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— book mail 📚

happy release day to shield of sparrows! thank you to entangled publishing, red tower books, and devney perry for this arc! 🖤🗡️

— Author Spotlight: Leigh Rivers 🖤⛓️

📚 the edge of darkness trilogy [dark romance]

1. insatiable

2. voracious

3. restitution

— book mail 📚

thank you so much to the entangled publishing team! these are the prettiest sprayed edges, i can’t wait to read this 🤍

— most anticipated read of 2025! 📚

💍 every spiral of fate by tahereh mafi

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY WARNER”

Psychotic Obsession by Leigh Rivers out now 🔬🖤

𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐁

Sweet and gentle.

Calm and collected.

Nervous and inexperienced.

He was death cloaked in the form of a handsome man, and instead of running the other way the first chance she got, she fell for him.

Aria Miller is a scientist searching for the cure for a rare genetic disease when her world turns on its head – she collides with Tobias Mitchell. When she takes him on as her assistant, he becomes infatuated with her in ways he knows he shouldn’t be.

Then, reality hits, and Aria is forced to leave the country. Faced with the thought of losing the object of his obsession, Tobias’ mask slips, showing her his true self for the first time.

Aria is his, and he’ll do anything to make sure she stays that way.

𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒

this was insane honestly

psychotic obsession by leigh rivers 🖤

𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐁

Sweet and gentle.

Calm and collected.

Nervous and inexperienced.

He was death cloaked in the form of a handsome man, and instead of running the other way the first chance she got, she fell for him.

Aria Miller is a scientist searching for the cure for a rare genetic disease when her world turns on its head – she collides with Tobias Mitchell. When she takes him on as her assistant, he becomes infatuated with her in ways he knows he shouldn’t be.

Then, reality hits, and Aria is forced to leave the country. Faced with the thought of losing the object of his obsession, Tobias’ mask slips, showing her his true self for the first time.

Aria is his, and he’ll do anything to make sure she stays that way.

𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒

— satanic shadows arc review 🖤🐍

My favorite leigh rivers work by far!!! This story feels like star crossed lovers x dramione vibes— if you’re into that then THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU.

I’m absolutely head over heels in love with Seraphine and Dane, I will be thinking about them for years to come 😭 I have always wanted to read a story with a plot like this but without actually knowing anything about it beforehand. This took me by surprise and let me tell you— it was EVERYTHING. This book was so much fun to read and the tension kept rising and rising between these characters!! I even love the side characters Mel, Poppy, and Orsen <3 I find them to be such a fun addition to the story and I want to get to know them better. I love love love the academy setting and having the characters attend mortal studies while completing their tasks 🤭 Dane Dalton the man you are!!! I was incredibly curious as to how he was going to use his shadow powers before reading this book and I must say, it did not disappoint!

“Things seem calm and tame right now, but if you know me then you know a storm is coming.”

- Leigh Rivers

This plot was so intriguing and I loved following Seraphine through her mortal journey of the immortal world. The mystery aspect has me hooked! I’m very much anticipating book 2 in the Broken Realm series, I can't wait to see what Leigh has in store for Seraphine and Dane!! In the meantime, I will be mourning the fact that I can't read this book for the first time again. Catch me rereading (and crying) until book 2 releases.

Satanic Shadows by Leigh Rivers

278 pages

🌶️ 3/5

happy lunar new year! 🧧🎉

books featured:

the poppy war by r.f. kuang

crying in h mart by michelle zauner

king of wrath by ana huang

— i am not jessica chen arc review 🪩🎀

As a girl in her early 20s who expresses herself through art and perfectionism, this book was like looking into a mirror. 𝘐 𝘈𝘮 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘯 is a heartfelt exploration of identity, belonging, and the complexities of cultural expectations. Ann Liang dives into the suffocating weight of familial pressures and aspirations and its effects on a teenage girl who already struggles with self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and the fear of failure.

This book is “this is me trying” x academia featuring a burnt out perfectionist, a failing art student, and the quiet prodigy. Jenna Chen wishes to have the perfect life, a perfect family, and a perfect future— just like her cousin, Jessica Chen. However, Jenna quickly learns how 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 her cousin’s life is once she steps into her shoes. Upholding Jessica’s seemingly pristine outward appearance may be the most difficult challenge she faces yet. Jenna loses herself in the glory of being Harvard-bound and top of her class. While she strives to keep Jessica’s grades up, maintain her friendships, and family obligations— she finds that the girl she used to be is quickly slipping away.

This story embraces the 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 trope so well, I had the best time uncovering Aaron’s true feelings towards Jenna through his actions. Through it all, the most satisfying part is Jenna realizing that there is somebody who already loves her as she is. All she has to do is see that she is already the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girl for Aaron Cai.

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦

𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦”

- 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘵

If you relate to these lyrics— this book is for you.

If you’re a burnt out overachiever— this book is for you.

If you’re a mirrorball— this book is for you.

How I’m Preparing for Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi!

— love redesigned book review 🏡🤍

If the Kane brothers own Disney, then the Lopez cousins own Zillow.

By the time I was 10% into this book, I could already tell this was a 5 star for me. It was such a light and easy read, I had so much fun getting to know these characters and dive into their past, family relationships, and love for the art of flipping homes. As a girl who grew up on HGTV, this was the perfect read for me. In combination with the competitive rivals aspect that Dahlia and Julian have, they share a history that you just can't beat. This history and knowledge of each others past gives the characters such good banter and snarky remarks for each other. I can't help but think of Jess Mariano saying "I know you. I know you better than anyone!" every single time Julian shows that he can read Dahlia like a book. In addition to that, Lake Wisteria feels like such a cozy and tight knit community which is reminiscent of Stars Hollow for me. If theres one thing Lauren Asher knows how to do, it's little cameos and name drops for the Kane family in her books!

You don't know how much I appreciate the translations being on every page, it saves me time to not have to open a browser and search it up. Plus, this way I can focus on reading and not worry about getting distracted because the translation are at the bottom of each corresponding page. Now this is how you write a book with good structure.

Dahlia is just like me because I too, love bay windows and caramel iced coffee with caramel drizzle. Julian however, is SO Taylor Swift coded its insane!! Julian "the mastermind" Lopez as I like to call him— but really Lauren Asher is the real mastermind here. I love the little details in the paint swatches on the cover of this book, I think that it really adds to how much planning goes into writing a book, creating a cover, and like in Dahlia and Julian's case— designing a house.