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gabliotecaria.bsky.social
Been a v rough week healthwise but I've had so many lovely books to distract me--special shoutout to Faebound and Cursebound--and also to Foundation 🌌 on Apple TV+
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November 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
victoriajayneoh.bsky.social
SWORDCROSSED x FAEBOUND

Casper, a trans runaway prince, is cursed to die if he badmouths the crown. When he’s caught after 6 yrs, elf Darrow is cursed to constantly watch him. To escape, Casper must break both of their curses or die trying.

#questpit #A #FR #WIP
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
cyborgmermaid7.bsky.social
FAEBOUND X LEGENDBORN

🌙Multi POV
🌙Swords, sorcery, and subways
🌙Hidden identities
🌙Diverse folklore
🌙Secret societies

#mockpit #FiFRevPit #A #F
An agent’s guide to Stargazer by Natasha DeHere. An Adult Urban Fantasy Stand Alone with Series Potential Themes: The Corrupting Influence of Power, Ancestral Grief, Fate vs. Free Will, Self-Discovery, Identity and Trauma, The Futility of War, Human Hubris vs. Nature’s Power, Sacrifice and Breaking Cycles In the midst of a centuries-long war, elven Princess Ellery is stripped of her crown and sent on a rite of passage to earn it back within one year and one day. This is the perfect opportunity for her to see the human world. With her former crownguard and a book on human behavior as her guide, Ellery sets off. The only thing she didn't account for was the chaos that is the New York City subway system. Ellery’s situation goes from bad to worse when she discovers someone has sealed the portals. All of them. Sick of living hidden on Earth under constant threat from human discovery, The Cult of the Sevenstar seek to collapse the barrier that separates the two worlds permanently. Lost in an unfamiliar world, Ellery must put her trust in an alluring vampire and the ghost of a unicorn to help find her way back home. I raise this rally cry for all fellow non-humans around the world. It is time those of Gaean blood stopped passively allowing our human oppressors to defile our heritage. For too long we have lived in fear. We must not allow our magic to atrophy further. We shall bring back true magic to Terra. We will use force if necessary. Look for the signs. Await further instructions.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
cyborgmermaid7.bsky.social
FAEBOUND X LEGENDBORN

🌙Multi POV
🌙Swords, sorcery, and subways
🌙Hidden identities
🌙Diverse folklore
🌙Secret societies

#agentsguide #questpit #A #F
An agent’s guide to Stargazer by Natasha DeHere. An Adult Urban Fantasy Stand Alone with Series Potential In the midst of a centuries-long war, elven Princess Ellery is stripped of her crown and sent on a rite of passage to earn it back within one year and one day. This is the perfect opportunity for her to see the human world. With her former crownguard and a book on human behavior as her guide, Ellery sets off. The only thing she didn't account for was the chaos that is the New York City subway system. Ellery’s situation goes from bad to worse when she discovers someone has sealed the portals. All of them. Sick of living hidden on Earth under constant threat from human discovery, The Cult of the Sevenstar seek to collapse the barrier that separates the two worlds permanently. Lost in an unfamiliar world, Ellery must put her trust in an alluring vampire and the ghost of a unicorn to help find her way back home. Themes: The Corrupting Influence of Power, Ancestral Grief, Fate vs. Free Will, Self-Discovery, Identity and Trauma, The Futility of War, Human Hubris vs. Nature’s Power, Sacrifice and Breaking Cycles Snippet: I raise this rally cry for all fellow non-humans around the world. It is time those of Gaean blood stopped passively allowing our human oppressors to defile our heritage. For too long we have lived in fear. We must not allow our magic to atrophy further. We shall bring back true magic to Terra. We will use force if necessary. Look for the signs. Await further instructions.
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
nerdydreamer.bsky.social
October reading wrap up!

#Booksky #QueerBookSky
Nerdydreamer107 's Storygraph reading wrap up from October Books: 28 Pages: 10,332 Avg. Rating: 4.35 Highest rated reads: The Partition Project, 5 stars Heart of Iron, 5 stars A Pirate's Life for Tea, 5 stars 4% nonfiction, 96% fiction Most read genres: Fantasy & LGBTQIA+ Page tracker going up & down Formats: 57% audio, 32% print, 11% digital All of Nerdydreamer107's October reads with ratings - A Pirate's Life for Tea, 5 stars - Die Chroniken von Lunis 3, 4.25 stars - Among the Burning Flowers, 4.25 stars - Geisterritter, 3.75 stars - Ghosted in L.A., 4.25 stars - Tessa Jones 2, 4 stars - Cry, Voidbringer, 4.75 stars - Heart of Iron, 5 stars - Forget Me Not, 4.5 stars - Girl, Goddess, Queen, 4.5 stars - milk and honey, 4.25 stars - Strange Bedfellows, 4.5 stars - Raybearer, 4.5 stars - He Who Drowned the World, 4 stars - Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire, 4.25 - Stargazing, 4.25 stars - Hammajang Luck, 4.5 stars - Beasts of War, 4 stars - The Girls I've Been, 4.5 stars - Faebound, 4.25 stars - Tea You at the Altar, 4.5 stars - Alchemy and a Cup of Tea, 4.5 stars - The Partition Project, 5 stars - When the Tides Held the Moon, 4.5 stars - A Song to Drown Rivers, 4.25 stars - Gods of Jade and Shadow, 3.5 stars - The Woods All Black, 4 stars - Spin the Dawn, 4.25 stars
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
trafailgar.bsky.social
faebound and the knight and the moth
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
adelaidejewel.bsky.social
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Roots of Chaos series)
- The Warden By Daniel M. Ford
- The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
- Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
- Her Spell That Binds Me by Luna Oblonsky
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
izzygraceauthor.bsky.social
An #agentsguide for my forced proximity romantasy with Norse-inspired rune magic, queer rep, and a morally grey FMC.

#amquerying #romantasy #NA
Runelight Burning: torturous slow burn, inspiration from Norse mythology and ancient Rome, so much yearning, rune magic with four disciplines, she's the anti-hero, he's the moral compass, queernorm world Blurb: Tensions between mortals and the magic-wielding Àlfr are escalating across Hafvangr. Aelia, a mixed-blood smuggler, has no interest in choosing sides. She just wants to keep her business afloat and her father fed. But when a deal goes sideways, she unleashes a blaze of magic—Runelight—and puts herself centre stage. With a Runelight that echoes a forgotten power of the Sun Goddess, she marks herself as the key to unravelling an enchanted border between realms that’s stopping the mortal army marching. The mortal Emperor is determined to claim her as a weapon, so Aelia strikes a deal with Cahír, a mercenary tied to the road in search of a lost loved one. Cahír, a pure-blood Àlfr like the mother who abandoned her, is the last person Aelia wants to trust. But she needs the cold yet annoyingly principled magic-wielder to help her cross the border and disappear, and he needs coin to continue his search. Neither expects their alliance to spark something more. But as soldiers close in and war looms, Aelia must decide: to hide her magic beyond the border and abandon Cahír to his quest, or wield the Runelight she fears to stay with him on dangerous roads—and risk becoming a pawn in a war that was never hers to fight. It combines the intricate worldbuilding of A Fate Inked in Blood, with the slow-burn romance of The Knight and the Moth, and exploration of conflicted loyalties in Faebound. Excerpt: “Because you Àlfr are the picture of morality, right?” Fire swept through me and I let it consume my flesh and scorch my bones – vanquishing the rot inside as it went. Who was he to talk to me like this? “Banning us from your precious realm so we don’t taint your bloodlines. So us filthy mixed-bloods don’t dilute your Runelight. Bet that’s why you got paid so much for this job, huh? You couldn’t face protecting some Hálfr scum unless the compensation made it worth your while.” Venom-soaked laughter poured from me. “Don’t talk to me as if you’re any better than the rest of them.” My fire ignited a blaze in him. It caught in his eyes, someplace where the roots buried deep. “You don’t know anything about me,” he said, with a quiet intensity that stopped my breath. An inexplicable hurt I couldn’t shy away from. The wind howled, driving sheets of rain into the hollow. “Says the mercenary.” I hurled the insult at him to quiet the drumbeat of my heart, smashing against my rib cage. “Says the smuggler,” he bit back
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
sasharosewriter.bsky.social
My #agentsguide to OBSIDIAN DAWN 🧜🏿‍♀️🧝🏻‍♀️
The last mermaid. A blight devouring the fae court that raised her. A prince’s bargain could ruin everything.

Adult romantasy with book-club appeal. #amquerying soon 👀
Agents/editors interact if you’d like me to query you 🫶
#WritingCommunity #amwritingfantasy
Decorative parchment-style cover with ornate corners. Large text reads “An Agent’s Guide to: Obsidian Dawn” with the subtitle “A Courtly Romantic Fantasy.” Split parchment slide. Left column headed “The Pitch” gives a three-paragraph blurb: Obsidian is the last mermaid, forged into a weapon by the exiled fae Sun Court. A creeping blight devours her home. She must infiltrate a rival court as emissary and spy, leaving behind a first love betrothed to another, while a sharp-tongued prince’s dangerous bargain threatens to make her saviour or saboteur. If she fails the blight consumes all; if she succeeds it may cost herself. Tagline reads “Ophelia reimagined—if she rose in fury instead of drowning in despair.” Right column headed “Opening Lines” shows the book’s first paragraphs about a storm, cannonballs, and Ashera at the water’s edge contemplating her choices. Four book covers arranged in a grid with short notes. “The Serpent and the Wings of Night” (outsider yearning to belong and nature-versus-nurture tension); “Faebound” (queer romance and courtly politics); “The Rose Bargain” (family burdens, wayward bargains, alluring princes); “Quicksilver” (being valued only for what you can do and the hateful wanting). Title at top reads “COMPS.” Dark wood background with ornate corners. Center grid of nine images including chess pieces, a Black woman in a white dress, daggers, a golden sea, a mermaid tail, a library, and shadowy figures. Arrows label tropes: “Court intrigue with wayward bargains,” “Forbidden Love & Unwilling Allies,” “Sharp-Tongued Prince × Uptight, Stabby FMC,” “The last of her kind,” “Bi FMC,” “Knife to throat tension,” “Adoptive mother–daughter bond,” “Class systems, prejudice & otherness,” “Nature vs Nurture,” and “Love as both weapon & weakness.” Title at top reads “TROPES.”
September 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
cnbelmarie.bsky.social
Caribbean ONE DARK WINDOW x FAEBOUND

A cursed fae queen seeks to save her mist-ravaged land, but to do so, she must outsmart and seduce a fallen god who will stop at nothing to obtain his own desires, even if it dooms the world in the process.

#PreDV #A #DF #F #R #Latine
September 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
brentclambert.bsky.social
The descriptions in this are exactly what I would want and expect from Black/brown Fae and Elves. @ebonidunbar.bsky.social put me on this one and the audiobook really delivered.
Book cover with Faebound written in vertically in golden letters. Backdrop is a night sky with a red, ethereal tree dropping golden leaves. The author's name Saara El-Arifi is written in white in the bottom right corner.
February 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
qingkhrome.bsky.social
I’m currently reading Cursebound by Saara El-Arifi ☺️ it’s the sequel to a sapphic fantasy called Faebound.
March 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
readingintandem.bsky.social
Also on this account, we believe that ALL gender identities are valid.

So if you are looking for some books with nonbinary visibility and representation, this is a great place to start! Drop some your favorite books with nonbinary rep in the comments!
#booksky
Books Featured: Sargassa - Sophie Burnham The FInal Strife - Saara El-Arifi Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse The Gods Below - Andrea Stewart Threads that Bind - Kika Hatzopoulou Daughter of Chaos - A.S. Webb Books Featured: A Strange & Stubborn Endurance - Foz Meadows Faebound - Saara El-Arifi A Taste of Gold & Iron - Alexandra Rowland The Hemlock Queen - Hannah Whitten Books Featured: We Shall Be Monsters - Tara Sim The Salt Grows Heavy - Cassandra Khaw Bad Cree - Jessica Johns The Devourer - Alison Ames What Moves the Dead - T. Kingfisher Books Featured: Finna - Nino Cipri All Systems Red - Martha Wells The Shutouts - Gabrielle Korn The Dawnhounds - Sascha Stronach
January 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
asapphicofchaos.bsky.social
Cont. (again)
• I keep forgetting I’m reading El-Arifi’s Faebound 😭😭 I’m at 92% and wondering where this will go and if I’ll end up reading the second book 😅
April 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
octavianartist.bsky.social
I need Black sapphic spicy romance or fantasy books. And not some gentle spice like Faebound. I need them to wreck each other.

Where that at?
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December 24, 2024 at 7:27 AM
cjsubko.bsky.social
I loved the first one! Need to continue. Also want to read FAEBOUND.
December 9, 2024 at 3:10 PM
dov.bsky.social
faebound is one ive tried to read. it's ok. just, like, again: can't relate
October 21, 2024 at 7:32 AM
readmorewithjess.bsky.social
As someone who doesn’t typically read romantasy, I LOVE this book and it’s by one of my favorite authors 🙌🏼 The sequel comes out this month so if you haven’t read Faebound yet, now is the time! #booksky 🌈📚
Photo of the book Faebound, by Saara El-Arifi
February 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
faebound.vtubers.social
⚔️ Oblivion Remastered First Playthrough ⚔️
(ง •̀_•́)ง Square up. It's time to go through the Oblivion Gates!
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April 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
skyearts.bsky.social
Die letzte Zeit war super mangalastig, gerad hab ich mal wieder Lust auf was anderes… was von diesen Dreien lese ich denn zuerst? Kann mich nicht entscheiden… ;w; aaaah, decisions decisions ._.
#booknerd #booksky
Ein Bild von einem Bücherregal. Gut sichtbar sind die Titel Eislotus von Liza Grimm, Faebound von Saara El-Arifi und Der verschwundene Buchladen von Evie Woods
June 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
akiapapaya.craves.coffee
ME TOO I need the perfect flop like faebound has omg I’ve never had a book so delightfully floppy as that one 😮‍💨
August 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
logrella.bsky.social
Happy Black History Month! 💙📚🪐

It's important to read diversely! To read from authors that don't look like you. It's important to do it YEAR AROUND, not just during BHM. I'd like to share some books I've read and some books I haven't read but I'm planning on reading in the future #booksky
The Unbroken by C.L Clark An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana Faebound by Saara El-Afiri Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Sign of the Slayer by Sharina Harris Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter Blood at the Root by Ladarrion Williams The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikemi-Pearson Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport
February 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
dozyrozy.bsky.social
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi - been waiting for a library copy since reading her amazing Ending Fire trilogy.
October 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
nat-lawless.bsky.social
My current library stash! A few rereads (inc @socallahanauthor.bsky.social), some new from familiar authors (inc @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social) and some completely new!

🌈📚💙 🪐📚 🌈🚀💫 🌈💜 📚
#booksky #fantasy
#romancebook #romantasy #romancem/m #romancelandia
A stack of books. Chef’s Kiss. TJ Alexander. Chef’s Choice. TJ Alexander. Triple Sec. TJ Alexander. Paris Daillencourt Is about to Crumble. Alexis Hall. The Fever King. Victoria Lee. Kiss Her Once for Me. Alison Cochrane. Iron Widow: Duran Jay Zhao. Fella Ever After. S.O. Callahan. Fella Enchanted. S.O. Callahan. Faebound. Saars El-Arifi. The Incandescent. Emily Tesh.
October 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
fallin4fiction.bsky.social
The second Faebound book is out and I never been more happier in my life!
February 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM