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💭 do you have any goals for 2026?

happy (almost) new year! here are some books about reconciliation, healing, or just generally fresh starts. three very different tones, too!

📚 books mentioned:

- Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier

- The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

- Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden

👗💄:

- dress is from CeliaB Designer, rented from Nuuly

- top eyeshadow is 3 Sparklestiks from Half Magic

- bottom eyeshadow is You Make Me Happy Palette from KimChi Chic Beauty

- lip combo is Lippie Pencil (Twisted) from Colourpop) and PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze (Fig) from Haus Labs

- (also if you have a question about my makeup or something i’m wearing, most of it is curated in my shopmy!)

thanks to Bindery Books for the gifted copy!

#fantasybooks #fantasybookrecs #bookrecs #nycinfluencer #bookstagram @HarperCollins @Holt @Bindery @Celia B @nuuly @Half Magic by Donni Davy @KimChi Chic Beauty @ColourPop Cosmetics @Haus Labs

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fantasy books • fantasy book recs • new years books • fresh start book recommendations • diverse books • Bindery Books • Clarion Books • Henry Holt and Co

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