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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · Oct 10

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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 1h

I tell people I read before bed but 80% of the time I just reread the same paragraph twelve times while my brain quietly powers down like a laptop with 3% battery and too many tabs open 📚💤

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 20h

I organize my shelves by vibe. Not genre, not alphabetical. Just pure unexplainable energy. "Books to ruin me emotionally" is next to "Books I pretend I've read." It makes sense in my heart.

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WriteStats @writestats.bsky.social · 20d

Your TBR can do more than entertain, it can heal.
Our latest blog explores Personal Development Reading Habits & how to curate a bibliotherapy library for life-changing growth.
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#BookSky #Bibliotherapy #ReadersCommunity

Personal Development Reading Habits: How to Curate Your Own Bibliotherapy Library for Life-Changing Growth

Explore Personal Development Reading Habits and create a bibliotherapy library that supports your journey toward emotional healing.

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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: I make detailed TBR lists and then go rogue every single time. You? #BookSky #BookwormProblems #TBR

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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 1d

I dog-ear pages with zero guilt but will treat a cracked spine like a personal tragedy. One feels like a shortcut. The other feels like betrayal. Anyone else have arbitrary book morals like this? 📚

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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 1d

Totally get that! It’s just not the same without the jacket. 😅

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 1d

Yup! A bit of mess is okay, but not the dust cover. 😄

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no, now I feel slightly guilty. 😅

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting take! Makes sense to keep readers in the flow.

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 1d

That’s funny! Guess all that practice really paid off. 😂

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WriteStats @writestats.bsky.social · 18d

Seasonal reading but make it classic 🍂

Autumn? Frankenstein + Jane Eyre
Summer? The Odyssey + Treasure Island
Winter? Little Women vibes

Classics paired with the right mood = literary magic
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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 2d

I keep a book I hated on my shelf because I argue with it in my head when I walk past. It’s like a bad roommate I never kicked out. At this point, we’re in a long-term toxic relationship.

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 2d

That’s such a great point! Tell us more, what skill did you pick up? 👀

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 2d

Didn’t even think about the audio version! Asides sound like a clever solution.

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 3d

I genuinely think footnotes are almost always more fun than endnotes. If I have to flip to the back every time, I just won’t. Let me stay in the moment with the author. But curious to hear if others feel differently?
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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes I stop in the middle of reading a gorgeous paragraph just to reread it out loud like I’m auditioning for the role of “person who discovered language five minutes ago”

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WriteStats @writestats.bsky.social · 22d

Your TBR might be dangerously high, but it's missing something: books that shaped storytelling itself. Ready for a literary time machine?
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Classic Literature Revival: Why Your TBR Needs a Time Machine

Let’s be honest: our TBR piles are already dangerously high, threatening to topple at the slightest nudge. But what if

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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 4d

If you loved The Secret History, try The Truants by Kate Weinberg. Secret circles, obsession, and aching intellect. #DarkAcademia #LiteraryThriller

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 4d

Just added FOUR books while deciding what to read next. My TBR is now sentient. #TBR #BookwormProblems #BookSky

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 5d

Delighted to feature this wonderful book by @joshgreenwriter.bsky.social.
Readers, we still have copies available for review — don’t miss this one and DM us now to claim your copy! 📘✨

Josh Green @joshgreenwriter.bsky.social · 5d

🔥 📘 What a lovely book promo by @booktasters.bsky.social. Drop 'em a line, y'all!

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Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 5d

Happy to feature your work, it deserves the spotlight!

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 5d

That’s a good point! If the characters aren’t very relatable or likable, then the writing really has to stand out to make up for it.

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much for the recommendation!

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 5d

Apparently not :)

Booktasters @booktasters.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t think a book needs to have “likable” characters to be great. In fact, some of the most unforgettable novels I’ve read were driven by people I’d never want to meet.

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