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💖she/her💖 📚Avid Reader ✍️Writer 📘Librarian Kobo Lover 💙💜🩷 Check my feed for recs, reviews, and a glimpse into my writing journey! ✨️Fantasy|💀Horror|❤️Romance

Cover photo of The Fast Track by Angelica Cheng. A man and woman stand shoulder to shoulder. She is wearing a pink racing shirt and holding a helmet. He glances over at his shoulder at her, a smirk on his face. He is wearing a blue racing suit.
Cover photo of Never Whistle at Night Part II: Back for Blood. Against a black background are a compilation of brightly colored horror elements from the stories in this anthology. Some of them include a severed goat head, a hawk, a fish skeleton, and a monster claw.
Cover photo of We Were Never Here by Sophie Hannan. A painted portrait in a gilded frame is split down the middle. On one side, an image of a ghostly woman holding a bouquet of dead flowers. Water drips down her side of the frame. On the opposite side, a girl with green hair in a white sweatshirt holds a living bouquet. Both look scared or upset.
Screenshot of an email from Netgalley approving me for the upcoming title Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison
A selfie of me sitting in a chair. My dog sits on the back of the chair, looking away from the camera
A picrew chili photo of myself with my dog Piper. We are sitting against a teal heart background with a peach circle in the center.
Cover photo of Kiki and the New Magic. Kiki and Jiji ride her broom against the night sky. Kiki reaches up towards the crescent moon. There are clouds scattered in the background.
A long haired dachshund stands with her front paws on an orange kayak. She has a clown fish life vest on. They are on the shore of a lake, surrounded by forest.
Cover photo of Flickerstate by F. A. Davidson. A girl holding playing cards is engulfed in flames. She stands before the window of a library.
Cover photo of Eyes Like Stars by Ashley Poston. A couple stands facing one another before a blazing pink and golden sunset. He is slightly taller with white hair. She is smaller with copper curls, holding his arm. Both of their eyes are closed.
My makeup daily kit: a rare beauty blush, lashes paradise waterproof mascara, a brown Ulta eyeliner, and Revlon colorstay concealer. Not pictured is my tried and true Burt's bees chapstick.
A close-up of an amateur taxidermy mouse. He is very cute but very bad.
A dark green background with gray astrology and space imagery. In the center, a textbox says Bookish Signs
A picture of me sitting on the couch. My hair is a dark brown shade.
Color samples of two hair dyes. One is the color 3RV, a red violet brown. The second below is 7WR, a golden brown with reddish undertones.
Cover photo of The Disco at the End of the World by Nathan Tavares. The background is black with stars. A Disco ball with sparks and color is highlighted on the right side of the book. The title is in giant retro lettering.
Cover photo of Strange Cases by Riotbones. A young man is shown looking to the left from the shoulders up. His eyes are glowing. A piece of fabric seems to be falling from his eyes. In the foreground is a bookcase and some gilded elements.
Cover Photo of Outline by Michèle Fischels. Three friends walk down a trail. In the background is a forest and the outline of mountains.
Cover photo of Ladies of the Knight by Fiona Marchbank. The main characters stand back to back. George holds a decorated Knight helmet. Serafina holds a sword. On both sides of the cover, there is a tapestry pattern featuring Knight accessories and the crest they represent.
Selfie of me in my car. My hair is pulled up in half up space buns. I'm wearing glasses, a black t shirt, overalls, and a lanyard with some pins pictured
Cover photo of Tropesick by Lauren Okie. The cover background is a folded and ripped piece of pink paper. Popular Tropes (Forced Proximity, Grumpy/Sunshine, Brother's Best Friend, and Girl Next Door) are crossed out. A few post it notes flutter across the cover.
Cover photo of Katherine Arden's The Unicorn Hunters. A woman stands on an archway, gilded by a beam of sunlight. On the other side of the arch is a garden with a unicorn leaping towards the arch.
Cover photo of Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous. A tree winds up the left side of the cover. In the foreground, a book and sword lay against the trunk. In the background, a dog runs in front of a farmhouse.
Cover photo of The Library of Memories. A girl wearing a clock backpack runs through a library. A bird in a vest flies in front of her.
A simple person drawn laying in a puddle of their own tears. They are still crying.
Cover photo of Alison Saft's Immortal Game. The art depicts a scene where two women (one of which is floating above the other) reach for one another. A chess board and it's pieces are falling between them.
Cover photo of The Glam Reaper's Guide to Slaying by Bill Crisafi. The Grim Reaper's cloak is spread against a lavender background to reveal his red tights and high heels.
Cover photo of Frence Book One by C.S.Pacat. Two boys against a white background in fencing uniforms face one another with their swords crossed. The title of the book is written in blue in the foreground.
An image of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere meme. A man in a 1700s red coat and riding outfit rides a brown horse and holds a lantern. He is shouting. In the distance a man runs from his home.
Cover photo of Weavinghaw by Heba Al-Wasity. A black manor is set against a burgundy background and gold lettering.
Photo Text: Lore that drops after defeating me ✨️ Wayward books ✨️ At least 3 notebooks (none of them have useful information) ✨️ 1 empty water bottle covered in stickers ✨️ A bunch of silver jewelry (only one piece might fetch a price) ✨️ A half-drunk cherry soda ✨️ Stray puppy hair ✨️ A sweet treat (+2 HP) Killing me may not have been worth the XP, but at least it was interesting!
A desk laid with items laid out. From top left to bottom right: a kobo e-reader, a pencil case, an earbuds case, some index cards, a reading journal spread open to show a page, and a pen.
A photo of my long-haired red dachshund Piper! She has a single blade of grass stuck on her nose. She's not thrilled about it.
My Top Reads of 2025 (Listed Left to Right, Top to Bottom): House of Frank, Fable for the End of the World, Not My Type, I Who Have Never Known Men, Monk & Robot, Even Though I Knew The End, The Spear Cuts Through Water, The Poet X, First Time Caller, The Knight & the Moth, A Rover's Story, You Weren't Meant to Be Human.
2025 spotify wrapped recap. Top artists: 1. Jorge Rivera-Herrans 2. Chappell Roan 3. Hozier 4. Sabrina Carpenter 5. Molly Grace Top Songs: 1. Would You Fall in Love With Me? 2. Hot to Go 3. Grim Grinning Ghosts 4. Good Luck Babe 5. The Ballad of Lucy Gray Minutes Listened: 46, 759 Top Genre: Bubblegum Pop
Storygraph May reading Roundup for @hallht98
Cover Photo of Our Wicked Histories by Amy Goldsmith. A mirror frame hangs on the wall. Coming through the frame is a woman, her face shrouded by her hair. Surrounding her are petals floating out of the water-like mirror. Her pose and the movement of the water imitate the painting Ophelia.
Cover photo of Karen Thompson Walker's The Strange Case of Jane O. Behind a static kaleidoscope of color, a woman's face can be seen.
A photo of hallht98's March 2025 reading wrap from storygraph. She Read 16 books. Her highest rated reads were sunrise on the reaping, the spear cuts through water, and the in-between bookstore. Below that information are some statistics about the books read during the month.
Cover photo of Tracy Deonn's Oathbound. Against a blue background, Bree Matthew's is surrounded by swirls of purple and red magic. The red glows like veins along her chest and arms. Behind her, a hooded figure with red eyes watches over her. Black shadows seem to rise off of his shoulders.
Cover photo of The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica. Against a black background, a woman in a white to ombre religious robe and head covering raises her hands in the air, as if in worship. She stands to the left. The title and author's name are in a circle that is closed by her body.
Cover photos of Leslie J. Anderson's The Unmothers. Against a black background, a woman's hand holds a rusty horseshoe. Barbed wire is wrapped around her hand, tying her to the horseshoe.
Cover photo of Tanarive Due's The Reformatory. Against an ominous sunset, a small schoolhouse sits before a few trees. It seems like it is behind a thin veil of mist.
Cover photo of Edward Underhill's The In-Between Bookstore. A book is open, the pages unfurling like doors. In the spine, a tree trunk flourishes, it's branches reaching out to display orange leaves against a starry sky. Between the pages, a man walks in on one side, and out on the other. The entire cover is in blue monochrome, save for the tree leaves.
Cover photo of Sy Montgomery's The Soul of an Octopus. A purple octopus is at the center of the cover, its arms spreading out from the white center to the blue edges of the cover.
Cover Photo of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. Against a purple background, a golden ring displaying a bird and a snake is displayed. Golden spikes are set against the ring.
Cover Photo of Julia Armfield's Private Rites. A green and blue tinted landscape of a stormy night over a mountain is watercolored behind the white cover. In the foreground of the painting, there is a lake that juts against the mountain. There are lights dotted across the mountainside.
Cover photo of Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Despereaux. A brown mouse with large ears and a sewing needle tied to his waist with red thread scurries through a castle hallway. A beam of sunlight through a window illuminates his way. A gold Newberry medal sticker is in the bottom left corner of the cover.
Cover of James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk. In a black and white photo, a boy jumps off of a wood pole. A brick building is in the background. A black banner with the title cuts off the bottom half of the photo. It is replaced with a photo of a bright blue sky.
Cover photo of Amanda Montell's Cultish. A black and white ufo photo is set against a beige background. In the foreground, there are waves of color in the top right and bottom left corners. The title and author's name are in black.
Cover photo of Ava Reid's A Theory of Dreaming. A boy and a girl stand with their backs turned to the reader, holding hands. They are standing in knee-deep water in a flooded hall filled with statues. Papers are fluttering around the room and into the water.
A photo of @hallht98's storygraph reading wrap for February. At the top, there are several stats regarding books read (22), pages (6,584), hours (4.4 but this is inaccurate), and average rating (4.11). Below that are highest rated reads (Odder, House of Frank, and I Who Have Never Known Men). Finally, in the bottom half are several graphs to track my reading.
Cover Photo of Stephan Talty's Empire of Blue Water. The text is set against a ship on the ocean on a clear day. A cutlass pierced through the O in of. The subtitle is in red and states: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the catastrophe that ended the outlaws' bloody reign.
Part of a computer screen is shown in a photo. In the background, a TV screen with an art restoration video on can be seen. The computer screen has scrivener pulled up with a lot of tabs and folders.
Cover Photo of The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J. Ann Thomas. In varying shades of blue, a house is set against a set of trees. The house is bisected to show the room layout and the people inside. There are pale blue silhouettes of people in each of the rooms. The title is red, set before the house layout.
Cover Photo of Katherine Applegate's Odder. The cover of the book is a blue sky against an ocean background. From the water, an otter with his paws together is seen floating. The title of the book is above him in a navy font.
Cover photo of Lee Mandelo's Summer Sons. Against a dark green and black background, a skeletal hand covered in vines reaches down for a human hand also covered in vines. The title is in white in front of the described photo.
Photo of a hand holding the book Odder by Katherine Applegate. The cover of the book is a blue sky against an ocean background. From the water, an otter with his paws together is seen floating. The title of the book is above him in a navy font.
Screenshot of a canva photo. A red long-haired dachshund with a purple leash and harness on is sitting in the grass. She is surrounded by multicolored animated bubbles.
Cover photo of Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield. Against a pink background, the ocean waves reflect orange and black. The title is in black against the soft pink background.