talewielder
@talewielder.bsky.social
In it for the faerie tales. ✨
Mostly vibes reviews as I read.
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talewielder
@talewielder.bsky.social
· May 1
I just finished my 42nd book of 2026! 😱
I barely even turn on the tv anymore. Everything is filtered through the male gaze, and I just can't be bothered. I'm going to keep exploring the inner lives of women authors until I feel like I have rebalanced the scales and my soul. 🖤 #BookSky
I barely even turn on the tv anymore. Everything is filtered through the male gaze, and I just can't be bothered. I'm going to keep exploring the inner lives of women authors until I feel like I have rebalanced the scales and my soul. 🖤 #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to The Cruel
Prince, ch. 9:
I thought this was romantasy, but it's YA. I'm really enjoying it though. It started strong, so I'm going to keep going. The author is really skilled at employing classic fairytale tropes, and the fae are actually dangerous, for once. #BookSky
Prince, ch. 9:
I thought this was romantasy, but it's YA. I'm really enjoying it though. It started strong, so I'm going to keep going. The author is really skilled at employing classic fairytale tropes, and the fae are actually dangerous, for once. #BookSky
May 13, 2026 at 4:13 AM
#CurrentlyListening to The Cruel
Prince, ch. 9:
I thought this was romantasy, but it's YA. I'm really enjoying it though. It started strong, so I'm going to keep going. The author is really skilled at employing classic fairytale tropes, and the fae are actually dangerous, for once. #BookSky
Prince, ch. 9:
I thought this was romantasy, but it's YA. I'm really enjoying it though. It started strong, so I'm going to keep going. The author is really skilled at employing classic fairytale tropes, and the fae are actually dangerous, for once. #BookSky
"It wasn't weird to see dad with an ax."
🤣 This book and I are on the same page.
#CurrentlyListening to The Cruel Prince, prologue. #BookSky
🤣 This book and I are on the same page.
#CurrentlyListening to The Cruel Prince, prologue. #BookSky
May 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"It wasn't weird to see dad with an ax."
🤣 This book and I are on the same page.
#CurrentlyListening to The Cruel Prince, prologue. #BookSky
🤣 This book and I are on the same page.
#CurrentlyListening to The Cruel Prince, prologue. #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to The Cruel Prince, start of book.
I love the way this book begins. The character narration sounds familiar in a good way, too. Can't wait to see where it goes!!
#BookSky
I love the way this book begins. The character narration sounds familiar in a good way, too. Can't wait to see where it goes!!
#BookSky
May 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
#CurrentlyListening to The Cruel Prince, start of book.
I love the way this book begins. The character narration sounds familiar in a good way, too. Can't wait to see where it goes!!
#BookSky
I love the way this book begins. The character narration sounds familiar in a good way, too. Can't wait to see where it goes!!
#BookSky
Taking a break from my Onyx Storm graphic audio reread because my Cruel Prince hold came through on Libby.
My #CurrentlyListening list is starting to look like a tbr. 😅
#BookSky
My #CurrentlyListening list is starting to look like a tbr. 😅
#BookSky
Liz Lemon & Jenna Maroney: When It Rains It Pours
ALT: Liz Lemon & Jenna Maroney: When It Rains It Pours
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May 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Taking a break from my Onyx Storm graphic audio reread because my Cruel Prince hold came through on Libby.
My #CurrentlyListening list is starting to look like a tbr. 😅
#BookSky
My #CurrentlyListening list is starting to look like a tbr. 😅
#BookSky
I was FINALLY able to borrow a book from Hoopla at midnight, after 9 days of my library's collective borrowing limit being reached. 🤦♀️ It ruins my library experience to have to compete with fellow readers like this.
At least I get to dig in to my Onyx Storm reread with graphic audio today.
#BookSky
At least I get to dig in to my Onyx Storm reread with graphic audio today.
#BookSky
May 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I was FINALLY able to borrow a book from Hoopla at midnight, after 9 days of my library's collective borrowing limit being reached. 🤦♀️ It ruins my library experience to have to compete with fellow readers like this.
At least I get to dig in to my Onyx Storm reread with graphic audio today.
#BookSky
At least I get to dig in to my Onyx Storm reread with graphic audio today.
#BookSky
May 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Only finished 8 chapters of Empire of Storms all day today, and I'm ready to abandon it again. Guess I'll start the sequel to Kiss of the Basilisk after all. #BookSky
May 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Only finished 8 chapters of Empire of Storms all day today, and I'm ready to abandon it again. Guess I'll start the sequel to Kiss of the Basilisk after all. #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to Empire of Storms, ch. 4:
Why does the FMC always mention the breasts of the other female characters? I'm so sick of this series, even though it is objectively better now than the first few books. 😩
#BookSky
Why does the FMC always mention the breasts of the other female characters? I'm so sick of this series, even though it is objectively better now than the first few books. 😩
#BookSky
May 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#CurrentlyListening to Empire of Storms, ch. 4:
Why does the FMC always mention the breasts of the other female characters? I'm so sick of this series, even though it is objectively better now than the first few books. 😩
#BookSky
Why does the FMC always mention the breasts of the other female characters? I'm so sick of this series, even though it is objectively better now than the first few books. 😩
#BookSky
Still can't borrow anything from Hoopla, despite available credits, so I guess I'm diving back into Empire of Storms. I have to get Throne of Glass over with, so I can move on the Crescent City finally. 😩
#BookSky
#BookSky
May 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Still can't borrow anything from Hoopla, despite available credits, so I guess I'm diving back into Empire of Storms. I have to get Throne of Glass over with, so I can move on the Crescent City finally. 😩
#BookSky
#BookSky
In case anyone is wondering about the CWs I added to my review of Kiss of the Basilisk. 😅
These things are always more shocking when I have to choose them from a list after the fact.
#BookSky
These things are always more shocking when I have to choose them from a list after the fact.
#BookSky
May 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
In case anyone is wondering about the CWs I added to my review of Kiss of the Basilisk. 😅
These things are always more shocking when I have to choose them from a list after the fact.
#BookSky
These things are always more shocking when I have to choose them from a list after the fact.
#BookSky
Kiss of the Basilisk needs a rebrand.
People talk about it like it's all 🌽, but in reality the book it so long because it has all the 🌶️ and still has time for a full plot and a deep exploration of interpersonal, familial, and class dynamics. It's an allegory for dehumanizing the other. #BookSky
People talk about it like it's all 🌽, but in reality the book it so long because it has all the 🌶️ and still has time for a full plot and a deep exploration of interpersonal, familial, and class dynamics. It's an allegory for dehumanizing the other. #BookSky
May 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Kiss of the Basilisk needs a rebrand.
People talk about it like it's all 🌽, but in reality the book it so long because it has all the 🌶️ and still has time for a full plot and a deep exploration of interpersonal, familial, and class dynamics. It's an allegory for dehumanizing the other. #BookSky
People talk about it like it's all 🌽, but in reality the book it so long because it has all the 🌶️ and still has time for a full plot and a deep exploration of interpersonal, familial, and class dynamics. It's an allegory for dehumanizing the other. #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, fin:
I could feel the author in the second half of this book. As the plot thickens, the characters were making choices that were so out of character that it took me out of the story some. Still looking forward to book 2 though. #BookSky
I could feel the author in the second half of this book. As the plot thickens, the characters were making choices that were so out of character that it took me out of the story some. Still looking forward to book 2 though. #BookSky
May 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, fin:
I could feel the author in the second half of this book. As the plot thickens, the characters were making choices that were so out of character that it took me out of the story some. Still looking forward to book 2 though. #BookSky
I could feel the author in the second half of this book. As the plot thickens, the characters were making choices that were so out of character that it took me out of the story some. Still looking forward to book 2 though. #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, ch. 28:
Am I into monster smut now? 🤔
This book isn't as wild as I was expecting, though there is a ton of 🌶️. Somehow, the author makes all the crazy ish happening seem perfectly normal. It's basically exploring a cross-cultural relationship. #BookSky
Am I into monster smut now? 🤔
This book isn't as wild as I was expecting, though there is a ton of 🌶️. Somehow, the author makes all the crazy ish happening seem perfectly normal. It's basically exploring a cross-cultural relationship. #BookSky
May 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, ch. 28:
Am I into monster smut now? 🤔
This book isn't as wild as I was expecting, though there is a ton of 🌶️. Somehow, the author makes all the crazy ish happening seem perfectly normal. It's basically exploring a cross-cultural relationship. #BookSky
Am I into monster smut now? 🤔
This book isn't as wild as I was expecting, though there is a ton of 🌶️. Somehow, the author makes all the crazy ish happening seem perfectly normal. It's basically exploring a cross-cultural relationship. #BookSky
"I'm swimming in stable boys."
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, ch. 18:
This book is so long, but it's nice to settle into the relationship and social hierarchy navigation. Not thrilled about how the way the gay best friend is used though. He deserves better. #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, ch. 18:
This book is so long, but it's nice to settle into the relationship and social hierarchy navigation. Not thrilled about how the way the gay best friend is used though. He deserves better. #BookSky
May 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"I'm swimming in stable boys."
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, ch. 18:
This book is so long, but it's nice to settle into the relationship and social hierarchy navigation. Not thrilled about how the way the gay best friend is used though. He deserves better. #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, ch. 18:
This book is so long, but it's nice to settle into the relationship and social hierarchy navigation. Not thrilled about how the way the gay best friend is used though. He deserves better. #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, ch. 8:
This book is spicy without being fully sexy. It is supposedly one of booktok's smuttiest, and yet I have too many questions about exactly whom is trapped in sexual slavery. The 🌶️ isn't even the point. #BookSky
This book is spicy without being fully sexy. It is supposedly one of booktok's smuttiest, and yet I have too many questions about exactly whom is trapped in sexual slavery. The 🌶️ isn't even the point. #BookSky
May 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk, ch. 8:
This book is spicy without being fully sexy. It is supposedly one of booktok's smuttiest, and yet I have too many questions about exactly whom is trapped in sexual slavery. The 🌶️ isn't even the point. #BookSky
This book is spicy without being fully sexy. It is supposedly one of booktok's smuttiest, and yet I have too many questions about exactly whom is trapped in sexual slavery. The 🌶️ isn't even the point. #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk. 😏
Chirp had it on a deal, and Hoopla isn't letting me borrow lately, so I'm diving in. Let's see what all the fuss is about. #BookSky
Chirp had it on a deal, and Hoopla isn't letting me borrow lately, so I'm diving in. Let's see what all the fuss is about. #BookSky
May 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk. 😏
Chirp had it on a deal, and Hoopla isn't letting me borrow lately, so I'm diving in. Let's see what all the fuss is about. #BookSky
Chirp had it on a deal, and Hoopla isn't letting me borrow lately, so I'm diving in. Let's see what all the fuss is about. #BookSky
Another day, another unsuccessful attempt to borrow a book from hoopla. I hate this timeline. We don't need to gatekeep digital media like this. #BookSky
May 5, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Another day, another unsuccessful attempt to borrow a book from hoopla. I hate this timeline. We don't need to gatekeep digital media like this. #BookSky
Imma need people to stop giving bad reviews to romance novels for being spicy, or because they think the FMC is annoying. Do you even hear yourselves? Your lack of introspection is ruining the ratings of these books and making it harder to find the good ones. kthxbye
#BookSky
#BookSky
May 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Imma need people to stop giving bad reviews to romance novels for being spicy, or because they think the FMC is annoying. Do you even hear yourselves? Your lack of introspection is ruining the ratings of these books and making it harder to find the good ones. kthxbye
#BookSky
#BookSky
Having trouble deciding what to read next. 🤔
Should I finish up my Fourth Wing graphic audio reread, read Bedlam Academy book 3, or dive into From Blood & Ash, since Fall of Ruin and Wrath just blew me away?
Probably Onyx Storm, so I can stop thinking about it for awhile...
#BookSky
Should I finish up my Fourth Wing graphic audio reread, read Bedlam Academy book 3, or dive into From Blood & Ash, since Fall of Ruin and Wrath just blew me away?
Probably Onyx Storm, so I can stop thinking about it for awhile...
#BookSky
May 5, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Having trouble deciding what to read next. 🤔
Should I finish up my Fourth Wing graphic audio reread, read Bedlam Academy book 3, or dive into From Blood & Ash, since Fall of Ruin and Wrath just blew me away?
Probably Onyx Storm, so I can stop thinking about it for awhile...
#BookSky
Should I finish up my Fourth Wing graphic audio reread, read Bedlam Academy book 3, or dive into From Blood & Ash, since Fall of Ruin and Wrath just blew me away?
Probably Onyx Storm, so I can stop thinking about it for awhile...
#BookSky
May the future of romantasy look like Fall of Ruin and Wrath. 👏
#CurrentlyListening to Fall of Ruin and Wrath, fin:
This is the romantasy I have been begging for: hot AF 🥵 and still has a good fantasy plot. Unfortunately, the ending was so weak that it had no resolution at all. That being said, I cannot WAIT for the sequel to be published. #BookSky
This is the romantasy I have been begging for: hot AF 🥵 and still has a good fantasy plot. Unfortunately, the ending was so weak that it had no resolution at all. That being said, I cannot WAIT for the sequel to be published. #BookSky
May 5, 2026 at 1:14 AM
May the future of romantasy look like Fall of Ruin and Wrath. 👏
#CurrentlyListening to Fall of Ruin and Wrath, fin:
This is the romantasy I have been begging for: hot AF 🥵 and still has a good fantasy plot. Unfortunately, the ending was so weak that it had no resolution at all. That being said, I cannot WAIT for the sequel to be published. #BookSky
This is the romantasy I have been begging for: hot AF 🥵 and still has a good fantasy plot. Unfortunately, the ending was so weak that it had no resolution at all. That being said, I cannot WAIT for the sequel to be published. #BookSky
May 5, 2026 at 1:14 AM
#CurrentlyListening to Fall of Ruin and Wrath, fin:
This is the romantasy I have been begging for: hot AF 🥵 and still has a good fantasy plot. Unfortunately, the ending was so weak that it had no resolution at all. That being said, I cannot WAIT for the sequel to be published. #BookSky
This is the romantasy I have been begging for: hot AF 🥵 and still has a good fantasy plot. Unfortunately, the ending was so weak that it had no resolution at all. That being said, I cannot WAIT for the sequel to be published. #BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to Fall of Ruin and Wrath, ch. 28:
This MMC is 6 foot 8?! I don't think these authors know what that means in practice. 😂
The consent in this book is the morally grey character, and I like the uncomfortable exploration of it.
#BookSky
This MMC is 6 foot 8?! I don't think these authors know what that means in practice. 😂
The consent in this book is the morally grey character, and I like the uncomfortable exploration of it.
#BookSky
May 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
#CurrentlyListening to Fall of Ruin and Wrath, ch. 28:
This MMC is 6 foot 8?! I don't think these authors know what that means in practice. 😂
The consent in this book is the morally grey character, and I like the uncomfortable exploration of it.
#BookSky
This MMC is 6 foot 8?! I don't think these authors know what that means in practice. 😂
The consent in this book is the morally grey character, and I like the uncomfortable exploration of it.
#BookSky
That's right, Quicksilver is my sorbet. 😂
Just keep rereading the first two. That's what I do, every time I'm in a reading slump and need a palette cleanser.
May 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
That's right, Quicksilver is my sorbet. 😂
#CurrentlyListening to Fall of Ruin and Wrath, ch. 18:
The seduction in this book is so good. The author uses tropes really well, and adds to them. It's
hot, but there's a slowly unfolding plot. 🤗
#BookSky
The seduction in this book is so good. The author uses tropes really well, and adds to them. It's
hot, but there's a slowly unfolding plot. 🤗
#BookSky
May 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
#CurrentlyListening to Fall of Ruin and Wrath, ch. 18:
The seduction in this book is so good. The author uses tropes really well, and adds to them. It's
hot, but there's a slowly unfolding plot. 🤗
#BookSky
The seduction in this book is so good. The author uses tropes really well, and adds to them. It's
hot, but there's a slowly unfolding plot. 🤗
#BookSky
#CurrentlyListening to Fall of Ruin and Wrath, ch. 8:
This is, hands down, the best magic system ever created for a spicy faerie tale. ☺️
No notes.
#BookSky
This is, hands down, the best magic system ever created for a spicy faerie tale. ☺️
No notes.
#BookSky
May 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
#CurrentlyListening to Fall of Ruin and Wrath, ch. 8:
This is, hands down, the best magic system ever created for a spicy faerie tale. ☺️
No notes.
#BookSky
This is, hands down, the best magic system ever created for a spicy faerie tale. ☺️
No notes.
#BookSky