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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 9h

Getting to know some of the locals in Scotland

And adorable cow with the messiest of bedheads

Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 9d

Did I mistakenly read book two in a series before book one? Yes. Do I now want to go back and read both one and two in order before the conclusive book three comes out? MY GOD YES!
See my spoiler free review of Cathedral of the Drowned by @nathanballingrud.bsky.social up on my IG

Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "Cathedral of the Drowned by Nathan Ballingrud To be released October 21st, 2025 Sometimes going into something blind really does it a disservice, and unfortunately that is the...

Join us as we delve into the enchanting realm of Nathan Ballingrud's Cathedral of the Drowned, a mesmerizing tale of surrealism and sci-fi noir that will leave you questioning reality.

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 12d

October is coming, and with that comes all the spooky new releases! Like this one, The Graceview Patient by @caitlinstarling.com 💉🩸
An atmospheric medical horror showcasing an amazingly unreliable narrator
See my full spoiler-free review on IG
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling To be released October 14th, 2025 As I’ve gotten more and more into horror in recent years, medical and psychological horrors seem to...

3 likes, 0 comments - abrittlebee on September 26, 2025: "The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling To be released October 14th, 2025 As I’ve gotten more and more into horror in recent years, medical ...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 14d

in case it's not obvious. I'm really bad at this whole sleeping thing people keep raving about

Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 14d

throwing another kind of off-beat vampire book your way. Vampires at Sea by @pickyourpotions.bsky.social
An unexpectedly insightful story about emotional vampires on a cruise 🚢🦇
See my full spoiler-free review on IG
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "Vampires at Sea by Lindsay Merbaum To be released October 7th, 2025 I seem to just be attracting the weird vampire fiction lately. First, there was A Blood as Bright as the Mo...

In Vampires at Sea, Lindsay Merbaum crafts a captivating narrative that explores the complexities of human relationships, the allure of reality TV, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction. T...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 18d

Entering into fall? Perfect time for some dark academia horror 🍂👤
Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormich Templeman. See my full spoiler-free review on IG now
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman To be released October 7th, 2025 Truth be told, beyond knowing that this was part dark academia part gothic horror mystery, I...

0 likes, 0 comments - abrittlebee on September 20, 2025: "Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman To be released October 7th, 2025 Truth be told, beyond knowing that this was part dark acade...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 21d

Wandering the seawall with my favourite sidekick

The world's most adorable and prettiest kitty, also the best girl, in a pet pram ready for adventure and pizza

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 21d

Finished Savage Blooms by @stgibson.bsky.social and I think it's neck and neck with A Dowry of Blood as my favourite work by her. See IG for my spoiler free review 💐🖤
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson To be released October 7th, 2025 I will admit, I would be lying if I even for once pretended to be unbiased where S.T. Gibson is concerned. I go i...

7 likes, 7 comments - abrittlebee on September 17, 2025: "Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson To be released October 7th, 2025 I will admit, I would be lying if I even for once pretended to be unbiased where...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 23d

recently read A Mouthful of Dust, book 7 in @nghivo.bsky.social 's Singing Hills Cycle series. I think this is my favourite one yet 💀🍖
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo To be released October 7th, 2025 Nghi Vo has become an auto-buy author for me, especially for anything related to her Singing Hills Cycle series ...

A Mouthful of Dust est un roman fantastique qui mêle mystère, horreur et folklore. L'auteur Nghi Vo nous plonge dans le monde fascinant de la ville de Baolin, où les secrets et les pouvoirs cachés son...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 26d

just played Smash or Pass: Warhammer 40K Primark edition, at @ryanmcgechaen.com 's request. Currently working on my Corvus and Sanguinis fanfiction

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 26d

We Are Always Tender with Our Dead by Eric LaRocca. Not really my cup of tea, but it is poignant and beautifully written. See my full spoiler free review on IG
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "Thank you to @titanbooks for sending me a copy of this. We Are Always Tender with Our Dead by Eric LaRocca First and foremost, I want to acknowledge the fact that through rea...

We Are Always Tender with Our Dead by Eric LaRocca is a thought-provoking horror novel that delves into communal grief and crisis response. While I didn't connect with the story, I appreciate the comm...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · 28d

maybe one of the weirder books I've read this year, but incredibly imaginative and excellent all the same. See my full spoiler free review for A Blood as Bright as the Moon by @andreamorstabilini.bsky.social over on my IG
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "Thank you to @titanbooks for sending me a copy of this. A Blood as Bright as the Moon by Andrea Morstabilini Not going to lie, this was a weird one—but in a good way. While A...

0 likes, 0 comments - abrittlebee on September 10, 2025: "Thank you to @titanbooks for sending me a copy of this. A Blood as Bright as the Moon by Andrea Morstabilini Not going to lie, this was a wei...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Sep 9

Tripped over my own shoes and twisted both my ankles... This sounds like a joke, but it's not. I am that uncoordinated 👍

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Sep 6

😂😂😂 needs to be a bit longer for that. But yeah, the colour is definitely Sailor Pluto vibes

Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Sep 6

Greener💚

A human-hobgoblin hybrid with fancy green hair

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm trying to make sense of the Vancouver mayoral office and parks board replacing a charity event with paying royalties to a TERF

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Sep 6

Human impact on the ocean will double by 2050, UCSB scientists warn | The Current 🧪🦑🌎

Human impact on the ocean will double by 2050, UCSB scientists warn

Researchers predict that the rate of human impacts on the oceans is accelerating, and expected to double by 2050

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Sep 3

I love a good dark academia. @bookbent.bsky.social 's new novel The Belles (coming out on the 9th) helped get me out of my reading slump. Read the entire thing in one sitting💖
Read my full spoiler free review over on IG
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "The Belles by Lacey N. Dunham To be released September 9th, 2025 Following in the footsteps of feminine focused dark academia titans like Plain Bad Heroines and Bunny, The Bel...

8 likes, 1 comments - abrittlebee on September 3, 2025: "The Belles by Lacey N. Dunham To be released September 9th, 2025 Following in the footsteps of feminine focused dark academia titans like Plain...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Aug 24

one bonus to having long green hair is you can always tell when the hair in your food isn't yours when you're at a restaurant😰

Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Aug 20

slowly but surely making my way through Mistborn by @brandonsanderson.com in amidst all my obligation reads. So far I'm really enjoying it. Even ran into a fan with Cosmere related tattoos while I was out at brunch. Apparently I really need to get to The Stormlight Archive💖😂

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Aug 11

recovering from a busy weekend with a cozy book. With Stars in Her Eyes, the latest by @andieburke.bsky.social 🌠📚📖 Coming out September 16th, 2025
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "With Stars in Her Eyes by Andie Burke To be released September 16th, 2025 This is the second book I have read by Andie Burke, and I am delighted to say that it has continued m...

3 likes, 2 comments - abrittlebee on August 11, 2025: "With Stars in Her Eyes by Andie Burke To be released September 16th, 2025 This is the second book I have read by Andie Burke, and I am delighted ...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Aug 11

This past week and weekend was crazy busy for me. Best of the West, cocktails with friends, people visiting, live shows. I feel like I am due some hermit time

Some terrible goblin creature at the Best of the West wine and food tasting

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Aug 8

read Archer Sullivan's upcoming release, The Witch's Orchard, in one sitting. I just could not put it down. Fantastic small town mystery novel set in rural Appalachia 🍎🍏 💀
See my full spoiler-free review on IG
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan To be released August 12th, 2025 The Witch’s Orchard follows Annie, a private investigator hired by an eighteen year old boy to look int...

5 likes, 2 comments - abrittlebee on August 8, 2025: "The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan To be released August 12th, 2025 The Witch’s Orchard follows Annie, a private investigator hired by an eigh...

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Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Aug 5

was off running for 2 weeks due to an ankle injury. Finally get back to it last week, and then yesterday I injure my other ankle while running.
My body is just not made for this... apparently

Brittney 🌙 more espresso, less depresso @abrittlebee.bsky.social · Aug 1

revisiting the Guardians of Dawn series by @sjaejones.com with the newest installment, Yuli 🏹🌅
Overall, the narrative continues to be beautiful and imaginative. Perfect if you're craving some high fantasy
See my full, spoiler free review on IG
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Brittney🌙 on Instagram: "Guardians of Dawn: Yuli by S. Jae-Jones To be released August 19th, 2025 Pretty much one year ago exactly, I had the privilege of reviewing the second book in S. Jae-Jones’ Gu...

3 likes, 2 comments - abrittlebee on August 1, 2025: "Guardians of Dawn: Yuli by S. Jae-Jones To be released August 19th, 2025 Pretty much one year ago exactly, I had the privilege of reviewing the se...

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