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Veros🖤

@darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social

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She/Her 📚Devoted to fantasy books. 🐕In love with my dog, Cheeto. 🤘🏽Love going to metal concerts.🎲Board game enthusiast.🧶Craft dabbler.

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Mar 25

Hello, Bluesky People! 🖤 I'm Veros and I'm a bookworm and blogger. I mostly chat about fantasy books but I love Sci-Fi, Historical Fiction, & Cozy Mysteries too! Find me at:
My Blog: darkshelfofwonders.com
IG: www.instagram.com/dark.shelf.o...
Storygraph : app.thestorygraph.com/profile/sque...

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Books, Music, and Games That Revel in the Fantastical

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · 12d

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Now that the second round of BBNYA is over, I want to share some of my fav books that didn't make it to the finals. Please check them out 🖤 & A massive congrats to every finalist; #BBNYA2025 is simply overflowing with talent 🎉!
#Booksky

BBNYA 2025: My Top 5 Books That Didn't Make Finals | Dark Shelf of Wonders

Dark Shelf of Wonders offers exciting book reviews to help get you out of a reading slump or to find a new favourite!

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Clara 🍓 @clarabelle.xyz · Nov 20

THREE new #booksky feeds for the nerds. 🫡

1️⃣ - SciFi/Fantasy/SpecFic - use 🪐📚 to post to feed

2️⃣ - Smut/Erotica/🌶️ - use 🌶️📚 to post to feed

Add a 💙 at the end of either of those emoji combos to post to the main 📚💙 feed as well.

3️⃣ - Booksky Trending 🔥 - same feed, sorted by popularity

Enjoy! 🫶🏻

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · 16d

How dare people visit each other 😲!

Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · 16d

✨COVER REVEAL✨
I'm so excited to take part in sharing this gorgeous cover for an atmospheric poetry collection.
🐺ThistleHeart Home by R. C. Lloyd releases on November 25th, 2025.
Cover Art by: Effie Joe Stock
Publisher: Dragon Bone Publishing
#booksky

Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Sep 5

As if I wasn't already interested, now you're telling me it's thematically faithful?! 🤤

Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Sep 5

I'm so excited for this, it sounds like the best adaptation.

Duncan MacMaster The Sweetheart of the Internet @duncanwriter.bsky.social · Sep 2

Apparently Guillermo Del Toro has ruined Frankenstein by… being relatively faithful to the source material.

Oh my.

Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks so much for re-sharing this 🖤!

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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · Aug 30

In Which Nadine Amuses a Dragon and Makes Autumn Happen

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Aug 29

Since BBNYA is now on round 2, I wanted to share a few of my fav reads from round 1 that sadly didn't make it to the semi-finals. Maybe they'll catch someone's eye 😉!

Pls disregard where the link says 7, I'm only sharing 6 and I'm not fixing it now 😂
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BBNYA 2025: 6 Books That Stood Out to Me But Didn’t Make it to the Semi-Finals | Dark Shelf of Wonders

6 Books That Stood Out to Me. #BBNYA2025. Dark Shelf of Wonders offers exciting book reviews to help you find a new favourite!

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jul 28

Oh nice. Black is one of my fav colours too (& orange the other) I love that your room is also that colour that's so pretty for a room and haha okay I believe in you, you got this 💪🏽!!

Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jul 24

This is a fun colour for cabinets and yay for space to grow the book collection even more! Good luck with the rest of the unpacking!

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thanks so much for resharing, Timy 🖤!

Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jul 24

Finally caught up with my Netgalley ARCs! In this post I share my thoughts on:
-The republishing of T. Kingfisher's Swordheart
-The fantasy romance When The Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
-& The dark fantasy / horror Once Was Willem by M. R. Carey
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Catching Up With Netgalley ARCs: 3 Mini Reviews | Dark Shelf of Wonders

Catching Up With Netgalley ARCs. Dark Shelf of Wonders offers exciting book reviews to help you find a new favourite!

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you for all your hard work posting the results 🔥🖤

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The Cosy Moose @thecosymoose.bsky.social · Jul 22

#BBNYA is an annual literary competition for indie writers pf all genres, and there are many fantastic stories out there. The semi-finalists for this year's competition has been announced by @bbnya.bsky.social today - you can follow the authors in this handy starter pack!

go.bsky.app/AdukL2Z

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jul 23

Oh geez yeah that would be alarming😦.

Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jul 22

Congrats to all of the 81 authors who made it to round 2 of this year's #BBNYA 🖤 & Thank you to all the authors who entered—it's never easy to put yourself out there and I appreciate all the hard work you put into crafting your books🌟 !

BBNYA @bbnya.bsky.social · Jul 22

That's our 81 semi-finalists (due to a tie at 80th place) all announced in alphabetical order.

Congratulations to you all and see you in round two!!

the word congratulations is surrounded by confetti and fireworks

ALT: the word congratulations is surrounded by confetti and fireworks

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jul 22

Amazing work, thanks for all of the updates !! 🖤

Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jul 22

Aw I'm sorry to hear about your potatos and having to replace the heating element sounds annoying but I'm glad at least you avoided a fire, phew!

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Polina Surygina @redsmo.bsky.social · Jul 10

thank you for this artshare ❤️

Hello! My name is Polina, I'm a freelance illustrator. I love drawing fantasy characters, atmospheric illustrations and other fantasy stuff 😊

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · Jun 26

The #PrideBookFair sale bundles are still ongoing, including the Contemporary & Historical fiction bundle! 🏳️‍🌈

Support indie authors today by purchasing these 16 books for only $30 USD!

#pridemonth #booksale #booksky #writesky #indieauthors #readers #bookrecs

Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · Jun 22

Readers, I'm happy to share that my book "Winner Takes All" is part of #PrideBookFair's Contemporary & Historical Fiction bundle.

Get 16 books for only $30 USD on Itch.io during this week! 📚

itch.io/b/3078/pride...

#booksky #booksale #pridemonthsale #writesky #pridemonth #indieauthor #readers

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · Jun 26

If you use AI to create your art, your story, your whatever, I immediately know you don’t care about making things — you only care about selling them.

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jun 24

Happy #TopTenTuesday ! Here are 10 summer releases I'm buzzing for! darkshelfofwonders.com/top-10-summe...
💙📚 #Booksky

Top 10 Summer 2025 New Releases On My Radar | Dark Shelf of Wonders

My Top 10 Summer 2025 New Releases. Dark Shelf of Wonders offers exciting book reviews to help you find a new favourite!

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Clara 🍓 @clarabelle.xyz · Dec 31

Welcome to the Historical Fiction feed! ⏳📚💙

1️⃣ save/pin/heart the feed if you're enjoying it
2️⃣ repost to help us find more nerds
3️⃣ use ⏳📚 or 📚⏳ to post to feed
4️⃣ you can add a 💙 to post to the main BookSky feed too
5️⃣ more #booksky feeds on my profile

FAQ 👉🏻 bit.ly/bookskyFAQ

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Veros🖤 @darkshelfofwonders.bsky.social · Jun 15

Want to support Queer Indie Authors? Check out the Monster Manor LGBTQIA+ Book Fair 2025! It's 118 items for $25.00 (Comics, short stories, novellas and novels.) itch.io/b/3029/monst...

Monster Manor LGBTQIA+ Book Fair 2025 by H.S. Wolfe and 83 others

Monster Manor LGBTQIA+ Book Fair 2025: 118 items for $25.00

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