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Celine 📚💛
@celmcnally.bsky.social
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✨reader | writer | reviewer✨
she/her | filipina
fantasy & sci-fi
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https://beacons.ai/celmcnally
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celmcnally.bsky.social
When I say I have a book boyfriend, this is what I mean 🥰
#booksky
Screenshot of text messages between OP and her fiancé. Fiancé: Bookstock is this weekend. Fiancé: Hey Fiancé: Hey Fiancé: Hey Celine: it’s also Indie Bookstore Day on Saturday so we should go to [Local Bookshop’s] free event (smiling emoji with surrounding hearts) Fiancé: That’s love Fiancé: That’s what love is Screenshot of texts between OP and her fiancé. Celine: (link to @Discobooks.bsky.social’s Bluesky post featuring the new Jade City, Jade War, and Jade Legacy covers. The Jade City cover is green with a suited person holding a gun overlaid with two people walking down a city street. The Jade War cover is red with a woman holding a bladed weapon overlaid with two people sparring. The Jade Legacy cover is blue with a suited person overlaid with three people on motorcycles riding down city streets. The text of the post says, “Check out the new Green Bone Saga covers, I’m obsessed! These will be the paperback covers in the US, UK & Canada from September.” Celine: birthday Fiancé: Sure Screenshot of text to OP from her fiancé. Fiancé: (in all caps) DO YOU WANT TO RENT PRIDE AND PREJUICE
May 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
It’s AAPI Heritage Month! Here are 12 books by Asian & Pacific Islander authors 💛

Have you read any of these? What’s on your TBR this month?

#booksky 🪐📚💙
Books by Asian and Pacific Islander Authors: Jade City by Fonda Lee, The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez, The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang, Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto, Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba, Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier, The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu, The Dawnhounds by Sacsha Stronach, Kailey’s by Vaishnavi Patel, The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V. and Filipe Andrade, The Upwelling by Lystra Rose
May 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
Waterstones is no longer shipping to the US #booksky
Screenshot of Waterstones’ FAQ page: Which countries do you ship to? Given the unfolding situation across Ukraine, with regret we have suspended orders placed from, or to be delivered to, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Our customers’ understanding toward this decision is appreciated. We ship to the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, (USA - currently suspended).
April 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
Should I be writing? Obviously. Am I instead learning how to add special effects to my next youtube video? It’s possible…
Photo of part of a laptop screen. The screen displays a video editing software There is a preview of the clip being edited where Celine is gesturing with her right hand. Overlayed there are special visual effects of glowing blue magic surrounded by a red circle (like a selection tool). Below is a section with what looks like a flowchart depicting different components that make up the video.
March 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
celmcnally.bsky.social
Get sisters who hype you up but also clearly do not listen to a word you say 😂
Text thread on a group chat called “Sisters” that has the following conversation. Celine (OP): (Link to a youtube video called Booktube Newbie Tag. Someone on the chat has used the iPhone “Emphasize” feature that reacts to the text with two exclamation points) Celine: “ya girl’s a youtuber (tell no one)” Kelly Belly: “Woooooooo” Erin: “If I share this in my close friends insta story will you kill me” Kelly Belly: “Ooh good question” Kelly Belly: “I only have like ten people on CF anyway”
March 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
My first Youtube video is out now!

youtu.be/3MwdtoEHrI8?...

#booksky 🪐📚💙
Youtube thumbnail. A cutout of Celine is smiling holding a mic and a notebook, outlined in white. Net to her are the words “Booktube Newbie Tag.” In the background, there is a grid of book covers (left to right): Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, All Systems Red, The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky, Black Sun, A Master of Djinn, The Sword of Kaigen, Assassin’s Apprentice, Nettle & Bone, The Spear Cuts Through Water, The Adventures of Amina al-adorado, Jade City, The Will of the Many, Network Effect, Kaikeyi, On A Sunbeam, Pet, The Priory of the Orange Tree, A Day of Fallen Night, Gideon the Ninth, Chain-Gang All-Stars, Network Effect (again, whoops!)
March 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
Recording my Legendborn & Bloodmarked recap videos today for everyone who didn’t get a chance to reread them before Oathbound is out on Tuesday!!

#booktok #thelegendborncycle 🪐📚💙
A recording set up in front of three green bookshelves. A camera on a tripod and a ring light are pointed toward the bookshelves.
March 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Oathbound is out in less than 2 weeks!! Who’s already started their reread of Legendborn and Bloodmarked? 🙋🏻‍♀️

#booksky #thelegendborncycle
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Cover of Oathbound by Tracy Deon. Bree (a Black teen) stands in the center with her arms out. Glowing red magic spiderwebs from her chest and swirls around her. Purple magic also wraps around her. A hooded figure with glowing red eyes hovers behind her.
February 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
my Tiktok is back! anyone else?
January 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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In honor of Booktok, what is a book you found because of Booktok that ended up being a 5⭐️ read?

Mine is The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez which is now my absolute FAVORITE book 💚

#booksky 🪐📚💙
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez (illustrated cover shows the silhouettes of a a warrior with a sword and a warrior with a spear cutting through dense blue/green foliage)
January 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
I’m gonna need Dora to get out of my face today. I don’t need this judgement. Not today
Screenshot of Dora from the Tiktok Tips account telling us to stop scrolling
January 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
What was your last 5⭐️ read?

Here’s mine: The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

#booksky 🪐📚💙
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
January 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
I just saw the world’s worst take on the Neil Gaiman allegations (see image). Um no. This is not the answer. We can hold Gaiman and others accountable without endorsing AI. I agree that we shouldn’t separate the art from the artist. But we should be able to separate the artist from all other art.
Screenshot of tiktok comment from Johnny Jinx Hates You that says, “This is why I advocate for AI taking over the arts. Artists tend to create victims but AI only harms artists.”
January 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉💕
Dog in an OSU jersey wearing a headband that says “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” rests his paw on a person’s hand
December 28, 2024 at 6:36 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
🚨BURNING GOD SPOILERS🚨

This is definitely the only way it could have ended, but I’m still heartbroken. For Rin, Kitay, and Nezha.

I think Kuang summed it up best:

#Booksky 🪐📚💙 #ThePoppyWar
Excerpt from The Burning God by R.F. Kuang: “Now here they were again: three people — children, really; too young and inexperienced for the roles they’d inherited — holding the fate of Nikon in their hands. And Rin was poised to acquire the empire Riga had wanted, if only she could be just as cruel. But what kind of emperor who Riga have been? And how much worse would she be? Oh, but history moved in such vicious circles.”
December 27, 2024 at 6:36 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
🚨BURNING GOD SPOILERS🚨

Spoke too soon about Pipaji. Goddammit, Kuang

#Booksky 🪐📚💙 #ThePoppyWar
Screenshot of earlier post in thread (made 15 mins ago) by OP that says, “Burning God Spoilers. So glad Pipaji’s still alive. That was horrific”
December 27, 2024 at 4:11 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
🚨BURNING GOD SPOILERS🚨

“At least one more” 😭😭😭

#Booksky 🪐📚💙 #ThePoppyWar
Excerpt from The Burning God by R.F. Kuang: “How many chances, asked Altman, are you going to throw away? At least one more, she thought, and ignored his jeering laughter. If she could remember how to hate Nezha, she would have killed him. But instead, she turned her back and let him make his retreat while she made hers.”
December 27, 2024 at 4:05 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
🚨BURNING GOD SPOILERS🚨

More thoughts related to my above post:

#Booksky 🪐📚💙 #ThePoppyWar
Like I get that there’s no one else. And I don’t think that the shaman religion/cultural practice should be eradicated by any means. But so much of Rin’s rage was born from how people manipulated and used her to enact violence and consolidate power in their wars. Kuang is so good at showing how war/violence/power are cyclical.
December 14, 2024 at 8:14 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
🚨BURNING GOD SPOILERS🚨

Cold af

#Booksky 🪐📚💙 #ThePoppyWar
“Chaghan regarded her with narrow, calculating eyes. ‘My men will be outside that mountain, ready to shoot at whatever emerges.’ ‘Then aim well,’ she said. ‘So long as you’re not aiming at me.’”
December 14, 2024 at 2:32 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
🚨BURNING GOD SPOILERS🚨

R.F. KUANG YOU HAVE TO LET ME BREATHE

#Booksky 🪐📚💙 #ThePoppyWar
“Jiang spoke so quietly she almost couldn’t hear him. ‘I couldn’t save Altan.’ Her voice broke. ‘But you could have saved me.’”
December 12, 2024 at 9:27 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
🚨BURNING GOD SPOILERS🚨

Rin is trapped and remembering significant parts of her life and this is where she ends up I am not okay 😭

#Booksky 🪐📚💙 #ThePoppyWar
“She’d remembered how much taller than her he’d grown, how when they embraced, her head fit neatly under his chin. She remembered how dark his eyes had looked under the moonlight that night by the docks. Right when she thought he’d kiss her. Right before he’d pressed a blade into her back.”
December 12, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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Show me your reading buddies 🐾 Meet Angus & Moose #booksky 💙📚
Woman (OP) asleep on futon an open book beside her and two dogs cuddled on/around her.
December 5, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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I accept 🪄🧙‍♀️
Blueskyroast.com analysis of celmcnally’s page. It says “Celine: The Bookish Sorceress of Bluesky. With a sprinkle of literary magic and a handful of spicy commentary, Celine Enchants her followers while navigating the realms of fantasy and social justice. If opinions were spells, Celine would be a wizard casting tweets that read like enchanted scrolls.”
November 30, 2024 at 8:38 PM
celmcnally.bsky.social
Okay but how many people do you think picked up these new copies of Gregory Maguire‘s Wicked after seeing the movie not knowing that they are in for the shock of their life
Screenshot of the HarperCollins website showing the new editions of Wicked by Gregory Maguire with the movie poster cover. The cover shows Galinda (bottom left corner) and Elphaba (top right corner) reaching toward each other.
November 30, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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Follow along on this thread for my live reactions to reading The Burning God by R.F. Kuang 👇🏼
#Booksky 🪐📚💙 #ThePoppyWar
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang book cover: Woman with sword leaping in the air with smoke around her and a fortification wall behind her.
November 28, 2024 at 11:49 AM