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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#155 I absolutely loved To Say Nothing of the Dog. I can’t believe I had never heard of it before.

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis rests on a sunny wooden shelf. The cover features an illustration of a man’s face, a ghostly woman, a fluffy cat, and a cathedral, superimposed on top of each other.
aug 18, 2025, 11:18 pm • 0 0

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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#156 My favorite Sarah Gailey yet. This will be a re-read for sure.

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey sits on a sun dappled shelf.
aug 19, 2025, 10:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#157 A day with a new @tkingfisher.com is a good day! I loved Hemlock & Silver, and I’m pretty sure it’s going to become a comfort re-read like Nettle & Bone. I adore books with heroines in their 30s.

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher rests on top of a wooden shelf. The cover features a gorgeous illustration of an adder made of herbs and flowers coiling around a red apple.
aug 20, 2025, 1:01 am • 1 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#158 A a beautiful memoir of pain, acceptance, and music. I do love a music memoir.

The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman by Niko Stratis rests on a wooden shelf.
aug 20, 2025, 10:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#159 A little sweet for me but a fun story.

Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham rests on a pink floral rug. The cover features an illustration of a tall witch with long curly brown hair and a shorter witch with short blonde hair facing each other. Fire burns between them, over their outstretched hands.
aug 22, 2025, 2:10 am • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#160 Fantastic, as I knew it would be.

¡Hola Papi! by John Paul Brammer rests okay a wooden shelf.
aug 22, 2025, 11:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#161 I loved The Teller of Small Fortunes.

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong rests on a pink floral rug. The cover features an illustration of a young woman in a blue cloak sitting on the steps of a small brightly painted wagon. A cat sits on the steps below her.
aug 23, 2025, 4:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#162 The Goblin Emperor offered a different take on goblins.

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison rests on a wooden surface.
aug 24, 2025, 11:15 am • 1 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#163 I only wish there were more David Grann books to read.

The Devil and Sherlock Holmes by David Grann rests on top of a wooden shelf.
aug 24, 2025, 11:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#164 I enjoyed all of the stories in A Blink of the Screen, but I was mostly glad to spend more time with Granny Weatherwax.

A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett rests on top of a wooden shelf. The cover features an illustration of the author typing on a laptop surrounded by tiny characters from his stories.
aug 26, 2025, 12:47 am • 2 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#165 Interesting Appalachia memoir/story.

The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copeley Eisenberg rests on top of a wooden shelf. The cover features a photo of a rural road through a forest.
aug 26, 2025, 11:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Judith Butlerian Jihad @pghguy.bsky.social

This book is an all-time favorite of mine and I want to reread it this year I think. She has also written two pretty good detective novels in the same world.

aug 24, 2025, 11:19 am • 2 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

I really liked it! I’m looking forward to reading more of her books.

aug 24, 2025, 11:20 am • 1 0 • view
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dani's adventures in fuck it we ball @daniskitchen.bsky.social

I think I've read goblin emperor at least 3 times already, it's definitely a comfort read for me

aug 24, 2025, 1:07 pm • 2 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

It’s absolutely going on my re-read shelf

aug 24, 2025, 2:27 pm • 0 0 • view