April J.

@aprilsbookishlife

Reading is my favorite self medication. 🇺🇸 Reviewer, 📚 Collector ✔️

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April J.@aprilsbookishlife· 11d

Magnificent editions from Fairyloot. The Adventures of Amina al- Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty was one of my favorite reads a few years ago. I need to read The Tapestry of Fate. Look at the endpaper art and foiling. #booksky #fantasybooks #favoriteauthor

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· 14d

Currently reading: A Blackened Heart A Blackened Soul by John Ward. It is on Kindle Unlimited if anyone else is interested. #horrorbook #booksky #horror

A picture of my doberman Blue looking suspiciously out of his blanket at the book cover. The cover is black and read featuring a man praying over an upside down cross. This book is on Kindle Unlimited.

It does have trigger warnings. I didn't want to spoil them so I put the book cover over a screenshot of them but beware. Look them up if necessary

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· 15d

Coming August 25th: 'Selene Shade Loving the Dead' book 2 in The Resurrectionist series. I loved it all. To be short, this book was magnificent. Victoria Dalpe has a true gift for storytelling. As a fan of urban fantasy and horror, I have no notes. #booksky @victoriadalpe.bsky.social

The book covers are pictured. They depict women in repose surrounded by elements from the story. Five star reads.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· 16d

Check out Moonlight Book Box's God's & Monsters set by Amber V Nicole. I love the artwork and edge design. #booksky #urbanfantasy #paranormalromance

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· 21d

Is this the perfect dark urban fantasy series? So far, for me it is. I've had the most fun with these characters. I cannot wait for Dead Beat in September. #booksky #leighbardugo #books

The picture shows a 5 star nonspoiler review for Ninth House and Hell Bent which are the first two books in Leigh Bardugo's Alex Stern series.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· 22d

The Bookish Box's Gods & Monsters by Amber V. Nicole, books 2 & 3, came and THEY ARE STUNNING. #booksky #paranormalromance

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· 26d

Currently rereading Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo and an ARC of Selene Shade Loving the Dead by Victoria Dalpe which releases August 25th. Book 1 was absolutely magnificent. If you like Urban Fantasy with Horror elements I highly recommend Selene Shade Resurrectionist for Hire #booksky #urbanfantasy

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jul 12

FOMO hit me so hard after not getting this signed Subterranean Press edition of The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews. I legitimately expected other book boxes to do this series. ANYWAY thanks to Sub Press for doing a reprint. This came last week. #booksky #fantasy #books

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jul 10

The Bookish Box's gorgeous Courts & Kings series by K.A. Knight: I'm reading Court of Nightmares now. These editions couldn't have been done better. The individual case designs are so impressive. All books are pictured over on my Bookstagram if anyone's interested. #booksky #vampires #books

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jul 8

I went with the Target edition. Peep this badass VHS themed design. Fantastic trend. I can't pass up a slipcase. This is my first paperback slipcase and it definitely should be done more. Did any of you get the Nightworms box? #booksky #horror #newbooks

The picture is of the new release book Target edition Summer Slasher by E.L. Chen. It is a paperback that is made to resemble a VHS cassette tape. This special edition features a slipcase that looks like a VHS Slipcase

The edges are painted red with weapons stenciled down it.

The blurb is on the back. It reads: The sleepy town of Cedar Lake is best known as the shooting location of the campy ’80s horror flick Slasher. In high school, preppy Patrick, jock Jason, cheerleader Tiffany, stoner Freddy, goth Jennifer, and nerdy Mikey had played the cast of Slasher during midnight showings, with virginal Carrie as the Final Girl, of course.

Years later, the friends reunite at the remote cabin where Slasher was filmed. They’ve changed since high school—Carrie found a boyfriend, Patrick came out, Mikey bulked up, and, well, Freddy’s still stoned—and they’re looking forward to a weekend to catch up. But when night falls, and the eponymous masked killer is spotted, the reunion takes a deadly turn. The friends discover their tires deflated and the phone line disconnected, and soon they’re being stalked by a mysterious assailant. Is someone trying to make their Slasher experience as authentic as possible?

One thing is for sure. Before the night is over, they each will have to take on the role they thought they'd left behind.

A picture of the book and slipcase inside one another. The spine looks like a VHS Label and the cover shows multiple young adults in front of a spooky cabin and a masked figure.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jul 7

I know, I know it's weird for me too. #booksky #bookreview #bibliophile

The photo shows a chicken with fluffy feathers and a funny expression. The caption says "the Publisher's Marketing Assistant when I decline a free book."

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jul 6

Each one of these covers would have me stopping to at least read the blurb. Reply NR horror you like in the comments ⬇️ #booksky #horror #books

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jul 1

Announcement: I have discovered the Beasts of the Briar series by Elizabeth Helen. That is all. Carry on. #whychooseromance #romantasy #bookshy #kindleunlimitedromance

Pictured is one of my romance bookcases with the covers for the first three books in the Beasts of the Briar series superimposed on top.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jun 29

Have you read Ezekiel Boone's Hatching series. Book 1 The Hatching was fantastic and book 2 Skitter a little less so but I still enjoyed it. I found these two at a local used bookstore. I think it might be time to pick up book 3. #booksky #horrorbooks #currentlyreading

Shown are the covers of two books in various pictures. Zero Day and The Mansion both by Ezekiel Boone

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jun 26

So I finished The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman. Good, I liked Wolf King better but ironically I'm team Blake. It just seemed too predictable to me. #booksky #romantasy #books

Pictured are two different editions of The Night Prince

Shown are the top edges of 4 books digitally sprayed in shades of red and blue

The endpage edges are sprayed to show a Scottish scene with a huge wolf

The front cover art for Fairyloot's The Wolf King editions by Lauren Palphreyman show a Scottish castle with men shown from the back. Gold and silver foiling is present.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jun 22

When your "reading buddy" has had just about enough of your Kindle. #booksky #books #doberman #reading

This series of four pictures shows my doberman Blue flipping my Kindle over with nose and laying on it.

Blue Doberman squeezes his nose under the edge of my Kindle paperwhite

And after flipping it over he lays his whole face on the back staring directly at me.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jun 18

Help me pick my next read. Comment below ⬇️ These are some of the top books from my tbr shelf and kindle but I'm open to suggestions. My last book, sci-fi whose name I won't mention was just ok. I read everything. Thanks in advance #booksky #currentlyreading #bookrecommendations

The picture says Help me pick my next read.

Book options from my tbr are listed here by cover. Crone by Keith Rosson, Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick, Calamities by Chuck Wendig, Falling Into the Dead by Faye Sterling, Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas, Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter, The Price of Fear by Miles Lyon, The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman, Defy the Dusk by Danielle Jenson, The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson, Because I Killed Him by Edith Birde and Old Colony by John Walker

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jun 16

I just finished Rites of the Starling by DevneyPerry. I'm speechless. What a great romantasy series. #bookreview #booksky #romantasy #romance #books

The picture shows the covers of 2 books both by Devney Perry. They're entitled Shield of Sparrows and Rites of the Starling. The covers show a combination of flowers and weapons.

The picture shows the size of the hardback books. Both are long with a lot of pages.

The books featured are from Goldsboro Books and have plain endpapers and no sprayed edges but are signed and numbered.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jun 13

Magnificent historical horror for anyone looking. #booksky #horror #books

The picture shows the book I'll Watch Your Baby by Neena Viel. The cover depicts a womans face over a crumbling antebellum house in shades of green and yellow.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jun 11

What about you? #booksky #currentlyreading #books

Picture asks what was the you last book you read, the book you're currently reading and what you have planned next to read? As for me my last books were the Heartstring Duet by Liv Zander. I'm currently reading Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry and plan to start an advance copy of Selene Shade book 2 by Victoria Dalpe next.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jun 7

Hopeless Necromantic by Shiloh Briar was the perfect romantasy rom-com in between heavy horror and dark romance I've been reading lately. It had heart ....and undead rat bombs. I can't recommend this enough for romantic comedy and romantasy fans. #booksky #romantasy #urbanfantasy

The picture shows a collage of popular urban fantasy and romantasy books that feature necromancers. It announces a "Bookstagram Necromancer Battle" where followers pick their favorite character.

The book options shown are The Coven by Harper Woods, Selene Shade by Victoria Dalpe Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton, Max Gladstone's Three Parts Dead, Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, Dead Things by Stephen Blackmore, Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten, The Veil Diaries by B.L. Brunnemer and Affairs of the Dead by A.J. Locke.

I picked a new book called Hopeless Necromantic by Shiloh Briar because the characters were so funny. Highly recommend it.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· Jun 1

This gorgeous edition of Calypso by Oliver K Langmead is from @thebrokennbinding For my full review see my Bookstagram post (aprilsbookishlife on IG also).

This picture depicts the cover of Calypso by Oliver K Langmead in shades of neon pink and green. It shows a fungus type plant with a sun dawning behind a planet in white. The edges of this edition are also sprayed neon pink.

The endpapers are of a fungus, slime mold type picture. The colors here are pink, blue and green similar to the cover.

The writing on page is unconventional in a poetic, artistic manner meant to evoke a nonhuman consciousness. Pictured is a page from the book with words scattered around a black and white picture of a plant.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· May 30

What are you reading? My current read is The Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson. The publisher sent me an egalley but folk horror is a subgenre I can't get enough of so I went ahead and bought this signed numbered UK edition. #booksky #currentlyreading #horror #books

This picture shows the book The Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson. The cover is a leaning stone shack with a sheep on the roof. A huge creepy face is in the foreground.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· May 26

It's World Dracula Day! Lets trade recs #vampire #books #booksky #bookrecommendations

My book vampire recommendations list as pictured, all genres, is: Lightfall by Ed Crocker, The Passage by Justin Cronin, The Purge of Babylon by Sam Sisavath, Lake Silence by Anne Bishop, The Marionettes series by Katie Wismer, Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma, The Outsider by Stephen King, Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond, The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White, When the Night Bells Ring by Jo Kaplan and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by SGJ

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· May 24

Wow what a weird weird book and I mean that in the best way. #horrorbooks #booksky

Headlights by CJ Leede is an extreme horror book that I rated 4 stars. It releases June 9th. The cover depicts a wolf with glowing eyes with a string tied around it's tongue.

April J.@aprilsbookishlife· May 22

At the halfway point I was thinking Souls in Ruin by Jacqueline White was just t0rtur3 p0rn (which to be fair is true) but I couldn't stop reading. By the end I was obsessed. Yes it's dark. Heed tws but the characters are so well done. I can't wait for book 2. #booksky #romantasy #darkromance