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it’s time …. let me tell you all about my favorite books from 2025! 

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☆ everything I mentioned (in order)  ↓
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
The Children by Melissa Albert

☆ makeup & clothing & etc. ↓
eyeshadow is the In A Trance 9-Pan Palette from Colourpop
shimmer is I Am Everything All Shimmers Edition Palette from Adriana Nichole Cosmetics
bottom mascara (blue & purple) is Tartlette Tubing Mascara from Tarte Cosmetics
earrings are from Art By Mesoma
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(thank you to Tor Books, Tordotcom, Saga Press, Knopf, Flatiron, Get Underlined, and William Morrow for the gifted copies!)

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it’s time …. let me tell you all about my favorite books from 2025! 


Hi friend! I’m Steph – let’s devour some otherworldly stories together.

Steph

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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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