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What happens when women refuse to be written out of the story? They take the lead.

Today is for the boss babes. The women who lead, speak their minds, take up space, and make sure other women are heard along the way. Here’s to stories that remind us how powerful our voices can be.

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These are some of our top favorite romantasy books with FMCs who absolutely fit the Boss Babe nominee category.

🖤Fourth Wing by @rebeccayarros
🖤The Serpent and the Wings of Night by @carissabroadbentbooks
🖤Goldfinch by @ravenkennedybooks
🖤Shield of Sparrows by @devneyperry
🖤Metal Slinger by @rachelschneiderauthor
🖤A Fate Inked in Blood by @danielleljensen
🖤From Blood and Ash by @jennifer_l_armentrout

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Don’t let anyone stand in your way or push you down. We’re all here to lift each other up and work together to get to the top.

See how my other boss babes are empowering their pages today:

❤️ @thiccbooksandthiccthighs
❤️ @chapterfiftywithanne
❤️ @dejasbookreads
❤️ @cozyreadsandwarmtea
❤️ @heylalareads
❤️ @wordsandash
❤️ @dinosbookishreviews

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⁉️QOTD: Who is one of your fave Boss Babe FMCs?!

👠💪🏻💋📢👠💪🏻💋📢👠💪🏻💋📢👠💪🏻💋📢

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBooksCommunity or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@nikki_loves_to_read
@stephs_bookery

Special shoutout to our Member of the Month:
@nikimavsbooks

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Q3 reading wrap up is here, and I’d like to thank the books that kept me up past my bedtime, the characters I’m still thinking about, and my TBR for continuing to grow no matter how many books I read.

📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉

Q3 was FULL of amazing reads! 📚✨

From romance and sports romance to thrillers, women’s fiction, and even my first dip into horror, my reading was definitely all over the place this quarter—and I loved it. ❤️

Instead of choosing only my favorites, I’m celebrating EVERY book I read during Q3 because they all had a part in making July, August, and September one very bookish summer! ☀️➡️🍂

Some made me swoon. 💕
Some kept me guessing. 🔍
Some completely surprised me. 😱
And quite a few earned a spot on my favorites list. ⭐️

📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉

Did I read every book I planned to? No.
Did I add even more books to my TBR in the process? Obviously.

It’s called balance.

Check out how my friends faired this quarter:
📚 @montavilla.lfl
📚 @shopthebookhive
📚 @r.ed_reader
📚 @dejasbookreads
📚 @wordsandash
📚 @cozyreadsandwarmtea
📚 @evitareads

📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉

⁉️QOTD: How many books did you read during Q3—and which one was your favorite?

📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉📚⭐️❤️🎉

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBooksCommunity or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@Thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@Nikki_loves_to_read
@Stephs_bookery

Special shoutout to our Member of the Month:
@shesbetterat40

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The best part of sweater weather? It’s the season that practically begs you to slow down and soak it all in. There’s just something about the crisp air and holding a book in your hands to make even the simplest moments that much more magical.

🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️

I cannot wait to cozy up in my favorite sweater from @designsbybre.shop with some cozy reads!

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 @daniellemckechnie
Aspiring actor Ellie McCain moves to New York for acting school, leaving behind her childhood sweetheart Rory, and falls for her classmate Ben while navigating career struggles and questioning her path.

𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥 @katieclaphamwriting
Bookseller Katie Clapham chronicles a year running her family’s independent bookstore in an English seaside town, capturing the romance, frustrations, and community of small-town bookselling.

𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 @sarblakcart (𝘼𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡 9/29/26)
Abandoned by her mother in New York, sixteen-year-old Geraldine is shaped by three women-each offering competing visions of who she should become.

Thanks to the tagged publishers for the gifted books!!🥰

🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️

Want me to be happy this year? Just give me crunchy leaves, a cozy sweater, and keep a book constantly in my hands.

🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️

Cozy up in your sweater and take a little stroll through my friends’ posts.
🤎 @thiccbooksandthiccthighs
🤎 @heylalareads
🤎 @weybacktobooks
🤎 @starryeyedelise
🤎 @reading_brooks
🤎 @moodreads.app
🤎 @the_real_bookkeeper
🤎 @dejasbookreads

🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️

⁉️QOTD: What’s your favorite cozy read?

🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️🧶🍁🧣☕️

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

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I’m not just here to mindlessly scroll Instagram and look at pretty posts, I’m here to chat books, share recs, & make genuine connections!🤗

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This year I’m fully in my fantasy & audiobook era. Check out my deets above and lemme know if we have anything in common. 🤗

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So that’s all about me. Now it’s time for me to get to know you!

I also want to introduce you to some of the wonderful people I’ve met along the way. Go check them out and give them a follow:

🩷 @dejasbookreads
🩷 @ibeforem
🩷 @bakingbookdragon
🩷 @josy.library
🩷 @books.addie
🩷 @between.the.sheets.books
🩷 @bookgirliegang

📷 📚💬✨📷📚💬✨📷📚💬✨📷📚💬✨

⁉️QOTD: Tell me a fun fact about yourself!🤗

📷 📚💬✨📷📚💬✨📷📚💬✨📷📚💬✨

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBooksCommunity or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@Thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@Nikki_loves_to_read
@Stephs_bookery

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Happy Book Lovers Day to the people who say “just one more chapter” and somehow finish the entire book at 2 a.m.

Today we celebrate overflowing bookshelves, never ending TBRs, fictional best friends, dramatic plot twists, and the very real heartbreak of finishing a story you never wanted to end.

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

Only this community of people will understand the reality of these statements. We are sure you can all read between the lines to figure out the hidden meanings 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

Whether you’re a romance reader, thriller detective, fantasy world explorer, or proud collector of books you fully intend to read soon this day is for you.

See what chapters our friends are on now and celebrate book lovers day with them too!

💛 @nikki_loves_to_read
💛 @dejasbookreads
💛 @cozyreadsandwarmtea
💛 @author.gracenlewis
💛 @s_bookish_adventures
💛 @r.ed_reader
💛 @melissa.moodreads

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

⁉️QOTD: What’s your ultimate ‘he’s a literal villain, but he’s soft for her’ book boyfriend? Let us know your top recommendation so we can add him to our TBR!🤗😍

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBooksCommunity or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@nikki_loves_to_read
@stephs_bookery

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Happy Book Lovers Day to the people who say “just one more chapter” and somehow finish the entire book at 2 a.m.

Today we celebrate overflowing bookshelves, never ending TBRs, fictional best friends, dramatic plot twists, and the very real heartbreak of finishing a story you never wanted to end.

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

Reading is something that has been a constant in my life when nothing else was. It let me escape and learn and dream. I am forever grateful for the means and the ability to read!!

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

Whether you’re a romance reader, thriller detective, fantasy world explorer, or proud collector of books you fully intend to read soon this day is for you.

See what chapters my friends are on now and celebrate book lovers day with them too!
💛 @twinsandtropes
💛 @dejasbookreads
💛 @cozyreadsandwarmtea
💛 @author.gracenlewis
💛 @s_bookish_adventures
💛 @r.ed_reader
💛 @melissa.moodreads

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

⁉️QOTD: At what age or stage of life did you become a true book lover?

📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻📚⭐️📖🫶🏻

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBooksCommunity or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@Thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@Nikki_loves_to_read
@Stephs_bookery

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Santa traded his sleigh for swim trunks and a beach day in paradise. Christmas in July just hits different with the sand between your toes, a book in your hand, and the sun shining on your face.

🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️

These were some fun novellas I’ve read around Christmastime! Some spicy and one that was a thriller that was really enjoyable!

🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️

Consider this your sign to add that sparkle of Christmas magic to your summer days.

Check in with my friends to see how they are keeping the holiday spirit shine all summer long:
✨ @dejasbookreads
✨ @thenovel_hound
✨ @elizabooksandstitches
✨ @between.the.sheets.books

🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️

⁉️QOTD: when do you start your holiday reads?

🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️🎅🏻☀️🎄🏖️

@novelidea_collabs and @thiccbookcommunity have teamed up to bring you this Christmas in July celebration!

To join in on future collabs or for more info, reach out to one of our admins:
@thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@nikki_loves_to_read
@thenovel_hound
@stephs_bookery
@jocey_reads
@reading_brooks

#collabs #bookish #booklover #christmasinjuly #novellas

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What’s your sign? 😏

Tagged by the baddie @merkureads to figure out my sun, moon, & rising sign- but make it *books* 😏 📚

How many do we have in common?

And if you’re seeing this- tag!! Ur it 😏

#sunsign #moonsign #risingsign #bookrecs #bookstagram

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-That’s a *good girl* taking your word stack so well- 😈

Who doesn’t love a little PRAISE ? 😏

Tagged by the stunning @more.wine.and.books.please for a word stack, and now it’s your turn 😈

Your word- SMACK

Now stack those books nice for me, you wouldn’t want to be punished, would you? 🤭

#bookstack #wordstack #darkromance #praise

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Celebrating the incredible indie authors who pour their hearts and souls into every page! There’s nothing quite like discovering an underrated gem and shining a light on its brilliance. Let’s lift up these hidden treasures in the literary world and give them the recognition they deserve.

✍️📃🩷📚✍️📃🩷📚✍️📃🩷📚✍️📃🩷📚

Indie books by Authors we want to recognize today:
🫶 Wrangled and Tangled by Taylor-Wilson West
🫶 The Dead Husbands Society by Adeline Aimes
🫶 Hello Handsome by Kelsie Hoss
🫶 Savage Fox by Dahlia Vale
🫶 A Dash of You by CM Danks
🫶 Instinct and New Beginnings by Allison Bettes
🫶 Deception and New Direction by Allison Bettes
🫶 A Room Set for murder by Audrey Alden

✍️📃🩷📚✍️📃🩷📚✍️📃🩷📚✍️📃🩷📚

Don’t forget to follow all these amazing indie authors, and share your favorites in the comments.

For more recs check out my friend’s accounts too 👇
💖 @thiccbooksandthiccthighs
💖 @nikki_loves_to_read
💖 @stephs_bookery
💖 @spicedteaandchapters
💖 @nikimavsbooks
💖 @bookishmoodswings

⁉️QOTD: Your current read sucks you in and becomes a reality tv show - how do you survive? Or would you, like me, die.

✍️📃🩷📚✍️📃🩷📚✍️📃🩷📚✍️📃🩷📚

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @ThiccBookCollabs or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@Thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@Nikki_loves_to_read
@Stephs_bookery
@Spicedteaandchapters

#indieauthors #bookrecommendations #tbr #readersofinstagram

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𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓜𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻’𝓼 𝓓𝓪𝔂 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 @𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓬𝓬𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓬𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓫𝓼

To the mothers who tell the greatest stories, the ones who hold the weight of worlds in their hearts. From the pages of beloved novels to our everyday lives, your love is the epic tale that shapes us.

🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸

We lost our mom suddenly when we were 18 years old and had somewhat of a rough childhood. It’s been so so amazing watching the relationships we form with our children grow in such a huge way and we feel so so lucky for this. Here are a few things my kids got me for Mother’s Day (my hubs got me the Kindle Colorsoft) and I feel absolutely spoiled! They also gifted me the day to read in bed with no responsibilities. It’s hard for me to just stop and relax, so I’m trying to force myself to do this. 🥰🥹🫶. Xo, Kristen

🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸

Whether they guide us through the pages of life or inspire us through stories and lessons, each one holds a special place in our hearts. Cheers to the love that knows no bounds! 🌷💖

Keep spreading the love by checking out my friends’ posts:

🫶 @nikki_loves_to_read
🫶 @thedragonsbookhorde
🫶 @bookboundandbuzzed
🫶 @readitwithirene
🫶 @dejasbookreads
🫶 @kadentylersmommy_

🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸

⁉️QOTD: What is one of your friends on here that you want them to know you love and respect them? Give them a shoutout! Whether it’s someone who is a mama, pet mama, mama-to-be, grieving mama, someone trying to become a mama, pet mama, foster mama, step mama, or even your own mama! Show them some love ❤️

🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸🩷💐🎀🌸

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

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@thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@Nikki_loves_to_read
@stephs_bookery
@spicedteaandchapters

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🔪🩸It’s Friday the 13th... do you feel the chill? 🖤💀

The library is extra quiet today, the shadows seem a little longer, and I swear I just heard a page turn by itself... 😰👻

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Tonight’s reading stack is full of stories that creep under your skin and refuse to let go. From unsettling psychological spirals to chilling horrors that linger long after the final page these are the books that make Friday the 13th feel perfectly timed.

💀🔪🩸📚💀🔪🩸📚💀🔪🩸📚💀🔪🩸📚

This is the day for tales that make your heart race and your imagination run wild. For us bookworms, that means one thing: it’s the perfect excuse to dive headfirst into the darkest, most chilling tales imaginable! 📚✨

Check out my friends spine chilling posts:
🖤 @nikki_loves_to_read
🖤 @chronicled_by_caits
🖤 @bookishmoodswings
🖤 @dejasbookreads

💀🔪🩸📚💀🔪🩸📚💀🔪🩸📚💀🔪🩸📚

⁉️QOTD: What’s the creepiest book you’ve ever read?

💀🔪🩸📚💀🔪🩸📚💀🔪🩸📚💀🔪🩸📚

This collab is presented by #ThiccBookCollabs

To join in on future collabs or for more info, follow @thiccbookcollabs or reach out to one of our admins listed below:
@thiccbooksandthiccthighs
@nikki_loves_to_read
@stephs_bookery
@spicedteaandchapters

#fridaythe13th #fridaythethirteenth #horrorbooks #creepybooks

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