tara parker your favorite literary nemesis

I’m still finding my voice and trying things out, but if you like: 🗡️ soft rage 📚 cozy chaos 💔 magical girls having breakdowns 💭 morally questionable soulmates …then you might like my stuff!

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Rebels & Rejects by R.A. Smyth

for readers who like their crushes complicated and their romance a little messy.

reading is my calm place.

🚩 Has a reputation

🚩 Calls everyone sweetheart except you

🚩 Leather jacket in July

🚩 Looks like he'd win a bar fight

🚩 Says "trust me"

🚩 Knows exactly how attractive he is

🚩 Shows up at the perfect moment

if he's fictional, my standards suddenly become very flexible.

"He looks good. That can't mean anything good."

everyone warned me about him, but somehow that only made me look closer.

sometimes the reading slump cure is simply going back to a world you already know owns your heart

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8 squares down. No bingo yet.

Current evidence suggests I enjoy: 💖 crushes 💖 flirting 💖 chosen family 💖 self-discovery 💖 attractive people making questionable decisions

am i confused? yes

am i still reading? also yes

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Knot Guaranteed by Jillian West

for readers who love imperfect people finding where they belong.

reading is my calm place.

okay but now i need answers about whatever is going on with this school

and maybe a little more romance too

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"something broken can make the beauty shine."

i filled every square this month.

honestly, one of the best things about these bingo boards has been discovering books i probably wouldn't have reached for otherwise. i'm learning what i like, what i don't, and giving new authors and series a chance.

this month taught me that i love sci-fi a lot more in movies and shows than i do in books. at least so far.

but maybe that's just a sign that i should try writing the sci-fi story i wish existed.

on to next month's board.

it may be summer but apparently my reading brain still thinks it's hockey season

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bookshelf pick: progeny by rebecca rathe

for the readers who love mystery, longing, and stories that feel bigger than life.

reading is my calm place.

returning to an author i already know i love because sometimes that's exactly what you need

“every time i look at the stars, i feel the pull.

like there’s something out there waiting for me.”

nothing is more dangerous to me than a collaborative standalone world because i WILL end up reading all of them eventually 😭