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My mic going out is actually my villain origin story 🫠 I lost a handful of amazing people 😭 #booktok #booktokker #bookrecommendations #shelvesandthecity #shekvesandthecityla @Avon Books @William Morrow Books @Epic Reads 

My mic going out is actually my villain origin story 🫠 I lost a handful of amazing people 😭

Your Favorite BookTokker's Last 5 Star Reads

Shelves and the City Day One in the books!!! Absolutely UNREAL and I still can’t believe this is my life! It was amazing to meet so many wonderful people irl thank you a MILLION @HarperCollins @Avon Books @Epic Reads for inviting me 🫶🏻 #booktok #shelvesandthecity #shelvesandthecityla #bookish #harpercollins 

Shelves and the City Day One Vlog

I’m SO excited for the Q&A especially—Leanne is the best! I hope you’ll join us 🫶🏻 #booktok #disabilitybooks #bookclub #fantasybooktok #yafantasy #autismawarenessmonth #autismacceptancemonth 

April Book Club Pick + Q&A Announcement!!

I thought it would be fun to peak back in time and look at my favorite and least favorite reads from every year since I first started tracking my reading--way back in 2020, when I was 17 years old.

It's cool to see hoW my tastes have evolved over the years, and also the ways in which they are the same (whether it is YA or Adult, I've always been a fantasy & romance reader!)

BINDERY EXCLUSIVE: The BEST and WORST Books I've Read Over the Last 5 Years

INNER CIRCLE EXCLUSIVE: The BEST and WORST Books I've Read Over the Last 5 Years

Plus every single one of these books has disability rep and that makes it even better #booktok #romancebooks #romancebooktok #booksthatmademecry #emotionalromancereads 

Plus every single one of these books has disability rep and that makes it even better!

Romance Books That Made Me SOB

Did I film and edit this video in January and simply forget to post it? Yes. But we're not going to talk about that. I still haven't had a chance to read any of these books, but I am BEYOND excited to get to them.

Blood Beneath the Snow, Yours Eventually, and What Wakes the Bells are all out now!

Check out my FULL LIST of anticipated 2025 releases:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab_P0cUR3vg&t=1872s

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0:00 Intro
1:21 Blood Beneath the Snow
2:46 Yours, Eventually
3:59 What Wakes the Bells
4:51 Behooved
6:35 A Dance of Lies
7:47 The Princess Knight (fka Medievally Blonde)
9:18 In the Veins of Drowning
10:40 Mistress of Bones
11:43 The Maiden and Her Monster
12:36 Outro

2025 Debuts I Am DYING to Read

EXCLUSIVE EARLY ACCESS: 2025 Debuts I Am DYING to Read

Am i wrong about any of them?? #booktok #badbooks #romantasybooks #romantasy #ourinfinitefates #toberead #thepumpkinspicecafe #sparkoftheeverflame #kingofwrath #whenthemoonhatched 

Books I Want to Read...But Don't Think I'll Like

THG is my next read I swear #booktok #thehungergames #sunriseonthereaping #suzannecollins 

I'm So Scared of SOTR Spoilers

The fact that I still have a final project to finish and I can’t just read it rn is a CRIME #booktok #yabooks #youngadultbooks #fantasybooktok #legendborn #oathbound #tracydeonn #bookmail #bookmailunboxing 

The fact that I still have a final project to finish and I can’t just read it rn is a CRIME 

Oathbound Unboxing!!

I met WALL-E I’m cooler than you 😎

ECCC was a DREAM you guys! I had the most amazing time nerding out with my bestie, meeting authors I adore (Cassie Clare?! Heather Fawcett?! Demi Winters?! (Also not pictured: Gretchen Schreiber & Elle Tesch because I forgot to get pics lol), and exploring the Empire. Also there was a FANTASY BALL. Amazing. 

This post is a little late because I went straight from comic con to finals week (RIP 😭) but I’m basically done (my paper is due tomorrow and I am not even halfway done but it’s fine).

Every year ECCC is better than the last, but I feel like they REALLY stepped up their game this year! I can’t wait to go back next year 🫶🏻

This was also my first year doing cosplay (I went as Vanja from Little Thieves & Emma from The Dark Artifices) and it made the experience so much better—I’m never going back to regular clothes.

#bookstagram #emeraldcitycomiccon #eccc #eccc2025 #comiccon #bookish #booksbooksbooks #starwars #walle #theshadowhunterchronicles #shadowhunters #cassandraclare #margaretowen #littlethieves

I met WALL-E I’m cooler than you 😎

ECCC was a DREAM you guys! I had the most amazing time nerding out with my bestie, meeting authors I adore (Cassie Clare?! Heather Fawcett?! Demi Winters?! (Also not pictured: Gretchen Schreiber & Elle Tesch because I forgot to get pics lol), and exploring the Empire. Also there was a FANTASY BALL. Amazing. 

This post is a little late because I went straight from comic con to finals week (RIP 😭) but I’m basically done (my paper is due tomorrow and I am not even halfway done but it’s fine).

Every year ECCC is better than the last, but I feel like they REALLY stepped up their game this year! I can’t wait to go back next year 🫶🏻

This was also my first year doing cosplay (I went as Vanja from Little Thieves & Emma from The Dark Artifices) and it made the experience so much better—I’m never going back to regular clothes.

ECCC Comic-Con Photo Dump

Hi! I'm Kaley — welcome to all things romance, fantasy, and disability representation.

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Hi! I'm Kaley from @chronicallybookish! I've spent the last 5 years yapping about books on the internet, and I never want to stop. I love all things romance and fantasy (and don't even get me started on romance in fantasy!), with a focus on disability representation. If any of that sounds up your alley — you're in the right place! I'm so glad you're here.