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(Former) devoted book kid and (aspiring) writer, trying to rekindle my love of all things wordy. I’ll be sharing my #BookJourney as I work my way through my hefty TBR list and my #WritingJourney as I try to get my many WIPs down on paper.
I’m curious, does anyone know any recent modern-with-magic fantasy where it’s not A)set in a school or b) Romantasy?
I feel like there used to be a lot more around, but (maybe I’m just not finding it) most of what I’m seeing lately is either fantasy-world, Romance or school-setting. #BookRecs
I feel like there used to be a lot more around, but (maybe I’m just not finding it) most of what I’m seeing lately is either fantasy-world, Romance or school-setting. #BookRecs
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I’m curious, does anyone know any recent modern-with-magic fantasy where it’s not A)set in a school or b) Romantasy?
I feel like there used to be a lot more around, but (maybe I’m just not finding it) most of what I’m seeing lately is either fantasy-world, Romance or school-setting. #BookRecs
I feel like there used to be a lot more around, but (maybe I’m just not finding it) most of what I’m seeing lately is either fantasy-world, Romance or school-setting. #BookRecs
My dog (who I love) has started a fun new game called crying to go to the bathroom at exactly two in the morning instead of just peeing when I let her out before bed. 😭😭😭
February 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM
My dog (who I love) has started a fun new game called crying to go to the bathroom at exactly two in the morning instead of just peeing when I let her out before bed. 😭😭😭
Just realized I never put my beautiful new birthday books up!
My friend’s been bugging me to read #LegendOfExorcism for a while but as she’s aware of my self-imposed no new books ban, she decided to cut out the middle man and get it for me herself 😂
(TBF it does sound good)
My friend’s been bugging me to read #LegendOfExorcism for a while but as she’s aware of my self-imposed no new books ban, she decided to cut out the middle man and get it for me herself 😂
(TBF it does sound good)
January 31, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Just realized I never put my beautiful new birthday books up!
My friend’s been bugging me to read #LegendOfExorcism for a while but as she’s aware of my self-imposed no new books ban, she decided to cut out the middle man and get it for me herself 😂
(TBF it does sound good)
My friend’s been bugging me to read #LegendOfExorcism for a while but as she’s aware of my self-imposed no new books ban, she decided to cut out the middle man and get it for me herself 😂
(TBF it does sound good)
Fav Quote: “The great and heavenly Empire of Khanum had long ago perfected the art of shaping life, root and branch and flesh and bone… [1/2]
#SciFi #BookQuotes #FavQuotes
#SciFi #BookQuotes #FavQuotes
January 30, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Fav Quote: “The great and heavenly Empire of Khanum had long ago perfected the art of shaping life, root and branch and flesh and bone… [1/2]
#SciFi #BookQuotes #FavQuotes
#SciFi #BookQuotes #FavQuotes
Book #4 of the #BookJourney we’ve got a #Sci-Fi #MurderMystery. #TheTaintedCup Is basically if Sherlock and Watson had to solve a crime before a Kaiju crushes the city. (the Kaiju is unrelated to the murder). #BookRecs #RobertJacksonBennett
January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Book #4 of the #BookJourney we’ve got a #Sci-Fi #MurderMystery. #TheTaintedCup Is basically if Sherlock and Watson had to solve a crime before a Kaiju crushes the city. (the Kaiju is unrelated to the murder). #BookRecs #RobertJacksonBennett
Book #4 of the #BookJourney is complete (no one look at the time and judge me it was another couldn’t put it downer) I’ll be back tomorrow with the proper post. So far this year we’ve done #mystery, (recent) #historicalfantasy, #modernfantasy and #sci-fi so I might jump in with a non-fiction next.
January 30, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Book #4 of the #BookJourney is complete (no one look at the time and judge me it was another couldn’t put it downer) I’ll be back tomorrow with the proper post. So far this year we’ve done #mystery, (recent) #historicalfantasy, #modernfantasy and #sci-fi so I might jump in with a non-fiction next.
January 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
New day, new book! When they’re dropping maps and cheat sheets on the first page you know the Lore is gonna be HEAVY (to be clear this is a good thing!)
#Fantasy #BookJourney #Maps
#Fantasy #BookJourney #Maps
January 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
New day, new book! When they’re dropping maps and cheat sheets on the first page you know the Lore is gonna be HEAVY (to be clear this is a good thing!)
#Fantasy #BookJourney #Maps
#Fantasy #BookJourney #Maps
Honorable mention: “He was not a man of any faith. He believed in neither God not inherent goodness. But he did believe in the prey-animal instincts of the body. He did believe in retribution, come for him at last.”
Loved this one but it didn’t feel as indicative of the book as a whole as the first
Loved this one but it didn’t feel as indicative of the book as a whole as the first
Fav Quote: “Water killed me before cold could; my lungs an overfilled vase. Thank you, lord, for letting what couldn’t be painless at least be quick.” #BookQuotes #Fantasy #BookRecs
Managed to get through #AndTheRiverDragsHerDown #3 of the #BookJourney super quickly because I just couldn’t put it down! Sisters, grief and ominous deathly powers? How could I resist! #JihyunYun #BookRecs #Fantasy
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Honorable mention: “He was not a man of any faith. He believed in neither God not inherent goodness. But he did believe in the prey-animal instincts of the body. He did believe in retribution, come for him at last.”
Loved this one but it didn’t feel as indicative of the book as a whole as the first
Loved this one but it didn’t feel as indicative of the book as a whole as the first
Fav Quote: “Water killed me before cold could; my lungs an overfilled vase. Thank you, lord, for letting what couldn’t be painless at least be quick.” #BookQuotes #Fantasy #BookRecs
Managed to get through #AndTheRiverDragsHerDown #3 of the #BookJourney super quickly because I just couldn’t put it down! Sisters, grief and ominous deathly powers? How could I resist! #JihyunYun #BookRecs #Fantasy
January 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Fav Quote: “Water killed me before cold could; my lungs an overfilled vase. Thank you, lord, for letting what couldn’t be painless at least be quick.” #BookQuotes #Fantasy #BookRecs
Managed to get through #AndTheRiverDragsHerDown #3 of the #BookJourney super quickly because I just couldn’t put it down! Sisters, grief and ominous deathly powers? How could I resist! #JihyunYun #BookRecs #Fantasy
January 26, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Managed to get through #AndTheRiverDragsHerDown #3 of the #BookJourney super quickly because I just couldn’t put it down! Sisters, grief and ominous deathly powers? How could I resist! #JihyunYun #BookRecs #Fantasy
Fav Quote: “Out behind the boarding house where a low winter sun has spattered gold on towering weeds, two sorcerers are dying over tea and biscuits” #BookQuotes #FantasyBooks
Book #2 of this year’s #BookJourney is complete with #AlanMoore’s #TheGreatWhen a magical realism novel set in a post-war London and following 18 year-old Dennis as he attempts to return a magical book that found its way into his possession. #Books #Fantasy
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Fav Quote: “Out behind the boarding house where a low winter sun has spattered gold on towering weeds, two sorcerers are dying over tea and biscuits” #BookQuotes #FantasyBooks
I’ve never been super good at formulating my thoughts into a coherent review - I’m a stream of consciousness / random observation girlie - so instead I think I might start adding my favourite / most interesting quote from each book in my #BookJourney
January 26, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I’ve never been super good at formulating my thoughts into a coherent review - I’m a stream of consciousness / random observation girlie - so instead I think I might start adding my favourite / most interesting quote from each book in my #BookJourney
Noooo my bookmark fell out in my bag 😢 tragedy.
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Noooo my bookmark fell out in my bag 😢 tragedy.
Been to see #TheHungerGames play! I can see why there are mixed reviews but I did enjoy it! Some of the staging was pretty clever…Caesar Flickerman definitely stole the show for me (again)
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Been to see #TheHungerGames play! I can see why there are mixed reviews but I did enjoy it! Some of the staging was pretty clever…Caesar Flickerman definitely stole the show for me (again)
Long train rides once again proving useful 😂. Literal #BookJourney
January 25, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Long train rides once again proving useful 😂. Literal #BookJourney
Given that Dennis’ story does start with his morning…ahem, ritual, being interrupted by him coming up with (in his opinion) the best opening line for a novel, we’ve got to hope that the book isn’t autobiographical.
Book #2 of this year’s #BookJourney is complete with #AlanMoore’s #TheGreatWhen a magical realism novel set in a post-war London and following 18 year-old Dennis as he attempts to return a magical book that found its way into his possession. #Books #Fantasy
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Given that Dennis’ story does start with his morning…ahem, ritual, being interrupted by him coming up with (in his opinion) the best opening line for a novel, we’ve got to hope that the book isn’t autobiographical.
Book #2 of this year’s #BookJourney is complete with #AlanMoore’s #TheGreatWhen a magical realism novel set in a post-war London and following 18 year-old Dennis as he attempts to return a magical book that found its way into his possession. #Books #Fantasy
January 24, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Book #2 of this year’s #BookJourney is complete with #AlanMoore’s #TheGreatWhen a magical realism novel set in a post-war London and following 18 year-old Dennis as he attempts to return a magical book that found its way into his possession. #Books #Fantasy
One of my favourite pics that I took of the puppy (back when she was literally a puppy) for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Cold
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
One of my favourite pics that I took of the puppy (back when she was literally a puppy) for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Cold
Can’t believe I’m already hitting the big one! Bye bye twenties, hello the decade of dreams coming true (I’m manifesting).
January 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Can’t believe I’m already hitting the big one! Bye bye twenties, hello the decade of dreams coming true (I’m manifesting).
I cannot believe I have made it to the final confrontation in my current novel (easier to believe that I’m on here instead of Writing it 😅) I am so excited to finally write this bit guys. Necromancer on Necromancer Violence 😂 #WritingJourney
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I cannot believe I have made it to the final confrontation in my current novel (easier to believe that I’m on here instead of Writing it 😅) I am so excited to finally write this bit guys. Necromancer on Necromancer Violence 😂 #WritingJourney
Ah man the current scene I’m writing is almost 100% going to be cut from the final story BUT there stuff in the character interactions that is coming out in this scene that I definitely need to work through on a personal level just to get my own grasp on motivations and dynamics.
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Ah man the current scene I’m writing is almost 100% going to be cut from the final story BUT there stuff in the character interactions that is coming out in this scene that I definitely need to work through on a personal level just to get my own grasp on motivations and dynamics.
Had a lovely long dog walk through the post-story countryside today. It was a bit more adventurous than we expected! #CountryWalks #NaturePics
January 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Had a lovely long dog walk through the post-story countryside today. It was a bit more adventurous than we expected! #CountryWalks #NaturePics