantasy books, especially ones like this that leave so much simmering in your brain. it does have that debut clunkiness, but there’s a lot of beauty here and i’m excited to see what the author does next. 📖 book mentioned: The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin #booktok #bookreview #fantasybooktok #fantasybookrec #jewishbooktok #jewishbooks #nycbooktok #diversebooktok #starrysteph @Penguin Random House Canada 

i love picking up Jewish fantasy books, especially ones like this that leave so much simmering in your brain. it does have that debut clunkiness, but there’s a lot of beauty here and i’m excited to see what the author does next.

the sins on their bones review

i LOVE my discussions with the laid-back lit book club and i’m SO excited about this next read. i really hope you join us on fable, discord, or both!! 📖 book mentioned: the space between worlds by micaiah johnson (and the devourers by indra das) #laidbacklit #bookclub #fable #getfable #socialreading #starrysteph #diversebooktok #nycbooktok #scifibooks @Fable 

i LOVE my discussions with the laid-back lit book club and i’m SO excited about this next read. i really hope you join us on fable, discord, or both!!

i LOVE my discussions with the laid-back lit book club and i’m SO excited about this next read. i really hope you join us on fable, discord, or both!! 📖 

laid-back lit club may!

get back into reading with me! 😈 (you won’t be able to put these books down!!!) 📚 books mentioned: - Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah - The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin - The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White #booktok #horrorbooktok #horrorbooks #fantasybooks #dystopianbooks #disturbingbooks #starrysteph #nycbooktok #diversebooktok 

get back into reading with me! 😈 (you won’t be able to put these books down!!!)

(you won’t be able to put these books down!!!) 

get back into reading with me! 😈

amazing horror by Black authors! 

if you’re ready for your next SPOOKY SCARY read, please please please let it be one of these three incredible picks.

jackal by erin e. adams had chilling supernatural elements and was written by a playwright!

ring shout by p djeli clark absolutely needs to be made into an hbo mini series. it’s SO cinematic.

and delicious monsters by liselle sambury tackles childhood trauma in a beautiful (and paranormal) way.

#bookstagram #horrorbookstagram #horrorbooks #blackbooks #blackbooksmatter #diversifybookstagram

if you’re ready for your next SPOOKY SCARY read, please please please let it be one of these three incredible picks.

jackal by erin e. adams had chilling supernatural elements and was written by a playwright!

ring shout by p djeli clark absolutely needs to be made into an hbo mini series. it’s SO cinematic.

and delicious monsters by liselle sambury tackles childhood trauma in a beautiful (and paranormal) way.

amazing horror by Black authors! 

which one convinced you the most? 🤭 part eight of one star goodreads reviews of books i enjoyed!  📚 books mentioned: - The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi - Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado - Ring Shout by P Djeli Clark - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhoarse - Circe by Madeline Miller - The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton - Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn - The Whispers by Ashley Audrain #onestarreviews #negativebookreview #bookreviews #goodreadsreviews #booktokhumor #diversebooktok #nycbooktok #starrysteph

which one convinced you the most? 🤭 part eight of one star goodreads reviews of books i enjoyed! 

one star reviews of books i loved! 

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Steph

Reading is better in community, and I’m grateful to welcome you to mine! I’ve been a content creator most of my life & an avid reader my entire life. Celestial is our home base to celebrate imaginative stories from galaxy-wide voices. (Think: fantasy, horror, sci-fi, magical realism & beyond.) I love being playful with my recommendations, but I always read with intention – this is a discerning and deliberately diverse space. Join my chaotic community … and let’s have fun while uplifting all voices. 

steph ✨ 📚 ✡︎ (@starrysteph)

Hi! I'm Steph. You can mostly find me on booktok (@starrysteph). I love reading & sharing book reviews and recommendations.

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