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Book #65 was Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner! I ended up loving this book more than I thought I would, and I really enjoyed all of their other books so I picked this one up when I had a coupon at the local queer bookstore. 5⭐
The cover of Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner, with the description: "The good news: she likes someone. The bad news: it's her best friend's mom." The cover features two women sitting at a bar in barstools. One is an older woman with a brown bob and a purple dress, and the other is a colelge-age woman with long blonde hair in a ponytail with a black top and red jeans and a purple jacket draped over the stool.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Book #64 was a reread of Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid! I'm so excited for the show coming out later this month that I had to reread it! Of course, I loved this! 4.5⭐
The cover of Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid, which has two hockey players in the center ice face off circle in a face-off position. The player on the left is in a red and blue jersey and black hair, while the player on the right has a white and yellow jersey and brown hair.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Book #63 was Life After Cars by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon. I went to their book event here in Seattle with CityNerd and it was a great talk! The book was good, even though I'm already familiar with most of the topics. 4.25⭐
The cover of Life After Cars by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, hosts of the War on Cars podcast. It features a traffic light with plant growth around it and its supporting bar.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Once again very behind!

Book #62: Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli! I actually won a signed copy of this book from a giveaway she did on instagram! This was a fun read, even if it definitely isn't a favorite of hers. 3.75⭐
The cover of "Amelia, If Only" by Becky Albertalli. It features two teenage girls leaning on the side of a car, one wearing a floral green cardigan, brown hair, white sneakers, and glasses, and the other wearing a blue jacket, blonde hair, jeans, and orange shoes.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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October reading wrap up! 9 books in total: 6 are new to me, 3 are rereads
Storygraph graphic showing @rachelicate’s October 2025 reads. In order of date finished: Pucking Strong by Emily Rath Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake One Last Stop by Casey Mcquiston (collectors edition) Leaving the Station by Jake Maia Arlow Isn’t it Obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz Slow AF Run Club by Martinus Evan’s Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly That’s a great question, I’d love to tell you (audiobook) by Elyse Myers
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Book #61: Elyse Myers's book! I listened to the audiobok so I could hear her voice, and it was quite funny and fun! I'm going to her book tour event in about two weeks!
The audiobook cover of "That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You" by Elyse Myers which has a photo of her sitting on the armrest of a couch blended into a background of a field, with a table and lamp next to her and a grayish sky
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Book #60 is a reread of Anita Kelly's Love and Other Disasters! This is my first book of theirs I had read back in 2022, and one of my queer silent book club friends just started reading this after loving some of Anita's other books!
The cover of Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly, which features a woman with long brown hair and a striped top and a nonbinary person with short blonde hair and a teal shirt, upside down.
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Book #59 was Slow AF Run Club by Martinus Evans. I'm in the middle of training for my first half marathon so I figured I could fit in a book about running. This was part personal story, part how-to, and while I already knew most of this (it's more for someone just starting), I learned a few things.
The cover of Slow AF Run Club: the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to run by Martinus Evans. The cover features a Black man (the author) with a white shirt and shorts running on a track
October 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Book #58 was Isn't It Obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz (just released, and I went to her author event this past week!) I was looking forward to this all month and it was SO worth the wait, this book is a delight. Queer librarians, podcasts, hidden identities, oh my! I loved this so much!! 5⭐
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Book #57 was Leaving the Station by Jake Maia Arow! Yes, two sapphic books involving trains in a row, hahaha. I quite enjoyed this one! 4.25⭐
The cover of Leaving the Station by Jake Maia Arlow, which feature two people on a train's observation car sitting across from each other on by a table, one with a blonde ponytail and a sweater, the other with short brown hair and overalls.
October 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Oops, I'm several books behind on this thread, so a quick-catch up is in order!

Book #56 was a reread of One Last Stop, my favorite romance book of all time! It's my third time reading it, but this is the first time since I got the collectors edition so I hadn't read the bonus chapter before!
The cover of One Last Stop (Collector's Edition) by Casey McQuiston, which feature illustrations of two women connected by a subway map lines. It features a new bonus chapter!
October 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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here’s the other two!!
The title page of Whenever You’re Ready by Rachel Runya Katz with an author autograph on the page. Above it in black sharpie is “to” and the Rachel in her name circled, and a little heart next to it The title page of Thank You for Sharing by Rachel Runya Katz, signed over her name and in blue marker, “to” written and rachel circled
October 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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I went to Rachel Runya Katz’s book launch event for her new book, Isn’t it Obvious? I had first met her a month ago at another book event and she signed my book the funniest way as another Rachel, so I’m so happy she did it again. I can’t wait to read this!!
A photo of the book cover of Isn’t It Obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz held up in front of a spot in a bookstore, Third Place Books, for an author talk. There are two green chairs with a table with Rachel’s books on display. The book cover features a man with a headset and a woman with a podcast microphone with her hands rested on the side of her face. The man has a laptop that is opened with the text “in love online, enemies IRL” The title page of Isn’t it Obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz. Around the title is an illustration of various books on bookshelves, stacked in differing ways. The author has signed in a green pen under her name, and in a reddish ink wrote “to” and circled the name Rachel in her name.
October 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Book #55: Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake! I really liked the other two bright falls books so I was looking forward to starting this!!
The cover of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake. The cover features two women, one with long red hair and a dress and the other with short curly brown hair and a striped shirt and brown pants. Behind them is a stage (for a play) and a large mansion behind the curtain. In the background behind the book are my bookshelves.
October 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Book #54: Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun! Are you surprised this is what I chose as my first fiction reread this year? ...you shouldn't be. I love this book so so much. This book makes me laugh and I cried a lot at the end. 😭 There's a reason I'm obsessed with all her books
The cover of Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun. The cover features two women (one with blonde hair in a ponytail, a pink shirt, and a skirt, the other with a brown bob, purple shirt, and shorts) just outside a blue van with the doors open and some luggage visible from the back window, looking out into a sunset. Behind the book is my bookcase.
October 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Book #53: Pucking Strong by Emily Rath! I really liked all the books in this series, and I quite enjoyed this one! It’s definitely more of a slow burn which I’m totally all for, and I really enjoyed the demi rep too. 4.25⭐️ I also went to her book launch day signing a month and a half ago!
The cover of Pucking Strong by Emily Rath, of the Jacksonville Rays hockey series. The cover features an ice hockey arena at the bottom which a lone puck, while the top has a person and a kid sitting on their shoulders on a pier looking into the sky
October 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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My September reading wrap-up! 📚 I’ve read a shitload more this month and there’s been so many great books!!
StoryGraph graphic summarizing my reading stats for the month, which include: 13 Books 4,803 Pages 4.33 Average Rating Highest rated reads: Heartwaves by Anita Kelly, Whenever You’re Ready by Rachel Runya Katz, and Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun (all 5 stars) Average book length: 369 pages, average time to finish 2 days Fiction 85%, nonfiction 15% reading mostly LGBTQIA+, romance, and contemporary Compared to August: +225% books, +236% pages A graphic showing the covers of all the books I read, from earliest finished to latest: Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrisey Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake Whenever You’re Ready by Rachel Runya Katz Pucking Wild by Emily Rath Pucking Ever After 2 by Emily Rath Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake Monlighters by Anita Kelly Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath Heartwaves by Anita Kelly Thank You for Sharing by Rachel Runya Katz Messy Roots by Laura Gao The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
September 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Starting with my current, #52: John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed. One of my favorite books (and podcasts when it was a thing), this probably shouldn’t be a surprise being a big nerdfighter and all. I’m actually listening to the audiobook this time as I ran and made bracelets today 🫶
A hardcover copy of John Green’s book The Anthropocene Reviewed: essays on a human-centered planet. It is the signed edition and the cover has a lot of wavy shapes of purple and orange on a black background.
September 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Did i just reach my second reading goal in the same month as hitting my first (40)? Maaaaybe.

The world’s fucked and I’m sticking my head in books to drown out the horrors 😅😅
Screenshot of the storygraph app, reads: 2025 reading goals You have read 50 books this year. Books: 50/50 books 100%, reading goals met! and buttons to set a pages and hours goal
September 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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I've been doing a lot of reading lately. September is only halfway over and I'm at 5 books finished already lmao
StoryGraph graphic showing covers of my september 2025 reads. Titles are, in order finished: Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrisey Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake Whenever You're Ready by Rachel Runya Katz Pucking Wild by Emily Rath
September 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Repost with your top 4 favorite books so far this year! 📚#BookSky
The cover of "Every Step She Takes" by Alison Cochrun The cover of "The Long Game" by Rachel Reid The cover of "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins The cover of "Well, Actually" by Mazey Eddings
September 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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eeeeeee i’ve been so excited to read this book that just came out today! and i’m going to a signing event for it on friday!!
A paperback copy of the book “Every Step She Takes” by Alison Cochrun. The cover is blue with white lettering for the title and yellow for the author, and feature two women sitting sitting at a table with wine and pastries. They have backpacks by the chairs and there’s a window where you can see a city with a lake, sailboats, and various buildings
September 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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How does your recent emoji tab look?
My emoji keyboard recent list. From top to bottom, then left to right: Purple heart Crying laughing Sobbing Pink heart Clown Sweat smile Eyes Orange heart Pleading face Green heart Sparkles Skull Sad teary eyes Smiling with tears Brain Sun with face Yellow heart Sunrise Rainbow Poop Hockey stick Pink heart with sparkles Face with hearts around it Tooth Face with hand covering mouth Gray heart Hug Tada
August 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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this is what my bean room looks like now!
The app “Focus Friend” which is a focus timer app that lets you decorate a room with a bean in it. There is a bean standing by a green desk chair and a green rug. There is a purple bookcase, pink office desk and PC setup. There’s a frog poster on one wall with a plain window and string lights and plants. Caption at the top reads “click an item to decorate beanie sandfurbs’ room!”
August 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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ordered both!!
Screenshot of the Taylor Swift store showing my vinyl purchase. Text reads: The Life of a Showgirl: The Shiny Bug Edition (Wintergreen & Onyx Marbled Vinyl) $29.99 The Life of a Showgirl: The Shiny Bug Edition (Violet Shimmer Marbled Vinyl) $29.99 Subtotal · 2 items $59.98 Shipping $11.92 Estimated taxes $7.43 Total USD $79.33
August 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM