cynical vibes, morally ambiguous characters, gritty, dark settings, corruption … let’s get into some noir-style books. 📚 books mentioned: - The Shamshine Blind by Paz Pardo - Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-ran, translated by Gene Png 👗💄: - dress is from Anthropologie, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Ellis Atlantis Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics - eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner from Pacifica Beauty - mascara is Cloud Mascara from Sweed Beauty - lip combo is Lippie Pencil (Twisted) from Colourpop and Shine-On Milky Lip Oil Jelly (Pistachio) from Tower28 - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Atria Books and Bloomsbury Books for the gifted copies! #filmnoir #crimenoir #noirbooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @atriabooks @tornightfire @bloomsburybooksus @bloomsburypublishing @anthropologie @blendbunnycosmetics . crime noir • noir films • science fiction noir • fantasy noir • fantasy books • horror books • science fiction books • thriller books • unique books • diverse books • Tor Nightfire
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💭 what was your favorite read from april? let’s yap about my monthly reads with an april reading wrap up! and please don’t forget to check out the full version of this (all the reviews!). 📚 books mentioned: - The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner - The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays by Andrea Hairston - On the Wings of la Noche by Vanessa L. Torres - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - At Sea by Y.M. Abdel-Magied - Chlorine by Jade Song - Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler 👗💄: - sweater is from ASTR the Label - eyeshadow is In A Trance Palette from Colourpop - mascara is Highly Rated Lash Extensions XL from Milani - lip combo is Lassi Lips Liner (Chellam), Lassi Lips Oil (First Sari), and Lip Snack (Black Forest Cake) from Kulfi Beauty - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Delacorte Press, Tor Books, Knopf for Young Readers, Get Underlined, and Pegasus Books for the gifted copies! #readingwrapup #monthlyreadingwrapup #monthlyreads #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @delacortepresskids @getunderlined @torbooks @knopfyoungreaders @eccobooks @pegasus_books @williammorrowbooks @doubledaybooks @astrthelabel @colourpopcosmetics @milanicosmetics @kulfi.beauty . april reading wrap up • monthly reading wrap up • monthly book reviews • april reads • book reviews • book recommendations • fantasy books • horror books • science fiction books • thriller books • unique books • diverse books • Ecco Books • William Morrow • Doubleday
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💭 what’s your favorite folkloric creature or superstition? here’s some FOLK HORROR to make your thursday just a little bit eerier. 📚 books mentioned: - Jackal by Erin E. Adams - The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson - The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 👗💄: - dress is from Free People, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics - eyeshadow shimmer is a single (Mermaculate) from Half Magic - mascara is Tartlette Tubing from Tarte Cosmetics - lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and Longhaul Longwear Lipstick (Powerhouse) from The Lip Bar - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Bantam Books for the gifted copy! #folkhorror #horrorbooks #horrorbookrecs #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @acebookspub @bantambooks @sagapressbooks @freepeople @dandylionsco @halfmagicbeauty @tartecosmetics @thelipbar . horror books • horror books with folk elements • folkloric horror • superstition horror • ritual horror • unique books • diverse books • Ace Books • Saga Press
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CHOOSE YOUR BOOK CRISIS! (part 7!) because everything i read involves terrible, terrible dangers. 📚 books mentioned: - Herculine by Grace Byron - The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto - The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez - You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu - The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner - The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo - Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker - The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays by Andrea Hairston 👗💄: - dress is from Amy Jane London, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is a mix of palettes from Colourpop - mascara is 4 Real from Babe Original - lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze (Cocoa) from Haus Labs - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Saga Press, Harper Voyager, Tor Books, Pantheon, Get Underlined, Henry Holt & Co., and Hanover Square Press/HTP Hive for the gifted copies! #fantasybooks #horrorbooks #scifibooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @sagapressbooks @harpervoyagerus @torbooks @pantheonbooks @getunderlined @henryholtbooks @hanoversquarepress @htp_hive @amyjanelondon . fantasy books • horror books • science fiction books • murder mystery books • literary fiction books • thriller books • choose your character (book edition) • unique books • diverse books
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i love musicals, i was raised as a musical theatre performer, and i still think i would perhaps perish if i found myself trapped in schmigadoon. VERY happy to witness it happen to other people, though! 🎶 schmigadoon, schmigadoon … 🎭 show mentioned: Schmigadoon! @schmigadoon 📍location: Nederlander Theatre, NYC about the show: Welcome to Schmigadoon—the magical town where every day is a musical. Everybody has a song for everything, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, and the only bridge out of town leads nowhere. When one couple accidentally wanders in, they discover the only way to escape is by finding true love—which may or may not be with each other. From Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels and based on the award-winning Apple Original series from Universal Television, this brand-new comedy trapped inside a big Broadway musical is directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies, Death Becomes Her) with a book and Emmy Award-winning score by Cinco Paul (Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets). Warning: You can never leave … without a smile. #schmigadoon #broadwaymusical #musicaltheatre #nyctheatre #nycinfluencer @theartsinsider
💀 let’s talk about books with a unique spin on death & death rituals! 📚 books mentioned: - On the Wings of la Noche by Vanessa L. Torres - Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 👗💄: - dress is from Hutch, rented from Nuuly - eyeshadow is Under the Sea Eyeshadow Palette from Colourpop and The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics - mascara is B-Structural from Haus Labs - lip combo is Lippie Pencil (Seduction) from Colourpop and Lip Elixir (Midnight Lychee) from SACHEU Beauty - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Get Underlined for the gifted copy! #fantasybooks #horrorbooks #scifibooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @getunderlined @erewhonbooks @torbooks @hutch_design @dandylionsco @colourpopcosmetics @sacheubeauty . books about death • necromancer books • the locked tomb series • death ritual books • books about dying • horror book recommendations • dark fantasy books • science fantasy books • unique books • diverse books • Erewhon Books • Tor Books
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💭 do you like experimental books? here are some books that bop around perspectives and really zoom out to look at a full community! if you’re always hungry for something NEW like me, you’re gonna devour these. 📚 books mentioned: - The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez - No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull - The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays by Andrea Hairston 👗💄: - eyeshadow is Ellis Atlantis Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics and The Spring Symphony Palette from Dandy Lion Cosmetics - eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Ocean) from Pacifica Beauty - mascara is Highly Rated Lash Extensions XL from Milani - lip combo is Ultra Suede Sculpting Lip Pencil (Toasty) from Makeup by Mario and Lip Buttercream (Cinnamon Sugar) from Pacifica Beauty - (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!) thank you to Tor Books for the gifted copy! #speculativebooks #SFFbooks #uniquebooks #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @delreybooks @blackstonepublishing @torbooks @blendbunnycosmetics @dandylionsco @milanicosmetics @pacificabeauty . fantasy books • horror books • science fiction books • murder mystery books • books with animal narrators • experimental fiction • unique books • diverse books • Del Rey • Blackstone Publishing
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recommending books using their opening lines (a series!) 📚 books mentioned: - You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White - Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews - A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan - Model Home by Rivers Solomon - These Memories Do Not Belong to Us by Yiming Ma - The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-ran, translated by Gene Png - Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad - I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea - Beasts of Carnaval by Rosália Rodrigo - These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa thank you to Saga Press, Fierce Reads, Mariner Books, Bloomsbury Books, MIRA / HTP Hive, and Get Underlined for the gifted copies! #bookrecsfromfirstlines #bookfirstlines #bookrecs #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @sagapressbooks @fiercereads @mcdbooks @marinerbooks @bloomsburybooksus @bloomsburypublishing @groveatlantic @readmirabooks @htp_hive @getunderlined . book recs based on first lines • recommending books based on their opening lines • horror books • fantasy books • sci fi books • thriller books • literary fiction books • audiobooks • unique books • diverse books • MCD Books • Grove Atlantic
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